Squalls' change of heart?

[Darkwing Bahamut]

I think it's too sudden how he changed. At the end of Disc 2 when Rinoa was about to fall off Balamb Garden, Squall didn't seem to care or even have the desire to go save her. Then at the start of Disc 3 when Rinoa fell unconscious due to being possessed by Ultimecia, it suddenly seemed like Rinoa is everything to Squall.

i disagree with you saying he didnt care when rinoa could have died. if you have played that part recently i think youll notice that he couldnt save her because there were things that required his immediate attention and im pretty sure when he realizes that he cant save her he says something like "dammit!" but he sends zell to do it and it all works out in the end. and it is true. you often never realize how important someone (or something.) is until their taken away from you. i dont think squalls sudden change of heart is perticularly unrealistic. and also at the start of disk three. he isnt instantlyall "noooo! rinoa. curse you sorceresses!" he seems to slowly realize how much he really cares for her.

If you have played disc 3 recently, he dosen't slowly realize how much he cared for Rinoa. From the very beginning of disc 3 till the very end, all his thoughts and actions were directed towards saving Rinoa and to reunite with her.

At the very start of disc 3, Squall wakes up in his dormitory and instantly Rinoa was the only thing on his mind. He went to the infirmary to check on Rinoa, then he went to Edea's house and all he could think about was Rinoa, his mind was too occupied with thoughts about Rinoa to even listen to Edea's explanation. He then decided to find Ellone in order to save Rinoa. He wanted to save her so much that he carried her across the railways connecting Fishermans Horizon and Esthar, and from there accompanied her into space to make sure she was safe. After Ultimecia possessed Rinoa again and freed Adel from her seal, Rinoa was lost in space and Squall risked his life in order to rescue her. He even offered to be taken back to the past and change things through Rinoa. Due to Rinoa being a sorceress her powers had to be sealed. But Squall couldn't have that, he went back to the Sorceress Memorial and freed Rinoa, even though he knew it was the wrong thing to do and that it was Rinoa's decision. He even said that should Rinoa become the world's enemy, he'll be her knight.

Squall is very different from the beginning of disc 3, compared to his End of Disc 2 self. If Squall was anything like what he's like in disc 3 during the time when Rinoa was falling off Balamb Garden, he wouldn't have cared about all that crap requiring 'immediate attention', he wouldn't rely on anyone else to go save her, and just went to save Rinoa himself. Because that's excactly what he would've done in disc 3.