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StoryLine:
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The story first takes place in the city of Midgar which is also known as the city on a plate. It's a city full of machinery and scrap dumps. Midgar is governed and maintained by a powerful organization called Shinra. The power plants that provide Midgar with electricity suck energy from the "mako" energy from the earth. Mako energy is the source of life for this planet and these power plants are slowly sucking that life away. Residents of Midgar are aware of this conspiracy and organize a retaliation against Shinra and their power plants, they called this organization Avalanche. Avalanche goes through several attempts to break down Shinra and destroy their power plants. During these attempts; tragedies occur like the kidnapping of a special girl and the destruction of one whole part of Midgar in an attempt to suppress the retaliation. Shocking events take place when Avalanche invades the main Shinra building. They escape Midgar and explore the world continuing the try to stop Shinra and to find a mad killer that the main character has a strange relation with. These characters find others that join them in their cause and go through several other adventures reaching their final goal. Many unexpected events take place and aspects of the plot slowly unfold revealing the twisted truth behind everything.
Birthday: August 19th
Birthplace: Nibelheim
Height: 5'7"
Weapon Type: Swords
Job: Mercenary (Ex-member of SOLDIER)
Blood Type: AB
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Cloud Strife lived his childhood in Nibelheim with one ambition flooding his mind: Becoming a member of Shin-Ra's SOLDIER. When old enough, Cloud set out for Midgar to become a First Class SOLDIER. Before leaving, however he made an important promise to Tifa. That he would return to rescue her if her life was ever in peril. Cloud was accepted into First Class Soldier following the Wutai war. Cloud made an acquaintance of Sephiroth, the commander of the SOLDIERS, while under employment for Shin-Ra. An adamant bond and respect grew between the SOLDIERS over time. SOLDIER was soon assigned a task to investigate the Mako Reactor in Nibelheim, following the mysterious spawn of monsters in the town. He failed in a mission and met Zack. Him and Zack were with each other for a while going through many hardships until they got to Midgar. He then joined a group called Avalanche who rebelled against Shinra. His rival is Sephiroth and his main goal is to destroy him. He holds a giant blade at all times and is strong enough to be able to swiftly move the blade.
Birthday: December 15th
Birthplace: Corel Village
Height: 6'4"
Weapon Type: Guns augments on his right arm.
Job: Leader of AVALANCHE
Blood Type: O
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For the majority of his life Barret lived in Coral, where he worked as a coal miner with his best friend Dyne. Upon discovering Mako Energy in the town, Shin-Ra entered and compelled the town to turn to Mako Energy. Barret and Dyne were convinced to follow the plan, however when they traveled to view the construction of the Mako Reactor, Coral was set ablaze by Shin-Ra. As they attempted to escape Shin-Ra forces, Barret was wounded in his right arm which he decided to replace with a gun. Barret moved to Midgar where he created AVALANCHE, a small anti-Shin-Ra group. Tifa's 7th Heaven became AVALANCHE's base of operations. Cloud would later join the group and later Barret would assist Cloud in defeating Sephiroth and protecting the Planet from destruction.
Birthday: May 3rd
Birthplace: Nibelheim
Height: 5'4"
Weapon Type: Gloves and Knuckles
Job: Bar hostess
Blood Type: B
Bio:
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Tifa was a childhood friend of Cloud's in Nibelheim, her hometown. Before Cloud departed for Midgar, Tifa made Cloud promise to rescue her should she ever be in danger. When Shin-Ra sent SOLDIER to investigate the monsters invading Nibelheim and the Mako Reactor there, Tifa acted as their guide to the Reactor. However, the situation quickly became perilous: Tifa's father was a victim of Sephiroth's destruction of Nibelheim. From that moment Tifa formed a lasting grudge against Sephiroth, however when she attempted to assail Sephiroth, she was cut by his blade.
They were close at times but alot of other boys were around her most of the time so they could never really get together. After Cloud left, Tifa became really sad and eventually left Nibelheim to go to Midgar. There she joined the group Avalanche and started up a bar called 7th Heaven in Sector 7.
