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Squall is a good character but his game has some pretty weird plot points and gameplay ideas that probably hurt it. Squall is central enough to the game though that I don't think the reverse (liking the game a lot without liking Squall) is nearly as likely. And the rest of the game's cast kinda struggle to measure up - I don't think it's a coincidence we never saw Seifer or Rinoa in a contest (barring Rivalry Rumble) until we got a 243-character bracket. People also seemed to generally like Squall in Kingdom Hearts. I never got far into that game but Squall shows up early enough that you'll almost certainly meet him even if you end up dropping the game and he seemed likable enough there.

"5th strongest game" also needs some elaboration; while that seems to be where FFVIII is now, it was solidly ahead of FFIX until sometime in the 2010's; they met in the 2009 contest and FFVIII easily won. FFVI also didn't look particularly good that contest and it's actually behind FFVIII in the x-stats that year on ngamer's site. It's also notable that of the stronger FF games, FFVI doesn't really have a standout main character (Terra is generally the most important but for various reasons it often doesn't feel like she's the main; she's also not exactly overflowing with personality) and even a lot of people who like FFX don't particularly care for Tidus. There's also a possibility that Squall is actually due for a drop now that his game has fallen off a bit or has even already dropped - you could certainly spin some of his 2013 results that way if so inclined. We'll see how he does this character battle.
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