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Rinoa Heartilly

Age : 17
Height : 5'3"
Weapon : Pinwheel

Rinoa Heartilly is the main female character from Final Fantasy VIII. Open, lively, emotional, expressive and kind-hearted, Rinoa is in many ways the direct opposite of the cold and antisocial Squall. Although their personalities clash at first, Squall and Rinoa gradually become close, and their relationship is a major centre of the game's storyline.

Rinoa is the leader of the Forest Owls, a small resistance group seeking to liberate the country of Timber from Galbadian occupation. She is first introduced when she meets Squall at a ball at Balamb Garden, where she manages to captivate — albeit rather forcefully — the usually silent and unfriendly Squall into dancing with her. They meet again at Timber, when the Forest Owls hire Squall, Zell, and Selphie as mercenaries.

Despite being the only untrained member of your party, Rinoa is an effective fighter, who does well with magic and summons. Her weapon is a peculiar projectile mechanism named the Pinwheel. It appears to be a bladed disc mounted on her wrist, that acts like a boomerang. She is always followed by her devoted dog, Angelo, who makes appearances in all of her Limit Breaks. Following events later in the game, she also gains another limit break called Angel Wing, in which she becomes uncontrollable for the remainder of the battle, acting on her own by casting spells with significantly improved power. Many people find this more useful than Angelo, although her 'Combine' limit breaks can be very useful in their own right, particularly Wishing Star and Invincible Moon.

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