* Mamimumemo!
Name: Selphie Tilmitt
Age: 17
Height: 5 ft 1.5 in / 156cm
Birthday: July 16
Blood Type: B
Limit Break: Slots
Weapon: Nunchaku
Ultimate Weapon: Strange Vision
Affiliation: Balamb Garden, previously Trabia Garden
Likes: Trains, Guitar, Website Design, Ms. Moogle's Cake
Musical Theme: Ami
When you (playing as protagonist Squall Leonhart) first meet Selphie, it's by bumping into her in the school hallways as you set off to become a SeeD special soldier. During the SeeD exam mission, Selphie is introduced as transfer student from Trabia Garden, is added to your battle party, and becomes a valuble asset. She's a cute brawler with strong mechanical aptitude. Personality-wise, she's playful and hyperactive, as exhibited by her signature color of sunshine yellow. Often times, especially in gloomy and dire situations, her antics lift her teammates' spirits and prevent the mood from going into angst overload.
While her outgoing personality is effective and charming, she pushes that optimism to guard against loneliness, and possibly because she recognizes the the greater good of keeping her team's morale up. One key scene for Selphie was when she was visiting the graves of former friends. She breaks down emotionally, telling her deceased colleagues about fulfilling her dream of organizing a music festival and plans for restoration of a destroyed academy. Seeing a bubbly personality like Selphie in grief helped drive home the devastating effect of war.
Selphie also a romantic interest in sharpshooter Irvine Kinneas, another character in your battle party. They initially developed childhood crushes for each other while growing up in the same orphanage. When they were reunited as teenagers, Selphie had forgotten this and seemed fairly indifferent to the prospect, while Irvine still held affection for her. It is implied, in the final movie, his feelings are requited.