Quote Originally Posted by Doomsday
C'mon Beatrix is awesome, she's a perfect, well-rounded character.

What's lacking in most Knights like Steiner is Magic and Magic Defence. Beatrix has that because she's a Knight who can use White Magic...awesome.
Beatrix might be a well rounded knight and can use magic attacks like Climhazzard. The down fall is it takes half her MP. So while Beatrix is taking down Ethers Freya has the free attack.

As for Steiner, yeah he can't use Magic and doesn't have a hit Magic Defence. Though Knights really don't use magic their Strength is high enough that they don't have to.