Oh look, I'm late for the tier lists, haha:
I feel I oughta explain myself before I'm dragged to the stake by the Malice Supremacy Regime(90% of the thread). Malice is a great character, without her presence and what she represents, Heloise's romance wouldn't be a fifth as compelling; plus, she is the face of, perhaps, the most interesting part of the lore. However, I find her role as a romantic interest still quite lacking, now, that is mostly because she's only really present starting from act V, whereas others had the entire game, but the point still stands. I fully expect she'll rise through the tiers in the future, but as of now, she has to stay in the "just okay" category of warm holes for the dragon to fuck.
I find Adeline so high up in most lists to be a surprise. I see her as a scheming, impulsive, self-serving rat not unlike Balthorne who turned her faithful lover and protector into her sondragonhusband. Very much worst girl material, I wonder why she's so liked?
Valzira is so high up for two reasons. Her VA killed it, and the fact that she got turned into a nugget and STILL she antagonizes the dragon every chance she gets is very funny to me. Her consort path is a delight.
Now, I could tell you that the only reason Darja is all the way up in A tier is because her queen outfit is peak Gyaru design and the best in the game... and I will, that's exactly the reason. If not, she'd be straight up D.