Example from Eli
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If a character named Thrawn, Chiss Emissary is in your squad, for the rest of the skirmish this character gains the following commander effect:
Chiss allies gain Clear Strategy
At first I agreed with you, if the conditions aren't met, the character shouldn't be a commander because they don't gain the commander effect.
But now that I'm thinking about it, they'd still have the first half of their commander effect even if they don't gain the second, useful CE, right?
You'd need a special glossary ruling for them to qualify as followers, I think. Which would be nice, but RAW I think they're commanders regardless of the squad build.