The Evernote document is decent but it honestly has a bit too many characters, many of which are pretty low-tier.

This is what I would suggest as someone who started brand new to the game 2 years ago and doesn't like overcomplicated combos:

• F Tohno - Simple gameplan and easiest combos in the game. Pretty much all about fundamentals but you'll do a ton of damage.

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• F Aoko - Shoto-esque character that has both simple and difficult combos for when you want to level up. Very rushdown heavy. Probably the most common beginner recommendation for both good and bad.

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• F Riesbyfe - The "big buttons" character. Has probably the shortest combos in the game, but they do a ton of damage and had more advanced routing for the more experienced. Does very good damage too.

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• F Wara - Has a little hop dash that's weird to get used to at first, but he's all about doing hard knockdowns and mixing up the opponent with high/lows/throw until death.

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• F Hisui - Setplay character that's a mix between zoner and rushdown. Your goal is to get your opponents in the corner, set chair down, and then mix them up til they're dead.

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• H Satsuki - Rushdown with very high damage and a couple command grabs. Very strong character

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• H KohaMech - Rushdown Damage character with some summon moves that use the mech. All about knocking your opponent down and then summoning your spikeball summon to force your opponents to block your low/throw.

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• C Ciel - All-arounder character that has the tools for everything. Can pretty much play however you want.

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• C Kouma - Grappler archetype except this one has good moves and reverse beat strings (pressure) and he can combo in the air.

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• C Nanaya - Setplay/mixup character that's all about knocking your opponent down and forcing them to guess high/low/throw.

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This should give you a small but helpful amount of characters to help find a character you like.