chainy-> No. he's useful if you morph him into someone like Oguma or Navarre, but he won't get any EXP if you fight while morphed. unmorphed, he's pure garbage
'Kay I though he might have been at least decent otherwise also while I was waiting for a response I did some (okay a lot) of testing with Chainy
*It would appear that a lot of people overlook ever trying to use him (yet he usually gets a mentionable position if someone makes a good/top character list)
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on the info of my own Chainy research:
His transforming
is indeed useful and only made better if he transforms into a powerhouse like Oguma or Navarre (Marth is also a good candidate but that could just be my overall experience with him talking)
The one problem with transforming him into anyone without leveling him up a fair amount would be HP (which is the one think I felt he could most use) though Angel Robes are easily the best solution
to that problem
The 2 best ways to level him up are to weaken an enemy with another character then allow Chainy to kill it (most recommended) or if you'd like in a coliseum (which tends to be dangerous unless you use savestates) additionally you could just transform him a bunch of times although he stays in whatever form for about 5 turns or so thus that could be time consuming (100 exp. = 1 lv.
10 exp. per transformation, 5 turns per transformation =
10 transformations which means 50 turns total to increase by 1 lv.)
although that didn't bother me much because I had already spent 180+ turns there experimenting stuff
also it's worth noting if you use the risky coliseum method (which can be more time consuming than trans. leveling by the way) that transforming Chainy only makes things worse there unless adequately leveled in his base because otherwise he'll attract high lv. enemies because character lv. is mimicked and although he would then have the strength, luck and such that could normally pull one through his HP once again becomes his Achilles Heel and negates the usefulness overall things had become a bit easier for me by the time he hit lv. 10 (although it usually does for me the first 10 lv.'s always seem the worst but with Chainy more so)
Nonetheless if you can manage to get him through the first half the rest of the levels should come easy
I still put serious recommendation on Angel Robes which you should be able to spare a few for him
once you get around the HP flaw Chainy is pretty good and I also feel he's worth an honorable mention thats not to say he's the best character (because he isn't) but certainly worth the use if you take some extra time to level him up
P.S. I think Chainy's Cap Stats and Growth Rates are something like this but I'm not entirely sure
HP: 52 G Rate: 50% G Rate: 50%
Strength: 20 G Rate: 30% G Rate: 30%
Skill: 20 G Rate: 10% G Rate: 10%
Weapon level: 20 G Rate: 30% OR G Rate: 0%
Speed: 20 G Rate: 40% G Rate: 20%
Defense: 20 G Rate: 20% G Rate: 20%
Resistance: 7 G Rate: 3% G Rate: 0%
Luck: 20 G Rate: 30% G Rate: 20%
I forget which is his correct Growth Rate (G Rate)
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I'm not sure how my results measure up but if anybody would like to comment or share their Chainy experience It'd be appreciated I like hearing opinions and seeing how much results vary (besides I never hear much on Chainy)
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anyone know how to put pictures IN a post instead of attaching only one at the bottom? (if possible)
