| 1 | [[center: [- ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'' | ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth'' | '''[[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemake Main Index]]'''\ |
| 2 | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeRemakeMainCharacters Remake Main Characters]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeCloud Cloud Strife]]) | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeRebirthMainCharacters Rebirth Main Characters]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeShinraInc Shinra Inc.]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeAntagonistsAndBosses Antagonists and Bosses]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeSummons Summons]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeQueensBlood Queen's Blood]] | '''Other Characters''']] -] |
| 3 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 4 | |
| 5 | !Supporting Cast |
| 6 | |
| 7 | !!Family & Close Friends |
| 8 | [[folder:Marlene Wallace]] |
| 9 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BrielleMilla (English), Creator/OtohaUmezaki (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/AdelineChetail (French), Anni C. Salander (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 10 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marlene_wallace_vii_remake.png]] |
| 11 | |
| 12 | Barret's adopted daughter. |
| 13 | ---- |
| 14 | * TheCutie: She's a sweet, adorable little girl who's adored by just about everybody who meets her. |
| 15 | * DaddysGirl: She listens to what Barret tells her, like being wary of strangers, and adores him just as much as he does for her. |
| 16 | * HappilyAdopted: Barret isn't her biological father, but she loves him like her dad. Similarly, when Elmyra takes her in as Barret goes on his journey, Marlene takes to the elder Gainsborough quite quickly. |
| 17 | * FlingALightIntoTheFuture: She's implied to be the means of flinging the light. ''Rebirth'' reveals that [[spoiler:whilst the Whispers stripped both Aerith and Red XIII of the future knowledge they possessed, Aerith apparently predicted this outcome, and passed her knowledge onto Marlene during their brief meeting in Sector 7. Marlene not being an active member of the party means that the Whispers overlooked her, and her Terrier variant is able to pass on a warning to Zack of Aerith's upcoming demise at Sepiroth's hands. It's further implied this is part of Aerith's long-term gambit regarding the future outcome of their adventure, with the role Marlene plays being yet unclear]]. |
| 18 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: She is oblivious to the existence of Avalanche, believing that Barret hands out flyers as a member of the neighborhood watch. |
| 19 | * PinkMeansFeminine: She wears a short pink dress. |
| 20 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: A flashback in ''Rebirth'' shows that her mother looked exactly like her. [[spoiler:Her biological father Dyne is able to instantly recognize her photo because of it]]. |
| 21 | * TouchedByVorlons: She seems to gain some sort of [[spoiler:greater understanding of what is happening, like Red XIII, after touching Aerith when the Sector 7 plate is about to fall. Unlike Red XIII, what she knows or learns isn't explored in ''Remake'', only being touched on a few times afterward, such as when she is about to say something to Elmyra and possibly at the end of ''Remake'' when she knows that Barret is calling out to her]]. In ''Rebirth'', it's revealed that--unlike Red XIII and Aerith, she ([[spoiler:or at least an alternate version of her]]) retains [[spoiler:knowledge of the future, which she passes on to Zack by warning him that Aerith is destined to be killed by Sephiroth]]. |
| 22 | * TroubledFetalPosition: She looks like this when she's hiding in Seventh Heaven during the fall of the plate. |
| 23 | * WhenYouComingHomeDad: She frequently waits up for her father to come back home, and expresses disappointment when he's unable to do so. |
| 24 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: She understands the reasons Barret gives her when he tells her why he has to leave, and even Barret comments that Marlene is tougher than he is. |
| 25 | [[/folder]] |
| 26 | |
| 27 | [[folder:Claudia Strife]] |
| 28 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JeannieTirado (English), Creator/NorikoHidaka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Jessie Lambotte (French), Leoni Kristin Oeffinger (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 29 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/claudia_strife_from_ffvii_remake_render.png]] |
| 30 | -> ''"There's all kinds of temptations in the big city. I'd feel better if I knew you'd found a good girl to help keep you out of trouble."'' |
| 31 | |
| 32 | Cloud's mother, who died during the Nibelheim Incident. |
| 33 | ---- |
| 34 | * AllOfTheOtherReindeer: Much like her son, Claudia in her youth wasn't well liked among the rest of the Nibelheim locals because she had a different way of looking at things. As mentioned in ''Traces of Two Pasts'', she had aspirations outside of village life, which upset the villagers because they interpreted it as Claudia looking down on their way of life, particularly the women, who also [[GreenEyedMonster envied]] Claudia for having the will to pursue her own goals beyond traditional female roles. Though she later gave up on her dreams after giving birth to Cloud in order to raise him, the villagers never really got over their resentments toward Claudia, and it's implied that they extended their cold treatment to Cloud as well. |
| 35 | * AdaptationalNameChange: Somewhat debatable, but her original concept artwork notes her surname as Strauss. The remake changes it to Strife to match her son. |
| 36 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: In the original game, she was one of the many casualties from Sephiroth's burning of Nibelheim. In the Remake, Sephiroth claims to have murdered her personally with the Masamune. |
| 37 | * FamilyThemeNaming: She and her son's names sound pretty similar to one another. |
| 38 | * GoodParents: She's shown to be a caring and supportive mother to Cloud. It's implied by her dialogue in ''Rebirth'' that she was very comforting to Cloud [[spoiler:when she found out he didn't make it into SOLDIER]]. |
| 39 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' marks the first time Claudia's name is actually given in an official piece of ''Final Fantasy VII'' media. Previously, [[AllThereInTheManual her name could only be found scribbled underneath her concept artwork for the original game]]. |
| 40 | * OpenMindedParent: Cloud remembers that when he decided to leave Nibelheim to try to become a SOLDIER at the age of thirteen, his mother didn't protest and wanted to give him two thousand gil so he could have a "fresh start", which he refused as he felt he wouldn't need it when he enlisted. Barret notes that Cloud's habit of charging two thousand for his services is probably a consequence of this. |
| 41 | * PosthumousCharacter: She was killed by Sephiroth five years before the events of the game's story, and only shows up in {{flashback}}s. |
| 42 | * ShippingTorpedo: While she hides it well, Claudia does not approve of Cloud and Tifa being together and suggests that he get a girlfriend considerably different from her to take care of him when he visits her in ''Rebirth''. During their short meeting in ''Traces of Two Pasts'', the air between them is frosty, like Claudia wants to say something to Tifa but won't, and it's heavily implied that when Tifa told her that Cloud wanted to join SOLDIER it was an InternalReveal. It's also implied that [[spoiler:Claudia still bares a grudge when Tifa fell off the mountain with Cloud and she allowed him to take the blame for it]]. |
| 43 | * SoProudOfYou: In a flashback, she says she is proud of the man Cloud has become. |
| 44 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Her son strongly takes after her. In fact, a flashback shows that he could pass as her twin, strange natural hair shape and all. While cross-dressing in Wall Market, Cloud could almost pass as a younger version of Claudia. |
| 45 | * StrugglingSingleMother: Cloud's father died when he was young, forcing Claudia to raise and support Cloud all by herself. |
| 46 | [[/folder]] |
| 47 | |
| 48 | [[folder:Brian Lockhart]] |
| 49 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown (English), Creator/HochuOtsuka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Pierre-François Pistorio (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 50 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/brian_lockhart_from_ffvii_remake_render.png]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | Tifa's father, who was killed by Sephiroth during the Nibelheim Incident. |
| 53 | ---- |
| 54 | * AllThereInTheManual: He's only named in the ''Remake Ultimania''. |
| 55 | * BoyfriendBlockingDad: There are certain aspects of that in him in ''Trace of Two Pasts''. Tifa remembers that when her mother commented that Cloud has a beautiful face and winked at her, which made her happy and a bit shy, her father scowled at them. |
| 56 | * DisappearedDad: Died five years ago in the Nibelheim Incident, having been cut down by Sephiroth. |
| 57 | * GoodParents: Tifa remembers him fondly despite how overprotective he could be. ''Trace of Two Pasts'' shows he was very supportive of Tifa, and even personally helped with her martial arts training when Zangan was away. |
| 58 | * OpenMindedParent: Brian Lockhart is portrayed as being very open-minded when raising Tifa in ''Trace of Two Pasts'', especially for a conservative little village like Nibelheim. He not only allows Tifa to become Zangan's pupil with little prodding but actually dedicates himself to helping her train once he sees how devoted she is to it. That being said, his concern for his daughter led him to try to stop Tifa from guiding Sephiroth's group up Mt. Nibel and [[spoiler:he didn't want her to have any relationship with Cloud even before her fall]]. |
| 59 | * PosthumousCharacter: Dead since well before the game starts. He's shown only in {{flashback}}s in ''Rebirth'', but his death is part of the reason why Tifa joined Avalanche in the first place. |
| 60 | [[/folder]] |
| 61 | |
| 62 | [[folder:Elmyra Gainsborough]] |
| 63 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Julie Dolan (English), Creator/GaraTakashima (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Maïté Monceau (French), Tina Eschmann (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 64 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/elmyra_gainsborough_from_ffvii_remake.png]] |
| 65 | |
| 66 | Aerith's adoptive mother. |
| 67 | ---- |
| 68 | * AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed. In the remake, she's more firm about her request that Cloud stay away from Aerith and never speak to her again, with her tone of voice expressing that she doesn't want him around her. In the original, she's a bit gentler when she asks Cloud to leave during the night without telling Aerith. |
| 69 | * AngerBornOfWorry: She acts dismissive and callous towards Cloud upon meeting him, largely out of fear that he's putting her daughter in danger by acting as her bodyguard. |
| 70 | * FriendsRentControl: Like in the original, she's somehow able to afford a multi-story house with a massive flower garden, when most of the slum dwellers live in a shantytown. The novel ''[[Literature/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeTraceOfTwoPasts Trace of Two Pasts]]'' reveals that she married into a family whose primary business was development contracting, with a bit of unsavory mafia-like behavior on the side. |
| 71 | * GoodParents: Despite not being related to Aerith by blood, she treats her as her own daughter and loves her dearly. She even offers to look after Marlene later in the game after the destruction of Sector 7. |
| 72 | * IWillWaitForYou: When her husband stopped returning home, she waited for his arrival everyday at the train station, until she was told that he had been killed in action. |
| 73 | * MamaBear: A non-violent example; she's very protective of Aerith, to the point of asking Cloud to leave her home and never speak to Aerith again when she realizes that he's a [=SOLDIER=]. |
| 74 | * MuggleFosterParents: She is a normal woman who ended up adopting Aerith, the last Cetra in the world. |
| 75 | [[/folder]] |
| 76 | |
| 77 | [[folder:Ifalna]] |
| 78 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AllegraClark (English), Creator/RisaShimizu (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/BarbaraBeretta (French), Leslie Vanessa Lill (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 79 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ifalna_from_ffvii_remake_render_3.png]] |
| 80 | -> ''"Take Aerith someplace safe."'' |
| 81 | \ |
| 82 | Aerith's birth mother. |
| 83 | ---- |
| 84 | * LastOfHerKind: She was the last pure-blooded Cetra in the world. |
| 85 | * NotEnoughToBury: [[spoiler:Hojo reveals to Aerith that he's dissected her mother's corpse, leaving only organs, bones and tissue to study.]] |
| 86 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 87 | * PosthumousCharacter: She died when Aerith was five, and her final act was entrusting her to Elmyra. |
| 88 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Hojo notes that her grown-up daughter is her spitting image. |
| 89 | [[/folder]] |
| 90 | |
| 91 | [[folder:Myrna Wallace]] |
| 92 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/FrancescaMeaux (English), Creator/MichikoKaiden (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Annie Milon (French), Alice von Lindenau (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 93 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/myrna_wallace.png]] |
| 94 | |
| 95 | Barret's late wife who was killed by Shinra prior to the start of the game. |
| 96 | ---- |
| 97 | * BroodingBoyGentleGirl: It is implied she had this dynamic with Barret, being the Gentle Girl to his Brooding Boy. |
| 98 | * TheLostLenore: Naturally, she is this to Barret. |
| 99 | * PosthumousCharacter: She was one of the victims during Shinra's purge of Corel. She only shows up in visions of the past, but Barret does mention her on occasion. |
| 100 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: Due to being a PosthumousCharacter, we don't much about Myrna as an individual other than the fact she was Barret's loving wife. |
| 101 | [[/folder]] |
| 102 | |
| 103 | [[folder:Godo Kisaragi]] |
| 104 | |
| 105 | Yuffie's father and Sonon's mentor. The previous leader of Wutai. |
| 106 | ---- |
| 107 | * AmbiguousSituation: Episode [=InterMISSION=] has Yuffie and Sonon mention he's now under house arrest, but doesn't make clear why. The implication is that he suffered a coup d'etat by whoever is leading the "New Wutai Goverment". ''Rebirth'' confirms that he was indeed removed from power due to a coup d'état led by Glenn Lodbrok. |
| 108 | * TheGhost: He doesn't show up in Episode [=InterMISSION=], but is a recurring topic between Yuffie and Sonon since he's Sonon's mentor and Yuffie's father. |
| 109 | * MentorArchetype: Sonon and Melphie were both his ninja apprentices, and Sonon in particular still respects him a great deal. |
| 110 | * PacifismBackfire: According to Yuffie, the reason he was deposed was because the people of Wutai were outraged that he had agreed to a ceasefire with Shinra after all the death and destruction they had suffered, which ironically led them to support Glenn, a warmongering ex-Soldier, who incites a new war against the company [[spoiler:because it is in the interests of Sephiroth, his master]]. |
| 111 | [[/folder]] |
| 112 | |
| 113 | [[folder:Sonon Kusakabe]] |
| 114 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AleksLe (English), Creator/YoshimasaHosoya (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/DamienBoisseau (French), Brian Sommer (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 115 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/sonon_kusakabe.png]] |
| 116 | |
| 117 | A ninja trained by Godo Kisaragi from Wutai that works with AVALANCHE HQ assigned to aid in Yuffie's mission to steal Shinra's new Ultimate Materia. |
| 118 | ---- |
| 119 | * AmbiguousSituation: Nero retrieves [[spoiler:his body after (seemingly) killing him, so although he might be dead, it remains up in the air what Nero has in store for him]]. |
| 120 | * AnimalBattleAura: He can create a serpentine [[MakingASplash water dragon]] around his staff as one of his techniques, with Leviathan being the patron deity of his homeland of Wutai this is entirely appropriate. |
| 121 | * BeleagueredAssistant: [[DownplayedTrope Downplayed.]] There are instances where he openly expresses annoyance towards Yuffie's antics, but they are A: relatively minor and kept to himself, B: offset by the fact that he otherwise has nothing but respect for her, and C: completely understandable considering what he [[LargeHam constantly]] [[SmallNameBigEgo has to]] [[HighlyVisibleNinja put up with]]. |
| 122 | * BigBrotherInstinct: He becomes protective of Yuffie soon after their introduction, often going out of his way to shield her from harm and reining in her more reckless antics. |
| 123 | * CanonForeigner: The first party member to be a completely new one created for the remake. |
| 124 | * ChickMagnet: He has a few [=NPCs=] in Sector 7 pining for him due to his good looks and brooding aura. |
| 125 | * CombinationAttack: He can enter a Synergized mode with Yuffie, changing all of her attacks into team attacks with himself. |
| 126 | * DeadpanSnarker: He has his moments, often in response to Yuffie's silly antics. |
| 127 | -->'''Yuffie''': What's a good word to describe me? I'm thinking "legendary."\ |
| 128 | '''Sonon''': I'm thinking "modest." |
| 129 | * DownloadableContent: He is only playable if Yuffie's episode is purchased. |
| 130 | * DrawAggro: His "Incite" weapon skill can draw the aggression of enemies towards him and away from Yuffie, though it will wear off after Yuffie deals a certain amount of damage to the affected enemy. |
| 131 | * FacePalm: He tends to react this way to Yuffie's more over-the-top actions. |
| 132 | * FastballSpecial: The Ninja Cannonball command will launch Yuffie at enemies with his staff. |
| 133 | * GameplayAndStoryIntegration: Doubles as a {{Foreshadowing}}. If Yuffie [[spoiler:goes down in battle, Sonon will use "Self Sacrifice" to transfer his current health and ATB charge to his fallen comrade. Ultimately, Sonon gives his life protecting Yuffie following their battle with Nero]]. |
| 134 | * GuestStarPartyMember: You can't control Sonon in Yuffie's episode, but you can give him commands like a full party member. |
| 135 | * HeroicSacrifice: Sonon saves Yuffie from [[spoiler:Nero's attack out of brotherly instinct, not wanting to make the same mistake like he did with Melphie. This valiant act, however, costs him his own life]]. |
| 136 | * HighlyVisibleNinja: While not necessarily recognizable as a ninja, his armor pieces do make him immediately recognizable as someone from Wutai. |
| 137 | * ItsPersonal: Sonon has a personal vendetta against Scarlet, [[spoiler:due to one of her mechs going out of control and killing his sister]]. |
| 138 | * KungFuWizard: Sonon is skilled at both martial arts and ninjutsu, and when synergized with Yuffie will mimic her ninjutsu when she does ranged attacks. |
| 139 | * MakingASplash: For his LimitBreak, Dance of the Dragon, Sonon will conjure a water dragon for the final blow. But it's purely aesthetic since the game has no water elemental damage. |
| 140 | * MartialArtsStaff: Like Aerith, he uses a staff, although his is more of a martial artist's weapon than a spellcasting stick. It appears to be a hybrid of Cid's polearms and Aerith's staffs; he wields it like a classical quarterstaff or bo. |
| 141 | * {{Ninja}}: He's one of the elite ninjas of Wutai who was apprenticed to Yuffie's father, the former leader of Wutai. |
| 142 | * OlderSidekick: Sonon is the elder in his partnership with Yuffie but he still defers to her as both his master's daughter and ninja superior since she has been in training longer than he has. |
| 143 | * PracticalTaunt: He can use the Incite ability which will cause enemies to target him rather than Yuffie. |
| 144 | * RoaringRampageOfRevenge: Sonon's sister, Melphie, was [[spoiler:killed by one of Scarlet's mechs. Because of this, he joins AVALANCHE to avenge her and has a very hard time keeping his cool in Scarlet's presence]]. |
| 145 | * SacrificialLion: He fits that role. After a charming couple of hours of introduction where he is presented as a fellow member of the Wutai army along with Yuffie, proving to be a reliable and skillful ally while serving as the secondary focus character of this sidestory, he ends up [[spoiler:being killed protecting her from an attack by Nero]]. |
| 146 | * SacrificialRevivalSpell: If you manage to get Yuffie knocked out in battle, Sonon will automatically use Final Sacrifice to revive and give all his remaining HP to her at the cost of knocking himself out. |
| 147 | * SavvyGuyEnergeticGirl: Although Sonon allows Yuffie to lead them and even refers to her as "Boss", it is clear that he is tempered and far less impulsive than she is. |
| 148 | * SpinAttack: Twirling Lunge is his default ability, where he does a spinning attack with his MartialArtsStaff, which is effective at increasing an enemy's stagger gauge. |
| 149 | * UnknownRival: He has a personal grudge against Scarlet due to the fact [[spoiler: one of her war machines killed his sister Melphie. But Scarlet has no idea who he and his sister are and couldn't care less, seeing him as just a random ninja of Wutai.]] |
| 150 | * YouKilledMyFather: Or in this case, [[spoiler:"You killed my sister". Sonon's little sister, Melphie, was killed by one of Scarlet's machines gone haywire, causing him to have a personal grudge against her]]. |
| 151 | * YoungerThanTheyLook: Despite appearing old enough to frequent the red light district, he is identified as a teenager by Scarlet. |
| 152 | [[/folder]] |
| 153 | |
| 154 | [[folder:Seto]] |
| 155 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A |
| 156 | |
| 157 | Cosmo Canyon's previous Watcher of the Vale, and Red XIII's father. Seto disappeared from Cosmo Canyon years before the start of the story, with his son assuming that Seto fled from his post. However, the truth is much more complicated. |
| 158 | ---- |
| 159 | * HeroOfAnotherStory: He was the Watcher of the Vale who defended Cosmo Canyon from [[VengefulGhost the Gi]] and went on his own adventures such [[spoiler:traveling the world to find a method that could help the Gi without the SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum]]. |
| 160 | * PosthumousCharacter: Played with as Seto is [[spoiler:technically still alive, but considering [[TakenForGranite the state he is in]]]], he might as well be this. |
| 161 | [[/folder]] |
| 162 | |
| 163 | [[folder:Johnny]] |
| 164 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/YuriLowenthal (English), Creator/YasuyukiKase (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Grégory Laisné (French), Toni Michael Sattler (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 165 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/johnny_from_ffvii_rebirth_render.png]] |
| 166 | |
| 167 | Tifa's self-proclaimed boyfriend, Johnny is an annoyingly exuberant but perennially unlucky young man. |
| 168 | ---- |
| 169 | * ActorAllusion: Not the first time his English voice actor calls a sword-wielding badass protagonist [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann "Bro"]] |
| 170 | * AdaptationalDumbass: While he was never a smart guy ''per se'', Johnny didn't land himself into any trouble in the original game, and got by just fine without any help from Cloud and company. In ''Remake'', his loose lips get him arrested and nearly killed by Shinra troopers and Cloud respectively, and he goes through all sorts of hilarious hijinks in Wall Market due to attempting one ill-conceived plan after another. |
| 171 | * AscendedExtra: In the original game, he was just a minor recurring [=NPC=] you could talk to in Sector 7, Wall Market, and Costa del Sol. Here, he's a lot more involved due to the AdaptationExpansion the game provides, especially during the Wall Market chapter which he accompanies Cloud for a good chunk of when doing the Sam sidequests. |
| 172 | * BornUnlucky: Johnny suffers from humiliation after humiliation, with his only strokes of good luck being Tifa stopping Cloud from executing him and that Cloud is begrudgingly willing to help him. This status eases up for him in ''Rebirth'', where after some more tribulations, he finally gets a lucky break and finds real success running his own business. |
| 173 | * ButtMonkey: Johnny is routinely humiliated by just about every situation he finds himself in, but only loses heart when [[spoiler:he gets his butt kicked in the Corneo Colosseum]]. |
| 174 | * DoggedNiceGuy: He's a decent guy and head over heels for Tifa, even proclaiming that she's his girlfriend. She can only sigh in exasperation. |
| 175 | * TheExile: Invoked when Cloud – who was about to behead Johnny for outing Jessie as a member of Avalanche to Shinra – tells Johnny to leave Midgar and never return, on pain of death, which Johnny panicky acquiesces. Tifa later implies she found him again on her own and convince him it was for the best for him leave Midgar since Shinra now had him in their sights. Johnny, however never gets around to leaving Midgar until near the end of the game, when he decides to leave Midgar for good after Cloud helps him retrieve the money stolen by Kyrie. He's later encountered of running a hotel in Costa del Sol in ''Rebirth''. |
| 176 | * FailedASpotCheck: Johnny is blissfully unaware that the man who threatened to kill him unless he left Midgar immediately is the same person he calls his "bro". Justified because A) he was blindfolded, and B) Johnny's got what you might call a severe deficiency in the "listening" department. |
| 177 | * FieryRedhead: Has bright reddish hair and a short temper to match. |
| 178 | * {{Foil}}: Surprisingly, he takes on one to Cloud as the games go on. Johnny basically represents Cloud if he didn't have his prodigious skills, worldly expertise, and traumatic backstory. Both have feelings for Tifa and are forced to leave Midgar by an Ex-Soldier, both find someone who takes them in but uses them all the while, both find a love interest outside Tifa who loves them despite their feelings for her, and both [[spoiler:are forced to lose something very precious to themselves]]. The biggest difference is that Johnny's comical ineptness means he doesn't see that Tifa just sees him as a friend, all his attempts to be a big hero go nowhere and just end up getting himself hurt, and [[spoiler:Johnny is able to live a new life almost immediately after seeing the J-squad go away, while Cloud's mental state leaves it ambiguous how much Aerith is or is not waiting for him to return]]. |
| 179 | * HeroWorshipper: Towards Cloud after he aces his way through the Colosseum battles. Johnny begins to sing his praises from then on. |
| 180 | * HiddenDepths: Even though it takes seven of him, in ''Rebirth'' Johnny manages to renovate a building that was about to fall apart at the seams into a hotel that's not only functional, but outright classy, all without asking Cloud for anything but raw materials. |
| 181 | * HollywoodHealing: When you find him in the Colosseum, you'll see he's barely able to sit upright and is covered in bruises and bandages from the thorough thrashing he got fighting. The next time you run into him, Johnny will be perfectly fine, even though only a few hours could have passed at most. |
| 182 | * HopelessSuitor: He is in love with Tifa and utterly convinced she is his girlfriend, to her exasperation. |
| 183 | * HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Played for laughs. |
| 184 | ** Johnny never seems to pick up that his "Bro", Cloud, finds him ''annoying as hell''. |
| 185 | ** He thinks that the mayor of Costa Del Sol did him a massive favor by loaning him the money to buy an inn (a dilapidated one in sore need of renovations). Except it's clearly just a trick by the mayor to keep Johnny deep in debt and under his thumb as a lackey. |
| 186 | * ImagineSpot: Completing the Treasure Trove in Johnny's Inn results in a scene where the Johnny's come back and sing the victory theme to Cloud with him. Then the layers peel back and Johnny is despondently singing to himself that it was just a dream. |
| 187 | * ItRunsInTheFamily: Johnny's father can be encountered in Wall Market, and appears to be about as good a judge of character as his son. |
