“A SeeD mercenary who mutters "Whatever" and ends up saving the world — the protagonist who took longest to open his heart.”
A hybrid of blade and firearm — pulling the trigger at the right moment adds explosive force to each slash.
His Limit Break — multiple rapid slashes followed by a finishing blow. The gunblade's full potential, unleashed.
The supreme Renzokuken finisher — over 14 hits in seconds, the most efficient single move in the game.
Draws magic and bonds it to stats directly — the paradox being that using the magic weakens the stat.
He called keeping people at a distance "efficiency" — but it was fear. A childhood loss blocked his emotional circuits completely by adulthood. Before Rinoa, Squall was technically elite but half-formed as a person. The most accurate description of him is: the Final Fantasy protagonist who took longest to acknowledge his own feelings.