I'm not sure but I don't think many people like Rinoa for some reason. I think she is awesome! Also...

1) Shes a hero (heroine really)! For all the times Squall saved her, she saved him too. She saved him from living a sad, scared life. She taught him that he was missing all the good things in life.

2) She was an awesome Main Girl Character! I mean she was really perky, but nice and caring too. She cared about all the other people, and believed in whats right. She was also very pretty, even though she wasn't royalty. And she didn't need pretty clothes or money to prove that. She is very down to earth.

It's not really right to compare, but Garnet/Dagger was not my favorite character. She cared mostly about her life, and used others. And she was mean to poor Zidane in the first 2 discs!!!!!

3) She could express her feelings. She'd tell everyone how she felt, and try to get other people to tell their feelings as well.

Well thats what I thought. Her and Yuna were my favorite characters!