Sant' Angelo di Roma



Angelo (アンジェロ, Anjero), full name Sant' Angelo di Roma, literally Angel Saint of your mom, 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 a half German shepherd, half border collie, and was born December 13.

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 mistress and the other party members. When Rinoa gets her Limit, 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. The trick performed is randomly chosen. On occasion, Angelo will appear and perform one of her tricks without being summoned if Rinoa and her party members are in desperate trouble.

Despite her ability to perform several Limit Break tricks, Angelo only initially 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 will learn from each:
 * Pet Pals Vol. 1: Obtained from Zell on the train to Timber. Walk for approximately 800 steps to learn Angelo Strike.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 2: Found on Rinoa's bed on the Forest Owls train. Walk for approximately 200 steps to learn Angelo Recover.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 3: Can be bought in Timber's Pet Shop. Walk for approximately 900 steps to learn Invincible Moon.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 4: Can be bought in Timber's Pet Shop. Walk for approximately 250 steps to learn Angelo Reverse.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 5: Can be bought in Esthar's Pet Shop. Walk for approximately 400 steps to learn Angelo Search.
 * Pet Pals Vol. 6: Can be bought in Esthar's Pet Shop. Walk for approximately 1010 steps to learn Wishing Star.

Pocket Station Memorycard Icons
An icon sprite of Angelo appears in the Pocket Station memorycard file manager.

Trivia

 * Fans have also identified Angelo as a purebred, either border collie or Australian shepherd. Another disambiguation lies in Angelo's tail: while no actual tail movement is shown, Angelo has a triangular point between her legs, suggesting that there is a tail there.
 * During the celebratory ball, Angelo is seen roaming about the ballroom, making her the first permitted pet in Balamb Garden.

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