Squall
Final Fantasy VIII Characters

Squall is the main character of Final Fantasy VIII. He uses a cool weapon called a Gunblade which is a combination between a sword and a gun. In the game’s lore, it takes many years to get good at using this type of weapon so it is rarely seen or used, however, Seifer, Squall’s main rival, also uses a gunblade.

Squall and Rinoa dancing in Balamb Garden

Using his Gunblade, Squall can unleash an incredibly powerful limit break called Renzokuken. This attack causes multiple hits and, when you eventually obtain his strongest weapon, Lion Heart, can do an incredibly high amount of damage.

Squall’s personality in the game is cold and distant, and he tends to be standoffish in his interactions with others.

Close-up of Squalls face as the team approaches Dollet for the SeeD exam

Check out the pages below for more information on Squall’s Limit Breaks and available weapons and review the Best Characters section for more information on which party members to put in your team.

Character Stats

An overview of Squall’s character stats at each 10 level mark.

Level HP Str Vit Mag Spr Spd Luck
1 223 1 1 2 1 20 15
10 616 8 8 8 7 22 16
20 1044 15 14 15 13 24 16
30 1464 21 16 21 18 25 17
40 1877 27 24 27 22 27 18
50 2281 32 28 31 26 29 19
60 2678 36 32 35 29 30 19
70 3067 40 35 39 32 32 20
80 3449 43 37 42 33 34 21
90 3822 43 39 44 35 35 21
100 4187 47 41 45 36 37 22

Limit Break

Weapons List