[Haggis]

Ah so many good ones to choose from:

Tekken
Soul Calibur
Dead or Alive
Street Fighter

I'd pick Soul Calibur as my favourite series and Virtua Fighter as the most over-rated one.

My favourite character of all time has to be Bulleta from the Vampire / Darkstalker series. She dresses like little red riding hood, acts all sweet and cute, but then turns out to be a psychopath with a basket full of landmines and guns. Class.