Squall Leonhart's Origins Explained (Birth to Leader) ► Final Fantasy 8 Lore 

Final Fantasy Union Thanks for this video bro I'm a big fan of squall leonhart ffvlll is my best out of all of them to this date I own 4 squall figures his necklace and getting a ff8 shirt soon haha I'm 31yrs old big ff8 fan again thanks for the video🤗😎✊👍👏

Final Fantasy Union balthier please please please

Hi there great work. I’m new fan. And squall its my favorite character in FF

please, do Zidane!!

FF8 was my favorite too but I am girl so Rinoa fan though I think people liked Quistis more. It is cool that you have his necklace I would love to get the one Rinoa wore with Squall ring included on it. that would be the best jewelry.

only if you screw it up but yeah being able to set up his speech was great

hotdogs were hard to come by. they always sold fast. i remember being amused that hotdogs being sold out was even a thing in the game 😂

and the facepalm thing he does after he says it made it even way funnier 😂😂

Also, jokes aside, that part of the game when there's chaos all around and you have to stop to motivate the troops was always my favorite part of the game. So intense and fun then they add the scrolling battle while running so damn good

Lols that hotdogs were a big thing to them, so much that Zell stuffed his face with it.

I know his feeling there, but even if you don't have anyone, you still, always, have one person to lose... yourself.

Best comment in the internet, give this man a beer please!

Seifer was a great nemesis for him too

Cloud is the emo

FF8 had a much more light hearted story than FF7

i liked how they all realized they lived at the orphanage together, and that Edea was actually a good character who got possessed

Nah FFVII

​@@dancooke8811Hell no, if anything 7 is the game that less deserves a movie

@@dancooke8811 it has a movie. Advent Children.

7 doesn't need another movie, 8 and 10 do

Now it makes sense! All these years later! Good catch!

Seifer may've also remembered. I think he always went after Squall and Zell so they wouldn't forget him. He may've gone with Edea because he remembered that she was his Matron.

I just now realized this. It makes so much sense. He was about to assassinate the one person who took care of him when he was an orphan.

@@Seiferboi I always just thought that Seifer could've been mind controlled or something. He probably isn't and just acting of his own accord cause like you said, Edea raised him and he probably wanted to repay the debt by protecting her. The reason why I think he was mind controlled was because during that time Edea was under control herself.

@@Diamond_2403 Keep in mind that Seifer knew Ultimecia was inside Edea (we know that by the time Ellone sends Squall back when Ultimecia gets out of Edea and inside Rinoa), meaning either 1) he is mind-controlled by Ultimecia's consciousness inside Edea's body and then she (Ultimecia) was keeping her consciousness in Squall's (or Seifer's you can also say) present without unlocking Rinoa's consciousness to keep Seifer mind-controlled, which seems a bit off to me, or 2) she actually convinced him that his true nature and destiny (typical word for FF games) is to be rebellious and serve her evil plans where i mostly agree. Also guys (this is for everyone seeing this comment), it's not a time loop that Ultimecia passes her powers on Edea. Ultimecia died in all timelines. She couldn't find any sorceresses in the future, as all suppress their powers, so she went in the past to find one. In reality we have an answer about Bermuda triangle, that the extreme weather phenomena there create a distance jump through (long story short). Things can take action beyond time or/and space. My conclusion is the best phrase said in the game, which was by Irvine: Life has infinite possibilities. This phrase is in my mind since i read it back when i first finished the game in 2003 and it's set like this when cases about time or ""unrealistic"" events are in a discussion. Yeah, i needed 4+ years to finish the game with a lot of frustration, lack of knowledge, immature strategies and restarts after long-time breaks considering i was only 9-13 yo.

I still think X was the pinnacle of story telling for the series but 8 was decent too

This comment right here

@@krusenator123 x was cheeks.

@@xMtF54x How come?

@@xMtF54x X is peak

Of all the haters he has, he has to stay strong. At least he's got fans like us to support him! # support the lion. 🦁

Once be my childhood hero, forever be my hero.

I agree with you here. I related alot to squall and which I fell in love with this game.

I feel this so much

Same here, I idolised him growing up and to this day, still my no 1 ff character!

Thats awesome! He is my favorite too!

Completely agree! My whole childhood! 😭

On my right arm 💪

Awesome!! I would luv to see that tattoo on your back

Yep. Get your tat oot.

