Quote Originally Posted by Forsaken Lover View Post
I've considered this quite a lot and my final conclusion is that the "main cast" is largely pointless within the game's core narrative.
I agree with this in the sense that I found Vaan, Penelo, and Fran to be unnecessary to the story of the entire game. At the very least, Fran can get a pass by acting as the partner of Balthier, but Vaan and Penelo are completely extraneous to me when one takes into account the political story of the game.