I would save him. He could be key member of the party, if used correctly.

Of course I saved him!

Actually, I let him die at first, but when I found out that it was possible to save him after getting some hours into WoR, I went back to my save file on the Floating Continent and replayed those hours after doing the right thing.

Besides, how could I kill him when he was Relm's father? The only family she had left? Granted, he does commit suicide at the end, but at least he saw it through.

Shadow was one of my favorite characters in the game. If I woulda let him die even accidentally, I probably would never forgive myself. Yes, I know I could restart it or just not save, but even pretending to have Shadow die would crush my spirit.

Anyone who let's Shadow die is a sick sick bastard. You deserve to be punched in the throat.

Save him only if you want to see his dreams or his ending... otherwise he's a waste of time. Every character is more or less the same in that game, at least toward the end.

I am guilty of letting Shadow die. But that's mainly because I did not know that he would join you again if you waited for him.

I always save him. First time I did it by accident. I decided to wait around fighting until the last few seconds and then jump XD

In the World of Balance, yes there is a big difference between character abilities. I'd rather have Shadow or Edgar in my party over, say, Relm.

Toward the end of the game, you can throw Ultima + economizer on anyone. In that case Shadow == Relm == everyone except Umaro. Shadow will not make or break your team.



You can do the same thing basically with Psycho Cyan. But you need neither Shadow nor Cyan to make short work of Kefka. Yes, Shadow kicks ass but you don't need him.