Godlike:
TimeLord (SaGa) vs Yuri Volte Hyuga (SH1): Yuri is merely game best PC by a pretty typical, if still noteworthy, amount, and he's hardly broken in any real sense...in Asia. Europe, on the otherhand...Timelord would need Stasis Rune to really stand a chance, and be available for longer and in more quests, and even then, I'm not sure he wins.
Ryu (BoF3) vs Yuri Lowell (ToV): ToV Yuri is typical Tales Main Goodness, which is not a Godlike if you ask me (Tyrant Fist is NOT trivial to pull fof and available for a minority of the game.) Ryu3, meanwhile, is game best PC WITHOUT Dragons, which is really quite disgusting there and then.
Citan Uzuki (XG) vs Revya (SN): Can't vote.
Falsetto (ES) vs Yuri Volte Hyuga (SH2): Can't vote. That said, seriously, super, 3 Yuris in one round and one division? There's no way you did that by accident <_<
Heavy:
Serge (CC) vs Nina (BoF4): Serge is good, but a bit replacable before Mastermune, at least if replacing him was an option. Nina4 is your best healer by far, COMBINED with being a good cannon in game (DL doesn't really do her justice here, cause MT damage is so much better in BoF4, and Combo Attacks often upped her damage considerably, especially with all the ANti-physical monstrosities late game.)
Shania (SH3) vs Guv (DQ8): Shania being below ToV Yuri feels wrong. That said...Guv's a typical case of "Well Rounded main whose good at everything", Shania's pretty much your MVP the entire game though.
Flik (S1) vs X (MMXCM): Hmm...while Flik is technically more replacable, he stands out A LOT in a cast that size which is nothing to scoff at. Meanwhile, X is a reliable source of MT Offense if twinked, and one of your best Boss fighters, and...practically unkillable in Hyper Mode to boot. Its a tough one, but I think I'll just go with how its easier to make use of X's abilities omre consistently, due to Suikoden MP being slightly limited which hurts Flik's use. Damn good match up.
Hugo (S3) vs Terra Branford (FF6): It says something that her worst moment is when she's your only healer while still retaining steady offense. Hugo takes quite a bit of time to get going, and while good...felt most replacable of the Suiko Mains in this game.
Middle:
Albert Serdio (LoD) vs Johnny (SH3): I decided that Rose Storm is something that no PC in LoD can mimic at all; while its not required, its a damned nice trick that is one of the reasons Albert, despite the Kongol-like stat spread, is actually worth considering. Johnny fails to be really worth anything noteworthy for a good part of the game.
Guy (TotA) vs Fei Wong Fong (XG): I respect a Tales Swordsmen more than Fei *shrugs*
Bowser (SMRPG) Vs Marivel Armitage (WA2): Marivel is gotten late and takes a while to get going. Bowser is overpowered when you first get him, and actually takes a while to finally start falling back.
Vitali (SN) vs Lilly (S3): Can't vote.
Light:
Genis Sage (ToS) vs Goto (MK2): Can't vote.
Claude (SF2) vs Zhuzhen Liu (SH1): SH1 PCs are, at worst, Item Boy/Girls. Zhuzhen is also pretty good in Asia, outdamaging Yuri for a brief period when he gets that late Asia move, and there's moments where he's required to take up a 3rd slot, meaning he's taking a slot that WOULD be blank, which is useful. Claude...yeah...
Cyan Garamonde (FF6) vs Nidoqueen (RBY): Nidoqueen is pretty bad. Cyan's at least competent through the Magitek Factory, and due to FF6's nature, not being Umaro means you have a minimal level of use. Same cannot be said for weak Pokemon though.
Duran (SD3) Vs Hanako (Disgaea 2): Duran can be turned into a Healer and Sabers are cool stuff, and makes a good Aura Wave PC. This makes him better than people give him credit for (For all that he's still not very good.)
Onix:
Nina (BoF3) vs Sneff (CC): Awful in a huge cast like CC is much worse than being awful in a cast of 6. At least Nina3 has moments where she's forced, thus taking up a warm body with some offense...even if she's really bad at it.
Malak Galthana (FFT) Vs Taloon (DQ4): IN the end, Malak can at least be used like a low faith Generic, Taloon's pretty much condemned to suck.
Noel Chandler (SO2) vs Mime (FFT): Say what you will about Noel, he doesn't require you to go through a shit load of work just to unlock. He also has post battle healing or somtehing.
Jagen (FE1) vs Maria (On foot, XG): Jagen could be reclassed into a Wyvern and...such...slightly...less. Maria, meanwhile, on foot isn't nearly as bad as people sometimes make her out to be. Oh, she sucks, sure, but at least she can do stuff. Now, if this game had modern FE factors like Rescuing, I might have to think about this!
