Rinoa (Final Fantasy VIII gameplay)

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Rinoa is a playable party member in Final Fantasy VIII. She wields Blaster Edges in battle, is supported by her dog Angelo, and has two Limit Breaks: Angel Wing and Combine. Rinoa also appears as a boss and a Triple Triad card. She is briefly the party leader during a segment in Deling City. She is also playable in the PlayStation Final Fantasy VIII demo where she replaces Selphie and Seifer for the portions they are playable in the final game.

For playable appearances outside Final Fantasy VIII, see Rinoa Heartilly/Other appearances

Party member

Rinoa joins the party at the mission in Timber. Her intro pose is to stare at the enemy with her arm on her hip before stroking her hair to the side. Her victory pose is to jump with her hands in the air, then turn around while flipping her hair.

Weapons

Main article: Final Fantasy VIII weapons § Blaster Edges

Rinoa uses a Blaster Edge in battle. Through upgrades via junk shop she can come to wield one of five other variant models. The Blaster Edge, which should be attached to her left forearm, does not appear in cutscenes. When in trouble she receives the aid of her dog, Angelo.

While it is possible to acquire Rinoa's ultimate weapon, Shooting Star, before disc 3, it is difficult due to the player requiring a Force Armlet to upgrade.

• Pinwheel – Initial model. Described in Weapons Monthly, April Issue.
• Valkyrie – Described in Weapons Monthly, May Issue.
• Rising Sun – Described in Weapons Monthly, July Issue.
• Cardinal – Described in Weapons Monthly, August Issue.
• Shooting Star – Described in Weapons Monthly, 1st Issue.

Rinoa's Blaster Edge might have been inspired by similar weapons found in Rudra no Hihō on the Super Famicom, a game that was release by Square in 1996. In that game, these weapons are mounted on the arm and shoots a crescent-shaped scythe at the enemy.

Limit Breaks

Rinoa is the only character in Final Fantasy VIII to have two Limit Breaks. The first one she starts with, while the second is obtained through story progression.

Combine

Combine.

Main article: Combine (Final Fantasy VIII)

Combine is Rinoa's primary Limit Break, in which Rinoa teams up with Angelo to perform a variety of attacks. To gain access to Combine moves the player has to read Pet Pals magazines and walk around with Rinoa in the party so Angelo can learn it. Not all of Angelo's skills are Limit Breaks, however; some gave various trigger criteria to be met during battle to summon her randomly to aid Rinoa. Learning all of Angelo's Combine skills in the Steam version earns the player the achievement Dog Trainer.

Angel Wing

Main article: Angel Wing (Limit)

Angel Wing is Rinoa's second Limit Break obtained late in the story. While in the Angel Wing state Rinoa's damage output is boosted five times more powerful than usual, and puts her into a berserk spell-casting state in which she uses only magic without expending the spells from her stock. If she has no magic, she will use physical attacks.

Stats

Despite being the character with the least combat experience, of the main party Rinoa has some of the highest base stats at Level 100, surpassing all others in Strength, Magic and Spirit.

