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{{Infobox Character General | {{Infobox Character General | ||
|name | |name = Sephiroth | ||
|image | |image = {{tabber|width=250px|height=360px|title1=Coat|tab1=[[File:Sephiroth Crisis Core FFVII render.png|250x360px]]|title2=Coatless|tab2=<br><br>[[File:Sephiroth Shirtless.png|250x360px]]}} | ||
|caption | |caption = [[File:FinalFantasySymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]<br>Official artwork of Sephiroth from ''{{s|wikipedia|Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII}}'' and ''{{s|wikipedia|Monster Strike}}''. | ||
|universe | |universe = {{uv|Final Fantasy}} | ||
|firstgame | |firstgame = ''{{s|wikipedia|Final Fantasy VII}}'' (1997) | ||
|games | |games = ''[[Ultimate]]'' | ||
|lastappearance = ''{{ | |lastappearance = ''{{s|wikipedia|Theatrhythm Final Bar Line}}'' (2023) | ||
|console | |console = PlayStation | ||
|species | |species = Genetically Modified Human/Jenova hybrid | ||
|gender | |gender = Male | ||
|creator | |creator = {{s|wikipedia|Yoshinori Kitase}}<br>{{s|wikipedia|Kazushige Nojima}}<br>{{s|wikipedia|Tetsuya Nomura}}<br>{{s|wikipedia|Hironobu Sakaguchi}} | ||
|artist | |artist = {{s|wikipedia|Tetsuya Nomura}} | ||
|homeworld | |homeworld = Nibelheim | ||
|voiceactor | |voiceactor = {{s|wikipedia|Toshiyuki Morikawa}} | ||
|interwiki | |interwiki = wikipedia | ||
|interwikiname | |interwikiname = Wikipedia | ||
|interwikipage | |interwikipage = Sephiroth (Final Fantasy) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Sephiroth''' ({{ja|セフィロス|Sefirosu}}, ''Sephiroth'') is the main antagonist of ''{{ | '''Sephiroth''' ({{ja|セフィロス|Sefirosu}}, ''Sephiroth'') is the main antagonist of ''{{s|wikipedia|Final Fantasy VII}}'', its [[wikipedia:Final Fantasy VII Remake|high-definition remake]], and other related media. The archenemy of [[Cloud Strife]], Sephiroth has become [[Square Enix]]'s most iconic villain from the {{uv|Final Fantasy}} series. | ||
Sephiroth made his ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a playable character via [[downloadable content]] on December 22nd, 2020 | Sephiroth made his ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' debut in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a playable character via [[downloadable content]] on December 22nd, 2020, but was available to those who completed the limited-time [[Sephiroth Challenge]] from December 17th. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
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Sephiroth was born as part of a series of experiments led by Shinra known as the Jenova Project. The project made use of the cells of the extraterrestrial being known as Jenova, mistaking her for a member of the humanoid race known as the Cetra. Jenova's cell samples were injected into the fetuses of participating women working alongside the scientists, Gillian Hewley and Lucrecia Crescent. The project birthed three powerful swordsmen, with Gillian's contribution being that of Angeal Hewley and Genesis Rhapsodos, while Lucrecia was forced to participate thanks to Professor Hojo, giving birth to Sephiroth. | Sephiroth was born as part of a series of experiments led by Shinra known as the Jenova Project. The project made use of the cells of the extraterrestrial being known as Jenova, mistaking her for a member of the humanoid race known as the Cetra. Jenova's cell samples were injected into the fetuses of participating women working alongside the scientists, Gillian Hewley and Lucrecia Crescent. The project birthed three powerful swordsmen, with Gillian's contribution being that of Angeal Hewley and Genesis Rhapsodos, while Lucrecia was forced to participate thanks to Professor Hojo, giving birth to Sephiroth. | ||
Sephiroth became an exceptional member of Shinra's military branch SOLDIER, taking part in a war with the nation of Wutai and being hailed as a hero. Sephiroth also took up missions alongside Angeal's pupil, {{ | Sephiroth became an exceptional member of Shinra's military branch SOLDIER, taking part in a war with the nation of Wutai and being hailed as a hero. Sephiroth also took up missions alongside Angeal's pupil, {{s|wikipedia|Zack Fair}}, most notably in a campaign to hunt down a now renegade Genesis and his "father" Professor Hollander. During the campaign, Angeal was killed by Zack out of mercy for his friend and mentor. | ||
A year later, Sephiroth and Zack were sent to check up on one of the Mako Reactors in Nibelheim, with a young Cloud working alongside them as a Shinra guard. However, the mission to Nibelheim led Sephiroth to learn the truth of his origin, which forever changed the lives of all involved. Zack attempted to get answers as to what Sephiroth was doing, to which he responded only with "I'm going to see my mother..." In his wake to the reactor, Sephiroth set the entire town on fire, which caused the deaths of Cloud's mother and Tifa's father. Zack chases after Sephiroth and catches him standing in the flames with his back turned. | A year later, Sephiroth and Zack were sent to check up on one of the Mako Reactors in Nibelheim, with a young Cloud working alongside them as a Shinra guard. However, the mission to Nibelheim led Sephiroth to learn the truth of his origin, which forever changed the lives of all involved. Zack attempted to get answers as to what Sephiroth was doing, to which he responded only with "I'm going to see my mother..." In his wake to the reactor, Sephiroth set the entire town on fire, which caused the deaths of Cloud's mother and Tifa's father. Zack chases after Sephiroth and catches him standing in the flames with his back turned. Upon entry into the reactor's innermost chambers, Sephiroth finally made contact with Jenova. However, he was stabbed in the back by Cloud with Zack's Buster Sword, impaling him from behind through the abdomen. The severely wounded Sephiroth decapitated Jenova and stumbled across the room, and is again attacked by Cloud. Sephiroth stabbed him with his Masamune, but Cloud used it as a lever to hurl Sephiroth into a pool of mako below the reactor. Sephiroth vanished with Jenova's head still in his grasp, apparently falling to his death. This Nibelheim Incident would later be covered up by Shinra, rebuilding the town and planting actors to behave as if nothing had happened. | ||
