Squall Leonhart
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| Squall Leonhart | |
 Squall | |
| Job: | SeeD Student/Member |
| Age: | 17 |
| Weapon: | Gunblade |
| Height: | 5'8" |
Squall Leonhart is the main playable protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII. Squall is 17 years old, although acts much beyond his age. He is one of few specialists in handling the Gunblade, a gun-sword hybrid weapon. He is often haunted by the painful memories of his past, but conceals them deep within, putting on a brave and taciturn face in his daily life.
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Final Fantasy VIII
Squall Leonhart is a loner by nature, and believes that people should rely only on themselves. Orphaned at an early age, Squall transferred to the Military Academy of Balamb Garden as a youngster and excelled in combat. Despite being calm and level-headed, Squall can not tolerate fellow student and rival Seifer Almasy, and tends to lose his composure around the arrogant young man. While having all the capabilities needed to lead, Squall tends to reject the role of a leader wherever he can. While many in Garden look upon Squall with admiration and respect, he disregards them, choosing to live his life wholly independently. A slave to his duty, rather than to his heart, Squall never veers from the guidelines, but after a series of events, discoveries and new friendships, Squall may be ready to open up.
Character Design
Tetsuya Nomura and Yoshinori Kitase collaborated on the design for Squall. Originally planned with more feminine features, it was then decided to make him stylised. Specific features such as his scar and pendant were added to help generate a background for the character. The scar bears significance due to the scar sported by rival Seifer, a mirror of Squall's scar. The design of Squall has been criticised for being too Westernised,compared to his more Asian inspired love interest, sparking claims the game is hinting at the West's dominance. The creators dismissed any such claims, stating the character designs were based on nothing but what best suited their personality. His design and attitude is based on River Phoenix.
Other Appearances
Kingdom Hearts
Squall appeared in the game series Kingdom Hearts, now a broken and bitter man, he assumed the name of Leon. He is one of the main supporting characters in Kingdom Hearts and a has a large part in the storyline. He says he will continue to go by the name Leon until he is sure the Heartless have been defeated and he can start to live is old life again.
Kingdom Hearts ReCoM
Still going by Leon, Squall reappears as a figment of Sora's memories. He teaches Sora more about the cards and battles. His design is unchanged
Kingdom Hearts 2
Leon appears in the Kingdom Hearts games older than he was in Final Fantasy VIII (age 26 in KHII). He's in the Restoration Commitee with Yuffie, Aerith, and Cid. During the ending credits he is seen reading a letter that has a butterfly floating out of it (a Rinoa reference).
Final Fantasy Dissidia
Squall is also appearing in a fighting game for the PSP called Dissidia made by Square Enix, where he and other heroes of Final Fantasy battle it out with the main villains of the series.
Quotes
| "...Whatever." (FFVIII) |
| "I dreamt I was a moron." (FFVIII) |
| "Will they... Will they talk about me this way if I die, too? Squall was this and that. Using past tense, saying whatever they want? So this is what death is all about... ...Not for me. I won't have it!!!" (FFVIII) |
| "Forget it. I don't want friends who won't be around tomorrow." (FFVIII) |
| "They'll come at you out of nowhere. And they'll keep coming at you. As long as you continue to weild the Keyblade" (KH) |
| "Wait... how do I know your name?" (KHReCoM) |
| "Think you can handle this many?" (to Cloud, KH2) |
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