There are 3 things that determine your favorite character.

[ultraChalk]

Design, power level and personality/ambitions.
Design is simple. It's how a character looks.
Power level includes fighting style and attacks.
Personality ambitions include why they are the way they are. Their past is what gave them their personality of course... and then theirs ambitions. What they desire for the future.

Which are most important to you? for me it's
1) Design first of all. If a character doesn't have a cool design I can't get into them, it'll just be weird.
2) Personality. Personality is one of the second most important thing after they check out for design. No matter how strong they are if they have a personality that's not abstract enough for me I can't get into them.
3) Power level... this is least important

During my time here I've noticed how people seem to judge others for liking a character, just because they have a cool design, or just because they're strong... Imo there's nothing wrong with that, so feel free to be honest

 

[TwistedSmile]

1. Design
2. Personality
3. Power level
Hence my 2 fav characters Sasuke and Minato. I think they're the 2 characters with the best design

 

[Ldude]

Personality is the clincher for me. What they think, who they are... It's very rare I'll hate a design if I already like their personality.

 

[SasoriOfTheRedSaand]

Only strength matters. Kaguya is my favourite character.

 

[-Punk-]

No ...for me it is : Personality , background/story & Design .

 

[Cade]

I feel the same way about design, my fav is Itachi

 

[TheRedAndGreenBeast]

I agree with your points. However, the power level thing is a bit questionable. I like Demon King Piccolo so much more than Majin Buu and Raditz but both would shitstomp him.

Also, I would like to replace the word "power" with "skill" because, for example in Death Note, Misa has the best powers (Death Note + Shinigami that loves her + Shinigami eyes) yet she is the least liked out of all the cast and it's pretty obvious that Light > Misa. Not all series are action based and a lot use skill or tactics in conflict.

 

[TheAncientCenturion]

I refuse to like non- fish characters.

 

[NovaSasuke]

Itachi.

This guy, I liked his personality more than his design and his power.

Therefore, my favourite character ^^

 

[SON GOKU 4]

1.personality
2.design
3.powers
4.goals

 

[Forbidden Twilight]

Design
Character Development
Skill Set

 

[Eagles5458]

I always lean towards the main. So idk

 

[take it easy]

1. personality

2. background

3.design

 

[NarutoB]

Personality and actions are most important to me. I don't care about design or power levels at all (though the stronger characters do tend to have the coolest moments in the manga).

 

[giostep]

1. Powers (not power level)
2. Design
3. Personality
2 and 3 are even tbh
You can probably guess what i like about my favorite characters in naruto
Haku and Tobirama

 

[MinaButt]

Personality and actions are most important to me. I don't care about design or power levels at all (though the stronger characters do tend to have the coolest moments in the manga).

Pretty much this for me. ^^

 

[phoenixforcexD]

1. personality (should be cool/badass or just unique in some way)
2. design (just has to be appealing)
3. determination

 

[Desiigner]

1.) Personality
2.) Design
3.) Skill

 

[Chīkara]

1. Story line.
2. Powers.
3. Design.

That's why My fav is Sasuke.

 

[Erebus]

Skill set and character decisions/actions, to me background isn't really important, but I love a good back story, Sasuke takes my vote