My playthrough on PS I used Ramza, Beowulf, Meliadul, Orlandu, and Cloud (lol I liked using stop so I could use cherry blossom). On my current playthrough for the PSP version I use Ramza, Luso, Orlandeau (lol changing how names are spelled and some of the spell/skill names along with the dialog), Reis (best stat growth in the game she's awesome), and Beowulf. I really don't see how generics could compare with the story/special characters though I feel bad dropping them after using them for so long