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* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I'' cannot understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair that requires an entire bottle of shampoo per day to wash. Please don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.[[note]] '''[[SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}}]]''': Aww, don't be jealous. [[/note]]
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* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I'' cannot understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair that requires an entire bottle of shampoo per day to wash. Please don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.[[note]] '''[[SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}}]]''': '''[[SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} Palutena]]''': Aww, don't be jealous. [[/note]]
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* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I'' cannot understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair that requires an entire bottle of shampoo per day to wash. Please don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.[[note]] '''[[SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}}]]''': Aww, don't be jealous. [[/note]]
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** BiggerBad: in ''AdventChildren''. Kadaj is the film's main antagonist for all practical purposes, and bringing me back to life is his main goal.
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** BiggerBad: in ''AdventChildren''.''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren''. Kadaj is the film's main antagonist for all practical purposes, and bringing me back to life is his main goal.
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** And for an extra, I will repeat that feat again any time she makes an appearance in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy 012: Duodecim''.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Probably you mortals would think of this the moment I arranged the death of Aerith Gainsborough and then have my puppet run a Masamune through her chest. Yes, I still remember how much you mortals weep for demise and screaming for my blood from that point on...
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** And for an extra, I will repeat that feat again any time she makes an appearance in ''Dissidia Final Fantasy 012: Duodecim''.
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* MoralEventHorizon: Probably you mortals would think of this the moment I arranged the death of Aerith Gainsborough and then have my puppet run a Masamune through her chest. Yes, I still remember how much you mortals weep for demise and screaming for my blood from that point on...
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(This may be best read in Japanese, with the voice of ToshiyukiMorikawa, or in English, GeorgeNewbern. Or Lance Bass you want otherwise for some reason.)
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* LightningBruiser: In all depictions, I move and teleport at superhuman speeds and can swing my sword with such power that none could hope to oppose me and live.
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* LightningBruiser: In all depictions, I move and teleport at superhuman speeds and can swing my sword with such power that none could hope to oppose me and live. And I assure you, you can find I'm usually hard to keep down for the count as well.
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* OutOfTheInferno: My scene of standing among the flames of Nibelheim is an iconic image of me, and is referenced in many of my appearances.
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* OutOfTheInferno: My scene of standing among the flames of Nibelheim is an iconic image of me, and is referenced in many of my appearances. To add to that, I am more of a {{Badass}} than all those imitators mentioned in the trope since I walk ''into'' the flames.
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During my search I took vengeance on the puppet Cloud, toying with his false memories and leading him across the Planet until he delivered the Black Materia to me himself. In one of my most infamous acts, I [[ItWasHisSled slew a little flower girl]] in his company before his very eyes. She commanded the White Materia that could cast Holy, the only force that could stop Meteor. Cloud and his friends descended into the depths of the Northern Crater, where my physical body had reformed, and killed me again. Holy stopped Meteor's descent and my plans were foiled, but my spirit again endured in the Lifestream. [[Film/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Some years later]] I completed a second resurrection and again attempted to take control of the planet, but was once again, defeated.
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During my search I took vengeance on the puppet Cloud, toying with his false memories and leading him across the Planet until he delivered the Black Materia to me himself. In one of my most infamous acts, I [[ItWasHisSled slew a little flower girl]] in his company before his very eyes. She commanded the White Materia that could cast Holy, the only force that could stop Meteor. Cloud and his friends descended into the depths of the Northern Crater, where my physical body had reformed, and killed me again. Holy stopped Meteor's descent and my plans were foiled, but my spirit again endured in the Lifestream. [[Film/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Some years later]] I completed a second resurrection and again attempted to take control of the planet, but was once again, defeated.
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* BigBad: Of ''FinalFantasyVII''.''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII''.
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* [[OnlyICanKillHim Only Cloud Can Kill Me]]: The [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Keyblade wielder Sora]] often crosses swords with me, but has never succeeded in landing a true felling blow. In [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI our first encounter]], I participated in a tournament match within Olympus Coliseum; though the battle ended with Sora's victory, I stood no worse for wear in my duel with Cloud immediately afterward. When [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII next we met]], his strength astonished even me, but I merely applauded his talent and sent him to call Strife to my location.