| 188 | * {{Keet}}: Johnny is a cheerful, exuberant, and generally kind person, but he's so high-energy that he can frequently end up being... a bit much. |
| 189 | * LargeHam: His near-constantly loud, bombastic personality, and over-the-top mannerisms are hard to ignore. |
| 190 | * TheLoad: He unintentionally makes every situation he gets into worse, starting with him outing Jessie as a member of Avalanche to a pair of Shinra guards. As a result, nobody really likes Johnny all that much, generally treating him with a mix of pity, condescension, and exasperation. Despite this, he seems to be under the impression that he and Cloud are best friends -- calling him "Bro" despite Cloud repeatedly telling him not to do so -- and that Tifa is his girlfriend. |
| 191 | ** Finally seems to be averted in ''Rebirth'', where his new position as hotel owner and contact in Costa del Sol actually makes the party view him as being a useful acquaintance. |
| 192 | * LooseLips: Johnny rats Jessie out to some Shinra guards who are "[[TortureAlwaysWorks interrogating]]" him, causing Cloud to go from trying to rescue him to trying to kill him. |
| 193 | * MesACrowd: In ''Rebirth'', Yuffie creates several clones of him to help deal with an ongoing boss fight, and the clones inexplicably stick around afterward, helping Johnny Prime renovate his hotel in a lengthy sidequest. |
| 194 | * MotorMouth: Along with his loose lips, he never knows when to stop talking. |
| 195 | * ObliviousToHatred: He seems wilfully oblivious to the fact that Cloud can't stand him. |
| 196 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 197 | * ThePollyanna: One of Johnny's more redeeming aspects. No matter how bad things get, no matter how many times he gets knocked on his ass, Johnny always picks himself up and stays optimistic. |
| 198 | * PutOnABus: Literally in ''Remake''. Johnny's last appearance in ''Remake'' is him making good on his promise to skip town... but only AFTER ([[{{Sidequest}} and if]]) you help him recover his stolen wallet. Also counts as ShooOutTheClowns. Downplayed in "Rebirth" when Cloud's group meets him again in Costa de Sol. |
| 199 | * ThrowTheDogABone: In ''Rebirth'', he gets hailed as a hero for his part in defeating the Grasptropod, causing the people of Costa del Sol to convince the mayor to cancel his debts. Then, with the help of his clones and the party, he fixes his hotel. |
| 200 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: Always wears an open jacket that exposes his front torso. |
| 201 | [[/folder]] |
| 202 | |
| 203 | !!Avalanche |
| 204 | |
| 205 | !!!Barret's Splinter Cell |
| 206 | [[folder:In General]] |
| 207 | * AdaptationalHeroism: Compared to their original incarnations, who seem to have been rather indifferent about the mass destruction their bombings caused, as despite the implied civilian deaths caused by the bomb, they treat the explosion as a victory, and are [[ImpliedTrope implied]] to not be in it for purely altruistic reasons, they're treated here as being collectively more humane. As opposed to their actions in the original, they originally intended to merely sabotage the reactor and are horrified by the destruction their bomb caused, unaware that it was actually Shinra making the damage much worse to paint them in a bad light. As a result, one Chapter has Cloud assist Jessie, Biggs and Wedge in stealing parts from a Shinra Warehouse to make a more stable bomb so they won't have a repeat. |
| 208 | * TheAlliance: Barret’s group is allied with many other versions of Avalanche around the world, with different methods but the same goal of saving the planet. The much more militant and violent Avalanche from ''Before Crisis'' is established in ''Intergrade'' to have fallen out of power, with the new main branch of Avalanche now ironically considering Barret's cell to be excessively violent and extremist. |
| 209 | * AscendedExtra: Biggs, Wedge and Jessie barely appear in the original game, but receive substantially more screentime than they ever had before - the trio have more dialogue in the opening hours of the remake than they did in the entirety of the original game. |
| 210 | * BadassBiker: They are all skilled enough on motorcycles to fight off Shinra's motorcycle mounted [=MPs=]. |
| 211 | * BombThrowingAnarchists: Shinra paints them as such, calling them allies of {{Wutai}} that are destabilizing Midgar's economy and causing rampant destruction. |
| 212 | * EcoTerrorist: They destroy mako reactors to save the planet from being ruthlessly exploited by Shinra. |
| 213 | * GuestStarPartyMember: The three of them aid Cloud in the first motorcycle battle. |
| 214 | * MageMarksman: They are all equipped with a firearm and different materia. |
| 215 | * NeighbourhoodFriendlyGangsters: They're eco-terrorists on paper, but they run the neighborhood watch to keep Sector 7 safe from monsters (and presumably human threats as well), and even [[BoringButPractical basic community maintenance]] like supplying the locals with water filters or supplies for Sector 5's orphanages. |
| 216 | * TheRevolutionWillNotBeCivilized: A substantial portion of the new content in ''Remake'' centers around the factional politics between Avalanche's different cells, with Barret's faction falling into a middle ground between the nonviolent Avalanche HQ and the outright KillAllHumans stance of the iteration from ''Before Crisis''. Wutai's enhanced presence in the story further complicates matters. |
| 217 | * TrueCompanions: Unlike the original story where they only seem tangentially hired by Barret, these three know each other well enough to snark at their little problems, praise their good sides and teach Cloud about one another. |
| 218 | * UncertainDoom: It's ambiguous as to whether [[spoiler:Biggs is the only member of the trio to be SparedByTheAdaptation or if Jessie survived as well]]. |
| 219 | [[/folder]] |
| 220 | |
| 221 | [[folder:Biggs]] |
| 222 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/GideonEmery (English), Creator/ShuheiSakaguchi (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Benjamin Gasquet (French), Erik Borner (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 223 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_biggs.png]] |
| 224 | |
| 225 | -> ''"So, what's the next move, Boss?"'' |
| 226 | ---- |
| 227 | * AffectionateGestureToTheHead: [[spoiler:One of the last things he does in your final conversation with him is put his hand on Cloud's head. Given that he, during this conversation, implies that he can see through Cloud's act, noting that he's very similar to the orphans of the Leaf House, it's an obvious attempt at comforting the traumatized child that Biggs can see under the facade.]] |
| 228 | * AmbiguousSituation: By the end of [[spoiler:''Rebirth'', it's unclear whether Biggs survived in the "prime" Beagle world, or if his survival was only in an offshoot reality]]. Furthermore, there is the implication that [[spoiler:the Biggs in Zack's world is somehow the same Biggs from the Beagle world whose consciousness got "teleported" to the alternate timeline]], which muddies the waters further. |
| 229 | * AscendedExtra: Barely a character in the original game. Biggs has a substantially larger role in the remakes with an expanded backstory and a far more complex personality. During a conversation with Zack in ''Rebirth'', [[spoiler:Biggs outright lampshades that he is getting more focus in the story than he is comfortable with, and would rather have a [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall "minor role" in the overall scheme of things]]]]. |
| 230 | * CrazyPrepared: He has multiple contingency plans formed in case a mission goes south. When Cloud, Barret and Tifa are forced to evacuate their train during the Sector 5 mission, they tell Cloud it's time for Biggs' "plan E" back-up. |
| 231 | * CynicIdealistDuo: The Cynic to Wedge's Idealist. Compared to the rather optimistic Wedge, the reason he's CrazyPrepared is because he tends to overanalyze things and can spend all night worrying about what could possibly go wrong. Right before the Reactor 5 mission, even Cloud tells him to take it easy. In ''Rebirth'', he also becomes the Cynic to Zack's Idealist as they both try to find new purpose after having lost almost everything they stood for. Zack focuses on the positives and doesn't let the past weigh him down, while Biggs struggles to move forward without his fallen comrades at Avalanche. |
| 232 | * DespairEventHorizon: In one offshoot reality (represented by Stamp the Pug), Biggs discovers to his horror that [[spoiler:Shinra's reactors have already sucked the world dry of its mako resources, causing him to lose the will to live since everything he and his deceased comrades have fought so hard for have been rendered AllForNothing. Zack, ever the optimist, tries to encourage Biggs to keep on going, only for Shinra troopers to arrive and gun down the poor man anyway]]. |
| 233 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: A tragic subversion. In ''Rebirth'', Biggs decides to try bombing another reactor with a shoddily made explosive that proves to be pathetically inefficient when it goes off and creates only a weak blast that leaves no significant damage. Biggs then admits that he did consider the all-likelihood of failure, but couldn't help but try anyway because he felt compelled to continue his fallen comrades' work, however futile it seems. It's obvious that despite his normally cautious personality, Biggs' SurvivorGuilt and desperation to continue Avalanche's mission are clouding his better judgments. |
| 234 | * DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: An example that gets a bit confusing. In the original, he [[spoiler:dies protecting the Sector 7 plate. However, at the end of ''Remake'', it's shown that he's still alive. ''Rebirth'' however brings some ambiguity in, as he's only seen alive in an offshoot reality of the "main" reality, and then other offshoots of ''that'' reality are shown depending on whether Zack chose to try to meet Hojo or stop Biggs from performing a suicide bombing (discernible by what breed Stamp appears to be whenever he appears). In the reality where Zack chooses to stop Biggs, Biggs is shot to death by Shinra soldiers, but there is ambiguity about whether he is still alive or not in the "prime" reality]]. |
| 235 | * {{Foil}}: To Zack in ''Rebirth''. The two are able to bond and strike a friendship pretty fast due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorGuilt and struggles to hold on to hope, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what. Most notably, Zack's strong will to live and desire to make the most out of his second chance at life helps him to survive the events of ''Rebirth'' in one piece. In contrast, Biggs wastes too much time questioning the validity of his own survival and makes even worse mistakes than before, culminating in at least one variant of him from a branching timeline to die weak and pathetic, without even leaving an impact. |
| 236 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: Part of Biggs's backstory is only revealed through incidental dialogue and a side quest that, to the point of TheReveal, has nothing to do with him. In your final conversation with him he also implies that [[spoiler:his experience with taking care of orphans makes him able to see through Cloud's tough-guy act, but that's something we won't explore until ''way'' further down the line]]. |
| 237 | * HandCannon: Biggs' weapon of choice is a large-caliber handgun. |
| 238 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: As befits their names, Biggs and Wedge are practically married. Although Jessie makes this a trio, the two guys are particularly close. |
| 239 | * HiddenDepths: He heads up Sector 7's town watch in his spare time, [[spoiler:and used to run the Leaf House school in Sector 5]]. He also stops Wedge tagging along with Cloud and Tifa as the former is shown around Sector 7, reasoning that they haven’t seen each other in five years. |
| 240 | * TheLancer: To Barret, as he's the one in charge of operations when Barret's not around. |
| 241 | * NeatFreak: He's neat and tidy by nature. After the first reactor mission, he's disgusted by his own smell and makes [[BathingBeauty several comments about longing for a hot shower]]. |
| 242 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Bears a striking resemblance to Chris Taylor, played by Creator/CharlieSheen in the movie ''{{Film/Platoon}}''. He even jokes that he has a platoon in him when Cloud asks how he is. His English VA Creator/GideonEmery seems to be doing a deliberate Charlie Sheen vocal impression as well. |
| 243 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. Given he's an orphan from the slums, he likely never had one. |
| 244 | * PlayfulHacker: He's very carefree when he's hacking the doors for the Mako Reactor. |
| 245 | -->'''Biggs:''' ''[doing a dramatic gesture]'' Bada-bing bada-boom bam! |
| 246 | * SparedByTheAdaptation: Thanks to Cloud and the party destroying the Arbiters of Fate at the end of ''Remake'', [[spoiler:an alternate world version of Biggs survived his destined fate to perish on the Sector 7 plate, with the implication that his consciousness from the Beagle world got transferred to the Biggs who lives in the Terrier world and its offshoots]]. |
| 247 | * SurvivorGuilt: In the Terrier timeline and its offshoot realities, Biggs is hit hard by this upon finding out that he's the only member of his Avalanche cell who made it out in one piece. Unable to think of any other purpose, he feels driven to continue Avalanche's work even if he has to struggle on his own, with minimal resources and slim chances of success. |
| 248 | * TheStrategist: Of Barret's cell, as he's the one that comes up with plans that the others execute. |
| 249 | [[/folder]] |
| 250 | |
| 251 | [[folder:Wedge]] |
| 252 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MattJones (English), Creator/TakayukiAsai (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Mathias Casartelli (French), Sebastian Huther (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 253 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_wedge.png]] |
| 254 | |
| 255 | -> ''"Come on, nobody'd do something this crazy just for money."'' |
| 256 | |
| 257 | ---- |
| 258 | * {{Acrofatic}}: While he may be overweight, he's more-than-capable of keeping up with the more-outwardly athletic Biggs and Jessie. |
| 259 | * AscendedExtra: Barely a character in the original game. Wedge has a substantially larger role in the remake, with a far more complex personality. [[spoiler:Wedge also lives much longer and saves most of the Sector 7 civilians from the plate. The Whispers are ''furious'' with him for it, and so push him out the window towards UncertainDoom. ''Rebirth'' confirms that Wedge did not survive the fall.]] |
| 260 | * {{BFG}}: Wedge's weapon is a giant shotgun of some sort. |
| 261 | * BigEater: Starts complaining about his hunger when he gets nervous. |
| 262 | * BigFun: He's overweight, but extremely jovial and friendly. He has the most optimistic attitude of the members of Avalanche, is a KindheartedCatLover, and generally tries to save people when the situation calls for it. |
| 263 | * ButtMonkey: He's the subject of several comical scenes, like getting his butt chomped on by a Guard Dog while acting as a distraction, having Biggs pull his pants down to take a look in the following scene, and Jessie slap his exposed butt while teasing him. |
| 264 | * CharacterTic: As seen on the right; giving people a thumbs up. |
| 265 | * CynicIdealistDuo: The Idealist to Biggs' Cynic. Compared to the more calculated Biggs, Wedge has a more positive outlook on things and doesn't worry as much about the outcome of his actions, eager to put himself in harm's way to help his friends. Although this might also have to do with [[TheLoad how he perceives himself]]. |
| 266 | * {{Determinator}}: Becomes this after surviving the fall from the Sector 7 plate pillar and a YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre talk from Aerith. He gets the Shinra guards that told him to buzz off to open the gate to evacuate Sector 7, survives the plate falling on him and sending him crashing through an underground lab, infiltrates Shinra HQ while heavily injured, even though just getting to the HQ gave Cloud, Tifa, and Barret trouble. [[spoiler:When the Arbiters of Fate opt to not leave Wedge's fate to chance anymore, they try throwing him out of the Shinra building, but he struggles and tries to claw his way through them.]] |
| 267 | --> '''Wedge:''' ''[to the Arbiters]'' You can't stop me! |
| 268 | * DiesDifferentlyInTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: While he avoids his original fate and survives the plate drop, he does not survive the fall from the Shinra building.]] |
| 269 | * FatComicRelief: There are a lot of jokes based on his weight and BigEater habits. |
| 270 | * GoryDiscretionShot: [[spoiler: Nayo, Billy Bob and Polk witness Wedge fall from the Shinra building during a flashback in Rebirth and the camera changes to their dazed expressions when Wedge hits the ground.]] |
| 271 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: As befits their names, Biggs and Wedge are practically married. Although Jessie makes this a trio, the two guys are particularly close. |
| 272 | * KindheartedCatLover: Wedge adores cats -- having three of them as pets, and is the gentlest and most optimistic member of Avalanche -- even though he has self-esteem issues. |
| 273 | * KingOfGames: He seems very skilled at various types of games, having the highest score at the Seventh Heaven dart game and being an ace Fort Condor player who's only behind the grandmaster in ranking. |
| 274 | * NiceGuy: The nicest of the Avalanche trio. While Biggs and Jessie are good and affable people who have to be pragmatic, Wedge takes the cake for being the most sincere and kindhearted individual among them. His friendly attitude ends up being a major reason Cloud changes his mind on the group and helps them out later. |
| 275 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. Given he's an orphan from the slums, he likely never had one. |
| 276 | * PainToTheAss: His butt gets chomped on by a Shinra guard dog when he offers himself up as a distraction during Jessie's Shinra warehouse theft. She quips that it's barely singed. |
| 277 | * SpannerInTheWorks: [[spoiler:Wedge surviving his fall from the Sector Seven plate tower allows him to rally the citizens of the slums and convinces the Shinra guards to open the gate between sectors, allowing him to evacuate the civilians and saving a lot more lives than in the original timeline.]] |
| 278 | * StepfordSmiler: Wedge might seem cheerful on the surface, but deep down he worries that he's TheLoad and isn't contributing anything worthwhile to the team. |
| 279 | * VerbalTic: Most of his Japanese lines tends to end with "-ssu," a shortened, somewhat juvenile version of the formal "desu". |
| 280 | * WideEyedIdealist: Despite Cloud’s protests otherwise, Wedge genuinely believes that Cloud is working with Avalanche on an altruistic basis to some degree, in contrast with the rest of the group acknowledging he’s only there because he’s being paid for it. |
| 281 | * YouAreBetterThanYouThinkYouAre: He thinks he doesn't pull much weight like the others, considering himself to be TheLoad of the cell. It takes some convincing from Aerith to make him pull himself together. [[spoiler:He does, helping to evacuate Sector 7 by giving a DareToBeBadass speech to two Shinra guards blocking a gate. It's so convincing that [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight one of them defies orders and opens the gate]], letting the survivors through.]] |
| 282 | |
| 283 | [[/folder]] |
| 284 | |
| 285 | [[folder:Jessie Rasberry]] |
| 286 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/EricaLindbeck (English), Creator/SatomiMoriya (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Marie Chevalot (French), Leyla Trebbien (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 287 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_jessie.png]] |
| 288 | |
| 289 | -> ''"You think he's a keeper?"'' |
| 290 | \ |
| 291 | A member of Avalanche, Jessie functions as the group's hacker and handles explosives in Barrett's cell. |
| 292 | ---- |
| 293 | * TwentyFourHourArmor: She's never seen without a chainmail vest with a metal chest plate over it, even when visiting her parents. While Biggs and Wedge also wear some form of combat gear, hers is by far the most conspicuous. |
| 294 | * ActionGirl: She’s part of Avalanche, so it comes with the turf. She isn’t afraid to get physical with Shinra soldiers and she has a penchant for demolitions. |
| 295 | * AdaptationPersonalityChange: Jessie's behavior in the 1997 game leaned towards that of a demure, introspective young woman. The remake contrasts this by portraying her as someone who's always brimming with cheerful, hyperactive energy. She shamelessly crushes on Cloud and also flirts with him aggressively, whereas in the original, she does nothing else besides making a few subtle advances towards him. |
| 296 | * AllLoveIsUnrequited: She quickly gains a crush on Cloud, and is very open about her interest in him. However, Cloud's own personal hangups leave him to finding Jessie's advances more annoying than anything, and when she tries to hug or be playful with him, he gets annoyed. Cloud does start warming up at the end of chapter 4 (especially if he agrees to consider her offer), but [[spoiler:the next time he sees her after leaving for the next reactor job is when she's dying]]. |
| 297 | * AllWomenAreLustful: She is ''very'' forward about her attraction to Cloud. That said, Wedge states she's likely faking this, and that she views it as a game more then anything serious. |
| 298 | --> '''Jessie:''' ''[while tightly embracing Cloud]'' Mind coming over tomorrow night? My roommates should be out for a while.\ |
| 299 | '''Cloud:''' [[YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe Are you seriously that desperate?]] |
| 300 | ** In ''Rebirth'', if Cloud brings up Jessie's pizza ingredients as something Barret can get Marlene to grow, he responds indignantly that Cloud is trying to make Marlene a love potion. |
| 301 | * AmbiguousSituation: Jessie [[spoiler:seemingly perishes at the Sector 7 plate just as she did in the original, but the game then hints that she may have been SparedByTheAdaptation.]] |
| 302 | * AscendedExtra: Is more or less an NPC with not that much screentime in the original game. Jessie has a substantially larger role in the remake, complete with a brand new backstory and motivations. If it wasn't for her not being playable, she could easily come across as a main character. [[spoiler:Because of this, she and Wedge cause most of the deviations in the original timeline, causing the Whispers to retaliate in fury and kill her.]] |
| 303 | * BarredFromTheAfterlife: As a practitioner of Planetology, Jessie's greatest fear is that [[spoiler:her father's soul, which she believes is trapped somewhere between his comatose body and the Lifestream, will eventually be sucked up into a mako reactor and destroyed.]] [[note]]In ''Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega'' the trio have this same fear when Aerith finds them in the Lifestream, believing they killed too many people to be accepted. When Aerith reassures them they're not bad people and they did do good, they peacefully returned to the Lifestream.[[/note]] |
| 304 | * BerserkButton: Entering her house without permission if you're a man is one, [[note]]though this could be a general house rule she shares with her roommates as she is eager to invite Cloud to come back when they aren't around[[/note]] and [[spoiler:telling other people about her dad's condition.]] Both Wedge and Biggs worry big time that Jessie's gonna beat the shit out of them if she finds out they told Cloud about that. |
| 305 | * BreastPlate: Jessie wears a form-fitting cuirass that emphasizes her bust. |
| 306 | * CharacterCatchphrase: "Psych!" Usually follows her flirting with Cloud, highlighting that it's seemingly all a game to her, or so Wedge claims. |
| 307 | * ContinuityCameo: [[spoiler: ''Remake'' established that she used to be an actress at the Gold Saucer. When Cloud and the others go there in ''Rebirth'', they discover her portrait and a pre-recorded play starring her.]] |
| 308 | * CosmicPlaything: On top of all the crap in her life already and Shinra making her believe she's killed a countless number of people in their FalseFlagOperation, [[spoiler:the Arbiters of Fate specifically antagonize ''her'' for daring to go off the path of destiny. When Cloud is about to miss out on the Sector 5 bombing run, they attack the slums and then badly injure Jessie's leg to force Barret to suck up his pride and hire Cloud. And when she's recovered and has to prevent the Sector 7 plate fall, the Arbiters again go out of their way to near-directly cause her seeming death by her own grenade and then try to prevent Cloud and Tifa from reaching her in time to save her.]] Poor girl needs a break. |
| 309 | * DamselInDistress: Winds up getting trapped under some rubble thanks to the damage caused to the reactor by the Scorpion Sentinel. Happens again when [[spoiler:the Arbiters target her specifically so that her injured state forces Cloud to go on the mission he was otherwise just about to miss - and again when they cause her to get fatally injured in the battle for the plate support]]. Unfortunately for her, [[spoiler:that last incident seemingly kills her]]. |
| 310 | * ADayInTheLimelight: The fourth chapter of the game is focused on Jessie’s backstory. |
| 311 | * DemolitionsExpert: She's the team's explosives specialist, creating bombs they use during their bombing runs. |
| 312 | * DiesDifferentlyInAdaptation: [[spoiler:Not by Shinra forces or the plate drop like in the original, but what seems to be by the Arbiters of Fate detonating her own grenade right in front of her and being buried by rubble. She passes [[DiedInYourArmsTonight in Cloud's arms]], telling him and Tifa not to be sad over her death, but the game hints she may have been SparedByTheAdaptation.]] |
| 313 | * DramaQueen: Due to her past as an actress, she tends to dramatize things with over-the-top theatrical mannerisms. This is best seen during the Chapter 4 mission where she's constantly narrating things during the bike chase. |
| 314 | * EatingTheEyeCandy: She's very blatant about ogling Cloud. Biggs' reaction implies she does this often. |
| 315 | -->'''Biggs:''' ''[about Cloud]'' Real joy to work with though.\ |
| 316 | '''Jessie:''' Real joy to look at too.\ |
| 317 | '''Biggs:''' [[HereWeGoAgain Here we go...]]\ |
| 318 | '''Jessie:''' Looks are what people notice first! |
| 319 | * TheEngineer: She's the one in the team who builds the bombs, gadgets, and equipment that they use in the missions. |
| 320 | * GadgeteerGenius: She's the one who makes the fake identities and bombs utilized by their Avalanche cell. |
| 321 | * HandBehindHead: She puts her hand in her head in embarrassment while Barret is giving a LargeHam speech about the planet to an [[NotInThisForYourRevolution uncaring Cloud]] in the Mako Reactor 1 elevator, seemingly finding the whole thing an UncomfortableElevatorMoment. |
| 322 | * HiddenDepths: Before she joined AVALANCHE, she studied planetology, a form of science based around understanding the Lifestream and the planets nature. |
| 323 | * ICouldaBeenAContender: [[spoiler:Jessie was on the fast track to becoming an actress at the Gold Saucer, but when her father suffered his accident and went into a mako-induced coma, she was so distraught and desperate to help him that she dropped out to research a way to fix it. This lead her to being recruited by Barret.]] |
| 324 | * {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:Twofold. For one thing, as someone that was on the path to becoming a star actress at ''the'' biggest place for such a job, it's partly Jessie (and partly unforeseen circumstances) that causes the story to go wildly off-script enough for the Arbiters to get involved, even targeting her for it. For another, what does her in isn't bullets or being crushed by the plate fall - it's the Arbiters causing the bomb-maker's own grenade to ''detonate in her face.'']] |
| 325 | * ItsPersonal: In Chapter 4 it's revealed that [[spoiler:her father used to work at a reactor, and his severe mako poisoning is the reason Jessie joined Avalanche; quitting her job as an actress at the Gold Saucer to do so.]] |
| 326 | * KarmicDeath: Tragically [[SubvertedTrope subverted]]; Jessie certainly feels that dying from her own explosives blowing up in her face is just what she deserves for all the deaths caused by her bombs, but the truth behind the reactor bombings actually leaves her with little-to-no blood on her hands at all, let alone explosives related blood. |
