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''Final Fantasy VII'', a role-playing video game developed by Square (now Square Enix) and originally released in 1997, features many fictional characters in both major and minor roles. ''VII'' has been followed by multiple sequels and prequels, grouped into the multimedia series ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'': these include the 2004 mobile game '' Before Crisis'', the 2005 movie sequel ''Advent Children'', the 2006 shooter spinoff '' Dirge of Cerberus'', and the 2007 action game ''Crisis Core''. Other media include spin-off books and the original video animation '' Last Order''. The setting of ''Final Fantasy VII'' is a world that has been described as an industrial or post-industrial science fiction setting. It is referred to as "the Planet" in most of the games, and was retroactively named "Gaia" in some Square Enix promotional material. ''VII'' follows Cloud Strife, a troubled mercenary who joins with an eco-terrorist group to stop Shinra from draining the life of the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Advent Children
is a 2005 Japanese computer-animated film directed by Tetsuya Nomura, written by Kazushige Nojima, and produced by Yoshinori Kitase and Shinji Hashimoto. Developed by Visual Works and Square Enix, ''Advent Children'' is part of the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' series of media, which is based in the world and continuity of the highly successful 1997 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy VII''. ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' was released on DVD and Universal Media Discs with Japanese voice acting in Japan on September 14, 2005, and on April 25, 2006, with English voice acting in North America and the UK. ''Advent Children'' takes place two years after the events of ''Final Fantasy VII'' and focuses on the appearance of a trio that kidnaps children infected with an unexplained disease. ''Final Fantasy VII'' hero Cloud Strife, suffering from the same disease, goes to rescue the children. He discovers that the trio plan to resurrect the villain Sephiroth using the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cloud Strife
is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Square's (now Square Enix's) 1997 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy VII'', its high-definition remake, and several of its sequels and spinoffs. In ''Final Fantasy VII'', Cloud is a mercenary claiming to be formerly of SOLDIER, a group of elite supersoldiers employed by the Shinra Electric Power Company, a megacorporation responsible for draining the life from the planet. Cloud joins the resistance group AVALANCHE in the fight against Shinra, and driven by a feud with his former superior, the primary antagonist Sephiroth, Cloud learns to accept his troubled past and adapts to his role as a leader. Cloud reappears as the protagonist in the 2005 computer-animated sequel film, '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', in which he fights a new threat composed of a trio attacking his allies while also dealing with his own terminal illness, "Geostigma". He acts in a supporting role in other ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Compilation Of Final Fantasy VII
The ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' is a metaseries produced by Square Enix. A subseries stemming from the main ''Final Fantasy'' series, it is a collection of video games, animated features and short stories based in the world and continuity of ''Final Fantasy VII'' (1997). Officially announced in 2003 with the reveal of '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', the series' core products are four video games and one movie release. Alongside these are tie-in products and spin-offs including books, mobile games and an original video animation. ''Advent Children'' and the mobile title '' Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII'' are a sequel and prequel to ''VII'', respectively focusing on Cloud Strife, the original game's main protagonist, and covert operatives known as the Turks. '' Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII'' follows Zack Fair, a minor character in ''VII'', while '' Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII'', a sequel to ''Advent Children'', follows Vincent Valentine, one of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)
is a Character (arts), fictional character in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, and the main antagonist of ''Final Fantasy VII'' developed by Square (video game company), Square (now Square Enix). Character designer Tetsuya Nomura conceived and designed Sephiroth as an antagonist to—and direct physical opposite of—the game's main character, Cloud Strife. The character was voiced by voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa in Japanese. In English, Sephiroth has been voiced by Lance Bass in ''Kingdom Hearts (video game), Kingdom Hearts'' (2002), and by George Newbern in both ''Kingdom Hearts II'' (2005) and the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Compilation of ''Final Fantasy VII'' metaseries (2004-present). For the ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' project, Newbern was succeeded in the role by Tyler Hoechlin, coincidentally another actor who previously portrayed the character Superman. Hoechlin also reprises the role in the remastered ''Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion'' (2022), r ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vincent Valentine
