Sephiroth

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Sephiroth
File:Sephiroth FFVII Remake render.png Official artwork of Sephiroth from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII
Universe	Final Fantasy
Debut	Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Smash Bros. appearances	Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance	Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020)
Console/platform of origin	PlayStation
Species	Human
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Nibelheim
Created by	Yoshinori Kitase Kazushige Nojima Tetsuya Nomura Hironobu Sakaguchi
Designed by	Tetsuya Nomura
Voice actor	Toshiyuki Morikawa
Article on Wikipedia	Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)

Sephiroth is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII, its high-definition remake, and its related media, the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series.

Sephiroth will make his Super Smash Bros. debut in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a playable character via downloadable content in December 2020.

Origin

Before his fall from grace, Sephiroth was one of the most lauded success stories of the Shinra Electric Power Company's SOLDIER program. His successes 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, causing him to be driven by a desire to destroy the world. Being both the penultimate and final boss of Final Fantasy VII, he is often seen in spin-offs as Cloud's arch-enemy, a symbol of Cloud's past.

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Sephiroth is mentioned in the description of the Omnislash trophy. Cloud's All-Star Mode congratulations message references Sephiroth's actions in the Nibelheim Incident, where Cloud watches as Palutena walks through flames in a similar manner to Sephiroth's iconic scene. In Cloud's reveal trailer, Cloud's defeat of Sephiroth with Omnislash is recreated with Ike standing in for Sephiroth (Ike is also wearing his black alternate costume to further resemble Sephiroth).

In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

As a playable character

Sephiroth is part of the Fighters Pass Vol. 2 as Challenger Pack 8. He was revealed on December 10, 2020, during the Game Awards.

Trivia

• Sephiroth is both the second representative from the Final Fantasy franchise and from Final Fantasy VII specifically, the first of both being Cloud.
• Sephiroth is the first fully playable third party antagonist in a Smash title.
• Sephiroth's inclusion makes Final Fantasy the first third party franchise to have multiple playable characters with no echo fighters.

External links

• Article on the Final Fantasy Wiki