None. At least there is no character that I started liking only after their story, as I like mostly for design only. I don't really use any of them tho, except maybe Katsu, who I use sometimes with Nobu
I like Izou because of gameplay. Special damage against Humanoid + upgraded NP + special damage against enemy with human attribute made him really strong. Not to mention he also have massive crit damage up.
I probably like Xu Fu the most in terms of character, but overall none are among my favorites enough to grail any. For gameplay I use Arash, Chen Gong, Cu Caster a lot, and Xu Fu occasionally if she's satisfactory for a farming comp. Other than that I pretty much only use them to save party cost, or as a multicore option for an unorthodox farming setup.