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FF7 Ever Crisis Will Feature Young Sephiroth & His Origin Story
Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed that Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis will feature a chapter centered around a young Sephiroth from The First Soldier.
The upcoming Final Fantasy: Ever Crisis will include a never-before-seen younger version of Sephiroth, revealing his origin story, which will take place during the FF7: The First Soldier era. Ever Crisis is an upcoming mobile title that will retell the entire Compilation of Final Fantasy 7, including FF7, Crisis Core, and will include the first English translation of Before Crisisa.
Ever Crisis will feature content from The First Soldier, which is an ongoing battle royale title for smart devices. The First Soldier is set around thirty years before FF7 and it technically shows the formation of the SOLDIER unit, but the game itself is light on story. This is a shame, as little is known about the history of FF7 between Jenova's defeat and the rise of the Shinra Electric Power Company, so there is a lot of room for the story to be fleshed out. The First Soldier will be part of Ever Crisis and it will flesh out the earliest point in the FF7 timeline, predating Crisis Core and Before Crisis.
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A new trailer for Ever Crisis was revealed alongside its September launch date during the FF7 25th anniversary celebration livestream. The trailer also featured a mysterious young person, who was heavily implied to be Sephiroth. Ever Crisis Director Tetsuya Nomura has confirmed in an interview with Famitsu that the character is indeed a young version of Sephiroth and that he will have his own story in The First Soldier portion of the game. This means that fans will see a brand new chapter of Sephiroth's life before the events of Final Fantasy 7. Even more surprisingly, they'll get to see him in a brand new outfit.
Based on the trailer, it seems that young Sephiroth will be shown fighting in a war and possibly committing a similar act to the Nibelheim Incident. It's said that Sephiroth first became a hero during the Wutai War, so The First Soldier section of Ever Crisis will likely show his actions during the conflict. The FF7: Ever Crisis trailer also brings attention to the fact that he's using a different sword, as the hilt appears to be based on the Shinra logo. Ever Crisis could reveal how Sephiroth first acquired the Masamune, either as a gift from the Shinra higher-ups, or taken from a fallen foe.
The First Soldier section of Ever Crisis has suddenly become the most interesting part of the game, as it will feature brand new story content for one of the most popular characters in the Final Fantasy series. A story section about Sephiroth pulling a similar event to the Nibelheim Incident during the Wutai War and having it covered up by the Shinra Electric Power Company is something that would fit in with the established setting. Fans know almost nothing about Sephiroth's childhood or teenage years, and it will be exciting to see what Ever Crisis does with one of Final Fantasy's most interesting villains
Source: Famitsu
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Nomura Says That's Not Young Sephiroth In Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier
Sorry, guys. We hate to burst your Sephiroth-shaped bubble.
When the latest trailer for Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier was unveiled on Friday at the Tokyo Game Show, the fandom couldn't help but notice that a particular character with silver hair and green eyes bore a striking resemblance to fan-favorite antagonist Sephiroth from Final Fantasy 7.
Naturally, Final Fantasy fans went into a frenzy posting theories that this character could be a young version of Sephiroth; an idea that isn't too far-fetched considering the game is set prior to the events of Final Fantasy 7 and before SOLDIER - Shrina Electric Power Company's elite fighting force - was properly established.
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However, that idea has been promptly shot down by the creative director and head of character design for The First Soldier, Tetsuya Nomura. In a Tokyo Game Show stream earlier this morning, Nomura commented on the recent character speculation and stated that the person fans saw is just a normal guy.
Twitter user aitaikimochi has given a more precise translation of what Nomura-san said in the stream in a recent tweet: "We saw some observations if he's THAT character [Sephiroth], but no, he's just a random character."
Nomura-san has worked on several Final Fantasy titles and, more importantly, he was the character designer for Final Fantasy 7's Sephiroth, so you can't really argue if he says it's not him in the trailer. That's not to say fans won't get any further backstory about Sephiroth's past in The First Soldier though, as eagle-eyed viewers spotted Lucrecia Crescent in the recent trailer also.
The stream also revealed other information about The First Soldier, including a planned release window of November with pre-registration opening in October. Additionally, The First Soldier producer Shoichi Ichikawa confirmed that there would be no pay-to-win elements and that after fan feedback from the earlier demo, the final game will include controller compatibility.
Final Fantasy 7 The First Soldier is a battle royale game—essentially think of it as Final Fantasy Fortnite—and will include everything you would expect as a result, such as different character skins and various collaboration events and items. The game will include a number of familiar locations for those who have played Final Fantasy 7 Remake and features several Final Fantasy staples, such as summons, recurring monsters in the series, and of course, Chocobos.