Quistis Trepe
Quistis Trepe as depicted by Tetsuya Nomura
Game series	Final Fantasy series
First game	Final Fantasy VIII
Character designer(s)	Tetsuya Nomura
In-Universe Information
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". Image File history File linksMetadata Ff8-quistis. ... Tetsuya Nomura (野村哲也; Nomura Tetsuya, born October 8, 1970), is a game and character designer at Square Enix. ... For the first installment in the series, see Final Fantasy (video game). ... Final Fantasy VIII ) is a console and computer role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Tetsuya Nomura (野村哲也; Nomura Tetsuya, born October 8, 1970), is a game and character designer at Square Enix. ... Limit Breaks (sometimes shortened to Limits) are powerful combat moves featured in Squaresofts (now Square Enix) Final Fantasy series. ... Square Co. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Final Fantasy VIII ) is a console and computer role-playing game created by Square Co. ... Garden is a group of elite military academies in Squares computer role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. There are three Garden schools, including Balamb Garden, Galbadia Garden, and Trabia Garden. ... Squall Leonhart ) is the protagonist from Squaresofts (now Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. He was designed by Tetsuya Nomura with heavy influences coming from game director Yoshinori Kitase. ... Zell Dincht ) is a playable character from Squaresofts (now Square Enix) Final Fantasy VIII. Like Squall Leonhart and Seifer Almasy, Zell is a student at Balamb Garden. ... Seifer Almasy ) (the first syllable is pronounced with a long i sound) is both a playable character and an antagonist in Squaresofts (now Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VIII. He has short blond hair, green eyes, and a scar across his forehead mirroring Squall Leonharts. ...

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] An example of a chain whip The chain whip is a weapon used in some Asian martial arts including modern and traditional wushu. ... Limit Breaks (sometimes shortened to Limits) are powerful combat moves featured in Squaresofts (now Square Enix) Final Fantasy series. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ...

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]

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]

Quistis as seen during her intro FMV

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. ImageMetadata File history File links Quistis Trepe Final Fantasy VIII File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Quistis Trepe Final Fantasy VIII File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Screenshot of an FMV from Final Fantasy VIII. Full motion video, usually abbreviated as FMV, is a popular term for TV-quality movie or animation in a video game. ... A squall or squall line is an organized line of thunderstorms. ... Seifer Almasy is both a playable character and the antagonist in Squaresofts RPG Final Fantasy VIII. Aside from the games main protagonist, Squall Leonhart, Seifer is the only other student at Balamb Garden to wield a gunblade, his particular model being known as the Hyperion. ... Zell may refer to one of a number of places in German-speaking countries. ... Selphie Tilmitt is one of the central playable characters in Squaresofts (now Square Enix) RPG Final Fantasy VIII. Selphies first appearance in the game comes when she runs into Squall Leonhart while late for her class. ... Irvine’s “butterfly” picture. ... Rinoa Heartilly ) is the main female protagonist from Squaresofts (now Square Enix) Final Fantasy VIII. Born Rinoa Caraway, she has taken her mothers maiden name as her surname. ...

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] A foster parent is an adult guardian to whom one or more children have been legally entrusted. ...

Quistis is the "King of Cards." This title is given to the best card player of a Triple Triad card club in Balamb Garden.

Other appearances

Quistis as featured in Itadaki Street Portable.

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. Image File history File linksMetadata ISPquistis. ... Image File history File linksMetadata ISPquistis. ... The PlayStation Portable (officially abbreviated as PSP) is a handheld game console released and manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment. ...

External links

• Misunderstood Love Fanshrine around since 2001 with information, media, gallery, and more.

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