Why can't you just use a phoenix down on him? Why is it

Maybe he's too frail to survive being knocked out in battle.

Of course, Strago's probably older than him, but he has a lot of vitality.

He fucking disappears halfway through the game anyway, and nobody cares.

I would say it's story-gameplay disconnect or whatever the technical phrasing is, but in certain cutscenes in FFV for example, healers will revive characters with HP=0.

>>2891331
It's called ludonarrative dissonance. The term was invented by Clint Hocking, the director of Far Cry 2.

Who cares? Just stick him in the back row so he takes less damage, and have him heal every single round. Almost guaranteed to never die unless you're straight up retarded.

>>2891558
>Almost guaranteed to never die unless you're straight up retarded

Accurate summary of the Final Fantasy franchise.

>>2891323
He's an old fart so maybe he dies. Maybe he falls off the fucking raft and drowns. Who gives a toss, he can't die his special move is 'nobody dies'

Why can't you use a phoenix down on Leo?

>>2891331
To be honest, guy most likely dies anyway. If not from the mission he went on, most likely from the world fucking ending you know?

What does ever happen to Banon?

He just complexly fucks off from the rest of the game. I mean he could have died but Id like to think they'd at least mention it

>>2892140
You'll have to buy the sequel to find out. Exclusively for mobile ;)