Why aren you using [Banpei/Velsper/Sigel/Hild/Chihiro/my favorite obscure character from volume 123 of the manga]?
See above. Except for Peorth, if they first appeared after the “Lord of Terror” arc, then they haven’t shown up yet in story time. It might be nice if they appear, but first both Chris and I have to a) know about them, b) know them well enough to write them, and c) have a story reason for using them (or get a big enough kick from a cameo). Furthermore, Chris is final arbiter on who gets to live in his universe, and if he doesn’t like, say, Hasegawa, well, Tokyo City Records will suddenly be missing a birth certificate…