

In silence, Sephiroth implores Cloud to turn to the darkness, which Cloud refuses. After having been defeated by Sora, Cloud finally meets Sephiroth. He is a secret boss available in all but the original Japanese version. Kingdom Hearts ĭuring the Platinum Match at Olympus Coliseum, Sephiroth appears and fights Sora. Also, Zack mentions to Terra that he aspires to become a hero like "another" Nomura has confirmed that he was indeed referring to Sephiroth. Sephiroth also appears as various medals that can be used in battle.Īlthough Sephiroth does not actually appear in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep, during the credits a black feather falls before Zack at the Olympus Coliseum, hinting the presence of Sephiroth. He tells the Player they can find him there "when the time comes," then leaps into the air and flies away. Upon defeating him, Sephiroth notes that "you share a connection with him," with "him" likely referring to Cloud. Sephiroth stands and wordlessly prepares to fight the Player. The light fades to reveal Sephiroth in a kneeling position. Upon reaching the last stage of the quest, the sky darkens and a laser beam of light hits the ground in front of the Player. When the Player beats Cloud, he tells them the loss won't change his fate, and he'll "face him someday." Hades also fights the Player, since Hercules has not shown up to the Coliseum. Sephiroth appears in the limited-time quest "Dark-Winged Warrior." While in the Olympus Coliseum, the Player sees Cloud, who holds up a black feather and states that "he's here." Cloud later fights the Player, telling them not to take it personally. Sephiroth is also one of only two characters who did not reappear in their Advent Children attire, the other being Cid. Also in both games, Sephiroth carries his iconic weapon, the Masamune (which is a katana with a massive length but thin width, making the sword resemble a Nodachi), as his weapon. In Kingdom Hearts II, he gains two more wings of the same color sprouting from either of his hips. In both games, Sephiroth sports a large, navy blue wing on his right shoulder, a design feature that has carried over to several characters associated with Jenova in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He wears a silver pauldron over each shoulder, both of which closely resemble the pauldrons he wears in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series. He wears black pants and knee-high boots of the same color, with two grey belts wrapped around each boot. Sephiroth's chest is exposed, showing that he wears some sort of grey strap around his abdomen with two black belts over it, as well as two brown, overall-esque straps that intersect over his chest. This similarity would explain Sephiroth's difference in eye color from his original incarnation. Sephiroth's face looks strikingly like Cloud's, which is something that Goofy comments on in Kingdom Hearts II.

For some reason there is an odd, black and red, fin-like growth on his right forearm. The sleeves of his coat end in metal rings in place of normal cuffs, and he wears black leather gloves. In Kingdom Hearts, Sephiroth also has regular blue eyes, unlike the green, catlike eyes he and his Remnants have in the main series. It is also noticeably more tattered in the Kingdom Hearts games. Unlike in the Final Fantasy games, Sephiroth's coat has red-violet lining in the front. The coat has a large collar that reaches his ears even when folded back and is kept closed by a black belt with a silver buckle around his waist. He has his distinctive long, silver hair with long bangs that frame his face, and dresses in a black leather coat. Sephiroth's appearance in both Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II is largely the same as his appearance in the various games of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, though with a few significant differences.
