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===Dispelling Rumors===

In the history of Prerelease research, many have assumed that there have been extra playable characters. Their proof of this is a Game Genie code -- 1981-E46F -- that supposedly unlocks two extra character slots on the menu. After this had been found, the rumor that Schala was one of the intended characters spread like wildfire, though the second intended was left to one's imagination; analysts held that the game contained extra sprites for Schala that depicted her running and making other movements that only playable characters would emulate.

While the Game Genie code does work, the conclusions drawn from it are incorrect. Chickenlump, one of the foremost ROM hackers, and even I myself have checked through the sprite data and have not found any extra sprites for Schala. Furthermore, another one of the top ROM hackers has disproven the results drawn from the Game Genie code.

'''Evil Peer''': ''I assume this is the code that allows two "extra" slots to appear for the reserve party. Those slots are for when you have only one character. For example, for Lucca's "Recriminations" side quest where she goes back in time to save her mother, one could potentially have all seven characters. But since only Lucca is playable for this particular point in the story, the other six characters have to go somewhere other than the active party. And if you have not already figured it out, six is more than four.''

''It should also be noted that, normally, at no time in the game can you add or subtract members from your active party. You can only replace. This is why blank slots are unselectable.''

''Unless, of course, you fool around with the programming. Like this code does.''