Whatever

+BHFFS nice reply XD

Same

The Artistic Frenzy i hated how the there was nothing to do, and places were sealed off due to time compression, after beating the game. They should add post game

Post-game play didn't become a thing until FFXIII anyway. Although, if I recall, during Time Compression, you _could_ still return to places where GF resided, in case you missed those. I might be remembering wrong though... Post-game play for VIII would really only make sense if you could take-on various side-quests _(like non-story related SeeD missions)_ . That'd be fun.

That was my first thought when he gave his speech right before the SeeD exam

I've thought the same thing for years, but the FMV shot of Cid makes me think more of Dan Aykroyd

I could see it.

That would be interesting to see thanks alot for the laugh 🙄💛like they did with hook when robin Williams played a grown-up Peter pan I got that movie on DVD 🙄

O my god I’m not alone

Cool (and probably fake) story bro, hard to believe you found a 2D character like Squall inspiration to "break out of your shell"

@@wjb4578 who hurt you

It states in game that the GF occupies the same space in the brain where memories reside. While it doesn't seem that the memories are gone, there does seem to be a pretty strong displacement effect.

like smoking weed

Nikolai Rose that sounds just like the Occuria and the undying in FF XII.

Also, Squall and Seifer's cards have the same numbers but in opposing positions, meaning without special rules, one can never flip the other. Suggests that Squall and Seifer should be considered equal in strength.

@@Kydos37 Don't think so... Squall with Lionheart is overpowered... Seifer neved showed such strength... or even compared with... just saying.

@@AlonsoUQ He does one-hit Odin, he's no slouch.

@@Kydos37 Odin is overrated in FFVIII... he only kills little weak monsters, and no bosses. Seifer used Limit reverse-zantetzuken, wich seemed to be Odin's weak point. Seifer doesn't represent any threat in the game though

@@AlonsoUQ Odin can one-shot Ruby Dragons and Malboros which are tougher than a lot of bosses. It's clear the intention is that he is close to Squall's ability level. They say at the start that both of them are way ahead of everyone else and the fact that their cards can't flip each other is obviously meant to indicate that they are equally matched. The difference is that Squall uses GF.

FFVIII was also my first in the franchise and Squall along with all the characters will hold a special place for me.

Reverie same here. I still play it

i played it like 25 times through. not lying. i am 27 years old now and this is my favorite game of all time. no matter which genre

we are alike, brother

My first FF as well. Despite being a huge Chrono Trigger fan, I had never played FFVI on SNES and I didn't have a PlayStation when FFVII came out, so this is where I started. I love the world, the score (one of the best in series, I'd say), the characters, the much maligned junction system and, of course, the greatest mini-game in the whole series, Triple Triad. I would say that the one thing that I despite is the whole, "the GFs made us forget". I would've liked something a bit more nuanced than a collective amnesia. I really wish that the Steam version of Outside of that, still my favorite FF, and one of my favorite RPGs (obviously behind Chrono Trigger though, I mean come on). It deserves much more than the poor Steam port that it got. Square's efforts on that front, of bringing their revered games to newer platforms, have been incredibly poor.

Ryan Davies I know right, the plot confused me when I was younger. but as I got older, I was able to connect things with a little help from friends.

Sista Jinx Thomas the story is more complicated so people remember it as confusing but when I replayed it when I was older I loved it is easily as good as 7

Just as most people misunderstand people who are depressed and using. They just see em as junkies and people who are immature.

Cause they are plebesh ff7 fanboys who don't know any better

Yeah I've always connected with this game more than the other installments. Seems the most grounded and realistic. And the characters seem so human. Not a dude with glowing blue eyes and a dude with a gun hand and a vampire. Just 6 teenagers who were trained to fight. all flawed and experiencing the growing pains. Most relatable cast to date

I am the same way. I truly feel that the past couple years I have played the right games at the right times. (I also got into the FF series very recently starting with 7 after the Remake announcement, now have played 6-10, 12, and 15. Fantastic series). 8 is my second favorite, and Squall is a top 3 FF character for me.

Manoftomorrow79 his gun blade is cool tho lol the "bullet" cuase a severe vibration through the blade allowing it to cuase more damage as it cuts into the enemies that's why you have to time it with his attack it's a cool idea it's not practical but it's awesome

To think that there are still people reading bible's and shit for guidance :p Just play a good game man, it'll change your life ;)

Wow you too?

