The word to describe the brilliance of the Darkstalkers 3 roster is: "Unique." Every character on the Darkstalkers 3 roster feels like they were a lifelong passion project for each of the game's artists that they had intended to build an anime series around. It's the only possible explanation for how each of the game's fighters not only sport an entirely unique visual look and character trait (such as the demonic, skeleton punk rocker) but come complete with a series of stunning special manoeuvres that go far beyond the fireballs and closed fists of other fighters. As Jules Winnfield once mused in Pulp Fiction, "Personality goes a long way." Darkstalkers 3's roster is so loaded with personality that you could shave the character count in half and still have one of the most imaginative collection of fighters out there.
