Kiros Seagill

Kiros Seagill is a temporary playable character in Final Fantasy VIII. Kiros has a very caring personality and a sharp wit. He fights alongside his friends Laguna and Ward in the Galbadian army and helps him make decisions. He later quits the Galbadian army with Laguna and Ward.

At the start of disc two, Kiros is seen paying a visit to Laguna in Winhill. In this past experience, Kiros' conversations with Laguna reveal several details of the game's story.

Appearance & Personality
Possessing dark brown skin, Kiros sports dreadlocks at the back of an otherwise short-cropped haircut. While he is seen primarily in the uniform of a Galbadian soldier Kiros later wears a red bodysuit underneath bronze armor with gold wristguards around each wrist. Personality wise Kiros was the voice of reason in Laguna’s group. Always there to at least make an attempt in steering Laguna’s awol behavior he is nonetheless loyal to his friends and is always looking out for their well being.

Story
Kiros is the best friend of Laguna and Ward. They all join the Galbadian Army and despite Laguna's clumsiness they manage to complete their missions. When Laguna, Kiros and Ward go on an ill-fated mission to the Centra Excavation Site he, along with Ward is separated from Laguna. Laguna is recovering at Winhill at the time. His whereabouts after that are on unknown but Kiros later suggests he was bored without Laguna and Ward and misses their adventures. He later finds Laguna in Winhill where he helps Laguna on his daily patrols to get rid of monsters around town. When Ellone is kidnapped by Estharian Soldiers he accompanies Laguna, along with Ward to rescue her. Laguna, Kiros, and Ward get in to some trouble along the way. When they participate in a movie to earn some money they encounter a real Ruby Dragon, which they then have to fight off. During their adventure Laguna gets separated from Kiros and Ward. The three later reunite and continue on their journey to Esthar, where they rescue Ellone and defeat Sorceress Adel. Laguna becomes President of Esthar, and Kiros and Ward become Laguna's advisers.

In Battle
Blood Pain

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Weapons
Kiros has a unique fighting style, using paired sharp blades called Katal wielded in each hand.

Limit Break
Blood Pain - Kiros' Limit Break targets a single enemy and unleashes a series of 8 quick attacks on them, dealing massive damage for each attack.

Trivia

 * Some people have noticed that Kiros' victory pose is somewhat similar to what will become the Yevon prayer from Final Fantasy X.
 * Kiros' weapons, the Katal, is a possible mistranslation of Katar, a similar (or same) one hand sharp blades.

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