Sephiroth is an iconic villain, first debuting in Final Fantasy VII as its antagonist, but found a cult following and enduring fame amongst fans. Could it be the impeccable hair, the impossibly long Masamune katana he wields, those gorgeous Mako-tinged eyes, or all of the above?
Speaking to Shack News, Nomura pondered this eternal question after being asked how the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth team had handled the development of the silver fox. He starts by saying that Sephiroth is a more prominent presence this time around, "much more so than the original title", before getting into the true meat of the matter:
"As far as Sephiroth being this extremely popular character, frankly, I'm very curious as to what makes him so attractive to users because I hear this opinion very often. His appearance, firstly, I'm sure, but also perhaps there is something about his background that brings about a particular appeal to so many of the players that makes him this iconic character. And so, for Rebirth, I would think that besides Cloud, Sephiroth is also a protagonist that we can think of for this title."
We might learn about the bad boy himself, even play as him during certain segments. Why do you love Sepiroth so much? Ponder this question while humming the melody to "One-Winged Angel" in the comments section below.
[source gamesradar.com]
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I know what would help him find that out.
Watch an AMV of montage moments where Sephiroth is walking towards or away from fire to the tune of Crawling by Linkin Park.
That goes HARD.
Some folks like that toxic life.
He remade the rules of what an antagonist was able to do in a video game.
I would hope he's more prominent in Rebirth, because his character was probably the weakest point of the whole original game for me.
I’m not really a fan myself, but from what I’ve gathered, his appearance is a large part of it. Add to that his gothic styling/mannerisms, extremely popular theme song, and powerful abilities that not only give him a presence, but also lead to moments like his boss fights in Kingdom Hearts, and his fight scene with Cloud in Advent Children, and you have all the ingredients (I presume) for a popular character.
@LieutenantFatman How so?
Ist probably his attitude that makes him so attractive. Sure we see him struggle emotionally in the original ps1 version of the game, but in every other peice of media, the dude is ice cold.
For example, in FF7AC when he says, "I've thought of a wonderful gift for you Cloud. Shall I give you despair?". Then he dices up shinra building, and launches the chunks at cloud, as if it was nothing.
BEAST
I believe it is how he exudes mastery, competence, his calm and colected demeanor. The guy is ultra stylish. It's very similar as why people love Vergil from Devil May Cry. Both are my favorite characters of those franchises btw
I really don't. Lol
whether he had his own game guess he reminds me of Sesshomaru and he was really cool looking too imo
I'm sure Sephiroth appearing shirtless at the end of FF7 did a lot of things to a lot of players
I'm more a fan of Cloud my favorite main male character.
@LifeGirl
I'd rather avoid spoilers but his interactions with a lot of the major characters really establish him as a villain to be feared much more than your average antagonist, and he makes it personal. And teaming up with him in a flashback is a nice touch as well.
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