Five years later, Sephiroth's consciousness resurfaced after he had merged with the Planet's Lifestream, allowing him to control beings made of Jenova cells, including one sent in his form to murder the President of Shinra while Cloud and his party attempted to rescue their friend [[Aerith]]. During their adventure, Cloud's group learns of Sephiroth having sealed himself in a crystalline cocoon in the [[Northern Cave]], initiating a reunion of all of Jenova's cells. The last component he needed was that of the Black Materia, which had been transformed into the Temple of the Ancients to keep it safe. While Cloud and his group went after Aerith who went to the Forgotten City to activate the White Materia, Sephiroth appeared and descended upon her while she prayed, killing her by impalement. But her prayers were enough to activate the White Materia, a catalyst to the ultimate White Magic Holy, a counter to the Black Materia's Meteor. The Black Materia ends up in Sephiroth's hands when he broke Cloud's mind by saying that he was a "Sephiroth clone" and that the SOLDIER present at the Nibelheim Incident had been Zack Fair. | |||
Five years later, Sephiroth's consciousness resurfaced after he had merged with the Planet's Lifestream, allowing him to control beings made of Jenova cells, including one sent in his form to murder the President of Shinra while Cloud and his party attempted to rescue their friend [[Aerith]]. During their adventure, Cloud's group learns of Sephiroth having sealed himself in a crystalline cocoon in the [[Northern Cave]], initiating a reunion of all of Jenova's cells. The last component he needed was that of the Black Materia, which had been transformed into the Temple of the Ancients to keep it safe. | |||
While Cloud and his group went after Aerith who went to the Forgotten City to activate the White Materia, Sephiroth appeared and descended upon her while she prayed, killing her by impalement. But her prayers were enough to activate the White Materia, a catalyst to the ultimate White Magic Holy, a counter to the Black Materia's Meteor. The Black Materia ends up in Sephiroth's hands when he broke Cloud's mind by saying that he was a "Sephiroth clone" and that the SOLDIER present at the Nibelheim Incident had been Zack Fair. | |||
Thanks to [[Tifa]], Cloud was able to overcome his shattered mind and proceed to fight Sephiroth in a final battle. After two transformations, Sephiroth's consciousness attacked Cloud's mind where he was finally defeated, though not permanently, as he will always come back as long as Jenova Cells still exist since he can use their shapeshifting powers to craft a new body for himself, and he maintains his sense of self so that the lifestream can never claim him. | Thanks to [[Tifa]], Cloud was able to overcome his shattered mind and proceed to fight Sephiroth in a final battle. After two transformations, Sephiroth's consciousness attacked Cloud's mind where he was finally defeated, though not permanently, as he will always come back as long as Jenova Cells still exist since he can use their shapeshifting powers to craft a new body for himself, and he maintains his sense of self so that the lifestream can never claim him. | ||
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Being both the penultimate and final boss of ''Final Fantasy VII'', he is often seen in spin-offs as [[Cloud|Cloud's]] arch-enemy, a symbol of Cloud's past. | Being both the penultimate and final boss of ''Final Fantasy VII'', he is often seen in spin-offs as [[Cloud|Cloud's]] arch-enemy, a symbol of Cloud's past. | ||
Sephiroth was originally voiceless in his game of origin. He is voiced by {{ | Sephiroth was originally voiceless in his game of origin. He is voiced by {{s|wikipedia|Shin-ichiro Miki}} in the PlayStation version of ''{{s|wikipedia|Ehrgeiz}}'', and in his appearance as a hidden boss in the international version of {{uv|Kingdom Hearts}}, he was voiced by {{s|wikipedia|Lance Bass}} of the band {{s|wikipedia|NSYNC}}. Starting with the release of the movie sequel ''{{s|wikipedia|Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children}}''<!--Do not replace with Kingdom Hearts, as Sephiroth was not present in the original Japanese version, and when the Final Mix version, based on the international version, was released, the game used the English voice cast, so he too used his English voice actor. While Morikawa did eventually voice Sephiroth in the first Kingdom Hearts game, this was in Kingdom Hearts HD 1.5 ReMIX, an HD port of Final Mix which did include the Japanese voices; Advent Children was the first time Morikawa voiced Sephiroth.-->, Sephiroth has consistently been voiced by {{s|wikipedia|Toshiyuki Morikawa}} in Japanese. In English, Sephiroth was voiced by {{s|wikipedia|George Newbern}} from ''Advent Children'' up until ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'', with {{s|wikipedia|Tyler Hoechlin}} replacing Newbern as the English voice for ''Final Fantasy VII Remake''. | ||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ||
