Before the game came out, there were five characters I wanted to main. Those characters were Scorpion, Sonya, Kung Lao, Liu Kang, and Raiden.
I quickly took well to Scorpion, Sonya, and Raiden, although Scorpion was soon put to the side as a utility character while Sonya and Raiden would go on to become two of my best players.
As for Kung Lao...I couldn't garner any interest in him whatsoever. He felt so awkward to me. Perhaps I'll give him another chance soon.
With Liu Kang, I find I get poked out of my rushdown quite a bit. I can zone well with him, but often I get my attacks blocked when I try to start up pressure.