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Aside from the one wing, Zalera does not resemble Sephiroth at all, nor does it use a sword or have a name or title alluding to Sephiroth. The Shamaness standing in for Jenova is a stretch at best. Zalera\'s element is Death, its Zodiac symbol is Gemini, and it fights using instant death and status attacks - none of which Sepohiroth uses or is known for. He does have \
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Aside from the one wing, Zalera does not resemble Sephiroth at all, nor does it use a sword or have a name or title alluding to Sephiroth. The Shamaness standing in for Jenova is a stretch at best. Zalera\\\'s element is Death, its Zodiac symbol is Gemini, and it fights using instant death and status attacks - none of which Sepohiroth uses or is known for. He does not have \\\"have a version of Sephiroth\\\'s shoulder pads\\\" - he has a collar that connects to his cape, as visible in [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100505014748/finalfantasy/images/6/64/Zalera_summoned.jpg this image]]. Further, Zalera\\\'s backstory in full is as follows:
“Heretic scion who wrapped the world in dark energies, seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself. Created in opposition to Emet-Selch, Angel of Truth, and scion of light. Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.”
The \\\"seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself,\\\" bit is indeed comparable to Sephiroth and the Lifestream, true. But the rest?
\\\"Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.\\\"
None of that really says \\\"Sephiroth\\\". He was not tasked with judging men, he was a SOLDIER, he was not tainted by others (Crisis Core came out after FF12 was done and out, so we can\\\'t point to Genesis), Jenova was not a servant of any gods and Sephiroth did not hold her hostage, and the \\\"soul of darkness\\\" bit doesn\\\'t fit anything Sephiroth does.
Aside from the Lifestream comparison, the only Zalera has to draw back to Sephiroth is the overgrown right wing. Everything else is very thin. The \\\"Terra = Shamaness because Kefka is Zalera\\\" comparison is even weaker. It\\\'s also been noted that in Tactics, Zalera\\\'s human host is similar to Sephiroth. Completely irrelevant here, this is not Tactics, this is FF12, where Zalera has no host, no sword, and no silver hair. \\\"Zalera is a reference to another Zalera who possessed a human who looked like Sephiroth, therefore Zalera is a reference to Sephiroth\\\" doesn\\\'t work no matter how you twist the logic of it.
All that said, I again point to the other Espers which were blatantly based on Lucavi or past Final Fantasy villains. Chaos, Walker of the Wheel, who was deity of the crystals and was killed and reborn dozens of times. Exodus the Judge-Sal (Exdeath the Tree-Spirit Judge in the Japanese version), who desired to return the world to nothing and was stopped and imprisoned. All blatant and unmistakable references. By contrast, Zalera\\\'s comparisons call for stretches to connect him to Sephiroth. We know Zalera is named for and based on the Lucavi of the same name, btw. I\\\'m not saying this Zalera could not reference both, but if that was the intent they could call him \\\"Zalera the One-Winged Angel\\\" and have his backstory say he was a soldier for the gods instead of some judge, or have him use Shadow Flare and Heartless Angel. But they don\\\'t.
The idea of Zalera being a reference to Sephiroth is not without merit, but it is entirely circumstantial, and has no place on the page.
“Heretic scion who wrapped the world in dark energies, seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself. Created in opposition to Emet-Selch, Angel of Truth, and scion of light. Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.”
The \\\"seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself,\\\" bit is indeed comparable to Sephiroth and the Lifestream, true. But the rest?
\\\"Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.\\\"
None of that really says \\\"Sephiroth\\\". He was not tasked with judging men, he was a SOLDIER, he was not tainted by others (Crisis Core came out after FF12 was done and out, so we can\\\'t point to Genesis), Jenova was not a servant of any gods and Sephiroth did not hold her hostage, and the \\\"soul of darkness\\\" bit doesn\\\'t fit anything Sephiroth does.
