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*** Terra, Celes, and Locke probably have the most instances where they have to be in the party but [[FF 6]] is the only one in the series that is mostly completely devoid of this trope. This mostly have to do with the fact that there really is no main character. Though many would agree that Terra is the most plot important character, you don't even have to get her for 2nd half of the game. Heck Terra's probably the one character who spends the most time out of your party.
** ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'' did some aversions, however most of them were when your perspectives were splitting, such as when the party is split up in Desert Palace. However, in the final dungeon, you are free to remove Zidane from your party freely if you wish. (You still walk around with him, though.)
** In both versions of ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', members of the party will leave and rejoin frequently for a variety of reasons, such as needing to do something "offscreen", an accident or brutal fight separating them, one member captured by an enemy (and requiring rescue) or {{spoiler| even, in one case, death}}. However, Cloud is ''always'' present and under the player's control.
* Both ''[[Knights of the Old Republic (video game)|Knights of the Old Republic]]'' games have scenes in which you control only one or two characters while the hero (you) is imprisoned: the escape from the Leviathan in the first game, and Freedon Nadd's tomb and multiple sections of Nar Shaddaa (including Goto's yacht) in the second. There is even a section in part two where you have to split the team in two, with one full-strength party led by you on the main mission, while the other (led by a party member of your choice) provides a distraction.
** ''[[Jade Empire]]'' used the same technique in {{spoiler|the siege of Dirge}}, ensuring that ''all'' party members had a role to play in the event. It should be pointed out that all three games otherwise followed this trope, although the party probably doesn't want to leave {{spoiler|Revan}}, the Exile, or {{spoiler|the last Spirit Monk}} behind.
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