My favorite character from the Lunar series is Nash.
I was tempted to stop reading right there.

This all changes however, when he is near Mia. All of his pride and courage disappears and he becomes a dumbstruck and scared buffoon. He's probably one of the most original party members I've ever had in an RPG.
Nash isn't original. He's not even MEANT to be original. How is a stuck-up, pompous, irritating teenage elitist original?

Lemina was much more flavorful than Mia. Nash was better than Jean. Ronfar and Kyle were both excellent. Lucia was funnier than Luna, especially if you have the strategy guide and have read the Lunatic Parade comics.
You're comparing apples and oranges, there. You can't compare Lemina and Mia; you have to compare Lemina and Nash. Each character from Lunar 2 has its counterpart from Lunar SSSC. So: Nash was better than Lemina(as a pompous jerk), and Jessica was better than Jean(I hate Jean). Kyle is better than Ronfar(because he dressed up like a clown girl which was the best part of Lunar SSSC), and in Lunar SSSC you have Nall's piping comments all throughout the game. So no, I don't agree with your character analysis.

A lot of people will say they prefer the Magic Emperor to Zophar. I'm not one of those people. Yes, the Magic Emperor had probably deeper motives for being evil, but people often forget that Zophar doesn't need motives for being evil. He IS evil itself. Owen Smith did an incredible job with Zophar's voice. Even though the computer fixed up the voice, you could still feel his character in the voice. The voice just reeks of power. He's also so damn hard. While the final boss of the first Lunar was difficult, Zophar was damn near impossible.
See, I like Magic Emperor because HE was more original. Motiveless evil is not original.


Just had to give my $.02.