Aside from the Lifestream comparison, the only Zalera has to draw back to Sephiroth is the overgrown right wing. Everything else is very thin. The \\\"Terra = Shamaness because Kefka is Zalera\\\" comparison is even weaker. It\\\'s also been noted that in Tactics, Zalera\\\'s human host is similar to Sephiroth. Completely irrelevant here, this is not Tactics, this is FF12, where Zalera has no host, no sword, and no silver hair. \\\"Zalera is a reference to another Zalera who possessed a human who looked like Sephiroth, therefore Zalera is a reference to Sephiroth\\\" doesn\\\'t work no matter how you twist the logic of it.
All that said, I again point to the other Espers which were blatantly based on Lucavi or past Final Fantasy villains. Chaos, Walker of the Wheel, who was deity of the crystals and was killed and reborn dozens of times. Exodus the Judge-Sal (Exdeath the Tree-Spirit Judge in the Japanese version), who desired to return the world to nothing and was stopped and imprisoned. All blatant and unmistakable references. By contrast, Zalera\\\'s comparisons call for stretches to connect him to Sephiroth. We know Zalera is named for and based on the Lucavi of the same name, btw. I\\\'m not saying this Zalera could not reference both, but if that was the intent they could call him \\\"Zalera the One-Winged Angel\\\" and have his backstory say he was a soldier for the gods instead of some judge, or have him use Shadow Flare and Heartless Angel. But they don\\\'t.
The idea of Zalera being a reference to Sephiroth is not without merit, but it is entirely circumstantial, and has no place on the page.
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Aside from the one wing, Zalera does not resemble Sephiroth at all, nor does it use a sword or have a name or title alluding to Sephiroth. The Shamaness standing in for Jenova is a stretch at best. Zalera\'s element is Death, its Zodiac symbol is Gemini, and it fights using instant death and status attacks - none of which Sepohiroth uses or is known for. He does have \
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Aside from the one wing, Zalera does not resemble Sephiroth at all, nor does it use a sword or have a name or title alluding to Sephiroth. The Shamaness standing in for Jenova is a stretch at best. Zalera\\\'s element is Death, its Zodiac symbol is Gemini, and it fights using instant death and status attacks - none of which Sepohiroth uses or is known for. He does have \\\"have a version of Sephiroth\\\'s shoulder pads\\\" - he has a collar that connects to his cape, as visible in [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100505014748/finalfantasy/images/6/64/Zalera_summoned.jpg this image]]. Further, Zalera\\\'s backstory in full is as follows:
“Heretic scion who wrapped the world in dark energies, seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself. Created in opposition to Emet-Selch, Angel of Truth, and scion of light. Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.”
The \\\"seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself,\\\" bit is indeed comparable to Sephiroth and the Lifestream, true. But the rest?
\\\"Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.\\\"
None of that really says \\\"Sephiroth\\\". He was not tasked with judging men, he was a SOLDIER, he was not tainted by others (Crisis Core came out after FF12 was done and out, so we can\\\'t point to Genesis), Jenova was not a servant of any gods and Sephiroth did not hold her hostage, and the \\\"soul of darkness\\\" bit doesn\\\'t fit anything Sephiroth does.
Aside from the Lifestream comparison, the only Zalera has to draw back to Sephiroth is the overgrown right wing. Everything else is very thin. The \\\"Terra = Shamaness because Kefka is Zalera\\\" comparison is even weaker. It\\\'s also been noted that in Tactics, Zalera\\\'s human host is similar to Sephiroth. Completely irrelevant here, this is not Tactics, this is FF12, where Zalera has no host, no sword, and no silver hair. \\\"Zalera is a reference to another Zalera who possessed a human who looked like Sephiroth, therefore Zalera is a reference to Sephiroth\\\" doesn\\\'t work no matter how you twist the logic of it.
All that said, I again point to the other Espers which were blatantly based on Lucavi or past Final Fantasy villains. Chaos, Walker of the Wheel, who was deity of the crystals and was killed and reborn dozens of times. Exodus the Judge-Sal (Exdeath the Tree-Spirit Judge in the Japanese version), who desired to return the world to nothing and was stopped and imprisoned. All blatant and unmistakable references. By contrast, Zalera\\\'s comparisons call for stretches to connect him to Sephiroth. We know Zalera is named for and based on the Lucavi of the same name, btw. I\\\'m not saying this Zalera could not reference both, but if that was the intent they could call him \\\"Zalera the One-Winged Angel\\\" and have his backstory say he was a soldier for the gods instead of some judge, or have him use Shadow Flare and Heartless Angel. But they don\\\'t.
