Sephiroth vs. Genesis vs. Angeal (Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII) 4K

[@occultcenturion1131]

Good rule of thumb when fighting Sephiroth: DO NOT, under any circumstances, let his music start playing.

[@meldenarius6659]

Haha

[@muddyfingazmusic]

Unless your name is Cloud

[@cradlesrift9095]

it simply reeks death or doom

[@moriko07]

@@muddyfingazmusic In case you own the Omnislash technique you may have a chance. Poor dear Sephiroth, all he believed to be true was a lie, everything that was dearest to him was taken away from him. You understand that a story works, when the antagonist follows his path of fall into darkness even if you want to give him a different life, but you know it won't be. And then you prepare yourself to give him the coup de grace with as much mercy as possible.

[@kylestacey5973]

@@moriko07 I would do the same thing he did but think about it he thought everyone was a traitor to him and I blame hojo at least his real mother felt bad about it and ran away

[@LivingGuy484]

It still boggles my mind that this beautiful scene was released in 2007. *On a handheld.*

[@liammccbyrne4184]

Pre rendered cutscenes. They have been doing this trick since the ps1. The psp was impressive for the time it was like an above average ps2 with some of the best examples of working within hardware limits I've seen on a console.

[@ShamblesTCG]

​@@liammccbyrne4184 Of course it was pre-rendered, but have you seen, what other games were doing with pre-rendered cutscenes back at that time? Nothing looked even CLOSE to as good as FF in literally every game

[@liammccbyrne4184]

@@ShamblesTCG I didn't say it wasn't impressive just how the did it.

[@alejandromomota6934]

@@ShamblesTCG god of war begs to differ

[@chaoscontroller316]

@@alejandromomota6934 To be fair, it's God of War, the only western franchise to match Final Fantasy in scope and presentation.

[@DenisK21]

The only two people Sephiroth ever trusted as friends. Once that trust disappeared, all he had left was his faith in his own humanity... and then even that was shattered in Nibelheim.

[@edalmirneto4246]

Well, he have Cloud now right?

[@fiction5559]

I think he considered Zack a friend too tbh, but him, Genesis and Angeal, that's it.

[@TeamGXOne]

@@fiction5559 I feel Sephiroth was trying to build a relationship with Zack after losing his two friends. the Nibelheim incident (which Genesis technically was behind) was what ruined that. Had Genesis actually died, Sephiroth would have established a new brotherly relationship with Zack, and life would have turned out way differently.

[@dis1488pear]

By the one he considered as a friend

[@Fromchaostheory]

Well we also forget that when he learns the truth about Geneva he slowly starts to lose his mind.

[@Firestar1992]

I love how between this and Kingdom Hearts, it’s firmly established that Sephiroth never starts a battle at full strength. He always holds back significantly, and as his opponent proves himself, he incrementally increases his power and effort.

[@k1rinnn167]

So he’s like a psychopath version of Goku.

[@Sam-gs8iw]

@@k1rinnn167 He's not a psychopath, he's a high functioning sociopath. Do your research.

[@connorrk8005]

@@Sam-gs8iw love that sherlock reference

[@k1rinnn167]

@@Sam-gs8iw Pretty sure he’s a psychopath for straight up erasing a whole village because he has mommy issues.

[@edalmirneto4246]

@@k1rinnn167 his village, the place he want too live. Ironically he burn!

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

Gravity is like, “Yeah, I’m here sometimes, but don’t let me get in the way.”

[@jacobkleinsasser5658]

Even the laws of physics bow to Sephiroth...

[@kateyepawtch]

ff7 in a nutshell

[@Geozone117]

Combat speed dude

[@capybara9521]

@@kateyepawtch you like your own comment bruh

[@capybara9521]

@@Geozone117 you like your own comment bruh

[@Sylentmana]

I like to imagine that when Sephiroth was telling this story he started singing his own theme song.

[@EinfachArtur]

Totally :D

[@freddymcshreddy6586]

Zack: Is the singing really necessary? Sephiroth: *glares* Zack: ...Sorry.

[@ama53406]

A Lounge Moogle only I can’t picture Sephiroth with his low voice pulling off the high notes 🤣🤣

[@theomnigamer9177]

Sephiroth: music cue, “bells, frogs, big cherry’s, Peter Pan, magic cheese, SEPHIROTH!”

[@ziegy640]

Doesn't he break reality sometimes ? he prob knows his own theme and hums it before making an entrance

[@dinner4875]

Seeing Sephiroth smile makes me kinda sad for what he eventually became :(

[@reyhugo4879]

Seeing sephiroth smile made me shit myself

[@0GlassOfAcid0]

Its has if he had some humanity a long time ago, but when he then met Jenova in her current state. I think that was breaking point of him wanting to seek revenge on not just shinra, but also the world too and try to make it back into a world for the Cetra to prosper again.

[@SeNiia]

@@0GlassOfAcid0 yeah thats true but in reality, the sad part was that sephiroth got the wrong info about is true mother, Lucrecia Crescent is the biological mother of Sephiroth, but now rests in a secret cave encased in mako crystals She was once a Shinra scientist ..and is sad that sephiroth never found that out ...he just had the cells from jenova cuz his dumb ass father took the cells and implanted it to Lucrecia while she was pregnant. poor sephiroth was desperate to find his real family, his past and wanted to know where he came from so he thought jenova was his mom and that destroyed him thinking he was born a monster so thats why he turned evil cuz hes like well shes my mom i gotta finish what she started ..it sad when i see sephiroth if he only knew the truth =( ..he looks just like his mother too

[@hzhang1228]

@@SeNiia what happens when the other half is inhumanly evil. he could have learned it all from his step dad vincent lol. maybe in the remake? xD

[@SeNiia]

hzhang1228 i mean in my opinion he was good before and all he wanted was to make the world better in his way but like I said once he had the wrong info about his mom that triggered him I felt like if he knew about his real mom he would’ve never turned bad cuz he was obsessed having a real family ..u know he would’ve done anything as u can see lol

[@ShadowWulfGaming]

I love how all three of them had their own unique themes to each beat of the fight: Angeal: calm but exciting Genesis: rockin ready to go Sephiroth: you dun fucked up, the orchestra is here to back me up

[@tmcttf8087]

How fitting.

[@bambblamb3734]

time to steal this

[@martmandred9182]

Sephiroth's sword skills are elegant even left handed(which of course he is). While Cloud skill is about raw and direct power attack, he's is precise and fast moving. Angeal and Genesis is having hard but fun time trying to surpass him, he's kinda like dancing with it.

[@ImPrettySureThisIsMax]

And the Latin choirs

[@michaelwalker6396]

@@ImPrettySureThisIsMax if the boss’ theme music switches to a choir singin in latin y’know you’re about to get smoked. Thats the rules

[@RyeRye071]

SEPHIROTH HAD A SOUL BRO....THIS GUY HAD BEST FRIENDS ....I miss this game

[@lucille1173]

sephiroths story is kinda sad tbh...

[@noorabbas706]

It's so sad to see it all go :(

[@higglybiggly1174]

@@noorabbas706 hasn't gone anywhere, and you can still play it

[@yurifan122894]

@@lucille1173 ya bro coz his real mom got ntr

[@fissilewhistle]

He also had a sense of humor.

[@bookwyrmofthenorth]

So... am I the only one who saw that while breaking up the fight, angeal turned his back on sephiroth? He fully trusted seph to back off with nothing more than his body in the way and a firm look

[@nathanalexandre9043]

Yep.

[@e.y.s.1980]

goes to show how sephy is back then. HE was never always the bad guy, he was someone who loves and cares for his friends.

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@e.y.s.1980 Genesis, on the other hand...

[@isaacusher7545]

@@DoctorWhoKage yup, i like him but he was still a POS

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@isaacusher7545 Genesis is the type of guy you'd want to punch in the face after he's pissed you off with his arrogance.

