They have been generally well received, with the book The Legend of Final Fantasy VI: Creation - Universe - Decryption analyzing them as being two sides of the same coin to create a complete character.

Sabin's use of Suplex on an enemy called the Phantom Train was also well-received, with players expressing disappointment with the execution of the scene in the Pixel Remaster version of Final Fantasy VI.

He was also influenced by an older woman he had a crush on, a cousin to his father, who insisted he become a good man, leading him to aspire to be chivalrous.

[1] After escaping from Narshe with Terra Branford, Locke Cole brought her to Figaro to get Edgar's help and protect her from the Empire.

Sabin ends up splitting up with the group to chase after Ultros by jumping into the river, while Edgar, Terra, and Banon continue on the raft.

The game splits up here between three perspectives: Locke's, Sabin's, and Terra, Edgar, and Banon's, detailing how they all eventually reunite in Narshe.

Shadow leaves the group, and Sabin and Cyan leap down a waterfall, where they are saved from drowning by a feral boy named Gau, whom they befriend.

Edgar and Sabin work with the others to successfully ward off the attack, though Terra leaves after meeting a creature called an Esper, prompting the group to go looking for her.

At this point, Sabin becomes an optional character, and can be found when Celes visits a town and finds him holding up a collapsing building to save the children inside.

[1] The two appear in a doujinshi created by Soraya Saga titled Figaro no Kekkon, which explores their backstory, though his is not an official work.

In the book The Legend of Final Fantasy VI: Creation - Universe - Decryption, the author discusses both Edgar and Sabin.

They discussed how Edgar was, in a way, his own coin, noting how he was a king who pursued women, an ally to both the Returners and the Empire, and defies conventions while remaining in control.

They drew comparisons between the relationship between Edgar and Sabin to that of the brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist, commenting that despite being "as complementary to each other as they are different ... their approach to life remains similar."

She discussed how it initially seemed like just a twist of fate, but the realization that the coin flip was rigged in Sabin's favor communicates that "those who love us will sacrifice so that we can keep our pride and independence.

[6][7] Game Informer writer Adam Biessenger expressed a desire for Edgar and Sabin to be the stars of Final Fantasy VI instead of Terra.