which characters have the easiest hd combos?

[Gasp]

just wondering, I'm looking to pick up some new easy characters and it's nice to be able to recommend chars for others

[MuspellPete]

Vice has a very easy, but crazy effective HD combo. Just loop HP shoulder tackle into HK deicide and back. It can even be started from an EX deicide, meaning that you can virtually combo into it from /any/ hit, most prominently any AA hit that would usually just lead to the enemy flipping and landing back on their feet. EX deicide is anywhere juggle though, so you can combo before they hit the ground.

EX Kyo also has a very easy HD combo. Same with King. She can combo a trap shot into tornado kick in the corner, and loop indefinitely.

There are several other easy HD loops too, though many characters have more of a problem with getting into the loop itself. For instance Ralf has a very easy loop with his swing punch and burning hammer, though getting into the combo is a bit tricky, at least in my opinion.

[NYC AirLancer]

An HD combo can be as easy or as hard as you want it to be, depending on the character.

EX Kyo's basic HD combo is fairly simple, but his optimized stuff requires clean execution to avoid accidental DMs from coming out. I'd say for execution required vs damage dealt, Shen is an obvious pick. His HD combos consist of mostly quarter circles, has a fairly simple rhythm, and besides corner vs mid-screen, not too much "distance to corner" specific stuff to worry about. Hwa has fairly simple but damaging basic corner HD combos, mostly with his 2-hit dp+D DC qcb+B loop. Claw Iori also has simple but damaging HD combos.

Just about everyone in the cast can get easy damage by MAX cancelling a DM. It's simple stuff to start off with that can net damage before you move on to more advanced stuff.