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December 28th
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Squall and Laguna
Here's an interesting image for you; it concerns our freinds Squall and Laguna, back to back, and there's even something to ponder about at the bottom... Click here to see it. December 22nd - The Plot Unfolds As the days pass we are coming ever closer to the big day in Japan; February 11th, The Japanese press is getting loads of information at the moment to keep interest alive, and here's an interesting article found on Gamespot explaining various things, like the origins of Rinoa. This isn't a 'Spoiler'.
After seizing a TV tower in Principality Doll, the president of Garbadia, Deling, declared war on the whole world. A witch, Idea, is behind the Garbadia plots. So, Rinoa goes to Balamb Garden to ask them to assassinate the witch. Then SeeD (including Squall and Zell) and Rinoa and some people from Garbadia Garden will hit the road to kill the witch. Seifer Almasy is an enforcer of discipline in Balamb Garden. His assistants are Fuujin and Raijin. Irvine Kinneas is a student of Garbadia Garden. The latest screenshots show Laguna wearing a Garbadia soldier's uniform - he probably lives in Garbadia. Laguna says that he wants to become a journalist after he's discharged from the army. The exact relationship between Laguna and Squall is still unknown. However, Squall and Zell make it to SeeD. And they'll be fighting the Garbadian army, which means Squall and Laguna will be enemies of some form... Squall will meet Laguna in his dream. At this point, it's not known what kind of dreams he will have. December 12th - General Information Well, it's been quite a busy week, and you've probably noticed that I haven't updated for a while, so there's a few things that need to be said (even though most of you will already know): Firstly, there was a cracking movie released mid-week, by Gaming-Age, of Square's official Final Fantasy 8 trailer. It was taken from a Japanese games magazine CD, and mark my words, it's a real showcase. If you would like some screenshots and download the actual movie, Click Here. There was also a few screenshots of Laguna with his Galbadian freinds, and shots of the new characters. If you would like more information on that, Click Here. December 7th - Laguna Information Laguna Loire Age:27, Height: 181 cm, Weapon: Machine Gun Before he became a journalist, he had been a soldier contributing his articles to various magazines as a free-lance writer; "I want to be a journalist after I quit serving with Garden". He is optimistic and cheerful, and trusted by those who are with him. In a picture, he is in a military uniform of the Galbadian Garden. He was reportedly a person who lived in a different world from Squall's, but now we know he is infact just of a different Garden to Squall.
The Ragnarok The ship's length is 108 meters, and its body is red with the letters ESTHAR on its body (Click here for a pic). It has a charged particle cannon, or kaden-ryushi-hou (I don't know what to call it exactly, I just tried translating) as its weapon. It was made more than twenty years ago, but yet it is still one of the strongest flying ships. It was reportedly made secretly in an unknown country.
Two followings of Seifer Raijin is a large, muscular man with a very kind nature, but sometimes he can be seen as a bit timid; A big softy at heart. He carries a club but it is not certain if he becomes a member of the party or not. Fuujin is a beautiful lady with long, silver hair with an eye bandage on her left eye. She is a silent and emotionless person, calm in the face of danger or difficulty. Her weapon looks like a circular boomerang, but it is also not known if she will become a party member or not. December 6th - Laguna's Back! 
Blimey, just as we were getting used to the idea of Laguna being gone (and even changed to
Irvine), a japanese magazine, Jump, has confirmed that Laguna is infact in Final Fantasy 8! He's described as a 'futuristic cop' with a machine gun as a weapon, and in a screenshot, he is shown with a red space ship called the 'Ragnorok' (nearly the same name as Cloud's weapon in Final Fantasy 7). It can change shape in accordance to where it needs to go; it has a different shape for travelling through space than air. Click here for more info.
Also announced are two more new characters called Raijin, meaning 'lightening God' and Fuujin meaning 'Wind God'. Looks like Square have realised the character inbalance in Final Fantasy 7, and like in Final Fantasy 6, have given us much more. The other Guardian Forces that were announced are called 'Pandemonium' and 'Siren'.
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