I don't really agree with this. I think that, because Squall shows no feats of superior strength in the game, a 'strength' Junction instead increases the power of physical blows, be it through better cutting power at the time of strike or whatever. Further on this, there are no Galbadian or Trabian SeeDs, according to the game, and the Galbadian soldiers are never shown to 'draw' magic, so this doesn't really work, for me.

As for manipulating energy, sure, that's what para-magic is, and that's what draw points give; energy of a specific type.[/QUOTE]

Uh, there ARE Galbadian and Trabian SeeDs. And as depicted in your Manual Dr. Odine, All people are capable of using Para-Magic. But of course, this is only my perspective, and your free to have/share your own as much as I am to have/share mine... See kids? We CAN read the same book and be on different pages...

P.S.: Seriously, this was the way I saw it because as I played this game I loved to dislike, I tried to find an understanding of what was happening. And this explains it best. All people can use Para-Magic, but from the common "Player" aspect, one would think that they can only use magic while junctioned to a GF. When the question, on these very beloved forums, arose, I felt compelled to voice my view of how it would be 'plausiable' in the 'real world' of FFVIII. To me it makes more plausable sense. And don't get me started on the R=U Theory... I'll more than likely be banned again as many times as a Sorceress has died... LOL...