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snowblindmods) wrote2015-04-06 10:43 pm
snowblindmods) wrote2015-04-06 10:43 pm
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Canon wise it's unknown what happened to Rinoa but there are some hints between games and interviews that he believes that she's dead mixes with some rumors that she may not be part of his past at all since some insist a deleted scene in kingdom hearts Birth By Sleep was supposed to include Cid, Aerith, Yuffie and Squall but no Rinoa whatsoever. The FF crew received little to no canon about their past lives and I just tried to follow what's supposed to be the fandom's main headcanon about it: Rinoa died when Radiant Garden fell and squall changed his name because he wanted to distance himself from the man who wasn't strong enough to protect her and everyone else.
To be completely honest I even considered to write her out completely since there's no canon evidence of her to be part of his life (And as we can see both Seifer and Selphie live in different worlds despite being part of the ff8 cast, Laguna was supposed to appear as well in another different world in Birth by Sleep so we may even assume they are strangers) but considering the letter and the red wings on his back I wanted to include Rinoa to some degree.
He does receive a letter in the game's ending but it's never confirmed to be Rinoa's and as far as we know it could be an old letter he dug out- (We have to wit KHIII for it) and it's the main reason I picked him from a point in canon where most of the people simply agree on the fact he's probably still grieving about her (and those who don't are usually complaining because they ship him with Cloud or something). In this application's case you can say Leon believes she's dead, he's sure he failed her When Radiant Garden fell and he never really moved on. Until Kingdom Hearts III confirms us it's Rinoa's letter I'd rather ignore that part, even if it's hers and assume he still has to receive/find it.
On the name... please, let me quote some of his in-game descriptions and that should already cover part of your request:
- He escaped to Traverse Town when the Heartless raided his home world. To part with his old self, a man who had been helpless to stop them, he changed his name. - Kingdom Hearts
- His real name is Squall Leonhart. He took the name Leon to distance himself from his past self — the man who stood helpless as Heartless invaded his home. - Kingdom Hearts II
- When he was still a boy, his home was lost to darkness, and he was forced to flee with Cid and the other children to Traverse Town. He no longer uses his real name, a symbolic farewell to the little boy who was not strong enough. - Kingdom Hearts Coded
His name is a reminder that he wasn't strong enough and it hurst more than he wants to admit. The bit about him returning to his name someday is personal headcanon like his fear of the dark: His world was first swallowed by darkness and he had to escape with Cid, Yuffie and Aerith (The manga confirms it was just the three of them) to save his life, Leon had to survive in a world where darkness was a costant threat and at any given moment creatures made of shadows could appear out of thin air (we see them appearing more than once, canon wise, in apparenly safe areas). But as I said the fact that he's not comfortable in dark areas is personal headcanon and I can just drop it (Like the 'Leon may someday decide to return to his old name' topic) if it's an issue.
ACCEPTED, NOTE
Only the basement is intact enough to stand against the weather at night, and it's difficult to find the half-buried staircase that leads down to the sealed door below. So buried by snow as it is, it's very dark and quiet inside the basement; even sounds inside sound a bit muffled. The basement itself has a few boxes in it, but it's mostly clean and empty. There's a small side room with no door that has some larger shelving on the wall. "ALPHONSE ELRIC, STEPHANIE BROWN, FREYA CRESCENT, GREED, EDWARD ELRIC, BIFF, ANGEL, RHYS, ZELL DINCHT, DAY FIFTY-THREE, TRAVELLING SOUTH" is carved into the wall.
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