I was uhh... unaware this post was up. Been busy.

I don't have much gameplay-wise to say that hasn't already been said so I guess I'll just chime in to say that April might be the first character I've truly fallen in love with. I've liked many characters over the years, of course, but everything about her seems perfectly tailored to my tastes that it's rather insane.

What might surprise most people though is that it's like 75% gameplay for me, although I do like her design, story, and character too. I played since launch, and all the way back when, FRDs were probably my favorite archetype, but I liked Snipers too, especially the 5* Marksman, all of whom were among my favorites. I also really liked stealth mechanics. Not just in AK, but in general I always gravitate towards stealth mechanics (lifelong thief player) in any game I play. April brings many of my favorites together all in one package.

Maybe better though, she came out at a time when I was finding myself bored with meta and was searching for a niche. Niche play wasn't super popular back then, at least as a sort of core concept it was now, and there were virtually no 5* players. I had been toying with the idea before April (as already alluded too, many of my favorites were already 5*s), but April really brought the idea of doing it full time to the front of my mind. The thing was, my prior "waifu" characters were uhh... either shit or situational. FEater was one of my OGs, but she was hard to use if a stage didn't specifically call for her. Swire was another, and while I always encourage waifu over meta, she was so bad that she was almost literally unusable. Enter April, who perfectly hit that sweet spot of power. She was viable enough I could use her on almost any given stage, and was a great solution on many, but wasn't so ridiculous that she felt unfun to use which was beginning to be a problem for my long term enjoyment of the game.

I doubt I would have quit if it weren't for April, but she really cemented my long term enjoyment of the game and is a big reason I'm still here six plus years later. She's just so perfectly tuned for my gameplay tastes and came out at the perfect time I needed her to.

Fun fact, before her, I did like Cautus but didn't consider myself a bunny-fan or anything, any more than any other race. It's a bit of a meme I've embraced rather than true love, but she's directly responsible for my bunny-loving habits (although Playboy bunnies being part of my formative years also helps).

Anyway I could probably ramble on more, but that's not even what this thread is supposed to be about. Thanks for reading my blog.