FFIX was horrid for giving characters screen time, really. Zidane, Garnet and Vivi got it all, with some development for Steiner thrown in every now and then, but pretty much everyone else got jipped. For example, my favourite character was Freya, who really didn't get much screentime at all. The whole Sir Fratley subplot was barely there, and that was all she really had. Burmecia and then Cleyra get destroyed, and we don't really get to see how Freya feels about it all. Beatrix at least gets some development, wondering whether she's truly on the right side, and finally making a decision to turn against Queen Brahne. Lani on the other hand, didn't even get that. Really, she was just a one-note villain, and she wasn't even very good at that when it came down to it. Just a waste of a character.