LUFIA II .. heck yeah gimme a monster capsule MM
On thugs... that word seems to be a general term, accurate, but general.
It seems tier 1 is some Bloods, while tier 2 wants to be a stereotyped yakuza from numerous anime, and tier 3 is a member of hell's angels.
What occurs to me is that the comic book/movie/anime/novel villain Masterminds have one thing in common : all thier minions fit and in some cases resemble one another. I'll give you a bad example :P Cobra commander is you .. while destro is your teir 3, higher level soldiers like the crimson guard (god I feel nerdy by this point) are your tier 2, and the basic blue uniformed crunchies as your tier 1.
We know this ... we watched that stuff when we were like ... 5-9 years old. (those as old as I am)
This thug set. . . the word thug is accurate. In my opinion ,however, they might wanna consider making the thugs match just a little better. To use an example most will understand, you don't see a Vanessa de Vore runnin around with a ring mistress, 2 freaks, and 3 clocks :P
What separates this game from all the others of its kind is the customizability. (there are many many other things, but this one is the most promenant).
I'm not saying you can't design/roleplay arond it, just seems to be one of those ensamble's you're wife would yell at you for, telling you that you dont match/you're color blind, and she would be embarassed to be seen in public with you :P
I'll end with this for you CSS fans
Pusherbot voted for de_customizableGFX
P.S. there are fixes and patches for that game if you like emulators ... assuming of course you still own the game ... wouldn't want to do anything illegal

check the gamefaqs forums.
P.P.S. wow .. someones really gonna flame me for this one
P.P.P.S. lvl 97 of the 99lvl dungeon baby