[@xaiano794]

Genesis "So smug, but for how long?" Sephiroth "Oh at least 2 games and a half dozen appearances" Genesis "What?" Sephiroth "What?"

[@revandfriends8817]

Xaiano also Sephiroth: and a movie

[@thekingomega]

I literally said centuries lol

[@thunderborn3231]

the kid in me has such a hard on for genesis's sword plain rapier that runs red with runes its an edgelords dream

[@revandfriends8817]

thunderborn 32 it’s too thick to be a rapier, it’s more of a medium saber but also is designed and used more like a sword

[@kavijackson868]

That's funny!!!

[@jerryborjon]

These guys really snuck out just to read poetry and fight Edit: Fine, I changed “sneaked” to “snuck.”

[@baritonamekian3639]

Nerds

[@bebs5268]

i just know they’d be the theater kids in high school

[@bensnurplecumderdickerpatc1045]

dramatic asses

[@LuckiSir]

That's like heading to Mcdonald's with your friends, only to argue about the latest episode of My Hero Academia

[@Eis7]

Coolest poetry jam ever.

[@Shadowfire204]

"So smug, but for how long?" Literally the rest of eternity apparently.

[@Sam-gs8iw]

Multiple timelines

[@LuckiSir]

and _every_ spin-off

[@mcintosh0265]

And every cameo

[@justsomedemononthefbiwante4023]

Every FF game ever

[@eazybaby5094]

@@justsomedemononthefbiwante4023 A couple Disney games too lmao

[@richardthibodeaux2173]

Genesis: this is easy Sephiroth: Alexa, play my theme song.

[@BeN-bn5yb]

You know you're above average if you make sephiroth play his theme song

[@richardthibodeaux2173]

@@BeN-bn5yb lol

[@kavijackson868]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂

[@user-yo3cg9ev8y]

@@BeN-bn5yb LMFAO

[@buzzspriteyear8184]

Lol

[@faelwin]

i was really impressed by the quality of cinematics a psp could handle back then

[@SSJavenger]

PSP was the shit. This game, birth by sleep and god of war ghost of Sparta looked mindblowing on a handheld.

[@Arken1011]

Psp what a system way before it's time. Highly underated at the time of it's release.

[@AzpecTProductionz]

It’s nothing more than a pre-rendered video saved on the disc

[@ozairchishti1264]

@Lockonese Even if this specific scene is pre-rendered the in game graphics were still no joke. Crisis is one of the best looking games put on the PSP. Sometimes it feels like I'm playing a triple A PS2 game from that era. The way you see moving reflections on the tile floors of the Shinra office, the way characters actually move and fight smoothly without looking like robots, and the fact that the PSP didn't freeze or noticeably slow down while handling all that crazy detail were all mind blowing things to witness on a handheld. It's a shame the PSP never really got the same recognition that the DS did over here in the states cuz that system had so much potential. Then Sony pretty much killed the Vita on arrival with their own hands and lost their chance at redemption by making Vita memory cards insanely expensive and necessary. The history of Sony handhelds is honestly tragic cuz they all had so much potential.

[@serenadesilhout]

If Sony supported it better, it would have been a stronger competitor. They pretty much focused on porting ps2 franchises to the psp instead of originals.

[@ragu8256]

"Stand back, I'll take Sephiroth alone." - a soon to be dead man

[@neroazurexiii]

Which is ironic because he's is the only one of the trio that survives xD

[@stardust8797]

@@neroazurexiii Well physically survives

[@Marcelelias11]

Unless your name is Cloud, saying that is basically announcing that you're going to commit suicide.

[@tmcttf8087]

@@Marcelelias11 Correct.....

[@farisfaizzal9825]

Genesis did survived tbh. He was last seen in ff7 dirge of Cerberus

[@Cool750Boy]

Genesis: The world needs a new hero. Sephiroth: Yep. And it ain’t yo ass.

[@Hanglowballs]

too funny XD

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@Mark Gutierrez Cloud is the new hero.

[@delsonlai2180]

@@DoctorWhoKage nah.. I would say Zack, because without Zack's help and sacrifice Cloud wouldn't lived long enough to be the hero... Plus Zack and Aerith was Cloud's main motivation and inspiration to keep on fighting Sephiroth until he eventually win...

[@mysteryman6332]

@@DoctorWhoKage nah cloud is zack but emo

[@patrickhewitt6593]

Aerith is the new hero...

[@jazzandfunkequalsjunk179]

Their swords though..... Angeal : Might Sephiroth : Finesse Genesis : Sorcery

[@raizer1946]

Angeal is literally carrying a huge buster sword. Genesis' expertise is magics, you can see it on his saber. While Sephiroth is like the jack of all trades. His sword is like to meant for everything

[@aboss7243]

KOAR reference?

[@mito._]

Sephiroth: Elegance

[@white-eyesbluedragon1767]

@@mito._ style and grace

[@edalmirneto4246]

And Zack or Cloud?

[@AustralianGrizzly]

Crisis Core. Showing that Sephiroth could be 'Human' and was capabile of being 'normal' before the truth was revealed. He really did snap badly didn't he...

[@introvertedwall44]

It's not so much as realizing the truth, as it's more of Sephiroth not knowing the whole truth. Spoilers for those who never played the original PS1 FF7: He doesn't know who his Human birth Mother is: Lucrecia(if I remember correctly, doesn't even know Hojo is his Father.) The reason for his existance: A product of Hojo so that Hojo could brag that he was the greatest Scientist ever (basically to '1-Up against Professor Gast) The point of him being the General of the Soldier Program: to be used by Shinra as the ultimate weapon. He never got to realize any of those truths. He lost his mind the moment he believed he had a higher calling. When he started reading the experiments that made him in that Library in the Lockdown Mansion at Nibelheim. Sephiroth knew he was abnormal, but he didn't realize he was Alien-Level Abnormal. Literally, the idea of what his Alien mother was, an Alien parasite that travelled from planet to planet to drain the planet of it's life-source, use the dried out planet as a UFO via Meteor to travel the galaxy.. That Destiny was calling him, his Alien Mother,Jenova; got to his head and helped perceived himself as God. Throwing away his humanity, and decided to take his Alien mother's place as a World-Eater.

[@sotl7749]

@@introvertedwall44 so basically, he had a human mother?

[@inquisitivechulo772]

SOTL 77 Hmm, not sure if Sepiroth had a mother figure. I guess not.

[@sotl7749]

@@inquisitivechulo772 but he said "Human Birth"

[@inquisitivechulo772]

SOTL 77 oh yeah, I forgot. Im too lazy to google right now hahahaha

[@bluemenace04]

If anyone ever feels stupid, just remember that genesis really thought he stood a chance against sephiroth. 🤣

[@backing5284]

He did great. Even with angeal intervening lol

[@rafaelparrac7063]

Honestly, surviving the fight was a damn good achievement

[@KazumaFujiiwara]

@@rafaelparrac7063 I don't think they were trying to kill each other anyway haha

[@chiquinarco55]

They were equals at this point in the story.

[@chriswaden884]

That's no way to talk to a hero

[@mikelevine94]

Crisis Core did an amazing job humanizing Sephiroth.

[@manuelalbertoromero9528]

While also highlighting how much he has fallen.

[@elitefdc2171]

I blame hojo

[@DoctorWhoKage]

@@elitefdc2171 I blame him too. I hate him. *I HATE HIM!*

[@GolDAnn-nt3hu]

I blame Jenova damn rock calamity

[@HalyconSolace]

Could have cut that sentence after the word job :)

[@ardenskylark6235]

'That's no way to talk to a hero' *he says, blasting his best friend in the face*

[@Ultinarok47]

Its the worst part of this whole cutscene. 1. How would shooting the big fireball with a small fireball destroy them all? Sephiroth wasn't even hurt by being at the epicenter. 2. Why does Angeal sound generally unconcerned about it? 3. Why is the reasonable request of asking Genesis NOT to take that risk something "unheroic"? 4. Your point about point blanking him in the face like an asshole. Cool scene though regardless.

