I am beginning Final Fantasy VIII again, and I am very particular about my characters. I have them each arranged a certain way. I also want them each to have 2 GF's, so I actually don't get every GF in game bcause of that (crazy, I know).

Do you arrange your characters a certain way? If so, how?

Here is how I do mine, aside from each having 2 GF's. I also take each magic spell and give 2 characters that spell. I try to make it so that they have an equal amount of spells (except Squall and Rinoa who have an extra because they are the main characters). Then I junction based on what is best. Because I'm a stickler for having 100 of each magic, I don't actually use magic other than for junctioning unless I can draw and cast it from the enemy. Which is kind of a bummer because I like magic.

As far as the GF's, they each have an order of characters they are assigned to, so that they always get points. Meaning, if Shiva is one of the two summons for Rinoa, if Rinoa is not in the party, I will send Shiva to character 2 on my list, if they aren't in the party, I send them to character 3, etc. But I don't allow the backup characters to actually summon the GF. It's just to have them junctioned so that they still get points.

Here is my character and GF setup if anyone cares:

Squall
Cerberus
Ifrit
---
Aura
Blind
Break
Death
Demi
Double
Fire
Fira
Firaga
Flare
Pain
Protect
Quake
Slow
Stop
Triple
Ultima


Quistis
Carbuncle
Pandemona
---
Dispel
Double
Flare
Full-Life
Holy
Life
Pain
Reflect
Regen
Silence
Sleep
Thunder
Thundara
Thundaga
Tornado
Triple


Zell
Cactuar
Quezacotl
---
Aero
Berserk
Bio
Blind
Confuse
Drain
Haste
Meteor
Protect
Scan
Slow
Thunder
Thundara
Thundaga
Tornado
Zombie


Selphie
Alexander
Siren
---
Aura
Blizzard
Blizzara
Blizzaga
Cure
Cura
Curaga
Esuna
Float
Full-Life
Haste
Life
Meteor
Shell
Sleep
Water


Rinoa
Leviathan
Shiva
---
Blizzard
Blizzara
Blizzaga
Cure
Cura
Curaga
Dispel
Esuna
Float
Holy
Meltdown
Reflect
Regen
Shell
Silence
Ultima
Water


Irvine
Borthers
Diablos
---
Aero
Berserk
Bio
Break
Confuse
Death
Demi
Drain
Fire
Fira
Firaga
Meltdown
Quake
Scan
Stop
Zombie


GF's in order of which character they go to:

Alexander
Selphie
Rinoa
Quistis
Zell
Squall
Irvine


Brothers
Irvine
Squall
Zell
Quistis
Selphie
Rinoa


Cactuar
Zell
Selphie
Irvine
Quistis
Squall
Rinoa


Carbuncle
Quistis
Selphie
Rinoa
Zell
Irvine
Squall


Cerberus
Squall
Irvine
Quistis
Zell
Rinoa
Selphie


Diablos
Irvine
Squall
Quistis
Selphie
Zell
Rinoa


Ifrit
Squall
Irvine
Zell
Quistis
Rinoa
Selphie


Leviathan
Rinoa
Quistis
Selphie
Squall
Irvine
Zell


Pandemona
Quistis
Zell
Selphie
Irvine
Rinoa
Squall


Quezacotl
Zell
Quistis
Irvine
Selphie
Squall
Rinoa


Shiva
Rinoa
Quistis
Selphie
Irvine
Zell
Squall


Siren
Selphie
Rinoa
Quistis
Zell
Squall
Irvine