Blazing Blade:
- Hector
- Matthew
- Eliwood
- Marcus
- Ninian
Went with Blazing Blade as I wanted to use Lyn (and Celica) as a launching point for the roster, with Path of Radiance being thrown in for good measure. As for the characters, Hector and Eliwood because we love them, Matthew because we have no playable thief characters in the game, Marcus for the supporting character, and Ninian for another Manakete and a nice opportunity to make use of that nod from Tiki and Lyn's support.
Path of Radiance:
- Ike
- Titania
- Soren
- Elincia
- Ranulf
For the game that didn't have a character already in the previous one, I went with Path of Radiance because Ike is hugely popular and I feel its cast are more unique then Binding Blade's. For my choices, Ike, Titania, and Soren go without saying with the latter being more focused on his wind mage then Robin or Linde, Elincia would be a sword pegasus to differentiate her from the others, and Ranulf because we need a Laguz and Ranulf is awesome.
Echoes:
- Alm
- Lukas
- Tobin
- Saber
- Sonya
As for Echoes, Alm is obvious so I don't think I need to explain him. Lukas I went with because he would be able to be a knight/infantry lance hybrid and could mix the best of both, maybe leaning more towards the former due to his more bulky nature. Tobin because he could serve as a character to represent the Ram Village four and could be this game's Bow Knight. Saber I chose over the other initial Celica members because I felt that he could be a Dread Fighter, which is a unique class for the game. Sonya I'll admit is partial bias as since we don't have Merric yet, she could work as this game's Excalibur user.
DLC/Other
- Roy
- Edelgard
- Nino
- Jill
- Zeke
Roy and Edelgard are this game's Lyn and Celica, a popular character that people want to see in the game, and a character that serves as a promotional nod to a recent one. As for the rest, Nino is here because she does her best, Jill is here because she's one of the most memorable minor characters in Path of Radiance and I'd like to see more Wyvern Knights, and Zeke because he's Camus and it would be fun to have a character that ties both of the sagas together present in the game.