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Squall Leonhart (スコール・レオンハート, Sukōru Reonhāto?) is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VIII, a role-playing game by Square (now Square Enix). He was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, with heavy influences coming from game director Yoshinori Kitase. Squall has appeared in several other games, such as the Kingdom Hearts series, where he appears under the name Leon ; Chocobo Racing; and Itadaki Street Special. His weapon, the 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 .[3] 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 developments in the game's plot, gradually turn him from a loner to an open and caring person.[3] Squall's Limit Break (special move) is Renzokuken, consisting of a series of gunblade slashes preceding a powerful finishing attack.[2]

At the beginning of Final Fantasy VIII, Squall is known as a lone wolf by his peers because he never shows his feelings[3][11] and even comes off as cold to his allies.[12] His superiors, such as his teacher, Quistis Trepe, consider him difficult to deal with but greatly respect his natural talents.[13][14] He is also known to be stoic in many situations.[15] His taciturn attitude is also used for comic relief. In the cutscene where he first meets Rinoa, she coerces him into dancing with her at the SeeD graduation ball.[16] He awkwardly bumps into other party-goers while staring constantly at his feet with a look of confusion. Rinoa, however, perseveres in partnering him, and Squall eventually reveals that he's quite capable of dancing, as it is a mandatory aspect of his training.[17]

Squall is the hero representing Final Fantasy VIII in Dissidia: Final Fantasy.[36] His personality in the game was designed to reflect his one from Final Fantasy VIII.[37] Along with the entire cast, Squall has been confirmed to appear in the sequel Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.[38] He also appears as a secret character in Chocobo Racing[39] and Itadaki Street Special, and a sprite version of Squall occasionally makes an appearance on the loading screen of the PlayStation version of Final Fantasy VI (part of Final Fantasy Anthology).