Kiros Seagill Kiros Seagill is a temporary playable character in " Final Fantasy VIII " . Kiros has a caring personality and a sharp wit . He fights alongside his friends Laguna and Ward in the Galbadia n army and helps Laguna make decisions . He later quits the Galbadian army with Laguna and Ward . At the start of disc two , Kiros is seen paying a visit to Laguna in Winhill . In this past experience , Kiros ' s conversations with Laguna reveal several details of the game ' s story . Profile . Appearance . Kiros is a very tall man — standing at 6 ' 4 " — with dark brown skin . He sports bead - adorned dreadlocks at the back of an otherwise short - cropped haircut , and wears a gold drop earring with a tassel motif . While he is seen primarily in the uniform of a Galbadian soldier , Kiros later wears a red bodysuit underneath bronze armor with gold wrist guards . Personality . Kiros was the voice of reason in Laguna ' s group , always there to at least make an attempt in steering Laguna ' s AWOL behavior , he is nonetheless loyal to his friends and is always looking out for their well being . Story . Kiros is best friends with Laguna and Ward . They were soldiers in the Galbadian army , led by Laguna despite his clumsiness . When Laguna , Kiros , and Ward went on an ill - fated mission to the Centra Excavation Site they became separated . Laguna was gravely injured and was left recovering in Winhill , being cared for by a woman called Raine . When Kiros found him , he claimed to have been bored without Laguna and Ward . Kiros helped Laguna on his daily patrols to rid of the monsters around town . When Ellone , a young girl Laguna had become acquainted with , was kidnapped by Esthar Soldier s , Kiros accompanied Laguna and Ward to rescue her . Laguna , Kiros , and Ward participated in a movie to earn money for their journey to Esthar and encountered a Ruby Dragon . At one point Laguna became separated from Kiros and Ward and ended up in Shumi Village . After reuniting and finally finding their way to Esthar , they rescued Ellone and helped contain Sorceress Adel , the nation ' s leader . Laguna became President of Esthar , and Kiros and Ward became his advisers . Seventeen years later , Kiros accompanies Laguna and a party of SeeD s Esthar has hired to dispose of an evil sorceress from the future . Using the airship " Ragnarok " they infiltrate the Lunatic Pandora , a weapon of mass destruction now controlled by Galbadia . At this time , Kiros hints he is familiar with Squall ' s ( the SeeD group ' s leader ) lineage by mentioning he resembles his mother . Kiros also appears to fully understand Ward , who has lost his voice due to an old injury . After the SeeDs fell Ultimecia , Kiros accompanies Laguna when he visits Raine ' s grave . Gameplay . Kiros is playable during dream sequences in Laguna ' s party . He wields two blades known as Katals in each hand . His Limit Break is Blood Pain , which targets a single enemy with six quick attacks . As with other characters , a Triple Triad card based on Kiros can be obtained . Other appearances . " PocketStation Memorycard Icons " . An icon sprite of Kiros appears in the PocketStation memorycard file manager . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Kiros appears in the " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " and is represented in a Thunder - elemental card . He is depicted in his " Final Fantasy VIII " artwork . " Triple Triad ( Portal App ) " . Kiros appears on a Triple Triad card . It has different values than the Triple Triad card in " Final Fantasy VIII " . Etymology . " Kiros " has two likely origins , both ultimately from the same origin . One possibility is from , " Kiros " , the ( ) form of , the name of ancient kings of . Both the Ge ' ez form and the Latin " " form come from , " Kûros " , which in turn comes from , " Kuruš " , of disputed origin . Another possibility is that " Kiros " comes from , " Kýros " , which descended from the Ancient Greek form .