[@backing5284]

@@Ultinarok47 sephiroth is lucky Angeal intervened

[@TrueBenJ]

Because he is potentially blowing up the training facility

[@ChaosDesigned]

@@Ultinarok47 How did the jump so high, and then fall for so long and still be able to land while being in a room inside a building?

[@zenixvampirchik652]

@@ChaosDesigned simulation. The stuff that was cuted wasn't real too. As for fuck the gravity moments... It's ff game, c'mon.

[@joot9184]

even when he was a good guy sephiroth always looked so menacing

[@EvelynL.1112]

Yeah, I mean...silver hair, slitted pupils, black leather outfit...doesn't really scream heroic to me.

[@jeom3808]

I mean, i can see it as another propaganda for Shinra to look good, especially during the Wutai war, Sephiroth was just their strongest weapon and biggest form of intimidation, If you where with Shinra he would be “the hero”, but not in the “hopeful and traditional sense”, he’s basically a “war hero” who kills for “his country”(-really for his shinra company).

[@meeeeehhhhhh]

I bet Hojo had a hand in Seph's wardrobe choices for "superior quality" purposes

[@jmonie02]

he is an alien

[@someguyonyt2831]

Yeah, he was a "good guy" right ? I never thought i see someone saying Shinra is a good guy cause Sephiroth was working with Shinra before his meltdown.

[@fallenone3680]

When you realize the sephiroth had everything taken from him by shinra His closest friends dead. Finding out that his whole life he was bred to be the ultimate soldier. So all his hatred comes out and decides to get payback by destroying the planet. Crisis core was one of the greatest games in this universe.

[@torresstewart]

Facts

[@LordVanOskuro]

To be fair, it's also Lucrencia's fault for abandoning him to Hojo.

[@AC12246]

​@@LordVanOskuro nah, during labor he was taken away from her and she never got the chance to even see him. There was a scene where she was begging to Hojo that she wanted to see or hold him for once but they refused

[@frutoish]

Crisis Core needs a remaster so bad. The story is so goddamn important to VII

[@Bi.Bo.]

Agreed

[@SOLDIER1stClassZACK]

They should add it as an add on or DLC to the remake

[@haydendutton6916]

They’re reincorporating the events of Crisis Core and Before Crisis into Final Fantasy VII, considering the first part alone is just Midgar, I honestly expect when the entire flashback of everything that happened before Final Fantasy VII to actually be a game in itself and if not, a significant portion of one of them. Heck they’re already going to be adding Before Crisis elements into the Midgar part of the remake regarding The Turks and Avalanche so I have high hopes for at least some level of fan-service incorporated into this from Crisis Core.

[@arieswildchild]

The most important I would say. It is so logical and strong that is almost real.

[@lostrelos4670]

@@haydendutton6916 I wish they do cause when i learned that the remake is gonna be divided into parts i was frustrated cause i cant wait for so many years ive already been waiting for such a long time and not only that they already have complete content Crisis Core for example was like the best game psp had and Before Crisis was good but not even 40% of fans know anything about it lets hope they will add all of this stuff into one game if they manage to pull this of i guess thats it SE will be like the best gaming company

[@raddixxiii3788]

So this is where he started cutting stuff like Galeem in half?

[@haonsuni8146]

You got it

[@LetmeLive1985]

They made him too slow in smash but he would be more overwhelming then he already is.

[@heracles67]

Well before this actually, here he was just fucking around.

[@settingittowumbo1953]

Exactlyyyyy

[@MrGrumblyBoi]

@@LetmeLive1985 Imagine Sephiroth's abilities in smash, but they were all instant. That would be his canon strength. Sephiroth is going easy on the other smash characters by swinging so slowly.

[@nobgs4505]

It says a lot that when Angeal finally manages to break up the fight, while Sephiroth was all too willing to stop, Genesis wanted to keep it going. And the reason Angeal wanted to stop the fight because he knew *Genesis* would get out of hand. He fully trusted Sephiroth not to go overboard with the fight, and Sephiroth didn't.... well, not as much as Genesis did anyways. And he did still get the lecture.

[@andrebaxter4023]

Facts.

[@RossMitchellsProfile]

There is also the fact that they're on something like the 40th floor of the shinra building and in reality they're in a small room, the combat simulator, that probably wasn't built for people like Sephiroth and Genesis having a full on fight and more for normal members of soldier or other shinra troops. At the rate they're going at it if that simulator/room failed they'd probably end up dropping a building on themselves.

[@raptorlewis273]

In hindsight, Genesis' degredation made continuing the fight unwise. Even if Sephiroth held back and simply defended himself, he would have not only still suffered a wound but it could have been worse than what he did get. Genesis' pride was almost that of a Saiyan in Dragon Ball here.

[@escotanner]

@@RossMitchellsProfile Meh just another day in the training room *cue audience laughter*

[@demonprincess9680]

It was a nice touch towards that fact that he chose to face Genesis when he broke up the fight. He had his back turned to Sephiroth that entire time, trusting him not to attack while Angeal's back was turned

[@nyankers]

I love that as soon as Sephiroth goes on the offensive, everything starts breaking. Like, this mage knight starts using supercharged magic strikes and it dents the metal, and it's like "oh shit" Then Sephiroth just presses the attack button a couple times and the whole fucking cannon is in pieces.

[@lavellelee5734]

Wouldn't seph be a mage knight also?

[@Zephal42]

@@lavellelee5734 Nah. Seph was a straight up 100% unrivaled master swordsman. Everyone that ever fought that guy needed help in someway. Genesis needed to augment his sword.. Cloud needed the spirits of Zack and Aerith :/.

[@hranthir]

Brilliant reply. Hats off.

[@ephemeral1755]

@@Zephal42 To be fair, I think Sephiroth, Angeal, and Genesis were based off of the Black Mage, Blue Mage, and Red Mage respectively. Sephiroth casts Meteor which is a Black Mage exclusive, Angeal is copied into monsters which is probably derived from the Blue Mage's ability to copy monster abilities, and Genesis uses a sword and not very high class magic which is basically what the Red Mage does. I suppose Aerith is the White Mage seeing as she can cast Holy.

[@BranJohn98]

@@ephemeral1755 that's actually an interesting observation 👀

[@DevilGeneImbued]

These stories and prequels of Sephiroth's character before Jenova's corruption makes the fact of fighting him painful and yet even more epic

[@SH1NK1R01]

Bluebird Grayson it was the reason crisis core still stands as one of the only games people still look at fondly in the compilation. The writing and acting could be a little meh at times but it added some great additions as well. Sephiroth went from a cartoon psycho to a tragic victim in one game. And zack ended up being so likable people still talk about him even though he was only meant to be a side character. It is implied also that weird mako shit occurred after his death which was the true cause of his memory muddling. Essentially meaning him and zack kinda fused. Thus explaining how he has memories he literally couldn’t have and can fight using techniques he never learned. It made it a more coherent story imo even with the weird retcons all over the place.

[@yungbreezy36]

@@SH1NK1R01 You're a clown who doesn't even know what writing a good villain is. Don't talk about Sephiroth please lol

[@SH1NK1R01]

@@yungbreezy36 did you think that editing the comment would remove its original form from my notifications? The only “fucking idiot” is the person who responded to a 9 month old opinion on a almost decade old game as though they had any personal stakes in any of it.

[@00vondough00]

It's not that Jenova corrupted Sephiroth. It is when he learned the whole truth of himself. Being fed his entire life that he is perfect, and told that his "mother" Jenova is akin to a God. When the truth is, he's no more than Hojo's pet project.

