Dark and Divine
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The one true angel
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Dawnbreaker
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He also did a bunch for my fanfic the Story of Sephiroth, but after I gave up on the story so did he. I'll see if I can find it and post some of them here.
Dark and Divine
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Wasn't the cover a pic of a young Sephiroth running away, with Hojo's face visible in the background?
Dawnbreaker
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That's one of them. There's another of him with Jenova and another with him standing on a catwalk. And a bunch more, some colored, some not. IIRC he did chapter 5 and 6 and then some of 1. I just wish he did 3 as that was one of my favorite chapters ever.
I'll have to go poke Ang and get some more.
I'll have to go poke Ang and get some more.
Dark and Divine
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Do it, please, fgj!
Btw, here are two videos exhibiting all Sephiroth's moves in Dissidia:
Moves used in this video (time-name of the move):
0:04 - Shadow Flare
0:06 - Compressed Earth
0:13 - Iai Strike
0:22 - God of speed
0:30 - Empty Sky
0:34 - Full Swing
0:42 - Reunion (EX Mode)
0:42 - Heartless Angel (EX Bonus)
0:55 - Octoslash
0:58 - Supernova (EX Burst - Full)
Moves used in this video (time-name of the move):
0:10 - Flash
0:22 - Prison Gate
0:25 - Black Materia
1:13 - Supernova (EX Burst - Empty)
Dawnbreaker
~The Other Side of Fear~
Those two videos are epic, absolutely epic! Thank you!
Also, I plan to train like a mofo when I get Dissidia so I can wipe everyone out. And of course, the character I will be using will be Sephiroth.
And as promised:
Illustration by Angelus-Mortis, story adaption by Daryl Falchion
The Story of Sephiroth Chapter 5, title page
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/btl/The_Story_of_Sephiroth/Title5.jpg
The Story of Sephiroth Chapter 6, title page
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/btl/The_Story_of_Sephiroth/SS6/Title6.jpg
I will edit with more later.
I'll also add my stories as well, in case someone wants to read them.
Also, I plan to train like a mofo when I get Dissidia so I can wipe everyone out. And of course, the character I will be using will be Sephiroth.
And as promised:
Illustration by Angelus-Mortis, story adaption by Daryl Falchion
The Story of Sephiroth Chapter 5, title page
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/btl/The_Story_of_Sephiroth/Title5.jpg
The Story of Sephiroth Chapter 6, title page
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v405/btl/The_Story_of_Sephiroth/SS6/Title6.jpg
I will edit with more later.
I'll also add my stories as well, in case someone wants to read them.
Dark and Divine
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Wow, thanks for this, Dawn! 
I particulary love Sephiroth's facial expression in Chapter 5's cover.
I particulary love Sephiroth's facial expression in Chapter 5's cover.
Dawnbreaker
~The Other Side of Fear~
You're very welcome.
I've got the whole shebang of chapter 5 and chapter 6 comics but it would take me shitloads of time to link to them all so if you can forgive the unintentional promotion of my own fanfiction I'll link you to it. They are around the bottom of my profile:
http://www.fanfiction.net/~darylfalchion
There's also two pieces by my boyfriend under Sunflare, for my stories Terror. Utter. Raw. Killer. and One Man Army. I'll link up those stories directly (along with the rest) very shortly).
I use to have a shrine on Sephiroth on my webpage but sadly I had to take it down due to some serious html issues, so I can't link that up just yet.
I've got the whole shebang of chapter 5 and chapter 6 comics but it would take me shitloads of time to link to them all so if you can forgive the unintentional promotion of my own fanfiction I'll link you to it. They are around the bottom of my profile:
http://www.fanfiction.net/~darylfalchion
There's also two pieces by my boyfriend under Sunflare, for my stories Terror. Utter. Raw. Killer. and One Man Army. I'll link up those stories directly (along with the rest) very shortly).
I use to have a shrine on Sephiroth on my webpage but sadly I had to take it down due to some serious html issues, so I can't link that up just yet.
Dark and Divine
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Very nice!
The last three pages of Chapter 5 are astonishing and, at the same time, frightening.
Very nice work, from both of you!
The last three pages of Chapter 5 are astonishing and, at the same time, frightening.
Very nice work, from both of you!
Dawnbreaker
~The Other Side of Fear~
Thank you and I'll pass your comments onto Ang. He doesn't come arond too often (busy with schooling) but I'll drag up whatever else of his extensive Sephiroth collection is out there for you and anyone else interested to see.
Myself I'd like to get back to writing more fanfiction about Sephiroth but I honestly cannot be arsed to write more of the Story of Sephiroth. I'm figuring I'll go back to One Man Army as that was a pretty decent story and it's only a few chapters to boot.
