Laguna Loire (Dissidia PSP)

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Using various guns to fight, Laguna makes his entrance!!! He rages into battle with machine guns and rocket launchers!!

Description

Laguna Loire has been confirmed as the third representative for Final Fantasy VIII in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. A secondary protagonist and Squall's father, he tricked and sealed Sorceress Adel many years prior to the game alongside his comrades Ward and Kiros, Squall and his allies witnessing Laguna's adventures through dream sequences. Laguna eventually became the president of Esthar after Adel's defeat and aided Squall and his friends in their battle against Ultimecia.

Attire

His costume in Dissidia 012 is identical to his original Final Fantasy VIII appearance. He wears a blue jacket with rolled sleeves over a white t-shirt with brown cargo-pants. He also wears black boots, fingerless gloves and a large, black belt. He has long, black hair, combed over to the right side of his face, and his eyes are a green color.

His first alternate costume is his Galbadian soldier uniform; a dark blue bodysuit under torso armour covering his chest and hips.

Story

Not much is currently known about his role. In one screenshot from the story mode, he is seen alongside Vaan and Tifa. According to the Famitsu scan, he will act like a big brother to the Warriors of Cosmos, mediating them thanks to his cheerful and carefree nature. He is also seen talking Squall out of being a loner. In an unknown point of the story, he is seen talking to Kain and Lightning.

Battle

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Laguna's fighting style is Tactical Gunner. He uses a variety of weapons to fight, including his trademark machine gun, a rocket launcher, a shotgun, grenades and a sniper rifle. His HP attacks use a miniature version of the Ragnarok airship, which he calls to fire various types of laser attacks, as well as using a satellite cannon to fire a laser from above. He can attack while moving and, like Ultimecia, can alter the effects of his attacks by holding the button. For example, holding the button when using his machine gun fires more shots, while holding it when using his shotgun concentrates the shot to break guards over a smaller range. When using his rocket launcher and sniper rifle, Laguna can aim freely using the analog stick, and fires when the player lets go of the button.

HP attacks

Move	Type	CP (Mastery)	AP for Mastery	Obtained	Description	Image
Satellite Beam	Ground	TBA	TBA	TBA	Summon a beam of energy to strike opponent directly from above.
Ragnarok Blaster	Ground	TBA	TBA	TBA	Fire a long range beam of energy at opponent.	File:LagunaRagnarokBlaster.jpg
Ragnarok Blade	Aerial	TBA	TBA	TBA	Create a long-range beam of energy and slice it like a sword.	File:Laguna attacks ultimecia.jpg
Split Laser	Aerial	TBA	TBA	TBA	Fire a blast of energy that splits into several smaller blasts that spread out and fire at opponent.

EX Mode

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Laguna's EX Burst.

Laguna's EX Mode is The Faeries Have Come, where his weapons turn gold, a reference to the Aura spell in Final Fantasy VIII. In his EX Mode Laguna benefits from Regen, and gains the ability Faeries' Miracle. This lets him cancel out the lag from his Brave attacks by attacking again afterward, letting him assault opponents much faster.

Laguna's EX Burst is Desperado, his Limit Break in Final Fantasy VIII. He blasts his opponent with a rocket launcher, then throws a grenade at them and leaps into the air swinging on a rope while attacking with his machine gun. The player must rapidly tap R as a target flashes over the the opponent, landing hits as a damage meter fills up. Filling the meter will have Laguna end the EX Burst with Ultimate Ragnarok Cannon, where he calls all his weapons together to concentrate energy and fire a large laser blast at the opponent, the earlier grenade exploding to deal HP damage.

Gallery

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Allusions

• The Ragnarok was an airship used by Esthar during the Sorceress War and was used to transport Adel's Tomb into outer space. Laguna was involved with the disposal of Esthar's former ruler Sorceress Adel and became Esthar's President. Furthermore, Laguna's name in Japanese, "ラグナ, Raguna" is spelled the same as the first three characters in the name of the Ragnarok, "ラグナロク, Ragunaroku".
• Ragnarok Blade has the cutting motion nearly identical to that of Squall's Blasting Zone.
• The name of Laguna's EX Mode is a reference to the flashbacks of Final Fantasy VIII where he and his comrades believed the presence of Squall and his friends to be faeries giving them strength.
• Laguna has a leg cramp when confronting the Cloud of Darkness, a reference to Final Fantasy VIII when he had a leg cramp and backed down when attempting to speak to Julia.
• His EX Burst, "Desperado", is performed identically to that of his Limit Break in Final Fantasy VIII.

Trivia

• Laguna and Squall are the second father-son pair in the Dissidia series along with Tidus and Jecht in the storyline.
• Originally, Laguna was intended to be in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. He was supposed to be the head of Mirage Arena, but Square Enix decided to use him in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.

References

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