| 327 | * MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After Shinra self-destructs the Sector 1 mako reactor, Jessie is horrified and blames herself for the catastrophic devastation -- thinking her bomb was responsible. She spends the rest of the game feeling that she did something wrong and works to try and fix it. |
| 328 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: She had no last name in the original, but now her family name is Rasberry. |
| 329 | * ShaggyDogStory: Her entire personal arc, mainly [[spoiler:trying to recover her father from his mako poisoning coma as well as reduce collateral in the Sector 5 bombing]], ultimately tumbles in on itself for reasons entirely out of her control and culminating in all of her hard work blowing up in her face. [[spoiler:Literally, thanks to the Arbiters.]] |
| 330 | * ShipTease: She displays a noticeable interest in Cloud, remarking to Biggs that he's easy on the eyes, frequently flirting with him throughout the bombing mission, asking him out of the blue what his [[ChildhoodFriend relationship]] with Tifa is, and inviting him into her home where they can be alone. And if the players keep their health above a certain threshold during the motorcycle ride in Chapter 4, she will give Cloud a kiss on the cheek. |
| 331 | * TheTease: She's very flirtatious towards Cloud, [[FlirtingUnderFire even during a dangerous mission]]. However, Wedge warns Cloud that Jessie's affections may not be serious. |
| 332 | -->'''Jessie:''' ''[if spoken to while in the reactor core chamber]'' Aw, you're choosing me over the reactor? That's sweet, but I'll wait my turn. Go blow her mind. |
| 333 | * ThirdOptionLoveInterest: Jessie is introduced in the remake as a potential third love interest for Cloud along with his famous canonical love interests Tifa and Aerith with an entire chapter of the game dedicated to her flirting with him and (potentially) kissing him. |
| 334 | [[/folder]] |
| 335 | |
| 336 | !!!Avalanche HQ |
| 337 | |
| 338 | [[folder:Mayor Domino]] |
| 339 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/NeilRoss (English), Creator/MotomuKiyokawa (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Frédéric Cerdal (French), Wolfram Fuchs (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 340 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/domino_from_ffvii_remake_render.png]] |
| 341 | |
| 342 | The figurehead mayor of Midgar and Avalanche inside man in Shinra. |
| 343 | ---- |
| 344 | * AdaptationExpansion: In the original game, Mayor Domino helps the party out of boredom more than anything else, and his only role is to give them a key card if they guess the word he's thinking. In ''Remake'', he becomes Avalanche's man on the inside, though he notes Barret's cell must not have gotten the memo, and helps cover their tracks as they infiltrate the Shinra headquarters. |
| 345 | * AdaptationalIntelligence: In the original game he just gave the party a keycard and nothing more. In this game, he's a secret ally of Avalanche who can hack Shinra's security systems under their noses. |
| 346 | * AdaptationalJerkass: Downplayed. Mayor Domino in the original game was bitter and snarky, but also a kooky and helpful man. In this game, he is quite proud of his position as Mayor of Midgar, which he declares the greatest city in the world, and only helps the party specifically because he wants them to stick it to President Shinra. He quite clearly has no qualms with the terrible things Shinra has done, just with how they've marginalized his authority. |
| 347 | * AuthorityInNameOnly: Despite being the mayor of the most advanced metropolis on the planet, his office is just another floor in Shinra's massive HQ, while he himself has been reduced to little more than a desk jockey. |
| 348 | -->'''Cloud:''' But you're the mayor.\ |
| 349 | '''Domino:''' [[CopycatMockery "But you're the mayor"!?]] Does this look like the office of a mayor? I'm a glorified librarian, nothing more! They don't even invite me to their meetings! |
| 350 | * ContinuityCameo: Makes a cameo in the Cosmo Canyon protorelic mission that details how Wedge met him in Shinra tower. |
| 351 | * TheCracker: Mayor Domino is skilled in cracking Shinra's security systems and communications, which he uses to cover up the party's tracks during their infiltration of Shinra HQ. |
| 352 | * HiddenDepths: He may be an old man and a "glorified librarian," but he's also a skilled hacker capable of quickly doctoring security footage and disabling alarms. |
| 353 | * MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: He helps Avalanche infiltrate Shinra HQ because he's angry at them for marginalizing his authority. |
| 354 | * TheMole: Domino is covertly an Avalanche member that is situated deep inside Shinra underneath their noses. He mostly uses his position to cover up the presence of any Avalanche member that is inside enemy territory. |
| 355 | * NotInThisForYourRevolution: He aids Avalanche less out of concern for the planet and more out of anger and frustration at having had his political authority stripped away, relegating him to a mere record-keeper. |
| 356 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given one name, and it's unclear if "Domino" is a first name or a family name. |
| 357 | * PunnyName: As in the original game, his name is derived from the Domino's Pizza take out franchise. As he is the mayor of a pizza-shaped city, it effectively makes Midgar ''Domino's pizza''. |
| 358 | * PuppetKing: He's theoretically the mayor of Midgar, but in practice Shinra rules everything. He's more than a tad bitter about this arrangement, and helps Avalanche to screw over Shinra because of it. |
| 359 | [[/folder]] |
| 360 | |
| 361 | [[folder:Zhijie]] |
| 362 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/GriffinPuatu (English), Creator/AkiraIgarashi (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/VincentRopion (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 363 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_zhijie.png]] |
| 364 | |
| 365 | A Wutaian residing in Midgar. He serves as a point of contact between Wutai and Avalanche HQ, and acts as Yuffie's guide through the Sector 7 slums. |
| 366 | ---- |
| 367 | * ButNowIMustGo: After Sonon and Yuffie rescue him from Shinra, he leaves and... that's it. |
| 368 | * DelinquentHair: A spiky bleached blond 'do. |
| 369 | * JackBauerInterrogationTechnique: Is subjected to some of this by the Shinra soldiers who capture him. |
| 370 | * OddNameOut: Amongst the the traditionally Japanese influenced Wutaians, Zhijie's name is notable for being a real world ''Chinese'' name. |
| 371 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 372 | * SequelHook: [[spoiler: His quest in ''Rebirth'' ends with him deciding to travel to Wutai, all but confirming that he will be encountered there in the final part of the trilogy.]] |
| 373 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: [[spoiler:He's the first one to discover Shinra's plot to drop the plate on Sector 7 and is the one who warns the rest of AVALANCHE about the coming disaster.]] |
| 374 | * TalkingYourWayOut: Subverted, he attempts this when captured by Shinra soldiers, but fails miserably. |
| 375 | * UncertainDoom: [[spoiler:Vanishes from the story after [=INTERmission=] Ch. 1, with no mention of what happened to him when the plate fell. Subverted in ''Rebirth,'' when it's revealed that he survived when the party meets him in Cosmo Canyon.]] |
| 376 | [[/folder]] |
| 377 | |
| 378 | [[folder:Nayo]] |
| 379 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AshleyBoettcher (English), Creator/AkaneFujita (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Maryne Bertieaux (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 380 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_nayo.png]] |
| 381 | |
| 382 | A member of Avalanche HQ. She acts as support, providing Yuffie with false documentation needed to visit the plate above the slums. |
| 383 | ---- |
| 384 | * BespectacledCutie: Cute as a button and never seen without her glasses. |
| 385 | * BuxomBeautyStandard: Her buxom figure is implied to be what causes Don Corneo's goons to come after her, as they're looking for a busty girl to be Corneo's new bride. They only stop hounding Nayo after they find a similarly busty candidate (Tifa). |
| 386 | * DudeMagnet: Ambient dialogue suggests she's the object of affection of a couple of people in the slums. Not to mention she's attractive enough to get the attention of Corneo's bride scouts. |
| 387 | * MsExposition: Her role in [=INTERmission=] is to explain to Yuffie (and thus the player) the current dynamics between Avalanche, Barret's splinter cell, and Wutai. She also ends up being the one to explain the mako-poisoned to Yuffie. |
| 388 | * NerdsAreSexy: In addition to being a BespectacledCutie, she even wears a mini skirt and thigh-high socks to emphasize this. She's considered beautiful enough that Corneo's henchmen try to pick her up to be one of his "brides". |
| 389 | * NiceGirl: She doesn't have a mean bone in her body and is very friendly towards Yuffie and Sonon, despite their eccentricities. Her kind nature is also explicitly why she disapproves of Barret's Avalanche cell, as she can't bear the idea of innocent people getting killed. Yuffie is shocked by this, and ends up liking Nayo more than she expected. |
| 390 | * OlderThanTheyLook: Appears to be around the same age as Yuffie but Corneo's cronies recognize her as "a woman" while noting that Yuffie is JustAKid (much to Yuffie's annoyance). |
| 391 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 392 | * ProperlyParanoid: Nayo's branch was quick to work with Wutai, despite their wildly clashing stances, out of fear that they would ally with Barret's faction instead and that such an alliance would destroy Midgar. This fear turns out to be entirely justified, as once Sonon and Yuffie are in private they agree that Barret's faction would have been a much better choice of allies. |
| 393 | * SoBeautifulItsACurse: Her being so attractive is what gets her on the radar of Don Corneo's goons, and she needs Yuffie and Sonon's help to fight them off. |
| 394 | * UncertainDoom: It isn't known if [[spoiler:she was in Midgar when the plate fell, and if she survived]]. [[spoiler: Her appearance in ''Rebirth'', alongside Polk and Billy Bob, shows that she survived.]] |
| 395 | * WideEyedIdealist: While Sonon and Yuffie appreciate how much of a NiceGirl she is, they both ultimately conclude she's too soft for an effective Avalanche operative. As Sonon puts it: "Midgar doesn't need good people". |
| 396 | [[/folder]] |
| 397 | |
| 398 | [[folder:Billy Bob]] |
| 399 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' David Goldstein (English), Kenichi Hoshino (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Thierry d'Armor (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 400 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_billybob.png]] |
| 401 | |
| 402 | An experienced member of Avalanche HQ. |
| 403 | ---- |
| 404 | * AerithAndBob: ''Literally''. In a world with names like Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, and of course, [[TropeNamer Aerith]], we finally have a Bob. |
| 405 | * AlliterativeName: '''B'''illy '''B'''ob. |
| 406 | * NeverGetsDrunk: He is known for never getting drunk despite his heavy drinking. |
| 407 | * OutOfFocus: Out of all members of Avalanche HQ he's the one with the least to do in [=INTERmission=], as Nayo and Zhijie are involved in the main story while Polk is involved with the Fort Condor minigame. |
| 408 | * UncertainDoom: Vanishes from the story after [=INTERmission=] Ch. 1, with no mention of what happened to him [[spoiler:when the plate fell. He returns in ''Rebirth'', confirming his survival]]. |
| 409 | [[/folder]] |
| 410 | |
| 411 | [[folder:Polk]] |
| 412 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/DanielAmerman (English), Creator/NobuyoriSagara (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Julien Crampon (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 413 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_polk.png]] |
| 414 | |
| 415 | The youngest member of Avalanche HQ. He is a bit obsessed about the popular game “Fort Condor”. |
| 416 | ---- |
| 417 | * FlatCharacter: His only contribution to the story is the introduction of the Fort Condor minigame. |
| 418 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 419 | * UncertainDoom: Vanishes from the story after [=INTERmission=] Ch. 1, with no mention of what happened to him [[spoiler:when the plate fell]]. [[spoiler: His appearance in ''Rebirth'', alongside Nayo, confirms that he survived.]] |
| 420 | * ZeroEffortBoss: The game of Fort Condor with him basically serves as a tutorial form the minigame as a whole, as such it's virtually impossible to lose to him unless you deliberately do so. |
| 421 | [[/folder]] |
| 422 | |
| 423 | !!Midgar |
| 424 | |
| 425 | !!!Sector 7 |
| 426 | [[folder:Marle]] |
| 427 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BarbaraGoodson (English), Creator/TomokoMiyadera (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Colette Noël (French), Dorothea Reinhold (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 428 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/marle_render.png]] |
| 429 | |
| 430 | The landlady of the apartment complex where Tifa lives. |
| 431 | ---- |
| 432 | * BrutalHonesty: She's not the type to mince her words and tells people what's on her mind with little filter and comes across as very rude even if she means well. Her very first interaction with Tifa in ''Trace of Two Pasts'' has her openly telling Tifa she's too naive and that she'll need to harden herself to survive the slums, which shocks Tifa, but she admits Marle is right. |
| 433 | -->'''Marle:''' You’re the kind of girl who doesn’t like to make waves. The teeniest bit of pressure, and you’ll fold like a cheap suitcase. |
| 434 | * CrankyLandlord: {{Subverted|Trope}}. She seems like the stereotypical cranky old landlord in her interactions with Cloud, but is actually fairly benevolent to the other tenants, even allowing a Mako-poisoned tenant like Marco to stay there so she and Tifa can look out for him. [=INTERmission=] also shows she's been training a dog to look after Stargazer Heights so nobody can bother her tenants. |
| 435 | * DeadpanSnarker: She has a wry demeanor and a witty tongue. She has zero tolerance for Cloud's aloofness and seems to enjoy taking him down a peg by mocking him. |
| 436 | * DidYouJustHaveSex: Subverted; provided that all of the sidequests in Chapter 3 are completed, and after the bonus scene in Cloud's apartment where the player chooses the dress Tifa will later wear in Chapter 9, Marle has this reaction when the pair exit the apartment and are acting happier. |
| 437 | * GoodIsNotNice: She's one of the pillars of the community in the Sector 7 slums and the neighborhood watch, but has a harsh and abrasive demeanor. |
| 438 | * IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer: She sees Tifa as her granddaughter and gives Cloud several warnings to treat her well. |
| 439 | * IntergenerationalFriendship: She's one of Tifa's best friends in the slums, and they get along well despite being decades apart in age. |
| 440 | * IWasQuiteALooker: ''Trace of Two Pasts'' reveals she was apparently quite attractive in her youth, and that she had her "glamour days" when working in Wall Market. |
| 441 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Marle can be abrasive, rude, and judgmental, especially to those she doesn't trust (like Cloud in ''Remake'' and Barret in ''Trace of Two Pasts'') but deep down she's a good woman who cares deeply about her community. Most of the young girls in the Sector look up to her as some kind of matriarchal figure and she's a well-respected and active member of the neighborhood watch, taking charge of the evacuation of the slums during the fall of the Sector 7 plate at the risk of her own life despite her old age. In ''Trace of Two Pasts'', she's hesitant to help Barret at first due to him "screaming trouble", but once she decides to help she goes out of her way and convinces the Seventh Heaven owner to allow Barret and Marlene to live there, as well as getting new clothes for them. |
| 442 | * JerkassHasAPoint: While she can be overtly abrasive and caustic, she usually has a point when she criticizes people. |
| 443 | ** While she's harsh towards Cloud, she's also correct in calling out Cloud's own aloof, jerkish behavior by pointing out that he needs get his act together and listen more to what others are trying to tell him, and pointing out that Tifa ''wants'' him to open himself to her. |
| 444 | ** In the ''Trace of Two Pasts'' novel, she criticizes Tifa's tendency to just go along with the group and not showing enough independence, and although her initial treatment of Barret was too cold and harsh, she also made a fair point in being cautious around him, a hulking and dangerous-looking drifter who could've been just as evil-minded as any other murderous thug out there in the slums. |
| 445 | * KnightInSourArmor: Despite being cranky all the time, she ultimately leads the Sector 7 slum evacuation during the dropping of the plate. One of your last conversations with her has her stating that she'd rather help people get their bearings back rather than mourn over the destruction of the Sector 7 slums. |
| 446 | * LikeASonToMe: She tells Cloud that Tifa is like a granddaughter to her, and [[IfYouEverDoAnythingToHurtHer warns him not to hurt her in any way]]. |
| 447 | * MentorArchetype: When teenage Tifa first ended up in Midgar, Marle took her under her wing to tutor her in the ins and outs of life in the slums. |
| 448 | * MythologyGag: |
| 449 | ** She's named after a character in [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger another Square Enix game]] that focused on [[spoiler:messed up timelines.]] |
| 450 | ** According to lore from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', "Marlena", is the Cactuar word for "Grandma", which definitely fits the elderly Marle. |
| 451 | * NervesOfSteel: She keeps herself calm and collected upon learning Shinra is dropping the Sector 7 plate, managing to calm down the panicked crowd and organize a safe, orderly evacuation of the slums. |
| 452 | * OlderAndWiser: Though still not without her flaws and foibles, the elderly Marle has become respected in the slums for having grown up there and survived all kinds of adventures and trouble, and now shares the wisdom of her mistakes and triumphs with the younger generation. |
| 453 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 454 | * ScrewPolitenessImASenior: Marle's an elderly lady with an attitude, having little care for making nice or sounding polite when talking with others, likely as a consequence of living in the slums her whole life. This is PlayedForLaughs in her second interaction with Cloud, where she's dismissive and condescending of Cloud, and when he snaps back Tifa reprimands 'him'' to "be nice" despite Marle being the one who started it, with Cloud only responding with subdued annoyance at the unfairness of the situation. |
| 455 | * SecretKeeper: She's the only citizen in Sector 7 who's aware that Barret and his crew are members of Avalanche. ''Trace of Two Pasts'' shows she was very involved in setting up the Seventh Heaven as their headquarters. |
| 456 | * ShipperOnDeck: Seems to be a mild one for Tifa and Cloud, suggesting to him that he actually take the time to listen to Tifa instead of going through the motions. When she first meets him, she offers to lend an ear if he wants to talk, especially if it's about Tifa, and she constantly advises him not to do anything to hurt her. [=INTERmission=] shows she's frustrated with Cloud's lack of progress, lamenting how "emotionally unavailable" he is and her own failure in getting through to him. |
| 457 | * SugarAndIcePersonality: PlayedForLaughs when Tifa and Cloud come to change her filter in Chapter 3. She acts like a cooing, doting grandmother to Tifa while being dismissive and rude to Cloud. Given she was nicer to Cloud only a few moments before, it's clear she and Tifa are messing with him. |
| 458 | * ToughLove: |
| 459 | ** As seen in ''Trace of Two Pasts'', Marle was often verbally obtuse towards Tifa when she first arrived in Sector 7, but did so only because she wanted to help prepare the young woman for the harsh life of the slums. |
| 460 | ** Subverted with her treatment of Cloud. ''[=INTERmission=]'' frames her antagonistic behavior towards him as being partially in attempt to provoke a reaction so he'd get his act together for Tifa's sake. She was nowhere near successful because she was only thinking of Tifa's benefit and did not put any real thought or consideration towards Cloud himself--a sensitive introvert who only responds positively to those who treat him with empathy and kindness. |
| 461 | [[/folder]] |
| 462 | |
| 463 | [[folder:Wymer]] |
| 464 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AndreSogliuzzo (English), Creator/HideakiTezuka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Gilduin Tissier (French), Christopher Kussin (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 465 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/wymer_from_ffvii_remake_render_8.png]] |
| 466 | |
| 467 | The Chief of the Sector 7 Neighbourhood Watch. |
| 468 | ---- |
| 469 | * AscendedExtra: He seems to be based off the leader of the Training house in sector 7 from the original game, who taught you the basics of how the game mechanics worked, but much more expanded upon. |
| 470 | * FlatCharacter: There isn't much more to him other than his role as leader of the Neighbourhood Watch (and thus a QuestGiver) and he doesn't demonstrate any personality quirks. |
| 471 | * TheLeader: He's the leader of the Sector 7 [[CityGuards Neighbourhood Watch]], which means he's the one Cloud has to talk to to offer his mercenary services to. |
| 472 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 473 | * QuestGiver: He gives out sidequests for Cloud in Chapters 3 and 14. |
| 474 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: He runs what is basically a monster culling patrol for Sector 7, what with the nearby abandoned factory, Train Graveyard and Scrapyard, which are all full of monsters, to keep Sector 7 safe as possible, he never once turns down an offer from the main characters to help handle things that are outside the abilities of his group that consist of basically a bunch of civilians with guns, even to the point later on when [[spoiler:Sector 7 is demolished by the plate being brought down]], that he asks the group to go down to the [[spoiler:underground labs beneath Evergreen Park]] to take care of a monster below that turns out to be a [[spoiler:Behemoth!]] |
| 475 | [[/folder]] |
| 476 | |
| 477 | [[folder:Gwen]] |
| 478 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/DanielleMcRae (English), Creator/MikaKanda (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Olivia Dutron (French), Jannika Jira (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 479 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gwen_from_ffvii_remake_render_8.png]] |
| 480 | |
| 481 | A Sector 7 resident who enlists your help in taking down a monster in the abandoned factory. |
| 482 | ---- |
| 483 | * JerkassHasAPoint: The reason the neighborhood watch exists in the first place is because the people in the slums know Shinra can't be trusted to help keep them safe. The Shinra security force may patrol the slums, but if they don't actually jump in to help, it's not really fair to ask the slum dwellers to have any respect for them, either. |
| 484 | * JerkWithAHeartOfJerk: She comes off as quite standoffish towards the Shinra guards who were refusing to hunt down a dangerous monster as they were guarding a gate, but is glad that Cloud would help out. However, she immediately turns sour when Cloud stands up for the guards by pointing out they are just doing their jobs, chewing him out and proclaiming that she would make it so the watch wouldn't need guards or mercs and thus get Cloud kicked out. |
| 485 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 486 | * QuestGiver: She mostly exists to be the quest giver for the "Just Flew In from the Graveyard" sidequest. |
| 487 | * UncertainDoom: She's one of the few named [=NPCs=] who are not seen after the Sector 7 plate collapsed, implying she might have died there. |
| 488 | * UngratefulBitch: She wants to kick Cloud out after he disagrees with her about the guards' actual role in the town - which is especially rude, considering that she needed Cloud's help to take down the monster in the first place! Walking past her can let you overhear that she actually is quite grateful to him, singing his praises to other people, she just refuses to tell him so to his face after he stood up for the Shinra guards. |
| 489 | [[/folder]] |
| 490 | |
| 491 | [[folder:Betty]] |
| 492 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/HadleyGannaway (English), Creator/ErenaKamata (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Fily Keita (French), Sofia Palacios (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 493 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/betty_from_ffvii_remake_render_2.png]] |
| 494 | |
| 495 | A Sector 7 resident and Marlene’s friend. |
| 496 | ---- |
| 497 | * AdorablyPrecociousChild: After the fall of Sector 7, she cares about making depressed people smile once more with the power of music, despite looking not older than 6. She is downright adorable when she dances to the music. |
| 498 | * KindheartedCatLover: Is a very sweet girl and has three friends with long arms and legs, who are a little skinny, likes places where there's food, nice people who give them treats, and tight spaces. And they are all cats. |
| 499 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 500 | * PluckyGirl: Even after Sector 7 falls she doesn’t lose her cheerful attitude. |
| 501 | * QuestGiver: She's a quest giver in both Chapters 3 and 14. |
| 502 | [[/folder]] |
| 503 | |
| 504 | [[folder:Johnny's parents]] |
| 505 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 506 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/johnnys_parents.png]] |
| 507 | |
| 508 | Johnny's parents who he lives with in the Sector 7 slums. |
| 509 | ---- |
| 510 | * FlatCharacter: Johnny's mom doesn't get much characterization other than caring for Johnny and being a {{Housewife}}. |
| 511 | * GoodAdulteryBadAdultery: Johnny's father is portrayed as a sleaze for cheating on his wife by indulging in the Honey Bee Inn. |
| 512 | * LikeASonToMe: In Cloud's very first conversation with Johnny's father, he offers Cloud to think of him as an "uncle or distant relative", something that Cloud has no response to. |
| 513 | * NoNameGiven: Neither their first or last name is known. |
| 514 | * NewJobAsThePlotDemands: Johnny's father talks about having had many odd jobs and opened many odd businesses in the past, and apparently failed at most of them. This turns out to be relevant to the plot, as he's the source of the GrapplingHookPistol that Barret's Avalanche uses, having stocked up on them in the past for some bizarre job. |
| 515 | * UncertainDoom: They're never seen again after the drop of Sector's 7 plates, making it unclear if they survived. Johnny doesn't seem worried about them when the party talks to him in Sector 5. |
| 516 | [[/folder]] |
| 517 | |
| 518 | [[folder:Mrs. Rasberry]] |
| 519 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/CathyCavadini (English), Creator/AiSato (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/NathalieHoms (French), Susanne Grawe (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 520 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jessie27s_mother_from_ffvii_remake_render_1.png]] |
| 521 | |
| 522 | Jessie's mother. |
| 523 | ---- |
| 524 | * BoyishShortHair: Has this style despite being a feminine mother. |
| 525 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: She's unaware that her daughter and friends are part of Avalanche. |
| 526 | * NiceGirl: Very kind, loving, levelheaded, supportive, and caring. |
| 527 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a surname, and her first name is never given. |
| 528 | * SupremeChef: Biggs and Wedge both sing praises about her cooking. |
| 529 | * UncertainDoom: Having lived on the upper plate of Sector 7 along with her (now-comatose) husband, it's unclear whether she died when the plate fell, or was evacuated to safety with the other Shinra employees. |
| 530 | [[/folder]] |
| 531 | |
| 532 | [[folder:Old Snapper]] |
| 533 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/PierreTessier (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 534 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/old_snapper_4.png]] |