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* PunchClockVillain: My appearance in ''FinalFantasyDissidia''. I had no interest in the ForeverWar waged between Chaos and Cosmos, my only goal was to understand the nature behind it and how it could be used to further my ambitions.
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* PunchClockVillain: My appearance in ''FinalFantasyDissidia''. ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. I had no interest in the ForeverWar waged between Chaos and Cosmos, Cosmos; my only goal was to understand the nature behind it and how it could be used to further my ambitions.
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* {{Badass}}: I am annoyed you even need explanation for this entry[[note]]Though I can excuse the standards of this community disallowing [[ZeroContextExamples categorization without information]][[/note]]. I was the most powerful human on the Planet ''before'' my death, and my time wandering the Lifestream only increased my powers further. [[WordOfGod My creators]] have said that nothing in my world can surpass my power anymore.
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* {{Badass}}: I am annoyed you even need explanation for this entry[[note]]Though I can excuse the standards of this community disallowing [[ZeroContextExamples categorization without information]][[/note]].entry. I was the most powerful human on the Planet ''before'' my death, and my time wandering the Lifestream only increased my powers further. [[WordOfGod My creators]] have said that nothing in my world can surpass my power anymore.
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* ActuallyADoombot: An often forgotten fact was that the me that killed Aerith was really a Jenova monster I controlled taking my appearance.
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* {{Badass}}: I am annoyed you even need explanation for this entry.entry[[note]]Though I can excuse the standards of this community disallowing [[ZeroContextExamples categorization without information]][[/note]]. I was the most powerful human on the Planet ''before'' my death, and my time wandering the Lifestream only increased my powers further. [[WordOfGod My creators]] have said that nothing in my world can surpass my power anymore.
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* BonusBoss: In ''KingdomHearts'' I and II.
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* BonusBoss: In ''KingdomHearts'' the [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI first]] [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII two]] numbered ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' games, I and II.serve this role.
* DrivenToSuicide: In the twelfth cycle of the [[DissidiaFinalFantasy war between Chaos and Cosmos]], I began to fear that I was nothing but an imitation of Sephiroth, and took my own life to test my theory (represented in-game as a [[MirrorMatch duel against myself]]). Once I was certain that I was indeed the genuine article, I could gladly bear arms once more - or, rather, [[PunchClockVillain as gladly as I once had]].
** YouDontLookLikeYou: To reflect this state, my appearances within that series deviate from that of my true self; my facial structure in particular resembles Cloud's more than my own, and in the original game, I wield Masamune right-handed.
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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: When I serve a boss in "Crisis Core" when the game covers the Nibelheim incident, since the player is controlling Zack Fair. I'm fought like any other boss, but I still win afterwards, since Zack failed to stop me.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: My Masamune is a nodachi, to use the precise term, but if you must conform to the common word for those types of swords, it is a katana. One that only I may wield.
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* KatanasAreJustBetter: My Masamune is a nodachi, to use the precise term, but if you [[EveryJapaneseSwordIsAKatana must conform to the common word for those types of swords, swords]], it is a katana. One that only I may wield.
* MythologyGag: My trait of striking more often than I am seen to swing functions as a reference to the initial three ''Final Fantasies''. The [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI Warriors of Light]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII Wild Rose Rebellion]], and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII orphans of Ur]] would land more "hits" with their weapons as their strength grew, but the visuals would often indicate far less swings than their opponents received; the orphans, for example, would swing their weapons a maximum of six times per armament, yet land up to eighteen hits each.
* OnlyTheChosenMayWield: Though it is indeterminate whether only I am capable of ''wielding'' Masamune, or simply the only one with sufficient training, the point stands that none others may carry my weapon.
* TheOtherDarrin: In the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' game, also my first voiced appearance, my words were carried on the tones of [[Music/NSync Lance Bass]]. This was not well-received; in all future appearances, I bear the voice of Creator/GeorgeNewbern.
* TheOtherDarrin: In the first ''Kingdom Hearts'' game, also my first voiced appearance, my words were carried on the tones of [[Music/NSync Lance Bass]]. This was not well-received; in all future appearances, I bear the voice of Creator/GeorgeNewbern.
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* PurposelyOverpowered GuestStarPartyMember: In Cloud's flashbacks, though I can't be controlled by the player, I'll kill any enemies a couple hits, have mastered various materia, and can't be damaged.
* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I'' can't understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair that requires an entire bottle of shampoo per day to wash. Please don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.
* ASinisterClue: One of ''Final Fantasy's'' first villains to be obviously left-handed, and I have always been so save for [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts once]].
* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I'' can't understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair that requires an entire bottle of shampoo per day to wash. Please don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.
* ASinisterClue: One of ''Final Fantasy's'' first villains to be obviously left-handed, and I have always been so save for [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts once]].
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* PurposelyOverpowered GuestStarPartyMember: In Cloud's flashbacks, though I can't be controlled by the player, I'll I will kill any enemies in but a couple hits, have few swings[[note]][[BladeSpam either one]][[/note]], possess mastered various materia, Materia, and can't cannot be damaged.
* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I''can't cannot understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair that requires an entire bottle of shampoo per day to wash. Please don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.
* ASinisterClue: One of ''Final Fantasy's'' first villains to be obviously left-handed, and I have always been so save for[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts [[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI once]].
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* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I'' can't understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair.hair that requires an entire bottle of shampoo per day to wash. Please don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.
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* RapunzelHair: For reasons even ''I'' can't understand, I have very long, very well-kept hair. Please do not don't compare me to that silly goddess SelfDemonstrating/{{Palutena}} or you will face a terrible fate.
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* PunchClockVillain: My appearance in ''FinalFantasyDissidia''. I had no interest in the ForeverWar waged between Chaos and Cosmos, in fact I times when noticed the manikins running around I began to wonder if I was actually a manikin or the real Sephiroth.
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* ActuallyADoombot: An often forgotten fact was that the me that killed Aireth was really a Jenova monster I controlled taking my appearance.
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* OneWingedAngel: I am the TropeNamer, this being the name of my {{Leimotif}} which is remixed in most all of my appearances. While I am hardly the first to actually do the act the trope explains, my status of having a single black wing now makes me a rather literal interpretation of the trope.
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* OneWingedAngel: I am the TropeNamer, this being the name of my {{Leimotif}} {{Leitmotif}} which is remixed in most all of my appearances. While I am hardly the first to actually do the act the trope explains, my status of having a single black wing now makes me a rather literal interpretation of the trope.
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Below you will find a listing of tropes collected to enlighten you further to my great legacy. Read them now and leave my presence, for you have begun to annoy and my patience has become thin. Dare speak to me again, and you will never speak to anyone ever again.
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Below you will find a listing of tropes collected to enlighten you further to my great legacy. Read them now and leave my presence, for you have begun to annoy and my patience has become thin. Dare speak to me again, once more, and you will never speak to anyone ever again.
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** BiggerBad: in ''AdventChildren''. Kadj is the film's main antagonist for all practical purposes, bringing me back to life is his main goal.
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** BiggerBad: in ''AdventChildren''. Kadj Kadaj is the film's main antagonist for all practical purposes, and bringing me back to life is his main goal.
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I am Sephiroth, originating from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and now spread far beyond to other worlds. But of course you should not need to be told that. My name has struck terror into hearts bolder than yours. For years I have traveled the streams of video game history, watching, waiting, and learning. Soon my next coming shall most certainly be upon us. Until then, allow me to tell you of the path that has brought me here.
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I am Sephiroth, originating from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and now spread far beyond to other worlds. But of course you should not need to be told that. My name has struck terror into hearts bolder than yours. For years I have traveled the streams of video game history, watching, waiting, and learning. Soon my My next coming shall most certainly be upon us. us soon. Until then, allow me to I shall tell you of the path that has brought me here.
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Hmph. So, one of the traitors deign to speak to me. You are brave, but foolhardy. Perhaps you need to be taught your place under my feet. But your foolish courage intrigues me, so I shall speak to you a bit longer, and if you entertain I may let you survive this encounter.
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Hmph. So, one of the traitors deign deigns to speak to me. You are brave, but foolhardy. Perhaps you need to be taught your place under my feet. But your foolish courage intrigues me, so I shall speak to you a bit longer, and if you entertain I may let you survive this encounter.
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* FlashStep: Sometimes I merely most at superhuman speeds, at other times I may teleport. Either way, I will be next to you ready to strike before you could anticipate it.
