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is a playable character in Squaresoft's (now Square Enix) RPG Final Fantasy VIII. At eighteen years...

is a playable character in Squaresoft's (now Square Enix) 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. 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 uses 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. At the beginning of the game, she has an unrequited crush on Squall, which she soon realizes is more of a sisterly love. 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 main female characters would wear a skirt. 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. Early in the game, Quistis is discharged as an instructor. The reason, Quistis says, is that she "lacks leadership