There are actually two Christian the Knights, but this is the original "base game" version, not the younger prequel version that appears in the later released campaign arc in Armageddon's Blade.
Again; I won't comment on all of the entries, since my commentary is consistent. Some I like (consistently) but won't use because the style is too different, some I dislike consistently, and some are actual contenders as a replacement. I'll talk about only them.
The original is a real classic. Christian is a Knight, but he's not a battle-hardened soldier, he's more of a charming aristocrat. As his bio says, an explorer and a dreamer, although in the prequel bio, he's said to be a sissy and a pretty boy, who's father despaired of making anything of him. The wildcard option, which normally I don't comment on much, actually fits the art style of the original game very well; it does not, however, fit the character of Christian at all. He'd make a better alternate Edric than an alternate Christian.
The Stable Diffusion AI portrait looks really funky. It did something mean to his face, and his hair looks like really bad AI artifacts. The Stable Diffusion 2 portrait, on the other hand, just looks a little bit simplified and cartoony relative to the others, but otherwise is a good choice. In fact, I thought about picking it for a time. Ultimately, I was sold by ensrick's greater fidelity to the look and coloration of the original, while still looking like a remastered upgrade of it.
WINNER: Once again, ensrick.
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