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* BigBad: Of ''FinalFantasyVII''.
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* HeadsIWinTailsYouLose: When I serve a boss in "Crisis Core" when the game covers the Nibelheim incident, since the player is controlling Zack Fair. I'm fought like any other boss, but I still win afterwards, since Zack failed to stop me.
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* PunchClockVillain: My appearance in ''FinalFantasyDissidia''. I had no interest in the ForeverWar waged between Chaos and Cosmos, in fact I times when noticed the manikins running around I began to wonder if I was actually a manikin or the real Sephiroth.
* PurposelyOverpowered GuestStarPartyMember: In Cloud's flashbacks, though I can't be controlled by the player, I'll kill any enemies a couple hits, have mastered various materia, and can't be damaged.
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* MagicKnight: Though my prowess with magic varies depending on my depiction, I am often skilled to some degree with spells and sword alike.
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* TheStoic: I am very adverse to open displays of emotion aside from arrogance and cruelty. I confess though I [[NotSoStoic often lose my composure]] when I witness [[UnderestimatingBadassery Cloud overpowering me]] in some fashion.
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* SwordBeam: Another skill I am fond of. At times it manifests as a blade of energy, at other times RazorWind in the wake of my strikes.
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* OminousLatinChanting: The chorus of my trademark theme, One-Winged Angel, which has served as my theme in almost every appearance I make. It is one of the most prolific ''Final Fantasy'' themes, being remixed a half-dozen times, often with new lyrics.
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Hmph. So, one of the traitors deign to speak to me. You are brave, but foolhardy. Perhaps you need to be taught your place under my feet. But your foolish courage intrigues me, so I shall speak to you a bit longer, and if you entertain I may let you survive this encounter.
I am Sephiroth, originating from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and now spread far beyond to other worlds. But of course you should not need to be told that. My name has struck terror into hearts bolder than yours. For years I have traveled the streams of video game history, watching, waiting, and learning. Soon my next coming shall most certainly be upon us. Until then, allow me to tell you of the path that has brought me here.
Once, I was a humble soldier fighting for the [[{{Megacorp}} Shinra Electric Power Company]]. I was [[TheParagon a reknown and beloved hero]], famous for my exploits in the Wutai War, and feared by all for my unrivaled battle prowess. And they were not unhappy days, not mostly. I had friends, I had comrades. I was the most powerful and respected man on the Planet.
Then came [[StartOfDarkness the Nibelheim mission]].
The events of those few days have [[{{Retcon}} been obscured]] by [[UnreliableNarrator Shinra propaganda and cover-ups]], and I confess even my own memories have blurred. Whatever precisely occurred, that day I was made aware of my true heritage. I discovered I was a [[SuperPrototype prototype biological experiment]] conducted by Shinra, created from the genetic materials of a frozen creature named "Jenova". Jenova was the last of [[{{Precursors}} the Cetra]] that had once spread their great civilization across the planet, until the ''humans'' abandoned them to die at the hands of a mysterious disaster. Enraged, I put the town to the torch and attempted to claim my mother's remains, but '''''he''''', that ignorant puppet Cloud Strife, to my great shame, caught me off-guard and threw me into a pit of Mako energy.
I died that day, strictly speaking, but [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning I would not let this stop my ambitions]]. [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence I ascended to something greater]]. My spirit entered TheLifestream and I traveled its depths, learning ancient and forgotten knowledge, my powers and knowledge increasing beyond anything a human could ever achieved. Years later I put my plans into action. Using my mother's remains, which I now had psychic control over, I used her shapeshifting abilities to form a new body for myself, and began seeking [[{{Macguffin}} the Black Materia]]. With it I could summon the ultimate destructive magic, [[ColonyDrop Meteor]]. I would summon Meteor to strike the Planet, and when the Lifestream emerged to heal such a heavy wound to the Planet, I would be there in the impact crater. I would absorb the Lifestream to [[AGodAmI become a god]].
