Stat tiers! Simple enough, I take all the characters' stats and try to assign 'em to tiers, since we know this is how other Suikodens handle them. There could be a slight error, but hey.
This is mostly a non-DL thing as far as I'm concerned, but the averages are there, so use 'em as you see fit.
I'm going by unequipped, unskilled stats. The difference made by these things (except armour to defence) is negligible compared to the stat tier gaps, anyway - as an example, an SS in Attack offers 20 more points than a B... and Attack tiers are separated by 60 points.
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HP
The more you have, the less you get compared to Nara.
~780 (1): Genoh
~675 (1): Byakuren
~610 (7): Ax,Flail,Gavaya,Gunde,Lance,Wabon,Zegai
~545 (10): Belcoot,Faylon,Galleon,Georg,Goesch,
Isabel,Logg,Nakula,Nikea,Roog,
~480 (9): Bergen,Cius,Dinn,Hazuki,Moroon,
Nick,Sagiri,Shigure,Subala
~415 (23): Prince,Bernadette,Ernst,Faylen,Kisara,Kyle,
Lelei,Lyon,Maroon,Mathias,Miakis,Muroon,
Nelis,Nifsara,Rahal,Raven,Richard,Roy,
Shoon,Sorensen,Urda,Yahr,Zweig
[All DoReMi elves]
~350 (17): Alhazred,Cathari,Cornelio,Eresh,Isato,Jeane,
Josephine,Killey,Levi,Lorelai,Lun,Meroon,
Miroon,Norma,Sharmista,Viki,Zerase,
~265 (1): Lu
Average: 453 (450 with elves)
Median: 415
The best/worst feel a bit off, but no way to tell.
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Attack
I'm giving attack stats before weapons, since it puts them on the same scale as other stats. This is problematic for the monsters. The monsters tend to end up comparable to certain tiers assuming L16 weapons, though, so I throw them in there with brackets. Fear the dwaggiehorsies.
Anyway, this determines how much damage you do with one hit, before swings, crits, runes, all that jazz. You know the drill.
~410 (1): Georg
~390 (1): Cathari
~370 (1): Zegai
~350 (1): Galleon
~310 (15): Belcoot,Dinn,Faylon,Gavaya,Goesch,
Gunde,Isabel,Killey,Logg,Mathias,
Moroon,Nakula,Nikea,Richard,Wabon
~250 (14 / 16): Prince,Bergen,Faylen,Hazuki,Isato,
Kyle,Lorelai,Lyon,Nick,Nifsara,
Raven,Sharmista,Subala,Urda
(Genoh, Byakuren)
~190 (20): Cius,Lelei,Lu,Lun,Maroon,
Meroon,Miakis,Miroon,Muroon,Nelis,
Norma,Rahal,Roog,Roy,Sagiri,
Shigure,Sorensen,Shoon,Yahr,Zweig
~130 (9 / 13): Alhazred,Bernadette,Cornelio,Jeane,Josephine,
Kisara,Levi,Viki,Zerase
(Ax,Ernst,Flail,Lance)
[All DoReMi elves]
~100 (1): Eresh
Average: 234 / 228 (222 with elves)
Median: 250 (190 with elves)
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Magic
This stat had a definite renaissance in S5 - probably the most important it's been since S1. As always, it governs spell charges and magic damage, though its importance to damage seems higher than before (blame the large spread). It also governs the rate of magic resist (50% damage reduction) kicking in so is an important part of magic durability once again.
~475 (1): Eresh
~435 (3): Jeane,Viki,Zerase,
Feels strange to have a tier only 20 points removed from another, but Gourry's numbers do point to this unless he had bizarre luck.
