[SPECIAL STATUS] Yes
[type a] Commander of Balamb GARDEN
     implications: In command of the SeeDs from Balamb GARDEN during the Third Sorceress War against Ultimecia.

[type b] Sorceress' Knight
     sorceress: Rinoa
     duty: To protect the sorceress he serves from her enemies. For some sorceresses, this includes killing her if she becomes a danger to herself and/or the rest of the world.
     implications: At the very least, being the Sorceress' Knight gives him a particular social status within society. He may have a psychic link with the sorceress he serves. Whether or not any special abilities (i.e. quicker healing abilities or greater strength) are conferred on him by this status is unknown.