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Sephiroth

CBUB Wins: 45
CBUB Losses: 21
Win Percentage: 68.18%

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Read more about Sephiroth at: Wikipedia

Official Site: Square-Enix

is a fictional character in the role-playing game Final Fantasy VII developed by Square Co.. Introduced there as the main antagonist, character designer Tetsuya Nomura wanted his role in the story to be different from the other Final Fantasy villains while his design is intended to contrast directly with that of the main character, Cloud Strife. His Japanese voice actor is Toshiyuki Morikawa;

In Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth is the result of an experiment by the mega-corporation Shinra in which they used cells from the extraterrestrial lifeform Jenova. Feeling he is better than all the humans, Sephiroth decides to become a god to take control of the planet and so Cloud and the other game's protagonists decide to stop him. Sephiroth's role in the story as well as his background are expanded in the titles from Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. Additionally, he appears as a boss character in the Kingdom Hearts series, and other video games developed by the same company.

Sephiroth has been well-received within the video game community and is regularly featured in top positions on many villain lists as well as list of Final Fantasy characters. While his role in the story has been praised, many websites commented on how difficult it is to defeat Sephiroth in the games he is featured. Various types of merchandise based on his appearance have been developed such as figurines.

Sephiroth was designed by Final Fantasy VII s character designer Tetsuya Nomura. His character existed since Nomura thought that the game's plot would be about Cloud Strife pursuing Sephiroth with him already being the main antagonist. In the making of the plot, Nomura wanted Sephiroth to appear early in the game and then follow his way so that gamers would not meet the game's final boss late in the game. During development from Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth was meant to be Aerith Gainsborough's first love interest who she remembers when seeing Cloud. Before finishing the game, Sephiroth was replaced by Zack Fair with Nomura considering it to be sudden. Director Yoshinori Kitase has regarded Sephiroth's role in the game as one of the reasons why the game has become very popular. Nomura later called Sephiroth "the ultimate antagonist in the Final Fantasy VII saga. There can't be anyone else." and regarded him as an enemy from a previous generation in contrast to his "remnants" that later appear. In early drafts of the game, Sephiroth's original personality would already be brutal and cruelty, as well as strong will and a calm ego. He would also suffer to Mako Addiction, a semi-conscious state result of high exposure to Mako energy, but would show withdrawal symptoms to retain his composture caused by his madness, making him a unique exception. Sephiroth was also meant to be influence Cloud into believing he is a creation from his will, but such theory would later be dismissed. In another removed scene, when his true body is first seen in the Northern Crater, it would have the contours of a female. His name comes from Kabbalah, in which the ten sephirot on the Tree of Life represent the ten attributes that God created through which he can manifest.

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CBUB Match Record:

Result Opponent My Score   Their Score
Win Nightmare (Soulcalibur) 70 to 38
Loss Anakin Skywalker 45 to 53
Win Guts the Black Swordsman 80 to 24
Win Kenshin Himura 78 to 23
Loss Ghost Rider (Blaze) 31 to 63
Win Ouendan (Cheer Squad) 52 to 25
Loss Darth Vader 62 to 63
Loss Fantastic Four 34 to 61
Loss Vegeta 37 to 80
Win Peter Petrelli 57 to 51
Win Xaldin 82 to 22
Win Vincent Valentine 65 to 24
Loss Jean Grey 42 to 70
Loss Cloud Strife 35 to 58
Win Chernabog 58 to 43
Win Aang 83 to 27
Win Dante 62 to 46
Win Sesshoumaru 71 to 32
Loss Superboy (Kon-el) 43 to 55
Loss Storm 44 to 50
Win Brainiac 64 to 31
Win Testament 63 to 29
Loss Master Yoda 50 to 69
Win Yamcha 60 to 28
Win Vampire Hunter D 43 to 30
Loss Mace Windu 35 to 56
Win Final Fantasy X Group 53 to 43
Win Maester Seymour Guado 82 to 22
Win Brock Samson 75 to 41
Win Teen Titans (2003 TV series) 73 to 57
Win Blade 30 to 21
Loss Wolverine 56 to 70
Win Kefka 63 to 23
Tie Carnage 69 to 69
Win Ganondorf 91 to 59
Loss Doctor Doom 179 to 290
Win Rock Lee 65 to 23
Win Lucas Kane 84 to 32
Win Captain N 59 to 27
Win Jason Voorhees 52 to 35
Loss Apocalypse 36 to 53
Win Sonic the Hedgehog 66 to 53
Win Jecht 66 to 17
Tie Jackie Estacado (The Darkness) 47 to 47
Win The Animaniacs 53 to 42
Win Tommy Vercetti 25 to 5
Win Envy 17 to 3
Win Lu Bu 15 to 4
Loss Deadpool 12 to 15
Loss Darkseid 7 to 25
Loss Ghost Rider (D.Ketch) 5 to 14
Win Siegfried Schtauffen 17 to 5
Win Vampire Hunter D 13 to 6
Win Vergil 20 to 4
Win Sailor Saturn 12 to 7
Win Ike (Fire Emblem) 17 to 4
Loss Omnimon 6 to 17
Win Ryu Hayabusa 24 to 21
Win Link 16 to 8
Loss Dark Phoenix 9 to 36
Win Lilith (Mother Of Demons) 11 to 7