The idea of Zalera being a reference to Sephiroth is not without merit, but it is entirely circumstantial, and has no place on the page.
“Heretic scion who wrapped the world in dark energies, seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself. Created in opposition to Emet-Selch, Angel of Truth, and scion of light. Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.”
The \\\"seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself,\\\" bit is indeed comparable to Sephiroth and the Lifestream, true. But the rest?
\\\"Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.\\\"
None of that really says \\\"Sephiroth\\\". He was not tasked with judging men, he was a SOLDIER, he was not tainted by others (Crisis Core came out after FF12 was done and out, so we can\\\'t point to Genesis), Jenova was not a servant of any gods and Sephiroth did not hold her hostage, and the \\\"soul of darkness\\\" bit doesn\\\'t fit anything Sephiroth does.
Aside from the Lifestream comparison, the only Zalera has to draw back to Sephiroth is the overgrown right wing. Everything else is very thin. The \\\"Terra = Shamaness because Kefka is Zalera\\\" comparison is even weaker. It\\\'s also been noted that in Tactics, Zalera\\\'s human host is similar to Sephiroth. Completely irrelevant here, this is not Tactics, this is FF12, where Zalera has no host, no sword, and no silver hair. \\\"Zalera is a reference to another Zalera who possessed a human who looked like Sephiroth, therefore Zalera is a reference to Sephiroth\\\" doesn\\\'t work no matter how you twist the logic of it.
All that said, I again point to the other Espers which were blatantly based on Lucavi or past Final Fantasy villains. Chaos, Walker of the Wheel, who was deity of the crystals and was killed and reborn dozens of times. Exodus the Judge-Sal (Exdeath the Tree-Spirit Judge in the Japanese version), who desired to return the world to nothing and was stopped and imprisoned. All blatant and unmistakable references. By contrast, Zalera\\\'s comparisons call for stretches to connect him to Sephiroth. We know Zalera is named for and based on the Lucavi of the same name, btw. I\\\'m not saying this Zalera could not reference both, but if that was the intent they could call him \\\"Zalera the One-Winged Angel\\\" and have his backstory say he was a soldier for the gods instead of some judge, or have him use Shadow Flare and Heartless Angel. But they don\\\'t.
The idea of Zalera being a reference to Sephiroth is not without merit, but it is entirely circumstantial, and has no place on the page.
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Aside from the one wing, Zalera does not resemble Sephiroth at all, nor does it use a sword or have a name or title alluding to Sephiroth. The Shamaness standing in for Jenova is a stretch at best. Zalera\'s element is Death, its Zodiac symbol is Gemini, and it fights using instant death and status attacks - none of which Sepohiroth uses or is known for. He does have \
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Aside from the one wing, Zalera does not resemble Sephiroth at all, nor does it use a sword or have a name or title alluding to Sephiroth. The Shamaness standing in for Jenova is a stretch at best. Zalera\\\'s element is Death, its Zodiac symbol is Gemini, and it fights using instant death and status attacks - none of which Sepohiroth uses or is known for. He does have \\\"have a version of Sephiroth\\\'s shoulder pads\\\" - he has a collar that connects to his cape, as visible in [[http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20100505014748/finalfantasy/images/6/64/Zalera_summoned.jpg this image]]. Further, Zalera\\\'s backstory in full is as follows:
“Heretic scion who wrapped the world in dark energies, seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself. Created in opposition to Emet-Selch, Angel of Truth, and scion of light. Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.”
The \\\"seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself,\\\" bit is indeed comparable to Sephiroth and the Lifestream, true. But the rest?
\\\"Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.\\\"
None of that really says \\\"Sephiroth\\\". He was not tasked with judging men, he was a SOLDIER, he was not tainted by others (Crisis Core came out after FF12 was done and out, so we can\\\'t point to Genesis), Jenova was not a servant of any gods and Sephiroth did not hold her hostage, and the \\\"soul of darkness\\\" bit doesn\\\'t fit anything Sephiroth does.