[@DevilGeneImbued]

@@00vondough00 that was the stressor, that’s what broke him, but you can’t tell me he would cut down Zack like that if he didn’t have Jenova’s blood in him. The truth is what made his mind snap and the cells of Jenova take him over psychologically

[@bleachbleachBLEACHER]

With how much we as a community have built him up as the 'Be-All-End-All Psychotic Mass Murderering Final Boss of Doom' - it gets hard to remember that at one point in his life, Sephiroth had been the kind of person that would sneak into a training facility after hours with his friends just to shoot the breeze and indulge in an off-the-books sparring match for the heck of it. Superhuman Jenova Enhanced Mako Warrior abilities aside, Sephiroth was really just a regular dude before he discovered the truth of his origins and snapped. A pretty stoic dude, but still just a dude.

[@KevinSkye1]

I like this comment a lot. Completely agree

[@tmcttf8087]

@@KevinSkye1 As do I.

[@Veladus]

I like the theory that what really made him snap was staying up for weeks on end researching his origins. Lack of sleep is known to make people crazy.

[@glebolkhovsky2531]

Notice that when Angeal breaks up the fight because Genesis gets out of control, Angeal faces and blocked Genesis with his sword, exposing his back to Sephiroth. He was vulnerable from behind and trusted Sephiroth to remain calm and not hurt him. He knew Sephiroth had a head on his shoulders and was more balanced than the arrogant Genesis.

[@allengordon6929]

His mental state is probably 15x worse than sephy period. And he disappeared after crisis core and only reappeared in dirge of cerberus. We can only hope he committed suicide in the original timeline. I want to see what the remake does with him, but honestly he'd be crazier than barnabas.

[@MattTGM]

yep. plus, I also see it like this Angeal stopped Genesis' sword swing cold with one arm with his ordinary sword He stopped Sephiroths sword with the far better buster sword, used his whole body to brace against the attack, and he still buckled a little bit. he needed the extra strength to stop Sephiroth

[@glebolkhovsky2531]

@@MattTGM well said

[@DoctorWhoKage]

​​@@allengordon6929I personally think that after he came back from death in Dirge of Cerberus *and* after Deepground lost and the conflict ended, Genesis intended to personally change the timeline himself. He implied as much in Dirge of Cerberus' end credits scene, when he picks up Weiss' body (presumably to save him for some yet to be known purpose). And judging by how the remake *is* an altered version of the Final Fantasy VII story, it worked. I wonder how AVALANCHE will confront Genesis after defeating Sephiroth on that meteor or just before the end of the entire remake (not just the first part they released *and* Rebirth). Whatever the case, I believe that over the course of Rebirth or sometime after the events of Rebirth, Cloud will start to sense that something is very wrong with time because he, himself, was the crux of most of the events of the Final Fantasy VII games (with the exception of Crisis Core, the events of which he came pretty late and Dirge of Cerberus). Cloud could very well be the epicenter of a possible temporal crisis that Gaia is about to face. Something that's even worse than Sephiroth trying to destroy the planet...twice *and* the Deepground Conflict. It's something that, if they existed in the same universe, only The Doctor from Doctor Who could stop.

[@a1019952555]

@@DoctorWhoKagei believe that after zack defeated genesis, he became a good guy no? Atleast like a chaotic good figure

[@shokoyehalo5662]

Sephiroth’s voice in the old Crisis Core is so much better.

[@ridermanyt8029]

Always been

[@procheesy2355]

Fax same with genesis

[@Lappensepp1]

And angeals

[@rawpower117]

Basically the old voice actors were goated and square should’ve never replaced them for the remake.

[@maxxinewillow3097]

I feel the voice line were best in the original Text box op lol

[@mikaelhans4861]

Genesis: "looking smug and trying hard" Sephiroth: haha, cute, the theme song isn't even yours

[@LeedleLee457]

Props to Wutai for surviving a war against Shinra with these 3 leading the assaults.

[@concept5631]

Still lost tho

[@Growmetheus]

Not in their hearts 6dig

[@concept5631]

@@Growmetheus Fair enough

[@asianpengi680]

@@concept5631 true but them even being ALIVE is a god tier feat.

[@Zihenroy]

Never thought of that xD

[@j4ys0n]

Genesis: hmph, u remembered Sephiroth: how can i not WHEN U KEEP REPEATING THE SAME SHIT EVERYDAY

[@andrebaxter4023]

Exactly.

[@MrDibara]

Basically what Sephiroth said, except in a more polite way. He got manners and shit. XD

[@maskedman1195]

Sephiroth: FOR ONCE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ABOUT YOUR FAIRYTALE JESUS CHRIST

[@crim1188]

LOVELESS

[@Darskul]

Lmao this made me laugh hard irl.

[@chiyue5676]

really speaks volumes when genesis goes ↘️↗️⬆️⬇️↖️➡️ and sephiroth just swings his sword once and my boi skids back 20 meters

[@tmcttf8087]

Lol, that input....

[@sleepyguy4237]

*One winged angel starts playing* Genesis: Why do I hear boss music?

[@user-ug2sv2by8v]

Sephiroth: because the boss is here

[@danieloceansmith3156]

SleepyGuy I love it when the characters point out epic instrumental or choral music before getting thrashed. It’s just something in the simplicity of it... like the guards who say “did you hear something?” As something just appears behind them and KOs both. It musta been the wind

[@cthpng9437]

Sephiroth boss battle is harder than the final boss as well,to me at least 😂😂😂

[@Incog2k6]

Now imagine the opposite. *Gackt's Redemption starts playing* Sephiroth: Why do I hear J-Rock music? Genesis: REDEEEEEMPTIOOOOOONNNNNNNNN (those who don't get it: Genesis is modelled after J-Rock celebrity Gackt)

[@SammEater]

He has his own orchestra that follows him everytime he needs to act badass.

[@yrevra2407]

So Sephiroth is clearly a badass, but I think we should all stop for a second and appreciate the boldness of Genesis taking such a legend on and more so ANGEAL FOR THINKING HE COULD STOP BOTH!!

[@MrDibara]

To be fair, Angeal *did* stop both, or at least snapped Sephiroth out of that fight that was going too far. Too bad Genesis is too dumb and prideful to know when to quit. He deserved that cut to the shoulder.

[@FireLordJohn3191]

Sephiroth didn’t have a problem stopping.

[@TheKalZul]

He stopped Sephiroth without having to actuallu draw his sword. Give him credit, dude was a badass. You can see where Zack gets it from.

[@TanktheAlmighty]

@@TheKalZul This is what happens when pure defense meets pure offense. Neither gains ground, but the defense can always halt the offense. Also why going on the offense against Sephiroth never got them anywhere, but defending until Sephiroth got cocky and screwed up is the only way to fight him.

[@shadyface2267]

It was a simulation. In real life it wouldn’t of happened lol

[@R0B5e55or001]

Soundtracks playing in order: The Price of Freedom The Truth Behind The Project Chaotic Battlefield The World's Enemy (One Winged Angel)

[@cpt.blackwolf2971]

thank you

[@moisesblanco7798]

THANX

[@misterNicarus]

The game did have an astoundingly great ost, loved the Iron skyscraper or whatever it's called, and other pieces from that game.

[@IOU1987]

Mvp 👏 👏 👏

[@zamiel5435]

U r a life saviour

[@Masta_jay]

I just love the way Sephiroth just slices the Junon cannon apart like its made of tissue paper.

