They try to do a character study on him and his stunted childhood development but absolutely didn't have the writing chops to do that. LAGUNA IS SQUALL'S DAD AND JULIA IS RINOA'S MOM! Just go with it. They're both very flawed people, but they play off each other's weaknesses. They're also really young, but in a way the game always seems cognisant of. Top tier gaming couple, not just in the Final Fantasy mythology. I don’t know how anyone can argue that Rinoa of all characters not having a personality. Then again the game completely lost me with the whole orphanage bit. Here, I'll give them to the leader." So beautiful with Eyes on Me playing...ahhhh. Laguna and Julia are ex lovers and they both married someone else after they broke up. (spoilers). Squall:No one will get by me for I am your knight and for your my wife. As they do, Squall shows up as a ghost. Focus on Rinoa now. She might wake up with a kiss from the prince. Re: [FF8-R] Rinoa and Squall Texture Mod « Reply #10 on: 2020-05-02 09:37:32 » ok for the hinges I'm working on it but for those I kept the original texure but for the rest I used the textures of the squalll battle model which had textures with higher resolution and prti of a texure not used with buckles that I have adapted. For most of the game the player experiences Laguna through playable flashbacks explained to the player as the main characters' dreams. She recognises early on that he isn't really an asshole, and she tries to help him deal with the problems that all his friends, and even he knows he's failing to cope with. Why is the love story thing between Squall and Rinoa such a big deal? Zell then says he needs to see Squall's in order to do it, expecting Rinoa to get it. All of his friends are well aware that he's putting on a facade. At the end of disc one, Squall and Friends face Edea on a parade float in Deling City. But I wasn't convinced when I played the game, and greatly prefer the romanced in FF9 and 10. Pretty much this. If you asked me to describe her personality I would say she has a dog. It doesn't have a super deep gravitas, but it wasn't meant to. However, after the credits roll you see him and Rinoa on the balcony together and with Selphie's giddy-ness of point out to the camera as to what Rinoa was doing, makes it … "There's quality, and then there's consistent quality. Squall and his friends' first mission with the Forest Owls ends in failure when, in an attempt to kidnap the Galbadian President Vinzer Deling, they end up capturing a body double posing as the president instead. Squall: It makes perfect sense that Squall would find Rinoa completely infuriating. It wasn’t great. up to her hotel room which creates an extremely embarrasing scene. I think it's basically that despite Squall desperately trying to keep others at a distance out of fear of getting too attached to others and facing abandonment again his true feelings and personality are obvious to everyone around him. I'd love to see a remake of the game. Rinoa later drags Squall back to reality at the end of the game. You finish Quistis, swap her out, revive Rinoa and give her Quistis' GFs, bring in Zell, give him Squall's GFs, and do Rinoa and Zell together. Squall & Rinoa aren't even the best Squaresoft PS1-era romantic pairing. Also I recognize that Squall wouldn't have opened up nearly as much if not for Rinoa's influence on him. Zone shook his head and said, "You won't have to do that. Also, at the very end we see Squall and Rinoa on a balcony of Balamb Garden. I really wanted to somehow cause those two to get together. In fact, it's when Rinoa goes into her coma at the end of disk 2/ start of disk 3 that Squall … Xenogears, the love between Fei and elly spanning thousands of years! Privacy PolicyCookie SettingsDo Not Sell My InformationReport Ad. Squall and Rinoa worked together on a mission and got to know each other. I like to see Seifer get by me now. They become better people because of their relationship. Wouldn’t this further support the time travel storyline being real and it’s like those two are back together again at the start of the game? I just think Quistis' personality is better suited for Squall. Squall is her Knight. Jesus, thank you. Rinoa basically never had a reason to like Squall besides thinking he was good looking, and Squall never did anything besides play along. How important exactly is keeping low levels? Zell picks up on her interest but Rinoa waves her hand at his face and shakes her head denying it. She’s very naive, she acts like a brat and she talks too much for our introverted main man. I like how she started as the typical Manic Pixie Dream Girl, which then gets turned around when. Do you name Squall, Rinoa, or Guardian Forces something stupid? He sees Rinoa above, reaching to him as he falls. (wow saying that sounds really weird) but I was just thinking Rinoa:I love Squall. Rinoa puts her hands behind her back and starts dragging her foot across the floor, saying it's embarrassing for her to ask Squall. I always thought Squall was a boring plank of wood and Rinoa irritated me so I couldn't care less for any sort of romance between them. Squall is awful at the start of the game, as well as the middle, and by the end I still didn't like him. When the main protagonist Squall Leonhart and his party of SeeD help the