~415 (2): Bernadette,Levi
~355 (7): Alhazred,Cornelio,Josephine,Kisara,Miroon,Muroon,Nelis,
~295 (16): Prince,Ernst,Isato,Killey,Kyle,Lelei,Lorelai,Lunn,
Meroon,Miakis,Norma,Rahal,Roy,Sharmista,Urda,Zweig
~235 (4): Faylen,Lyon,Mathias,Yahr
~175 (7): Belcoot,Cius,Dinn,Faylon,Nifsara,Shigure,Sorensen
[All DoReMi elves]
~115 (19): Galleon,Gavaya,Genoh,Georg,Goesch,
Hazuki,Isabel,Lugg,Lu,Maroon,
Nakula,Nick,Nikea,Richard,Roog,
Sagiri,Shoon,Subala,Zegai
~55 (10): Ax,Bergen,Byakuren,Cathari,Flail,
Gunde,Lance,Moroon,Raven,Wabon
Average: 213 (211 with elves)
Median: 175
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Magic Defence
Seems to be roughly subtractive, though affinities play a role too. Zerase and Eresh are more or less magic immune under my scaling.
~415 (2): Eresh,Zerase
~355 (6): Alhazred,Cornelio,Jeane,Josephine,Levi,Viki
~295 (12): Bernadette,Genoh,Isato,Kisara,Lorelai,
Lu,Lun,Meroon,Miroon,Nelis,Norma,Sharmista
[All DoReMi elves]
~235 (5): Dinn,Flail,Galleon,Killey,Muroon
~175 (42): Prince,Ax,Belcoot,Bergen,Byakuren,
Cius,Ernst,Faylen,Faylon,Gavaya,
Goesch,Gunde,Hazuki,Isabel,Kyle,
Lance,Lelei,Logg,Lyon,Maroon,
Mathias,Miakis,Moroon,Nakula,Nick,
Nifsara,Nikea,Rahal,Raven,Richard,
Roog,Roy,Sagiri,Shigure,Shoon,
Sorensen,Subala,Urda,Wabon,Yahr,
Zegai,Zweig
~115 (1): Cathari
~65 (1): Georg
Average: 220 (225 with elves)
Median: 175
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Accuracy/Technique
How well you hit, how well you crit (somewhat), and how well you parry... though weapon makes a big difference here in a variety of hidden ways. Argh, silly Suikoden. In general, L-range types can't parry (Cathari, Lu, Faylen, Killey would be the notables hurt by this).
~475 (1): Cathari
~415 (3): Georg,Lu,Richard
~355 (6): Belcoot,Faylen,Hazuki,Isabel,Killey,Wabon
~295 (18): Prince,Dinn,Gunde,Isato,Josephine,Kyle,
Lyon,Miakis,Nikea,Rahal,Raven,Sagiri,
Shigure,Shoon,Sorensen,Subala,Urda,Zegai
~235 (17): Bergen,Byakuren,Lance,Logg,Lun,Mathias,
Meroon,Moroon,Nakula,Nelis,Nick,Nifsara,
Norma,Roog,Sharmista,Yahr,Zweig
~175 (22): Alhazred,Ax,Bernadette,Cius,Cornelio,Ernst,
Faylon,Flail,Galleon,Gavaya,Genoh,Goesch,
Jeane,Kisara,Lelei,Lorelai,Maroon,Miroon,
Muroon,Roy,Viki,Zerase
[All DoReMi elves]
~115 (2): Eresh,Levi
Average: 250 (245 with elves)
Median: 235
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Evade
I've never noticed this stat meaning anything at all. In fact I could have sworn Zerase dodges more than Nikea. <_< The evading in this game seems mostly in parry form.
~295 (5): Cornelio,Muroon,Nikea,Richard,Roog
[All DoReMi elves]
~235 (14): Bernadette,Cius,Dinn,Ernst,Georg,Goesch,Josephine,
Kyle,Lu,Moroon,Nelis,Raven,Subala,Urda
~175 (40): Prince,Ax,Belcoot,Byakuren,Cathari,Eresh,Faylen,Flail,
Galleon,Hazuki,Isabel,Isato,Jeane,Kisara,Lance,Lelei,
Levi,Lorelai,Lun,Lyon,Maroon,Mathias,Meroon,Miakis,
Miroon,Nakula,Nick,Nifsara,Norma,Rahal,Roy,Sagiri,
Sharmista,Shigure,Shoon,Sorensen,Viki,Yahr,Zegai,Zweig
~115 (9): Alhazred,Bergen,Faylon,Gavaya,Gunde,Killey,Logg,Wabon,Zerase
~55 (1): Genoh
Average: 186 (194 with elves)
Median: 175
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Speed
Determines who goes first and how many swings you get, and chance of continual attacks (though weapon matters a lot for this too - notably, L-range folks can't get these, making Cathari's speed a waste). Really important, though as far as outracing goes, the third tier (Lyon's) is generally enough to beat out all enemies.