[@rahulmurali8302]

I think Sephiroth's body built different

[@Jet_Genesis720]

@@rahulmurali8302 You are literally correct

[@NymphsOrisons]

I have watched the English and Japanese versions of this fight so many times that I have lost track. It's interesting how the English translation changes some of the energy. Sephiroth is more bravado, more egotistical in the English version. He says to Angeal "Is that the best you can do?" which is a cut on Angeal's ability as a fighter. In the Japanese version he says, "Why don't you put that toy sword away," which is more an attempt to coax Angeal to go harder on him, to fight with his full power, that Sephiroth knows he is more powerful but has used the smaller sword because he's too focused on damage control. And, indeed, the smaller sword DOES seem like a toy sword because its shattering at the end is what causes Genesis's wounds and stirs the resentment that he just doesn't get over. In the Japanese, Genesis says he wants to be a hero. In the English version, Genesis says it's time for a new hero. The subtle difference is that the Japanese expresses a yearning and the English version expresses hubris. When Sephiroth says "come and try," in the English version, he is clearly lording his power and egging Genesis's hubris on. But in the Japanese, the energy is more of a consent to Genesis's desire to have an actual all-out contest between them. There are other differences, but these are the ones that stick out the most to me. In the English version, "all hail Sephiroth" is the energy, with Sephy himself being kind of a smug prick. In the Japanese version, we see a Sephiroth that just wants to measure himself against these two other friends, and let them measure themselves by him in return. I love the English voice acting, but I prefer the energy of the Japanese version better. It helps paint the picture of a soldier who was destined to be alone trying in his own way to form a bond with his peers. I wish he had been able to do it and keep it. If he had, maybe he would have seen something good about the world when he found out the truth, and not been so eager to just drop the fireball at his own feet.....

[@hotel_arcadia]

In other words: The English dub sucks.

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@hotel_arcadia no you're a weeb

[@hotel_arcadia]

@@Killer_Kris7 Unlike a weeb I actually study Japan in university; both the language and the culture

[@RareMateria4K]

@@hotel_arcadia so you're an Ultra Weeb

[@hotel_arcadia]

@@RareMateria4K The ultimate one

[@hanzogang798]

Dudes at shinra : u just caused millions of property damage Sephiroth: humph

[@R0B5e55or001]

It's a good thing it's all just a stimulation room

[@childfs6865]

@@R0B5e55or001 Yeah, but the simulation room itself was wrecked. THAT could've costed millions :(

[@MaxBraver555]

Shinra destroyed the lives and homes of many anyway.

[@aless2906]

Send the note to Genesis

[@AllenBiggsTV]

So, just another day at the office?

[@Robemax_]

lmao i love how this is like actual friends playing and then it turns into a real fight angel in the back like "we was supposed to be having fun, it was just for fun"

[@arctorusmedia]

I love seeing Sephiroth live like a human before he transcended into a mad god in FF7.

[@kage432]

@@arctorusmedia You mean descended into a mad god, right? 👀 *Slowly reaches for sheathed sword

[@ph4tboy]

It's all fun and games until Sephiroth's theme song starts playing

[@demonprincess9680]

3 badass, exceptionally powerful, and inhumanely strong men who have earned the title of first-class soldier. But, only one of them has his own theme song

[@lightinferno4490]

Isn't that song to start the vid Genesis' theme?

[@demonprincess9680]

@@lightinferno4490 No, it's just generic FFVII action music

[@lightinferno4490]

@@demonprincess9680 Oh, well regardless it sounds dope.

[@mandolorian9893]

And they started by sitting around reading poetry

[@allengordon6929]

Actually they all do.

[@RevAustin68]

Zack was one of the greatest FF protagonists of all time. He was such a positive and likable guy. I wish this would get a port or remake.

[@jitaoliver8223]

I totally agree, actually he's my favourite caracter of all FF, i never cried as much as i cried for his death, i even hated cloud so much after Zack's death... And could never forgive him or Angeal 😭 waw it's so nostalgic, it has been more than 10 years

[@bawapakhandi6289]

@@jitaoliver8223 Same as you, i hate and blame Cloud for his death. I don't even think Cloud was his best friend cuz the only guy who truly cares about Zack was Kunsel, He really did care about Zack even when shinra abducted Zack, he tried and knew Zack didn't die. I just wish Cloud would never be a part of ff7 because of him Zack died

[@The_Evening_Sun]

@@bawapakhandi6289 what why? Before losing his memories Cloud was like the little brother Zack looked out for, the fact he died protecting him was pretty powerful. And from what we saw of him in this game before losing his memories Cloud was basically a cinnamon roll with self-confidence issues.

[@R0B5e55or001]

now if only they bring back Rick Gomez...

[@SH1NK1R01]

Bawa Pakhandi that’s a bit dramatic as zack only exists as part of clouds backstory and this game only exists due to ff7’s success and clouds popularity. Also cloud didn’t cause the scenario that killed zack. He was a victim too. That’s what made zack’s sacrifice beautiful. He did for cloud what Angeal would have done for him. He’s not even mad. He tells him “you are my legacy” “my honor,my dreams they are yours now”. And then he went on to save the world.

[@whiteroseee10]

George Newbern is the perfect voice for Sephiroth. The subtle hint of arrogance and malice in his voice fits the character so well.

[@patrickmcgregor5168]

2:04 Sephiroth sounded like he was legit happy and having fun... If only it could've be been like that forever

[@reiroy]

Coming back to this after hearing the 2022 remaster just feels so good. The coldness in Sephiroth's voice in this is just perfect. I really want to like the new voice but I just cringe hearing how in his voice he's trying to imitate the old one.

[@zovinchen3281]

George Newbern managed to add some otherworldly tone into his voice, which greatly fits Sephiroth. Unfortunately, this tone is lost in Tyler Hoeclin, something people have already noticed since FF7R.

[@reiroy]

@@zovinchen3281 much agreed. Its hard to trump the original when he's already put in such stellar characterisation into Sephiroth with just his voice

[@wc999]

sephs OG voice is just the best

[@adekaiwamisou]

Still, I think New genesis does a somewhat better job than this one.

[@GIN.356.A]

@@adekaiwamisou disagree, I think the old voice acting had this theatricality to it. Which is perfect because genesis is a dramatic dude. Likes to quote poems and is into myths.The new voice just sounds generic and uninspired.

[@LAZARUS-ks7oy]

Angeal: Don't take Sephiroth lightly *takes him lightly*

[@SpikeySenjuSSJPapa]

ROFL this man really thought he was gonna come in and merc sephiroth no scope lmao

[@lxrd5238]

Dude took him heavily and Sephiroth took him lightly

[@LAZARUS-ks7oy]

Naah, he didn't even use his buster sword

[@FahrenheitTepes]

@@LAZARUS-ks7oy He states why he doesn't use it earlier in the game.

[@65firered]

@@FahrenheitTepes Zack: My giant sword can cut through anything!!!

[@xinriji]

3:45 I love how Sephiroth just goes down with the shaft like a lift like “See ya later” then comes back up like SIKE

[@MofoxFirezilla]

This scene gives him so much personality without any dialogue, this whole short is truly a masterpiece

[@GamingDragonFlower]

Ngl, I kinda wanted a little "Bye bye" wave as it went down lol

[@atari9477]

Then the whole song stopped just for the effect 😂👌

[@Veladus]

I also love Genesis' reaction. "I shouldn't have fucked around, I'm about to find out"

[@larryriehl9463]

I miss George Newbern. He did a fantastic job playing the voice of Sephiroth.

[@sebitaxd18]

All old VA :(

[@kwonk5298]

@DarthSephiroth where can I find the place

[@hiroakihanyu]

true, his voice fits so well for Seph

[@Lobomaru02]

Know what's crazy? His other famous role is _Superman._

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

The new guy just sucks tbh.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Sephiroth can literally 1v2 with only his left hand without even trying. Genesis: I'll take Sephiroth alone Sephiroth: So you have chosen death

[@theultimatelifeform3580]

I’m pretty sure left hand is his dominant hand

[@rifai8229]

Yes sir... Left hand is Sephiroth dominant hand..

[@alexandreoliveira7604]

He seems to favor his left hand, as a theme for being an inverted human, with inverted color palette and all of that.

