Sorry if I’m missing something simple 
@Stephan_B what is magical the link between TMP fonts and their materials? What is the hidden location/naming convention I need to adhere to to make them show up in the text component dropdown list?
Why is it set up this way? 
In order to prevent having to load all material to figure out which one is using the same atlas texture as the primary font asset, TMP narrows down this search by looking for a material with the same prefix as the primary font asset. Ie. if the font asset is “Arial SDF” then anything that includes the prefix “Arial SDF - Outline” will be found.
Thanks Stephan =D