Good Characters for Spacing?

[shunwong]

Elliot works wonders for me. Like Rikuto said, it's like a spear. One moment I'm far away and BAM punch them in the gut.

 

[Brute]

Hayabusa. Hands down.

 

[bingsoo]

Really? I was thinking that Ayane was hands down the best spacing character. That's mostly why I picked her up.

 

[Brute]

Really? I was thinking that Ayane was hands down the best spacing character. That's mostly why I picked her up.

Depends on your play style. But in my experience, when Ayane and Ryu are pitted against each other, the Ayane player wants to stay up close/mid range, and the Ryu player wants to get the advantage of distance.
Ayane excels at darting, whereas Ryu is the master of long-range intercepts.

 

[Genesis]

I think Ayane creates the illusion of intended distance, but that screws with the opponent when she just as quickly closes the gap to strike properly, whereas Hayabusa is (apparently; I never use him) best kept at that distance.