| 535 | |
| 536 | The exotic owner of a Happy Turtle bar in Midgar. |
| 537 | ---- |
| 538 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He has a quirky personality and incorporates turtle terminology into his speech when advertising for Happy Turtle, such as calling Yuffie a "softshell". |
| 539 | * GoofySuit: He wears a turtle shell on his back while advertising for Happy Turtle. |
| 540 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: "Old Snapper" isn't his real name, it's just the name people in Midgard nicknamed him. His real name is never learned. |
| 541 | * QuestGiver: He's the one who gives Yuffie the "Happy Turtle Ad Campaign" quest in [=INTERmission=]. |
| 542 | * UncertainDoom: He's never seen again after Yuffie leaves the Sector Seven Slums, making it unclear whether he survived the plate drop. |
| 543 | [[/folder]] |
| 544 | |
| 545 | !!!Sector 5 |
| 546 | |
| 547 | [[folder:Oates]] |
| 548 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BenPlessala (English), Creator/BuntokuNakamura (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/EmmylouHoms (French), Michael Heidemann (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 549 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oates_ff.png]] |
| 550 | |
| 551 | One of the orphans at the Leaf House. |
| 552 | ---- |
| 553 | * AdultHater: Downplayed. His dialogue implies he doesn't trust most adults, which is why he wants to keep the kid's hideout a secret, but nonetheless welcomes Aerith and Cloud with open arms because he knows they're good people. |
| 554 | * TheLeader: He's the de facto leader of the Leaf House's orphans, acting as a spokesperson between Cloud and Aerith and the other kids. |
| 555 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 556 | * WiseBeyondTheirYears: He is notably more mature and level-headed than the other kids. |
| 557 | [[/folder]] |
| 558 | |
| 559 | [[folder:Moggie]] |
| 560 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/HudsonWest (English), Creator/SatoshiYamazaki (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/FannyBloc (French), Adam Rock (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 561 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/moggie_from_final_fantasy_vii_remake.png]] |
| 562 | |
| 563 | A young boy wearing a Moogle costume, who tries to cheer up the people he meets. He sells items in exchange for Moogle medals. |
| 564 | ---- |
| 565 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The other kids remark that Moggie is a bit... strange... given that he dresses up as and seems to genuinely believe he's a Moogle, but they note that he does so in order to cheer people up. |
| 566 | * GoofySuit: Moggie dresses in a Moogle mascot costume as part of his gig. |
| 567 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: Moggie isn't his real name, but it's the only one he's ever addressed by. |
| 568 | * VerbalTic: He peppers his speech with "kupo" to emphasize that he thinks he's a Moogle. |
| 569 | [[/folder]] |
| 570 | |
| 571 | [[folder:Mireille Dudley]] |
| 572 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/SusanSilo (English), Creator/AkoMayama (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Laura Zichy (French), Barbara Krabbe (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 573 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mireille_dudley_from_ffvii_remake_render.png]] |
| 574 | |
| 575 | A resident of the Sector 5 slums and admirer of the Angel of the Slums. She is later revealed to be Kyrie's grandmother. |
| 576 | ---- |
| 577 | * AdventurerOutfit: She's a stout older woman, but is kitted out like an explorer and has a backpack bursting with supplies and gear. |
| 578 | * ButHeSoundsHandsome: [[spoiler:The way Mireille talks up the Angel of the Slums' alleged beauty just after she nonchalantly pickpockets Damon indicates her true identity several chapters before the reveal]]. |
| 579 | * CoolOldLady: She's an even-tempered, polite old woman who's also not afraid to call out wrongdoers on their foolishness, has a good grasp on people, and is [[spoiler:secretly a master thief who can steal from just about anyone -- though she only targets those who can afford or deserve it.]] |
| 580 | * FiveFingerDiscount: She picks Damon's pocket and gives his money to Cloud after the Shinra reporter stiffs him, quipping that it's not theft if someone's stealing what they're owed. |
| 581 | * InvoluntaryCharityDonation: Her main modus operandi as [[spoiler:the Angel of the Slums is to target Midgar's greedy, Shinra-affiliated elites and crime lords, robbing them blind and then giving away their prized possessions to the poor folks of the slums]]. |
| 582 | * JustLikeRobinHood: [[spoiler:As the Angel of the Slums, she only steals from those who can afford or deserve it, like Don Corneo, and distributes the wealth to those who need it. Accordingly, she's infuriated and disgusted by her granddaughter's lack of altruism]]. |
| 583 | * MyBelovedSmother: At the end of the sidequest "Trouble in Paradise" in ''Rebirth'', she is forced to acknowledge that she is one for her granddaughter. She intends for [[FollowInMyFootsteps Kyrie to succeed her as Angel of the Slums]], not noticing that the reason Kyrie makes reckless scams that put her in danger is because she wants to follow her own dream, not hers. Realizing that she shouldn't be forcing or nitpicking her granddaughter's techniques, Mireille then proposes that they work as partners and equals, which a happy Kyrie accepts and them deciding to return to Midgar, but not before they teach Mayor Kapono a lesson. |
| 584 | * PhantomThief: It's implied that she's the Guardian Angel of the Slums, [[spoiler:which she admits to being at the end of the "Tomboy Bandit" side quest.]] |
| 585 | * TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: In the "Tomboy Bandit" side quest she harshly berates her granddaughter for being selfish, arrogant, and picking fights she can't win. |
| 586 | -->'''Mireille:''' Learn to wipe your own ass before you start rooting around in other people's shit. |
| 587 | * StealthMentor: Mirielle senses Cloud's potential for heroism early on and keeps watch over him as he performs various tasks for the downtrodden folk of Midgar, even providing indirect aid at times. During the "Corneo's Secret Stash" side quest, she [[spoiler:leaves Cloud a note revealing each location of Corneo's hidden treasures, which he then generously donates to the homeless citizens of the recently destroyed Sector 7, all but solidifying him as a worthy successor to Mirielle's legacy as the Angel of the Slums, even if only temporarily. In the short time she gets to know him, Cloud manages to live up to Mirielle's ideals far more than her own granddaughter, Kyrie, does. And should Cloud go out of his way to complete every single side quest in Part 1, Mirielle gifts him a rare elemental materia and a thank you note near the end of Chapter 14, telling him how grateful she is for all the things he's done and promises to be his "guardian angel" from then on]]. |
| 588 | [[/folder]] |
| 589 | |
| 590 | [[folder:Kyrie Canaan]] |
| 591 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/ErikaHarlacher (English), Creator/SumireUesaka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Isabelle Volpé (French), Franziska Trunte (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 592 | |
| 593 | [[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_kyrie.png]] |
| 594 | |
| 595 | A young woman living in Sector 5's slums. She is later revealed to be Mireille's granddaughter. |
| 596 | ---- |
| 597 | * ActuallyPrettyFunny: After Cloud catches her again pretending to be a merc and say to her that her actions give real mercs a bad name, she points out that his brand of being a stoic mercenary who says "not interested" doesn't give them a good name either, which makes Red XIII crack up and then pretend he had an allergy. |
| 598 | -->'''Kyrie''': But...like... what's your brand? Tall, blond, and "not interested"? [[JerkassHasAPoint Sounds like a one-way ticket to bankruptcy to me]]. |
| 599 | * BareMidriffsAreFeminine: She's a young woman who wears a top that bares her midriff. |
| 600 | * BeYourself: That's the whole point of her journey in ''Rebirth''. Tired of being pressured by Mirielle to follow in her footsteps to become the next Guardian Angel of the Slums and being criticized for her (admittedly bad) scams, Kyrie decides to venture outside of Midgar to get away from her grandmother's criticism and expectations. After being saved from her own scam thanks to Cloud one last time and receiving encouragement from Yuffie, she finally decides to be honest with her grandmother, who admits her MyBelovedSmother tendencies. They then decide to become partners as the First and Third Guardian Angels of the Slums and return to Midgar, but not before making [[AssholeVictim Mayor Kapono]] their first victim. |
| 601 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: She looks like an ordinary teenage girl, but is a cocky and unscrupulous thief motivated primarily by greed. She knowingly spreads lies about Avalanche expecting to be paid for it, and when she bites off more than she can chew expects the same people she was spreading lies about to bail her out. And when they do so, she tries to renege on her part of the deal. |
| 602 | * ButHeSoundsHandsome: A variant; while attempting to claim she's not who she is, she mentions that her name sounds "cool". |
| 603 | * CanonImmigrant: She first appeared in the ''Literature/FinalFantasyVIITheKidsAreAlrightATurksSideStory'' novel by Kazushige Nojima, with this marking her first appearance in a video game. |
| 604 | * ConMan: Unlike her noble grandmother, Kyrie is nothing more than a cheap swindler and con artist whose scams only serve to get her into repeated trouble that Cloud has to bail her out of. |
| 605 | * ConnectedAllAlong: She was acquainted with Aerith during her childhood, but kept her distance due to deeming the latter a CreepyChild at the time. |
| 606 | * CrocodileTears: When confronted by Cloud, Tifa, and Barret in the "Tomboy Bandit" quest she bawls about how Shinra will kill her if they do nothing to help her in an attempt to guilt-trip them into doing so. Immediately after doing so, she reveals that her crying was just an act. |
| 607 | * CutenessProximity: She thinks Red XIII is adorable, and would like to keep him as a companion. Unfortunately for her, Kyrie made the mistake of pressing his BerserkButton by treating him like a "pet" with her baby talk, causing Red to instantly dislike her. |
| 608 | * DecompositeCharacter: Basically, Kyrie represents Yuffie's more self-centered and mischievous side from the original ''[=FF7=]'' which has largely been discarded in favor of putting more emphasis on her altruistic (if still immature) ventures as a patriotic freedom fighter. |
| 609 | * DidntThinkThisThrough: Her "merc" scams in ''Rebirth'' only works because she expects Cloud to eventually arrive and do the heavily lifting for her. As Mireille point out, the moment Cloud is unable to show up on time, Kyrie would be in big trouble as she clearly hasn't thought up of a back-up plan to compensate for his absences. Also, despite acting as a mercenary, she carries no weapon nor has any fighting skills, leaving her defenseless if she is ever attacked. |
| 610 | * EarlyBirdCameo: She can be seen around Midgar long before she becomes relevant to the plot in Chapter 14: |
| 611 | ** In Chapter 2 she's on the train to Sector 7, picking the pockets of sleeping riders. |
| 612 | ** In Chapter 3 she's past the Seventh Heaven when Cloud first gets off the train, trying to sell her rumors to some residents. |
| 613 | ** In Chapter 8 she can be seen roaming the slums of Sector 5. |
| 614 | * EntitledBastard: |
| 615 | ** Shortly after the [[spoiler:Sector 7 plate collapse]], Kyrie is found telling the residents of Sector 5 that Avalanche was behind it, and expecting people to pay her 5 gil for the information... Except she’s expecting everyone she just told to pay, regardless of if they ''wanted'' to listen to her, and this is Shinra’s official story to boot. If the player listens to the ambient dialogue after first arriving in Sector 7, she can be heard trying the same thing after the Reactor 1 bombing. |
| 616 | ** She spreads lies about Avalanche in an effort to make a quick buck, but when she ends up on Shinra's hit list, she fully expects Cloud, Barret, and Tifa to help her. |
| 617 | * {{Expy}}: Of Yuffie's characterization in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', back when she was a mischievous and obnoxious brat. Ironically, Yuffie herself still has some of those aspects in her personality, and they [[SnarkToSnarkCombat come out when she's interacting with Kyrie]]. |
| 618 | * {{Jerkass}}: Her main trait. Kyrie can be extremely obnoxious when she wants to, and often for nothing but petty amusement at others' expense. For example, in the Terrier timeline, she sets up a bunch of fake Avalanche recruitment posters just to see if there are people gullible enough to show up. When Biggs does, Kyrie wastes no time rubbing in to his face how "stupid" he is for having taken those posters seriously. However, if the player searches the area Zack will find a backpack full of travel supplies, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold indicating that she truly intended to join Avalanche after all]]. |
| 619 | * KarmaHoudini: As of Part 1, Kyrie doesn't get any real comeuppance for all the troubles she caused besides a minor scolding from her grandmother. Though she is forced to give the heroes the item she promised after she tries to renege on their deal. This continues in ''Rebirth'' where she pretends to be a "merc" but offloads the more dangerous parts to Cloud when he turns up, and ends up fleeing back to Midgar after the mayor of Costa Del Sol requests Cloud "takes care of her" |
| 620 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Has her own perky, ''obnoxiously'' bubbly and narcissistic [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLFlZRMOUwk pop song]] sung by, you guessed it, [[Creator/ErikaHarlacher Kyrie]] [[Creator/SumireUesaka herself.]] |
| 621 | * ModestyShorts: She wears a set of black biker shorts under her daisy dukes. |
| 622 | * PetTheDog: She may be lazy and a liar, but in "Pipeline in Peril", she does repair the mako pipe just like she promised Mayor Fritz once Cloud and friends get her the necessary materials. She even gifts them 3000 gil as thanks for their help. In "The Hardest Sell", she dotes on Red XII and gives Cloud accessories for his Chocobo. |
| 623 | * SignatureHeadgear: She's always wearing a gatsby hat, fitting with her trying to run a scam "[[ExtraExtraReadAllAboutIt newspaper girl]]" role in the slums by "selling" rumors. |
| 624 | * SoapBoxSadie: She plays the part, spreading misinformation about Avalanche and blaming them for [[spoiler:the Sector 7 plate collapse]]. But it's obvious she doesn't actually believe nor cares about any of the things she spouts and is just trying to take advantage of gullible people. |
| 625 | * StealingTheCredit: In ''Rebirth'', Kyrie will use Cloud's reputation to run her scam operations by claiming that she herself is the mercenary from Midgar that everybody has heard about. Cloud isn't the least bit amused that she is trying to ride his coattails. |
| 626 | * TheThingThatWouldNotLeave: Kyrie ends up playing this role to the party in the first act of ''Rebirth'', where she mooches off Cloud's reputation as a mercenary from the slums of Midgar to call herself one as well, then ropes him into helping with jobs she's clearly unable to finish. Kyrie claims her contribution to the team is "marketing". Fortunately for Cloud's sanity, they manage to leave her behind at Junon when she misses the boat, unfortunately, she caught the next ferry and is in Costa Del Sol by chapter 12. |
| 627 | * {{Tomboy}}: She's the titular focus of the "Tomboy Bandit" questline, where it's revealed she's a skilled pickpocket. |
| 628 | [[/folder]] |
| 629 | |
| 630 | !!!Sector 6 / Wall Market |
| 631 | [[folder:Chocobo Sam]] |
| 632 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/LarryDavis (English), Creator/MasashiSugiwara (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Pascal Casanova (French), Jürgen Holdorf (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 633 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_sam.png]] |
| 634 | |
| 635 | A Chocobo handler with a gambling addiction, based out of Wall Market. He is also a member of the Trio who vet the women chosen for Don Corneo's auditions. |
| 636 | ---- |
| 637 | * AffablyEvil: Never a malicious sort; he just follows the Don's orders. Even though it costs women their lives, he's just in it for the paycheck and additional power. |
| 638 | * AmicableExes: He once had a thing with Madam M. Sam still has hope of something starting up between them again, but otherwise works with her fine without pushing the issue. |
| 639 | * AscendedExtra: In the original, he was just some unnamed [=NPC=] driving the Chocobo carriage Tifa was seen in, where here he's been promoted to one of Don Corneo's top 3 enforcers. |
| 640 | * BlatantLies: When Sam has Cloud call a coin flip to decide if he'll help him and Aerith, Sam says that he loses no matter what Cloud chooses, but the side of the coin showing doesn't change if Cloud calls heads or tails. Sam is either lying about what the result means or ignoring the result and declaring that Cloud was wrong -- either way, it's this trope. He's shameless about it as well, since he gives Cloud the coin when he asks to see it and Cloud notices both sides have the same symbol, confirming Sam was just screwing with him. |
| 641 | * CoDragons: Sam forms the Trio with Andrea Rhodea and Madam M, vetting prospective candidates for Corneo's prospective brides. |
| 642 | * {{Courier}}: According to the game's Twitter page he owns a courier service called Sam's Delivery. This is also used as the fast travel service...but only in Chapter 14+....just in time for the pre-endgame sidequests. |
| 643 | * {{Cowboy}}: He dresses in a Western fashion, though he handles Chocobos rather than cows or horses. |
| 644 | * TheGambler: According to the game's Twitter page, he's a "shameless gambler" addicted to the thrill of risking it all rather than any profits he stands to make doing so. During the Corneo Colosseum mission, he bets a significant amount of money on his customized Sweepers beating Cloud and Aerith, and loses. |
| 645 | * GracefulLoser: When Cloud and Aerith beat his fighters -- a pair of customized Sweepers -- in the Colosseum, he takes it rather well, while Madam M expected a 'little temper tantrum'. |
| 646 | * HonoraryUncle: [[spoiler:To Billy and Chloe, who he cares a lot about, although they themselves despise him for what he supposedly did to their parents by (again, supposedly) getting them addicted to gambling. When it's revealed that Sam didn't do any of what the kids believed, the bridges are mended.]] |
| 647 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He might do some sketchy stuff in ''Remake'' (to put it mildly), but the sequel reveals that [[spoiler:he's actually a good dude who cares a lot for his late best friend Bill's family, to the point that he takes over their family charity for safekeeping and lets Billy and Chloe hate him to protect them.]] |
| 648 | * NiceMeanAndInBetween: He's the Mean one of the Trio, being the least helpful to Cloud and Aerith of them all, even playing a rather mean trick on them with a TwoHeadedCoin. The only thing he does that's even remotely and indirectly helpful is acting as Tifa's advocate for Corneo, allowing her a way into the mansion. |
| 649 | * NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: As if being a cowboy named "Sam" weren't enough, his English voice actor plays him with a dead-on Creator/SamElliott impression. |
| 650 | * NotSoInvincibleAfterAll: Sam's champions Cutty and Sweepy are the 5-time winners of the Corneo Cup. After defeating them, if you look at the arena screen, it'll show that both mechs were previously undefeated with a 49 - 0 record or so. |
| 651 | * PunchClockVillain: He's a willing accomplice in Don Corneo's insidious game of debauchery; helping him scout young, unassuming women and then escorting them to their doom via Sam's Chocobo transport service. Sam himself lowkey admits after Cloud finishes the Missing Chocobos side quest that he takes no real pleasure in working for the Don, but sees no other way because without Corneo's protection, his own business would never survive the dangerous, lawless streets of Midgar's slums. |
| 652 | * RevengeBeforeReason: A downplayed example, but there's a special Madam M sidequest that can be obtained before Aerith has changed her outfit. Sam wants a bit of revenge and has a special match with the new champion, even though he just lost a fortune on his mechs and he's probably heard about the match with Hell House, who's far more powerful than Cutty and Sweepy. He has an upgraded Cutty take on Cloud and once again it ends up in the scrap heap. |
| 653 | * TheScapegoat: [[spoiler:Billy blames Sam for supposedly causing his folks to get into gambling debt and getting killed by loan sharks. Turns out that this wasn't the case at all, and the people responsible were Corneo and Shinra. Regardless, Sam takes the blame to keep Billy from trying to get revenge on the actual culprits, which would get him killed.]] |
| 654 | * ShipTease: Something happened between him and Madam M in the past, and admits he wouldn't mind "finding himself in her parlor again". He also states he would pay good money to see her in the dress he provided to Andrea for Cloud. |
| 655 | * TokenEvilTeammate: Unlike with Madam M and Rhodea, there is no implication with Chocobo Sam that he remotely hates his job and secretly wants Don Corneo to be taken down. As long as he gets paid, Chocobo Sam has no problems sending unfortunate women to the Don. [[spoiler:Ultimately subverted in ''Rebirth,'' as it turns out that the reason he still deals with Corneo is to both keep tabs on him and to help fund the chocobo charity that his late friend Bill dedicated and presumably gave his life to starting.]] |
| 656 | * TwoHeadedCoin: He likes to make decisions by flipping a coin, but -- as Cloud and Aerith find out -- both sides are engraved with a chocobo's head, meaning Sam has already made up his mind before tossing the coin. |
| 657 | * WhipOfDominance: He has a training whip coiled at his waist, which he never uses, being solely meant to reinforce his status as a Chocobo rancher. An optional sidequest also shows he's not a cruel rancher and he actually does care about his birds as he hires the party to track down a few that got lost. |
| 658 | [[/folder]] |
| 659 | |
| 660 | [[folder:Madam M]] |
| 661 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MalloryLow (English), Creator/YukaKomatsu (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Sabrina Marchese (French), Katrin von Chamier (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 662 | [[quoteright:310:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_madam_m.png]] |
| 663 | |
| 664 | The vain proprietress of a Wall Market hand-massage parlor. She is also a member of the Trio who vet the women chosen for Don Corneo's auditions. |
| 665 | ---- |
| 666 | * AmicableExes: She once had a thing with Chocobo Sam, and still works well with him despite being adamant that their past experience never repeats itself. |
| 667 | * CanonForeigner: Madam M was completely absent from the original ''Final Fantasy VII''. |
| 668 | * TheCobblersChildrenHaveNoShoes: Her entire job is helping people relax, but suffers from chronic stress and anger management issues. |
| 669 | * CoDragons: Madam M forms the Trio with Andrea Rhodea and Chocobo Sam, vetting prospective candidates for Corneo's prospective brides. |
| 670 | * TheDreaded: It gets PlayedForLaughs with ''[[TheStoic Cloud]]'' being completely unnerved by her. This pops up should you pick the Poor Man's Course hand massage and later on during the Corneo's Tournament where he sees Madam M's HairTriggerTemper first hand. |
| 671 | * EvilLaugh: She does this while "[[DeadlyEuphemism massaging]]" Cloud in the Poor Man's Course, much to his horror. |
| 672 | * {{Greed}}: On the surface. The game's Twitter page states that she's only courteous towards wealthy clients, and only so far as they can afford her magnanimity. She furiously kicks Johnny out of her salon upon learning he's dirt-poor, and if Cloud picks the cheapest massage option she subjects him to a tortuous "experimental" massage that leaves him in agony. She also completely loses it when Don Corneo stands in the way of her claiming the one-million gil colosseum tournament prize by arranging a surprise bonus round against the purportedly unbeatable Hell House. [[PlayedWith All that being said]], her picking out a dress for Aerith has absolutely nothing to do with how much money you can make her, but how much you helped the people of the Sector 5 slums. |
| 673 | * HairTriggerTemper: Despite her refined appearance she has a fiery temper and is prone to outbursts of seething rage at even minor unintentional slights. |
| 674 | -->'''Madam M:''' ''[to Cloud and Aerith when informed they're not customers]'' Oh, for the love of -- Say another word and I'll shove this fan right down your throat! [...] Is there any reason why I shouldn't have you dragged outside and shot for wasting my valuable time?! Well?! |
| 675 | * HappyEndingMassage: Parodied. She's styled after Japanese prostitutes, owns a hand-massage parlor (that literally massages ''just'' hands), and works for the lecherous mobster Don Corneo. The massage she gives Cloud is -- depending on the option purchased -- laden with innuendo. |
| 676 | * HiddenDepths: Far more perceptive than she lets on. From just a hand massage, she can read her clients' palms and tell what type of people they are. For example, just by touching Cloud's hand -- through his glove no less -- she could tell that he was not only a seasoned warrior but a man who'd cheated death, which makes him the ideal horse to bet on in the underground Colosseum. ''Rebirth'' also has her sense Tifa's experience with piano playing after touching her hands just once. |
| 677 | * HiddenHeartOfGold: Ultimately her helping you out has pretty much nothing to do with you doing favors for her or making her money. Which dress she provides for Aerith depends on the number of quests you did in Sector 5, which were almost all charity to help children and the unfortunate. If you did nothing, Aerith gets something that looks off the rack from Walmart. If you did some, her dress is lovely but still keeps the girl-next-door vibe. If you did all the quests, Aerith looks ready to walk onto a red carpet (which Johnny helpfully provides). Also in ''Rebirth'', Leslie reveals that the situation in Wall Market has deteriorated very badly due to the fallout from the events of ''Remake'' and Madam M is said to be doing all she can to keep it under control. |
| 678 | * HighClassCallGirl: She's styled after an ''oiran'', sporting an elegant kimono adjusted to expose one shoulder and her cleavage, with the obi tied at the front. |
| 679 | * HighClassFan: Madam M is always carrying a huge black-and-gold fan that matches her kimono, to give her a sophisticated air. It doesn't take long for Cloud and the player to realize it's mostly for show, as she has quite the unladylike HairTriggerTemper. |
| 680 | * KimonoFanservice: She wears an ornate black-and-gold kimono with the top partially open and the obi tied at the front, signifying that she is at least styled after an ''oiran''. |
| 681 | * LadySwearsALot: She becomes one at her angriest. In English, it's played straight. In Japanese, it's played for comedy courtesy of a ClusterBleepBomb instead. |
| 682 | * MoodSwinger: Her behavior can range from calm and accommodating to harsh and demanding in just a matter of seconds (and vice versa), depending on how the conversation with her goes. Even a minor disagreement in the middle of a polite exchange can set her off instantly, while the opposite occurs whenever one tries to appeal to her greedy nature. |
| 683 | * NiceMeanAndInBetween: The In Between of the Trio, given that she's willing to help Cloud and Aerith out, but they have to deal with her abrasive attitude in the process. That said, her heart is still in the right place, and she does have a set of morals. |
| 684 | * PetTheDog: In the event that Cloud does all of the side-quests in Sector 5, she points out that "what goes around comes around" and puts Aerith in a show-stopping red dress for her audition with Don Corneo. |
