'dont use ross in sacred stones, hes not worth all the exp you have to invest in him.' if only id remember who told me this, id fuck them up half as hard as ross fucks up my enemies. which is a goddamn lot.
ross the pirate managed to kill binks on his own in chapter 9 of eirikas route. maxed strength and 20+ luck jesus christ. hes basically a nuke at this point.
Always. My favorite, honestly, is Gonzales from FE6. Lovable character, hilarious growths in strength and speed. Sure his skill growth is pretty bad (15% in a game where hit rates are already an issue) but who cares in a game where swordmasters and berserkers get +30% crit chance.)