Quick question about pre-4th-form, trying to avoid seeing spoilers :)

[ZorbaTHut]

Okay.

I just got Li.

He's completely destroying the atmosphere of the game for me. Seriously. Swimming through an ocean full of wildlife? Awesome. Swimming through an ocean full of wildlife with some guy following me? Far less awesome.

He provides a bit of firepower. Does he do anything else? Do I need him? I really just want to leave him in his cave and move on, but since I don't know what he does, I'm a bit worried that I'll end up stuck in this next area if I don't have him along - and I might not even realize I need him because I don't know what he does.

Help? Please just say "yes you can ditch him" or "no he's required", I really don't want spoilers

[inkblob]

your aggression towards Li is totally natural. you are going to need him later on, but for the time being if you don't want him around because you resent the water he breathes then you can leave him at his cave or your home cave with no ill effect. I don't know what 4th form mean for you because of how open ended the game is.

[Glamador]

Just click on his helmet in either of those two spots and he will sit there to rot...but eventually he becomes glued to you...and your soul will die a little inside...

[ZorbaTHut]

Ah, I thought the form progression was reasonably linear just due to how I seem to be only able to enter one new area per ability. Perhaps I'm just not exploring quite enough Anyway, thanks for the answers. I'll go dump him in a cave.

  Li 

[Xiagan]

A lot of people didn't like him first but changed their opinion, I hope you'll manage that too, because you won't be able to finish the game without him.

[Alphasoldier]

I was more like: "Awww... Naija has a boyfriend (heart)", then I mosr of the time used beast forn, streams and open water to leave him behind, I didn't find him all that helpfull anyway.