Birthday: February 22th
Birthplace: Icicle Village
Height: 5'3"
Weapon Type: Rods
Job: Flower Merchant
Blood Type: O
Bio:
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Aeris Gainsborough, also popularly known as Aeris, was born in the Icicle Inn to Professor Gast Faremis and the last true Cetra, Ifalna. Professor Gast was performing research on the Cetra's past and while studying Ifalna he fell in love with her. Withn two years together, Aeris was born. Shortly following her birth, Shin-Ra soldiers attacked the family, killed Professor Gast and captured Aeris and Ifalna. In Midgar, seven years later, Ifalna and Aeris escaped their captors and traveled to the Sector 7 slums. Ifalna had become ill and entrusted Aeris to Elmyra Gainsborough, who became her adoptive mother before Ifalna passed away. Aeris was troubled by her special abilities and often disregarded her ancestry and powers as a Cetra. She had become a constant target of Shin-Ra due to her abilities.
AKA: Nanaki
Birthday: Unknown
Birthplace: Cosmo Canyon
Height: 3'7"
Weapon Type: Head-Dress
Job: Beast
Blood Type: A
Bio:
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Red XIII was officially born with the name Nanaki and he believed himself to be the last being of a race that's duty was to protect Cosmo Canyon. He believed Seto his father was a coward that escaped when their race was fighting the Gi Tribe and thus is initially ashamed of his father. Actually a teenager still in his years, He got captured by Shinra and became a research specimen. He was eventually saved by Cloud and the group and also found the truth about his father. His grandfather, Bugenhagen, is human, which makes no sense but who's to argue.
Birthday: Unknown
Birthplace: Shinra Headquarters
Height: 3'2"
Weapon Type: Megaphone
Job: Fortune Teller
Blood Type: N/A
Bio:
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Cait Sith was a fortune teller in Gold Saucer when it met Cloud and the group. Reeve, Shinra's Head of Urban Development, created it to spy on Cloud and the group. It eventually earned it's keep and became a permanent member of the group though quite useless.
Cait Sith is a cat that sits atop a stuffed moogle whom he controls with a megaphone. He gives Cloud a grim fortune. He insists he joins the party in order to see the outcome of his predictions.
Birthday: February 22nd
Birthplace: Unknown
Height: 5'8"
Weapon Type: Spear
Job: Pilot
Blood Type: B
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Cid Highwind was a former employee for Shin-Ra in the company's Space Program. Cid was the main pilot for the first rocket built by Shin-Ra. On the day of launch, Shera one of Shin-Ra's employees was working on the lower level of the rocket as it was preparing to launch. Cid, realizing Shera's life was in danger aborted the launch to save her life. However the rocket was now useless so a town was constructed surrounding the vessel, appropriately named Rocket Town. Cid was going to be the first man in space on Shinra's No. 26 rocket. Cid is a tense man who swears alot. He's the creator of such airships as the Highwind and Tiny Bronco.
Birthday: November 20th
Birthplace: Wutai
Height: 5'2"
Weapon Type: Boomerang and Shuriken type weapons
Job: Materia hunter
Blood Type: A
Bio:
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Yuffie is usually the first secret character you encounter. Found in most forests, you can encounter her even before going to Junon for the first time. She was raised in Wutai where she became a mischievous thief and left Wutai to try and find materia strong enough to save Wutai from the tourism that Shinra had brought. It gets very interesting when she first returns home with Cloud and the group. Upon reaching Wutai Yuffie stole the party's materia and escaped into the town. While searching for her in Wutai the party learned about Godo Yuffie's father, who was the leader of Wutai during the war.
Birthday: October 13th
Birthplace: Possibly Midgar
Height: 6'0"
Weapon Type: Firearms
Job: Gunman (EX-Turk)
Blood Type: A
Bio:
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Vincent Valentine was formally a member of the Turks. During an assignment to overlook a project led by his father Grimoire he fell in love with Lucrecia, a scientist that assisted his father. When Grimoire died saving Lucrecia's life, Vincent and Lucrecia parted ways until they met again when Vincent was sent to supervise the Jenova Project in Nibelheim. His attempts to court Lucrecia failed again since she felt too guilty for his father's death. Instead Lucrecia started a relationship with Hojo and was impregnated in order to supply a test subject for an experiment to see what effect Jenova cells had on an unborn child.. Very mysterious, the second secret character you find sleeps in Nibelheim. Vincent was in love with Lucrecia until an accident occurred which resulted in Vincent sentencing himself to life sleeping. Not much is known about his past but he does swear revenge on Sephiroth and Shinra.
