Rinoa Heartilly

Final Fantasy VIII
In the game, Rinoa is a member of the Forest Owls, a small resistance faction seeking to liberate the small nation of Timber from Galbadian occupation. Rinoa first meets Squall Leonhart, the male protagonist of the game, at a ball at Balamb Garden. During the dance, she manages to charm the usually stoic and unfriendly Squall into dancing with her. Her purpose for visiting the Garden is revealed when the Forest Owls hire Squall, Zell Dincht, and Selphie Tilmitt as mercenaries. She stays with them as they are forced to flee Timber, and ends up traveling along with them for the remainder of the game.
Outspoken, spirited, emotional and compassionate, Rinoa is in many ways the polar opposite of the cold and unsociable Squall; in fact, in the previous summer she was romantically involved with his long-standing rival Seifer Almasy. Together she and Squall go through many things, including Squall flying into space to rescue her from the sorceress' memorial and surviving time compression together. Although their personalities do clash at first, Squall and Rinoa not-so-gradually fall in love, and their relationship is a major focus of the game's storyline.
Rinoa's weapon of a choice is the Blaster Edge, a bladed ring mounted to her wrist that acts much like a boomerang. She is assisted by her faithful dog, Angelo, during battle. Due to events later in the game, she also acquires a secondary limit break called Angel Wing, in which she becomes uncontrollable for the remainder of the battle, acting on her own by casting spells with greatly increased power.
Rinoa has a questionable family life. Her mother died when she was 5 from an automobile accident. After that her father cut himself off emotionally. She has taken to calling her father 'Caraway' (his last name) instead of 'Dad', and she changed her last name from 'Caraway' to Heartilly, her mother's maiden name. Rinoa's mother was named Julia Heartilly, who was a love interest of Laguna Loire.