Rinoa's index finger.

[Necronopticous]

You know what I'm talking about, Rinoa's physical signature. Ever since I first played Final Fantasy VIII I never really understood the meaning of this, although I found myself really affected by it. Every time I see someone do something similar I get a wave of nostalgia, and it really touches me. Was this just some random movement Square decided to give Rinoa as a distinguishing characteristic or is this some common thing I just don't know about? I spring the question because I just recently learned about all of these Japanese body language signatures that mean certain things that I never knew existed (E.G pointing to your eye means you're upset at someone). Anyway, this has always been close to me, ever since playing the game through, and I'm really curious to know if anyone has any info on it, or if it really is just something that Square made up for her. It's sort of curious all by itself, isn't it?

[Trumpet Thief]

chaos: I think she was pointing upwards towards a shooting star or something like that. I pondered that too...

Rubedo: Either that, or she wanted to give Squall the middle finger while still being a good little girl.

[kikimm]

Rubedo: Either that, or she wanted to give Squall the middle finger while still being a good little girl.

xD

Anyways. Yeah, it was just that she was pointing up the the shooting star. And, you know, in the ending(SPOILER)when they were back on the garden, there was one, and she did the same thing. A throw-back to when they first met. They're both great scenes.

Whenever I see someone do that, I think of that too. There's something special about it.

[Necronopticous]

It's always been my dream for a beautiful girl to raise her index finger at me from across a busy party, walk to me and say "You're the best looking guy here."

I've practiced my dance moves just for the occasion.

[Dark Matter]

Every time I see someone do something similar I get a wave of nostalgia, and it really touches me.

Yeah!!!
I got a chance to raise my finger just like Rinoa when I won the Run (half marathon) last year. Then, I bought my PS2!!!
*sigh* That's the last chapter in my story.

For me, it means "It's for you". ("It" refers to the shooting star, of course.)
Sometimes, Hicham El Guerrouj'll do the same too.
He's the King of Mile.

It's always been my dream for a beautiful girl to raise her index finger at me from across a busy party, walk to me and say "You're the best looking guy here."

WHOA!!!!! You can read my mind!!!!!!

[Rusty]

She was pointing at the shooting star. Yes it was a beautiful scene

[Mo-Nercy]

It's very cute indeed. But I wouldn't say it's Rinoa's physical signature. She does a lot of things throughout the game that gives the player the idea that it's all she does in her spare time, so she can perfect it or something.

I'm talking about, like, when she bends over with her hands behind her back to talk. Or when she puts her hands on her hips and bobs angrily. Or when she claps her hands together and jumps in the air a little bit. Or when she pulls up her sleevy things. Or when how she sits with her arms around her knees.

*plonk*

[Necronopticous]

Or when how she sits with her arms around her knees.

Gotta love it

[Optium]

Just wondering, I figured out the ending the second time I watched it but
I want to make sure I'm correct:

(SPOILER)During the credits when Irvine aims the camera at Rinoa and she
sort of looks over but not really, and she points to the sky, is that at the
same moment as the stuff that happens AFTER the credits? Where she
looks at Squall and points up. In any case I think the end was really well
done, you're not sure until after the credits whether Squall woke up or not.
I had my fingers crossed the whole time. And people wonder why I love
Final Fantasys.

.opt

[Necronopticous]

Yes, you're correct (SPOILER)The stuff after the credits are a replay of what the camera runs out of battery on, Rinoa is in fact, doing her index finger thingie at Squall, and you learn that at the very very end, and then they kiss... So beautiful.

[kikimm]

^^^ Yeah, that was at the same time. I lvoe that last part---the music gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.

[Necronopticous]

^^^ Yeah, that was at the same time. I lvoe that last part---the music gives me goosebumps every time I listen to it.

God bless your soul.

[Big D]

It's funny... I never, ever thought of her gesture as 'pointing at the shooting star'. I thought it was just her 'one moment, please' or 'hi there!' gesture. Kind of like a more affectionate, more friendly version of Seifer's 'come get some' motion during battle.

Some people just have a thing that they do, a distinctive action or motion for a certain purpose. Some people tap their chin when they're trying to think of what to say; Rinoa holds up her index finger when she wants to grab someone's attention, privately.

[Optium]

That'd probably be true if she didn't look right at a shooting star, or at the
beginning right at the fireworks.

It is a good gesture though. But what's the deal with Ashe's gesture from
FFXII?

.opt

[Necronopticous]

It's funny... I never, ever thought of her gesture as 'pointing at the shooting star'. I thought it was just her 'one moment, please' or 'hi there!' gesture. Kind of like a more affectionate, more friendly version of Seifer's 'come get some' motion during battle.

Some people just have a thing that they do, a distinctive action or motion for a certain purpose. Some people tap their chin when they're trying to think of what to say; Rinoa holds up her index finger when she wants to grab someone's attention, privately.

Rowan Atkinson is a comic genius.