Sephiroth
Age: 30 (or Unknown)
Birthday: Unknown
Birthplace: Unknown
Height: 6'1"
Weapon Type: Masamune Blade
Bio:
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Sephiroth was the main evil guy in Final Fantasy VII. He had certain respect for Cloud but considered him unequal in power. The former head of Shinra's 1st class Soldier army turned evil after realizing that he might be a monster created by Hojo.
Rufus
Age: 21
Birthday: Unknown
Birthplace: Midgar
Height: 5'11"
Weapon Type: Shotgun
Bio:
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Rufus was a cool calm guy. The Vice President turned President of Shinra. He had a lot of power and wished to rule the world with fear. He wanted to find the Promised Land and kill Cloud along the way. His pet Dark Nation made a slight appearance but had no real story. Rufus wore a cool white trench coat which held his shotgun.
President Shinra
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First name not actually known. Father to Rufus this old, fat and greedy man preferred ruling the world with money. He did pretty awful things in his time on Final Fantasy VII but nothing is known about his history.
Reeve
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Reeve was Shinra's Head of Urban Development. He was in charge of keeping the people in Midgar happy. He despised Rufus and President Shinra for what they did as Presidents. He suggested he would make a better President. He was also in charge of Cait Sith, whom he created.
Heidegger
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Gwahahahaha. The annoying laughs from Shinra's overweight Head of the Peacekeeping Division. His job was to prevent wars with other cities (although there is no other army in the world). Rufus hated his laugh and I quote "Will you stop that stupid horse laugh!" from him. Heidigger plans to rule Midgar all by himself. He was a big guy but inside he was weak.
Scarlet
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The only woman executive of Shinra. She was in charge of Shinra's weapons hence her title Head of Weaponry. She kind of had a "thing" for Tseng which she likes to keep secret. She was responsible for the creation and naming of the Sister Ray.
Palmer
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The Head of the Space Division for Shinra is an old fat man who only cared about money. He became fat after the failed rocket mission which then Shinra decided to abandon the space program because Mako energy was more efficient which in turn left Palmer with nothing to do.
Hojo
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Shinra's Head of Research and Development and also it's top scientist, Hojo loved researching ancient and weird things. He captured Red XIII and wished to capture Aeris for that reason. His pride and joy was his Jenova project.
Tseng
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The leader of the Turks was a calm guy whose job was to control the Turks and calm them down at times. He was one of the only people who knew Aeris for a long time and he liked her. He also had a job to do and always put that first.
Reno
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A Turk member. He has a cool appearance to match his cool attitude. He gets angry easily. He uses an electrical rod as his weapon. He's usually around his partner and they do some cool things in Final Fantasy VII but were always out to get Cloud and the group
Rude
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Reno's partner was a calmer Turk. He was completely bald and he didn't say much except when talking to Reno but he was still cool. He used his fists to fight and his fight stance looked like a boxer. He sometimes had to calm Reno down.
Elena
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The newest Turk was a female one. She was erratic as Reno put it. She had a lot to learn about being a Turk but she was still strong. She really had minimal story input tin the game and was usually more a liability than an asset.
Bugenhagen
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Red XIII's grandfather was a spiritual human. He specialized in knowing about the world, the planet and materia. Cloud and the group visited him for advice and he helped them a lot. He constantly floated for some reason and his most prized possession was his machine that showed the group the planets and stars.
Shera
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A worker on the Shinra No.26. Shera ruined Cid's space career by stopping his Rocket from taking off. She felt bad so she let him live with her. She takes all of Cid's swearing with good spirits because she owes it to him. She's very calm and follows Cid's orders without question.
Elmyra
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Aeris' adoptive mother. She resided in Midgar but moved to Kalm later on. She was nice and caring but she worried about Aeris and didn't want anyone bringing her into danger.
