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Name: Sephiroth
Age: 30
Birthdate: Unknown
Eye Color: Bright green (Mako-infused)
Hair Color: white/dull silver
Height: 180 cm
Hometown: None
Blood type: Unknown
Weapon of choice: Masamune
Occupation: None, former SOLDIER first class.

"Sephiroth, long thought dead, has seemingly returned -- but why? His origins and destiny are equally hazy." (from RPGamer.) This statement sums up a first impression of Sephiroth perfectly. Is he an ally? Is he an enemy? Sephiroth disappeared after the war (which war this refers to is never clarified), and was presumed and announced dead by SOLDIER and ShinRa. He was a famous SOLDIER first class officer, and an extremely powerful fighter and magic user. His fame influenced many men, like Cloud Strife, to try and become a SOLDIER member. His "death" was never explained.

Sephiroth's past is only seen through Strife's flashbacks. It seems Sephiroth knew little of his origin until the SOLDIER mission to Nibelheim. The reactor in Nibelheim was used to produce monsters and contain Jenova. When Sephiroth saw that the reactors were producing monsters by infusing humans with too much Mako energy, he began to doubt who he was. He was also determined to find out about where he came from. It's here where he goes insane.

The first sign of Sephiroth's return to "life" is when Cloud Strife & Co. find Sephiroth's sword, the Masamune, buried in President ShinRa's back. Because the Masamune is a sword designed so only Sephiroth can wield it, Strife concluded that Sephiroth wasn't dead. Strife and his friends have repeated encounters with Sephiroth throughout Final Fantasy VII. Several are direct - Sephiroth appears to them and talks to them. Others are indirect, such as finding a Midgar Zolom impaled on a large spike near the Mythril Caves.

Sephiroth identifies his "mother" as Jenova. He is a genetically engineered life form, created by Professor Hojo, to be the perfect biological weapon. Hojo originally believed that Jenova, a being found frozen in the northern wastelands, was the frozen corpse of a Cetra. In actuality, Jenova was a frozen monster. It was Sephiroth's intention to capture the world for he and Jenova to rule it. Then he decided to secure the Cetra's fabled Promised Land for himself and Jenova. Sephiroth summoned Meteor to wound the Planet terribly, so that it would send all its Lifestream energy to heal itself.

The final confrontation in Final Fantasy 7 is between Cloud & Co. and Sephiroth, who morphs into two monstrous beings, then finally faces Cloud alone in human form.

Kitiara's Comments:
Deducting a point from Sephiroth was hard for me... ;_; Killing Aerith was a definite downside. Even though it goes perfectly along with Sephiroth's Jenova-insanity, the game portrayed Aerith like Kasumi Tendo from Ranma 1/2, or Belldandy from Oh My Goddess!. Kasumi and Belldandy... you just don't hurt them. You don't do ANYTHING bad to them. It's illegal. No matter what happens to the world, Kasumi will always be there to offer tea to Ranma's uninvited "guests", or to patch up Akane, or to cook huge meals for her family and the Saotomes. Belldandy will always be there, fixing whatever trouble Urd or Skuld got into, standing by Keiichi when times get rough, fighting against Mara with love and kindness... Aerith's death was part of the theme of Final Fantasy VII. I understand that. Doesn't mean I wanted her to die. Besides, that "Great Gospel" limit break of hers kicked serious ass.

Aleksa's Comments:

Extras
"Those Chosen By The Planet" - A MIDI of Sephiroth's theme
"Birth of the God" - A MIDI file of Sephiroth's final battle music (his first incarnation)
"One Winged Angel" - A MIDI file of Sephiroth's final battle music (his second incarnation)
Sephiroth CG Artwork - Squaresoft CG picture of Sephiroth walking into the Nibelheim fire
Sephiroth screencap - He's looking mighty maniacal...
A close-up - Confronting Cloud for the last time
Another Nibelheim fire picture - This one just before he walks into the fire
sephiroth.gif - A cute animated gif of Sephiroth
Sephiroth picture - A close-up of that cute insane look he always gets
Sephiroth image - Artwork by Nomura Tetsuya
Original sketch of Sephiroth - The girl in the picture is Aerith
Sephiroth no oukaku - An excellent site with all things Sephiroth
Blade of the Masamune - A beautiful Sephiroth shrine

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