The World
of Final Fantasy VIII
Balamb
Balamb is a
large island, comparable to Austrailia. Balamb Garden is one of many Gardens
throughout the world. Balamb Garden is treated like a school, as there
are areas such as the nurses office, a student restaurant, and a main gate.
Though students are required to enter and exit through the main gate, there
seems to be a secret path some students use to meet with their sweethearts.
Galbadia
The nation
of Galbadia, led by President Deling, declares war on their neighboring
Dole, and the rest of the world. SeeD suspects that the witch Edea is behind
the declaration and sends Squall to assassinate her. Through his journey,
Squall is surprised to find that Seifer has teamed up with Edea, and wishes
to join in on the plot for global domination.
The History of Garden and
SeeD
The Garden
is a military school where six to nineteen-year-old boys and girls gather
to learn military skills while enduring communal living. Each country in
the world decided that graduates of the Garden would form a private group,
independent of any government or army. Assignment to any army was compulsory
for Garden graduates depending on whether negotiations were made between
the Garden's staff and a certain country's army. Graduates could become
commanders of a foreign army, but couldn't pick their place of duty. Passing
the intense final exams at the Garden were necessary to attain this lofty
prize, however.
SeeD is a special
forces group dispatched by the Garden. Each member has exceptionally high
abilities, but widely differs in battle capabilities. Garden cadets may
opt to take the SeeD Entrance Exam instead of taking Final Exams, but passing
the test is extremely difficult. The duty of a SeeD member ranges from
guarding to riot suppression, regardless of every possible battle condition.
Final Fantasy
VIII musical scores are composed by Nobuo Uematsu.
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