Okay honestly, how great is Shadow? My boyfriend is insisting that he restarts FFVI from the beginning because he didn't save shadow.

I think all the characters are at like lvl 42 at the least, and he has them all except Shadow, obviously.

I really want to do a playthrough myself but I want to see how well he fares fighting Kefka, so I'm waiting for him to beat the game.

So! How important is Shadow to you? Or, what character do you ALWAYS have to have no matter what? Mine's Locke. For serious. <3