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Seifer was born 18 years prior to the events of Final Fantasy VIII. He was orphaned after his parents were killed in the Sorceress War, and sent to Edea's orphanage. From a young age, he bullied the other children in the orphanage, especially Zell. As he grew up, he became a student at Balamb Garden, where he studied to become a SeeD. Seifer would later forget his past in the orphanage due to the memory loss that usage of Guardian Forces cause.

At Balamb Garden, Seifer found friendship in Fujin and Raijin, and their posse was rarely seen apart. The friends later became the Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee, abusing their power to give fellow students punishment and detention. Even though he forgot his past, he became a rival to another student at Balamb Garden called Squall Leonhart. Of all the students at the Garden, only Seifer and Squall chose a Gunblade as their specialized weapon, and they would often duel to prove each one's skills. Even though Seifer had great potential to become a SeeD, his behavior often made him fail the exams needed to become a SeeD, and he was labeled a "problem child". Seifer also develops a "romantic dream" about becoming a Sorceress Knight, whose job it is to protect the current Sorceress, and borrows several books from the Balamb Garden related to the subject. About a year before the events of Final Fantasy VIII, Seifer started a romantic relationship with Rinoa, a girl working in a resistance group to free the occupied nation of Timber.

Curiously, Seifer can use magic even without Guardian Force and even though he is not a sorcerer: he casts a fire spell during his limit break (also seen in the introduction FMV against Squall). Since Headmaster Cid possesses Seifer's Triple Triad card, some theories claim that Seifer may be Cid and Edea's son (similar to how Laguna possesses Squall's card), thus explaining where he received his magic ability.

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