LV	HP	Str	Vit	Mag	Spr	Spd	Luck
1	217	1	0	8	3	20	16
2	261	2	1	8	3	20	16
3	305	3	1	9	4	20	16
4	349	4	2	10	5	20	16
5	393	5	3	11	5	21	16
6	436	6	3	12	6	21	16
7	480	7	4	12	6	21	16
8	523	8	4	13	7	21	17
9	566	9	5	14	8	21	17
10	610	10	5	15	8	22	17
11	653	11	5	15	9	22	17
12	696	12	6	16	10	22	17
13	739	13	6	17	10	22	17
14	782	14	7	17	11	22	17
15	825	15	8	18	11	23	17
16	867	15	8	19	12	23	17
17	910	16	8	20	12	23	17
18	953	17	9	20	13	23	17
19	995	18	9	21	13	23	17
20	1038	19	10	22	14	24	17
21	1080	20	10	22	14	24	17
22	1123	20	10	23	15	24	17
23	1165	21	11	24	15	24	17
24	1207	22	11	24	16	24	18
25	1249	23	12	25	16	24	18
26	1291	24	12	26	17	24	18
27	1333	25	13	26	17	24	18
28	1375	25	13	27	18	24	18
29	1417	26	13	28	18	24	18
30	1458	27	14	29	19	25	18
31	1500	28	14	29	20	25	18
32	1541	29	15	30	20	25	18
33	1583	30	15	30	20	25	18
34	1624	30	15	31	21	25	18
35	1665	31	16	32	21	26	18
36	1707	32	16	32	22	26	18
37	1748	33	16	33	22	26	18
38	1789	33	17	33	23	26	18
39	1830	34	17	34	23	26	18
40	1871	35	18	35	24	27	19
41	1912	35	18	35	24	27	19
42	1952	36	18	36	24	27	19
43	1993	37	18	36	25	27	19
44	2034	38	19	37	25	27	19
45	2074	39	19	38	25	28	19
46	2115	39	20	38	26	28	19
47	2155	40	20	39	26	28	19
48	2195	41	20	39	27	28	19
49	2235	41	20	40	27	28	19
50	2275	42	21	41	28	28	19
51	2315	42	21	41	28	28	19
52	2355	43	21	41	28	28	19
53	2395	44	22	42	29	28	19
54	2435	45	22	42	29	28	19
55	2475	45	22	43	29	29	19
56	2515	46	23	44	30	29	20
57	2554	46	23	44	30	29	20
58	2594	47	23	45	30	29	20
59	2633	48	23	45	30	29	20
60	2672	48	24	46	31	30	20
61	2712	49	24	46	31	30	20
62	2751	49	24	47	32	30	20
63	2790	50	24	47	32	30	20
64	2829	51	25	48	32	30	20
65	2868	51	25	48	32	31	20
66	2907	52	25	49	33	31	20
67	2945	52	25	49	33	31	20
68	2984	53	26	50	33	31	20
69	3023	53	26	50	33	31	20
70	3061	54	26	51	34	32	20
71	3100	54	26	51	34	32	20
72	3138	55	26	51	34	32	21
73	3177	56	27	52	34	32	21
74	3215	56	27	52	35	32	21
75	3253	57	27	53	35	32	21
76	3291	57	27	53	35	32	21
77	3329	57	27	54	35	32	21
78	3367	58	28	54	35	32	21
79	3405	59	28	55	36	32	21
80	3443	59	28	55	36	33	21
81	3480	59	28	55	36	33	21
82	3518	60	28	56	36	33	21
83	3555	60	28	56	36	33	21
84	3593	61	29	57	37	33	21
85	3630	62	29	57	37	34	21
86	3667	62	29	58	37	34	21
87	3705	62	29	58	37	34	21
88	3742	63	29	58	37	34	22
89	3779	63	29	59	37	34	22
90	3816	64	30	59	38	35	22
91	3853	64	30	59	38	35	22
92	3890	64	30	60	38	35	22
93	3926	65	30	60	38	35	22
94	3963	65	30	60	38	35	22
95	4000	66	30	61	38	36	22
96	4036	66	30	61	38	36	22
97	4073	66	30	62	38	36	22
98	4109	67	30	62	38	36	22
99	4145	67	31	62	38	36	22
100	4181	67	31	63	39	36	22

Compatibility

See also: Guardian Force compatibility

The below values are the base compatibility values at the start of the game. Of the six main playable characters, Rinoa has the highest base compatibility with 9 of the 16 Guardian Forces, making her an adept summoner.

GF	Compatibility
Quezacotl	640
Shiva	650
Ifrit	620
Siren	630
Brothers	610
Diablos	620
Carbuncle	680
Leviathan	660
Pandemona	640
Cerberus	700
Alexander	620
Doomtrain	600
Bahamut	580
Cactuar	640
Tonberry	540
Eden	560

Boss

Main article: Rinoa (boss)

During the battle with Adel, Rinoa is junctioned to her, immobile, because Adel is absorbing her powers. If she dies, it is Game Over.

Triple Triad

Main article: Rinoa (Final Fantasy VIII card)

Rinoa is a Level 10 Player Card in Triple Triad used for playing the minigame and for turning into 3 Magic Armlets with Quezacotl's Card Mod. It is won off General Caraway after losing the Ifrit card to him.

Quests

Optional scenes with Rinoa

In Timber, going to the town exit before heading to the TV station triggers a scene with Rinoa defending the town guards from G-Soldiers. After completing the events in Timber, if the player speaks to a man on a railway bridge, he will give her a Potion.

There are two variations of the scene in General Caraway's mansion. When Rinoa is going to call her father because he's taking too long, she will step outside and instantly return and reveal she is the general's daughter before rushing out again. If the player quickly talks to her before she approaches the door, Squall offers to go in her place.

If the player brings Rinoa to warn Balamb Garden of the missiles, the FMV where the party visits the second floor balcony is longer, and Squall can give Rinoa a tour of the Garden premises. During the concert in Fishermans Horizon, the dialogue between Squall and Rinoa depends on the instruments the player chose for the rest of the party. If the player brings Rinoa to liberate Balamb Town, there is a unique scene in Zell's room. Rinoa will also contribute a post to Selphie's blog, viewable from the Study Panel.