[@NightSkyNyx]

pretty sure sephiroth's dominant hand is his left lol

[@radamtv4779]

Bro. I see you everywhere. Guess we have a similar taste when it comes to music or video games 🤔

[@ureshiiiiii]

Such an iconic cutscene that never ceases to amaze and inspire me. ❤ Crisis Core

[@Arrow_118]

The fan creator of one of my favorite FanFiction MMD series is also here. Can’t wait to see the next episode of PROJECT M.

[@zgmf-x19ainfinitejustice28]

This scene is gonna blow up in popularity when Reunion makes Crisis Core more accessible.

[@alejandromomota6934]

Oh yeah for sure, puts into perspective how sephiroth was barely trying as a whisper projection, and during the edge of creation ala ending of ff7 og

[@f.prince6642]

Bruh all the new people who get to enjoy it in 8k sheeesh. Yeah def the best action cutscene in FF maybe even in gaming history even.

[@cgiraffs]

I'm just so curios to see how it would be remade cos ngl this cutscene is already pretty darn amazing and the quality!

[@MariusBoss11458]

@@cgiraffs Well from the trailer. They just upscaled the Cutscene

[@tmcttf8087]

Quite.

[@iFeelGlee]

Angeal : "Don't take Sephiroth lightly." Genesis : "Hmph... noted." Narrator : Genesis lied as easily as he breathed.

[@bestfiddle8100]

Genesis is that one friend on an mmorpg attempting to 1v1 a world boss.

[@tmcttf8087]

Lol....

[@bluepikmin6363]

And he does ok until the boss' second phase.

[@WanderSeth]

0:56 Sephiroth's thoughts: *Dear god, he's spouting Loveless again*

[@LaaLaa_Boy]

1:04 fuck this shit.

[@jorap8579]

@@LaaLaa_Boy lmao

[@jakubmike5657]

We all have that one friend who will just not shut up about his favourite book/movie. Glad to see Sephiroth had a similar problem.

[@barrydalton4743]

@@jakubmike5657 ...I think I might be the friend that wouldn't shut uo....crap.

[@scionoffire]

Genesis: I'll take Sephiroth alone Sephiroth: Hehe ok buddy

[@nawab256]

third class solider cloud: hold my helmet, ill show you how its done.

[@Nigrantis]

@@nawab256 He wasn't even third class. He was a simple infantry.

[@fahmitajjuddin9863]

in crisis core cloud still in shinra standard infantry, not even a soldier

[@Rerpesentz]

What's sad is only the most die hard 40 year old final fantasy fans would know Genesis could have ended sepiroth like a twig his power level was stronger period

[@LecardeK]

@@Rerpesentz What are you referring to? When was Genesis depicted as having that much power?

[@The_child-catcher]

It's feels weird thinking about Sephiroth having friends that he hung out with.

[@meowbeats7496]

Lol he used to be friendly

[@PhenomenalApex]

Man looking at Sephiroth in this scene hell the game he actually used to be happy and smile

[@nwing07__]

dude smoked too much of that Jenovajuana

[@tmcttf8087]

@@nwing07__ Certainly.

[@EvelynL.1112]

@@nwing07__ Unfortunately, yes. So sad...😔😔😔😔😔😔😔

[@thg7930]

Damn seeing seph before he went mad REALLY makes him not only one of my fav villains but one of my fav characters in general. Plus hearing that one winged angel during the fight was EPIC foreshadowing

[@BlackangelKatakuri]

He's a tragic character.

[@zjuraeventide8949]

Final Fantasy: Prepare to Cry Edition

[@wiramaaaaaaan]

You right😂😂

[@yeflynne]

lol

[@yt-dm8ns]

Prepare to laugh more like. The English dub sounded so corny and funny. The cry edition is in Japanese dub.

[@waitwhat5745]

Toby Ang ok weeb

[@yt-dm8ns]

@@waitwhat5745 Which is the story of your life. Insult yourself elsewhere.

[@elzafrost530]

Why do you love ff7 so much? People: because of music and story Me: because of Sephiroth

[@Paeddl]

Sephiroth was a great Villain in FF7 but what im still impressed about is the Fact that i felt a lot of Symphathy for him as i played Crisis Core. That just shows how good the Storytelling is.

[@Gassygastly]

Ff7 kinda painted him as a emo looking for his mum's approval. Crisis core made him into a proper character

[@MCS0812]

Sephiroth as a character is great but as an antagonist is pretty shitty..... Kefka from FFVI is much better in terms of evildoer.

[@RaceEater]

GassyGastly me because of zack

[@aservantofgod9745]

Exactly...I only care about him.

[@plutonium120]

this is definitely one of the most pivotal scenes in the entire game (never played it, but watched all the cutscenes once!). this is crucial because it reveals sephiroth as human, as a brother. he didn't just appear human to the other soldier members, he was. this is important because when discovering the truth about everything - angeal, genesis, himself, his own origins - he is not simply arrogant with power because if his gifted inheritance; he is truly in pain because of what he lost. burning deep inside with violent anger. to me this goes to show there is only a certain amount of a lies, deceit and betrayal that one can take before just snapping, complete darkness and wrath and there is no turning back.

[@jaredohlstein7355]

Well said

[@zack01598]

2:48 I've always loved that part. While Genesis is giving his all, Sephiroth was like: you're seriously make me put mild effort into this?

[@backing5284]

Incorrect hes still holding back lol.

[@Veladus]

Yeah, it's a great way to show one party is giving it everything and the other is cruising, by having one grunting or loudly breathing and the other quiet as a church mouse save for maybe an annoyed grunt. They also did this when he fought Cloud in Advent Children. Sephiroth is silent and Cloud is sucking air constantly. Justice League is another good example, with Wonder Woman noisy as a train as she fights Supes and Supes totally silent except for one grunt of annoyance.

[@avikmahfuz2894]

Back in the day when sephirot had somewhat a hint of a real ... family, even brothers in the 1st class soldiers. then he discovered what made them and went crazy.

[@lock376]

I mean, it kind of hard to take seriously since Genesis is kinda a dick all time, sephiroth and Zack felt closer and more tragic.

[@AtticusRh0des]

He knew his mother FYI she dissapeared after he was seized by Shinra, Its in the FFVII Ulitmania book.

[@lock376]

@@AtticusRh0des nobody said anything about his mother

[@The_Evening_Sun]

@@lock376 you mean being a dick to each other all the time isn't friendship?

[@yurifan122894]

@@AtticusRh0des I thought he only knew his fake mom

[@chachamawu]

Teacher: why are you laughing? Me: nothing Also me: *remembers how Genesis used fire on angeal's face*

[@BrokamaGay]

And Angeal was genuinely concerned immediately after that when Genesis got a tiny scrape.

[@swordhunter12]

What a hero!

[@r1ceb0i]

Firaga*

[@KALABUR]

I'd do the same thing to my teacher if she tries to take my phone. Teacher: Stop, there's no texting in class... Me: "That's no way to talk to a hero!" *BLAST*

[@kajunika]

BrokamaGay 😂😂😂

[@ghostknight2011]

Genesis: The world needs a new hero! Sephiroth: And Smash needs a new challenger... Genesis: What do you mean? Sephiroth: (Shows letter with Smash seal) Genesis: Aaaah! C¨mon!!

[@theguyfromtsukihime3898]

Cloud: Oh shit

[@Schattennebel]

@@theguyfromtsukihime3898 "Oh shit here we go again..."

[@ruffnekscout74]

It would be really cool if we got Genesis All jokes aside.

[@spacegeneral8630]

I love when the simulation stops, angeal and sephiroth look at genesis like children who just saw their friend get hurt while they were playing. No helping or asking if he's fine, just staring at him because their immersion was broken

[@ark7204]

This is what soldier 1st class do when they have time. Such level of having fun.