During my search I took vengeance on the puppet Cloud, toying with his false memories and leading him across the Planet until he delivered the Black Materia to me himself. In one of my most infamous acts, I [[ItWasHisSled slew a little flower girl]] in his company before his very eyes. She commanded the White Materia that could cast Holy, the only force that could stop Meteor. Cloud and his friends descended into the depths of the Northern Crater, where my physical body had reformed, and killed me again. Holy stopped Meteor's descent and my plans were foiled, but my spirit again endured in the Lifestream. [[Film/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Some years later]] I completed a second resurrection and again attempted to take control of the planet, but was once again, defeated.
What has become of me now? [[LeftHanging Who can say]]? Most certainly my spirit still endures within the Lifestream waiting a day when I can rise again. Until then, wait. I swore once I would never be just a memory of the people, and I will make good on that promise.
I have made numerous appearances in spin-off media. I have [[Franchise/KingdomHearts battled Keyblade masters]], [[VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}} martial artists]], and [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy banded with other]] ''Final Fantasy'' villains to battle my enemies beside them. In some more lax moments of recreation, I have [[VideoGame/TheatrhythmFinalFantasy indulged in musical performances]] and [[VideoGame/ItadakiStreet played board games]].
Below you will find a listing of tropes collected to enlighten you further to my great legacy. Read them now and leave my presence, for you have begun to annoy and my patience has become thin. Dare speak to me again, and you will never speak to anyone ever again.
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!!Your mortal mind could barely understand my power, but these tropes may help you grasp the basics.
* AGodAmI: My goal is the domination and control of the Lifestream, and with it, the Planet. All life that exists will do so at my whim or be eradicated.
* ArchEnemy: To that ignorant traitor Cloud Strife. While I have appeared in many incarnations, you can be assured that sooner or later, no matter the world, he and I will always cross blades.
* BackFromTheDead: My original physical body was destroyed at Nibelheim. Through my mother's shapeshifting abilities though, I am able to exert influence over her cells and make new bodies to act through, as long as my spirit exists in the Lifestream.
* {{Badass}}: I am annoyed you even need explanation for this entry. I was the most powerful human on the Planet ''before'' my death, and my time wandering the Lifestream only increased my powers further. [[WordOfGod My creators]] have said that nothing in my world can surpass my power anymore.
* BadassLongcoat: Though much of my character varies across appearances, this is consistent. My BlackCloak is synonymous with me and is all I have ever worn.
* {{BFS}}: My Masamune, my most favored weapon, reaches variable lengths, but at its shortest it is at least as long as I am tall, and at its longer, several times that.
* {{Bishonen}}: My long, well-kept hair and fair skin are contributory factors to my appearance being, I confess, not as masculine as some may prefer.
* BladeSpam: I can move faster than your human eyes could comprehend. My blade moves with such swiftness that while you ''see'' me swing once, I have actually swung more than a dozen times.
* CastingAShadow: One of my iconic techniques, Shadow Flare, manifests as orbs of dark energy surrounding and bombarding my foes.
* ColonyDrop: My original goal was to summon Meteor to impact the planet. For this, in spin-off incarnations I am often able to summon meteors of variable size to strike my enemies.
* DependingOnTheWriter: My character is prone to widely different interpretations, both from my creators and to fans. To some I am a TragicMonster driven insane by the discovery of my origins, to others I am a PunchClockVillain who pursues evil only because it suits my goals to do so, and to yet others I am an OmnicidalManiac seeking to destroy all life except myself in my quest for power. My abilities are also subject to this, ranging from what you humans would call an EmpoweredBadassNormal to a PhysicalGod taken on human form.
* DissonantSerenity: I am in complete control of my emotions and the circumstances I find myself in, and so I maintain my composure at all times.
* EnemyWithout: My incarnation in ''Kingdom Hearts'' is hinted to be the embodiment of the darkness in Cloud's heart, born and reborn every time I am defeated to plague him until he conquers his own heart. If this is meant in a symbolic or literal sense, I would prefer not to clarify.
* FallenHero: Once I was a great war hero beloved by the Planet. Now I am one of the Planet's most feared enemies.
* {{Flanderization}}: I was forced to invoke this upon myself after my second death. The Lifestream eventually assimilates all spirits into an indecipherable collective of souls, so to maintain my own identity I focused on my hatred of Cloud. This allowed my less-important character traits and memories to leave me, as my hatred of Cloud and my thirst for revenge gave me the emotional core I needed to survive.
