Artistic Age

[Wolf Kanno]

And then in the middle of all these younglings is Locke, who is 25!

But Celes is 18

That always bugged the hell out of me, how the hell is a 18yo a general??? There has to be some mistake there and she's supposed to be older than that.

To be fair, she was raised by the military to be the first ideal Magitech Knight. So she has had years of training growing up, so it's quite plausible for her to be a General. Though part of me also feels that she may have simply been given the position because being a Magic user makes her a wonderful representative for Gestahl's New World Order he was trying to make.

He doesn't.

Is Zack any older than Cloud?

Yes, Zack is older, by two years. He's 23 by the time of his death.

[Del Murder]

Zack, the grizzled veteran.

[Forsaken Lover]

In Japanese fiction targeted for youngsters,. you're a senior citizen by 30.

It's just the way it is. If you're not a military genius by 18-20, you're not really gonna amount to much.

And Vanille was nineteen? I thought she was closer to Hope's age; a couple years older at most.

Also you guys are giving the FFVIII cast too much credit.

Seifer: 18 and the Jerk Jock type. Fits.

Rinoa: MEANIES!!!!
17 is generous.

Zell:

Okay maybe he's more like 11.