Editing Squall Leonhart

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{{Character

|name=Squall Leonhart

|alias={{Nihongo|Leon|レオン|Reon}}

|game1=Kingdom Hearts

|game2=Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories

|game3=Kingdom Hearts II

|game4=Kingdom Hearts coded

|katakana=スコール・レオンハート  

|romaji=Sukōru Reonhāto

|envan={{KH}}

|enva2=Doug Erholtz

|java=Hideo Ishikawa

|journalKH=A swordsman who wields the Gunblade. His real name: Squall Leonhart. He escaped to Traverse Town when the Heartless raided his home world. To part with his old self, a man who had been helpless to stop them, he changed his name. Since meeting the king, who has been so vigilant against the Heartless, Leon has sought the truth behind the "key".<br><br>"Final Fantasy VIII"

|journalKH2=Final Fantasy VIII<br><br>A swordsman who carries a gunblade. His real name is Squall Leonhart. He took the name Leon to distance himself from his past self — the man who stood helpless as Heartless invaded his home.<br><br>For some time he took refuge in a different town, but thanks in part to Sora's help, Leon was able to reclaim this, his hometown. Now he works tirelessly towards its restoration.

|journalCOD=A swordsman from Radiant Garden. When he was still a boy, his home was lost to darkness, and he was forced to flee with Cid and the other children to Traverse Town. He no longer uses his real name, a symbolic farewell to the little boy who was not strong enough.<br><br>Later, Leon would fight against the forces of darkness more than once, but thanks to Sora, he can now focus on rebuilding his home.

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{{Q|We may never meet again, but we'll never forget each other.|Leon}}

==Development==

Also, Tetsuya Nomura has stated in an interview that the main reason he had Squall change his name to "Leon" was in order to avoid spoiling the revelation of Squall's big role in Mickey's first letter to Donald.{{fact}} Also, Leon is shown to have the wings of Rinoa Heartilly, his lover from ''Final Fantasy VIII'', on the back of his jacket, implying that something which specifically happened to her was a major factor in Leon changing his name.

When Sora, Donald, and Goofy returned to Traverse Town again seeking Leon's help, they find him in the Secret Waterway, underneath [[Merlin]]'s house, training. Here he offers information about the [[Keyhole]]s of each world that lead to the heart of the world. He explains that the Heartless are drawn to the heart's power and would corrupt it, thus causing the world to disappear. This is why Sora's Keyblade is so important, because it has the power to seal them from the Heartless.

Leon also gives Sora the [[Earthshine Gem]], which contained the spirit of [[Simba]], for luck. Later, after they move to the newly accommodated base, a previously abandoned house deep in Heartless territory, Leon and company tells Sora about Maleficent and about [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness|Ansem]] and his journal before once again, seeing Sora, Donald, and Goofy off.

Leon also gives [[Geppetto]] and [[Pinocchio]] a place to live after they escape from [[Monstro]].

After escaping from Hollow Bastion, Sora, Donald, Goofy, and [[Kairi]] sought shelter with Leon's group in Traverse Town. Sora informs Leon of everything that had happened, prompting him to follow Sora and company when they left for the final battle with Maleficent in Hollow Bastion.

After Sora sealed Kingdom Hearts and returned the universe to its order, Leon, Yuffie, and Aerith are reunited with Cid and [[Cloud]] in Hollow Bastion.

===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===

After the defeat of Ansem, while skirmishing through [[Castle Oblivion]], Sora, Donald, and Goofy later meet Leon and his friends in a memory-based version of Traverse Town. However, like the town itself, little did Sora and his party realize that Leon and his friends were actually the product of Sora's memories that were being manipulated by Naminé. Due to that, the Leon and his friends that Sora encounter have no memories of ever meeting Sora, but somehow know his name, which they could not explain how. Like the Leon from the first game, he nonetheless decides to help Sora and company, such as by teaching Sora the card-based system as well as providing the Simba and the Key of Guidance cards in order for Sora to proceed. Before Sora leaves, Leon ensures him that he will be okay; no matter what shape reality takes, and that while he may not remember Sora, he knows that he is in his heart.

===Between ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II''===

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Leon wears three brown belts on his left forearm and has three buckles on his right thigh, while he wore three black belts on his left thigh in ''Final Fantasy VIII''. Leon's black pants also sport a vertical zipper going down the side of each leg. Leon wears two brown belts and two black ones around his hips, all of which are quite loose except for one, a black one worn properly around his waist. In ''Final Fantasy VIII'', he only wore two brown belts. His eyes are blue and he bears his distinctive scar, which runs diagonally across the bridge of his nose.

==Personality==

When Sora first meets Leon, his personality is that of a withdrawn and quiet loner. Eventually, he opens up to become a more caring person, as seen as when he is worrying about Sora, Donald, and Goofy's safety in the aftermath of the Battle of the 1000 Heartless. Although appearing as sullen and brooding in ''Kingdom Hearts'', after returning home to Hollow Bastion in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', he seems to be more cheerful, is seen to be smiling more often, and also has a friendly rivalry with Cloud. Leon has also good leadership qualities which he displays throughout both games, as he leads the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee and is the only ''Final Fantasy'' character in the group to have originated in ''Final Fantasy VIII''.

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==Origin==

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