* FlashStep: Sometimes I merely most at superhuman speeds, at other times I may teleport. Either way, I will be next to you ready to strike before you could anticipate it.
* FountainOfExpies: I have become so reknown that many have attempted to emulate me. All are pale imitations of the original, I assure you.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: I confess, I did not handle the truth of my origins with as much tact and control as I usually exhibit. Beyond Nibelheim's destruction some would say I am still insane, but they are fools who do not understand I have just had my eyes opened to my destiny.
* GreenEyes: My natural green eyes betray my true nature as a Jenova experiment, heir to a great and powerful legacy.
* HijackingCthulhu: My mother Jenova was an abomination of tentacles and eyes in roughly humanoid form that traveled the cosmos destroying Planets. I subverted her body and bent it to my will as an extension of myself.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: My Masamune is a nodachi, to use the precise term, but if you must conform to the common word for those types of swords, it is a katana. One that only I may wield.
* LightningBruiser: In all depictions, I move and teleport at superhuman speeds and can swing my sword with such power that none could hope to oppose me and live.
* ManipulativeBastard: I am quite adept at toying with the emotions of others to make them do what I want. You are free to ask Cloud if you do not believe me.
* MasterSwordsman: My skill with the Masamune is unparalleled. None could hope to match my strength and speed with it, and none ever have.
* OneWingedAngel: I am the TropeNamer, this being the name of my {{Leimotif}} which is remixed in most all of my appearances. While I am hardly the first to actually do the act the trope explains, my status of having a single black wing now makes me a rather literal interpretation of the trope.
* OutOfTheInferno: My scene of standing among the flames of Nibelheim is an iconic image of me, and is referenced in many of my appearances.
* PowerGivesYouWings: As the god-being Safer Sephiroth I bore six white wings instead of legs, and a black wing in place of my right arm. More commonly now I am depicted with a single black wing over my right shoulder.
* ASinisterClue: One of ''Final Fantasy's'' first villains to be obviously left-handed, and I have always been so save for [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts once]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Prior to the Nibelheim case, those in Shinra that kept their distance considered me a cold and stern authority figure, but those that took the care to get to know me would find me personable, polite, and at times, yes, quite kind and understanding. This is why my betrayal of Shinra shook so many so heavily.
* SuperPrototype: While subsequent SOLDIER recruits of Shinra would be injected with Jenova cells upon entry, I was injected as a fetus, growing and merging with them to achieve greater power than any normal recruit would ever have.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: My long silver-white hair is another of my iconic design appearances, and goes well with my cruel and sinister nature.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Some would consider the tragedy and trauma that followed my life up to the Nibelheim case to make me a tragic and sympathetic figure. Pity me if you wish, it will not spare you my wrath.
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[[caption-width-right:225:[[TheAssimilator You, too]], [[TheLifestream shall be one with me]].]]
Hmph. So, one of the traitors deign to speak to me. You are brave, but foolhardy. Perhaps you need to be taught your place under my feet. But your foolish courage intrigues me, so I shall speak to you a bit longer, and if you entertain I may let you survive this encounter.
I am Sephiroth, originating from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and now spread far beyond to other worlds. But of course you should not need to be told that. My name has struck terror into hearts bolder than yours. For years I have traveled the streams of video game history, watching, waiting, and learning. Soon my next coming shall most certainly be upon us. Until then, allow me to tell you of the path that has brought me here.
Once, I was a humble soldier fighting for the [[{{Megacorp}} Shinra Electric Power Company]]. I was [[TheParagon a reknown and beloved hero]], famous for my exploits in the Wutai War, and feared by all for my unrivaled battle prowess. And they were not unhappy days, not mostly. I had friends, I had comrades. I was the most powerful and respected man on the Planet.
Then came [[StartOfDarkness the Nibelheim mission]].
The events of those few days have [[{{Retcon}} been obscured]] by [[UnreliableNarrator Shinra propaganda and cover-ups]], and I confess even my own memories have blurred. Whatever precisely occurred, that day I was made aware of my true heritage. I discovered I was a [[SuperPrototype prototype biological experiment]] conducted by Shinra, created from the genetic materials of a frozen creature named "Jenova". Jenova was the last of [[{{Precursors}} the Cetra]] that had once spread their great civilization across the planet, until the ''humans'' abandoned them to die at the hands of a mysterious disaster. Enraged, I put the town to the torch and attempted to claim my mother's remains, but '''''he''''', that ignorant puppet Cloud Strife, to my great shame, caught me off-guard and threw me into a pit of Mako energy.
