Because TN has proven aside from maybe Marie Rose and Honoka, they aren't really good at making new original characters from scratch, everyone aside From Marie is just a recycled moveset with some refinement and or things added or taken away. The guests bring something new to the table, which I like since they're better than anything TN could possibly muster atm. Plus it's inevitable, we'll get another guest whether we want them or not, unless TN finally creates a male character that I like design and gameplay wise, I say they stretch those guest character muscles out and keep them coming, I'd much rather have Teddie from Persona 4 who's a perfect fit imo over some legacy male character rehash aside from maybe Genra, but even he can't logically return since he's dead, and I'll call it bull to freakin' shit if TN says "Oh MIST got his remains and reincarnated him like Raidou". They're gonna do what sells, and let's face it, Raidou and Honoka were better off included in the LR next gen game copies, Raidou wouldn't have sold well at all and even now no one really uses him.
Pretty much any anime franchise also would fit in DOA imo, plus guest characters are non canon "what if" type scenarios, so TN can actually think outside the box and add who they feel will get some hype, Soul Calibur did that with Link, Darth Vader, Apprentice, Yoda, and that guy from Assassin's Creed, Tekken did it with Akuma, and Mortal Kombat definitely went outside the box with their guest character choices. There's no reason TN can't do the same, just look at their collaboration packs, they've already done AOT, Fairy Tail, Gust, Atelier, Schoolgirl Strikers, KOF, etc. They can go even further.
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TN could make them work, but I see your point. And Teddie does fight in Persona 4 Arena. SK isn't completely fan service, all the girls follow their own fighting style, even Ryona does, she uses compromised free style figure skating with quad guns, that's her own trained discipline and she's devoted to it.