[@ozairchishti1264]

@Aldo Ch Yeah Angeal and Sephiroth were both perfected subjects of their respective projects. Only difference being that I think Angeal's mom was given the Jenova cells while she was pregnant and Sephiroth was directly given the cells as a fetus. Either way Genesis was the only one of them that was degrading and in this fight it kinda shows that he's the weakest of the 3 hence why he's trying the hardest out of all of them. Sephiroth is barely trying and Angeal just brushes off Genesis's fire blast after taking it straight to the face and can still casually stop hits from both Genesis and Sephiroth at the same time at the end. I honestly really wish we could've seen Angeal vs Sephiroth cuz I really believe they were equals or at least super close to each other in strength and skill (closer than Genesis at least) and it would've been cool to see. Instead we got stuck with whiny and emo Genesis for most of the game though while Angeal basically committed suicide by Zack.

[@MikuIsMine]

@@ozairchishti1264 I do agree with Angeal being closer to Sephiroth than Genesis, by miles honestly. But Sephiroth was always the highest class of the 3, even then. The problem was even if you could consider him having more raw physical strength than Seph, the speed and skill was way ahead. That's how he was able to brush off every swing, the way he holds his sword, where he takes the blow, how he deflects, Angeal could swing full force with both hands and Seph could still deflect it without any harm, just because of how he moves his sword. That's also why he was such a huge threat and it took cloud having like 8 swords, materia, and his ultimate skills to take him down. Hell, in advent children when he actually lost, I'd assume he was in a weakened state considering how he showed up. All that aside, I do like Angeal, and he's probably my favorite of the 3 by personality, he's the most real guy. But Seph is just fun to root for, he's the super strong bad guy that everyone wants.

[@arieswildchild]

And cooperating with sick scientists. But Genesis was right, he was the only one who survived till the end.

[@jakubmike5657]

@@MikuIsMine I do not think Angeal and Sephiroth should fight, it would be a pure fan service. In this scene we can see them as they are- buddies. And as sad as it is Genesis was the odd duck in. Angeal and Sephiroth were just having fun, casually sparring, having a friendly banter, and here comes this guy, easily the weakest of them who tries to overcompensate by being the only guy in the group who is seriously fighting instead of killing time.

[@callumthetaken6708]

@@ozairchishti1264 i am not familiar anymore cause played ff7 a while ago but wasn`t it that sephiroth was directly harvestedfrom jenova and breeded as her artificual biological son..... like i said not familiar anymore.

[@johnlequebecois]

The boys band we wanted: Genesis, Angeal and Sephiroth The boys band we got: Noctis, Gladiolus, Ignis, Prompto....

[@andresalbornoz2375]

Is not that bad, I love those brats

[@excalibirb9204]

Ignis best boyfriend

[@ErectusEnormous]

I'll take it, and it's taken

[@RG-df2lr]

The ultimate gay band

[@haivuong7956]

@仏鉄塊 should have just cut the useless princess completely from the story, waste of screentime and money.

[@jairoparra8798]

Sephiroth staring at Genesis while slowly falling on the barrel of the canon thinking to himself: "I'm bout to end this man's whole career..."

[@stephwu8]

I thought he was on his phone, opening Spotify looking for his song😂

[@sephi9812]

We need a Sephiroth game. Where he came from how he became the hero his life his adventures. All the soldiers he fought or became friends with.

[@Azure9577]

The wish has been granted

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I would love this, but would we enjoy Sephiroth more or less if we knew everything about him? Frankly, I would enjoy him more. He mentions in Crisis Core thst he wished Professor Gast had told him more, and viewed the man as a father figure. I'd love to see that relationship. Also, little Sephiroth was likely adorable, lol.

[@baventhiranb4303]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley I'd love that and more too, but IMO to realize a game/story with Sephiroth as the central main character may overshadow the relevant rest of SE's like FFVII remake, or damage his rep if they made it as a lesser thing. I guess the best they can implement that is within FFVII-R's story (do a flashback or something). Thankfully, Crisis Core didn't disappoint (me at least).

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@baventhiranb4303 Yeah, I wouldn't want a game with him as the main character, just maybe some flashbacks that give us more info into his younger years.

[@iam4026]

Sephiroth May not have been a villain before the Nibelheim incident, but he wasn’t exactly a good guy either. At the end of the day, he’s still working for Shinra who is still the evil mega corporation. To say he’s actually a hero is a massive exaggeration

[@StormEternal]

I LOVE Sephiroth. I love how Sephiroth is playing around in this whole battle, and is not even trying at all. Especially when he gets a little bit serious he's still not trying.

[@stygiandragon3865]

Well, they ARE just messing around. But Angeal decide to make it a battle to the death.

[@CloudStrife-rw8bj]

@@stygiandragon3865 * Genesis, I know some guys can be pricks, so I corrected it for ya mate.

[@stygiandragon3865]

@@CloudStrife-rw8bj Oh thank you. I didn't even know I typed in the wrong person's name XD

[@CloudStrife-rw8bj]

@@stygiandragon3865 No problem, I just know that people are assholes, so I helped lmao

[@stygiandragon3865]

@@CloudStrife-rw8bj I know. And I don't know why what's going on with my brain at the time XD.

[@thecasualreviewer2148]

Proof movie makers need to stop mixing CGI with real life actors and do it PROPERLY by simply making the ENTIRE film CGI like this. Looks so perfect and fluid.

[@mycycleminorities]

Well, it would cost a heck ton of money Im guessing, but yea, I would def wanna make a movie like this

[@youraftermyrobotbee]

Final Fantasy: Spirits Within says otherwise 😬

[@santino7470]

I’ll never get over when Sephiroth starts to even go on the offensive just a little, he casually is destroying the cannon in the process like nothing.

[@OutCast907]

Even Genesis was like : - TF bro ?

[@LiquidChamploo]

It breaks my heart how much people loved Sephiroth before he found his purpose.

[@SEXgoddess.]

Ikr. I miss this him.

[@dragonwarriorht]

Angeal is such an underrated character. He was my fav along with Zack

[@taigadegurechaff4405]

Genesis: I might actually have this fight in the bag. Sephiroth: Yo Alexa play my shit.

[@andrebaxter4023]

😂

[@ridermanyt8029]

Genesis be like: Oh shit

[@tifalockhart2143]

Omg so true👏😂

[@kingdomhearts9176]

EA: Singleplayer games are death Zack: Hold My Buster Sword

[@La-hora-del-terror]

I still playing all the Final Fantasy and RDR 1 and 2 so singleplayer games are alive deppending the person i really rather play alone than play with someone ho i don't know and doesn't know how to play

[@AssassinsRush1]

Multiplayer games suck

[@lostrelos4670]

@@La-hora-del-terror Yeah ur right and not only that singleplayer games are far more detailed and wellmade also what i believe is that we the older generations wich grew up with great games like Jak,FF,Rachet and Clank,Crash etc are more accustomed to them i just feel bad for newer generations being stuck with LOL Fortnite etc they are just a waste of time u achieve nothing u just kill time while with singleplayer games there is story well made characters and other stuff that u can never get in a multiplayer money milking game

[@lolstationvita5922]

And so, Sephiroth destroyed EA.

[@lostrelos4670]

@@lolstationvita5922 Lootboxes destroyed EA

[@Beebok_Beebop]

It's sad Sephiroth went insane because of Shinra. He was a really chill guy :(

[@excalibirb9204]

Probably from all those books lol

[@ameirgrant6116]

@@excalibirb9204 I don’t know we

[@ameirgrant6116]

Only K

[@amsgame7148]

He went insane because Hojo lied to him and Shinra kept the truth from him.

[@kyutzymike]

They should include crisis core in final fantsy 7 remake as bonus game

[@ligudinkteuf4394]

Highly unlikely unfortunately

[@Phonoodles408]

A.A.H lol wouldn’t it be a smart business move tho?