resistance movement, Rinoa decides to stay with them and ends up falling in love with Squall. It was a cute teenage relationship. After this scene, Squall awakens in a prison, and strangely, there is no sign of his injury. Tidus and Yuna to me are top tier video game romance but SquallxRinoa and ZidanexGarnet where damn amazing too. Squall deciding he likes Rinoa is a bit jarring. Currently playing: Parasite Eve (PSN), 3rd Birthday, Dissidia Duodecim, Legend of Mana (PSN). I don't know why Squall is a ghost and Irvine isn't. Didn’t Balamb crash during the game? I stopped keeping up with this series sometimes around that algebra game, 384/2. WELL GUESS WHAT!! Squall Leonhart (Japanese: スコール・レオンハート, Hepburn: Sukōru Reonhāto) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII, a role-playing video game that was produced by Square (now Square Enix).In Final Fantasy VIII, Squall is a 17-year-old student at Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries (known as "SeeDs"). She wears the ballroom outfit again at the Garden Festival event in Fishermans Horizon. Rinoa constantly poking at Squall's shell until he finally opens up and then at the end when he thinks everyone's left him and then. Squall:Yes I love Rinoa but I do not know if she likes me. They met each other on the ball, they danced together … Squall closes his eyes and dies. "They're cute and popular, so they've gotta fuck" is basically the law of the land. ", "I couldn't stand a day without a past or future. ... Squall (Rinoa.....) (Even if you end up as the world's enemy,) (I'll...) (I'll be your knight.) The ballroom dress is her alternate costume in Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.Her signature outfi… Now dont go thinking Iam a Seinoa fan! Then the near death in space when she regains herself, and subsequent awkwardness by squall *still* after he saves her. What you seem to be mistaking is that Squall doesn't start caring for Rinoa in space, he actually cares for her (and all of his other teammates) long before then. This does seem unprecedented. Not great though. Squall is awful at the start of the game, as well as the middle, and by the end I still didn't like him. fireinthewronghole is pretty much the Uematsu of Dissidia posts. I have everyone's ticket right here!" Rinoa is turning to Squall, who has just been impaled. Squall "...Maybe." Over the course of the game, Squall and Rinoa fight alongside each other, surmounting obstacles both human and supernatural, and then end up … I would totally buy that Seifer wants to fuck Squall. Squall Leonhart (Japanese: スコール・レオンハート, Hepburn: Sukōru Reonhāto) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII, a role-playing video game that was produced by Square (now Square Enix).In Final Fantasy VIII, Squall is a 17-year-old student at Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries (known as "SeeDs"). Rinoa and Squall are kissing and it seems the game will end blissfully. ( I dont care for most of 9 outside the music and that hunt event). Sixteen years later our heroes Squall and Rinoa met at a graduation Ball party, thus the adventure and their beautiful love story begins. she she becomes a sorceress, and then it's Squall who has to become her emotional support. I prefer rosa and Cecil, dagger and zidane or tidus and tuna. They talk for a while and she tells him she likes him and other crap like that. According to the theory, this shard of ice fatally wounds Squall, and the rest of the game is his mind frantically trying to piece together how things could have turned out before he dies. is the co-protagonist of Square's (now Square Enix) Final Fantasy VIII.Rinoa is a 17-year-old member of a resistance faction known as the Forest Owls. Before we follow everyone, let's check out this area. Looky here! Final Fantasy is one of the most popular and beloved franchises in gaming, and for good reason — its compelling gameplay and fully realized stories make for unforgettable gaming experiences. I was already leaning towards replaying FF IX because of Kyle Bosman's playthrough just starting but I think this thread has convinced me. I never liked Rinoa and found the whole romance focus weak of the game. That same year, the owner wrote a short page called “Rinoa is Ultimecia Theory”, which theorizes: Over the years, this blurb expanded to an pageon the site with more evidence and reasons to accept the theory on its merits. While in the Lunar Base, Rinoa awakens under the sorceress Ultimecia's control, and is forced to unlock the Sorceress Adel's tomb. As they do, Squall shows up as a ghost. Here's how. It always seemed aware that its protagonists were flawed and immature, giving rise to the assassination plot going off the tracks. Rinoa nervously takes a seat as the Ragnarok begins attacking Lunatic Pandora. Why do the game developers want you to fight something that’s close to Squall? Just finished FF8 and I think I figured out something. Him coming round to her could have been more deftly handled. You must log in or register to reply here. I appreciate you clarifying these points, a lot of people turned their brain off partway through FFVIII and gave up on understanding the plot and characters. In the end, she probably ended up on another world like you said. Never included her in anything. Riddles 44: Why was