Just remember that even the decision to not form relationships is itself a decision. I know it's hard to see sometimes, but coming through it, the lesson here always was twofold. One, you *cannot* go it alone; and two, you are never alone. Even if you don't want to form those bonds, they will always exist. Care for the people who care about you. Even if it's the "loud" dude who always wants hot dogs or a girl with a MAJOR SPEECH IMPEDIMENT. They're the people in your life - and no matter what, you only get to live it once. Time compression, visiting the past, it doesn't matter - we get one life. Make it the best one you can.

Next time you play the game look out for the hints that Rinoa could be Ultimecia in the future. There's still a lot in this game you can discover. ;-)

It was pretty evident if you payed attention

I only realized it after Kyros said that Squall looks like his mother

Laguna does tell Squall on Ragnarok that they have a lot to talk about when mission is over.

Make it even Deeper Sir, FF8 is a story about two star crossed lovers (Laguna and Julia Heartilly) could never be together, but their children righted that wrong and fell in love (Squall and Rinoa).

Squall is not more realistic character than any of the ones you mentioned, you are taking their personality out of context and complitely misrepresenting them. Being more realistic doesn't make him an inherently better character either as FF games are set in fantasy worlds that greatly deviate from our own so adhering to realism is not a concern and should never be a criteria for quality of character writing, the word you are looking for is authentic Cloud, Tidus and many more very much are.

I have only FFVII so far, so I'm only gonna talk aboud Cloud here. Tbh, seeing you call him "emotionless dead eyed super soldier" makes me wonder if you actually read the dialogue while you played, or if you truly played at all. There are a lot of situations during the game where he shows emotion, three of those truly impossible to miss, even if you are purposefully trying to ignore the character, those being Aerith's death (don't start with the spoiler thing, it's a 25 years old game and it's the most spoiled death in the history of videogames), Tifa fixing his mind, and then the last conversation he and Tifa have, alone under the Highwind, before going face to face with Sephiroth. Then as minor things, you have the Gold Saucer scenes, the Nibelheim flashback, the actual visit to the place, how he behaves at the end of the first visit to the northern crater, meeting Zack's parents, etc. Is that "emotionless dead eyed super soldier"? Whatever happened to "emotionless" when Hojo realizes who he is? Whatever happened to "super soldier" after Mideel? Whatever happened to "dead eyed" when Tifa found him at the train station? That's what I thought.

I need a FF8 HD Remastered

Ace7of7Hearts me too. Hated the pc port

Squall sucks compared to Zidane. Squall and Cloud are basically the same personality. The "too cool for school" types. Zidane on the other hand is what a man should be. Funny, perverted, and cocky. He doesn't start off as some important leader. He starts off as a mere thief who later discovers he has a greater purpose in this world and becomes a pivotal role in all his companion's destiny. Zidane actually had an impact on everyone. Apart from Rinoa, I don't think Squall had any connection to any of the characters.

Squall did not start out as a leader, in fact due to his introverted personality and his inability to work with others, this was a challenge for him at first. He didn't start out as some dude from some nobility household, he was an orphan who was trained to fight the woman who helped raise him. However, thanks to Rinoa and his comrades, he was able to grow out of his shell as they did see a potential in him. Although the main focus was him and Rinoa, he did impact the rest of his friends, and also those who fought in Balamb Garden. The only reason why he chose to go with Rinoa is because this was the first time he truly felt connected to someone and his friends understood that and fought with him till the very end. If that doesn't show that he hadn't impacted anyone, I don't know what else. If you like Zidane, great, but to compare them is just silly. They have different personalities and stories.

dj lu I mean did you play ff7 or 8 then??? Lol

And dissidia all three versions

And *cough* Kingdom Hearts 2 *cough*

Did anybody else actually continue to fight Squall until you could beat him in Kingdom Hearts? I remember my brother who had played the game said there was no point, but zi refused because I loved Squall so much I wasn't going to just let him win! Turns out you can actually beat him! My brother was very surprised.

I don't know what this game is, Kingom Hearts, but I must say, that he also appeared in Chocobo Racing - even with his certain weapon as his power, the Gun Blade.

@@DerTypausBielefeld u shoult check it is is a mix of ff chars and disney charsin a ff style game with a good story and pase

But you can already play as Squall in HD... in Dissidia NT! :D xD

do you think ff7 looks like it will be 'in the spirit' of the original ff7? fans asked for a graphics update, QoL update, and retranslation of the text. A HD remake, more or less. We're getting a full on remake that looks like ff13-15, and so far, looks terrible. I may be wrong, but i'm not looking forward to it

Don't worry. As long as they don't fuck up the FFVII Remake, you're guaranteed they'll release the remakes of VIII and IX, since those 3 are the best-selling in the entire franchise.

