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Final Fantasy VIII

I'm not asking you to say anything. I just want you to listen.
Quote by: Quistis

Quistis

	Profile of Quistis Name: Quistis Trepe (キスティス・トゥリープ - Kisutisu Turīpu) Name Meaning: - Gender: Female Age: 18 Height: 167 cm (5'6") Eye Color: Blue Hair Color: Blond Blood Type: A Limit Break: Blue Magic Birthplace: Balamb Date of Birth: October 4th Place she grew up: The Orphanage, later Balamb Garden Place she joins party: Fire Cavern Weapon: Whip Family: Unknown
Japanese Voice: - English Voice: -	"I... remember. Yes, I remember now. Things didn't work out too well at my new home. So I came to Garden at the age of 10. That was when I was first noticed Seifer and Squall. Seifer and Squall were always fighting."

Personality

Quistis is known as a child prodigy around Balamb Garden. When she was 15, she became a SeeD and she was 17, she became the youngest instructor ever. She even has her own fan club. She is more lax and not so strict as other instructors, due to her age, and with some students, this causes problems since they don't take her seriously. She is friendly and she always tries to be calm. Due to her quiet assertiveness and restraint, very few people take the trouble to view her as the young woman she still is and so, forced to mull over her thoughts and worries alone, kept at a distance from her pupils by her rank, she tends to brood a lot. She would love to develop a more personal relationship with the people around her, especially with Squall. But she is hesitant to make a bold move and maintains her role instead.

As a result, she becomes moody and depressed from time to time. She later tells that she is adopted, but it never worked out too well. Since she came to Garden at the age of 10, she thinks of it as her home. She is fiercely protective about the Garden and all that SeeD stands for. She wears an orange zippered vest that extends to just above her hips, which also features a high collar. The lower half of the vest is worn open, revealing the midriff. Over her arms she has dark brown arm warmers with brown gloves. Quistis also dons a long orange skirt that has pockets with a silver waistband with black pants, a brown belt and black shoes.

She has her blond hair tied up at the back, held with a silver comb accessory, but keeps her fringe free to hang down either side of her face. As an instructor in Balamb Garden she wears her SeeD uniform and also wears a pair of silver rimmed glasses.

History

Quistis was also an orphan at the end of the Sorceress War and grew up in the Orphanage with Zell, Selphie, Irvine, Seifer, Squall and Ellone. She admired Edea and her nickname was Quisty. They thought she was bossy, because when Ellone left, she tried to take her place and always broke up Squall and Seifer when they got into a fight. She was eventually adopted, but due to unknown reasons, she came to Balamb Garden at the age of 10. She was first one of the youngest students and when she became an instructor at the age of 17, she was also the youngest instructor. Even when she became an Instructor she couldn't stop thinking about Squall, confusing her childhood feelings as a "big sister" for love. She hid her feelings though, even more so when she became his Instructor. During her time as a student Quistis became close friends with Xu, another Garden student, and together they climbed the ranks of Balamb Garden's Card Club with Quistis eventually becoming the card master King; the highest ranked and skilled member in the club, at age 14. Three years later Quistis had become something of an idol to some of the students, so much that they had even created a fan club around her. Naming themselves "Trepies", they respected and idolized everything that she did and was also slightly protective of her. Quistis herself took their actions in stride and ignored them for the most part, concentrating only on her job as Instructor of her class. Two students she kept specific attention on were Squall and Seifer, the former due to her hidden feelings towards him, the latter due to his misconduct.

When Squall and Seifer injured each other in a training match Quistis was called to personally retrieve Squall, who had been admitted to the Infirmary. Due to the mishap she was aware that Squall had become behind in his prerequisite tests for his field exam and went out of her way to assist him in passing. During the field exam she went to his aid again, ensuring that the transport ship stayed and fending off the X-ATM092 with a mounted machine gun while her student boarded. Despite these admirable actions, during the inauguration ball, she received a letter of dismissal. Informed that she had failed as an instructor and her Instructor License was revoked as of midnight that night, she attempted to confide her feelings to Squall but only received a cold demeanor in return. Acting now as a SeeD, Quistis was called to track and contain Seifer when he broke out of the disciplinary room. Following him to Timber, she called for assistance from Squall's team, who was also in Timber, as Seifer held the Galbadian President Deling hostage in the TV Station. When Seifer disappears, presumed captured, she stays with Squall's team, lying low for a while before they are given word that it was clear to leave town.

When Zone hands out the train tickets for their route out of town he hands his ticket to Quistis. She vowed that she would repay him one day, and Rinoa offering a tidbit that Zone liked naughty magazines. In Timber Forest, Quistis experiences the "dreams" of Laguna that the others were having. Arriving at Galbadia Garden, Quistis offered her in talking to Headmaster Martine. Later she, along with the rest of Squall's group and a Galbadian SeeD known as Irvine were selected to participate in a mission to assassinate the Galbadian Ambassador Sorceress Edea. They were imprisoned after the failed attack, but with Zell's help they get to escape. In retaliation for the attack on Sorceress Edea Galbadia had targeted Balamg and Trabia Gardens for missile attack. Splitting into two groups; Squall's group and Selphie's group, the escapees managed to save Balamb Garden from destruction and finally reunite in Fisherman's Horizon.

Quistis gets her licence to teach back and she is newly promoted to oversee the care of the students with Dr. Kadowaki, Quistis served, along with Xu, as Squall's assistant while on board the mobile Balamb Garden. Decisions were made and the Garden next embarked to the old orphanage, but it was intercepted by similarly mobile Galbadia Garden. The Battle of the Gardens ensues, ending in Sorceress Edea's defeat and Rinoa becoming comatose. Quistis is really concerned about Rinoa and they eventually make it to Esthar. Later, in Esthar they go on the final mission to defeat Ultimecia once and for all.

Fighting Style

Quistis wields the whip as her default weapon. A precise weapon that requires a lot of practice and skill to use effectively.

Etymology

Quistis' name in Romanji is Kisutisu Turīpu, and it is pronounced (in English) as "Kistis Treep". So far, the true origin of her name and its meaning are completely unknown.

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