I was wondering how many of you believe in the time loop theory of FFVIII.
For those who may not know, (SPOILERS) the theory goes that Rhinoa actually grows up to be Ultimacia who of course we already knew appeared from the future to attack our heroes. But you never know exactly why, and so it's theorized that in a previous time loop Rhinoa had gone crazy for some reason, turning Squall into her personal Guardian Force and then attempting to correct events of the past to her own liking. Some more detailed theories flesh out more than several iterations of the time loop and further explain why a future Rhinoa would want to manipulte the past (or present period of time in which the game is played out).
I for one fully believed that after Ultimacia was revealed as from the future and then proceeded to use a GF with obvious connections to Squall that she was indeed Rhinoa. There is a key scene when they're out in space where Rhinoa tells Squall while they're alone something very sinister if you already suspect that Ultimacia is actually Rhinoa. If you don't suspect her, then it sounds much more innocent. Go replay the game and check that out.
But I don't know. What do you think?
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