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==Central characters== ===Cloud Strife=== <!--|==========================({{CHARACTER ORDER}})=====================|--> <!--| PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE CHARACTER DIVISION- AFTER MUCH DISCUSSION |--> <!--| THE EDITORS AGREED THAT "CENTRAL CHARACTERS" REFERRED TO THOSE WHO |--> <!--| HAVE THEIR OWN GAME IN THE COMPILATION OF FINAL FANTASY VII AND |--> <!--| THE COMPILATION'S PRIMARY VILLAIN. IF YOU DISAGREE WITH THE |--> <!--| DIVISION PLEASE STATE WHY ON THE DISCUSSION PAGE INSTEAD OF MAKING |--> <!--| CHANGES. |--> <!--===========================({{CHARACTER ORDER}})=====================|--> {{Main|Cloud Strife}} {{nihongo|Cloud Strife|クラウド・ストライフ|Kuraudo Sutoraifu}} is the original ''Final Fantasy VII'' game's [[protagonist]] and a self-proclaimed ex-SOLDIER-turned-mercenary employed by AVALANCHE. Initially, Cloud is confused and conflicted with an occasionally arrogant attitude and a cool disposition,<ref>'''Barret:''' Little by little the reactors'll drain out all the life. And that'll be that. / '''Cloud:''' It's not my problem. / '''Barret:''' The planet's dyin', Cloud! / '''Cloud:''' The only thing I care about is finishin' this job before security and the Roboguards come. (''Final Fantasy VII'')</ref> until a traumatic experience in the [[Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)#Lifestream|Lifestream]] helps him discover lost memories of his true self. He wears an indigo SOLDIER uniform and is distinguished by his glowing blue eyes, a sign of having been exposed to a large amount of mako. He has spiky blonde hair and wields a Buster Sword in combat, given to him by his late friend [[Zack Fair]].<ref>'''Cloud:''' I never was in SOLDIER. I made up the stories about what happened to me five years ago, about being in SOLDIER. I left my village looking for glory, but never made it in to SOLDIER...... I was so ashamed of being so weak; then I heard this story from my friend Zack... And I greated an illusion of myself made up of what I had seen in my life..... And I continued to play the charade as if it were true. (''Final Fantasy VII'')</ref> Cloud also stars in Final Fantasy: Dissidia as one of the 11 protagonists and appears in Kingdom Hearts, Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, and Kingdom Hearts II. ===Sephiroth=== {{Main|Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)}} {{nihongo|Sephiroth|セフィロス|Sefirosu}} is the game's main antagonist, and is known to be the most powerful member of SOLDIER ever, rising to a prominent rank at an early age. After a traumatic incident in which he learned of what he assumed to be his true origins, he left SOLDIER and indeed civilization altogether with plans to become a god-like power by wounding the Planet with Meteor and absorbing the entirety of the [[Materia|Lifestream]] sent to heal the damage. He manipulates and tortures Cloud over the course of the game, including killing Aerith at the Forgotten City. Cloud destroys Sephiroth at the end of the game; however, he returns for a short time in the [[sequel]] ''Final Fantasy VII Advent Children'' where he is reborn through the body of Kadaj and subsequently defeated once again by Cloud. Sephiroth is also a member of the party for a very short period during a flashback sequence, but is controlled by the computer during combat and the player cannot change his equipment and materia. In Final Fantasy: Dissidia, Sephiroth is one of the 11 main antagonists. ===Vincent Valentine=== {{Main|Vincent Valentine}} {{nihongo|Vincent Valentine|ヴィンセント・ヴァレンタイン|Vinsento Varentain}} is an optional character from the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', and is not required to complete the game. However, he later became the protagonist in two sequels, ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]]'' for the PlayStation 2 and the mobile phone game ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII#Mobile phone tie-in|Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode: Final Fantasy VII]]''. Vincent is a dark, brooding, and sardonic man whose heart had been numbed by a tragic love. He loved Lucrecia Crescent, who saved him after he had been shot by implanting in his body the lethal weapon, '''Chaos''', and the protomateria with which to control Chaos. Vincent is a former Turk gunman who was experimented on by Hojo approximately thirty years before the start of the game,<ref name="slumber">{{Cite book | year=2005 | editor=Studio