Squall is the best FF male character

Squall is the best male, I agree.

At first, he was just a hard-working, quiet and shy student, and all he wanted to do was just become a SeeD, and that was it. It was all about the mission for him, he didn't care about the thoughts of Rinoa and the others as long as he gets the mission completed. But all of a sudden he is elected as the leader of the entire Garden, to his disliking; he hated being relied upon and hated the responsibility.

The scene where he makes the announcement to the Balamb students during the attack of Galbadia was one of the highlights of the game; that was the turning point for Squall, where he started to realise his potential as a leader and the point where he decided to focus more on his emotions than the mission.

Then he falls in love with Rinoa, suddenly becoming a person who cares about others and wants to do everything within him to protect her; all of a sudden there was Squall who kept warning to everyone not to harm Rinoa while she was in the coma.

The transition from being a badly-mouthed, shy individual to being a leader who prioritizes Rinoa more than anything was one of the main things of Final Fantasy VIII, which is what made it such a stunning game.

I'll be honest, I thought Squall was a bit of a prick when I first saw him. But after a few years and learning a thing or two about human emotion, he's become one of my favourite characters.
 
I thought squall was a pretty good char although not the best. But as far as ff guys id say ziddy but thats just me and my love for monkeys. While squall sounds abit birdish and im not that big of a bird person, bad disney world experience with a bird...
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but besides the beggining when squall was antisocial but he did change afte the balamb garden announcement and so id have to disagree with the ppl who said he was the same all the way through. XD
 
Finally, this thread is back on track.

Yuustan, your Point about Rinoa is good, sometimes when find the Chick/Lady it can make all the difference to your perspective on the world, it gives something to fight for beyond mere duty and survival.

And flying over the Garden proved just how much she meant to him, in my eyes that makes him a Worthy Character
 
Kamek said:
So, stumbling upon this gem of a thread, I can't help but notice that not a single person dislikes Squall at all.

4). He is the same from the start of the game until the end. There is no character development for him. This is a major problem with the game in general, which is probably why the characters are so unrelatable.
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read the thread first please, there were several posts basically calling squall an emokid.

and he certainly is not the same from start to finish, he start out as an asshole who keeps everyone else away then hes forced to care about others more as he ends up in teamwork situations then there's him saving rinoa from the seal and being reunited with Sis.

anyways i agree, zidane and squall are my favourite male chars, love the badass biker look squall has generally anyway, especially his sword design :p

then you have his querk's like the whole hand to forehead frowning thing or leaning against a wall with his arms folded. you also have the parts where u get more of a reaction from him, e.g defending balamb and telling rinoa how crap her strategy meets are.

i agree that it seems unnatural for the characters to respond to him the way they do, but its not completely unjustifiable, especially with the other characters u have.

selfie- bubbly lil schoolgirl, not bothered by the big meanie,
zell - not teh smartest, to into himself to be bothered by what squall thinks, beside they're on a team he can't complain really
quistis - fancies the guy, clearly she finds the whole closed off male act cute!
rinoa - bubbly girl, liked him cos he's "the best looking guy here" then is determined to get him to notice her
irvine - only interested in the girls, only bothers with squall to improve the atmosphere of the group i'd say
 
i like Squall much more than i like Cloud because Squall stopped being emo towards the end while Cloud were always super-emo
 
I have to agree. I think Squall is the best Final Fantasy character, period. I can just compare with him so easily...moody and brooding, afraid to come out of his shell. I like how he develops throughout the game, opens up to Rinoa as well as loses some of his attitude.Then there's the whole "selfless hero" aspect, although a lot of male leads in Final Fantasy have that.
 
Squall is cool but I find Cloud much better than him, well that’s for me…just don’t like much his personality
 
JESUS CHRIST is FF8 the best FF to? Anyways, I think the best classic character is definitely Cecil. As far as the newer ones, its probably between Cid Highwind or Zidane
 
Squall certainly is the most developed in his own game, but best male character? Not even close. No character in this game is close actually.
 
I thought he was alright. I found him more tolerable in the Kingdom Hearts series though. I mean, he had his moments in the game where he was heroic and stuff, but overall I mostly found him to be one of those characters that they just tried to hard to come off as a loner. I personally found his relationship with Quistis to be interesting and I wish they furthered into that. I agree with the other comments about how his character development throughout the game was one of the better in the series.
 
I think that Squall is alright. He wasn't a lead character that I hated, but he wasn't one that I loved either. To be quite honest the only male lead that I have loved and think is the best would have to be Zidane. Spinoffs included I'd include Zack in this conversation as well.
 
I would have to agree, but it's a tie between him and Cloud. I like both of their limits and costumes, Squall was a little too goth for me, lol, but I liked the bomber jacket. As far as personality, they were both a little cold and distant, but that just hides their squishy insides.
 
I would have to disagree.

Squall got under my skin sometimes with his attitude. He's there for team work also, and some of the times I really feel like punching him in the face for giving the 'Whatever.' again. -__- Other times it cracks me up.

Can't really say there's a best male character, but for me it definitely isn't Squall. :gasp:
 
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