Marlene
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Barret's daughter is a shy young girl. She was Barret's main concern above saving the planet. She noticed things before anyone else even recognized them. Not much is known about her but she was special in some way.
Zack
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The 1st class Soldier who befriended Cloud looked almost like Cloud except with black hair. While a soldier he met Aeris and they grew close but he never returned to Midgar. His parents in Gongaga hadn't heard from him in 10 years. He wielded the Buster Sword before Cloud took it.
Jenova
Age: Unknown, 2000 years+
Birthday: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Role in AC: Flashbacks, Key part of storyline
Role in FFVII: Enemy, Multiple bosses
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Jenova was originally discovered by Shin-Ra in a geological stratum. Thought to be one of the Ancients, Jenova is actually a creature from outer space who had traveled the galaxy in search of worlds to destroy and infect before moving onto the next. It was in fact the Ancients who did manage to trap her which was where she lay until she was discovered 2000 years later.
Shin-Ra ultimately used Jenova cells for multitudes of experiments in trying to create the ultimate SOLDIER. One of these people was Sephiroth who was injected with Jenova cells before he was born. When Sephiroth found out about these experiments he believed that Jenova was his real mother and planned to fulfill her legacy by destroying the planet.
Although Jenova is not physically in the film [unless you include the box that her remains are held in], she plays a very important role. For it's Jenova who Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo call 'Mother' and are searching for. Jenova is the key to the Reunion and the key for Sephiroth's return.
Kadaj Represents Sephiroths Cruel Side
Age: Teens
Birthday: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Role in AC: Main Enemy. Role in FFVII: N/A
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Kadaj is the leader of the group. He's evil, cruel and manipulating showing no remorse for his actions and not letting anyone get in the way of his goal.
Along with Loz and Yazoo, Kadaj is searching for 'Mother' [Jenova]. However little does he realize that he's actually doing Sephiroth's bidding through the desire that Sephiroth has to return.
Although Sephiroth is the ultimate enemy in Advent Children, Kadaj is the main enemy. Kadaj's plan is to use the children to bring about the Reunion. Enticing them to do his bidding by offering them a new existence and telling them of the planet making the children suffer by affecting them with Geostigma.
Kadaj's ultimate showdown is with Cloud the enemy of Sephiroth also being the enemy of the three men.
Yazoo Represents Sephiroths Allure
Age: 20s
Birthday: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Role in AC: Enemy
Role in FFVII: N/A
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One of the three Silver Haired Men, Yazoo is cool, calm and collected. Although outer appearances are deceiving under that cool exterior is a cold and brutal person who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
The opposite of Loz, Yazoo shows very little emotion. However depending on his mood he will occasionally play along with Loz's jokes or will snap at him.
Yazoo is in charge with the task of gathering children as part of Kadaj's plan to use them for the Reunion.
A master of a gunblade called the Velvet Nightmare, it's Yazoo who makes a last effort attempt to end Cloud's life.
Loz Represents Sephiroths Physical and Violent Side
Age: 20s
Birthday: Unknown
Height: Unknown
Role in AC: Enemy, Role in FFVII: N/A
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One of the three Silver Haired Men, Loz is the person who will always use brawn over brains. Preferring to fight rather than use other methods to get things done. He doesn't appear to think for himself too much he usually just follows the orders given to him by Kadaj.
Loz can be seen like a child who never grew up. He likes to play games and have fun and joke around. He's emotional and is prone to emotional outbursts, crying easily.
Loz's role in the movie is fairly limited. Although he's seen often, it's usually in an action or fighting scene, whether it's trading martial arts kicks with Tifa or pursuing Cloud on motorbike. Loz uses a weapon called the Dual Hound which is attached to his left arm and has extremely fast reflexes and techniques in battle.
A story of three young men and one young woman bound by destiny's core.
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Crisis Core is centered around a SOLDIER by the name of Zack and the events that occur during his progression to the rank of 1st Class. Likely events that the game may cover include:
Zack's training under Angeal their various missions within SOLDIER and the work it took for him to obtain the rank of (one of) the most talented 1st Class SOLDIER.
