BloodyCloud
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Curious, how do you know he was a mercenary in Midgar two months before the start of the game? This is first I've heard of the timeline of Cloud's mercenary work...I know it wasn't stated in FFVII.
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Curious, how do you know he was a mercenary in Midgar two months before the start of the game? This is first I've heard of the timeline of Cloud's mercenary work...I know it wasn't stated in FFVII.
Makoeyes987
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BloodyCloud
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Reviving an somewhat old thread here...has anyone seen this guy's replica of the 1st Tsurugi? It's able to be assembled. http://www.flickr.com/photos/ziga_ris/sets/72157626359539533/with/6109829802/
Makoeyes987
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No but now I have.
And I can honestly say...I have lived.
And I can honestly say...I have lived.
Dana Scully
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holy shit
mad woodworking skills
also bonus points for a) being full size and b) having all 6 blades
mad woodworking skills
also bonus points for a) being full size and b) having all 6 blades
Joe
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On the topic (Which I've only seen now) I've seen a few Kendo moves from Sephiroth, as far as the series goes, but nothing substantial enough to call his style.
I'm a fencer myself and in ACC it should be noted that when Kadaj is fighting with his two feet on the ground, he has a habit of pulling out a fencing style.
Other than that though, it's all hacky, slashy and special effecty.
I'm a fencer myself and in ACC it should be noted that when Kadaj is fighting with his two feet on the ground, he has a habit of pulling out a fencing style.
Other than that though, it's all hacky, slashy and special effecty.
Wolfmania
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Pretty much...
I doubt the creators thought of a singular style when coreographing the fights. Other than entering stances in AC/C, It's pretty much hack n' slash.
Cat Rage Room
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He probably didn't start the war off as a First Class fucking shit up. Having the best scientific discovery being in the middle of a battlefield as a preteen isn't a very good idea (and at just 12 years old with zero war experience, Sephiroth would have probably gotten killed by the Wutai Army pretty quick). Most likely they eased him into fighting and he gained his rank just like everyone else (albiet really quickly and much higher)
Kai Schulen
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I can only say that I have lived when I get to own that replica Fusion Sword.
And also, comparisons between Cloud's fighting style and various kenjutsu postures if anyone's interested.
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Wolfmania
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True, but dosen't It say he was active as a First Class when the war began?
Roger
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I wasn't aware that it was stated he was active at all when the war began. But then i wasn't awarre any of the titles stated "Wutai war began yeas XXXX" to begin with.
Wolfmania
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I might be interpreting It wrong, as english isn't my first language, but is It not what the caption says:
"[ Starting approx. 8 years before CC ]
· The Wutai War begins. Active as a SOLDIER 1st Class, Sephiroth becomes famous as a decorated hero."
It could also be stipulated as a close date for when Ragnarok(best SOLDIERS before Genesis, Seph, and Angeal rose to power) opposed to Lost Force capturing people in the war to test in DeepGround. And were sent there by the president to be murdered.
"[ Starting approx. 8 years before CC ]
· The Wutai War begins. Active as a SOLDIER 1st Class, Sephiroth becomes famous as a decorated hero."
It could also be stipulated as a close date for when Ragnarok(best SOLDIERS before Genesis, Seph, and Angeal rose to power) opposed to Lost Force capturing people in the war to test in DeepGround. And were sent there by the president to be murdered.
Wolfmania
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From the timeline It'self.
[ Starting approx. 20 years before CC ]
· Genesis is born via Jenova Project G.
· Angeal is born via Jenova Project G.
· Sephiroth is born via Jenova Project S.
· Following the birth of Genesis, unique experiments begin in the secret department beneath the ShinRa building, known as Deep Ground.
So, Sephiroth is 20 when CC starts, alledgedly at teh time they are sent to Wutai to deal the final blow in the war.
And so..
[ Starting approx. 8 years before CC ]
· The Wutai War begins. Active as a SOLDIER 1st Class, Sephiroth becomes famous as a decorated hero.
8 years before Crisis Core, starts the Wutai War, and Sephiroth, active as a first, becomes a war hero.
War started 8 years before CC, and Sephiroth would be 20 when CC started.
20 - 8 = 12
So he was 12 when the war started.
Roger
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Well there's that approx. to think about.
With Vince we are told straight up, 27 physical age, 57 actual age in FFVII. i dunno when Hojo stopped Vincent from aging but Sephiroth was in the womb when he started working on him. Sephiroth can only possibly be 29/30 in FFVII more if Hojo took more then a year to get Vince to stop aging, and that's a fact. Sephiroth can't be 20 in Crisis Core without corrospondingly retconning Vincents stated age in FFVII, Ultimania and DoC.
With Vince we are told straight up, 27 physical age, 57 actual age in FFVII. i dunno when Hojo stopped Vincent from aging but Sephiroth was in the womb when he started working on him. Sephiroth can only possibly be 29/30 in FFVII more if Hojo took more then a year to get Vince to stop aging, and that's a fact. Sephiroth can't be 20 in Crisis Core without corrospondingly retconning Vincents stated age in FFVII, Ultimania and DoC.
BloodyCloud
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I guess Shin-Ra really wanted to test the power/durability of the experiments...so a 12-year-old Sephiroth makes sense during the start of the war, but decorated?. That's a bit much, what could he have possibly done in those twelve years to become decorated and a 1st Class SOLDIER.
Pretty crazy stuff goin' on in the world of FFVII.
Obsidian Fire
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Keep in mind that the Wutai War lasted 8 years. Sephiroth could easily have only become a decorated hero in the last four years. Keep in mind though that Zack was 12 when he left home to join SOLDIER and three years later, CC starts. That sets him up as being promoted to 1st Class at the age of 16. It should be mentioned that Zack is a normal human. If he could get to 1st Class at 16, there's no reason why Sephiroth can't as well.
Wolfmania
Saint of Killers
Seems like there's a contradiction at hand.
Unless that approx. is off like, 9-10 years.
abrenicathea
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Indeed, This game is made of purely fictional ideas scattered around Nomura's head, and HELL!...no sword techniques can fit their weapons of choice, (e.g. Cloud's fusion sword is TOOO heavy! That's 7 swords all in one right? I bet only CHUCK NORRIS can wield it same manner as clod does,IMO. Even kendo would be hard to associate with that one since Masamune or Buster sword are WAAAY too...overrated. XD
Guts
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I quite like the idea of him having no particular Greatsword style and functioning purely on his insane reflexes, as well as a good sense of how to conserve endurance and manipulate momentum, I guess.
It would be cool if he went through utter hell pushing himself to get the sort of dexterity Guts from Berserk has. I don't think it suits him though.
It would be cool if he went through utter hell pushing himself to get the sort of dexterity Guts from Berserk has. I don't think it suits him though.