Rinoa Heartilly
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Name: | Rinoa Heartilly |
Occupation: | Activist, Sorceress |
Relationships: | Squall(friend/love interest), Seifer (enemy/love interest), Quistis (friend/rival), Selphie (friend), Zell (friend), Irvine (friend), Laguna (acquaintance), Fury Caraway (father), Julia (mother), Ward (acquaintance), Kiros (acquaintance), Zone (colleague), Watts (colleague), Angelo (pet), Ultimecia (enemy), Edea (precursor Sorceress) |
Fandom: | Final Fantasy |
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Rinoa is a main character in the Square Enix video game Final Fantasy VIII.
Canon
Free spirited yet defiant, Rinoa has a legacy to inherit. She knows nothing about it, however.
As a latent sorceress, channelling the powers of the legendary Adel, Rinoa gained a lot of enemies when she was tricked into releasing the power hungry tyrant from her celestial prison. What started off as a simple contract promising the independence of her hometown Timber quickly turned into a time travelling fight to save the world
She might have wings, but Rinoa's no angel.
Fandom
Rinoa's prevalence in the fandom exists in a rather strained capacity. Many believe the romance between her and Squall seems forced, and that they were more compatible with Quistis and Seifer, respectively.
But there are fans on both sides of the debate, and some love Rinoa. The 'Eyes on Me' scene aboard the Ragnarok is considered one of the best parts of the game by both sides of the argument, and one of the few genuine intimate moments between the two.
Shipping
Rinoa is most commonly shipped with Squall, due to it being a canon relationship, however it isn't uncommon to see her paired with Seifer, as there is implication that they were in a fairly serious relationship before she and Squall met.
But those are about the only common ships. Threesomes inviting Zell are basically fanon, while ships involving any of the other main characters are at least feasible.
Example Fanworks
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- "Dead Fantasy 02" - A short Machinima movie by Monty Oum.
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