I don't think that's true in the slightest. Many arguments don't work against certain characters while they do against others. And an equation isn't necessary, some simple reasoning and logic can be used as well. I'm not saying lets use a formula, but thinking about the broad spectrum of things, it can be easier to determine who does deserve what and so on. More people were clamoring for Hood than for John Stewart, so John is a skin. Hood could turn out either way, but the demand for John as a completely separate character wasn't overwhelming. That's one factor that should be taken into consideration. Martian Manhunter was a no brainer. Boon even admitted he should've put him in the initial roster, like his gut told him to. It's rather fair to give certain characters precedence over another, and to have solid reasoning behind it. At least in my opinion.
Again, the mathematical character in a fighting game equation does not exist because fighters are made by humans with limitations, not infinitely powerful robots. The things that you use in your calculations to determine who deserves it more do not match up to things like, technical limitations, developer know how, and plain old desire to do it.
I feel like I'm trapped in a time warp on this. Remember when Black Adam was DEFINITELY going to be a skin because he's absolutely identical to Shazam? Remember when Sinestro was PROBABLY going to be a skin because he's similar to GL? Remember when YOLO Lantern was NOT going to be a skin because fear constructs and will constructs aren't the same?
You fall back on the MMH defense, but despite being a founding member of the JL, hugely popular, and having a very distinct load of powers, he was actually slated to miss the game entirely. Meanwhile, Killer Frost and Ares (who have the combined relevance of a painted rock) take up rather comfortable reserved spots in the main cast.
Like I said, anything you say validates the Hood, or whoever, I will turn against you. Popularity, varied power sets, a high selling book, none of it is a silver bullet because NRS (unlike Capcom w/ Marvel) was free to basically make the game they wanted with the characters they wanted.
