FFVII characters: who should you know?
Our goal with this FFVII characters guide is to familiarize you with every face you will come across while exploring Midgar and beyond. The primary cast, which includes Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart, Aerith Gainsborough, and resident bad guy Sephiroth, are all well-known to everyone. However, there are a ton of interesting people in the world who are just waiting to meet you; you may be amazed at how helpful they can be.
You may want to give another Final Fantasy game a try after finishing this one. If so, we recommend playing Final Fantasy X. We assure you that after the required blitzball battle is over, things will get much better. To assist you in getting started, we offer FFX Lulu and FFX Auron instructions. Alternatively, you may discover what else is available by looking through our selection of the best Switch RPGs.
Members of the FFVII Party
Alright, so it only seems sense to begin with the characters you get to know very well. You see, these men are the ones who support you in all the ass-kicking that you need.
Cloud Strife
Since Cloud Strife is the primary character of Final Fantasy VII, you should probably get acquainted to him. Honestly, it shouldn't be that hard. He's extremely endearing in his own clumsy manner. This young guy is quite the warrior; he claims to have been a first-class SOLDIER in the past. He has a long history with Tifa Lockhart, another party member.
See our FFVII Cloud guide to find out all you need to know about taking on the role of our man of the hour.
Barrett Wallace
As a large man with a pistol for a hand, Barrett has all the badass qualities one might want. As the leader of the neighborhood Avalanche cell, he is attempting to destroy Shinra because of their usage of mako. In addition to that, they really don't care about anything except money. Despite his seemingly unstoppable energy, Barret is the type of man you want in your corner. However, he's not always a grump; in fact, he's rather lovely to his kid.
Tipha Lockhart
One of the primary protagonists in Final Fantasy VII, Tifa Lockart is also one of the first party members you may recruit. She is a strong fighter who likes to express herself via her fists. She and Cloud were friends in their early years, so there's some history there as well, which you may want to look into.
Check out our FFVII Tifa guide to learn about Lockhart's weaponry, limit breakers, and materia in order to get her ready for combat.
Aerith Gainsborough
Aerith, the love interest of Final Fantasy VII, is among the most significant characters for a number of reasons. Don't let it deceive you, however; she is also a really nice person. With her amazing magical talents, Aerith can easily take care of herself.
Check out our FFVII Aerith guide to make the most of her in battle. It lists all of her weaponry and makes recommendations on what supplies to give her.
Red XIII
Regretfully, Red XIII, whose true name is Nanaki, is a specimen that Professor Hojo uses for his experiments. He resembles a wolf and possesses fire-red fur, despite the fact that his age suggests otherwise. In actuality, he is really young. Red is really an adolescent, no older than sixteen, by the norms of his species.
Cait Sith
A little later in the narrative, when Cloud and company had fled Midgar and ventured out to find Sephiroth, this small kid and his Moogle appear. In addition, he is a cunning figure who keeps things interesting for the gang.
High Wind, Cid
Cid made the decision to join Cloud and his squad somewhat easily, given his strong suspicion of the Shinra organization. He smokes more cigarettes than we've eaten hot meals, swears more than a trooper, and acts a little arrogant at times, but at his core, he's a kind man who wants to see the world become a better place.
Kisaragi Yuffie
Yuffie is a cunning person. If she weren't, however, she would be a horrible ninja. She is a materia hunter who wants to bring her native nation back to its former splendor. It would be unwise to undervalue Yuffie as a strong ally who aims to repair the harm that Shinra caused.
Yuffie may be chosen as a character. She doesn't need to be recruited. You don't have to play as her, or Vincent for that matter, to finish the game. However, we advise you to reconsider it.
Valentine Vincent
Vincent is not really clear-cut. He was formerly a Turk, and he has a lot of secrets that make him connected to some fascinating people. Vincent's research with Professor Hojo gave him the ability to shapeshift as well.
Similar to Yuffie, Vincent is a choice character, but if we're being really honest, there aren't any good reasons not to recruit him.
FFVII's primary adversary
Sephiroth
There is no need to introduce this man. You've probably heard of Sephiroth, even if you haven't played Final Fantasy VII. He's perhaps one of the most well-known antagonists in gaming history. He was hailed as the most successful graduate of the program and a former SOLDIER until he became deeply hateful of everyone and everything.
Visit our page for more information on FFVII's primary enemy and for assistance throughout his boss battle.This is the FFVII Sephiroth guide.
Members of the FFVII Avalanche
Not every member of Avalanche may be played as a character, but some of them can. These are Barret's remaining breakaway group members. Regretfully, there aren't many of them in the first Final Fantasy VII. They play very little roles as a result.
- Wedge
- Biggs
- Jessie Rasberry
Employees of Shinra FFVII
These characters are all loyal to Shinra. While some are more significant than others, others have a less impact.
- Rufus Shinra
- President Shinra
- Scarlet
- Reeve Tuetsi
- Palmer
- Mayor Domino
- Professor Hojo
- Deputy Mayor Hart
- Heidegger
The Turks in Final Fantasy VII
The Turks are pursuing Aerith when you first come upon them. They're not all nasty, however; they're just going about their business.
- Rude
- Reno
- Elena
- Tseng
Weapons from FFVII
The name of the category may reveal who or what they are. The characters that follow are weapons meant to cause havoc.
- Ultimate Weapon
- Ruby Weapon
- Diamond Weapon
- Emerald Weapon
- Sapphire Weapon
Other characters in FFVII
Even if their roles aren't as important to the plot of Final Fantasy VII, it's still useful to know who they are.
- Marlene Wallace
- Elmyra Gainsborough
- Don Corneo
- Priscilla
- Jenova
- Mr. Dolphin
- Mr. Coates
- Dio
- Dyne
- Ester
- Bugenhagen
- Shera
- Mr. Holzoff
Historical figures from FFVII
These characters contributed to the world's history even though they may not have been in Final Fantasy VII as it is now known.
- Zack Fair – to say there’s a lot of history surrounding Zack would be an understatement. In fact, he shares a past with both Cloud and Aerith, albeit for different reasons.
- Eleanor
- Elmyra’s husband
- Myrna
- Village headman
- Seto
- Ifalna
- Red XIII’s mum
- Zangan
- Cloud’s mum
- Professor Gast
- Tifa’s dad
- Yamski
- Commander
- Lucrecia Crescent
Minor characters in FFVII
These individuals are only there. Some of them are strangely charming when you first meet them, even if they don't have much of an influence on the plot or have a significant role in the game before Final Fantasy VII's events.
- Johnny
- Mukki
- Big Bro
- Scotch
- Choco Bill
- Kotch
- Choco Billy
- Mag
- Mog
- Butch
- Chloe
- Mr. Hangman
- Noppo
- Semusi
- Joe
- Elder Hargo
- Elder Bughe
- Godo Kisaragi
- Weapon Seller
- Time Guardian
- Knight
- Alfred
- Kinng
- Wizard
- Princess
- EDK
- Beautiful Girl
- Staff
- Snow
- Pilot
- Gorky
- Shake
- Chekhov
- Staniv
- Kalm traveler
- Chocobo sage
And that covers all the character information in Final Fantasy XIII. Watch this guide for the release date of Final Fantasy 7: The First Soldier if you need more FF in your life. To assist you in getting started when the game arrives, we also offer guidelines for the Final Fantasy: First Soldier classes and Final Fantasy: First Soldier materia.