[General Discussion] Most worthless party members ever!

Originally Posted by Monkey King

Star Ocean 2 - Ernest. You have to give up an extra main character to bring him along (as opposed to just having to choose between mutually exclusive characters), and his special attacks are complete garbage. He takes so long to wind up for anything that the enemy has already moved or kicked him in the face. He doesn't even really hit that hard, either. It seems like his sole purpose is to dispense two Battle Suits via pickpocketing, which is nice but kinda lame in and of itself.

I totally agree, and I even used him in one play through. I just felt it necessary since I wanted to use Opera (I think that was her name) too. Also reminds me about one of the biggest disappointments in RPG history. Recruiting Dias only to find out that he's mediocre at best. Certainly not worthless, but good lord was he overshadowed by the physical juggernauts that are Claude and Ashton.

Jam it back in, in the dark.

Originally Posted by Forsety

Dias is great if you use him right. His normal attack SUCKS ASS though, but by the end of the game you wouldn't really be relying on that anyway.

That's exactly my issue with him. There's no real point in using him when Claude can just equip Eternal Sphere and start infinite chains by himself.

There's nowhere I can't reach.

After getting a lot farther into Breath of Fire 3 recently, I have to give Nina the boot. It doesn't help that spells are nowhere near as effective as Garr's physical power, Ryu's Dragon damage, Momo's assist/healing/elemental weapons, or Rei's insane speed/Weretiger + Influence. Even Peco can become a freakin powerhouse with proper usage of the master system.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.