Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children

Synopsis

Two years after the end of Final Fantasy VII the world is starting to get back on it's feet and is working towards a new future. However, there is a new threat from a new illness called Geo-stigma, and three men that seem to be seeking Jenova. Cloud and his friends from the orginal game must once again reunite to combat the new threat.


Main Character

Sephiroth (セフィロス)

Sephiroth is the elite fighter of SOLDIER and a revered war hero, as well as the arch-nemesis of protagonist Cloud Strife. Sephiroth went missing after the Nibelheim mission, where he went insane and burned the small town to the ground after finding out that he was created for an experiment; an effort to create a superbeing with the cells of an alien known as Jenova, whom he considered his mother. His biological parents are Professor Hojo and Lucrecia Cresent, Sephiroth was injected with the Jenova cells during the foetal stage. He is best known for killing the last remaining Ancient (people born of the planet, who nurture and communicate with the Planet, and finally return to it), and almost destroying the planet.

Originally the poster boy for strategic genius, bravery and all that good stuff, Sephiroth's fall into madness makes him into a sadistic killer who delights in the suffering of others. His favorite person to torment is Cloud, whom he calls his "puppet." His will is said to be second to none and for this reason, Sephiroth refuses to merge with the Lifestream even after his defeat.

He returns in Advent Children once again, refusing to remain "just a memory."

Kadaj

Kadaj is the main villain for most of the movie. Along with his brothers Yazoo and Loz, he wants to find Jenova and absorb her cells so Sephiroth can return. The three of them are Sephiroth clones created by Hojo.

Kadaj is violent and very skilled with his double bladed katana (the Souba).

Tifa Lockhart (ティファ・ロックハート)

Tifa Lockhart is the childhood friend and one of the potential love interests of Final Fantasy VII's protagonist Cloud Strife.

Despite Tifa's reluctance to verbally express her feelings, her actions often do the talking for her. As she once said to Cloud, "Words aren't the only thing that tell people what you're thinking," and this is proven true by her on countless occasions. She keeps going, only out of devotion and loyalty to her friends. She would, and does, risk her life for them, proving that even though she sometimes can't find the right words to show it, they mean the world to her.

Due to poorly designed polygon issues on the PlayStation, Tifa was given large breasts, and added to her original outfit of a miniskirt she has become the victim of stereotyping, being depicted in hentai and pornographic fan art and doujinshi. Tifa's true personality, however, does not in any way reflect the way she has been stereotyped.

During the video game, Tifa aids the party in their fight against both the Shinra Electric Power Company and Sephiroth with her speedy and powerful martial arts skills learned from her master Zangan in her teenage years.

Later in the sequels, Tifa is the heroine of Advent Children, living with Cloud in a newly established Seventh Heaven. She acts as both a mother to Barret's adoptive daughter Marlene whom is left in her care, as well as the Sector 7 orphan and geostigma-afflicted Denzel, whom was brought home to her by Cloud in the months leading up to Advent Children. The new Seventh Heaven is more of a cafe than a bar now, as it caters to both children and adults alike. Tifa also takes orders for Cloud's delivery service at Seventh Heaven. In the latest sequel, Dirge of Cerberus, Tifa is still seen at Cloud's side, though their relationship status has still been left open-ended.



For more information, please see the Wikipedia entry: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tifa_Lockhart

Cloud Strife (クラウド・ストライフ)

Blood type: AB

Main protagonist in Final Fantasy VII. He has blonde hair and vivid, blue eyes, and is a featured SOLDIER member. His shimmering blue eyes are a sign of having been exposed to mako energy from Shinra.
At first, Cloud displays a cold and uncaring demeanor, but he gradually adapts to his role as a leader.

Aerith and Tifa are potential love interests for him.

After Zack Fair's death, Cloud loses his memories and believes that he is Zack, at first.