User blog comment:Holhol1235/Seen In The Eye/@comment-2164508-20110204175334

Sothe is really awesome if you do take the time to train him. I'm also a big fan of Geoffrey. Yeah, Micaiah's not so good for fighting, but if you give her some staves, she can be very useful. Not only is Pelleas an awesome character, but his growths can be very awesome, so on your 2nd playthrough, I'd definitely recommend recruiting him. Yeah, I would agree with you about Ranulf. He is the only cat laguz I ever take the time to train in that game. Naesala's powerful, especially when it comes to speed. All the Herons are awesome, by my most favorite is Reyson, since his stats are good and he is more of a well-rounded Heron than the others. Elincia's good, too. I use her a lot for fighting and for healing. Ike is good, especially because of his Aether skill. Lucia is also awesome. I train her a lot so that she can be a useful Trueblade (though her defense is terrible). Titania's good. Sanaki's good, but I don't use her for too much during the endgame chapters. Shinon's great. He's the only bow-user that I care to train. Mia's awesome, probably one of the 2nd best Trueblades. Also, I think you should definitely look for Path of Radiance. I like it more than Shadow Dragon and Radiant Dawn.