First Time on Holy War

[Big Klingy]

Hmm... let's see.

Edin should probably be paired with Midale for good growths on Lester and pursuit for him. There's also Jamuka but he won't give Pursuit to Lester.

Ayra could go Holyn for good HP and overkill skill on her kids which is good since they'll have Lunar and Meteor (Lunar = full power hit with enemy DEF dropped. Meteor = 5 attacks). Then there's Lex who would give the kids decent stats all around and better def than with holy. They'll miss out on Lunar but they'll both get Elite (known as Paragon in FE9/10). There's also Noish which gives the kids a decent skillset but I find Holyn or Lex better.

Lachesis' best choice is probably Beowulf. Haven't looked at others.

Sylvia's would be Claude so the kid can use the Valkyrie staff (which revives). Honestly, I don't care for her kids. Her other option is Levin but that's a bad choice since it means you get the uber wind spell late in the 2nd gen.

Briggid, same as edin. I just tried Holy with her and that makes it so Patty can use a hero sword to make up for her lack of Pursuit and giving her Lunar is a nice thing too. Faval's good enough with just about any physical father and he gets pursuit from his class so there's not much to worry about him. If not Levin, Jamuka or Midale, give her some1 with good growths and Pursuit.

Tiltyu's best choices are Levin or Azel. Levin means her kid (who appears in the first 2nd gen chapter) will come with Holsety and you'll have some1 with epic dodge quite early. Azel means both kids will be quite decent magic users. There's also this interesting combo: Tiltyu x Lex which results in the 2 kids getting high defence and low magic stats but they get Ambush and Wrath which would make at least one of the kids ridiculous.

Fury's best choice is probably Levin. She's got a pegasus knight and a sage as a kid so if you give her a dad of physical power, the sage won't be doing too well =\. Fee as the daughter of levin would probably end up with some magic so she'd be good with the magic swords.

I recommend all of these.

Also, USE THE ARENA! Your characters can't die there, and, in case youre worried about cheapness, you can't gain an infinite amount of experience there. Also, you MUST clear the arena in Ch. 2. (gets you Holyn)

Pairings in the second generation don't really matter much, just make sure you make pairings that give you stat boosts in the final chapter (SF's FE4 page should have the info)

The only second gen. pairings that are really hinted at in the story are AresXLeen, LeafXNanna and CeliceXRana (and possibly ShannanXPatty and LakcheXJohan/Jolavar

[Rehab]

All I would want to say has been said.

Archers tend to be better in this game due to great stats and specific weapons.

[Robert]

save state or save before sigurd talking to aida on ch 5 so you can change the items the pairs have in the 2nd generation.

Johalva- get him, over johan because his only awful physical stat is speed and he dosent need any with hero ax from smitt.

DO NOT FORGET LEX HERO AXE. have him wait on the peninsula for a secret conversation. If you dont get the hero ax lex will be useless.

levin is the best unit. he can solo the chapter with holsety. over 100 dodge.