Quistis Trepe
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| Quistis Trepe | |
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 Quistis Trepe as depicted by Tetsuya Nomura |
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| Game series | Final Fantasy series |
| First game | Final Fantasy VIII |
| Character designer(s) | Tetsuya Nomura |
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| Weapon | Chain Whip |
| Limit Break | Blue Magic |
| Age | 18 |
Quistis Trepe (キスティス・トゥリープ Kisutisu Turīpu?) is a playable character in Squaresoft's RPG Final Fantasy VIII. At eighteen years old, she is a young instructor at Balamb Garden, where Squall Leonhart, Zell Dincht, and Seifer Almasy are students.[1] Quistis is widely admired by the students of Balamb for her prowess in combat and physical beauty, and even has an unofficial fan club known as the "Trepies".
In battle, Quistis starts off with a chain whip, and her Limit Break is Blue Magic. In terms of personality, Quistis is fairly insecure and prone to depression, although she does have a calm persona.[1] At the beginning of the game, she has an unrequited crush on Squall, which she soon realizes is more of a sisterly love.[2]
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[edit] Design
Quistis was to originally be designed with a skirt, but in the end was given a long skirt worn over pants. With Rinoa wearing a mini-skirt over shorts, this led to a conflict with the intended notion that one of the female characters would wear a skirt.[3] Tetsuya Nomura was also surprised that the writers decided to make her a teacher, as she was about the same age as the rest of the group.[3]
[edit] Overview
Early in the game, Quistis is discharged as an instructor. The reason, Quistis says, is that she "lacks leadership qualities" -- which refers to her inability to make the belligerent Seifer cooperate.[4]
As the game progresses, the main characters eventually regain their childhood memories and discover that Squall, Seifer, Quistis, Zell, Selphie and Irvine were all raised together at the same orphanage. They also remember that Squall's characteristic morose and unfriendly behavior began when Ellone, a girl who was an older sister figure to Squall, left the orphanage unexpectedly. As a result of these revelations, Quistis decides that what she thought were romantic feelings for Squall is really more of a big sister complex that began with her childhood attempts to comfort him over the loss of Ellone.[2] She is thus able to settle once again into an older sister role in Squall's life, and to accept his romantic relationship with Rinoa Heartilly.
Like Zell, Quistis was removed from the orphanage and then placed with foster parents, but never developed a close rapport with her new family and eventually moved to Balamb Garden at the age of ten.[5] She proved to be exceptionally gifted in the arts of combat, becoming a SeeD at fifteen and eventually being elevated to the rank of instructor two years later.[6]
Quistis is the "King of Cards." This title is given to the best card player of a Triple Triad card club in Balamb Garden.
[edit] Other appearances
Quistis (along with other Final Fantasy VIII characters) makes an appearance as a playable character in the upcoming Itadaki Street Portable for the PlayStation Portable.
[edit] External Links
- Misunderstood Love Fanshrine around since 2001 with information, media, gallery, and more.
[edit] References
- ^ a b (1999) Square Electronic Arts: Final Fantasy VIII North American instruction manual (in English). Square Electronic Arts, 28, 33-35. SLUS-00892GH.
- ^ a b Quistis:"I couldn't stop thinking about Squall. I thought it was... love. I had to hide my feelings because I was an instructor, but I've come to realize it wasn't. It was my childhood feelings as a big sister that lingered... Oh well..." (Final Fantasy VIII)
- ^ a b Sheila (2003). Tetsuya Nomura 20s. FLAREgamer. Retrieved on 13 April 2006.
- ^ Quistis: "They told me that I failed as an instructor. Basically, that I lacked leadership qualities."(Final Fantasy VIII)
- ^ Quistis: "I... remember. Yes, I remember now. Things didn't work out too well at my new home. So I came to Garden at the age of 10. That was when I was first noticed Seifer and Squall. Seifer and Squall were always fighting." (Final Fantasy VIII)
- ^ Quistis: I was a SeeD by the age of 15, got my instructor license at 17."
