oh my god those arguments are getting old...
Before i start, let me just shut all the "superior" FF fans always going "if you like cloud, you didn't play much FF" I played ALL FFs, spin-offs, side-series like Secret of XXXX and so on... First, Cloud is not an emo, an emo is a kid with no problems that makes some up. Cloud screw his life up, his lover died in front of him, he never became a real soldier, he's living the life of someone else and some fucking super badass being is trying to fuck with his head all the time, i'd be depressed too.
Cloud was a good character with an interesting mystery about him so stop bitching.
Now to answer to the question, yes i think sahz is great, good fun and all. My personal favorite character in the FF universe is Delita from Tactics... I loved the way they made him so real, a bad guy but not really, just following his motives and doing what he thinks is best, a real character, not over the top but not bland or boring.