BentStuff | title=Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω | language=Japanese | publisher=Square-Enix | isbn=4-7575-1520-0 | page=46}}</ref> and consequently failed to age and developed superhuman abilities and characteristics. After the numerous experiments and help of the protomateria, Vincent is able to transform into other demons while having nearly complete control. Cloud and the others eventually discover him sleeping inside a coffin in the basement of the Shinra Mansion, where he joins them in their quest to hunt down Sephiroth, the game's main antagonist. Vincent reveals very little about himself to the party after his original introduction. ===Turks=== {{See also|Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII#Characters}} The {{nihongo|Turks|タークス|Tākusu}} are a group that perform covert operations on behalf of Shinra, including [[espionage]], [[kidnapping]]s and [[assassination]]s. They also scout for potential candidates for Shinra's elite military unit, SOLDIER, and serve as bodyguards for the Shinra executives. The group's full name is the '''Department of Administrative Research'''. Within the original game, the Turks Reno, Rude, Elena, and their leader Tseng serve as recurring antagonists throughout, although they are not above forming temporary alliances with [[Turks (Final Fantasy VII)#AVALANCHE|AVALANCHE]], the game's group of central characters.<ref name=autogenerated1>Teresa Dun, "Complete Final Fantasy VII Character Guide," ''PlayStation the Official Magazine'' 3 (February 2008): 60.</ref> ''Final Fantasy VII''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s prequel, ''[[Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII]]'', focuses exclusively on the Turks in the years leading up to the events of ''Final Fantasy VII''. The player chooses from eleven unnamed Turks, each with his or her own backstory, personality, strengths and weaknesses. Each Turk is identified based on their weapon and gender, with the exception of the legendary Turk, called "Legend (Male)". After barely surviving the pre-''Final Fantasy VII'' events of ''Before Crisis'', they make an appearance with Veld in Midgar during the coming of the Meteor disaster and assist the other Turks in evacuating civilians. Tseng, Reno, Rude, and Elena also appear in ''Advent Children'', set two years after the original. Here, they serve as allies to Cloud, as well as bodyguards to [[Rufus Shinra]] and aid in his self-appointed mission to restore the world's vitality. In [[Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII]], Tseng, Reno, Rude, and the Shuriken Turk from ''Before Crisis'', who goes under the [[pseudonym]] Cissnei, act as recurring characters. In ''Last Order'', Tseng, Reno, Rude, and several Turks from ''Before Crisis'' appear, attempting to apprehend Zack. ===Zack Fair=== {{Main|Zack Fair}} {{nihongo|Zack Fair|ザックス・フェア|Zakkusu Fea}} is a [[non-player character]] from the game ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'', and the protagonist of its prequel, ''[[Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII]]''. He also appears with [[Aerith]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children]]'', as a SOLDIER in [[Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII]], and plays a significant role in [[Last Order: Final Fantasy VII]]. In the original game, he appears only in flashback sequences, which portray him as almost identical to [[Cloud Strife]], the game's main [[playable character]], in physical appearance except for his black hair. When strung together, the sequences explain a great deal about Cloud's past and his connection to [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)|Sephiroth]], the game's arch-villain. He was also Aerith's first love. Zack was given the Buster Sword by his mentor, Angeal, and later gave it to Cloud moments before his death. Zack was born in the town of Gongaga, where he lived until leaving to join Shinra's militant force, SOLDIER. Eventually he worked his way up to SOLDIER 1st class. He was captured along with Cloud Strife for experimentation after a battle with Sephiroth in Nibelheim, and later escaped with Cloud and attempted to return to Aerith. A year after their escape the two of them were attacked. Zack killed most of the attackers but was gunned down in the end. His last words, spoken to Cloud Strife, were, "You'll be my living legacy. My honor, my dreams, they're yours now."
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