Hmm, well, I'm not really sure. I certainly like Sakura a lot, but she's def not my favorite character. I think part of it was that I did really want to explore what she'd be like, outside of a canon that ignores her half the time despite her being one of the three major characters. >_>a

The other is that I tend to do surprisingly well with characters who I like but who aren't necessarily my 'type'; I end up having to pay super close attention initially and put a lot of thought into how they speak and what drives them... Which usually is really fun and ends up with my being super invested.

Same for Jaina?