| 685 | ** She also advises against getting involved with Corneo in the first place, knowing full well what is likely to happen to his "girls" until she realizes Cloud and Aerith have ulterior motives and aren't planning on letting Corneo have his way so easily. |
| 686 | * SeriousBusiness: Her massages. When you come to see her, it had ''better'' be to get a hand massage, or she will completely blow a gasket on you. When Cloud tells her he's not a customer, she absolutely refuses to have any further dealings with him until he pays her for a proper massage. |
| 687 | * ServileSnarker: She may work for Don Corneo, but that doesn't mean that she likes him -- being absolutely livid when he arranges for a surprise bonus round in the Corneo Colosseum after Cloud and Aerith (who Madam M sponsored) win -- especially since it's against the supposedly unbeatable Hell House. |
| 688 | * SherlockScan: By giving Cloud a hand massage, she's able to tell from the condition of his hand that he's an experienced fighter who has cheated death more than once. This is why she readily backs him in the Corneo Cup after giving Cloud his massage; she knows he's a safe bet. In ''Rebirth'' she is instantly able to see that Tifa has experience as a fighter and a pianist despite the length of time since she played. |
| 689 | * ShipTease: Something happened between her and Chocobo Sam in the past, which she regards as a mistake she doesn't want to repeat. |
| 690 | * SophisticatedAsHell: Prefers to have an air of artful elegance, which is immediately dropped once you annoy her. Such as when Tifa is unsure if she can play the piano in Costa del Sol: |
| 691 | --> '''Madam M''': I don't want to hear excuses! I want to hear you play the goddamn piano! |
| 692 | * SuddenlyShouting: If anything sets her off, her voice can and will go from being elegant and serene to screaming and screechy at the drop of a hat... and then back to calm and sultry as soon as she's calmed down. |
| 693 | [[/folder]] |
| 694 | |
| 695 | [[folder:Andrea Rhodea]] |
| 696 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TrevorDevall (English), Creator/TomokazuSugita (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Jean-Alain Velardo (French), Oliver Wronka (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 697 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_andrea.png]] |
| 698 | |
| 699 | The owner of the Honeybee Inn nightclub. He is also a member of the Trio who vet the women chosen for Don Corneo's auditions. |
| 700 | ---- |
| 701 | * AffablyEvil: Same deal as Sam: he's a rather personable and nice fellow who still provides bridal candidates to the Don, potentially ruining their lives in the process. |
| 702 | * AmbiguouslyBi: He's got some very camp mannerisms and acts flirtatiously with Cloud (then again, this ''is'' [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Cloud]]), but is also appreciative of Tifa's strong figure that shows her strength. Andrea himself says that in his eyes, "true beauty" is something that transcends gender. |
| 703 | * CanonForeigner: Andrea was completely absent from the original ''Final Fantasy VII''. His closest analog in the original game is Mukki, a bodybuilder Cloud encounters at the Honey Bee Inn who, much like Andrea, openly flirts with him during the event. |
| 704 | * CharlesAtlasSuperpower: Cloud ends up out of breath after their dance despite his mako enhancements and training, while Andrea acts like he wasn’t exerting himself at all. He is later able to give Tifa a challenge in a pull-ups contest despite having been working out for a while before she showed up. |
| 705 | * ChippendalesDancers: He performs as a dancer at his own nightclub/cabaret lounge, and rigorously trains his body and mind in search of perfection -- which he apparently finds in Cloud after Cloud's dressed up. |
| 706 | * CoDragons: Andrea forms the Trio with Chocobo Sam and Madam M, vetting candidates for Corneo's prospective brides. [[spoiler:While Madam M sponsors Aerith, Andrea takes a shine to Cloud and sponsors him.]] |
| 707 | * TheDandy: He is a flamboyant and effeminate man who believes that beauty transcends gender, and is quite happy to help Cloud get dolled up to infiltrate Corneo's mansion - even dancing flirtatiously with him after Cloud's fully disguised. According to the game's Twitter page, he takes his job as a performer very seriously and has rigorously honed his body and mind. |
| 708 | * DecompositeCharacter: Along with his younger brother Jules, the Wall Market gym owner, both characters take after elements of Big Bro, the cross-dressing gym owner from the original game who provides Cloud with a wig. Jules has the effeminate look while Andrea sets up Cloud with his cross-dressing outfit. Both characters are also involved in rhythm-based minigames. |
| 709 | * DragonWithAnAgenda: Like Leslie, he's got some sort of stake involved with getting rid of Don Corneo, but it's not explored all that well in Episode 1. |
| 710 | * DubNameChange: A fairly rare modern example of a ''Final Fantasy'' character whose given name was changed in translation. He's called Aniyan Kunyan in Japanese, and Andrea Rhodea in English. |
| 711 | * GracefulLoser: So graceful, he strikes a pose as triumphant as if he'd won if Tifa beats him in a pull-up contest, thanks and rewards her, offers her a spot on the stage with him at some point, and leaves the gym bellowing with good-natured laughter. |
| 712 | * MeaningfulName: His English name befits him in many ways. While "Andrea" is a masculine name in Italian, it's a feminine name everywhere else. And yet it is derived from the Greek word ''andros'', which means "manly". Andrea dresses and acts flamboyantly, and yet he is paradoxically also one of the ''[[RealMenWearPink manliest]]'' characters in the game (his voice and personality seem to suggest a gentleman who merely has a strange fashion sense). It also complements his ideal of gender non-conformity. |
| 713 | * NavelDeepNeckline: His outfit is split in the middle, going all the way down to his navel. |
| 714 | * NiceMeanAndInBetween: The Nice of the Trio, given that he's the friendliest of them and his only stipulation to helping Cloud and Aerith stems from them proving that they'll be able to take care of Corneo, who he has a vendetta against. |
| 715 | * QuestGiver: In ''Remake', he gives the quest "Wavering Heart", which involves him challenging Tifa to a pull-up contest at Jules' gym. |
| 716 | * RealMenWearPink: Andrea wears a rather revealing and tight outfit, enjoys dancing in a posh entertainment lounge, is AmbiguouslyBi, and overall has rather {{Camp}} mannerisms. However, he's also well-groomed, in ''great'' physical shape, and he frequents a workout gym where he stuns the others with his workout regimen. It's clear that no matter how flamboyant he acts or whatever his sexual orientation, Andrea is very comfortable with who he is and takes pride in his appearance and physical prowess. |
| 717 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: You may not notice it due to the different hair styles and Andrea's facial hair, but Andrea and Jules have ''very'' similar facial structures. |
| 718 | [[/folder]] |
| 719 | |
| 720 | [[folder:Leslie Kyle]] |
| 721 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MarkWhitten (English), Creator/TasukuHatanaka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Martin Faliu (French), Jan Langer (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 722 | |
| 723 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ff7r_leslie.png]] |
| 724 | |
| 725 | One of Don Corneo's enforcers, notable for his callous detachment and dead-eyed stare. |
| 726 | ---- |
| 727 | * AntiVillain: Despite his aloofness giving Cloud a run for his money, he tries to dissuade Aerith from volunteering to be one of Don Corneo's brides, and [[spoiler:betrays his boss to aid them when filled in by Andrea]]. |
| 728 | * CanonImmigrant: He first appeared in the ''Final Fantasy VII Gaiden: Turks ~The Kids Are Alright~'' novel by Kazushige Nojima, with this marking his first appearance in a video game. |
| 729 | * {{Expy}}: As Kyrie is one to Yuffie, Leslie is one to Vincent - both characters have a lost love, and lost that love due to their arch enemy (in Leslie's case, Don Corneo) whom they have sworn revenge on and had to work with at a point in time. Additionally, both are cold and aloof and sport a black and red colour scheme and use guns as their primary weapon (though Leslie is far less adept at it, as covered below). |
| 730 | * GoodAllAlong: Not that he was ever really doing anything outright evil to begin with, but he gets about two scenes before he delivers Aerith and Tifa their (and Cloud's) gear so they can finish off Corneo once and for all, and stays an ally to them for the rest of Part 1. |
| 731 | * HeelFaceTurn: He starts off coldly refusing to help Cloud and Aerith rescue Tifa, [[spoiler:but is persuaded by Andrea to do so. It's eventually revealed he's only working for Don Corneo in the hopes of getting close enough to the mob boss to avenge his fiancée]]. |
| 732 | * {{Hypocrite}}: Despite [[spoiler:wanting Corneo dead for raping (and presumably killing) his fiancée]], Leslie helps him scope out potential brides, causing others the same pain. That said, he repeatedly tries to discourage Aerith from getting involved by warning her about the danger, so it's likely he's tried to save other women in the same way. One could also argue that the same killings would have happened, with or without his involvement, and getting in good with Corneo to assassinate him was the only way to end them forever. |
| 733 | * IWillFindYou: In their last conversation, [[spoiler:Tifa persuades him not to lose hope that his fiancee is still alive, encouraging him to look for her]]. |
| 734 | * NonActionGuy: Leslie's well aware that he lacks proper combat training or experience, and at best knows only how to shoot a handgun, hence why he makes a deal with Cloud, Barret and Tifa to serve as the muscle while all four of them explore Don Corneo's monster-infested sewers. He even gets easily overpowered by Corneo when attempting to hold the mobster at gunpoint despite the fact that Corneo himself isn't much of a fighter, either. |
| 735 | * PrettyBoy: He makes a snide remark at Cloud being a "pretty boy," but just look at Leslie. |
| 736 | * {{Revenge}}: It's revealed that [[spoiler:he wants Corneo dead because his former fiancée vanished after becoming one of Corneo's brides. However, Tifa convinces him not to lose hope that she's still alive, and he sets out in search of her.]] |
| 737 | [[/folder]] |
| 738 | |
| 739 | [[folder:Jules]] |
| 740 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/AlejandroSaab (English), Creator/ShunsukeTakeuchi (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Nicolas Djermag (French), Markus Manig (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 741 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jules_remake_7.png]] |
| 742 | |
| 743 | Andrea Rhodea's brother and the owner of the gym in Wall Market. |
| 744 | ---- |
| 745 | * DecompositeCharacter: Along with his older brother Andrea, both characters take after elements of Big Bro, the cross-dressing gym owner from the original game who provides Cloud with a wig. Jules has the effeminate look while Andrea sets up Cloud with his cross-dressing outfit. Both characters are also involved in rhythm-based minigames. |
| 746 | * FitnessNut: He's a very passionate and enthusiastic bodybuilder, who built his own gym so he could teach others his craft. |
| 747 | * GentleGiant: He may be just as huge as his fellow gym-rats, but there's nothing remotely scary about him. He's just the friendly face of the Wall Market gym, dedicated to ensuring that all who cross its threshold have a pleasant and fulfilling time. |
| 748 | * TheLeader: He's the owner and head trainer of the Wall Market gym, having a calm, authoritative demeanor when ordering around the other bodybuilders. |
| 749 | * LovableJock: Is very much this, being nothing but supportive and encouraging to Cloud, Tifa, and everyone else in his gym, even appreciatively commending Cloud's dance performance at the Honeybee Inn. In fact, going one step beyond this, he even chastises Ronnie, one of his bodybuilding buddies, for being a JerkJock, pitting him in a squat-off against the considerably skinnier Cloud for the sole reason of serving Ronnie a helping of humble pie and teaching him not to be so superficial and full of himself. |
| 750 | * MachoCamp: He's a massively-built gym bro with delicate facial features and a mildly EffeminateVoice who wears makeup. Unlike most media examples of this trope, he's not treated as a figure of fun - he's a charismatic and highly professional NiceGuy who does an impressive job of coaxing Cloud and Tifa out of their shells. |
| 751 | * NiceGuy: A friendly, approachable GentleGiant who enjoys nothing more than helping people have fun and improve themselves through exercise. |
| 752 | * OnlyOneName: He's only named "Jules" in-game, and it's unclear whether or not "Rhodea" is his family name (since that may be Andrea's StageName). |
| 753 | * QuestGiver: |
| 754 | ** In ''Remake'', he gives out the sidequest "Burning Thighs", which involves competing in a squat contest against members of his gym. |
| 755 | ** In ''Rebirth'', he gives out the sidequest "Bodybuilders In A Bind", which has him asking the party to exterminate the fiends that are prowling around the Costa del Sol gym he's staying at, and eventually leads to him challenging Tifa to a crunch off. |
| 756 | * RealMenWearPink: In contrast to his camp older brother's take on this trope, Jules runs "the gym where men become men", the primary brewing grounds for TestosteronePoisoning in Midgar, and he bosses over everyone in his gym with the respect and authority befitting a man in his position. He's also rather effeminate and shares his brother's open-mindedness and sincere appreciation for dance. |
| 757 | [[/folder]] |
| 758 | |
| 759 | [[folder:Ronnie]] |
| 760 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/ImariWilliams (English), Creator/HiroakiTajiri (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Bastien Bourlé (French), Fabian Harloff (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 761 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ronnie_remake.png]] |
| 762 | |
| 763 | An inexperienced member of Jules' gym. |
| 764 | ---- |
| 765 | * FitnessNut: Just like all members of Jules' gym, he's a very passionate and enthusiastic bodybuilder. |
| 766 | * HumblePie: Jules asks Cloud to compete against and beat Ronnie just so he'll tone down his ego, which seems to have worked. |
| 767 | * JerkJock: Was very much this in ''Remake'', being judgmental and dismissive of Cloud due to the latter's skinnier physique. Jules sets him up to compete and lose against Cloud specifically to have this attitude problem readjusted. Judging by the fact that he's no longer this trope in ''Rebirth'', it seems to have worked. |
| 768 | * NamedInTheAdaptation: He was a nameless bodybuilder in a white outfit in Big Bro's gym in the original ''Final Fantasy VII''. In ''Remake'', he's given an actual name. |
| 769 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 770 | * SmugSnake: He acts very arrogantly and is dismissive of Cloud, but he's the easiest to beat in both bodybuilder minigames. |
| 771 | * SoreLoser: He doesn't react well to being beaten by the "scrawny" Cloud. Jules admonishes him for his attitude. |
| 772 | -->'''Ronnie:''' How? How the hell did I lose to this scrawny little kid who looks like he doesn't even consume his daily recommended amount of protein?\ |
| 773 | '''Jules:''' Ronnie, you know it's all about quality, not mass! You're too quick to judge people by their build. That, and your overtrained ego are the main reasons you lost to our bold challenger here! |
| 774 | * TookALevelInKindness: By ''Rebirth'' he has dropped the arrogant attitude he displayed in ''Remake''. |
| 775 | [[/folder]] |
| 776 | |
| 777 | [[folder:Jay]] |
| 778 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/ZachAguilar (English), Creator/YasuyukiSano (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Cédric Ingard (French), Marek Erhardt (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 779 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jay_remake.png]] |
| 780 | |
| 781 | An experienced member of Jules' gym. |
| 782 | ---- |
| 783 | * CompetitionFreak: His dialogue implies he has a competitive streak who likes facing off tough opponents. |
| 784 | * FitnessNut: Just like all members of Jules' gym, he's a very passionate and enthusiastic bodybuilder. |
| 785 | * GracefulLoser: In contrast to Ronnie. While he's competitive, he gracefully acknowledges and congratulates those who beat him. |
| 786 | * NamedInTheAdaptation: He was a nameless bodybuilder in a red outfit in Big Bro's gym in the original ''Final Fantasy VII''. In ''Remake'', he's given an actual name. |
| 787 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 788 | [[/folder]] |
| 789 | |
| 790 | [[folder:Amina]] |
| 791 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JennyYokobori (English), Unknown (Japanese) |
| 792 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/amina_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 793 | |
| 794 | A newly added member of Jules' gym, who accompanies them during their trip to Costa del Sol. |
| 795 | ---- |
| 796 | * BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Her workout uniform leaves her midriff, unlike her male colleagues who wear full-body suits. |
| 797 | * {{Fangirl}}: She's a huge fangirl of Tifa, having become inspired by her after seeing her defeat Andrea and Jules in a pull-off contest in ''Remake''. She even asks Tifa to be her coach. |
| 798 | * FitnessNut: Just like all members of Jules' gym, she's a very passionate and enthusiastic bodybuilder. |
| 799 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 800 | [[/folder]] |
| 801 | |
| 802 | !!Grasslands Region |
| 803 | |
| 804 | !!!Kalm |
| 805 | [[folder:Broden]] |
| 806 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickLauer (English), Creator/ShinshuFuji (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Mathieu Buscatto (French), Thomas Friebe (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 807 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/broden_rebirth.png]] |
| 808 | |
| 809 | The owner and operator of the inn located in Kalm, with a grudge against Shinra, whose haggard appearance points to a recent bout with some form of unspecified illness. |
| 810 | ---- |
| 811 | * AndThenJohnWasAZombie: [[spoiler:Becomes a [[ThUndead Sephiroth Clone]] sometime after leaving Kalm, evidently succumbing to cellular degradation caused by his Mako infusion and Jenova cells in his body]]. |
| 812 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: [[spoiler:He seemed to be a CanonForeigner when Cloud meets him in Kalm. However, when Cloud encounters him again sometime later, Broden has sadly succumbed to cellular degradation from the procedure that turn him into a SOLDIER and becomes the Sephiroth Clone with the number 6 tattoo.]] |
| 813 | * CanonForeigner: He doesn't appear in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', being a new character that was created for ''Rebirth''. [[spoiler:Or so [[CanonCharacterAllAlong it seemed]].]] |
| 814 | * DarkAndTroubledPast: Turns out he's [[spoiler: a survivor of Shinra's military bombing operation of Kalm and an ex-SOLDIER, an early generation member of the organization, suffering inherent bouts of Mako sickness left over from the project's imperfections. For reasons unknown, he's suffering loose symptoms of acting like a Sephiroth Clone, implying he's somehow tied to the Reunion Theory project too.]] |
| 815 | * FamilyBusiness: The Inn he runs in Kalm used to belong to his parents, and he says he took it over after their death, which is the reason he quit working for Shinra. |
| 816 | * {{Foreshadowing}}: [[spoiler: When Sephiroth manifests himself to Cloud in Kalm's Inn, if Cloud goes downstairs they can find Broden sitting in a chair looking sick. An early hint that Broden has a past with SOLDIER and Sephiroth possessed him to talk to Cloud.]] |
| 817 | * IncurableCoughOfDeath: Often coughs to illustrate the precarity of his health. |
| 818 | * MirrorCharacter: To Cloud. Both are [[spoiler:[=ex-SOLDIERs=] who had their hometowns destroyed and rebuilt by Shinra. They both now work against their former employors and have connections with Avalanche. Additionally, both are suffering from cellular degradation as a result of the Mako infusion and the Jenova cells implanted in their bodies. This results in Sephiroth trying take control of them through the Jenova cells]]. |
| 819 | * MythologyGag: Broden is the owner of an inn located in Kalm, while his [[spoiler:counterpart, the Sephiroth Clone with the number 6 tattoo, can be found at Nibelheim's inn in the original game]]. |
| 820 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: [[spoiler: In the original game, he is just another nameless Sephiroth Clone, while ''Rebirth'' gives his actual name before it is revealed that he is a CanonCharacterAllAlong.]] |
| 821 | * OldFriend: He and Mildred are very old friends, having skipped town together in their teens. They fell out of touch during Broden's years in the army but reconnected after he retired. |
| 822 | * OldShame: He used to work for the Shinra military in his youth, something he deeply regrets and is ashamed of, especially after they bombed Kalm. |
| 823 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given one name, which is unclear if it's a first name or a family name. |
| 824 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the sidequest "Where the Wind Blows" in Chapter 2 of ''Rebirth'', asking the party to help his friend Mildred fix one of Kalm's old Junon Republic Windmills since he's too sick to help. |
| 825 | * RetiredBadass: He's an [[spoiler:ex-SOLDIER who retired to run his family inn. It's implied he used to be more active in using his previous skills to help the community before his health started to deteriorate]]. |
| 826 | * SecretKeeper: He has connections with Avalanche HQ, so he knew who the party was the moment they arrived but refused to sell them out to Shinra due to his grudge against the company. |
| 827 | * YourDaysAreNumbered: [[spoiler:Due to being an ex-SOLDIER, Broden reveals that he is slowly dying from cellular degradation as a result of the Mako infusion process that [=SOLDIERs=] undergo.]] |
| 828 | [[/folder]] |
| 829 | |
| 830 | [[folder:Mayor Fritz Bellenger]] |
| 831 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 832 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fritz_bellenger.jpg]] |
| 833 | |
| 834 | The Mayor of Kalm. |
| 835 | ---- |
| 836 | * DudeNotFunny: He's very stressed about the faulty pipeline situation, so when Barret makes a joke about the party being better at destruction than repairing, he admonishes Barret for joking "at a time like this". |
| 837 | * MayorPain: He's the current Mayor of Kalm and is implied not to be very competent given how reliant he is on Shinra, making his citizens mad at him for being unable to fix the mako pipeline. The fact ''[[ButtMonkey Kyrie]]'' managed to convince him she's a hot-shot mercenary implies he's quite naive too. |
| 838 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: He's something of an asskisser to Shinra, not minding that Kalm is now a CompanyTown that's mostly used as a retirement home for elite Shinra employees. When Kalm's mako pipeline from Midgar is damaged, Barret suggests he use the opportunity to try to make Kalm more independent from Mako energy and Shinra, but he finds the idea so absurd he assumes Barret is joking. |
| 839 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the sidequest "A Lifeline In Peril" in Chapter 2 of ''Rebirth'', tasking the party with fixing the leak in Midgar's mako pipe to Kalm. |
| 840 | * SharpDressedMan: Befitting his status as mayor, he's a fancy man dressed in a sharp, green business suit. |
| 841 | [[/folder]] |
| 842 | |
| 843 | [[folder:Oliver]] |
| 844 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BillButts (English), Unknown (Japanese) |
| 845 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/oliver_01.jpg]] |
| 846 | |
| 847 | A farm owner on the outskirts of Kalm. Is friends with Broden and has connections to Avalanche HQ. |
| 848 | ---- |
| 849 | * InnocentlyInsensitive: PlayedForLaughs. He's unaware Red XIII is an IntellectualAnimal and treats him like a dumb dog, which greatly upsets Red, who growls at Oliver. But at the end of his quest, he treats Red to a piece of meat and Red forgets he's supposedly upset and eats it up. |
| 850 | * NatureLover: He greatly values the greenery of the Grasslands and is quite worried about Shinra potentially ruining it, which is why he became a contact for Avalanche. |
| 851 | * OnlyOneName: He's never given a surname. |
| 852 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the sidequest "Livestock's Bane" in Chapter 2 of ''Rebirth'', tasking the party with hunting down the fiend that's been preying on his livestock. |
| 853 | * SecretKeeper: He's one of the [=NPCs=] in Kalm who's fully aware the party is the Avalanche cell who's being hunted down by Shinra, due to his connections to Avalanche HQ and Broden. He helps them out when they escape Kalm by telling them they can hide at the Abandoned Docks in the swamp. |
| 854 | [[/folder]] |
| 855 | |
| 856 | [[folder:Mildred]] |
| 857 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/LailaBerzins (English), Unknown (Japanese) |
| 858 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mildred.jpg]] |
| 859 | |
| 860 | A friend of Broden who trying to fix the old windmills of the Juno Republic. |
| 861 | ---- |
| 862 | * MirrorCharacter: To Tifa, since Broden acts a reflection to Cloud. Mildred and Broden are childhood friends much like Tifa and Cloud. She clearly cares about Broden's health, and dreams about traveling the world with him, much like what Tifa and Cloud are doing in ''Rebirth''. Notably, her design has multiple allusions to Tifa's outfit, with the suspenders, ponytail, gloves and her bust making her look like an older, brunette version of Tifa. |
| 863 | * OldFriend: She and Broden are very old friends, having skipped town together in their teens. They fell out of touch during Broden's years in the army but reconnected after he retired. |
| 864 | * OnlyOneName: She's only ever given one name, which is unclear if it's a first name or a family name. |
| 865 | * RoughOveralls: She wears blue overalls to help denote she's a rural engineer who fixes farm equipment and infrastructure. |
| 866 | * WrenchWench: She's a female engineer, having been one since she was very young. She's much older now and doesn't have the spunky, tomboy attitude that usually comes with it. |
| 867 | [[/folder]] |
| 868 | |
| 869 | [[folder:Vash]] |
| 870 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Yann Pichon (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 871 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vash_9.jpg]] |
| 872 | |
| 873 | The bartender for the Broken Arrow bar in Kalm. |
| 874 | ---- |
| 875 | * CommonalityConnection: He and Tifa bond over the stress of being a bartender, and he even ends up recognizing her as the famous Seventh Heaven bartender who created the Cosmo Canyon drink that he uses. |
| 876 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 877 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the sidequest "A Rare Card Lost" in Chapter 2 of ''Rebirth'', tasking the party with retrieving the "Moogle and Chocobo" card that he lost in a game of Queen's Blood. Ironically he ends up giving it away as a reward to you because he's afraid of losing it again. |
| 878 | * ZeroEffortBoss: By his own admission he's a terrible Queen's Blood player and he's one the easiest players to beat by far. |
| 879 | [[/folder]] |
| 880 | |
| 881 | !!!Chocobo Ranch |
| 882 | |
| 883 | [[folder:Choco Bill]] |
| 884 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MichaelMcConnohie (English), Creator/MichioHazama (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Marc Bretonnière (French), Stefan Müller-Ruppert (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 885 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/choco_bill.jpg]] |
| 886 | |
| 887 | The proprietor of a Chocobo Ranch in the Grasslands, which he runs alongside his grandchildren. |
| 888 | ---- |
| 889 | * AdaptationNameChange: Not him, but his property was named "Chocobo Farm" in ''Final Fantasy VII'', but was renamed "Chocobo Ranch" in ''Rebirth''. |
| 890 | * TheCameo: Has a small appearance at the end of the ''[=INTERmission=]'' DLC, as the truck driver who gives the party a ride to Kalm. |
| 891 | * CoolOldGuy: He's very old, but has a cheery, jovial attitude and enjoys talking to the party. |