Squall's hair changed in the remaster? Rinoa doesn't have much of a character. Rinoa Heartilly (Japanese: リノア・ハーティリー, Hepburn: Rinoa Hātirī) is the co-protagonist of Square's (now Square Enix) 1999 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VIII.She is a teenaged member of a resistance faction known as the Forest Owls. Get the cast of FF8 playing from the same song sheet with the right band choices and it'll make Squall and Rinoa's relationship a little smoother. Rinoa's shoulder-length black hair has three caramel highlights on both sides of her face. That's what matters most.Laguna Loire Laguna Loire is a temporarily playable character in Final Fantasy VIII. She’s like. Rinoa: Definitely. Rinoa constantly poking at Squall's shell until he finally opens up and then at the end when he thinks everyone's left him and then. We may name it something silly, but we still name it. Just go with it. Rinoa was using Squall as support due to Seifer and Squall was using Rinoa as support due to all the fucking stress going on in his life. As much as Squall does for Rinoa, she does for him. He's got a lot going for him, but unless he deals with the things he keeps burying, he'll end up undoing all of that. Better than grabs her ass fuck boi from 9. HQ Recommended! They complimented each other well and I enjoyed it. I remember not buying the romance, and feeling like it coming off as extremely forced in disc 3. Squall: I was always alone... Rinoa: Squall... You missed out on all the good things in life. Nobody else." I don't know, it all felt pretty abrupt/forced, but I guess that's teenage romance for you. For half the game she’s pursuing him and he shows no interest. Except Seifer. I think they relied too heavily on it and Rinoa kept pressing him to talk which was the only reason he finally opens up later and has that insane 360 of a personality change. Long story short, that can’t go on forever. BUT, Squall himself didn't know that he cared. He’s smiling. Squall shouts that he'll never do it and Rinoa bounces happily. I personally didn't like Rinoa as a character or as a party member. While we're here, the party theme, "Ami," plays prominently during this sequence: The menu is available, but it's not very informative. Which magic junctions best to which stat? Sabrina and Nick end up together on 'Chilling Adventures of Sabrina,' but it's not exactly a happily ever after. We want to create an inspiring environment for our members and have defined a set of guidelines. Then she gets in the coma and he realizes what he could be missing out on. Though admittedly the game wasn't exactly easy to put together on a single playthrough, it's a lot easier to read this when you are paying attention a second go around. Actually, I had completely given up when Rinoa came into the picture.) I think there is a huge possibility that Squall and Rinoa are siblings. Laguna and Julia are ex lovers and they both married someone else after they broke up. Sadly, none of them (Laguna/Raine/Julia) ended up together for long, but thanks to those two up there (Rinoa/Squall), their love will go on, and their dreams will come true. Rinoa Heartilly (リノア・ハーティリー, Rinoa Hātirī?) Of course, he can’t relate too well with people. Before the end of disk one: Okay, for this to make sense, I’m going to look at Rinoa and Squall individually before and after the attempted assassination. It is in her comatose state, that Squall brings her first to Esthar, and then to space to try and save her. He then plummets off a ledge as Rinoa helplessly watches. The relationship is completely subtle and vague UNTIL the Ragnarok which is late Disc 3 and totally random, and that's if you can really find them saying nice words or caring about one another. Walking up to Squall, Zone said, "4 for you SeeD people. She’s very naive, she acts like a brat and she talks too much for our introverted main man. There's another kid here. "Those were your words, Rinoa." That game is so good. Rinoa, Selphie, Squall, Zell, and Irvine spend Christmas together. Some people are trying to tell me that when Squall takes Rinoa's hand and pulls her closer to himself and their faces get close... that they aren't kissing. Wakka and Blitz Ball was truly the best romance of the entire series. it's no Tidus / Yuna (the best in FF) or Cecil / Rosa, but it's good. When Squall and friends defeat Ultimecia and travel through time in the end, they end up separated. I like the development Squall has. Walking up to Rinoa, he handed her a ticket and said, "One for you." FF7,8,9 and X are the best thing SquareSoft has ever done. While I do believe the relationship stems from squall just feeling open for the first time and Rinoa just feeling vulnerable after the whole Seifer situation I think that time and time again they proved they cared a lot about each other especially in disc 3 with the space scene and saving Rinoa from being locked up. Initially, that practicality extends only to the immediate results, and Xu in particular is often three steps ahead of him–that evolves over time, though, and they end up working together very well, for the interests of both Garden and anyone seeking its ‘services.’ Often with Rinoa and Quistis playing the angel and devil on their shoulders, respectively. 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