Even though I love both Cliff and Maria a lot... Albel gets my vote. He's strong, fast, have an awesome style, awesome voice and looks cool... he's simply great in every way. Oh, well... actually... most of the characters are great. But Albel is still my fav. Albel is usually the character I controll the most in battles. But seriously... ever singel character in this game is great (except Adray).