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Squall Leonhart

Age: 17   Height: 5' 8"
     Squall is the main character in the game, and it he who you will control for the most part.  He is a student at Balamb Garden, an organization set up by Cid Kramer, to train SeeDs, who are mercenaries.  Squall's instructor is Quistis Trepe.  His rival is Seifer Almasy.  Squall's behaviour is aloof and anti-social, he hates having others pry into his personal business, and he will reveal no information about himself. 
     He also acts rather coldly, which causes him to clash with others, like Rinoa.

Laguna Loire

Age: 27   Height: 5' 9"
     Laguna is a soldier of the Galbadian Army, and his partners in battle are Kiros and Ward.  Laguna's love interest is Julia Heartilly, who plays in the Piano Bar at the Galbadia Hotel.
     He wishes to become a journalist, and manages to get some of his articles printed in a publication called 'Timber Maniacs', however this was later shut down by President Deling.
     At times, Squall will fall into a dream-like state, and you will then be in control of Laguna.

Seifer Almasy

Age: 18   Height: 6' 2"
     Seifer is a very talented fighter, following orders is not one of his strong points.  He is over-confident of his abilities, and will make it obvious that he dislikes someone, or disagrees with something. 
     It is because of these qualities that he fails as a SeeD.
     His weapon is the gunblade, like Squall.   He is Squall's rival, and he also dislikes Zell.

Rinoa Heartilly

Age: 17   Height: 5' 3 1/2"
   You are first 'introduced' to this character at the SeeD Inauguration Party.  She dances with Squall, after persuading him to join her.
   She is a freedom-fighter for the small town of Timber, which is ruled by the Dictator Vinzer Deling.  The resistance faction she belongs to is called the 'Forest Owls'.  She does not get on well with her father, who is a Government Official. 
   Rinoa has a pet dog, called Angelo.  Her weapon is the Blaster Edge, a projectile weapon for use from a distance.

Quistis Trepe

Age: 18   Height: 5' 6"
   Quistis is a very talented fighter.  She became a SeeD at the age of 15, and an instructor at Balamb Garden at the age of 17.  In fact, she is very popular, and even has her own unofficial fan club, the members of which call themselves the 'Trepies'. 
   She is Instructor Number 14 at Balamb Garden, and among her students there are Squall, Seifer, Zell and Selphie.
   She often tries to understand Squall, but becomes quite frustrated with him when he won't communicate with her.

Zell Dincht

Age: 17   Height: 5' 5"
   Zell is a martial arts expert.  However, he tends to act first and think later.  He is a very loud and lively person, always one to give his opinion. 
   Zell's weapons are his fists, and he can learn many new attacks if you collect the Combat King series of magazines.
   Zell's mother lives in Balamb, just as you enter the town, go past the car rentals and her door is the second on the right.  If you're lucky, Zell may let you go into his bedroom, which he likes to keep people out of.

Selphie Tilmitt

Age: 17   Height: 5' 1 1/2"
   Selphie is a happy-go-lucky person, always jolly, always smiling.
   Her weapon is the Shinobou.
   Although at Balamb Garden, her heart is in Trabia Garden, as she is a transfer student from there.

Irvine Kinneas

Age: 17   Height: 6' 0"
   Irvine appears to be the cool cat of the group, always calm. However this image is shattered, because he doesn't perform very well under pressure, reminding us that after all, they are all teenagers.
   He is a major ladies' man, and loves to flirt with any member of the opposite sex. 
   His weapon is a gun, he is an expert shooter, a sniper.