It has not been confirmed why the two are specifically not in the two box sets, but it seems a little weird not to include them.

To make it even more unique, some of the figures, don’t come in either of the two collectable box sets: Irine Kinneas and Quistis Trepe. Which is quite a strange way to sell them. Except for Edea Kramer who comes in a box set, as well as Moomba and Angelo who come in a different collectable boxset. Extra Soldier Box Set Breakdown Final Fantasy VIII: Extra Soldiers Individual Complete Set ( Source)Īll of the characters listed above received their own separate packaging and was sold separately. These characters were released in a bizarre formation and it gets really fascinating. The Characters who were included in the Extra Soldiers box set were: Squall Leonhart, Rinoa Heartilly, Quistis Trepe, Zell Dincht, Selphie Tilmitt, Irvine Kinneas, Seifer Almasy, Laguna Loire, Edea Kramer, Moomba (Monster) and Angelo (Rinoa’s pet dog). The box set was released in 1999 by the ever-popular company Bandai and Square (Square Enix). With a slightly changed name than their Final Fantasy VII counterparts ‘Extra Knights’, Final Fantasy VIII’s version of these blister packaged figures was named ‘Extra Soldiers’. But due to the success, it seemed obvious to expand this collection for Final Fantasy VIII as well. Following the insanely popular Final Fantasy VII was always going to be tough. Final Fantasy VIII waved adios to many of its past traditions and stepped into a highly-pixelated, awkwardly-animated, voiceover-subtitled, modern era. There was a whole set of them released by Bandai in 1998 for Final Fantasy VII. Final Fantasy VIII was released for the PlayStation 1 in 1999, showcasing 3D graphics, pre-rendered backgrounds, and realistically proportioned characters. That is when the ‘Extra Knights’ first caught my attention. I recently found myself on eBay, browsing for Final Fantasy Merchandise and I came across a set of 3 Final Fantasy VIII blister packaged figures which went by the name of ‘Extra Soldiers’.įor the more seasoned collector, they would know when the worldwide phenomenon of Final Fantasy VII came roaring onto PlayStation One in 1997, an array of merchandise came with it.

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