[@MrNicolasSurvivor]

The producer, yoshinori kitase said in a interview in 2018 that they will include the spin offs in the lore game, maybe we can play a flashback with zack 👀👀👀👀

[@kirara2516]

They're reimagining a lot of the original story though, so Crisis Core as we know it may change. I wish they'd just port this already. I'd buy digital PS4. Pr hell, even on Switch.

[@affanmahdhir1793]

No, they should remake this game aswell, keep the gameplay but add some new features etc , needs to be its own game

[@Puff_Chady]

2:14 Genesis: Angeal, stay back. I'll get my ass whipped by Sephiroth alone.

[@nyr3n914]

This game definetly needs a remake or remaster ,it was amazing.

[@richard488]

@@xXKillaBGXx i think its better to be a dlc square enix need a butget to make that games tho but i still hope ff 7 remake should have unlockable content i think maiden who travel the planet and on the way to smile should be good to become unlockable content

[@Omega_ID990]

Heck I would just like to see it released on console like it did with type-0, but I believe it cant happen due to a licensing problem

[@Swordmaster7th]

who knows, maybe a small part of it will be in the remake with Zack.

[@APTFreedom]

Boy, do I got news for you.

[@wanhaikal974]

Angeal: Stop Genesis: Why? Angeal: His theme song is about to play

[@arieswildchild]

I wish I could see Angeal giving a lecture to Sephiroth. It would be the time of my life!

[@OutCast907]

He did btw I would love to see that too

[@edalmirneto4246]

Cloud lectures is better

[@MirthlessMorrows]

This popped up in my recommended, and oh the nostalgia. Though it’s weird seeing all the comments about Sephiroth easily overwhelming Genesis. Because honestly, it’s not like Genesis was getting demolished. Genesis unleashed his barrage, Sephiroth unleashed his, and then both of them were about to go at it. Would Sephiroth win? Probably, but Genesis was still SOLDIER First Class for a reason, and his magical aptitude would have certainly given him an advantage in the fight. And I’m surprised no one’s talking about how easily Angeal just stepped in and stopped their clash. Both of them were looking rather serious about it, but Angeal managed to effortlessly stop both of their attacks. So if you ask me, between the three of them, Sephiroth was obviously the best overall (his technique was unmatched), but Genesis was a cut above in terms of magic and Angeal had the raw physical strength.

[@kaihedgie1747]

Both Sephiroth and Genesis can use magic. However, Genesis had no advantage here. Sephiroth was playing defense for most of the fight. Literally the instant his music started playing, he went on the offensive and decisively pushed Genesis back, all without using magic.

[@lenkagamine4145]

@@kaihedgie1747 he still grunted after Genesis's first onslaught though. I personally think thats just kinda a signifier that he had started to take teh battle seriously, that is, Genesis could actually pose *some* threat to him. Obviously sephiroth is still the most powerful, but with sephiroth as powerful as he is, even making him take the fight seriously at all is kinda an accomplishment.

[@planc3318]

@@kaihedgie1747 I don’t believe Sephiroth at this point had magic to compete with Genesis. Genesis when using magic was certainly on his level although clearly below him. I guess Angeal was the weakest of the trio but he never used his buster sword and would always fight in an honorable fashion.

[@kaihedgie1747]

@@planc3318 Sephiroth had magic as he had Materia at this time, he just chose not to use it. Angeal doesn't use his Buster Sword out of respect for his friend. He never pulls it out unless he absolutely has to because he doesn't want it getting all scratched up

[@planc3318]

@@kaihedgie1747 Didn’t he use magic in this clip? And besides there doesn’t seem to be any evidence that he had magic which has significance in comparison to Genesis’s.

[@Diemofoxx]

You know shit's about to get real when you hear Sephiroth's music kick in.

[@r.e.d.docena5957]

"Stop you'll destroy us all." "No, Genesis,It's not you. I'm talking about getting Sephiroth to be slightly serious!"

[@jroberts2nd]

Everybody gangsta until "One Winged Angel" starts playing.

[@patmurph7769]

The world's enemy to be exact

[@diab0und]

I still know this cutscene word for word, what a surprise to see it reuploaded in 2019

[@renatoreyes2817]

"You guys were pretty tight" It's hard to know that such frienship is now ruined and cannot be repaired...

[@free2928]

One does not simply get away unharmed after Sephiroth's theme plays

[@pedrosouza3085]

4:18-4:22: Idk why, but this moment really stuck with me. Genesis has to power up his sword while Sephiroth Just reajusts his grip.

[@nicolaberry9550]

Genesis: I’ll take Sephiroth alone Sephiroth: *Your stupidity is honestly baffling but I’m bored so why not*

[@michaelbeale2498]

Respect to Angeal, he took a duel blow from Genesis and Sephiroth who were both going at it with a standard sword and the buster sword without have to actually draw said weapo with only a small lean forward.

[@plazmastorm5820]

except that, it was his use of that shitty basic soldier sword that ultimately caused Genesis to become injured, and that injury really kickstarted his degradation. Its heavily implied that the injuries he and Angeal sustain in this fight were the ones that caused their bodies to turn into walking cancer over time.

[@Audacity_zx]

@@plazmastorm5820 I don’t think Angeal was degrading only genesis. Angeal was mostly having an existential crisis and genesis as well with borrowed time due to him dying slowly he tried to find meaning in life through loveless.

[@nukaclipse]

I've watched this a hundred times. Its beautiful.

[@agitodragoon3736]

And then you realize Sephiroth wasn’t even attacking in the first portion *And he was only using one hand*

[@MrAnimater_Vr]

@Tanis de Groot I'm late but isn't Sephiroth left handed? Now the time he fights Sora in Kingdom Hearts 1 he's using his right hand Now that's being smug lol

[@LoponStormbased]

I think he's probably ambidextrous seeing as sometimes he's seen using his right, and I think that fits with his whole "perfect being" thing. But yeah, one-hand Sephiroth is not taking you serious, especially when he's not casting anything with his free-hand.

[@Sevenizer1]

@@MrAnimater_Vr cue princess bride scene

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

@@LoponStormbased No, he's laterally left handed. It's canon. Kingdom Hearts flucked up.

[@LoponStormbased]

@@PersephoneDaSilva It's not just Kingdom Hearts. He literally uses his right during most of FF7 except for the CGI cutscenes. Go watch the Nibelheim Incident flashback. If they ever did decide to officially canonize what hand he uses it was after designing his model and animations, unless the FF7 devs fucked up from the beginning. (which I don't doubt is possible since everything canonical to the story afterwards always used the left as far as I know, tho an ambidextrous person can still favor a hand so that doesn't exclude the possibility) But it's simply a fact he used his right during most of FF7. So unless I see an official quote that FF7 messed it up I'll choose to believe it wasn't a mistake and he could use either hand to effectively wield his Masamune or cast spells.

[@KevinLazuardyy]

This scene is the best scene from crisis core. The second? Of course when Zack memories disappear one-by-one when fighting shinra Nevertheless, I really LOVE this game. Please make a remake :((

[@trey1215]

after angeal and zack fight was for me. This whole game was a masterpiece i cant really pick one moment.

[@AssassinsRush1]

His memories weren't disappearing, they were flashing before his eyes as his final moments approached. He was remembering

[@VII_Nino]

At least you can see Zack in Clouds memories in the ff7 remake

[@Slaveknight_gael]

@@VII_Nino You could in the original FF7, too

[@aliyarahmanajihati708]

@@Slaveknight_gael wait you can? It's been ages since I played FF7 OG but it's only Zack's name being mentioned, not him appearing

[@nova_strife]

Man hearing this feels like a breath of fresh air in comparison to the remaster Genesis especially just sounds so flat hearing the real genesis again just makes me feel so much better

[@Adonis120989]

I really like the outline whenever seph swings his sword. It looks so precise. It’s scary.