Aside from the Lifestream comparison, the only Zalera has to draw back to Sephiroth is the overgrown right wing. Everything else is very thin. The \\\"Terra = Shamaness because Kefka is Zalera\\\" comparison is even weaker. It\\\'s also been noted that in Tactics, Zalera\\\'s human host is similar to Sephiroth. Completely irrelevant here, this is not Tactics, this is FF12, where Zalera has no host, no sword, and no silver hair. \\\"Zalera is a reference to another Zalera who possessed a human who looked like Sephiroth, therefore Zalera is a reference to Sephiroth\\\" doesn\\\'t work no matter how you twist the logic of it.
All that said, I again point to the other Espers which were blatantly based on Lucavi or past Final Fantasy villains. Chaos, Walker of the Wheel, who was deity of the crystals and was killed and reborn dozens of times. Exodus the Judge-Sal (Exdeath the Tree-Spirit Judge in the Japanese version), who desired to return the world to nothing and was stopped and imprisoned. All blatant and unmistakable references. By contrast, Zalera\\\'s comparisons call for stretches to connect him to Sephiroth. We know Zalera is named for and based on the Lucavi of the same name, btw. I\\\'m not saying this Zalera could not reference both, but if that was the intent they could call him \\\"Zalera the One-Winged Angel\\\" and have his backstory say he was a soldier for the gods instead of some judge. But they don\\\'t.
The idea of Zalera being a reference to Sephiroth is not without merit, but it is entirely circumstantial, and has no place on the page.
“Heretic scion who wrapped the world in dark energies, seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself. Created in opposition to Emet-Selch, Angel of Truth, and scion of light. Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.”
The \\\"seeking to take the souls of all living things unto himself,\\\" bit is indeed comparable to Sephiroth and the Lifestream, true. But the rest?
\\\"Originally tasked with the judging of men upon their deaths, his soul was tainted by the curses of those who raged against the heavens, and seizing one of the gods\\\' servants, a shamaness, as a hostage, he rebelled against his creators. Even now, in defeat, he clutches the shamaness to him in his right arm, and with the aid of her death-wail does he summon the soul of darkness to do his bidding.\\\"
None of that really says \\\"Sephiroth\\\". He was not tasked with judging men, he was a SOLDIER, he was not tainted by others (Crisis Core came out after FF12 was done and out, so we can\\\'t point to Genesis), Jenova was not a servant of any gods and Sephiroth did not hold her hostage, and the \\\"soul of darkness\\\" bit doesn\\\'t fit anything Sephiroth does.
Aside from the Lifestream comparison, the only Zalera has to draw back to Sephiroth is the overgrown right wing. Everything else is very thin. The \\\"Terra = Shamaness because Kefka is Zalera\\\" comparison is even weaker. It\\\'s also been noted that in Tactics, Zalera\\\'s human host is similar to Sephiroth. Completely irrelevant here, this is not Tactics, this is FF12, where Zalera has no host, no sword, and no silver hair. \\\"Zalera is a reference to another Zalera who possessed a human who looked like Sephiroth, therefore Zalera is a reference to Sephiroth\\\" doesn\\\'t work no matter how you twist the logic of it.
All that said, I again point to the other Espers which were blatantly based on Lucavi or past Final Fantasy villains. Chaos, Walker of the Wheel, who was deity of the crystals and was killed and reborn dozens of times. Exodus the Judge-Sal (Exdeath the Tree-Spirit Judge in the Japanese version), who desired to return the world to nothing and was stopped and imprisoned. All blatant and unmistakable references. By contrast, Zalera\\\'s comparisons call for stretches to connect him to Sephiroth. We know Zalera is named for and based on the Lucavi of the same name, btw. I\\\'m not saying this Zalera could not reference both, but if that was the intent they could call him \\\"Zalera the One-Winged Angel\\\" and have his backstory say he was a soldier for the gods instead of some judge. But they don\\\'t.
The idea of Zalera being a reference to Sephiroth is not without merit, but it is entirely circumstantial, and has no place on the page.
