why Rinoa's name is Heartily (like her mother Julia) and not Carawell like her father (from Deling City)? What's your opinion?:confused:

maybe she kept her mothers name? that singer..hmmnm, or she kept her own...or......whats lagunas last name? stupid question...haven't played ff8 for a while...

Laguna Loire

Why would she take Laguna's last name? They're not related. (fortunately, given her relationship with Squall.)

I think she uses her mother's last name because she doesn't get along well with her father. Being famous, her mother probably kept her maiden name after getting married.

Originally posted by Fujin


I think she uses her mother's last name because she doesn't get along well with her father. Being famous, her mother probably kept her maiden name after getting married.
sounds very logical...

Quote from Rebelling Princess (http://rinoa.nu/rinoa/):


You may wonder why Rinoa's character goes by Rinoa Heartilly. In the game you meet her father, Fury Caraway and later learn that Heartilly is not her real last name. You also learn that Heartilly is her mother's (Julia's) maiden name. This page has an explanation.

First, Caraway is not the General's first name, it's Fury. One does not call someone General Fury, in the army everyone is adressed with their last name. This means that Rinoa's real name is Rinoa Caraway.

Now here is why she uses Heartilly. It's obvious in the game that Rinoa doesn't get along with her father. You also learn from General Caraway that for some time she had stopped calling him her father. She refers to him as "that man" during the game

Where did they get Caraway's first name from? :eye:

Originally posted by Fujin
Why would she take Laguna's last name? They're not related. (fortunately, given her relationship with Squall.)

I think she uses her mother's last name because she doesn't get along well with her father. Being famous, her mother probably kept her maiden name after getting married.

I agree with this. Since she likes to rebel against her father.