ITT people who have never played a Suikoden game.

I: Tir is a second rate substitute for Odessa
II: Sierra Erwache
III: Chris makes a badass Flame Champion, the other candidates aren't encased head to toe in armour, and the male Tenkai is basically an NPC, not to mention the weakest Tenkai ever
IV: Elenor is the real hero, Flare holds up well under extreme pressure (Lino is a joke, Flare is Obel's true strength) and Maxine is the winningest damage dealer
V: The protagonist isn't even eligible for the throne because he's male, Sialeeds is a Magnificent Bastard, and Zerase owns so hard that using her is functionally equivalent to cheating