In the screenshots above, we can see that Squall says nine different things in Japanese, but only one thing вЂ“ вЂњwhateverвЂќ вЂ“ in English: SquallвЂ™s Japanese phrasesД«asically, SquallвЂ™s English catchphrase appears much more often than his Japanese catchphrase. His Japanese response basically translates into вЂњwhateverвЂќ too, but could also be translated вЂњI donвЂ™t careвЂќ or вЂњI donвЂ™t give a crapвЂќ. In response, Squall says вЂњWhateverвЂќ in English. This character tells Squall that he looks way too serious. In Japanese, he again uses his warukatta na (вЂњwell, excuse meвЂќ) catchphrase.Д®ventually, Squall meets an important character who has a lot of important information to share. In response, Squall says вЂњwhateverвЂќ in English. Later in the game, while aboard an airship, SquallвЂ™s teacher decides to tease him some more. Rinoa says the same phrase at the exact same time, as if she expected him to respond that exact way. In response to this, Squall says his warukatta na (вЂњwell, excuse meвЂќ) catchphrase in Japanese. Comfort and happinessвЂ¦ And annoyance and disappointment, too! Rinoa shares her feelings with Squall while teasing him at the same time:Д«ut nowвЂ¦ Squall, youвЂ™re the one who gives me the most comfort. Squall and Rinoa are floating around in a spaceship, and Squall catches and holds Rinoa for a while. Probably the most iconic вЂњwhateverвЂќ in Final Fantasy VIII happens during a key scene in the game. ItвЂ™s basically the same thing in Japanese, and could also have been translated as something like вЂњit doesnвЂ™t matterвЂќ or вЂњI donвЂ™t careвЂќ. In English, the last option is вЂњwhateverвЂќ. Later in the game, you get to choose whether Squall remembers a certain name or not.

In Japanese, he thinks his warukatta na (вЂњwell, excuse meвЂќ) line again. In Japanese, he thinks something like вЂњleave me aloneвЂќ.ДЄn alternate option in the same scene with Selphie leads to separate вЂњwhateverвЂќ in English, this time in response to Selphie saying that Squall isnвЂ™t acting like himself at all. In response, Squall thinks вЂњwhateverвЂќ in English.

Selphie teases Squall and suggests that maybe Squall is acting strangely because he secretly likes her. ItвЂ™s pretty similar in Japanese and has a sort of вЂњgive me a breakвЂќ, вЂњoh, geezвЂќ, or вЂњughвЂќ feel to it. Squall isnвЂ™t particularly pleased, so in English he thinks вЂњwhateverвЂќ. SquallвЂ™s teammates put on a surprise concert for him to raise his spirits. In Japanese, he says his warukatta na (вЂњwell, excuse meвЂќ) line again. In response, Squall says вЂњyeah, whateverвЂќ in English. If you try to cheer her up, sheвЂ™ll start teasing Squall a little bit. In English, this became вЂњwhateverвЂќ.Дuring some downtime, a character named Selphie seems a little glum. In both cases, though, Rinoa tries to get Squall to open up emotionally.Дuring one of these conversations, Squall thinks something like вЂњjust leave me aloneвЂќ or вЂњget off my backвЂќ in Japanese. There are two possible conversations you can get, depending on what you did earlier in the game. Squall and Rinoa have a short conversation after some intense battles. Incidentally, they talk about hot dogs in the English version, but in the original Japanese script they talk about pan: Japanese-style breads that usually have filling inside. In Japanese, he says his warukatta na (вЂњwell, excuse meвЂќ) phrase again. At one point, while explaining in the cafeteria that hot dogs are very popular, Rinoa teases Squall for explaining so seriously. ItвЂ™s basically the same in Japanese, maybe leaning a little closer to вЂњYeah, okayвЂќ, вЂњI guess thatвЂ™ll doвЂќ, or вЂњSure, I guessвЂќ. In English, the first choice is вЂњYeah, whateverвЂќ. Afterward, Squall gets to respond with his thoughts on the new party lineup. In Japanese, he instead thinks something like вЂњman, youвЂ™re annoyingвЂќ or вЂњget off my caseвЂќ.ДЄ new character joins and suggests a change of party members. In English, Squall responds by thinking вЂњwhateverвЂќ. As weвЂ™ll see, this warukatta na line slowly becomes his catchphrase in Japanese.ДЄ character named Rinoa scolds Squall for not being a team player. In Japanese, he says warukatta na, a terse apology that feels sort of like a plain вЂњsorryвЂќ, вЂњwell, excuuuse meвЂќ or вЂњmy badвЂќ. In English, Squall replies to this with a simple вЂњwhateverвЂќ. The same option in Japanese is something like вЂњnothing muchвЂќ, вЂњno big dealвЂќ, or вЂњmehвЂќ.Дuring a big party, SquallвЂ™s teacher tells him itвЂ™s strange that heвЂ™ll dance with a random stranger, yet he canвЂ™t stand being around his own teacher. Headmaster Cid asks Squall how he felt while on the battlefield during a mission. In Japanese, Squall responds by thinking something like, вЂњI canвЂ™t believe this teacherвЂ¦вЂќ. In this scene, SquallвЂ™s teacher makes a joke about how enamoring she must be.

Because Final Fantasy VIII is such a long game, I got the following screenshots from several YouTube videos made by good olвЂ™ HCBailly, R-GAMES, kikuri, and LobosJr.

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