Sephiroth

Sephiroth (セフィロス, Sefirosu?) Alternate names: The Man in the Black Cape, One-Winged Angel Sephiroth from FFVII Rebirth promo render Portraits Final Fantasy VII portrait. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth portrait. Biographical information Home Unknown Age Approximately 20-23 years old at the start of Crisis Core; approximately 25-30 in Final Fantasy VII

There was one SOLDIER named Sephiroth, who was better than the rest, but when he found out about the terrible experiments that made him, he began to hate Shinra. And then, over time, he began to hate everything.

Marlene Wallace, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Sephiroth is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, and one of the major antagonists in its extended universe. In spin-off appearances, Sephiroth is depicted as Cloud Strife's archenemy and is seen as a symbol of Cloud's troubled past that haunts him. He is a former renowned SOLDIER who became twisted.

Before his fall from grace, Sephiroth was one of the most lauded success stories of the Shinra Electric Power Company's SOLDIER program. His accomplishments in the field of battle during the conflicts surrounding Shinra's bid for global domination led to his status as a celebrity war hero and the poster boy for both the Shinra Military and the company's SOLDIER program. Learning of his true origins drove him insane, begetting a compulsion to destroy the world in his mad pursuit of godhood.

Sephiroth is briefly a party member during a flashback in the original Final Fantasy VII, and is both the penultimate and final boss. Sephiroth reappears as a party member in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. He is fought as a boss in numerous titles, including Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- and Final Fantasy VII Remake. Sephiroth is an extremely potent magic user, and his weapon of choice is the Masamune.

Sephiroth is a tall man with a muscular build. His long silver hair has bangs parted to either side of his face. Sephiroth has bright cyan irises and slit cat-like pupils Sephiroth E3 2019 VII Remake.

Sephiroth's signature wardrobe is a long black coat with silver pauldrons, black boots, and black trousers. The top of his coat is open to reveal his chest, with his leather SOLDIER suspenders crossed over it. The wardrobe changes slightly between the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake; in the former, his coat has several buckles instead of one, while in the latter, he has a different belt buckle with a wing motif in the center and small black feathers hanging from it, yellow and green lights reflect from the slots, which may be materia Sephiroths belt from FFVII Remake. Sephiroth wields the Masamune, a seven-foot-long ōdachi he is rarely seen without.

Sephiroth's youngest appearance is shown in The First Soldier portion of Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis. His hair is drastically shorter and styled differently. His outfit resembles the signature outfit of his adulthood, but his coat is more jacket-like with a black shirt underneath, and he wears vambraces and pointed boots. He also wields a different katana called Nameless, a military saber with a black, eight-pointed handguard resembling the Shinra logo and three materia placed at the base of the blade. Unlike the Masamune, this blade has a sheath, placed on his back.

Personality

Sephiroth, Final Fantasy VII § "The Tragedy of Five Years Ago" As a SOLDIER before his madness, Sephiroth was cool, calm, well-spoken, and graceful, maintaining a professional demeanor. He is knowledgeable, especially on the subject of materia. In his youth, Sephiroth struggled with the expectations placed on him, not wanting to be a hero, though the help of comrades Glenn, Matt, and Lucia taught him not to constantly push himself to his breaking point and to ease up. Sephiroth's warmer side is also seen with his close friendship with Angeal, Genesis, and later Zack, caring for them to the point of offering to donate blood for Genesis, and protecting them by opting to, with Zack, fail to defeat them on purpose. This extended beyond his SOLDIER comrades, but had its limits.

After learning of the experiments that led to his birth, Sephiroth descended into madness and developed a messiah complex. He proclaimed himself to be "the chosen one" destined to lead the planet, and was driven by a desire for godhood. Ultimately, Sephiroth became completely aloof, not even recognizing Cloud when he met him. Sephiroth maintained his cold and calm demeanor, but became detached, murderous, and cruel, holding a deep seated disdain for humanity. Sephiroth also employed sadistic gaslighting of Cloud when using him as a Sephiroth-clone.

Following Sephiroth's defeat in Final Fantasy VII, his goal of godhood remained unchanged, but he became vengeful, and fueled by hatred of Cloud. This allowed him to keep himself alive in the lifestream, and remain a threat to the planet. Sephiroth's mocking of Cloud became more personal, gloating his failures, although in Final Fantasy VII Remake, Sephiroth also expressed a desire to work with him to defy destiny.

Sephiroth is regarded as the greatest SOLDIER 1st Class of all time, whose legendary accomplishments in the field of battle inspired many to join SOLDIER.[note 9] Being the greatest byproduct of the Jenova Project,[note 2] he has incredible inhuman physical prowess, extremely powerful magic skills, and is an extraordinarily skilled swordsman. Sephiroth's strength and swordsmanship are such that he can wield his Masamune, an ōdachi that is longer than he is tall, effortlessly with one hand, and ambidextrously shift from his left to right hand with no loss of efficiency. His physical strength was also seen with his ability to rip bolted down metal structures with his own hands with little effort when he reached Jenova. Sephiroth is also capable of flying, with and without a wing.

Sephiroth has a number of signature magic and swordsman skills. Sephiroth can empower his Masamune to cast blades and energy waves and even release omnidirectional bursts by slamming the ground with his sword. His signature spells are Heartless Angel to summon angels to sap enemies of their strength, Shadow Flare to create gravitational exploding orbs of darkness, and the powerful Supernova spell. His most powerful spell is Meteor, a world-ending spell cast with the Black Materia.