Gilliam- General- Best Tank ever! Plus GK have terrible movements for being mounted.
Forde- Paladin- His speed/skill is his best feature and Movement is crucial for rescues/ running away and healing.
Kyle- Great Knight- Face it, this guys not going to be great at avoid-tanking. Just give his the extra defense and access to axes.
Franz-Either or- Depends on what you need when you are able to promote him.
Vanessa-Falconknight- High avoidance + high resistance+high movement+physical damage= mage killer. Wyvern knights are just paladins that can go over mountains. And goodness knows I have access to all the paladins I need.
Tana-Falconknight- See Vanessa
Moulder-Bishop- Simply for the last level in the Lagdou Ruins. Having an army of Bishops is awesome.
Artur- See Moulder
Natasha- See Moulder
Lute- Mage Knight- I like to have a long range magic user. Plus I can get good Sages elsewhere.
Ewan-Sage- This is the good Sage that I got elsewhere.
Ross- Warrior- Bows, period. Plus water walking, what, one space doesn't do much for a Berzerker when compared to flying units (with Swords!).
Garcia- Either- I don't really use him
Gerik- Ranger- High movement and Bows. For when I want someone to keep up with and kill flying units.
Neimi- Ranger- High movement and Bows and you get Innes later on.
L'Arachel- Valkyrie- High movement healer that can go where needed in a pinch. Master Stave user.
Amelie-Paladin- Good stats.. and I value high movement. What can I say?
Marisa- Swordmaster- The sprite looks cooler. Okay, okay, it's for the higher crit. Silencer is too much of a risk.
Joshua- Swordmaster- See Marisa