FF VIII and later really don't need a remake imo. They are really good looking games, even now. VII rightly deserves one as the graphics don't do it justice, especially the character models outside combat. But, a complete remake of VI, that would be grand! The Opera scene, Narshe, the floating Continent, Shadow etc... Super HD and slick, but faithful to the particular gothic/'steamy' world Amano helped to create through his illustrations. This very particular feel in the characters portraits (in the menu) and the monsters sprites, the elegantly strange and organic structure of the dungeons (Floating Continent, Kefka Tower).

Agreed I know it's a late post but to me I feel he is the most developed character because of how he started from being a young loner to a leader and someone who has friends who will be there for him and vice versa and having the love of his life there for him, I love it

Squall sucks compared to Zidane. Squall and Cloud are basically the same personality. The "too cool for school" types. Zidane on the other hand is what a man should be. Funny, perverted, and cocky. He doesn't start off as some important leader. He starts off as a mere thief who later discovers he has a greater purpose in this world and becomes a pivotal role in all his companion's destiny. Zidane actually had an impact on everyone. Apart from Rinoa, I don't think Squall had any connection to any of the characters.

How so? Explain yourself.

Zidane ia cool but squall is best and stronger

How so? Explain yourself.

Well, Squall and Cloud did not start of as important leader too though. I agree with you about Squall, i personally think they should make Squall stay moody like the first time we knew him or at least make his character develop more slowly. I mean we are talking about an introvert teen that shut off everyone else for 99% of his lifetime and he's struggling with abandonment issue then he's suddenly falls in love with this annoying girl. I just felt like they developed his character way too fast. At first he enjoy talking to himself, consider his option logically, always avoid getting involved with other people business and then we saw him having a mental breakdown and screaming at other people in Galbadia Garden. This is the same guy who doesn't think twice about killing another person when Irvine, a trained sharpshooter, have a second thought about it. Dont get me wrong, i love FFVIII it's my first RPG i've ever played, it's always have special place in my heart.

Yea, it was something I thought about, but it ended up being difficult to integrate the optional paths while keeping a coherent flow, so I decided to just choose one path. Glad you enjoyed it though! :) ~Darryl

I know i'm a month behind, but i think that for future videos the "optimal" path/ true ending would be the best way to go about it. that particular section with the irish jig makes it so much more believable i have to think that was the intended route the devs made.

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I didn't even know this

Squall is Laguna's son and Rinoa is Julia's daughter.

Don't forget the amazing soundtrack

Thanks Ryan, really appreciate your kind words :) ~Darryl

they planing to remake the ff8 after remake ff7.not just remaster it remake.

It needs a full remake, not a remaster. There are many things that don#t work well in the game that could be enhanced.

ABaumstumpf Considering 8 was a rushed game like 15, and how modern SE does things, I'd settle with something in between remaster/remake a la Crash Bandicoot 'N Sanity instead of a reboot like 7, which would take another decade to complete.

the FF 7 reboot - Square has already pissed of the majority of the fanbase. but i still think both 7 and 8 would deserve a full remake. And the Crash trilogy - gonna get it for PC some day, but i have played it on PS4 and must say: I am glad i have the original games and i prefer them over that remastering. better controls and despite far lower visual fidelity it imo looks better.

ABaumstumpf I don't mind the new mechanics, but the additions or changes in the story (they're going to take inspiration from the Compilation) not a fan of that.

Sigh-fer, Dealing, Tray-bee-ya >>>>

Ellone is pronounced El-low-nay

Correct, this was really grating.

Sqool

In the german Version its: Cifer, Delling, Trabia. So yes, i agree.

neogriff Omnislash is 15 hits. Lionheart is 17, plus however many hits Renzokuken does.

I did try to count them manually. What I get is 18 for omni and 17 for lion + 6 renzo, assuming that we dealt the maximum amount. But, that is way before the internet is booming, so accuracy is still way off. Thx for the correction mate. :)

8 is probably one of the worst

jason cash Good for you :)

jason cash Happy for ya! ;)

The KING to answer your question on why they skipped 8....it's because nobody likes it. It's the least favorite of most gamers...so....

jason cash I know right. *Nobody.* You're not gonna find "one" good comment about FFVIII in the comment section of the video. Smh. Thanks for the answer! :D

its because RINOA IS ULTIMECIA...check her final form that looks like a gf in the FFIX.. u can see rinoa dangling at the bottom of the monster final form. then if u check the info of that summon in FFIX it says its a summon who deal with pain

You're most welcome! Hope you had a great birthday :) ~Darryl

I got the earliest possible Lionheart without card-modding any GF cards recently. I got the Lionheart before Deling City. It was pretty tough but felt awesome to do.

