I liked Edward. What is everyone bitching about?

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I suppose, because his fragility is the only major problem of his, and we can all say the same thing about Edge...

Hey now, let's leave Edge out of the "fragile" category. Yes, his magical defense stinks on ice, but you can't touch him physically with black garb. Even Behemoth and Red Giant have trouble with Edge alone! Add in the fact that every shuriken did over 4K in my first play through (keep in mind that I only got up to mid 70's) and Edge might as well be a physical tank. Better than Kain, at least :P

hmm, strange. My experience with Edge has always been one battle= two cure 3s or a cure 4 to get him back on his feet. Also, 3-4 hits in battle=dead. For that reason I've never liked Edge. Unless you can get the Adamant armor for him (which is also kind of pointless, because by the time you do, your party is so leveled up that they don't fear God), he's in constant need of medical attention.