While things like Squall's musings on death are interesting, there's ultimately no hard evidence to hold the Squall death theory aloft. However, while there's evidence supporting the theory, what holds it up is all circumstantial.
It's an almost ethereal realization, going from the first disc's proposition that SeeD is a mercenary academy to learning the organization is at the behest of a giant yellow alien. By the time players are making their way through the game's second disc, they'll encounter red talking lion creatures, a bizarre race of alien-like humanoids and a variety of other odd plot points that just seem to fall into place. On top of this, FFVIII goes from a fairly routine Final Fantasy game to an outlandish entry full of wacky twists and turns. RELATED: Final Fantasy XIV's Focus on Story Makes It Bigger Than Any Other MMO The theory proposes that Squall's mind can't let the injury exist, or else risk Squall realizing he's dead and shattering his dream reality. When players see Squall again on disc two, he's an unwounded prisoner. If that wasn't ominous enough, Squall doesn't appear with or mention the massive icicle wound in his chest after receiving the injury. According to the theory, these serve as foreshadowing, as Squall reflects on how others might react to his own demise, speculating that he'd become defined by others' memories of him. Near the end of disc one, players hear Squall contemplate death whenever the subject of Seifer's possible execution emerges.
While Squall's bizarre reflection on death and the wound itself serve as major pieces of evidence, FFVIII also features some wild plot twists after the first disc. Though most players go through the entirety of Final Fantasy VIII without considering that they're playing through the last ebbing thoughts of the protagonist, there is some convincing evidence that's worth considering.
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