As Seifer lets his guard down Squall strikes back, leaving a mirrored scar on Seifer's face.įor the SeeD field examination, Squall and Zell Dincht with Seifer as their leader form Squad B in the military operation against the Galbadian Army. Seifer casts a Fire spell sending Squall to the ground and strikes at Squall's face, giving him a bloody scar. About a year before the events of Final Fantasy VIII, Seifer started a romantic relationship with Rinoa Heartilly, a girl working in a resistance group to free the occupied city-state of Timber.Īt the beginning of Final Fantasy VIII, Seifer and Squall have a fierce duel in a rocky field near Balamb Garden. Seifer developed a "romantic dream" about becoming a Sorceress Knight and borrowed several books from the Balamb Garden library related to the subject. Of all the students at the Garden, only Seifer and Squall chose a gunblade as their specialized weapon, and it can be presumed the two would often duel to hone their skills.Įven though Seifer had great potential to become a SeeD, his behavior made him fail the exams, and he was labeled a "problem child". Seifer became a rival to Squall Leonhart, who had coincidentally grown up in Edea's Orphanage, although neither remembers this. The film was Seifer's favorite, and inspired his dream to become a Sorceress Knight himself, copying the battle pose of the actor Laguna Loire who played the knight in the film.Īt Balamb Garden, Seifer would form the Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee with his friends Fujin and Raijin, abusing their power to give fellow students punishment and detention. Seifer would later forget his past in the orphanage due to the memory loss using Guardian Forces causes.įinal Fantasy VIII Ultimania reveals that when Seifer was a child, a popular movie was released about a sorceress who defends her country, and her knight who protects her. He became a student at Balamb Garden, where he studied to become a SeeD. From a young age, he bullied the other children in the orphanage, especially Zell. He was orphaned in the Sorceress War and sent to Edea's Orphanage. Seifer was born 18 years prior to the events of Final Fantasy VIII. He is twisted by the power of the Sorceress of the Future herself, and pursues a warped version of his dream, although the degree to which he is controlled or influenced by her power is left ambiguous. Seifer's Triple Triad card is a mirror of Squall's, both having the same numbers.Īlthough he is belligerent and rude, Seifer is troubled rather than bad. Both are nigh-equally skilled in using the gunblade, but Seifer's temper often leaves him losing to Squall. Seifer is a stubborn, hubristic, loud and outspoken rebel, while Squall is a silent, strict follower of duty. Both have a facial scar inflicted during their duel in the game's opening sequence the scars are mirror images of each other, with Seifer's pointing up-left (from his point of view) while Squall's points up-right. Even though they are rivals, always battling to prove their superiority, they have an unspoken respect for each other's prowess. There are many parallels between Seifer and Squall. Aside from Squall, Seifer is the only gunblade specialist in the Garden. Seifer is famous around Balamb Garden for being skillful in battle, but his stubborn, arrogant, reckless, and unpredictable nature has kept him from completing the SeeD exam. Seifer's friends, Raijin and Fujin, call themselves a "posse", whereas Squall is a loner. Even though they both use a gunblade, their fighting styles are different, with Squall wielding his with two hands, whereas Seifer uses his with one. The color scheme of their clothing is opposite, as well as their coat lengths. His chin is square whereas Squall's is oval. His hair color is light, as opposed to Squall's brown. The cross is Seifer's symbol as much as the angel wings are Rinoa's and the Griever is Squall's.Īs Squall's rival, Seifer's appearance is directly opposite in many ways. Seifer wears a blue vest, with a cross design lined in white, a gray coat with an emblem resembling the symbol of the Cross of Saint James on the sleeves, black gloves and boots and a silver chain with a tag. Seifer has short blond hair, blue-green eyes, and a scar across his forehead and nose received from Squall as retaliation during a duel.
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