| 892 | * DirtyOldMan: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He tends to focus and flirt with Aerith and Tifa whenever he interacts with the party, but he's never outright offensive about it and doesn't do anything inappropriate. |
| 893 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: His son Will died in an accident alongside his wife before the events of the game, which is why he's now raising Billy and Chloe on his own. |
| 894 | * SignatureHeadgear: He's always wearing a large, red bandana with a Chocobo engraved on it. |
| 895 | * ThemeNaming: He's Choco Bill, grandfather of Choco Billy. He later reveals his son was also named Will and lampshades the theming. |
| 896 | [[/folder]] |
| 897 | |
| 898 | [[folder:Choco Billy]] |
| 899 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/PaulCastroJr (English), Creator/YusukeShirai (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Jimmy Costa (French), Sam Bauer (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 900 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/choco_billy_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 901 | |
| 902 | Bill's grandson who takes care of the birds at the Chocobo Ranch. |
| 903 | ---- |
| 904 | * EnlightenedSelfInterest: He decides to help the party catch a wild Chocobo even when after they confess they're broke, and while it's partially because he's a nice kid, it's also because he thinks they're worth the investment and that they'll end up spending money at the ranch in the end. Barret picks up on this and actually compliments him for being a "born businessman". |
| 905 | * ParentalAbandonment: Both of his parents died in an accident before the events of the game. |
| 906 | * PointlessBandAid: Has a bandage across his nose to give him a boyish aesthetic. |
| 907 | * RaisedByGrandparents: His [[ParentalAbandonment parents Will and Clara died in an accident when he was young]], which is why he's now being raised by his grandfather. |
| 908 | * SignatureHeadgear: He's always wearing a distinctive brown hat adorned with a yellow Chocobo plume. |
| 909 | * ThemeNaming: He's Choco Billy, grandson of Choco Bill and son of Will. |
| 910 | * YouthfulFreckles: His face is covered in freckles to better emphasize his young age. |
| 911 | * YoungerMentorOlderDisciple: He's younger than most of the party, but ends up being the one who teaches them about catching and riding Chocobos. |
| 912 | [[/folder]] |
| 913 | |
| 914 | [[folder:Chloe]] |
| 915 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/TrinityBliss (English), Creator/HisuiKimura (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Clara Quilichini (French), Jana Dunja Gries (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 916 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/chloe_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 917 | |
| 918 | Bill's granddaughter who's in charge of the Chocobo Ranch's shop. |
| 919 | ---- |
| 920 | * AdaptationDyeJob: Her hair was ruby red in ''Final Fantasy VII'', while in ''Rebirth'' she's more of a brunette. |
| 921 | * TheCutie: She has an adorable demeanor and appearance. |
| 922 | * NiceGirl: She's a sweet and polite who always treats the party with kindness, and without thinking about money, in contrast to her brother and grandfather. |
| 923 | * ParentalAbandonment: Both of her parents died in an accident before the events of the game. |
| 924 | * QuestGiver: She gives out the sidequest "Flowers From the Hill" in Chapter 2 of ''Rebirth'', which involves gathering flowers to make a flower crown for her brother, just like her mother used to make when she was little. |
| 925 | * RaisedByGrandparents: Her [[ParentalAbandonment parents Will and Clara died in an accident when he was young]], which is why she's now being raised by her grandfather. |
| 926 | [[/folder]] |
| 927 | |
| 928 | !!Junon Region |
| 929 | |
| 930 | !!!Under Junon |
| 931 | |
| 932 | [[folder:Mayor Rhonda]] |
| 933 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/GKBowes (English), Creator/ReiIgarashi (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Marie Bouvier (French), Birte Sieling (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 934 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rhonda_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 935 | |
| 936 | The Mayor of Under Junon. |
| 937 | ---- |
| 938 | * CommonalityConnection: Barret's not too fond of her at first, especially after she [[spoiler: sold out the party for the bounty]], but sympathizes with her after learning she's done it to help her son [[spoiler:and future grandchild]] due to his own parental feelings about Marlene. |
| 939 | * CutenessProximity: She's usually a hardass IronLady, but when talking with her dog Salmon she becomes much more affectionate. |
| 940 | * EasilyForgiven: [[spoiler: When she sells out the party for the bounty they are naturally upset about it and Barret calls her out on it, but she explains that she knew they could handle Shinra and [[IndyPloy claims she would have improvised some plan to save them if they couldn't]], and gives them a portion of the bounty as a way of apology. The party just takes her word on it and lets the matter go.]] |
| 941 | * GoodIsNotNice: She's firmly against Shinra, wants the best for Under Junon, and is an Avalanche supporter, but she's also a hardass who's not afraid to do questionable things to achieve her goals [[spoiler:such as hiring Yuffie to assassinate Rufus or selling out the party for the bounty money without telling them.]] |
| 942 | * HeroesLoveDogs: She's [[GoodIsNotNice on the hero's side and is a cold and harsh woman]], but one of her most sympathetic traits is her soft spot for her pet dog Salmon, who's the only individual in the game she's openly affectionate to. |
| 943 | * IndyPloy: [[spoiler: She sold out the party to Shinra to get their bounty, but also sent Yuffie to warn them and hoped they'd get out of the situation unscathed. When Barret calls her out on it and asks what would she have done if Shinra ''did'' manage to take them in custody, she only says she'd "improvise" something to get them out.]] |
| 944 | * IronLady: She's Under Junon's only authority figure and has a tough, no-nonsense personality. |
| 945 | * MamaBear: |
| 946 | ** She's very protective of her "boy" Salmon and hires the party as bodyguards when sending him to the Crow's Nest and gets upset when they don't escort him ''back'' to Junon. |
| 947 | ** She risked [[spoiler: getting the party caught by Shinra, just so he could get the bounty money for her son and future grandchild.]] |
| 948 | * NiceJobBreakingItHero: She's an ally to the heroes, make no mistake, but her hot-headed nature and justifiable hatred of Shinra ends up screwing things up for Cloud and the gang in the long run: [[spoiler:she hires Yuffie to assassinate Rufus during his official inauguration. Right as Cloud is about to clinch a deal with the president to work together to stop Sephiroth, Yuffie tries to take her shot and Rufus wrongfully assumes that AVALANCHE was involved, angrily calling off the deal and remaining at odds with the group.]] |
| 949 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 950 | * QuestGiver: She gives out the quest "When Words Won't Do", taking the party to be bodyguards to her dog Salmon as he makes his way to the Crow's Nest. |
| 951 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: She knows the party are wanted terrorists from the moment she spots them, but since she has no love for Shinra she's not willing to sell them out. [[spoiler:Roche reveals she ''did'' sell them out, since it was a ''lot'' of money and her town is struggling to get by as-is, but after Roche leaves she gives some of the bounty reward to them for their trouble]]. |
| 952 | * TheSheriff: She's the self-proclaimed mayor ''and'' sherrif of Under Junon. |
| 953 | * {{Tsundere}}: She claims to no longer care much for her son Dillan after they parted ways on bad terms and tries to frame the act of sending him money as her "washing her hands of him". But it's made clear she still cares a lot since [[spoiler: she only sold out the party so she could send the bounty money to him, knowing his wife Claire has gotten pregnant and he'd have a hard time taking care of a child at Crow's Nest.]] |
| 954 | [[/folder]] |
| 955 | |
| 956 | [[folder:Priscilla]] |
| 957 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/ReeseWarren (English), Creator/RikakoOta (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Geneviève Doang (French), Nicole Silbermann (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 958 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/priscilla_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 959 | |
| 960 | A young girl with a special bond with a dolphin. |
| 961 | ---- |
| 962 | * AdaptationalModesty: In the original game, she only wore a bikini and a sarong. In ''Rebirth'', she wears a shirt and shorts with her sarong. |
| 963 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the original game, she was initially hostile to the party and accused them of being Shinra spies, only changing her tune when Cloud saved her life. In ''Rebirth'', she is nice to them immediately. |
| 964 | * AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the original game, she fell in love with Cloud [[RescueRomance after he saved her life]]. In ''Rebirth'', since she never needs saving, she only thinks of Cloud as a cool adult. Also, she becomes fast friends with Yuffie when they did not really interact in the original game. |
| 965 | * BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Her outfit leaves her midriff bare to emphasize her girlishness. |
| 966 | * TheCutie: She's a happy-go-lucky girl with cute and adorable mannerisms. Even people in town consider her adorable. |
| 967 | * LoyalAnimalCompanion: Has a close friendship with "Mr. Dolphin", a dolphin that shows up at Under Junon's harbor just to play with her. |
| 968 | * NiceGirl: She's nothing but kind and sweet in her interactions with the party, even helping them sneak inside Upper Junon with the help of Mr. Dolphin. |
| 969 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 970 | [[/folder]] |
| 971 | |
| 972 | [[folder:Gabe]] |
| 973 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 974 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gabe_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 975 | |
| 976 | A Chocobo Rancher who lives on the outskirts of Under Junon. |
| 977 | ---- |
| 978 | * AmbitiousButLazy: He wants to make his ranch a success, but is too lazy and demotivated to do it. Aerith manages to lift his spirits by the end of the quest, giving him a new passion for his work. |
| 979 | * {{Dismotivation}}: His ranch has been on the decline due to his carriages breaking down, but he's too lazy and demotivated to do much about it, even if it might mean his ranch will fail and all his Chocobos will starve. Aerith is particularly annoyed by this attitude and manages to shake him off it by reminding him how much he hates Shinra. |
| 980 | * NothingButSkinAndBones: He's skinny and lanky, a sign of his troubled finances and that he has fallen out of shape in his old age. |
| 981 | * OldFriend: He and Freddie are old friends and war buddies who fought together for the Junon Republic when Shinra invaded. |
| 982 | * OldSoldier: He used to be part of the Republic of Junon's Chocobo Cavalry during the war against Shinra, which is supposedly where he learned how to take care of Chocobos. |
| 983 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 984 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the quest "Stuck in a Rut", where the party helps him fix his broken carriages to save his declining ranch. |
| 985 | * {{Rancher}}: He's a struggling Chocobo rancher in Junon. He used to use his Chocobos to drive carriages between settlements, but he's fallen on hard times now that they're all broken down. Helping him save his ranch is the objective of the "Stuck in a Rut" chest, which will allow the party to travel to the Grasslands via his carriages. |
| 986 | * TakingAdvantageOfGenerosity: {{Discussed|Trope}}. Cloud's opinion of him is that his {{Dismotivation}} is an act and he's just taking advantage of Aerith's generosity by letting her save his ranch without having to pay the party. |
| 987 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: He's never seen without a shirt on, showing his lanky, tattooed body. |
| 988 | [[/folder]] |
| 989 | |
| 990 | [[folder:Freddie]] |
| 991 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Frédéric Norbert (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 992 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/freddie_5.jpg]] |
| 993 | |
| 994 | A reclusive wainwright who lives in the mountains on the outskirts of Under Junon. |
| 995 | ---- |
| 996 | * BrilliantButLazy: He's a very talented wainwright, but is extremely lazy and would rather just stay in his hut sleeping. |
| 997 | * OldFriend: He and Gabe are old friends and war buddies who fought together for the Junon Republic when Shinra invaded. |
| 998 | * OldSoldier: He used to be part of the Republic of Junon's Chocobo Cavalry during the war against Shinra, which seems to have left him somewhat traumatized. |
| 999 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given one name, and is actually only known as the "wainwright" for most of the questline involving him, as he only introduces himself by name at the very end. |
| 1000 | * ShellShockedVeteran: He's a veteran from the Junon-Shinra and it's implied he never got over the Republic's loss. The shelter he lives him is an old air raid shelter, there are grave markers set up on the cliff right outside, and he admits to the party he lives there because he's often thinking about all the people who lost their lives during the war. |
| 1001 | * {{Sleepyhead}}: He's very lazy and is sleepy during all of the party's interactions with him. Aerith has to basically threaten him to get him out of bed, and he goes back to sleep the moment he's done working. |
| 1002 | [[/folder]] |
| 1003 | |
| 1004 | [[folder:Finn]] |
| 1005 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 1006 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/finn_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 1007 | |
| 1008 | The leader of a group of kids who play jumpfrog in Under Junon. |
| 1009 | ---- |
| 1010 | * AdultHater: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He doesn't allow any "grown-ups" near the frog-turning playground but makes an exception for the party due to hearing about how they helped out Priscilla with Terror of the Deep. |
| 1011 | * MorphicResonance: His frog model is unique much like the party, being the same color as his shirt and keeping his straw hat. |
| 1012 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the quest "Calling All Frogs", where the party helps him clear the monsters from the frog-turning playground. |
| 1013 | * SignatureHeadgear: He's always wearing a straw hat, which distinguishes him from the other kids. [[MorphicResonance He even still has it on as a frog]]. |
| 1014 | * {{Tsundere}}: When Tifa asks him if he's friends with Priscilla, he replies with a "We're friends but it's not like I like her or anything", which is an obvious hint he has a crush on her but is in denial about it. |
| 1015 | [[/folder]] |
| 1016 | |
| 1017 | [[folder:Salmon]] |
| 1018 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A |
| 1019 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/words_salmon_feature_image.png]] |
| 1020 | |
| 1021 | Rhonda's loyal pet pooch, who regularly carries out small tasks and deliveries for her. |
| 1022 | ---- |
| 1023 | * ActionSurvivor: To Barrett's surprise, Salmon never really needed any bodyguarding to begin with to make his delivery; he's more than capable of traversing rough terrain and running past fiends without much issue, but Rhonda wanted some piece of mind over his safety anyway. |
| 1024 | * EscortMission: His sole appearance in the game requires Cloud and co. to escort him to the Crow's Nest to deliver money to Rhonda's son, defending him all the while. |
| 1025 | * {{Leitmotif}}: Two, no less, as he gets his very own remixes of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1TeTmoC94BY Stamp's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftFF70_9cog theme]] during his sidequest. |
| 1026 | [[/folder]] |
| 1027 | |
| 1028 | !!!Crow's Nest |
| 1029 | |
| 1030 | [[folder:Toby]] |
| 1031 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 1032 | [[quoteright:1000:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/toby_13.jpg]] |
| 1033 | |
| 1034 | A member of the "Crows Against Shinra" who lives in the Crow's Nest. |
| 1035 | ---- |
| 1036 | * TheCasanova: He never flirts with anyone in the party, but ambient dialogue at the Crow's Nest makes it clear he's a huge flirt. |
| 1037 | * CoolShades: He's always wearing a pair of sunglasses, seemingly just for the cool factor. Even his Chocobo has one. |
| 1038 | * FanBoy: He's a huge fanboy of Avalanche and starts gushing about them the moment he recognizes the party. |
| 1039 | * JiveTurkey: Uses slang in his dialogue to illustrate how he's a "hip rebel", such as calling Dillan "Dilster" or referring to people from Midgar as "Midgarinos". |
| 1040 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 1041 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the quest "The Hardest Sell", where he asks the party to investigate the "new merc" (Kyrie) who set up shop in the abandoned lighthouse. |
| 1042 | [[/folder]] |
| 1043 | |
| 1044 | [[folder:Dillan and Claire]] |
| 1045 | !!!'''Dillan Voiced By:''' Creator/YongYea (English), Unknown (Japanese)\ |
| 1046 | '''Claire Voiced By:''' Unknown (English), Unknown (Japanese)\ |
| 1047 | |
| 1048 | A couple living in Crow's Nest. Dillan is Rhonda's only son. |
| 1049 | ---- |
| 1050 | * HandOnWomb: Claire is introduced with a zoom-in of her hand on her belly, to make it obvious to the audience that she's pregnant. |
| 1051 | * LikeFatherLikeSon: Barret calls him out for being a stubborn hardass just like his mother. |
| 1052 | * NoodleIncident: It's never stated why exactly Dillan dislikes his mother, only that they had a falling out that caused him to leave Under Junon and want nothing to do with her anymore. |
| 1053 | * OnlyOneName: Both of them aren't given any surnames. |
| 1054 | * SatelliteLoveInterest: Claire mostly exists as an extension of Dillan, being the pregnant girlfriend he's settling down with at Crow's Nest, and the reason Rhonda is worried about him. |
| 1055 | * UnableToSupportAWife: While Dillan is reluctant to take his mother's money, he ultimately does so for Claire and their future child's sake, as making money in a place like Crow's Nest isn't easy. |
| 1056 | [[/folder]] |
| 1057 | |
| 1058 | [[folder:Colin]] |
| 1059 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Jean-François Kopf (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1060 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colin_4.jpg]] |
| 1061 | |
| 1062 | A bird-watcher who keeps tabs on the Great Condor of Fort Condor. |
| 1063 | ---- |
| 1064 | * IOweYouMyLife: He has a special attachment to the Condor because it saved his life during the war, snatching him away after he got grievously injured by Shinra troops and flying him to the next town where he got treatment. The incident left him without the use of his legs, but he still feels indebted to the Condor. |
| 1065 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 1066 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the quest "Dreaming of Blue Skies", where he asks the party to help him make a meal for the Great Condor to lure him out and make sure he's healthy. |
| 1067 | [[/folder]] |
| 1068 | |
| 1069 | !!!Shinra-8 |
| 1070 | [[folder:Captain Titov]] |
| 1071 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JonathanLipow (English), Creator/TsuyoshiKoyama (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Luc Boulad (French), Detlef Tams (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1072 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/captain_titov.png]] |
| 1073 | |
| 1074 | The respected captain of the ''Shinra-8'', a cruise ship that transports travellers who wish to travel between Junon and Costa del Sol. |
| 1075 | ---- |
| 1076 | * TheCaptain: He's the captain of the ''Shinra-8'' and is known for being a consummate professional who's well respected by his crew. |
| 1077 | * CombatCommentator: During the Queen's Blood tournament, he'll provide commentary during your matches, having different lines depending on who's currently leading. |
| 1078 | * FamilyBusiness: According to ambient dialogue, The Shinra-8 used to belong to his father, who used to perform the same trip, as was seized by Shinra after the war with the Republic of Junon, who allowed Titov to keep sailing it. Sailors say Titov apparently does have plans to take it back from Shinra one day. |
| 1079 | * IDidWhatIHadToDo: When his ship is attacked by fiends that are merging with the black-robed men, and he finds out that there is no support coming from Shinra (and ''especially'' not Hojo, [[ForScience who treats the whole thing like one of his experiments]]) he takes it upon himself to [[spoiler:shoot the remaining black robes before the fiends can merge with them, in order to protect his passengers and crew]]. |
| 1080 | * NervesOfSteel: During the fiend attack on the ship, he keeps a calm temper, even when talking to a ranting Hojo, who makes it clear to Titov that no help is coming for them. |
| 1081 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given one name, and it's unclear if "Titov" is a first name or a family name. |
| 1082 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: During the Queen's Blood tournament, he allows Red XIII to challenge Cloud for an exhibition match, despite clearly seeing through Red's PaperThinDisguise. |
| 1083 | [[/folder]] |
| 1084 | |
| 1085 | !!Corel Region |
| 1086 | |
| 1087 | !!!Costa del Sol |
| 1088 | |
| 1089 | [[folder:Mayor Kapano]] |
| 1090 | |
| 1091 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MickWingert (English), Creator/BinbinTakaoka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Bertrand Liebert (French), Hanns-Jörg Krumpholz (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1092 | |
| 1093 | The mayor of Costa del Sol. |
| 1094 | ---- |
| 1095 | * BigFun: Subverted. On the surface, he is a heavyset man who encourages visitors to have fun at his coastal resort town, but underneath his friendly facade is a ruthless con artist. |
| 1096 | * BitchInSheepsClothing: While he likes to present himself as the generous mayor of Costa del Sol, in truth he's as wicked as they come according to Mireille. For instance, he "helped' Johnny set up his own business in the town by selling him an inn for a low price and gave him him a loan to cover the cost, but the loan was more than what the inn was worth and Kapono didn't expect him to be able to pay it off, and in return the property he sold him was a dump in a bad location that needed a ''lot'' of work to fix up into something livable. He also shows more concern over the destruction to the town than the safety of the townsfolk in the wake of Hojo's attack, and is happy to have played a part in it since it means he'll be a "footnote" in Shinra's history books. |
| 1097 | * LaserGuidedKarma: For scamming Johnny, accepting bribes from Shinra to keep Hojo's attack secret, and hiring Cloud to kill Kyrie, among other misdeeds, he gets his money cleaned out by her and her grandmother. |
| 1098 | * NeverSayDie: He hires Kyrie to hunt down some monsters since she claims to be a mercenary, only for her to run off and use the money to party. Afterwards, he hires Cloud to complete the job Kyrie was supposed to do, but also ask Cloud to [[DeadlyEuphemism "take care of her"]] after the job is done. |
| 1099 | * ProfessionalButtKisser: To Shinra, particularly to Hojo during the mad scientist's stay at Costa del Sol. |
| 1100 | [[/folder]] |
| 1101 | |
| 1102 | [[folder:Fran, Naomi, and Yorda]] |
| 1103 | !!!'''Fran Voiced By:''' Creator/AmandaLee (English), Unknown (Japanese)\ |
| 1104 | '''Naomi Voiced By:''' Creator/AnairisQuinones (English), Unknown (Japanese)\ |
| 1105 | '''Yorda Voiced By:''' Creator/EmiLo (English), Unknown (Japanese) |
| 1106 | |
| 1107 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/fran_rebirth_7.jpg]] |
| 1108 | [[caption-width-right:300:Fran]] |
| 1109 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/naomi_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 1110 | [[caption-width-right:300:Naomi]] |
| 1111 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yorda_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 1112 | [[caption-width-right:300:Yorda]] |
| 1113 | |
| 1114 | A trio of beautiful women who work for Mayor Kapono and act as Hojo's attendants during his time at Costa del Sol. |
| 1115 | ---- |
| 1116 | * AdaptationDyeJob: They were all brunettes in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', their new designs change Fran and Naomi to be a blonde and a redhead. |
| 1117 | * AscendedExtra: They're based on the nameless female [=NPCs=] that were fawning over Hojo in the original ''Final Fantasy VII''. In ''Rebirth'' have an expanded role, unique designs and personalities, and their own quest. |
| 1118 | * BabyFactory: Hojo offers them positions at Shinra as his lab assistants, and asks if they would be interested in helping give birth to the "world's next hero," apparently wanting conventionally attractive women to mother his next creations so that they will have more "heroic" appearances from inheriting their parents' beauty. Thankfully, none of the three are foolish enough to actually take Hojo up on his offer considering it is implied that Hojo [[spoiler:plans to put them through the same process as Lucrecia that resulted in Sephiroth's creation, or have them be impregnated by the mutated Sephiroth Clones]]. |
| 1119 | * BlondeBrunetteRedhead: Fran, Yorda, and Naomi respectively. |
| 1120 | * TheDividual: Although they are quite different from each other in terms of appearances, they are pretty interchangeable personality-wise and are rarely apart from each other for very long. |
| 1121 | * TheFashionista: All three of them are designers for Costa del Sol's premier fashion boutique. During the "Rendezvous in Costa del Sol" side quest, they will ask Cloud and Aerith to help provide them with inspiration for their next line of clothes. Their sidequest ends with them finishing and donning said outfits, and posing for them at the beach. |
| 1122 | * HiddenDepths: Despite being introduced as Hojo's PaidHarem and seemingly looking like shallow {{Brainless Beaut|y}}ies, talking to them after he is gone reveals that they are fashion designers who get their inspiration from seeing people having fun in their hometown, and their behavior with Hojo was just them sucking up to a Shinra executive. |
| 1123 | * MsFanservice: Invoked, as they are highly attractive women clad in swimwear who were [[spoiler:hired by Mayor Kapono to be Hojo's PaidHarem]]. |
| 1124 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: They were nameless in the original game, but in the remakes they will properly introduce themselves to Cloud if he talks to them again after the incident with Hojo is over. |
| 1125 | * NoAccountingForTaste: They fawn over [[MadScientist Hojo]] as they attend to him. This is later [[spoiler:subverted after they clarify to Cloud they were with Hojo as a favor to their mayor and their flirtatious behavior was only an act. They have no interest in Hojo beyond the fact that he is a company bigwig who can help advance their business]]. |
| 1126 | * OnlyOneName: They're only given a first name, and their surname is never given. |
| 1127 | * PaidHarem: They gush over Hojo and attend to him during his stay at Costa del Sol. However, they soon reveal to Cloud that [[spoiler:they were only hired by Mayor Kapono to butter up the Shinra executive, and could barely even remember Hojo's name once they're done with him]]. |
| 1128 | * QuestGiver: They will give out the sidequest "Rendezvous in Costa del Sol" in Chapter 7 of ''Rebirth'', where they ask Cloud and Aerith to do dating activities as a means to provide them with inspiration for their next clothing line. |
| 1129 | * SecurityCling: All three cling to Hojo in fear once he activates the Grasptropod and unleashes it on the robed men and the party. |
| 1130 | * SheepInSheepsClothing: Considering they associate themselves with people like Hojo and [[BitchInSheepsClothing Mayor Kapono]], it would be easy to assume that Fran, Naomi, and Yorda must be pretty unscrupulous themselves. However, in turns out that the trio are actually nice people who want nothing more than to see visitors having fun in their town and make their customers happy with their clothing designs. It is also implied that they [[spoiler:helped Johnny get out of debt by threatening to smear the mayor's name after Johnny help save Costa del Sol from Hojo's attack]]. |
