Rinoa Heartilly/Other appearances

Final Fantasy VIII demo
In the original demo of Final Fantasy VIII, Rinoa is part of the team that infiltrates Dollet and is featured in Selphie's place in the evacuation FMV. She has no Limit Break, and no spoken lines, but is the only one able to summon a Guardian Force, Leviathan.

Final Fantasy VIII technical demo
Squall and Rinoa appear in a technical demo for the PlayStation 2 where they reenact the waltz scene from Final Fantasy VIII to showcase the console's graphics engine.

PocketStation memorycard icons
An icon sprite of Rinoa appears in the Pocket Station memorycard file manager.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy


Rinoa appears as a playable character in the iOS version of Theatrhythm, and must be purchased to use.

Rinoa, is part of the background movie in the Event Music Sequence, "Waltz for the Moon", dancing with Squall.

Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call
Rinoa returns as an unlockable character, and is unlocked by collecting Turquoise Crystal Shards.

She is a Support oriented character. Her Limit, Wishing Star, deals damage in proportion to her Magic and Agility.

Pictlogica Final Fantasy
Rinoa appears in Pictlogica Final Fantasy as a playable character.

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
Rinoa appears as an ally and a summonable Legend depicted in her Final Fantasy VIII default outfit and in a wedding dress. Her abilities are Angelo Cannon, Angelo Rush and Angelo Strike. Her EX abilities are Angelo Strike, Angelo Rush, Angelo Recover and Angel Wing. In battle, Rinoa is armed with her Pinwheel.


 * Portraits

Final Fantasy All the Bravest


Rinoa is an exclusive character only available from the Premium Character Shop as a random downloadable content. She uses the Angelo Cannon ability during battle.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper


Rinoa is a playable character who was first unlocked in Parade Float on Classic difficulty during the To Slay a Sorceress Challenge Event as the First Time Reward. She was also offered upon completion of the Bonus Quest, "Complete Balamb Garden 1 Elite (VIII)", and was later reissued in Broken Chains and Rains of Ruin. She occasionally appears fused with Adel as a boss.

Rinoa is a Resistance Fighter whose combat tole is Offensive Magic.
 * Assessment

The first dedicated Black Mage and sole Summoner from her delegation, Rinoa focuses her Soul Break skills on multi-hit and area-of-effect attacks; and in so doing can be a devastating force in battle. She is slightly faster than her mentor in Edea; yet despite having higher HP, Rinoa lacks Defense and Resistance. Even so, she has a diverse skillset that can help her party in a pinch.


 * Stats

Rinoa can use Support skills up to rarity rank 3, Celerity skills up to rarity rank 2, Black Magic spells up to rarity rank 5, White Magic spells up to rarity rank 3, and Summoning spells up to rarity rank 5.
 * Abilities

Her default Soul Break is Angelo Cannon, which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment deals ranged damage to one target. The thrown Valkyrie (VIII) can grant Rinoa access to Angel Wing Bolt, which at the expense of one Soul Gauge segment unleashes a barrage of lightning bolts to multiple targets.

After Rinoa's level cap is increased she automatically gains the Record Materia, Angelo Recover, which when equipped grants the user with a chance to recover HP from normal attacks.

Rinoa can equip the following weapon types: daggers, rods and thrown.
 * Equipment

She can equip the following armor types: hats, robes, light armor and bracers.

She can equip accessories.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Rinoa appears in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game and is represented on several cards of the Wind set.

Triple Triad
Rinoa appears on Triple Triad cards in the version available via Final Fantasy Portal App. They have different values than her card in Final Fantasy VIII.

Kingdom Hearts
During the end credits of Kingdom Hearts II, Squall (going by the name Leon) receives a letter from someone, presumably Rinoa, as her trademark "angel wings" icon appears from the letter.

Itadaki Street
Rinoa, along with other Squaresoft characters from the Final Fantasy and Dragon Quest series, appears in Itadaki Street Special, a game that resembles Monopoly. It has only been released in Japan.

Rinoa reappears in this mobile-phone edition of Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Mobile. While initially not part of the player roster, she was later added on August 16, 2010, following the game's release.

Puzzle & Dragons
Rinoa appeared in Puzzle & Dragons as part of the Final Fantasy collaboration. The collaboration event happened in the North American version from 2 to 15 November, 2015. Rinoa's first form features Angelo and her final evolution depicts her as a sorceress with angel wings.