In depth information on the inner workings the ShinRa Company, their military, it's standing with the other departments and the different units within SOLDIER - such as the 13th Unit "Ragnarok" and 14th Unit "Lost Force".
Zack's rivals, comrades and enemies within the military including people such as Cloud, Sephiroth, Tseng, Sebastian and Essai as well as the missions they serve in together.
Zack and Aerith's relationship as well as a promise made between them just before Zack left to Nibelheim never to return.
The Nibelhiem Mission where Zack, Cloud and Sephiroth are sent to investigate monsters emerging from their Mako reactor. The events there leading Sephiroth to the discovery of his twisted past followed by his brutal destruction and massacre of Nibelheim and the townsfolk, defeat of Zack and wounding at the hands of Cloud followed by his disappearance.
The experiment known as the Sephiroth Copy Project performed on the victims of the Nibelheim incident - begun shortly after Sephiroth's disappearance. Approx. 4 years later Cloud and Zack's escape and pursuit by the Turks and Military forces, as well as Zack's death at the hands of ShinRa soldiers outside of Midgar just prior to the events of Final Fantasy VII.
Project Genesis and how it's related to Sephiroth, Zvet and the Deepground Soldier. The reasoning for and the cover up and removal of all records of the project and of Genesis himself - performed by a yet unspecified 1st Class SOLDIER.
Zack Fair:
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A young man from Gongaga who would one day become one of ShinRa's strongest First Class SOLDIERs, Zack is Crisis Core's protagonist and only playable character. He works hard under his mentor Angeal to climb the ranks and achieve his dream of becoming a hero. He's known for being laid back and a bit of a flirt, extremely kind, loyal and having superior skills in combat. Despite this he despises killing and strives to protect people above all else and despises those with no regard for life.
Angeal Hewley: ** Spoiler Alert!!! click to hide or show**
A respected SOLDIER First Class, a mentor to Zack and the original owner of the Buster Sword. He comes from the small town of Banora where his best friend was Genesis. His family is extremely frugal a trait he has inherited though he does entertain a few hobbies. He's unaware of the circumstances of his birth and their revelation causes a great deal of confusion in him and strain between him and his comrades.
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An MP within the ShinRa military, originally from the town of Nibelheim. Cloud was unable to fulfill his dream to become a member of SOLDIER but became close friends with Zack over the course of the missions they shared together and holds both him and Sephiroth in high regard. He accompanies both of them to the fated incident at Nibelheim and later escapes with Zack.
Genesis Rhapsodos: ** Spoiler Alert!!! click to hide or show**
An enigmatic SOLDIER First Class with an even more puzzling past. Raised as the son of the landlord of Banora he has only recently been made aware of his connection to the Project G. Upon learning the truth he strikes against Shinra as the leader of the Genesis Army. There's more to this movement than simply revenge, as Genesis seeks to find the answers to the mystery locked inside epic poem “Loveless.” By the time of Final Fantasy VII, all evidence of him has been destroyed and covered up with the exception of 3 brief records.
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The top-ranking SOLDIER First Class. He's known and praised as a war hero and is highly respected and admired though he's somewhat reticent and aloof. Angeal and Genesis are his closest friends at the beginning of the game and the only people he doesn't want to fight against. He slowly opens up to Zack after serving on several missions with him revealing the genial human being within him. However, upon uncovering the twisted experiments surrounding his origin he loses his sanity and disappears at Nibelheim.
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The last of the Cetra, Aerith has been pursued by ShinRa's Science Department and watched by the Turks for some time. She meets Zack by accident as yet another visitor haven fallen through the roof of her church. The two strike up an immediate relationship when Zack asks for a date to repay Aerith for waking him up after his fall. They act as emotional support for one another through their dates and phone calls.
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The precocious daughter of Wutai’s Lord Godo. Her freedom fight against Shinra starts in the closing days of the Wutai War after she encounters Zack on a mission. Later armed with a list of possible locations for treasure, she attempts to trick him into assisting her in collecting these items for the purpose of funding a new Wutai rebellion.
