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Marcus CH 7
Nino CH 9
Soren CH 10
Hilda CH 6
Marcus UN 10
Nino UN 3
Soren UN 7
Hilda UN 7

Marcus is a solid advisor type character, though he never really has any spotlight moments (except in gameplay lol). Nino is part of FE7's best subplot and has great boss convos/supports. Soren gets some of the best character development in FE9 (though Jill does essentially the same development even better). Soren also plays really well off Titania when Ike asks the two of them for advice, giving pragmatic advice to counter Titania's heroism. Hilda is an amusing character but her gimmick definitely starts to get old by the end of 3H.

Marcus is probably the best FE7 unit, with amazing bases, decent growths, the game's best class, and great availability. There's basically nothing he can't do for the first 70% of the game and he can still contribute even in the final chapter (though you'll definitely want to have better characters by then). Nino is kind of the opposite, requiring a lot of investment to catch her up to the rest of your party. If you put in the time, she'll be the game's best magic user, but it's really only worth it if you particularly like her. Soren is your standard early game mage and there's not much more that needs to be said about him. He's solid. I don't have a great handle on the 3H meta but my understanding is that Leonie can do most of what Hilda does but slightly better. That being said, my experience with Hilda is that she turns any enemy she touches into paste with minimal investment. There are definitely worse units you could use!

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Congrats to BKSheikah, who knows more about years than anyone else.