Final Fantasy 7
For over twenty year , the flagellum of the Final Fantasy human beings has been Sephiroth . Debuting as the main antagonist of the epic and instantly hallowedFinal Fantasy VII.Appearing on the original PlayStation in 1997 , the secret plan did n’t just take role - playing TV games by storm . It took the entire video secret plan world by surprise at how large the game was .
The nontextual matter and dazzle TV - thin out scene might have been the center candy to get the mainstream slew . But it was the compelling story , keen characters , and all customizable gameplay ( at least by 1997 standard ) that helped make the biz an instant classic and it ’s still look at by most to be one of the best video games of all metre and one of the greatest of theFinal Fantasyseries .
The game ’s biggest and most heart - wrenching tantrum was Sephiroth swooping down and ending Aeris ( or Aerith ) at the conclusion of the first third of the game . There is no Revive Materia for her . No superfluous life , she ’s just gone ; the key to saving the major planet . One of the few instance where a playable quality is done for good .
Why did such a villain resonate with the fans ? All of the above ground that made the game itself popular . The flavor , the madness , the giant Masamune sword . As the world ofFinal Fantasy VIIhas grown over the age , so has the levy force known as The One - Winged Angel . Here are 15 Superpowers Sephiroth keep Hidden ( And 10 Strange Weaknesses ) .
Superpower: Demise Won’t Stop Him
Someone once said that death is just another path we take . Another person put forward if they were struck down , they ’d become more hefty than imagined . Sephiroth certainly held these truths to be self - evident . Because for the scourge ofFinal Fantasy VII , snuff it is n’t that much of a trouble for him .
In one of the big event that take berth before the biz , Cloud , enrage by what Sephiroth did to Tifa and to the town ofNiblehiem , took up his friend Zack ’s Buster Sword and ended Sephiroth powerful there . At the start of the game , he was n’t even functioning .
Superpower: Can Brainwash People
Sephiroth ’s adhesiveness with Jenova and her cells is one of the scariest thing see in a television game . Whatever the story called for , Sephiroth was able to do it , through his ability to utilize the Cetra – infecting creature .
Probably the freakiest ability he has through Jenova cells was his ability to brainwash other people , so long as they too were queer to Jenova cellular telephone , which signify plenty of Shinra and SOLDIER warrior , like Cloud ; who was responsible for questionable act under the restraint of Sephiroth .
Weakness: He’s Mentally Unstable
One of the best characteristics of a great supervillians is their convictions in whatever they ’re doing is right . Magneto does n’t see himself as a bad guy rope , just someone who want to keep the mutant backwash before they ’re thrown in the kind of camps that he grow up in . They think they ’re ripe , and they ’re completely mad .
The One - wing Angel was no different . Once he read the truth about where he really come from – Hojo infused his mother with Jenova cell , he went totally mad . He change state on Hojo and Shinra , and decide the planet require to be cleanse , and he would make himself a god in the process .
Superpower: Can End Dragons With Ease
It seems a little silly to act as through flashbacks . The effect at Kalm unfold inFinal Fantasy VIIas a flashback Cloud is remember . It might have been a footling dull to play through , but as flashback go , it sets up a tidy sum of the story .
It also helps that during this time in the game , Sephirothis a playable eccentric for you , in the political party . He ’s AI - controlled of course , but it ’s still pretty coolheaded to see him running with you as part of your team . Even cooler to permit yourself perish face up off against the Dragon that Sephiroth can destroy a few quick hits .
Superpower: Can Summon Angels
When playing any role - playing game , most meter role player need to deny the integral world , facing off against imposing monsters while raise up their degree and maximal smasher period . It ’s a heavy tone to manoeuvre into the last party boss conflict maxed out with enough strike points to take on any tone-beginning , indulge that all those hours spent playing would finally pay off .
Then the One - fly holy man casts Heartless Angel on you and a very real panic sets in that you ’re about to start this whole process over again . Heartless Angel is a horrific summon on your party that contribute all of that hard work to just 1 meager HP to have to quickly rebound from .
Weakness: His God Delusion
In hisquest for vengeanceagainst the the likes of of Shinra and whoever else he deemed necessary to be destroyed , Sephiroth thought it was his fate to call upon the summon patch , Meteor , and leave a monolithic mark in the planet . This would fundamentally aid him merge with the Lifestream to become a God .
While Cloud and his Quaker block up the madman , Sephiroth was able to unleash a belittled share of this power . The final version you look is called Safer - Sephiroth , and his appearance is as Godlike as you ’re going to get .
Weakness: Constantly Underestimating Cloud
Even in a role - play plot likeFinal Fantasy VII , there ’s mickle of room for over - confident megalomaniacs who yearn for the total death of the reality or repulsive sum of financial addition . Thanks to all of the skill Sephiroth conglomerate over the years , he ’s no dissimilar than your monologuing Bond villain .
That sovereign certitude of the One - fly Angel is one of his biggest weaknesses . He has invariably underestimated the power of the masses trying to finish him . Cloud in particular , who should n’t be underestimated by him at all ; consider he ’s already stopped Sephiroth once .
Superpower: Survived All Of The Experiments Performed On Him
At the beginning of the celluloid , Advent Children , Barrett ’s daughter Marlene perfectly describes the Man In The Black Cape : “ There was one SOLDIER named Sephiroth , who was good than the rest , but when he found out about the terrible experiments that made him , he began to [ dislike ] Shinra . And then , over prison term , he commence to [ dislike ] everything . ”
All of those experiment perform on him by Hojo and Shinra … being impregnate with the Jenova cell since birth . Sephiroth was able to survive all of them , and total out the other side the best that SOLDIER had to declare oneself .
Superpower: Can Wield The Masamune
Thanks to all of the experiment performed on him , the One - fly Angel was Shinra ’s peachy warrior . Like Cloud , he too was ex - SOLDIER . His strength in battle was unmatched . His weapon system of pick postulate to be equally dangerous .
He wields the Masamune brand . Named after the real world Japanese sword - smith , the brand is a masterpiece of battle . It ’s slightly curved enough to impale Aerith from on high . It is also uniquely tailored for a madman like Sephiroth , the brand is seven feet , only he can wield it .
Weakness: Safer Sephiroth’s Supernova Doesn’t End You
For all of his bravado and all of his desire to join the Lifestream , Sephiroth ’s big bad Limit Break violation ca n’t in reality end anyone in your political party . Do n’t get cocky when the violation comes , you still need to be ready to cast some healing spell really quick .
Just because it does n’t end you does n’t mean thatSafer Sephiroth ’s Super Novamakes you stronger . Instead , you ’re locomote to get walloped with any and all variety of status effects : Confuse , Silence , and slow down to name a few . Having your HP reduced greatly is n’t fun either . But the great bad ’s big bad attack does n’t put down you – a huge weakness to exploit if you jazz which Materia and spells to arm yourself with .
