Smeags on 20 April 2013
Dat pessimism. 
As for Donnel, he's an excellent mid/late-game unit. His Aptitude skill gives him some great stat growths throughout the game, which can turn him from a wimpy villager to a beast in no time.
However, I will say that his post-game potential is pretty bad. He only has four final classes (Hero, Warrior, Bow Knight, and Dread Fighter), which is the worst in the game (Libra is second with only 5). This means that his skill sets are very much limited (although to be fair, he does get Counter and Sol, which are great skills).
