gaming Best Fighting game story scenario

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Now I'm sure everypony who considers themselves a gamer has played a fighting game at least once. Myself, I love them. However, not for the usual reason of the intense high-tier play. I'm not good enough for that. 

 

No I love them for the wild and colorful characters they bring together and what setups are used to unite them all. Street Fighter has cloak and dagger espionage hidden under the veneer of a global fighting tournament. Bloody Roar has a conflict between a baseline human and superhuman offshoot.

 

What about you guys? What fighting game has the best characters and scenario for them to square off?

(Note: This is for stand alone fighting games. Crossover fighters like Dissidia and Smash Bros. or fighting adaptations like Injustice or Fighting is Magic don't count.)

[Mutemutt 773]

I know you ruled it out already, but I did quite like Dissidia 012's scenario and cutscenes. And the music accompanying them was simply amazing!

 

Anyways, of the fighting games whose stories I actually know of, I'd say the best ones are Blazblue, Persona 4 Arena and Mortal Kombat. Persona's might be kind of an unfair(?) choice, seeing as it's a sequel to a standard RPG game but...

 

As for the other fighting games I've played: I honestly forget that Street Fighter has a story besides the tournament. Dead or Alive is pretty much the same deal as Street Fighter, with the addition of super powered clones; I guess that makes it slightly more interesting though. Don't know enough about Guilty Gear or Arcana Heart to really say much about them. Soul Calibur's not bad; the reboot of sorts was kind of weird though. Skullgirls just started so there's not much to tell really.