Rinoa Heartilly

<img src="http://www.finalfantasyworld.co.uk/images/signature/BannerFFVIII_Rinoa.jpg" /> There's no denying it. Rinoa Heartilly changed Squall Leonhart's life. With her tantalizing mix of beauty, intelligence, prowess in battle and all-around charm, if she wasn't capable of cracking Squall's cold shell then no one else could. The spirited and tenacious Rinoa isn't afraid to tell you what she thinks, and if you don't like it then she's just as likely to shoot at you with her boomerang-like Blaster Edge or to sic her dog Angelo on you. She is fiercely loyal to her friends and will help them by whatever means necessary. Much of Rinoa's past remains unknown, though at some point she lost her mother and had a falling out with her father, a Galbadian general. She was also once romantically linked to Seifer Almasy. The raven-haired beauty first entered Squall's life at a dance celebrating his and others' initiation into the elite team of mercenaries known as SeeD. They would soon meet again as Squall and two other fellow new SeeDs became her client and assisted her "Timber Owls" in an attempt to abduct Galbadian president Vinzer Deling. By doing so, she hoped to free her hometown of Timber from the hand of a dictator. Before too much longer, the freedom of Timber became secondary to freeing the world of the power of the sorceress Edea. And even by helping to defeat her, Rinoa's worries only started to compact. Through it all, however, Rinoa's relationship with Squall slowly moved from that of client to that of love interest. There would be no other person more important to the young SeeD than Rinoa Heartilly. OCCUPATION: Freedom fighter FAMILY: General Caraway (estranged father) AMBITIONS: Freedom of Timber from Galbadian rule <img src="http://i698.photobucket.com/albums/vv344/cero_espada/My%20creations/rinoa-squall.gif" /> <strong>QUOTE:</strong> "You're the best looking guy here." (the first thing she ever says to Squall) "Let me guess.... You'll only dance with someone you like. OK then.... Look into my eyes.... You're-going-to-like-me.... You're going to like me.... Did it work?" (to Squall as she tries to get him to dance with her) "We've gotta go back and help everybody!" "Give me a hug.... A real tight one! I need to know that I'm alive!" (to Squall after he risked his life to save hers) OTHER MEDIA: Rinoa Heartilly is one of eight Final Fantasy VIII action figures available from Bandai. [Related Characters] Cid Kramer, Squall Leonhart, Quistis Trepe, Zell Dincht, Selphie Tilmitt, Edea, NORG, Seifer Almasy, Adel, Ultimecia <img src="http://deadoralive.wikia.com/index.php?title=Dead_Fantasy&image=Dead_Fantasy_Title-jpg" /> <div class="spoiler"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.nextSibling.nextSibling.style.display='block';this.style.display='none';" value="Show spoiler"> <span class="spoiler_content" style="display:none"><input type="button" class="button" onClick="this.parentNode.style.display='none';this.parentNode.parentNode.childNodes[0].style.display='block';" value="Hide spoiler"><br>Rinoa Heartilly is a highly-powerful Sorceress and the main female protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII, serving as the love interest of Squall Leonhart. She was the eighth character introduced in Dead Fantasy, appearing at the beginning of the last act of Dead Fantasy II. She will appear in a later installment to battle against Rachel.<!--spoiler--></span></div> <strong>SOURCES:</strong> Final Fantasy VIII instruction booklet Final Fantasy VIII Official Strategy Guide by David Cassady, BradyGAMES <!--link--><a href="http://www.rpgamer.com">RPGamer</a>