I died that day, strictly speaking, but [[MyDeathIsJustTheBeginning I would not let this stop my ambitions]]. [[AscendToAHigherPlaneOfExistence I ascended to something greater]]. My spirit entered TheLifestream and I traveled its depths, learning ancient and forgotten knowledge, my powers and knowledge increasing beyond anything a human could ever achieved. Years later I put my plans into action. Using my mother's remains, which I now had psychic control over, I used her shapeshifting abilities to form a new body for myself, and began seeking [[{{Macguffin}} the Black Materia]]. With it I could summon the ultimate destructive magic, [[ColonyDrop Meteor]]. I would summon Meteor to strike the Planet, and when the Lifestream emerged to heal such a heavy wound to the Planet, I would be there in the impact crater. I would absorb the Lifestream to [[AGodAmI become a god]].
During my search I took vengeance on the puppet Cloud, toying with his false memories and leading him across the Planet until he delivered the Black Materia to me himself. In one of my most infamous acts, I [[ItWasHisSled slew a little flower girl]] in his company before his very eyes. She commanded the White Materia that could cast Holy, the only force that could stop Meteor. Cloud and his friends descended into the depths of the Northern Crater, where my physical body had reformed, and killed me again. Holy stopped Meteor's descent and my plans were foiled, but my spirit again endured in the Lifestream. [[Film/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Some years later]] I completed a second resurrection and again attempted to take control of the planet, but was once again, defeated.
What has become of me now? [[LeftHanging Who can say]]? Most certainly my spirit still endures within the Lifestream waiting a day when I can rise again. Until then, wait. I swore once I would never be just a memory of the people, and I will make good on that promise.
I have made numerous appearances in spin-off media. I have [[Franchise/KingdomHearts battled Keyblade masters]], [[VideoGame/{{Ehrgeiz}} martial artists]], and [[VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy banded with other]] ''Final Fantasy'' villains to battle my enemies beside them. In some more lax moments of recreation, I have [[VideoGame/TheatrhythmFinalFantasy indulged in musical performances]] and [[VideoGame/ItadakiStreet played board games]].
Below you will find a listing of tropes collected to enlighten you further to my great legacy. Read them now and leave my presence, for you have begun to annoy and my patience has become thin. Dare speak to me again, and you will never speak to anyone ever again.
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!!Your mortal mind could barely understand my power, but these tropes may help you grasp the basics.
* AGodAmI: My goal is the domination and control of the Lifestream, and with it, the Planet. All life that exists will do so at my whim or be eradicated.
* ArchEnemy: To that ignorant traitor Cloud Strife. While I have appeared in many incarnations, you can be assured that sooner or later, no matter the world, he and I will always cross blades.
* BackFromTheDead: My original physical body was destroyed at Nibelheim. Through my mother's shapeshifting abilities though, I am able to exert influence over her cells and make new bodies to act through, as long as my spirit exists in the Lifestream.
* {{Badass}}: I am annoyed you even need explanation for this entry. I was the most powerful human on the Planet ''before'' my death, and my time wandering the Lifestream only increased my powers further. [[WordOfGod My creators]] have said that nothing in my world can surpass my power anymore.
* BadassLongcoat: Though much of my character varies across appearances, this is consistent. My BlackCloak is synonymous with me and is all I have ever worn.
* {{BFS}}: My Masamune, my most favored weapon, reaches variable lengths, but at its shortest it is at least as long as I am tall, and at its longer, several times that.
* {{Bishonen}}: My long, well-kept hair and fair skin are contributory factors to my appearance being, I confess, not as masculine as some may prefer.
* BladeSpam: I can move faster than your human eyes could comprehend. My blade moves with such swiftness that while you ''see'' me swing once, I have actually swung more than a dozen times.
* CastingAShadow: One of my iconic techniques, Shadow Flare, manifests as orbs of dark energy surrounding and bombarding my foes.
