Eliwood is Useless

So I'm sort of aggravated right now.
I've been arena-whoring, as people so lovingly call it, even got Guy up to level 20 to evolve him into a Swordsmaster, and, after this hour or more of collecting both money and experience I fight one battle with Eliwood against some run-of-the-mill axe wielder and he dies. Hoorae for wasted time.

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