is a player character in Square's (now Square Enix) 1997 role-playing video game ''Final Fantasy VII''. Designed by Tetsuya Nomura, he also appears in various titles from the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'', a metaseries set in the ''Final Fantasy VII'' continuity. Specifically, he is the protagonist in the 2006 third-person shooter '' Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII'' and its mobile phone tie-in '' Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode''. Vincent is voiced in Japanese by Shōgo Suzuki and in English by Steven Blum. In the backstory to ''Final Fantasy VII'', Vincent is a Turk who is assigned to guard the scientist Lucrecia Crescent, with whom he falls in love. After a series of scientific experiments involving the cells of the extraterrestrial lifeform Jenova, Crescent gives birth to the game's antagonist, Sephiroth. Soon thereafter, Vincent himself became a test subject to experiments performed by Lucrecia's fellow research boss, Professor Hojo, resulting in genetic mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hironobu Sakaguchi
is a Japanese game designer, director, producer, and writer. Originally working for Square (later Square Enix) from 1983 to 2003, he departed the company and founded independent studio Mistwalker in 2004. He is known as the creator of the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise, in addition to other titles during his time at Square. At Mistwalker, he is known for creating the ''Blue Dragon'' and ''Terra Battle'' series among several standalone titles, moving away from home consoles and creating titles for mobile platforms. Originally intending to become a musician, he briefly studied electronics and programming, joining Square as a part-time employee, then later a full-time employee when Square became an independent company in 1986. He led the development of several titles before helping to create the original ''Final Fantasy'', which proved highly successful and cemented his status within the company. Following the financial failure of '' Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within'', his debut as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zack Fair
is a fictional character in the ''Final Fantasy'' role-playing video game series by Square Enix (originally Square), first introduced as a non-player character in ''Final Fantasy VII'' (1997). Zack later appears in the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' works '' Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII'', '' Last Order: Final Fantasy VII'', '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' and, most prominently, '' Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII'', a prequel to the original game of which he is the main character, and which expands greatly on his backstory. Although Zack is already dead at the start of ''Final Fantasy VII'', is rarely mentioned and only appears late into the story via flashbacks, he is a crucial part of the game's story, as Cloud Strife, the main character, unknowingly confused parts of his own past with Zack's following traumatic events involving the two and Sephiroth; while Cloud originally believes himself to be a member of the paramilitary organization SOLDIER, the military ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetsuya Nomura
is a Japanese video game artist, designer and director working for Square Enix (formerly Square). He designed characters for the ''Final Fantasy'' series, debuting with ''Final Fantasy VI'' and continuing with various later installments. Additionally, Nomura has led the development of the '' Kingdom Hearts'' series since its inception in 2002 and was the director of the 2005 film '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''. Early life Nomura's father influenced his interest in art and games early on, creating little drawings and unique Sugoroku board games for him. Nomura started drawing at the age of three years and developed his own Sugoroku games during his elementary school years. As a child, he spent much of his free time playing baseball, swimming, fishing and building fortresses. When he was in middle school, his father told him that an era of computers would come and bought him his own computer. Nomura played ''Legends of Star Arthur: Planet Mephius'' on it and start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Final Fantasy VI
also known as ''Final Fantasy III'' from its initial North American release, is a 1994 role-playing video game developed and published by Square for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. It is the sixth main entry in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, and the first to be directed by someone other than series creator Hironobu Sakaguchi; the role was instead filled by Yoshinori Kitase and Hiroyuki Ito. Long-time collaborator Yoshitaka Amano returned as character designer and concept artist, while composer Nobuo Uematsu returned to compose the game's score, which has been released on several soundtrack albums. Set in a world with technology resembling the Second Industrial Revolution, the game's story follows an expanding cast that includes fourteen permanent playable characters. The narrative deals with the themes of a rebellion against an immoral military dictatorship, pursuit of a magical arms race, use of chemical weapons in warfare, depictions of violent and apocalyptic confro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