* ColonyDrop: My original goal was to summon Meteor to impact the planet. For this, in spin-off incarnations I am often able to summon meteors of variable size to strike my enemies.
* DependingOnTheWriter: My character is prone to widely different interpretations, both from my creators and to fans. To some I am a TragicMonster driven insane by the discovery of my origins, to others I am a PunchClockVillain who pursues evil only because it suits my goals to do so, and to yet others I am an OmnicidalManiac seeking to destroy all life except myself in my quest for power. My abilities are also subject to this, ranging from what you humans would call an EmpoweredBadassNormal to a PhysicalGod taken on human form.
* DissonantSerenity: I am in complete control of my emotions and the circumstances I find myself in, and so I maintain my composure at all times.
* EnemyWithout: My incarnation in ''Kingdom Hearts'' is hinted to be the embodiment of the darkness in Cloud's heart, born and reborn every time I am defeated to plague him until he conquers his own heart. If this is meant in a symbolic or literal sense, I would prefer not to clarify.
* FallenHero: Once I was a great war hero beloved by the Planet. Now I am one of the Planet's most feared enemies.
* {{Flanderization}}: I was forced to invoke this upon myself after my second death. The Lifestream eventually assimilates all spirits into an indecipherable collective of souls, so to maintain my own identity I focused on my hatred of Cloud. This allowed my less-important character traits and memories to leave me, as my hatred of Cloud and my thirst for revenge gave me the emotional core I needed to survive.
* FlashStep: Sometimes I merely most at superhuman speeds, at other times I may teleport. Either way, I will be next to you ready to strike before you could anticipate it.
* FountainOfExpies: I have become so reknown that many have attempted to emulate me. All are pale imitations of the original, I assure you.
* GoMadFromTheRevelation: I confess, I did not handle the truth of my origins with as much tact and control as I usually exhibit. Beyond Nibelheim's destruction some would say I am still insane, but they are fools who do not understand I have just had my eyes opened to my destiny.
* GreenEyes: My natural green eyes betray my true nature as a Jenova experiment, heir to a great and powerful legacy.
* HijackingCthulhu: My mother Jenova was an abomination of tentacles and eyes in roughly humanoid form that traveled the cosmos destroying Planets. I subverted her body and bent it to my will as an extension of myself.
* KatanasAreJustBetter: My Masamune is a nodachi, to use the precise term, but if you must conform to the common word for those types of swords, it is a katana. One that only I may wield.
* LightningBruiser: In all depictions, I move and teleport at superhuman speeds and can swing my sword with such power that none could hope to oppose me and live.
* ManipulativeBastard: I am quite adept at toying with the emotions of others to make them do what I want. You are free to ask Cloud if you do not believe me.
* MasterSwordsman: My skill with the Masamune is unparalleled. None could hope to match my strength and speed with it, and none ever have.
* OneWingedAngel: I am the TropeNamer, this being the name of my {{Leimotif}} which is remixed in most all of my appearances. While I am hardly the first to actually do the act the trope explains, my status of having a single black wing now makes me a rather literal interpretation of the trope.
* OutOfTheInferno: My scene of standing among the flames of Nibelheim is an iconic image of me, and is referenced in many of my appearances.
* PowerGivesYouWings: As the god-being Safer Sephiroth I bore six white wings instead of legs, and a black wing in place of my right arm. More commonly now I am depicted with a single black wing over my right shoulder.
* ASinisterClue: One of ''Final Fantasy's'' first villains to be obviously left-handed, and I have always been so save for [[VideoGame/KingdomHearts once]].
* SugarAndIcePersonality: Prior to the Nibelheim case, those in Shinra that kept their distance considered me a cold and stern authority figure, but those that took the care to get to know me would find me personable, polite, and at times, yes, quite kind and understanding. This is why my betrayal of Shinra shook so many so heavily.
* SuperPrototype: While subsequent SOLDIER recruits of Shinra would be injected with Jenova cells upon entry, I was injected as a fetus, growing and merging with them to achieve greater power than any normal recruit would ever have.
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: My long silver-white hair is another of my iconic design appearances, and goes well with my cruel and sinister nature.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Some would consider the tragedy and trauma that followed my life up to the Nibelheim case to make me a tragic and sympathetic figure. Pity me if you wish, it will not spare you my wrath.
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