Rinoa's wings were added to the back of Leon's jacket in order to imply that something happened in the past that would lead him to reject his original name.
Nomura personally thought that Rinoa was different from the other characters in Final Fantasy VIII and her personality was harder to grasp, leading to her exclusion in Kingdom Hearts.
Source: Kingdom Hearts Ultimania
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