I can’t believe more people aren’t talking about Sonya. She’s literally just a better Kitana from every point on screen. She’s got better, safer, mid-hitting zoning with 2 KBs (2nd hit and 5-hit kombo). She’s got better damage, staggers, hit-confirms, mixups...just literally does every fucking thing you can do better than Kitana. Right now, Kitana is an utterly redundant character that will only be played by masochistic loyalists.
Oh, and unlike Kitana, Sonya can actually make excellent use of her zoning in her kombos and strings thanks to the +12 restand and 2nd-hit cancel that you can’t contest without fear of eating a 24% KB.