pure damage or less pain with buffs

I was wondering I wat everyone's opinion was on wat kind of character do u prefer one who deals massive damage but is slow and inaccurate such as auron Steiner cyan and cloud..... The speedy swordsman and monk like tidus Sabin tifa amarantz and zell.....or my personal favorite the status ailment ones or thieves like Sabin Edgar zadaine Vincent wakka Locke yuffie rikku from 10 not 10-2
My ideal way is to have a thief and yuffie would have to win that just cause how early u can get her compared to rikku

And ide rather have a wakka as my main warrior over anyone in any final fantasy ive played because of his mastery of status effects he never misses his only flaw is his overdrives in my mind or blitzball to get his sigel