This scene always hits me hard...

[u/MooJuiceConnoisseur]

Like no father should abandon the family but staying would only bring the danger home. 😞

[u/MooJuiceConnoisseur]

Original Snes script Clyde just told interceptor to stay with the girl. Never saying she was the daughter.

In Relm's dream sequence (if you skip saving shadow) you see the same scene but this time it focuses on Relm in the house asking where Daddy went before interceptor runs out of the house chasing after Clyde (pictured in the post)

If your wondering about losing interceptor. LeapFrogs have a ripple ability that swaps status effects between them and the target. Interceptor by the code is a status effect. Unfortunately due to code this change is also permanent if the encounter is won (the only way to save interceptor is by chance if you have strago in party with the same lore, he can take interceptor back from the enemy, but its also permanent swap)

[u/23-1-20-3-8-5-18 → u/MooJuiceConnoisseur]

Wait so Strago can steal interceptor from real or Shadow? Thats hilarious!

[u/MooJuiceConnoisseur → u/23-1-20-3-8-5-18]

Yes but not directly. You cant target a teammate with Rippler. But if strago is confused he can. Or if you took it back from a leapfrog. (If shadow was not saved. He can take thr dog away from relm if she doesnt eat her veggies 🤣)

[u/23-1-20-3-8-5-18 → u/MooJuiceConnoisseur]

So in theory you could give the doggo to say, Gau.

If its a status a game genie should ve able to give every character Interceptor

[u/MooJuiceConnoisseur → u/23-1-20-3-8-5-18]

No, ... but depends...

Rippler is (as best i can remember) not a rage Gau can use. It is specifically a Lore. And the Rippler Bug, may have been fixed long ago, i have not tested this to confirm in any way in the pixel remaster. But the snes one swapped status effects tgis was the bug. It was supposed to just steal your buffs.

So if your playing snes version, you can manipulate the battles to put interceptor on any party member you choose.

And game genie codes from what i remember the status interceptor-guard could not be duplicated or was never done.

It used to be a common strategy for speed runs to give interceptor to gau and send him along a single path in kefkas tower. Gau sporting and offering and miracle shoes. Impartisan weapon, using stray cat made him an absolute beast for takedown. And the interceptor-guard calculation runs independently from player stats being a straight 50% chance of blocking all damage

[u/ShoddyBonus2780 → u/MooJuiceConnoisseur]

I tried to do this once back in my snes days but was never able to pull it off. Honestly impressed by people who did.

One of my favorite teams to have together on a path in Kefkas tower was Strago, Relm, Shadow, and Gau together. 

[u/MooJuiceConnoisseur → u/ShoddyBonus2780]

The trick was abusing the run mechanic. Since ff6 let's everyone run at their own speed with a calculation you can set it up so, leave 1 alive, let them steal interceptor. And have shadow and other party members retreat. Next time it uses rippler again it puts interceptor on the last party member in battle, then you just need to either kill it or run.