(All the information directly from the Final Fantasy Wikipedia).
Zell's introduction:
Zell's Scan Description:
"Loves the hot dogs sold in the Garden cafeteria. Uses close combat fighting skills to defeat enemies with punches and kicks."
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Zell Dincht is a playable character from Final Fantasy VIII.
Zell acts as a foil to the game’s leading protagonist, Squall Leonhart. His loud and energetic personality is meant to balance with Squall’s own cold and silent personality. Zell is a master of hand-to-hand combat and prefers to let his fists guide him out of situations his mouth can’t.
Zell is very short and slim, something that aggravates him, and has uniquely styled spiky blond hair, bright blue eyes, and is the complete opposite of the game’s main character; Squall Leonhart, personality-wise. He’s energetic, loud, overconfident in his own abilities, and attempts to make friends with everyone he meets. Also, he is usually in some kind of trouble with either the Disciplinary Committee or the Garden Faculty for breaking the rules; running through the halls, riding T-Boards on Garden premises, etc. It's these characteristics that provide most of the game's comic relief, with some of the other characters mocking Zell's strength and abilities, most specifically Seifer Almasy who insults him relentlessly throughout the course of the game. Though he is sort of an easy target, with his mouth going faster than his brain.
Another trait of Zell’s is his undying love for hot dogs (or flavored bread in the Japanese version) from Balamb Garden's cafeteria. It is a running joke, however, reminiscent of many high school themed anime and manga series, that the demand for them is extreme, and there are never any left for Zell by the time he shows up. He does manage to finally get a surplus of them at the end of the game, and immediately starts choking on them from eating too quickly.
An important factor in Zell's life is his adoptive (although he's unaware that he's adopted until disk 2) family. He seems to have a close and loving relationship with his mother and is a very prominent figure among Balamb city, as pretty much everyone there knows him. Zell also expresses a deep respect and admiration for his (adoptive) grandfather, who used to be a soldier, and aspires to become just like him (it is hinted that this is his main motivation for wanting to be a SeeD). He even keeps his grandfather's old rifles in his neatly-ordered room.
Another important feature of Zell's is that, in a military academy where most people use a certain weapon, Zell chose to use only his hands and feet as weapons. Zell is a consummated martial artist (and somewhat of an acrobat as well), and his skills are unsurpassed by anyone in Garden. Not being one to think things through too much, Zell will not back down from any challenge or confrontation, and will always stand up for what he believes is right, although this does not mean that he's reckless, as he knows his place in a battlefield and follows orders without hesitation.
"You tell us to go, we go. Even if it's a losing battle."
—Zell Dincht
Contrary to what most believe, Zell is actually a model cadet (being one of the four who managed to pass the SeeD exam), and has a deep interest in history and actual events. When arriving to a key location, Zell will offer a quick explanation of the history of the place. Although Zell does not appear to have a romantic relationship with anyone in the game, a minor subplot hints to him having a reciprocal attraction to a girl who works at the Garden's library, and he is seen with her during the game's ending.
According to Final Fantasy online, Zell's honor and integrity are prominent features of his character. Early in the game, his behavior certainly fits that idea. Zell becomes furious when Seifer disobeys the orders during the SeeD examination. He also becomes angry with Irvine when the sniper starts "coming on strong" with the girls of the group. When he is captured early in disk two, Zell valiantly defends Quistis and Selphie from the abusive prison guard. In a flashback on disk 3, we get a glimpse of the young SeeD cadets in their daily life. While Seifer is stealing fireworks and Squall is passively going along with it, little Zell finds out their plan and disapproves. He is then called a tattle-tale by Seifer. Zell is also very loyal to his friends and is not afraid of saying so. When Edea is no longer possessed by the sorceress, Zell volunteers to be her escort. Clearly, Zell is has an honorable heart. (Though that's not to say that he doesn't yell, scream, and curse when others do wrong.)
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Zell wears a black vest with red designing along the zipper, black beater underneath that, long baggy jean shorts, and black and red tennis shoes. He is also very distinguishable by a large black tribal tattoo on the left side of his face. He has been shown wearing his SeeD uniform as well, not appearing to mind doing so as it represents his status as a SeeD, a quality he holds in very high regard. He also is shown wearing the SeeD cadet uniform during the Final Exam, though he wears it with the sleeves rolled up and the jacket halfway unzipped, revealing a white t-shirt underneath, to distinguish himself.
Zell Limit Breaks:
Zell uses gloves to augment his hand-to-hand fighting prowess. Depending on the particular gloves he wears, Zell’s weapons can increase his attack power and hit accuracy as well as how much damage he does with his Limit Break, Duel.
There are four glove models available for Zell to use throughout the course of the game, they are:
Metal Knuckle – Already obtained.
Maverick – Obtain Weapons Monthly, April Issue.
Gauntlet – Obtain Weapons Monthly, June Issue.
Ehrgeiz – Obtain Weapons Monthly, August Issue.
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Duel is Zell's Limit Break in Final Fantasy VIII. To use the limit successfully, groups of button sequences appear on screen and as many as possible must be inputted in the allotted time. The time allotted is between 4 and 12 seconds, depending on how low Zell’s HP is and whether or not he's inflicted with status ailments. Zell's limits are believed to be the strongest because the button formations are extremely quick for the most part and he can obtain large amounts of hits. After the time allotted has expired and assuming the player punched in the proper techniques, Zell will perform one of his finishers.
Zell was easily the most powerful SEEd in the game. He had that one limit break that you could keep going and was really simple, overall it did like 99.999 damage if you were patient.
^That's called Armageddon Fist(Fan Name) You just do Heel Drop/Booya/Punch Rush over and over again until you mess up. No luck needed, not even much skill since the combo is so short and easy.
Yes, that's Armageddon Fist, I forgot to add the name.
Oh!
And I forgot about Zell's card:
After Balamb Garden becomes mobile, Zell becomes available to challenge to a match of Triple Triad. When not in Squall's party he frequents the Balamb Garden lobby just outside the Library, this is where he can be challenged.
You can also challenge Ma Dincht to a match of Triple Triad whilst Zell is in the party. She will sometimes use his card.
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