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The executive manager of SOLDIER at the time of Crisis Core. Though he doesn’t have any experience in combat, his concise instructions and composed demeanor has won him the respect and loyalty of his subordinates. His quick ascent to his current position has him often compared to Rufus Shinra who has made the same sort of meteoric rise. For all of his politeness and niceties though there seems to be another side to him glimpsed through his messages to SOLDIER rife with allusions to “injustice” and “the darkness of Shinra.”
Cissnei:[
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purple] An orphan prodigy who was taken in by Shinra for combat training. She's the youngest member in the history of the Turks and fights with a huge shuriken called, “Rekka.” She and Zack cross paths several times though it appears to be more than simply coincidence and the two share an amiable friendship with hints of deeper feelings.
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A young girl living in Nibelhiem. She acts as guide to the Nibel Mako Reactor when Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud come to investigate. She asks Zack about a blond SOLDIER First Class but unfortunately he doesn’t have the information she seeks. After Sephiroth kills her father she attempts to stop him in the reactor but is brutally cut down.
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A member (and later the head) of the Turks. He originally met Zack through a mission they were partnered together on. Over the course of the SOLDIER’s time with Shinra they worked together several times and had a fairly good working relationship together. In a twist of fate Tseng was in charge of cleaning up the Nibelheim incident as well as rescuing and later hunting down Zack and Cloud.
Hollander[
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green] A scientist who has worked at Shinra for a number of years. He was involved in the original Jenova Project under its subset Project G and is also responsible for the technology to create Copies from individuals like Genesis. He lost a bid for control of the Science Department to Hojo years ago after Gast left and has essentially been living in disgrace at Shinra. Growing more bitter and eager to plot his revenge.
Full Dirge of Cerberus Story
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Three years after the meteor crisis, a new group of SOLDIERs called the Deepground SOLDIERs, created by the late President Shin-Ra suddenly appears and raids the town of Kalm. These SOLDIERs have vowed to cleanse the world of those who they deem unfit to live. The WRO, also known as the World Restoration Organization is headed by Reeve Tuesti and the organization's job is to restore order to the world and prevent anything from harming it. Vincent learns that he is pursued by members of an unknown organization and also deals with uncovering his past. The Deepground SOLDIERs have been chasing Vincent for quite some time now. We eventually learn that Vincent was a Turk in the past and had been selected to oversee a project by his father, Grimoire Valentine. Vincent fell in love with a scientist named Lucrecia. Unfortunately, when Grimoire died, Lucrecia left Vincent, being unable to cope with feelings of guilt that she felt about his father's death. As a result, Lucrecia left Vincent. Eventually, Vincent found Lucrecia and attempted to propose to her. She turned him down and later started a relationship with Professor Hojo. Lucrecia was pregnant and attempted to use the unborn child as the experiment for Jenova Cells. The unborn child that the experiments were performed on eventually turned out to be Sephiroth. Vincent objected to this and the experiment caused Lucrecia to fall very ill and Vincent confronted Hojo over this. Hojo shot Vincent and shut him in the Mt. Nibel mako reactor, where Lucrecia infected Vincent with the mako substance and Vincent became Chaos. Vincent, with the influence of Chaos had a fit of rage and broke out of the pod. Lucrecia used some materia to calm Chaos down and put Vincent into a deep sleep. He later woke up in the basement of ShinRa mansion but noticed that Hojo and Lucrecia are nowhere to be found. Vincent became distraught over the modifications found in his body and shuts himself up in the coffin. Hojo locks the coffin and hides the combination key in the safe of the mansion. The main storyline focuses on the theme of redemption and all the characters have something to redeem themselves about. Vincent manages to save Kalm from the attack and encounters Azul and Shelke, who are members of the Tsviets, the elite force of the Deepground SOLDIERs.
