Which Characters Do You Leave Out For Kefka's Tower?

[stragee]

During my first play through it didn't matter which characters I used because all of them were maxed out.

[Roogle]

I leave Umaro and Gogo behind because they least relevance to the story. Mog, at least, appears as a mandatory party member in the World of Balance at the beginning of the game and he is featured prominently in the North American marketing and merchandise for the game.

[Bloodnight]

Umaro and Gau, that doesn't mean I hate them, I just found them not as useful as others.

[Loony BoB]

Umaro and Gau were two of my strongest characters, so I'm surprised so many leave them out. Some of the most simple (and easily obtained) rage attacks from Gau can turn the tide so quickly it's insane.

I think I left Gogo and Strago.

[Bloodnight]

I'm just not used to play with uncontrolled characters.

[Zechs]

I never took Relm or Strago.

[TreasonWall]

Gogo and Umaro. It's just hard to care about them that much.

[Inferno]

Umaro because I don't like the pure-auto characters, and Relm cause I hate her.

This. exactly

[Polnareff]

By default, every time I play through the game, I end up not having Relm, Strago, or Shadow. I don't know how to get Strago and Relm, and Shadow always randomly leaves. So by the end of the game, I have only 11 characters anyway.

[Vermachtnis]

Umaro and Strago,

Umaro because I never really cared for him and Strago because Cyan's already filling the old man quota.

[NinjaCoachZ]

The obvious Gogo and Umaro. I bring Mog along not only because I like her/him as a character and he/she's at least somewhat important to the plot, but also the Moogle Charm is pretty convenient.

[TreasonWall]

By default, every time I play through the game, I end up not having Relm, Strago, or Shadow. I don't know how to get Strago and Relm, and Shadow always randomly leaves. So by the end of the game, I have only 11 characters anyway.

You have to wait for Shadow during the countdown on floating continent, otherwise he dies. After that you can recruit him in an optional cave, and then he won't leave anymore. Relm is in Owzer's Mansion. Strago is at Fanatic's Tower, but you'll need Relm for him to come to his senses.

[Greatermaximus]

During my first play through it didn't matter which characters I used because all of them were maxed out.

That narrows it down a bunch.

And I know what you mean.

[Slothy]

Umaro and Gau are the most obvious answers. I dislike uncontrollable characters so I rarely build use Gau all game long and he ends up under leveled anyway.

[TheDesertedOne]

I left behind Umaro and Gau simply because they were the two I didn't bother to grind until Level 50 before entering Kefka's Tower.