| 1131 | * ShipperOnDeck: To Cloud and Aerith, as they assume that Cloud has a thing for assertive women. Their sidequest is basically the trio setting up Cloud and Aerith on a date. |
| 1132 | * WalkingSwimsuitScene: Their main outfits are their fancy bikinis. {{Justified|Trope}} since they spend all their screentime in a beach resort. |
| 1133 | * YesMan: They pretty much just agree with everything that Hojo says even when he is basically propositioning them to be {{Breeding Slave}}s for his next experiment. Although, they do refuse the offer on grounds of the position being "too lofty" for them. Considering that they [[spoiler:were paid to butter up Hojo, they likely don't truly agree with anything he tells them]]. |
| 1134 | [[/folder]] |
| 1135 | |
| 1136 | [[folder:Jenny]] |
| 1137 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 1138 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/jenny_rebirth.jpg]] |
| 1139 | |
| 1140 | A wheelie store employee who has a crush on Johnny. |
| 1141 | ---- |
| 1142 | * AscendedExtra: She's vaguely based on Johnny's nameless girlfriend in Costal del Sol, who remained in the shower for the entire duration of ''Final Fantasy VII''. Now she has a name and personality, and actually gets to interact with the party. |
| 1143 | * ClingyJealousGirl: She acts hostile toward Tifa because Jenny knows that Johnny has a crush on her. Jenny does lighten up when Tifa explains to Jenny that she only views Johnny as a friend, and gives Jenny her blessing to pursue a relationship with Johnny. |
| 1144 | * DistaffCounterpart: In many ways, she's a female version of Johnny, including sharing his exuberant personality, fiery temper, and habit of getting carried away with their assumptions. They even have similar shades of red hair, and her name is just a female counterpart to Johnny's. |
| 1145 | * FieryRedhead: Her hair is primarily red with orange and yellow streaks. Fittingly, she is very HotBlooded and has a short temper to match her flame-like hair. |
| 1146 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: It's strongly implied that she is Johnny's would-be unnamed girlfriend from the original game. |
| 1147 | * PerkyGoth: Wears a black leather jacket along with a spiked collar and bracelet, but is a FieryRedhead who can be quite cheerful when she doesn't let her ClingyJealousGirl tendency get the best of her. |
| 1148 | [[/folder]] |
| 1149 | |
| 1150 | !!!North Corel |
| 1151 | |
| 1152 | [[folder:Doctor Sheiran]] |
| 1153 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/LloydSher (English), Creator/WataruYokojima (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Bernard Bollet (French), Aart Veder (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1154 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/doctor_sheiran.png]] |
| 1155 | |
| 1156 | A kindly doctor in North Corel with a prior history with Tifa and Barret. Recently, he has spent his time caring for ragged black-robed figures who have made their way to North Corel, whilst also trying to research the mysterious illness inflicting them. |
| 1157 | ---- |
| 1158 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: "Doctor Sheiran" was first introduced in ''[[Literature/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeTraceOfTwoPasts Trace of Two Pasts]]'' as the doctor responsible for reconstructing Tifa's sternum after it was pierced by Sephiroth, and ''Rebirth'' marks his [[CanonImmigrant first appearance in a video game]] while also revealing he's actually based on the unseen and unnamed doctor who fixed up Barret's arm in the original ''Final Fantasy VII''. |
| 1159 | * ConnectedAllAlong: It's revealed that not only was he the one who saved Tifa's life after she was slashed by Sephiroth, but he was also the one who operated on Barret following the razing of Corel. |
| 1160 | * NiceGuy: He's a kindhearted, selfless doctor who works tirelessly for the people of North Corel, using his medical skills and connections with Shinra to try to help the community. He's notable for being the only person in North Corel who doesn't hold a grudge against Barret. He also goes out of his way to help the robed men at his own personal expense which is a notable departure from most people in the world who either dismiss then outright or are actively malicious against them. |
| 1161 | * OnlyOneName: He's only known as "Doctor Sheiran" and it's unclear if that's his first name or his family name. |
| 1162 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the quest "Of Robed Men and Ransoms", where he asks the party to find the black-robed man who got kidnapped from his clinic by robbers who are demanding a ransom Sheiran can't pay. |
| 1163 | * SmallRoleBigImpact: Despite his minor role in the series Sheiran is the one who saved Tifa's life after the attack by Sephiroth and operation Barret after the attack on North Corel. In ''Rebirth'' he's also the one who tells Cloud about the cellular degradation that all SOLDIER's inevitably suffer from which fuels Cloud's anxiety for the rest of the game as he realizes that something is wrong with him. |
| 1164 | [[/folder]] |
| 1165 | |
| 1166 | !!!Gold Saucer |
| 1167 | |
| 1168 | [[folder:Dio]] |
| 1169 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/IanJamesCorlett (English), Creator/KoichiYamadera (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Serge Biavan (French), Heiko Grauel (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1170 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dio_ffvii_rebirth.png]] |
| 1171 | |
| 1172 | The flamboyant owner of the Gold Saucer, a world-famous amusement park. |
| 1173 | ---- |
| 1174 | * AdaptationalBadass: In ''Rebirth'', he reveals that his muscles are not just for show as he is able to stand toe-to-toe with Rude and help Cloud's party escape after they prove their innocence. [[spoiler:Though as we see later, the fight ultimately did not go in his favor, leaving him covered in bandages and an arm in a sling.]] |
| 1175 | * AdaptationalHeroism: After giving the group the buggy, Dio personally throws down against Rude to give them a chance to escape. |
| 1176 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the original, he finds the party standing over the corpses of the Shinra soldiers and instantly assumes the they are responsible and has them forcibly tossed in a hole leading to Corel's Prison. In ''Rebirth'', he (understandably) is suspicious of the party since their faces are on a Shinra wanted poster and eyewitnesses said a man with a gun for an arm did the shooting, which makes Barret the prime suspect. However, he gives the party 24 hours to prove themselves innocent before handing them over to Shinra. Even after the party proves their innocence [[spoiler:he comforts Barret, swearing to give Dyne a proper burial despite his massacre at the Gold Saucer.]] |
| 1177 | * CarpetOfVirility: Has a patch of it adorning his chest. |
| 1178 | * {{Hunk}}: He's a well-built, manly, and handsome man who enjoys showing off his musculature. |
| 1179 | * ManlyFacialHair: His moustache practically looks like it's flexing its own pecs. |
| 1180 | * MrFanservice: Appears to deliberately invoke this as part of his showmanship. He performs in a speedo and flexes his chest and muscles to the delight of the female audience. |
| 1181 | * MusclesAreMeaningless: He's a mountain of muscles, yet he's unable to overpower Rude who's built like a twig next to him. |
| 1182 | * OnlyOneName: He's only known as "Dio" and it's unclear if that's even his actual name or a stage name. |
| 1183 | * PecFlex: He's known to flex his muscles to show off his muscular body. |
| 1184 | * ReasonableAuthorityFigure: In ''Rebirth'', he is portrayed as a very charismatic figure who is fair in judgment and honorable. |
| 1185 | * TheStrongman: Design-wise he is clearly based on one, being both physically fit, charismatic, and quite erudite. |
| 1186 | * TestosteronePoisoning: Dio is a man so muscular, even his mustache appears to be flexing; a fellow so buff, vampires stay clear of him; a guy so ripped, he needs a lifetime supply of duct tape; a dude so bro, yo momma calls you his sistah. He's a rather affectionate take on the trope though. |
| 1187 | * UnskilledButStrong: Implied by [[spoiler:his mostly offscreen fight with Rude. He could hold his own when matching him on terms of strength, but considering that Rude turns up uninjured not long after and Dio is seen bruised and in a sling several days after, the Turk's better training and experience was more than he could handle]]. |
| 1188 | * WalkingShirtlessScene: He proudly parades about his park dressed only in UnderwearOfPower and a cape. |
| 1189 | [[/folder]] |
| 1190 | |
| 1191 | [[folder:Esther]] |
| 1192 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/ErinYvette (English), Creator/SayakaSenbongi (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Valérie Bachère (French), Julia Koep (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1193 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/esther_rebirth.png]] |
| 1194 | |
| 1195 | A Chocobo wrangler who works at the Gold Saucer and has connections with Gus. |
| 1196 | ---- |
| 1197 | * AdaptationalAttractiveness: The higher quality graphics of the remakes makes it more obvious that Esther is suppose to be a cute girl who seems to be younger than Cloud. On top of that, Esther updated outfit has her midriff exposed and wearing a shorter skirt than in the original game. |
| 1198 | * AdaptationalNameChange: Her name was spelled "Ester" in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'' but was changed to "Esther" in ''Rebirth''. |
| 1199 | * BareMidriffsAreFeminine: Her uniform leaves her midriff bare to emphasize her femininity. |
| 1200 | * OnlyOneName: She's only known as "Esther" and it's unclear if that's her first name, a family name, or even a stage name. |
| 1201 | * PinkMeansFeminine: Mostly wears pink to help complete her look as an upbeat and caring Chocobo wrangler . |
| 1202 | * TheTease: She often flirts with Cloud during the period they're working together. |
| 1203 | * TokenGoodTeammate: Esther is a peppy and friendly girl who happen to be an associate to Gus, Corel Prison's crime boss. |
| 1204 | [[/folder]] |
| 1205 | |
| 1206 | [[folder:Joe]] |
| 1207 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/GriffinBurns (English), Creator/HiromichiTezuka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Alexandre Coadour (French), Pascal Spielvogel (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1208 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/joe_rebirth.png]] |
| 1209 | |
| 1210 | An ace Chocobo jockey who rides the black Chocobo Teioh. |
| 1211 | ---- |
| 1212 | * TheAce: Esther reluctantly admits he's one of the best Chocobo jockeys in the sport. |
| 1213 | * TheChampion: To Chocobo Sam, being his best Chocobo jockey and racing on his behalf during the Golden Cup. |
| 1214 | * CrazyJealousGuy: Downplayed. He does show some clear signs of envy towards Cloud since Esther is attracted to the ex-SOLDIER, but he isn't overtly aggressive about it. |
| 1215 | * HopelessSuitor: He clearly has thing for Esther, but she doesn't seem to reciprocate his feeling, particular because they are on competing teams. |
| 1216 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 1217 | * TheRival: To Cloud, but only in regards to Chocobo racing. |
| 1218 | [[/folder]] |
| 1219 | |
| 1220 | !!!Loveless Play |
| 1221 | |
| 1222 | [[folder:Alphreid]] |
| 1223 | |
| 1224 | The Hero of the Loveless play -G edition, a wandering swordsman in search of the Goddess entangled with the city of Guardia and its ruler, Dragon King Varvados. Played by Cloud during the parties play. |
| 1225 | ---- |
| 1226 | * HeroesPreferSwords: Alphreid wields a sword and shield to look the part of a heroic knight. |
| 1227 | * LightEmUp: With Rosa's help, Alphreid can imbue his sword and shield with light and conjures light based swords during the battle with Varvados. |
| 1228 | * PrimaryColorChampion: Alphreid is dressed in a blue cape, with red chest armor, grieves, and vambraces. Together with Cloud's hair, our hero has the full spectrum. |
| 1229 | * StarCrossedLovers: Despite the growing feelings between him and Rosa, Alphreid must leave her at the end of his tale. |
| 1230 | [[/folder]] |
| 1231 | |
| 1232 | [[folder:Rosa]] |
| 1233 | |
| 1234 | The Heroine of the Loveless play -G edition, a lonely princess taken prisoner by Guardia and its ruler, Dragon King Varvados. Played by Cloud's female date, and otherwise by Aerith during the parties play. |
| 1235 | ---- |
| 1236 | * LightIsGood: Rosa wields light powers, and dresses in gold and white as the heroine of the play. |
| 1237 | * SummonMagic: At the battle's end, Rosa summons Phoenix to defeat Varvados |
| 1238 | * SwordAndSorcerer: Alphreid is the sword and Rosa is the sorcerer. Both their strengths are needed to defeat Varvados. |
| 1239 | [[/folder]] |
| 1240 | |
| 1241 | [[folder:Varvados]] |
| 1242 | |
| 1243 | The Villain of the Loveless play -G edition, the despotic Dragon King of Guardia who has imprisoned Alphreid. Played by Barret during the parties play. |
| 1244 | ---- |
| 1245 | * ArcVillain: Despite his prominence during the group's play, his part in the full Loveless poem is one of many obstacles Alphreid must face to receive the Gift of the Goddess. |
| 1246 | * ArmCannon: Barret makes good use of his signature weapon as the Dragon King's FireBreathingWeapon. |
| 1247 | * FireBreathingWeapon: Instead of a traditional BreathWeapon, this Dragon King uses an ArmCannon to spew flames at Alphreid. |
| 1248 | * FoeRomanceSubtext: Alphreid can confess his love to Varvados instead of Rosa. Varvados spends a moment reaching out as if wants to return his love, but ultimately rejects Alphreid. |
| 1249 | * MorphWeapon: The Dragon King can transform his arm cannon into a set pair of pincers when he wants to NeckLift Alphreid. |
| 1250 | * ShouldersOfDoom: Wears some very impressive shoulder pads that protrude above his head. |
| 1251 | * SpikesOfVillainy: Varvados' design covers him in spikes. Several of them are made to look like the wings and fangs of a dragon. |
| 1252 | * YouWillNotEvadeMe: Sprouts several electrified chains from his arm cannon to ensnare Alpheid and bring him in close. |
| 1253 | [[/folder]] |
| 1254 | |
| 1255 | [[folder:Garm]] |
| 1256 | |
| 1257 | The loyal minion of Varvados in the Loveless play -G edition. Played by Red XIII during the parties play. |
| 1258 | ---- |
| 1259 | * BreathWeapon: Garm has a more traditional fire breath, colored purple. |
| 1260 | * DoppelgangerAttack: Garm attacks Alphreid by cloning himself several times in the fight. |
| 1261 | * {{Hellhound}}: Garm is noted to be one in the play and is as vicious as the name applies. |
| 1262 | * RightHandAttackDog: Garm is a vicious and powerful hellhound in the service of Varvados who fights in tandem with his master of the plays final act. |
| 1263 | * SecondaryColorNemesis: Garm is heavily covered in purples and blacks to contrast the blues Alphreid is draped in. |
| 1264 | * SuperSpeed: Garm can literally run circles around Alphreid, knocking the wanderer off balance through sheer speed alone. |
| 1265 | [[/folder]] |
| 1266 | |
| 1267 | [[folder:The Goddess]] |
| 1268 | |
| 1269 | The Goddess of Loveless who's blessing Alphreid seeks. Played by Jessie Rasberry. |
| 1270 | ---- |
| 1271 | * GoldAndWhiteAreDivine: The Goddess wears a pure white dress, possesses white wings, and wears gold accessories, and is the benevolent GreaterScopeParagon of the story. |
| 1272 | * GreaterScopeParagon: The Goddess is the one Alphreid seeks on his quest and in the plays final act she provides the blessing he and Rosa needs to finish of Varvados and Garm. |
| 1273 | * MagicalBarefooter: She's a goddess who briefly levitates and is barefoot for all her screen time. |
| 1274 | * OhMyGods: Since she is the deity of the Loveless world the characters in the play will invoke the Goddess' name. |
| 1275 | [[/folder]] |
| 1276 | |
| 1277 | !!!Corel Prison / The Dustbowl |
| 1278 | |
| 1279 | [[folder:Solemn Gus]] |
| 1280 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JonahScott (English), Creator/SetsujiSato (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Marc Saez (French), Felix Holm (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1281 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/gus_rebirth.png]] |
| 1282 | |
| 1283 | The leader of Coral Prison's motley assortment of bandits and thugs. |
| 1284 | ---- |
| 1285 | * AnimalMotifs: He has a thing for vultures, not only keeping actual vultures as pets and training them but also using them as his personal symbol, as vultures are seen in graffiti all over Corel Prison. |
| 1286 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Although Gus is very eccentric and flamboyant, he is still the gang leader of Coral Prison whose thugs were able to subdue the party into compliance, and [[spoiler:capture [[RoaringRampageOfRevenge Dyne]]]]. |
| 1287 | * TheDon: He is essentially Coral's version of Don Corneo, being the crime boss of the Dustbowl. |
| 1288 | * GoldToothOfWealth: He has teeth made of gold, which denotes his status and wealth as the [[TheDon criminal head]] of an OutlawTown. |
| 1289 | * HumanTraffickers: When his men captures the party, he cuts a deal with Cloud: win him prize money for the next Chocobo race at the Gold Saucer and he will direct them to the gunman they are looking for, or he will sell off Cloud's friends to get the money he wants. Later during the "Sand and Circuses" sidequest, Gus abducts a woman from Midgar and offer her up as a prize for his underground fighting tournament. After the side quest, Tifa give Gus a kick in the gut and threaten to come after him if he ever tries to offer people as prizes again. Gus reluctantly complies. |
| 1290 | * IGaveMyWord: Despite being the leader of an OutlawTown and threatening to sell Aerith, Tifa, and Yuffie into prostitution if Cloud fails to win the Chocobo race, he promises to let everyone go and give them directions to the gunman responsible for shooting up the Gold Saucer if Cloud wins. When Cloud wins, Gus keeps his word and lets everyone run free. |
| 1291 | * LargeHam: Oh ''yes''; [[https://youtu.be/PRUkRRCk7yQ?si=ArPob_8R5Sf7M3VG if his entrance is of any indication...]] |
| 1292 | * {{Leitmotif}}: [[https://youtu.be/c3BCzkJcj_w?si=Cnyd5wUGvkiQefag It's Only Gus]] |
| 1293 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: He was only known as "Mr. Coates" in the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', but is given a proper name in ''Rebirth''. |
| 1294 | * NonIndicativeName: "Solemn" Gus is anything but, instead being a LargeHam. |
| 1295 | * PetTheDog: Despite capturing the party and threatening to sell them for gil, Gus lets the rest of the crew watch Cloud's Chocobo race and lets them go their way after everything. |
| 1296 | * SlaveryIsASpecialKindOfEvil: After forcing Cloud to participate in a Chocobo Race, he says that if he doesn't win he will make up the gil by selling the rest of his party. Later, Leslie tells the party that Gus is putting a woman up for the prize in his arena. That pushes Tifa's dislike of slavery so far that she kicks him over and tells him she will do worse if she ever hears him doing it again when the party wins. |
| 1297 | [[/folder]] |
| 1298 | |
| 1299 | [[folder:Garth]] |
| 1300 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/IsaacRobinsonSmith (English), Creator/TaisukeNakano (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Jean-Michel Vaubien (French), Jonas Baeck (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1301 | |
| 1302 | Gus' right-hand man. |
| 1303 | ---- |
| 1304 | * BewareTheSillyOnes: Garth can be just as eccentric as his boss and humorously acts as Gus's hype-man. However, he was able to knock out Cloud with a single hit with his bat, and likely was among the group who [[spoiler:captured and tied up Dyne]]. |
| 1305 | * CutscenePowerToTheMax: In his first scene, he knocks Cloud unconscious with a single bat swing to the head, despite Cloud facing opponents much stronger than Garth. |
| 1306 | * {{Jerkass}}: He's an asshole criminal who is insulting and demeaning to Cloud in most of their interactions. |
| 1307 | * NumberTwo: He acts as Gus' main enforcer in Corel Prison, including playing nanny for Cloud during the time he's working for Gus. |
| 1308 | * PragmaticVillainy: If Cloud were to lose the Chocobo race, Garth would give Cloud another chance to win the money they need by signing him up for another race instead of going back to Gus. Although, it is hinted that Garth would also be punished as well for Cloud's failure if they are unable to get the prize money for Gus, so naturally Garth is going to give Cloud as many chances as he can to win. |
| 1309 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 1310 | [[/folder]] |
| 1311 | |
| 1312 | !!!Corel Desert |
| 1313 | [[folder:Cloud Jr. / Mr. Birdie]] |
| 1314 | |
| 1315 | A Chocobo baby the party saves during their crossing of Mt. Corel. |
| 1316 | ---- |
| 1317 | * AscendedExtra: He's based on the baby chicks the party could run into in Mt. Corel. In ''Rebirth'' he's found in the main story and is the focus of a sidequest. |
| 1318 | * NamedInTheAdaptation: Was just an unnamed baby chick in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', in ''Rebirth'' the party names him "Cloud Jr." due to him resembling Cloud's hair and the kids in North Corel are revealed to call him "Mr. Birdie" |
| 1319 | * ParrotPetPosition: After being saved by the party, he travels with them for a bit while staying on Barret's shoulder. |
| 1320 | * TeamPet: He acts as a pet to the kids of North Corel and the "Mr. Birdie" sidequest involves the party tracking him down for them. |
| 1321 | [[/folder]] |
| 1322 | |
| 1323 | [[folder:Kid G]] |
| 1324 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Charles Germain (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1325 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kid_g.jpg]] |
| 1326 | |
| 1327 | A goblin who helps a tribe of cactaur safeguard one of the protorelics until its rightful owner can reclaim it. |
| 1328 | ---- |
| 1329 | * AdaptationalBadass: Goblins were wimpy random encounters in the original game, notable for little more than being the source of the Goblin Punch enemy skill. Kid G meanwhile is ''vicious'' in a fight, zipping around the battlefield at speeds comparable to a Cactuar and with a full complement of unblockable attacks and counters to round out his moveset. |
| 1330 | * DeadpanSnarker: When Yuffie expresses shock at a monster being capable of speech, he snarks that speech isn't that hard to master, and points to Red XIII as proof. |
| 1331 | * LightningBruiser: He moves fast, hits hard, and has more HP than most minibosses the party encounters. |
| 1332 | * OptionalBoss: He's an optional miniboss who challenges you to a friendly fight at the end of the protorelic quest chain in Corel. |
| 1333 | * RedBoxingGloves: Kid G wears a pair of bright red boxing gloves, and fights using his fists to dole out powerful punches. |
| 1334 | * TokenHeroicOrc: While goblins are a recurring enemy, Kid G stands out by wearing human clothes and isn't antagonistic towards Cloud's team. |
| 1335 | [[/folder]] |
| 1336 | |
| 1337 | !!Gongaga Region |
| 1338 | |
| 1339 | [[folder:Cissnei]] |
| 1340 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/KayliMills (English), Creator/AsumiNakada (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Valérie Bescht (French), Andrea Dewell (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1341 | [[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cissnei_from_ffvii_rebirth_render.png]] |
| 1342 | [[caption-width-right:200: [[labelnote:Click to see her as a Turk.]]https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cissnei_from_crisis_core_reunion.png[[/labelnote]]]] |
| 1343 | |
| 1344 | A former member of the Turks that was particularly close to Zack Fair during his time as a SOLDIER. In ''Rebirth'' she is now living in Gongaga as the leader of the town’s Youth Coalition. |
| 1345 | ---- |
| 1346 | * AdaptationExpansion: She was not present in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'' (being introduced in the prequel ''Before Crisis'' and getting an expanded role in another prequel ''Crisis Core'') but now is part of the main plotline in Gongaga. |
| 1347 | * AsskickingLeadsToLeadership: Her advanced combat abilities are why she was made the captain of the Gongaga Youth Coalition, despite being a "newcomer from the big city". |
| 1348 | * ConnectedAllAlong: ''Rebirth'' implies she's familiar with Reeve (due to her interactions and familiarity with Cait Sith) and Cid (as she's the one who recommends him to the party as a pilot). |
| 1349 | * TheCutie: Just like her original self, this version of Cissnei is both adorable and kind. |
| 1350 | * DefectorFromDecadence: In ''Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion'', when she finds out Zack is one of her targets and that he was a guinea pig in Shinra manor for five years, she betrays Shinra by allowing him to escape, also covering for him when he goes to Gongaga. ''Rebirth'' implies that she has defected from the company for good as she doesn't deny it when Cloud deduces she's ex-Shinra. |
| 1351 | * FashionableAsymmetry: Her outfit in ''Rebirth'' has a studded leather shoulder cauldron only on her right shoulder. |
| 1352 | * FumaShuriken: Her weapon is a large shuriken named Rekka she can use with deadly precision. |
| 1353 | * TheLeader: She's captain of the Gongaga Youth Coalition, using her former Turk training to help the town form a militia to defend themselves now that the reactor exploding left the village in a fragile state. |
| 1354 | * LethalChef: Shown to struggle significantly with cooking, citing her dependence on Shinra's meals during her time in the Turks as the reason why. |
| 1355 | * MysteriousPast: Nobody in Gongaga knows about her past other than she previously came from Midgar. The game itself treats it as an OpenSecret and the party figures out a lot on their own. |
| 1356 | * NiceGirl: Easily the nicest among the members of the Turks, current or former. It even reaches to the point she defects from them, letting Zack escape from Shinra's sights. |
| 1357 | * OnlyOneName: She's only known as Cissnei, which in ''Crisis Core'' she admitted is ''not'' her real name. But is the one she uses in her new identity in Gongaga anyway. |
| 1358 | * OpenSecret: While she's trying to keep her past a secret in ''Rebirth'', the fact she's ex-Shinra is made very clear to the audience even if they're not familiar with her, and Cloud himself deduces it eventually, and even correctly suspects she's a former Turk. Chadley will outright state she's a Turk when they meet, though she tries to shush him. |
| 1359 | * SecretKeeper: She recognizes who Cloud is instantly, but tries to hide it. If Cloud confronts her later about it, she'll admit she has met him but refuses to elaborate further. |
| 1360 | * ShipTease: Had a lot of flirtatious banter with Zack in ''Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion''. When she aids Zack and Cloud into getting to Gongaga, Zack's parents even ask her to "join the family" (read, marry Zack) when she talks to them. In ''Rebirth'' she seems to have defected from Shinra and decided to stay in Gongaga and protect the town (and Zack's parents) for his sake, basically adopting them as Zack's last request for her was to keep his parents' company. She'll admit to Cloud and Aerith she's still "waiting for someone special" to return to Gongaga one day. |
| 1361 | * SignificantWardrobeShift: ''Rebirth'' shows her in very different clothes than her [[BadassInANiceSuit Turks uniform]]. Her outfit looks like a civilian mockup of a SOLDIER uniform, [[spoiler:likely done out of remembrance of Zack]]. |
| 1362 | * TokenGoodTeammate: As one of the Turks, she was the one ray of sunshine in an organization known full well for its ruthless efficiency and unscrupulous work. Her leaving has arguably made them even worse. |
| 1363 | * TooManyBelts: Her new outfit in ''Rebirth'' has equipment strapped to herself with belts everywhere. |
| 1364 | * TrueSight: Just like Rufus, she's one of the few people who can perceive the Whispers outside the party, which shocks Red XIII. Ironically she had no idea they were InvisibleToNormals and just assumed they were odd fiends. |
| 1365 | * TykeBomb: She was an orphan who was "adopted" by the Turks so they could raise her to be one of them from an early age, which is why she has no family of her own. |
