Context is that I'm still relatively new to fighting games but not bad, I'm Diamond 3 in strive and on my way up win rate wise.
This game interests me a lot, but reading the wiki wasn't super enlightening on who I might want to play.
My main in guilty gear is Lucy and I'm looking for at least some of these traits that she has, in order of importance
Big fuck off poke normals that easily convert (when I say easily I don't necessarily mean "easy" but I hate nothing more than hitting a stray poke and having not much I can do with it)
Being able to convert into something that gives me advantage from most buttons I hit, anything from simple meaty/grab/reversal bait Oki to real setups, doesn't matter but after converting off my big pokes its not necessarily neutral reset
High mobility seems like a function of most of the cast from what I can tell but I'll put it here.
Things I am ok with having as downsides of my character
Low mix potential/playing more of a stagger pressure/strike throw game than a crossup or high low mix game
Low hp. I'm whatever on being squishy
Resource management
Other things to note :
This might be an impossible task I dunno, but I'm not looking for an actual zoner. I emohasize long normals because I enjoy playing midrange/⅓-½ screen footsies and whiff punishing, however I find most actual zoners with the explicit goal of keeping people out boring
Characters of preliminary interest from looking at the wiki : tell me if these are good or bad ideas based on what I've expressed above
Katara seems to fit my big fuck off normals/footsies playstyle the best at first glance, however I've seen people saying she's extremely difficult and technical, what does that mean in practicality?
Basic bitch Korra. Doesn't have my big fuck off normals but she's the shoto. I like shotos, and she has what looks to be the only meterless DP to boot. Does she play more of a high low or a stagger/strike throw game in matches?
Nightmare korra. Looks to be a higher mobility lower HP version of reg Korra? I'm the least clear but most interested in her. I like the idea of trading HP for mobility (that's what Lucy does in strive), but does she still end up playing like a pixie shoto?
Thank you!