Following on from the biggest game in the franchise, Final Fantasy VIII saw a band of military cadets attempting to stop an evil sorceress from compressing time.
We also got to see some interesting parallels between the generations of characters through playable segments that saw us controlling Laguna, Kiros and Ward in the past.
Main Characters
Final Fantasy VIII has six main characters, the majority of which are SeeDs. These are all playable throughout the game, but Squall and Rinoa are the most important out of the six featured.
Squall Leonhart
Zell Dincht
Rinoa Heartilly
Selphie Tilmitt
Quistis Trepe
Irvine Kinneas
Villains
Ultimecia is the mastermind behind the events in Final Fantasy VIII and she is largely unaffiliated with the other villains that appear throughout the game. They all have their own grand ambitions which are largely separate.
Ultimecia
Sorceress Adel
Edea Kramer
Vinzer Deling
Seifer Almasy
NORG
Minor Characters
Final Fantasy VIII has a vast quantity of minor characters, who predominantly come from Balamb Garden, the home of many of the main characters. Quite a few are found scattered around the world though, and they have interesting ties with each other.
Laguna Loire
Cid Kramer
Ellone
Piet
Dr. Odine
Kiros Seagill
Xu
General Caraway
Raine Loire
Biggs & Wedge
Ward Zabac
Dr. Kadowaki
Martine
Julia Heartilly
Angelo
Other Characters
Boco
Flo
Instructor Aki
Lank
Master Fisherman
Port
Vascaroon
Zefer
Chocoboy
Francesca DiMarco
King Zebalga
Lina
Mayor Dobe
PuPu
Watts
Zone
Fisherkid
Great Hyne
Koko
Ma Dincht
Nida
Queen of Cards
Wimbly Donner