| 1366 | [[/folder]] |
| 1367 | |
| 1368 | [[folder:Mr. and Mrs. Fair]] |
| 1369 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 1370 | |
| 1371 | The parents of Zack Fair. |
| 1372 | ---- |
| 1373 | * GoodParents: They clearly love and care for their son, and it is mentioned that he would write to them constantly which indicates that Zack was very close with his parents. |
| 1374 | * HappilyMarried: They are shown be this as they support each other through their shared worries of their son's whereabouts. |
| 1375 | * IWantGrandkids: Continuing this trait from ''Crisis Core: Reunion'', it seems both of Zack's parents still hope he could find a nice girl to settle down with. It is implied that they treat Cissnei like their own daughter since they see her as a potential suitor for Zack, and treat Aerith with similar hospitality when they realize she is the girlfriend Zack would write about in his letters. When Aerith comments that a charming guy like Zack probably [[ChickMagnet has a lot of women in his love life]], Zack's parents couldn't help but give a prideful smile to each other. |
| 1376 | * LikeADaughterToMe: It is implied that they treat Cissnei as if she is their own child as they frequently invite her over to dinner. |
| 1377 | * OutlivingOnesOffspring: Consider their son is a PosthumousCharacter during the advent of ''Rebirth'', not that they know it. They sadly still hold out hope that Zack is still alive somewhere, [[spoiler:which is [[AlternateSelf technically true]] after the reveal of multiple timelines]]. |
| 1378 | * StrongFamilyResemblance: Mr. Fair looks quite a lot like a much older and graying Zack. Aerith was able to tell that he is Zack's father by looks alone. |
| 1379 | [[/folder]] |
| 1380 | |
| 1381 | [[folder:Sotetsu]] |
| 1382 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Rémi Caillebot (French)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1383 | |
| 1384 | A young warrior of the Gongaga Youth Coalition. |
| 1385 | ---- |
| 1386 | * ChildhoodFriends: He grew up in Gongaga alongside Zack and the two used to hang out together in the village. He says they lost contact after Zack left to join SOLDIER, but he still remembers Zack fondly, even (badly) imitating his squatting habit. |
| 1387 | * CityGuards: He's part of Gongaga's voluntary militia, and tells Cloud and Yuffie he joined out of a desire to protect his home. |
| 1388 | * GuestStarPartyMember: During the sidequest "Teach Me, Great Warrior" he "joins" the party in combat for the training missions Yuffie cooked up for him, although he's pretty weak, so the combat training also turns into an EscortMission. |
| 1389 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 1390 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the sidequest "Teach Me, Great Warrior", where he asks Yuffie to train him to be a better warrior. |
| 1391 | * WhyDidntIThinkOfThat: His sidequest ends with Cissnei getting annoyed with him for not asking ''her'', his superior, to be the one to train him and the rest of his Gongaga Youth Coalition buddies. It apparently just didn't occur to him. |
| 1392 | [[/folder]] |
| 1393 | |
| 1394 | [[folder:Torgan & Melon]] |
| 1395 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 1396 | |
| 1397 | A farmer who lives on the outskirts of Gongaga and uses his dog Melon to sell his produce. |
| 1398 | ---- |
| 1399 | * CanineCompanion: He owns a clever dog named Melon, who goes by himself to the village to sell Torgan's produce with a basket tied to him. |
| 1400 | * EscortMission: Much like Salmon, the party has to escort Melon while he sniffs out the Gongaga salt rocks Cissnei tasked the party to find. |
| 1401 | * HalfWittedHillbilly: He's a prejudiced old farmer who dislikes "out-of-towners", especially if they're "city folk" and refuses to sell his produce to them. Aerith manages to charm him by playing into his ego and buttering him up by complimenting his plants and saying until he agrees to help the party. |
| 1402 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 1403 | [[/folder]] |
| 1404 | |
| 1405 | [[folder:Izo]] |
| 1406 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 1407 | |
| 1408 | A reclusive blacksmith who lives on the outskirts of Gongaga village. |
| 1409 | ---- |
| 1410 | * TheBlacksmith: He's a perfectionist blacksmith who loves smithing weapons, and has the goal to one day create the "ultimate weapon". His sidequest involves him building the Fafnir Rifle for Barret. |
| 1411 | * BlackSheep: Ambient dialogue in Gongaga village reveals he's not popular with the locals due to being loud {{Cloudcuckoolander}}. One villager even uses the term "black sheep" to describe Izo. |
| 1412 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: He's obsessed with making weapons and becomes particularly focused on Barret's ArmCannon, to the point even Cloud and Barret think he's weirdo, even if a "weirdo with a heart of gold". |
| 1413 | * OnlyOneName: He's only given a first name, and his surname is never given. |
| 1414 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the quest "The Pursuit of Perfection", where he tasks the party with finding the ingredients needed for him to build the "perfect weapon". |
| 1415 | * UltimateBlacksmith: His GoalInLife is to become the ultimate weaponsmith who can craft the "ultimate weapon". His quest involves him building a weapon for Barret. |
| 1416 | [[/folder]] |
| 1417 | |
| 1418 | [[folder:Kazhra]] |
| 1419 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Unknown |
| 1420 | |
| 1421 | An elderly woman who owns a chicken coop in Gongaga village. |
| 1422 | ---- |
| 1423 | * CruelTwistEnding: Her quest ends on one PlayedForLaughs. [[spoiler:Despite her seemingly treating her chickens like pets, she doesn't hesitate to slaughter one so she can feed it to the party as thanks for helping her. Red XIII (who bonded with the chickens, but loves meat) felt very conflicted about it, but ate the grilled chicken anyway]]. |
| 1424 | * OnlyOneName: She's only given a first name, and her surname is never given. |
| 1425 | * ThemeNaming: She names all of her chickens similarly: Pippily, Pippity, Pippi, Pete, Peepy, and Peep. |
| 1426 | * QuestGiver: He gives out the quest "O Chicken, Where Art Thou ", where she asks the party to bring back all her chickens after they ran away from their coop. |
| 1427 | [[/folder]] |
| 1428 | |
| 1429 | !!Cosmo Canyon Region |
| 1430 | |
| 1431 | [[folder:Geisel Bugenhagen]] |
| 1432 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/FrankTodaro (English), Creator/YoheiTadano (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Creator/MartialLeMinoux (French), Kurt Spielmann (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1433 | [[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bugenhagen_full_body.png]] |
| 1434 | |
| 1435 | An expert planetologist and inventor living in Cosmo Canyon who has dedicated his life to studying the planet and the stars beyond it. |
| 1436 | ---- |
| 1437 | * AdaptationalJerkass: While still a wise and kindly grandfather figure, he initially takes the words of the party as misguided youth under the effects of mako poisoning. It takes him a while to see how Nanaki's time with the party has changed him and that they could show him greater truths than he can offer. In the original game he was completely accepting of how outlandish their stories were, [[spoiler:though they didn't involve giant Weapons appearing before them]], and knew immediately that Nanaki had more to learn if he joined them. |
| 1438 | * ArbitrarySkepticism: Despite being the foremost authority on planetology, he immediately dismisses [[spoiler:Tifa's claims of having been inside the Lifestream]], and that what he believes to be the cries of the Planet are actually [[spoiler:the roars of a pair of Weapons fighting Sephiroth's corrupted Whispers]]. He later admits that he was wrong to do so, and that his old age has turned his wisdom into arrogance. Get his side quest done right and he will further apologize, [[spoiler:admitting that the Weapons being awakened truly means that dark times are coming and having no idea about what to do frightens him]]. |
| 1439 | * KeeperOfForbiddenKnowledge: Bugenhagen knows the truth of the Gi Tribe and their [[AntiVillain somewhat-justified motivations]] for attacking Cosmo Canyon, but keeps them a secret until Red XIII has ventured through the Caves of the Gi. |
| 1440 | * NamedByTheAdaptation: He had no revealed first name in the original game, but ''Rebirth'' gives him the first name Geisel. |
| 1441 | * PowerFloats: Much like in the original game, Bugenhagen moves around by floating on a large orb. |
| 1442 | * SuddenlyShouting: When Cloud starts asking questions about the Lifestream, and whether it could possibly be strengthened in some way to counteract what Shinra has done to it, Bugenhagen starts yelling at him for his ignorance. However, a moment later Bugenhagen calms down and acknowledges that Cloud's questions aren't a bad thing and that he, Bugenhagen, has perhaps grown complacent in his elderly age, despite his desire for people to always be looking for the truth. This seems to be part of what makes him reconsider his position on what the party was saying about [[spoiler:Weapons appearing]]. |
| 1443 | [[/folder]] |
| 1444 | |
| 1445 | !!Nibel Region |
| 1446 | |
| 1447 | [[folder:Rashard Zangan]] |
| 1448 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JamiesonPrice (English), Creator/HiroshiFujioka (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Loïc Houdré (French), Achim Barrenstein (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1449 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/zangan_ffvii_rebirth.png]] |
| 1450 | [[caption-width-right:350:You need to bulk up.]] |
| 1451 | |
| 1452 | A travelling martial artist with students worldwide, with Tifa counted among them. |
| 1453 | ---- |
| 1454 | * BareFistedMonk: He specializes in using his limbs for combat, having been the one who taught Tifa how to fight. |
| 1455 | * CoolOldGuy: He's very old, but has a jovial personality and seems to get along better with young people. Tifa describes him as being "both boyish and elderly". |
| 1456 | * EccentricMentor: Zangan is shown to be a very lively and odd man who tends to weird out people, even his own pupils. ''Trace of Two Pasts'' shows that Tifa was often perplexed by him, as he often disappears for months only to come back with some new lesson or instruction. Sometimes she'd be put off or shocked by his lessons, such as when he started to [[IShallTauntYou insult and goad her]] during one of their sparring sessions just to get a reaction out of her, as a lesson for her to control her emotions. |
| 1457 | * HeroicBystander: During the Nibelheim Incident, he helped get villagers safely away from Sephiroth's rampage rather than try to stop Sephiroth himself. |
| 1458 | * MentorArchetype: He travels all over the world collecting pupils to teach his Zangan-style martial arts, and becoming one to Tifa when he happens to travel to Nibelheim. He boasts of training martial arts to 128 students across the world. |
| 1459 | * MythologyGag: Visually, he strongly resembles an older Sabin Rene Figaro from ''Final Fantasy VI'', specifically in Yoshitaka Amano's concept art for Sabin where he sports the same beard and hairstyle. Zangan's initial concept art for ''Remake'' even goes as far as to put him in the exact same pose. |
| 1460 | * NoSenseOfPersonalSpace: He has the habit of invading the personal space of people who catch his eyes, even grabbing their limps unprompted to check their musculature. This was the very first thing he did to Tifa in ''Trace of Two Pasts'' and to Cloud in ''Rebirth''. |
| 1461 | * OldMaster: He's old enough to have grey hair, but is still quite capable fighter and spends his life now passing on the skills he developed in life. |
| 1462 | * UncertainDoom: While Tifa confirms he survived the Nibelheim incident, afterwards it is unknown if he is still alive in the present day. |
| 1463 | [[/folder]] |
| 1464 | |
| 1465 | [[folder:Mayor Zander]] |
| 1466 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/PiotrMichael (English), Creator/ShinAomori (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Thierry Mercier (French), Christian Jungwirth (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1467 | |
| 1468 | The Mayor of Nibelheim before the Nibelheim Incident. |
| 1469 | ---- |
| 1470 | * CanonImmigrant: He first appeared in the ''Trace of Two Pasts'' novel before being featured in ''Rebirth''. |
| 1471 | * DeadHatShot: When Sephiroth kills him, the camera shows Zander's hat as it lands next to his corpse, which Sephiroth promptly steps on. |
| 1472 | * DeerInTheHeadlights: ''Rebirth'' shows that he cornered Sephiroth alongside the neighborhood watch during his attack on the village, but they were all too terrified of him to even attack, and Sephiroth slowly slaughtered them one by one. |
| 1473 | * TheLeader: He's the Mayor of Nibelheim and the one who organizes the village to deal with it's problems. ''Trace of Two Pasts'' shows that he wasn't actually elected into the office, and his position as leader is an informal one. |
| 1474 | * OffWithHisHead: While subject to a GoryDiscretionShot, we see Sephiroth line Masamune up to his neck before striking the coup de grâce. Given the length of Masamune, there's no way that stroke wouldn't have decapitated him. |
| 1475 | * PosthumousCharacter: He was one of Sephiroth's victims in the Nibelheim Incident, and only appears in {{flashback}}s. |
| 1476 | * TooDumbToLive: Despite seeing Sephiroth singlehandedly razing Nibelheim, Mayor Zander opts to confront him. Unfortunately for the poor Mayor, Sephiroth slaughtered his men with ease and Zander was too scared to even fire a shot at him. He gets killed with little fanfare shortly after. |
| 1477 | [[/folder]] |
| 1478 | |
| 1479 | [[folder:Head Chef Christine]] |
| 1480 | |
| 1481 | A woman who works as a head chef in Nibelheim after Shinra restored the village following the Nibelheim Incident. |
| 1482 | ---- |
| 1483 | * AdaptationalNiceGirl: In the original game, she wasn't very welcoming towards Cloud and even called him sick when he claimed the house she lived in was once his. Here, she's far more accommodating and patient, even giving the party important information concerning the black-robed men. |
| 1484 | * BeautifulSingingVoice: She is prone to bursting out into song at random times, but most people don't seem to mind and it is noted as quite beautiful by Tifa. |
| 1485 | * CanonCharacterAllAlong: She's the middle-aged woman who lived in Cloud's former home during the original game. |
| 1486 | * TheCaretaker: Aside from being head chef, she also helps look after the black-robed men being treated in Nibelheim. |
| 1487 | * KindheartedCatLover: Has a profound love for cats and even adopts Tifa's pet Fluffy and her litter of kittens in a side quest. Not knowing the cats' former name, she rechristens her Blanche. |
| 1488 | * NoIndoorVoice: Her random bouts of singing can get quite loud at times. |
| 1489 | |
| 1490 | [[/folder]] |
| 1491 | |
| 1492 | !!Wutai |
| 1493 | [[folder:Melphie Kusakabe]] |
| 1494 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/melphie_kusakabe.png]] |
| 1495 | |
| 1496 | Sonon's deceased sister. |
| 1497 | ---- |
| 1498 | * DiedInYourArmsTonight: The {{flashback}}s to her death show Sonon cradling her in his arms as she passes away from her injuries. |
| 1499 | * HeroicSacrifice: She sacrificed herself by TakingTheBullet to protect some civilians from one of Scarlet's war machines. |
| 1500 | * {{Ninja}}: Just like Yuffie and Sonon, she was one of Wutai's elite ninjas. |
| 1501 | * PosthumousCharacter: She died in the last battle of the Wutai-Shinra war, before the events of the Remake trilogy. But her death still haunts and motivates Sonon, especially [[ReplacementGoldfish due to Yuffie's similarity to Melphie causing him to see Yuffie as his little sister]]. |
| 1502 | * SiblingTeam: She and Sonon trained together under Godo, and worked together as a ninja duo during the Shinra-Wutai war. |
| 1503 | [[/folder]] |
| 1504 | |
| 1505 | [[folder:Glenn Lodbrok]] |
| 1506 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/BenDiskin (English), Creator/DaikiHamano (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Slimane Yefsah (French), Dirk Plönissen (German)[[/labelnote]] |
| 1507 | [[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/glenn_2.jpg]] |
| 1508 | |
| 1509 | A former first-generation member of SOLDIER who once fought alongside Sephiroth during the Wutai War, but who defected and became a player in Wutai's interim government. |
| 1510 | ---- |
| 1511 | * AmbiguousSituation: [[spoiler:It is not fully clear if "Glenn" is indeed nothing more than just a disguise for Sephiroth, or if the real Glenn Lodbrok is somehow a part of the same HiveMind that allows Sephiroth to control his clones through Jenova's cells, considering that Sephiroth seems to be limited to only taking on Glenn's appearance instead of more prominent figures who can better move his plans along.]] |
| 1512 | * ArchEnemy: To Rufus, as Glenn is one of the very few people who can truly get under Rufus's skin. While Rufus is [[BaddieFlattery surprisingly playful when it comes to his rivalry with Cloud]], the new president of Shinra has nothing but hatred for Glenn. |
| 1513 | * AssInAmbassador: Despite being sent to meet with Rufus as an emissary of Wutai's interim government, he spends much of the meeting mocking and being rude to Shinra's new president, which turns out to be justified when he admits that he wants the war between the company and Wutai to be resumed, [[spoiler:as this is Sephiroth's plan]]. |
| 1514 | * BarefootLoon: He's always barefoot, which just adds to his overall extremely off-putting presence. It is also a clear hint to his nature, [[spoiler:as every other Black Robes are also barefoot.]] |
| 1515 | * DeadAllAlong: Rufus distinctly remembers shooting Glenn in the back at some point prior to the events of the game, and Glenn affirms that Rufus killed him at that point. [[spoiler:The end of ''Rebirth'' reveals that "Glenn" is actually Sephiroth assuming his appearance, and when Rufus kills him he's revealed to be a glamoured Black Robe.]] |
| 1516 | * DefectorFromDecadence: It's revealed that after the events of "The First Soldier" he and his allies defected from SOLDIER and led a coup d'état against the Wutai government after they surrendered to Shinra. |
| 1517 | * EmpoweredBadassNormal: He was an elite member of SOLDIER's P0 class--meaning he didn't have any Mako or Jenova cell augmentations--during the Wutai War, but in the present [[spoiler:is shown to have been infused with Sephiroth's power]]. |
| 1518 | * FallenHero: He was the protagonist of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIEverCrisis''[='=]s "The First Soldier" and a BadassNormal member of SOLDIER, but [[spoiler:is actually Sephiroth taking on the deceased Glenn Lodbrok's appearance]]. |
| 1519 | * FlawExploitation: He exploits the Wutai population's desire for revenge against Shinra to overthrow the country's leaders who have agreed to a ceasefire and trigger a new war against Shinra. |
| 1520 | * LetsYouAndHimFight: His true goal is to keep [[spoiler:all of Sephiroth's enemies, like Avalanche and Shinra, occupied by pitting them against each other through his machinations so they would not be able to interfere with Sephiroth's plan until it is too late]]. |
| 1521 | * ManipulativeBastard: Glenn used the Wutaians' righteous indignation at their leaders for agreeing to a ceasefire with Shinra to end the war for him to stage a coup d'état, under the premise of obtaining justice and reparation for all the harm they suffered from the company during the war. However, he is not concerned about the well-being of Wutai and its population, but rather intends to cause desolation, anger and unrest in the hopes that this misery will spur the world to unite behind a common cause. [[spoiler:This version of him is also actually Sephiroth assuming his appearance because the real Glenn was murdered by Rufus Shinra some time before the story began]]. |
| 1522 | * NotHimself: His personality here is not at all like how was depicted in ''Ever Crisis''. [[spoiler: Justified as "Glenn" is actually Sephiroth masquerading as the real Glenn, explaining why he's so condescending, manipulative, and slimy in the present.]] |
| 1523 | * SmugSnake: Every time they meet, Glenn treats Rufus in a condescending and mocking manner. What ends up being revealed to be on purpose, as Glenn is [[spoiler:actually Sephiroth in disguise]], is deliberately trying to provoke Rufus into continuing his father's plans to resume the war against Wutai. |
| 1524 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: According to Yuffie, Glenn is a popular military leader in Wutai who carried out a successful coup d'état in her country due to the population's discontent with the ceasefire that her father, Godo Kisaragi, made with Shinra, arresting the previous leaders and establishing an interim government until the company is finally defeated. Behind the scenes, he admits that he wants the war not for the sake of Wutai, but rather to foment great unrest and desolation that he hopes will unite the people behind the singular purpose of rejuvenating the world. [[spoiler:TheStinger further reveals that he's not even really after ''that'', but is actually Sephiroth assuming the deceased Glenn's appearance and manifesting via a black-robed clone, using the war to ensure that Rufus will be too distracted by the war to do anything about Sephiroth or Meteor.]] |
| 1525 | * UriahGambit: As a pretext for war, Glenn sent a squad of ninja to the Nibel Reactor, where they were gunned down by Shinra security forces. Afterwards, he issued a public broadcast citing this as one of the acts of war committed by Rufus and Shinra. |
| 1526 | * WarHawk: He advocates the war between Shinra and Wutai resuming as a means of replenishing the Lifestream, [[spoiler: as well as distracting Shinra from potentially contributing anything to stop Sephiroth.]] |
| 1527 | [[/folder]] |
| 1528 | |
| 1529 | [[folder:Viceroy Sarruf]] |
| 1530 | !!!'''Voiced By:''' TBD |
| 1531 | |
| 1532 | The mysterious leader of the interim Wutai government. |
| 1533 | ---- |
| 1534 | * TheGhost: He is mentioned multiple times but has yet to be seen. This gets {{Lampshaded}} during Glenn's announcement of war against Shinra, with him stating the Viceroy will now provide a few inspirational words to the people and apparently handing the podium over to somebody off-camera....who then proceeds to not appear at all, even after an uncomfortably long pause of the camera showing a live broadcast of the empty podium. Scarlet even sarcastically asks if Saruff is the invisible man or something. [[spoiler:TheStinger makes it clear this was Glenn mocking the absolute ''hell'' out of Rufus, throwing in his face the fact that he's usurped control over his old fake identity to control Wutai against Shinra now that Rufus is in charge, and Rufus cannot reveal this deception without admitting that he was the original backer of the anti-Shinra movement to his own side]]. |
| 1535 | * MeaningfulName: During TheStinger of ''Rebirth'', [[spoiler:Rufus's last conversation with Glenn makes it clear that Sarruf is actually Rufus acting under an alias. "Sarruf" is, of course, a phonic anagram of "Rufus"]]. |
| 1536 | [[/folder]] |
| 1537 | |
| 1538 | !!The Planet |
| 1539 | [[folder:The Cetra]] |
| 1540 | Also known as the Ancients, they were a race of humans who could commune with the Lifestream. They ruled the Planet in ages past, but after the Calamity Jenova fell from the stars 2000 years ago, they began dwindling until the present day when they are all but extinct with the half-Cetra Aerith as their last known survivor. |
| 1541 | ---- |
| 1542 | * AdaptationalVillainy: The visit to Cosmo Canyon implies that the Cetra were not as benevolent as in the original game. According to Gi Nattak, [[spoiler:they used the Lifestream to spy on the Gi Tribe, and when they found out about the Gi creating the Black Materia to end their suffering in undeath, they seized the Materia and cruelly left the Gi to rot instead of trying to find another way to bring them peace, but since the Gi Tribe's plan was basically a SuicidalCosmicTemperTantrum and they still intend to follow through even as vengeful spirits, it's not hard to understand why the Cetra did this]]. Although, according to the Region Intel, the Cetra [[spoiler:did initially try to help the Gi, and even built the altars found in the Gi's village in hope to appease them]]. |
| 1543 | * DyingRace: Aerith is the last Cetra alive and her mixed heritage makes her weaker than her full Cetra mother, ensuring that the Cetra will either die out very soon or will be bred out of existence. |
| 1544 | * HumanSubspecies: They were identical to humans in every way except their ability to communicate with the Planet. |
| 1545 | * {{Precursors}}: They were the dominant species long ago, but the war against Jenova dealt so much damage against their civilization that they couldn't recover. |
| 1546 | [[/folder]] |
| 1547 | |
| 1548 | [[folder:The Weapons]] |
| 1549 | Guardian creatures of the Planet. Sephiroth's tampering with the Lifestream has caused them to awaken and fight his corruption. |
| 1550 | ---- |
| 1551 | * AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: The Weapons were a very late game twist in the original, rising from the planet as a last resort to save it after [[spoiler:Cloud gives Sephiroth the Black Materia]]. They are introduced much earlier with ''Rebirth'' as a concept. However, the only Weapons we actually see are [[CanonForeigner Canon Foreigners]] who were created for the remakes, with all of the more antagonistic Weapons still in slumber. |
| 1552 | * AdaptationalNiceGuy: The Weapons seen in the original game were powerful but neutral forces, just as likely to impede the parties progress as help them. These two are explicitly on the party's side, one takes Tifa to see Sephiroth's corruption of the Lifestream, [[spoiler:and may have given her the power to fight it on her end]], so that she can tell the others about his actions. Tifa even ends their encounter wishing it luck. Though these are not the same Weapons as the ones seen in the original game, and may have been awakened with different priorities in mind. |
| 1553 | * AmbiguousSituation: The game leaves it ambiguous if the party's repeated encounters with the Weapons are coincidences, or [[spoiler:the work of the alternate Aerith who is looking out for the party. Notably, when Tifa is nearly killed while carried by a Weapon, the Aerith she sees reacts like she actively saw what happened. There is also the fact that to fight the Black Whispers a button prompt is done, as though a playable character was directing them, and they bring her to a recreation of Nibelheim's locations in the Lifestream that looks premade and not formed from her memories, and in the ending they defend the recreation from the Black Whispers, as though knowing that it will be important for later events]]. |
| 1554 | * CanonForeigner: The two Weapons seen in ''Rebirth'' are new to the series and not based on any in the ''Compilation''. The ''Ultimania'', which doesn't assign either a name, implies that they aren't foreign so much as unformed. |
| 1555 | * TheDividual: The two seen Weapons are a pair of whale-like beasts only slightly different in horn shape and color from each other and work together. |
| 1556 | * GuardianEntity: Red describes them as tutelary creatures called upon to defend the planet. |
| 1557 | * LightIsGood: Within the chest of the Weapons is a massive Materia that glows with a cleansing light that destroys the Black Whispers that follow Sephiroth. |
| 1558 | * MadeOfIron: The Weapons are incredibly resilient, fitting their role as guardians of the Planet. [[spoiler:When Sephiroth engages one, his sword actually gets stuck in its hide, making him [[NotSoStoic show a flicker of concern]] before he forces the blade through. Even then, the Weapon is able to drive him off and go on its way]]. |
| 1559 | * MetamorphosisMonster: The ''Rebirth Ultimania'' says that the Weapons encountered by the party at Corel and Gongaga are actually larval Weapons that can further transform when needed. |
| 1560 | * TheWorfBarrage: Showing how powerful these creatures are, [[spoiler:Tifa sees a battle between them and Sephiroth and while it is hurt by his strikes, he does put a significant amount of effort into hurting ones shoulder and has to leave without doing much else]]. |
| 1561 | * WoundThatWillNotHeal: Despite some time passing before the ending, the [[spoiler:Weapon that Sephiroth injured is still carrying the same injury]]. |
| 1562 | [[/folder]] |
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