Sephiroth is mentioned in the description of the [[Omnislash]] trophy. {{SSB4|Cloud}}'s [[All-Star Mode]] [[congratulations screen]] references Sephiroth's actions in the Nibelheim Incident, where Cloud watches as {{SSB4|Palutena}} walks through flames similar to Sephiroth's iconic scene. In Cloud's reveal trailer, Cloud's defeat of Sephiroth with [[Omnislash]] is recreated with {{SSB4|Ike}} standing in for Sephiroth. Ike is also wearing his black alternate costume to further resemble Sephiroth. | |||
Sephiroth is mentioned in the description of the [[Omnislash]] trophy. {{SSB4|Cloud}}'s [[All-Star Mode]] [[congratulations screen]] | |||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''== | ||
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Sephiroth appears as a [[newcomer]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', with his inclusion being announced during [[wikipedia:The Game Awards 2020|The Game Awards 2020]] on December 10, 2020. He is the third [[DLC]] character of {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}}, and was released on December 22nd, 2020. | Sephiroth appears as a [[newcomer]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', with his inclusion being announced during [[wikipedia:The Game Awards 2020|The Game Awards 2020]] on December 10, 2020. He is the third [[DLC]] character of {{h2|Downloadable content (SSBU)|Fighters Pass Vol. 2}}, and was released on December 22nd, 2020. | ||
Sephiroth's design is based on his appearance in ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'',<ref name=SephBoss>[https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-implementing-sephiroth-into-smash-bros-ultimate-reveal-trailer-more Sakurai on implementing Sephiroth into Smash Bros. Ultimate, reveal trailer, more]</ref> although his moveset is inspired by his appearances in ''Ehrgeiz'' and the ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' series. His | Sephiroth's design is based on his appearance in ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'',<ref name=SephBoss>[https://nintendoeverything.com/sakurai-on-implementing-sephiroth-into-smash-bros-ultimate-reveal-trailer-more Sakurai on implementing Sephiroth into Smash Bros. Ultimate, reveal trailer, more]</ref> although his moveset is inspired by his appearances in ''Ehrgeiz'' and the ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' series. His player 7 and player 8 alternate costumes are based on his coatless appearance during the final boss fight at the end of ''Final Fantasy VII''. | ||
According to [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']] series creator and director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Sephiroth was designed "to feel like a [[boss]] character, with boss-like strength that players can enjoy."<ref name=SephBoss/> This motif was further emphasized with a special limited-time [[mode]] called the [[Sephiroth Challenge]], which was released via update 10.0.0 and allowed players the opportunity to unlock Sephiroth and [[Northern Cave]] as early as December 17th upon defeating him. | According to [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'']] series creator and director [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Sephiroth was designed "to feel like a [[boss]] character, with boss-like strength that players can enjoy."<ref name=SephBoss/> This motif was further emphasized with a special limited-time [[mode]] called the [[Sephiroth Challenge]], which was released via update 10.0.0 and allowed players the opportunity to unlock Sephiroth and [[Northern Cave]] as early as December 17th upon defeating him. | ||
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**He is also the first third-party DLC fighter to be from an already represented series, as Ryu, [[Cloud Strife]], [[Bayonetta]], [[Joker]], [[Hero]], [[Banjo]] & [[Kazooie]], [[Terry Bogard]] and [[Steve]] were all the sole fighers of their series in their debut. | **He is also the first third-party DLC fighter to be from an already represented series, as Ryu, [[Cloud Strife]], [[Bayonetta]], [[Joker]], [[Hero]], [[Banjo]] & [[Kazooie]], [[Terry Bogard]] and [[Steve]] were all the sole fighers of their series in their debut. | ||
*Sephiroth is the first fully playable third-party villain in a ''Smash'' title. The second is [[Kazuya]]. | *Sephiroth is the first fully playable third-party villain in a ''Smash'' title. The second is [[Kazuya]]. | ||
*Sephiroth, along with [[Mega Man]] and Kazuya, are considered third-party characters who are human like but not human fighters. | |||
*Sephiroth is the second playable third-party fighter to be mentioned in a game before their debut as a playable character, after Ken. Unlike Ken, however, Sephiroth is only ever mentioned by name. | *Sephiroth is the second playable third-party fighter to be mentioned in a game before their debut as a playable character, after Ken. Unlike Ken, however, Sephiroth is only ever mentioned by name. | ||
*Sephiroth is the third fully playable antagonist whose franchise does not hail from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', following [[Wario]] and [[Dark Pit]]. They would be joined by Kazuya. | *Sephiroth is the third fully playable antagonist whose franchise does not hail from the original ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', following [[Wario]] and [[Dark Pit]]. They would be joined by Kazuya. | ||
