I'm pretty sure her black ribbon is in tribute to all the people who've died trying to free Timber.
As to all the Rinoa-haters: I respect your opinion, although the more I've played the game, the more I've changed my mind about her. I think most of Rinoa's annoying tendencies stem from how her dialogue is written, which sucks (as does most of the FF8 dialogue - don't get me wrng, I love the game, but they had a weak writer for this one) rather than her character.
Look at her character alone for a minute.
* First, her mother, who she obviously looked up to (she wears her ring around her neck in addition to Squall's, no?) is killed when she is a 5, leaving her with a father who probabaly spent more time in his political careear than with his kid.
* As a teenager, she disowns her father for his involvement in what she percieves as an evil regime and abandons her life of comfort, wealth, and priviledge to join a terroist resistance cell. By 17, she's iving with a ragtag group of freedom fighters in an abdandoned train and engaged in a nearly hopeless battle to free a small nation from tyrannical dominion. Although we never see them engage in battle, from her ribbon we can see people are dying, and that without the help of SeeD, they're becoming desparate.
* In desparation, she goes back to her questionable ex-boyfriend and begs a meeting with Cid. Just as her group is losing hope, Cid sends Squall and Co. Squall's their savoir - any wonder she's attracted to him.
* Then, she has the gall (if not the foresight) to stand up against a sorceress on her own. Although not as good of a physical fighter, she's bound and determined to complete her mission, risking herself as opposed to her friends. Admit it: the girl's got guts.
I'd love to re-write this game. I'd make it good.It has so much potential. . .
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