FF6 Beyond Chaos playthrough

Nice, I've been looking forward to this. I'll split my notes between this forum and the other.

• Your name results in a strange randomization... everyone starts with the Item command, which is a less than 1% chance.
  
• Xianpu (Terra) was undead somehow... fortunately, Vicks was able to save the day with his right-handed Paladin Shield.
• Whelk had a special attack called "Pile Armor" which surprised me. It had a strange effect, that seemed to stun Vicks until he was attacked again. I'm guessing that this attack was supposed to inflict "near death" status, but maybe I don't really understand how that works.
• Genome (Mog) started with a lucky Flame Shield! This is pretty rare, because it means that it's the weakest shield he can equip. So I'm guessing that his equipment options will be very limited. An early Flame Shield is nice, but I'm not worried about it upsetting the carefully developed balance of power levels
• Sketch seems to be working as intended, and has a high chance of using the enemy's most powerful signature skills.
• Shoutouts to Dessyreqt, who somehow made it into the game as a low-level enemy in South Figaro Cave.