Seifer: Isn’t it the captain’s duty to take the best possible action? You’ll take all responsibility for leaving the designated area. Xu: Seifer, don’t be so stuck on yourself. However, when Xu and Seifer interact a little later, she is inexcusably and sickeningly horrible to him. Xu mentions that they didn’t know that the “Galbadian Army was after the abandoned communication tower.” Seifer’s decision to pursue the suspicious Galbadian soldiers resulted in the Garden finding out about their real intentions. They talk about the exam and opinions on how it went. Upon Squall’s return to the Garden, when he first enters the Garden-proper, he speaks to Quistis, Cid and Xu. Seifer noted suspicious behaviour and followed up on it, gaining Squall’s approval in the process. However, Seifer and his group were really (seriously) just standing around doing nothing and obviously proved to be more useful elsewhere. True, Cid also mentions that he should’ve followed commands exactly. Seifer should have gotten some sort of praise or recognition for his quick-thinking (especially since the situation clearly called for it). His words post-exam are rather amusing since Seifer had done exactly that, discovering the true intentions of the Galbadian Army in the process, and was, instead, disciplined and fails his exam. Instead, he wants them to be able to think and act for themselves. ![]() When the party returns from Dollet, Cid says that he doesn’t want the SeeDs and potential SeeDs to be machines. I want you all to be able to think and act for yourselves. Headmaster Cid: I don’t want you all to become machines. Instead of viewing him as determined, the people in the Garden view him as a trouble maker because of previous failures? That’s not right or fair in any regard. Despite having failed this test before, he keeps trying, over and over again, to become a SeeD. Not only that, Seifer is steadfast to the core. There’s definitely a reason he’s the Captain of the team when they could have chosen someone, anyone, else - hell, Quistis calls Squall her best student - but they didn’t. Quistis: That Seifer you’re talking about…He’s your squad leader.ĭuring the pre-departure for their Dollet SeeD test, it’s revealed that Seifer is their squad leader. That being the case, why is Seifer the only one being seen at fault? Why is Quistis calling him out in class and telling him not to hurt his sparring partner? It seems that everyone has conveniently forgotten that Squall, too, sliced Seifer’s face open and scarred him. Both Kadowaki-sensei and Squall refer to this as training (Squall makes the distinction between training and fighting when speaking to Zell) and they were both equal contenders during their session. Squall is visibly hurt (Quistis even comes to have him discharged from the infirmary) and people see him as the victim of Seifer, the wrongdoer. ![]() The opening scene of the game involves Squall and Seifer sparring. It may seem that way, but they were taking their job seriously. ![]() This shows that Seifer and his disciplinary committee members weren’t just doing this disciplinary committee “stuff” for fun and to just pick on other kids. All our work for nothin’” upon Squall’s return to the Garden after the prison, during the NORG siege). Raijin and Fuujin both seem to take this seriously (mentioning “disappointin’ for the disciplinary committee. When Seifer is first encountered in the Garden, it’s revealed that he, along with Raijin and Fuujin, are the “disciplinary committee.” They go around and make sure the kids are following the rules and, maybe, abusing their power just a little bit. Seifer: …Squall, can’t you see the disciplinary committee’s busy? Don’t bother us. Seifer is rather simple in that he idolizes characters in films, has big dreams, loves and is loved by others and seeks approval from those that don’t. This is also what makes him so realistic and just like others in that respect, too. He’s flawed just like any other person, real and fictional. This is shown throughout the interactions with and scenes about him. I feel that they did him wrong and it really is criminal because, plain and simple, Seifer is not a bad kid. One of the things that bothers me the most about Final Fantasy VIII is how the characters in the game treat and view Seifer at the beginning of the game.
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