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}} is a fictional character and the primary protagonist of ''Final Fantasy VIII'', a role-playing video game by Square (now Square Enix). He was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, with input from game director Yoshinori Kitase. Squall has appeared in several other games, including ''Chocobo Racing,'' ''Itadaki Street Special, and ''the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, as . His weapon, a gunblade, also appears in other works. In ''Final Fantasy VIII'', Squall is a 17-year-old student at Balamb Garden, a prestigious military academy for elite mercenaries (known as "SeeDs"). As the story progresses, Squall befriends Quistis Trepe, Zell Dincht, Selphie Tilmitt and Irvine Kinneas and falls in love with Rinoa Heartilly. These relationships, combined with the game's plot, gradually change him from a loner to an open, caring person. Squall had a varied reaction from critics, with some judging him poorly compared to other ''Final Fantasy'' heroes (due to his coldness and angst) and others praising his character development. ==Creation and design== The first character Nomura designed for ''Final Fantasy VIII'', Squall was inspired by actor River Phoenix, although Nomura said that "()obody understood it." Squall is tall, initially with longer hair and a more feminine appearance. After objections by game director Yoshinori Kitase, Nomura made the character more masculine. He added the scar across Squall's brow and the bridge of his nose impulsively (to make the character more recognizable), leaving the description of its origin up to scenario writer Kazushige Nojima. Nomura's design of Squall included fur lining along his jacket collar as a challenge for the game's full motion video designers. In ''Final Fantasy VIII'' Nojima worked to give players insight into what Squall was thinking, in contrast to ''Final Fantasy VII'' (which encouraged players to speculate). Nomura created Squall's gunblade with silver accessories. The weapon is a sword with components of a revolver, sending vibrations through the blade when triggered; this inflicts additional damage if the player presses the R1 trigger on the controller as Squall strikes an enemy.〔 Although the weapon was intended as a novel way for players to control weapons in battle, Nomura said he feels (in retrospect) that it looks odd.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Squall Leonhart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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