Shelke and Azul have their own side stories, which are tied into the plot. There are also mysteries uncovered regarding the sudden disappearance of many people and the WRO investigates this mysterious event. With Vincent facing these threats, he gradually uncovers more about his past and is able to stop Omega. Afterwards, Vincent goes and reflects on what has went on between him and Lucrecia and finally understands it. The storyline mainly focuses on Vincent's past and is mostly a flashback of Vincent and Lucrecia, along with their history together. Another interesting character is Weiss, who is the leader of the Deepground SOLDIERs. He was a SOLDIER who had been controlled by a computer version of Hojo's own personality. Weiss is instructed to find Vincent and Chaos, absorb the pure mako infected people captured and brought by the Deepground SOLDIERs and eventually have Vincent lead them to Omega. Weiss then uses the pure mako to absorb Omega and then receive the great power for Hojo's intentions for the planet. Eventually, Weiss manages to win back control over the computer and decides on his fate to eventually end his own life to stop the suffering.
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Vincent Valentine*
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30 years before the events of Final Fantasy VII, Vincent used to be a member of the Turks. While overseeing his father's project, he met a woman named Lucrecia and feel deeply in love with her. Lucrecia's life was saved by Vincent's father, who sacrified his own life when the experiments of Chaos and Omega went horribly wrong. Lucrecia felt immense guilt over the death of Vincent's father and decided to leave Vincent. She decided to have a relationship with Hojo instead and eventually fell pregnant. Her unborn child was to have experiments done regarding Jenova cells and Lucrecia agreed to take part in it. Vincent disagreed but Lucrecia went ahead anyways. She became extremely ill during the experiment and Vincent confronted Hojo over this. Hojo became irritated with Vincent and shot him in the stomach instead. Hojo decided to use Vincent's body for further experiments regarding Jenova cells. This enable Vincent to be able to transform into different monsters and Lucrecia later on used some materia to calm the effects of Chaos. Lucrecia wanted to end her life for causing Vincent so much pain and despair, yet was unable to because of Jenova cells in her body. She decided to trap herself with mako crystals in a cave. Out of rage, Vincent shut himself in a coffin within the mansion of Nibelheim and Hojo eventually locked the coffin and put the key in a safe. In Dirge of Cerberus, Vincent learns to overcome his past with Lucrecia and redeem himself as motivation for living after years of turmoil and anguish over the transformations that his body possesses and for Lucrecia.
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Yuffie Kisaragi*
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In Dirge of Cerberus, Yuffie again is primarily used for comic-relief, in contrast to Vincent's cold demeanor. One year after the events that occurred in Advent Children, Yuffie leaves her home of Wutai and is forced to join the World Regenesis Organization which is in charge of intelligence gathering and their goal is to prevent harm from hurting the planet. She is Vincent's close comrade throughout DoC and aids him whenever needed.
*Cait Sith*
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Cait Sith is playable in DoC and is the only other playable character in the game with the exception of Vincent Valentine. Cait Sith helps out Vincent in the game, while Reeve leads the WRO against the Deepground soldiers. Cait Sith is controlled by Reeve but it turns out that the cat is capable of movements on his own. Once again, Cait Sith is used for numerous amounts of comic relief in DoC, much like Yuffie.
*Reeve Tuesti*
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Reeve was part of ShinRa during Final Fantasy VII. However, he disagreed with their actions and eventually helped the party in the form of Cait Sith as his controller. In Dirge of Cerberus, his character plays a pretty important role in aiding Vincent and helping the planet.
After the fall of the ShinRa company, Reeve founded the World Regenesis Organization and was at the helm of it. The WRO is devoted to preventing harm from the planet and obtaining intelligence information on some of the mysteries that have been taking place recently. In Dirge of Cerberus, Reeve frequently assists Vincent in his missions and has to deal with a conflict between the WRO and the Deepground SOLDIERs.
*Shalua Rui*
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Female scientist and works for the WRO. She has appeared in FFVII: Before Crisis and was the one who made Barrett's gun-arm. Also, she is known to be a workaholic. However, she is missing her left eye and has an artificial arm.
Shalua has a sister who is actually Shelke. When Shalua first meets her in DoC, she is distraught and quite heartbroken over what Shelke has become as one of the elite members of the rival Deepground SOLDIERs. Shalua took the blame on herself for Shelke's plight and eventually helped her escape from Azul in exchange for Shalua's own life. Shalua's body is preserved in DoC.
*Shelke*
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Shelke is one member of the elite unit of the Deepground SOLDIERs. She is supposed to be 19 but looks much younger. Shelke, along with fellow member Azul are hunting down Vincent in DoC.
