User blog comment:Mnzombie/Issei's Peerage/@comment-24438220-20140126185932

My new list. Unlike my fantasy list from the other day, this one excludes impossibilities like Kunou and Irina. It also excludes Rias's pieces. Asia and Xenovia want to be with Ise, but he and Rias can switch pieces any time they wish as the situation warrants. So these are the types of pieces I think Issei should pursue.

Queen: Tiamat (Again)

Rook 1: A Senjuutsu user. I think Koneko and Bikou types make outstanding rooks, as they can pump spiritual energy into those huge punches.

Rook 2: An amazon warrior. An Amazonian would perfectly fit the mold of a rook. Especially if you had one that fought with a broadsword or a spear. Basically an unstoppable power idiot type.

Bishop 1: Ravel. Convenient for ratings games having an immortal high class devil with powerful fire and wind mastery.

Bishop 2: Le Fey. The prototypical bishop, and an extremely powerful one at that. She's also got a good head on her shoulders like Ravel, so the bishops can be Issei's brain trust. He definitely needs one!

Knight 1: Kusanagi's wielder. Frankly, I'm shocked that this sword hasn't appeared in the story yet. It would be especially cool if it was some sort of sacred gear. I'm picturing Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail, in her lightweight "armor" with the katanas. Google it if you're not into Fairy Tail.

Knight 2: A werewolf. And not just because werewolves are pretty much my favorite fictional beast ever. Combining a knight's speed with deadly claws and fangs, plus acrobatic ability would be awesome. Although not just any werewolf would do. As we saw with Loup Garou, adding the magical attacks took him to a whole other level. A werewolf with some skill in magic or a cool sacred gear is what Issei needs to find. I'm picturing a sacred gear or spell that can generate the illusion of the user being in multiple places at once, or something equally useful to a knight.

As for pawns, you could go a lot of ways. People/creatures that can take full advantage of queen promotion are obviously the best. What Ise need to find are peerage members who require 3 to 5 pawns, and just keep two of them. Single pawn users are nothing more than cannon fodder, and not really worth adding to a peerage. A powerful vampire who can make good use of their demonic power and maybe some sort of water sprite (or some sort of water/ice related yōkai) that each require 4 pieces would round out his group pretty well.