Quote Originally Posted by Serapy View Post
Ironic.

Selphie can use any REGULAR / special magic from her limit break without junctioning any GF and without any drawn magic (nothing) !
Rinoa can't even use her limit break (Angel Wing) if she has no magic junctioned. Well, I'm now more convinced that Selphie limit ability actually belonged to Rinoa...

Also, forgot to mention this:
Edea's limit break name shows "Sorcery"

Edit: Quistis can use blue magic (not normal magic though, it's similar to 'Enemy Skill' materia from FF7) without junctioning as well.

Although all of this is a bit contradicting because casting magic is impossible without the help of Dr Odine's tool (para-magic) or GF both for humans, but then again Limit Break completely ignores this fact (except in Rinoa's case, it seems)
I think Dr Odine's Para-Magic is only one way for humans to use magic. After all, the Galbadian military seems to use a different system, as their soliders don't have a limited supply of spells the way the heroes do, and they never seem to use GFs or the like. I'd speculate that there are a bunch of different systems or technologies that have let humans use magic over the ages.

I think most of FFVIII's humans have some degree of innate magical ability, too. Based on the Limit Breaks, these abilities seem stronger in women. However, the male characters' Limit Breaks often have a magical component as well. Squall's Blasting Zone and Fated Circle, for instance, clearly appear to have supernatural components. It's like FFVII: most magic requires Materia, but nearly every main character has at least a few Limit Breaks that use spirit energy to create magic-esque effects, from healing to attacking.