Not to big on Taskmaster like I thought I would be. I know nothing of the character, cept from a wiki read, but found him too cartoony. I was expecting someone more serious and a move list more attuned to mirroring moves. I did see counters though, so that makes me happy. more info is needed. He had a lot of moves, a lot seemed reflective of other characters (wesker magnum, spidey swing, hulks charge, Cap americas shield charge, Zero's normals?) so maybe there is a mimic property and not a preset movelist. I can only hope he's not as static as he appears. HE looks good, just lacking the flavor I wanted I s'pose.
Akuma on the other hand REALLY impressed me. Looks like a much better character and looks completely different than Ryu (for the shoto haters). Love their take on his projectile hypers being multiple hadukens streaming and his shoryuken being a spinning ground attack until the very end. The instant, anti projectile demon is just fucking hot tho. I had no desire to play him...but now I'm considering it. I wouldn't say he's better than Ryu, but definitely looks cooler (2 handed air shinku?!? Say wha?!?). I expect that Akuma life bar will be a harsh reminder with some combos.
i'm hoping for 4 more character reveals, but I'm positive there's at least 2 more.