Ryu is being trained by Oro, nuff said, Ryu > Ken.

Guy and Sakura. I used to be into Ryu quite a bit, but in all of the anime/manga he's in it's always about the "Dark Hadou" inside of him and how he has to overcome it. It starts to grate after a while.

I like Ryu the most. Although Ken is pretty much the same character I just don't like to use him.

Chun, Ibuki, Alex, Ryu, Rolento

Me and Ryu go way back, you know, but I loves me some kunoichi and classy businesswomen.

I mostly play Ryu.

Blanka, in both play style and that he's just plain goofy. Cammy's pretty cool to.

SAKURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Garuda and Skullomania.

The king of Muai Thai himself -> Sagat

vega he reminds me of the book "american psycho" and sakura cause shes always smiling even when getting beat down.

Blanka.

" Blanka. "

Rufus because he looks like a joke character but is actually GOD LIKE in SFIV.
 
Hope he plays okay in super.

3s Dudley of course, more the way he plays than the character really...
Picture from some SF manga where Oro is training Ryu to try and match Dudleys speed, and this punch actually breaks Dudley's arm =( 

Balrog, Fuerte, and Rose.

" SAKURA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "

I like the more obscure Street Fighter characters. Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Sagat, and Bison are my favorites. Don't make me choose beyond that.

Ryu is the man, no doubt.

" Blanka. "

" Blanka, in both play style and that he's just plain goofy. Cammy's pretty cool to. "

" @Stang said:

" Blanka. "

YES! "

Sagat and Oro are my favourites.

Without question, Zangief is my favorite character. Not only do I love everything about his design and how he's evolved over the years (He's a gigantic, bear-wrestling, Russian gay with the most powerful moves in fighting games. Too good.), but he's also the reason why I started taking SF2 seriously when I was a kid. All my friends would play just Ken and Ryu but when I went looking for competition, I saw every character in the roster and realized that I could play whoever I wanted, and thus began a decade+ of practically non-stop Zangief play. Everyone knows I love the dude ... my girlfriend made me a custom Gief toy and I even had him etched into my iPhone.  
 
Runners-up? Hugo from SF3: 3rd Strike comes to mind immediately, not only because I have a certain affinity for the giant grapplers, but because I love all his ridiculous animations. Makoto, also from 3rd Strike is up there mainly because her sprite work is probably Capcom's best. Every frame of her attacks is filled with so much energy and emotion that it's hard not to get excited watching her fight.  

" @demontium said:

" @Stang said:

" Blanka. "

YES! "

By Blanka I meant Ken. Sorry for the confusion. :) "

Balrog and Dudley.

" @demontium: First to ten? Thought so. Kthx.  I am going to give this Dudley chap a shot in Super. His man titties are overwhelming, he has to be top tier. "

I like Sakura, Charlie and Dan (for comic relief).

Chun Li, Ibuki, Sakura, Juri, and Vega.

I never really played alot of SFIII, but my favourite character is in it. And that character also happens to be in Super Street Fighter IV...
 

" @demontium said:

" @Stang said:

" Blanka. "

YES! "

By Blanka I meant Ken. Sorry for the confusion. :) "

Dudley and Skullomania 
Gief and Chun I also like, and I really like Rufus and Fuerte 

" I like the more obscure Street Fighter characters. Zangief, Dhalsim, Balrog, Sagat, and Bison are my favorites. Don't make me choose beyond that. "

I play as Gouken and Gen a lot. A little Rufus and Chun-li, I squeeze a lot of Ryu time in too.

It's a tie between Dan and Karen.

Gen. Vega and Chun Li are pretty cool too, i guess. and the new chick for super ss4 looks cool too

" Skullomania  "

" @addictedtopinescent said:

" Skullomania  "

SF EX isn't apart of the SF universe. "