Sant' Angelo di Roma

Angelo, or Sant' Angelo di Roma (literally "Angel Saint of Rome"), is Rinoa's pet in Final Fantasy VIII. Although she bears a male name, Angelo is actually a two-year-old female, and Rinoa's constant companion. Rinoa found Angelo at the Timber Pet Shop when she was just a puppy. Without telling her father, General Caraway, Rinoa bought her on impulse. Angelo is believed to be a Black Tri Australian Shepherd, a breed known for its large size and signifigant strength.

Angelo 2 years old. DOB December 13. His height 55 cm.

Limit Break: Combine
Although Angelo occasionally appears as a character within the game, her main function in Final Fantasy VIII is to serve as Rinoa's primary Limit Break, using her skills to protect her master and the other party members. When Rinoa's limit gauge fills up, the player may select "Combine" to summon Angelo into battle. Rinoa then calls upon her pet, and Angelo rushes onto the scene, performing one of eight possible tricks:

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 * Angelo Search: Angelo searches the battlefield and retrieves items; some items may be rare.
 * Invincible Moon: Angelo howls at the moon, rendering the party temporarily invincible.
 * Angelo Reverse: Angelo uses a Phoenix Down to revive a KO'd party member.
 * Angelo Recover: Angelo restores some HP to a wounded party member.
 * Wishing Star: Rinoa jumps on Angelo's back and they attack all enemies with shooting stars.

The trick performed is randomly chosen. After Angelo performs her trick, Rinoa reappears and rewards her pet with a dog biscuit. On occassion, Angelo will appear and perform one of her tricks without being summoned if Rinoa and her party members are in desparate trouble.

Despite her ability to perform several Limit Break tricks, Angelo only intially comes equipped with the Angelo Rush and Angelo Cannon attacks. To enable her to acquire her other tricks, the player must obtain six volumes of a magazine called Pet Pals.

Pet Pals Magazine
Pet Pals is a magazine about pets sold around the world in Pet Shops for 1,000 Gil each. Reading a Pet Pal volume will inform the party about a new dog trick which Angelo may learn. Once the magazine has been read in the inventory menu, a new trick will be listed in Rinoa's status menu with an empty bar next to it. The player may then select which trick they want Angelo to learn. As the party walks around the World Map the bar will slowly fill up. A small "ding" sound will play when the bar is filled up to signal the trick has been mastered, and the player may select a new trick. Only mastered tricks have a chance of being performed by Angelo as part of her LImit Break.

Below is a listing of Pet Pals volumes, their locations, and the abilities Angelo willl learn from each:


 * Pet Pals Vol. 1 : Obtained from Zell on the train to Timber.  Learn Angelo Strike.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 2 : Found on Rinoa's bed on the Forest Owls train.  Learn Angelo Search.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 3 : Can be bought in Timber's Pet Shop.  Learn Invincible Moon.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 4 : Can be bought in Timber's Pet Shop.  Angelo Reverse.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 5 : Can be bought in Esthar's Pet Shop.  Angelo Recover.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 6 : Can be bought in Esthar's Pet Shop.  Learn Wishing Star.

Triple Triad
Angelo also has her own card in the mini-game Triple Triad. The level eight card is grouped with the other Guardian Force cards in rank, although Angelo is not considered to be a traditional GF and cannot be Junctioned. Angelo's card may be won from Watts on the Forest Owls train on disc one, or on the White SeeD Ship on disc three. It may also be obtained from the Queen of Cards on disc four. Should the player chose to refine Angelo's card, it will refine into 100 elixirs.