Shelke has an older sister in the WRO, Shalua. As the storyline progresses, she is linked to the personality data of Lucrecia and begins to express the feelings of her. She is eventually freed from Azul about her sister Shalua sacrifices her life in exchange for Shelke's freedom.
*Azul*
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Member of the Tsviets, the elite unit of the Deepground SOLDIERs. Azul quickly rose up the ranks in Deepground to become part of the Tsviets.
Azul is one of three Tsviets to undergo a methomorphose experiment and this enabled him to be able to change to a behemoth-like form called Arch Azul. He appeared in FFVII: Before Crisis as someone who wanted to be a SOLDIER. In DoC, he fought with Vincent three times, finally being killed by Vincent after being struck with his own cannon. Azul also turns on Shelke later on in the game.[/spoiler]
*Rosso*
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Rosso is known to be a crazy and dangerous psychotic. She was born in Deepground and is the 3rd member of the Tsviets, the elite unit of the Deepground SOLDIERs.
Psychotic, Rosso enjoys inflicting great pain on people. Her crazy nature is due to her involvement in Deepground. She fought with Cloud during the WRO assault on Midgar and encounters Vincent in DoC at the top of the ruins of the old ShinRa building. She is also overconfident and has a big ego. Before Vincent could kill her, she decided to plummet to her own death.
*Nero*
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The 2nd member of the Tsviets, which is the elite unit of the Deepground SOLDIERs. His body is completely covered in darkness. Nero draws everything into a black hole and only he has control over whether they can be taken out of it.
Nero is the biological brother of Weiss, leader of the Deepground SOLDIERs.
Nero is the only known successful experiment of G-substance injection and this causes his unique darkness abilities. Vincent is the only person able to enter and leaving Nero's darkness, as Vincent has far deeper darkness, apparently. After being defeated by Vincent, Nero is later stabbed by Weiss, who was under the control of Hojo. After the defeat of Weiss, Nero merged into Weiss and vowed to be never separated from him again. This destroyed Hojo and eliminated his control over Weiss.
*Weiss*
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Leader of the Tsviets and has full command of the Deepground SOLDIERs. He also has all the abilities of the other member of the Tsviets. He declared harm on the world three years after the meteor crisis. Weiss appears to be under the control of Hojo.
The fragments of Hojo's digitized mind managed to spread into parts of Weiss' body, effectively controlling him. Hojo then had the Deepground SOLDIERs to abduct those that don't have Geostigma to help Weiss absorb Omega and fool the planet into summoning it. The mako-influences further enhanced Weiss' abilities and made him far stronger than Vincent. But Vincent was able to defeat Weiss by using his Chaos power. After being defeated, Nero merged with Weiss. Hojo warned them to stop as they won't be able to control Omega as a result of an impure being inside of Weiss. Hojo was finally destroyed as they merged together and this evoked Omega's power. Weiss is later killed by Vincent in his Chaos form but Weiss' body is carried off by an awakened genesis. There were still some questions left unanswered at the end of the game.
*Lucrecia Crescent*
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Female scientist who worked on the Jenova Project. She was once the love interest of Vincent and eventually left him after the guilt of Vincent father's death. She decided to love Hojo and eventually became pregnant. The unborn child was to have various experiments with Jenova cells done to it. Lucrecia is the mother of Sephiroth. She managed to expose Vincent to a deadly form of mako and this resulted in Vincent's ability to transform. She used Protomateria to control Chaos in Vincent's body but decided to kill herself over the guilt of Vincent's plight. As she had Jenova cells, she was unable to kill herself but instead locked herself in a cave and trapped her body with mako crystals.
*Hojo*
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Thought to be killed in FFVII, Hojo was able to upload his mind into the World Network as a backup, just before being killed. His mind had been fragmented by meteor but the fragments of his mind eventually took control over Weiss' body. Throughout DoC, Hojo controlled Weiss to order the Deepground SOLDIERs to abduct those without Geostigma to enable Weiss' body to eventually absorb Omega and fool the planet into summoning it. After Weiss was defeated, his merger with Nero eliminted Hojo and his control over Weiss' body.