He'd be a general/admiral buy now

LoneWolf94476 they should remake all of them

Remaking it would be amazing, the game has amazing plot and character growth, but.... the gameplay is badddd, enemies scaling up based on your level makes levels largely useless, and draw and junctions sounded nice, but just didn’t work, you got tornado and curaga early and that was that. I’d love for them to make it a better designed system and fix up the game so it’s more appealing than as a visual novel really.

I want them to do 6 next, then 8. FF1-4 got remakes, couple titles got multiple. FF3 and 4 got full 3D remakes on a and have visuals in between FF7-9 and FF10. And voice acting (idk bout 3 for VA, I know 4 did). Wtf did 6 get? A shitty mobile "remake" that made the graphics look way worse than on the super nintendo. Square needs to make that up by remaking that one next

The likelihood of that happening is so low...you would sooner win the lottery.

@@renten3718 If they won the lottery...we'd have the remake. Just sayin'

It's such a strange world now not having a blockbuster around the corner....I miss that place. FUCK netflix!

Same here

@@CJTranceAddiction nostalgia pandering at it's best

Haha yea, unlike some of the other protagonists, Squall was integral to quite a lot of the game! Really glad you enjoyed it though! ~Darryl

TJ Snyder - I appreciate people who are willing to reconsider prior perspectives on things. More power to you for being willing to change your view on my fave FF character : )

Also Ryuji from Persona 5

Ordoric I feel like noct is too friendly and outgoing, he’s just kind of sleepy

I want to see Sephiroth and Seifer grab a pint and talk shit on Cloud and Squall.

I would pay to see notis squall and lightning hanging out

It would be a disaster. Noctis is too talkative. He'd just get on Squall and Lightning's nerves. Now I want to see Squall and Lightening on a blind date. They'd either hit it off or kill each other. lol

Actually, if you watched the FMV of Adel's exile, you can see that there were four Ragnaroks and they helped launch Adel's prison and were stranded in the same relative orbital path.

Yeahhh i like Edea shes so beautiful :) did they make a vid about her too?

Everyone loves him

Agreed so much on this. Squall is a bit more opened up and decisive as a leader in World of Final Fantasy too. He leads the "League of S" there, together with Quistis, Cloud, Lighting and others. Love his little bits of interaction as a chibi version. Squall/Leon is even better in the Kingdom Hearts series and I really hope they expand his arc even further. Squall/Leon in KH acts as a mature mentor to the protagonist Sora, leads the restoration efforts of his homeworld, he acts as primary defender and even investigates the source of where all the conflict of the Heartless and Organisation began at his homeworld's castle. He acts as a reliable liason between King Mickey and his homeworld, before Sora came into the picture, as he took responsibility of taking care of various stranded characters like Gepetto, Pinocchio, and the Dalmations. It is implied that he was the one travelling between worlds aiding others, until Sora came along with a real Keyblade that could effectively deal with the Heartless/Nobodies. If anyone has beef against the culprits (Xehanort and the Organisation) for the downfall of his homeworld, you can count on him to lead the charge. It only took him so long (9-10 years) because ordinary weapons such as his own gunblade cannot truly vanquish Heartless or Nobodies, plus he is also a normal Human and that makes him vulnerable to turning into Heartless/Nobodies if he gets overwhelmed or isn't careful. Give Squall/Leon a Keyblade, and armed with his keen fighting prowess from his SeeD training, he could probably take care of it in half the time Sora needed. He was integral in many aspects of the background of KH and it was such a shame he barely had any part in KH3. So here's to hoping he gets more involved in KH4. There is so much potential - his reunion with Rinoa especially - to explore.

You're most welcome, really glad you enjoyed it! On playing FF8 again, unfortunately there's still no news on a PS4 version of Final Fantasy 8, but you can play it on PS3 + Vita. Also if you decide to get the PC version, make sure you look into fixing up the game's audio! All the best ~Darryl

It's on ps4 now, and three, digitally remastered

Irvine hadn't had a GF junctioned to him up to that point.