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[seventhe]

So! FFVIII fans:

So Laguna's Squall's daddy.

We all know this. You figure it out through the game. My question is, please help me highlight how it is figured out by Squall and Co, with this particular angle: who (else) knows that they are related? Refresh my memory, guys. Variety of topics:

1. In-game hints: flashbacks in Laguna's head (with the corresponding fact that Squall --> Laguna every time); Moombas call Squall "Laguna"; Shumi reference to Laguna; Winhill, Raine, Ellone; Laguna's awkward conversation attempts; ???


2. Raine's grave of course says Raine Loire, so once you know Squall came from Raine, does that count as the giveaway...? ;)


3. Cid and Edea. One might assume they would know, as Squall and Ellone came to them, and then Laguna brought Ellone back to them after she was kidnapped. Can it be argued either way?


4. Ellone. Knows what's up. (When?) did she tell Laguna?


5. Party members. As it's random who gets sent into the past (based on the player's choice of party), who is likely to have figured it out? All of them? None of them?


6. Kiros and Ward.


7. The world. Who else would know? Anyone?
   


8. FANON seems to make it very obvious that Squall, Laguna, and all other main characters are aware of their familial relationship.

Comments

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I always assumed that Ellone was the one who told basically everyone. She's the only one who has the whole picture - between her basically growing up with Squall and also having that whole time travel thing figured out. Obviously Laguna didn't have a clue, and how did Kiros and Ward find out if Laguna didn't know? So I've thought that Ellone told Cid and Edea, Laguna, and then Laguna told Kiros and Ward. When, I'm not sure. Ellone's in Garden at the very beginning of the game and hasn't been back to Laguna for quite some time, so I'm guessing Laguna doesn't find out until way later in the game, when Ellone goes back to Esthar.

Squall, on the other hand, probably doesn't even begin to start thinking about it until Kiros and Ward make those comments. I always think of it as a post-game thing, when he's gotten less "....." about stuff, has settled down somewhat with a new girlfriend, normalized relations with Esthar, etc. If he doesn't figure it out on his own at some point, I can picture Laguna sitting him down and going "hey, kid, guess what?"

As for the party members, it's hard to say whether they have a clue or not. I always thought Quistis would figure it out on her own, since she had a thing for Squall.