"Then there's the fact that aesthetics don't always correlate to utility in battle. Sonic looks cool, but his frailty makes him risky, depending on the opponent, while it seems as though Astral Wolf and Hawko were top tier picks in older iterations, whereas I'm still assessing their current capabilities. Hoover's copy abilities seem handy but also incredibly situational..."

And so it's a question of who is the ultimate option. The best for any given situation...