SQUALL LEONHEART
SQUALL TAKES THE LEAD ROLE IN FINAL FANTASY 8. HE IS SHORTSPOKEN, UNLESS YOUR TALKING ABOUT WHAT HE IS INTERESTED IN THEN HES QUITE LIVELY AND OUTSPOKEN. HE CARRIES A UNIQUE SWORD KNOWN ONLY AS THE GUNBLADE WHICH BASICALLY A REVOLVER WITH A BIG BAYONET ATTACHMENT. HE IS CONSTANTLY HAUNTED BY "DREAM-LIKE" STATES IN WHICH HE LEARNS OF LAGUNA LOIRE'S PAST.

RINOA HEARTILLY
RINOA IS A CHEERFUL GIRL WITH AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT OF TENDERNESS AND UNYEILDING SPIRIT. SHE IS USUALLY VERY OPEN AND HONEST BUT SOMETIMES SHE HAS A SHY SIDE SO SHE HAS MIXED AND CONFUSED FEELINGS.

ZELL DINCHT
ZELL JOINED GARDEN WHEN HE WAS 13 IN ORDER TO TRAIN HIMSELF TO BE A GREAT SOLDIER LIKE HIS GRANDFATHER BEFORE HIM. HE IS A QUICK AND LETHAL FIGHTER, AND A MARTIAL ARTS MASTER. HE GREW UP IN A WEALTHY FAMILY AND BECAUSE OF THIS, HE LACKS SERIOUSNESS. HE LOSES HIS TEMPER EASILY BUT FITS THE MILITARY STEREOTYPE PERFECTLY.

QUISTIS TREPE
AT THE AGE OF 18 SHE IS A TEACHER AT BALAMB GARDEN. WITH HER AMAZING FIGHTING SKILLS, SHE ENROLED IN GARDEN AT THE AGE OF 10, AND ENTERED SeeD AT THE AGE OF 15.

IRVINE KINNEAS
IT IS SAID THAT IRVINE ISNT A STUDENT OF GARDEN, BUT EVIDENTLY HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH GARDEN. HE DRESSES LIKE A COWBOY AND USES A SHOTGUN AS A WEAPON. HE IS THE TRUE "LADIES MAN" OR SO HE THINKS.

SELPHIE TILMITT
SELPHIE WAS RECOMMENDED FOR SeeD. SHE IS A STRONG FIGHTER WITH A CHILD-LIKE HEART. SELPHIE MEETS UP WITH SQUALL IN THE TOWN OF DOLLET DURING A MISSION, AND IS IN YOUR PARTY FROM THAT POINT ON.

LAGUNA LOIRE
THIS IS THE MAN WHO OWNS THE LIFE THAT SQUALL RELIVES TIME AND TIME AGAIN. HE IS AN EX-SOLDIER- TURNED JOURNALIST. OUT OF COMPASSION FOR THE LESS FORTUNATE, HE HELPS THOSE WHO ARE WEAK AND DESTROYS THOSE WHO SEEK TO OPPRESS.

SEIFER ALMASY
Though Seifer is a talented and worthy fighter, his short fuse and lack of responsibility lost him the right to join SeeD. His jealousy for Squall's talent has made him extremely bitter and rambunctious. His rivalry against Squall feeds his endless ego and his need to be the best. Strangely enough, he bears the same scar Squall has on his face and is equipped with a gunblade as well. Seifer is a law enforcer at the Balamb Garden, assisted by Raijin and Fuujin.