~415 (1): Cathari
~295 (9): Hazuki,Killey,Lu,Maroon,Nifsara,
Sagiri,Shigure,Shoon,Urda,
~235 (19): Bergen,Ernst,Georg,Isato,Lance,
Lorelai,Lun,Lyon,Meroon,Miakis,
Miroon,Moroon,Muroon,Nelis,Norma,
Raven,Richard,Yahr,Zerase,
[All DoReMi elves]
~175 (30): Prince,Ax,Belcoot,Bernadette,Byakuren,
Cius,Cornelio,Eresh,Faylen,Flail,
Gavaya,Goesch,Isabel,Jeane,Josephine,
Kisara,Kyle,Lelei,Levi,Logg,Mathias,
Nakula,Nick,Nikea,Roy,Sharmista,
Sorensen,Subala,Viki,Zweig
~115 (9): Alhazred,Dinn,Faylon,Galleon,Gunde,
Rahal,Roog,Wabon,Zegai,
~55 (1): Genoh
Average: 201 (203 with elves)
Median: 175
Standard deviation: 61
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Luck
Does it do anything? Supposedly affects crit somewhat. I dunno. Traditionally this stat affects out-of-battle things more than anything.
~295 (1): Cathari
~235 (6): Bergen,Georg,Genoh,Hazuki,Killey,Lu
~175 (11): Alhazred,Eresh,Flail,Gunde,Maroon,Meroon,
Miroon,Muroon,Norma,Sorensen,Wabon
[All DoReMi elves]
~115 (38): Prince,Ax,Cius,Cornelio,Faylon,Galleon,Gavaya,Goesch,
Isabel,Isato,Jeane,Kisara,Lance,Levi,Lelei,Logg,
Lorelai,Lun,Lyon,Mathias,Miakis,Nakula,Nick,Nifsara,
Rahal,Raven,Richard,Roog,Roy,Sagiri,Sharmista,Shigure,
Shoon,Urda,Viki,Zegai,Zerase,Zweig
~55 (13): Belcoot,Bernadette,Byakuren,Dinn,Ernst,Josephine,Faylen,
Kyle,Moroon,Nelis,Nikea,Subala,Yahr
Average: 126 (130 with elves)
Median: 115
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Skill boosts! Just HP for now. This is the max HP boost someone can attain from skills. Useful if, like me, you're only going to scale boosted HP against other boosted HP - the stat topic at the moment is pretty random with who has HP boosts and who doesn't. Note that many characters take hits to their damage, etc., to use HP boosts.
As usual I consider Royal Paradise aftergame. Only affects one PC at least.
(38%: Freyjadour with RP)
33%: Belcoot, Isabel, Nakula, Nikea, Richard, Roog,
32%: Logg
30%: Byakuren, Cius, Dinn, Freyjadour, Genoh, Kyle, Moroon, Nifsara, Rahal, Shigure, Yahr
20%: Ax, Faylon, Flail, Gavaya, Gunde, Lance, Zegai
18%: Galleon, Georg, Goesch, Maroon, Mathias, Roy, Wabon
15%: Bergen, Cathari, Ernst, Faylen, Hazuki, Killey, Lelei, Lorelai, Lyon, Miakis, Nick, Raven, Sagiri, Shoon, Sorensen, Subala,
12%: Alhazred, Bernadette, Cornelio, Isato, Jeane, Kisara, Levi, Lu, Lun, Meroon, Muroon, Nelis, Norma, Sharmista, Sialeeds, Urda, Viki
8%: Eresh, Josephine, Miroon
Average: 19%
