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| “ | Whether your words... are lies created to deceive me... Or the truth... that I have sought all my life... it makes no difference. You will rot. | „ |
| ~ Sephiroth to Genesis. |
| “ | Ha, ha, ha... my sadness? What do I have to be sad about? I am the chosen one. I have been chosen to be the leader of this Planet. | „ |
| ~ Sephiroth |
| “ | I will... never be a memory. | „ |
| ~ Sephiroth's most famous quote. |
Sephiroth (in Japanese: セフィロス, Sefirosu) is the main antagonist in the Final Fantasy VII franchise.
He is the self-proclaimed "Chosen One of Jenova" who seeks to remake the universe in his own image. He is possibly the franchise's most famous villain, alongside Kefka Palazzo. He is also the arch-nemesis of Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart.
In Japanese, he has been voiced by Shin-ichiro Miki (Who also voiced Haiji Towa in Danganronpa: Ultra Despair Girls) in Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring and Toshiyuki Morikawa in all other appearances, who also voiced Yoshikage Kira in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Bellion in The Seven Deadly Sins, and Lord Boros in One Punch Man. In English, he has been voiced by Lance Bass in Kingdom Hearts, George Newbern in most appearances, who also voiced Superman in Injustice, and Tyler Hoechlin in Final Fantasy VII remake.
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What are Sephiroth's powers and skills?
Sephiroth has skill in combat, magic, flight, superhuman physical prowess, high intelligence, shapeshifting, military training, and swordsmanship.
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What are Sephiroth's goals?
Sephiroth's goals are to reach the Promised Land, avenge Jenova, become a god (all succeeded), remake the universe, and kill Cloud Strife (failed).
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What are some of Sephiroth's notable crimes?
Sephiroth has committed crimes such as mass murder, mass arson, genocide, attempted omnicide, terrorism, abuse, animal cruelty, mass municide, and biological warfare.
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Who are Sephiroth's allies?
Sephiroth's allies include Jenova and SOLDIER (formerly).
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What is Sephiroth's most famous quote?
Sephiroth's most famous quote is 'I will... never be a memory.'
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His Evil Ranking[]
What Makes Him Close to Being Pure Evil?[]
Final Fantasy VII[]
- Upon realizing his true origins, he burns down the small mountain village of Nibelhiem, massacring its people, including Cloud's mother.
- When entering the Mako Reactor to find Jenova, he killed Tifa's father.
- When Tifa tried to attack him with his own sword, he slashed her across the chest, causing her to nearly die from his injuries.
- Upon finding Jenova, he planned to take her to the Promised Lands, hoping for them to gain the power to reclaim the planet in her name and wipe out all the humans for their transgressions against him due to him believing he was "Chosen" to rule the planet.
- Using Jenova as a conduit, he entered the Shinra building and slaughtered much of the staff, including President Shinra.
- While President Shinra was evil, not only did Sephiroth not kill him for altruistic reasons, but he killed many of the staff who were only guilty of being associated with the company.
- He planned on obtaining the Black Materia so that he could summon a Meteor to create a massive wound in the planet to cause an overflow of Life energy so he could absorb it and become a god, not caring that it would kill all life on the planet.
- He brainwashed his Sephiroth clones to go look for the Black Materia, not caring for their safety or if they killed themselves working for him.
- He stabbed Tseng at the Temple of the Ancients simply for being in his way, which would have led to his death if he were not saved by Cait Sith.
- He controls Cloud into giving him the Black Materia, causing Cloud to suffer a mental breakdown from what he had done and attack Aerith in a rage.
- He attempted to control Cloud into killing Aerith for him to stop her from casing Holy, which would have prevented Meteor from working.
- He personally murders Aerith in cold blood and mocks Cloud's emotions over her death, telling him his feelings are fake and that he is nothing but a puppet.
- He psychologically breaks Cloud by revealing to him that his memories of being in Nibelhiem were fake and convincing him that he is just a clone of the original Cloud, causing Cloud to breakdown and accept being Sephiroth's' puppet.
- He has a broken Cloud deliver him the Black Materia, summoning Meteor, and then leaves Cloud for dead, causing him to fall into the Lifestream and become Mako poisoned, needing to be wheelchair bound and insane.
- He attempts to kill Cloud and his friends when they try to stop him from destroying the planet.
- After dying, he attempts to kill Cloud using the remnant of himself inside of Cloud's mind.
Advent Children[]
- He infects the Lifestream with the Geostigma virus, which he uses to infect people on the verge of giving up on life, causing them to spit out black liquid and die in agony overtime, something he delighted in doing all so he could ensure he was never forgotten by Cloud and to one day take back the planet, which caused, thousands if not millions of deaths over the 2 years the virus existed without a cure.
- He creates Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo to seek out Jenova's head so he can use its power to give himself a new body.
- This also makes Sephiroth responsible for their crimes, including the torture of Tseng and Elena, the kidnapping of children, and the unleashing of Bahamut Sin on Midgar.
- Upon being revived, he planned on using Geostigma to kill everyone on the planet and turn it into a vessel for him to sail the cosmos with so he could continue his Mother's work by finding a new planet to conquer and genocide.
- He brutally stabs Cloud multiple times during their battle and taunts him about how he will take away everything and everyone he cherishes most for his own personal pleasure.
What Prevents Him from Being Pure Evil?[]
- As heinous as his actions are, his backstory is genuinely sympathetic and tragic. To summarize, he was deprived of a healthy childhood, as he was deceived about his mother's fate and identity, all while being bio-engineered into a child soldier by his biological father and Shinra Inc.
- Furthermore, he was noted to possess genuine noble and altruistic traits behind his initial aloofness, having expressed disgust with Professor Hojo's callous experiments as well as being able to maintain a few connections with others, with Angeal and Genesis serving as his few close friends.
- Upon discovering his actual origins in Nibelheim, and after losing Angeal and falling out with Genesis during Crisis Core, he descends into darkness.
Trivia[]
- Sephiroth, Verstael Besithia, Anabella Rosfield and Emperor Gestahl are so far the only four Near Pure Evils in the Final Fantasy franchise.
- He, King K. Rool and Kazuya Mishima are the only playable characters in the Super Smash Bros. franchise to be Near Pure Evil.
- Interestingly, all three fighters debuted in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- His murder of Aerith is one of the most infamous Moral Event Horizon crossings in the history of video games.
- He and Ursula are the only two villains in the Kingdom Hearts franchise outside of Kingdom Hearts debuts to be Near Pure Evil.
External Links[]
- Sephiroth on the Villains Wiki
- Sephiroth on the Ultimate Evil Wiki
- Sephiroth on the Final Fantasy Wiki
- Sephiroth on the Super Smash Bros. Wiki
- Sephiroth on the Disney Villains Wiki
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