That does bring up an interesting point: what kind of missions do you suppose Sephiroth was sent on?
Myself I'd like to get back to writing more fanfiction about Sephiroth but I honestly cannot be arsed to write more of the Story of Sephiroth. I'm figuring I'll go back to One Man Army as that was a pretty decent story and it's only a few chapters to boot.
That does bring up an interesting point: what kind of missions do you suppose Sephiroth was sent on?
Makoeyes987
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Dark and Divine
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I’ve been reading some impressions of people who played the Dissidia Demo and it seems Sephiroth had many improvements over the Japanese version. Here’s what I could gather:
-Sephiroth's speed increased overall. He still has a good bit of lag, but not alot. Maybe only half a second.
-Shadow Flare has a new look.
-There’s an aerial version of Flash (Scintilla in the western version). Also, this Aerial Flash has an homing effect, much like Octoslash.
-Iai Strike has a larger Homming effect and it has no lag if you miss. You can dodge out of it immediately.
-Fully charged Black Materia comes out much quicker.
-You can move faster in Heartless Angel, but you must hold R+O.
-You can cancel out of Heartless Angel.
-Hell’s Gate (Prison Gate in the Japanese version) can hit in the air if you land on your opponent in the air.
-Releasing the square button during Hell's Gate makes Sephiroth unleash a slash all around him.
About Sephiroth’s new move, Heaven’s Light:
Heavens Light is an Upward Aerial Slash. It’s an HP attack and it's extremely quick, without any start up lag at all. The move consists of Sephiroth doing a rising slash upwards and then turning around with another slash after that.
Oh, and Sephiroth's "title" went from Blade Master (japanese version) to Focused Blade (western version).
Btw, here's a video of Sephiroth from the Dissidia demo...
...and some more Sephiroth fanart:
-Sephiroth's speed increased overall. He still has a good bit of lag, but not alot. Maybe only half a second.
-Shadow Flare has a new look.
-There’s an aerial version of Flash (Scintilla in the western version). Also, this Aerial Flash has an homing effect, much like Octoslash.
-Iai Strike has a larger Homming effect and it has no lag if you miss. You can dodge out of it immediately.
-Fully charged Black Materia comes out much quicker.
-You can move faster in Heartless Angel, but you must hold R+O.
-You can cancel out of Heartless Angel.
-Hell’s Gate (Prison Gate in the Japanese version) can hit in the air if you land on your opponent in the air.
-Releasing the square button during Hell's Gate makes Sephiroth unleash a slash all around him.
About Sephiroth’s new move, Heaven’s Light:
Heavens Light is an Upward Aerial Slash. It’s an HP attack and it's extremely quick, without any start up lag at all. The move consists of Sephiroth doing a rising slash upwards and then turning around with another slash after that.
Oh, and Sephiroth's "title" went from Blade Master (japanese version) to Focused Blade (western version).
Btw, here's a video of Sephiroth from the Dissidia demo...
...and some more Sephiroth fanart:
Don't know if this video was already posted here, but I will show it anyway. I think it's pretty epic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlJX1hJj3YY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlJX1hJj3YY
Dark and Divine
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Indeed!
Quite ironic the fact that
Sephiroth's final blow was Prison Gate/Hell's Gate.
And here's Sephiroth's discription in Dissidia's character selection screen...
[Focused Blade] Uses peerless swordsmanship to deliver precise strikes.
...together with his character profile in Dissidia's Museum:
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Bump. 
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Where is that from? Its his Dissidia model of course, but I've never seen that.
Dark and Divine
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I found it in the FF Wiki, in Sephiroth's Dissidia page. The user just uploaded this one and Cloud's. Sadly, he didn't upload anyone else's and never said where he got them.
As for the artwork itself, it came from
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Makoeyes987
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That's Sephiroth at his fucking best. I've always loved his Dissidia outfit the most out of his costumes. It captures his character perfectly.
Dark and Divine
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I prefer the subtle design of the original uniform, specially with its Compilation restyling, but the Dissidia one is far better than those excessive KH uniforms.
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Sephiroth Club (blinks) Okay I'm definatly in. I do agree about the religous freaks. I mean lets be realistic. Sephiroth is a figment of a japanese creator's imagination, he has no more real basis than a spoon. But he's a fun doll to play with in my head
But I digress. I do enjoy Sephiroth. In my personal opinion, he's an engima of all sorts. No matter how we look into him, deep or on the surface, he still has some sense of mystery. Like, what really goes on in his head while he's maming and killing people. If I had to ask him a question (from a farrrrrrr away distance. Yes I realise he could impale me like orderves being served at his future victory party) it'll go along the lines of something like this:
Okay, so you've finally succeeded in a)killing Cloud(hypothectically) and b) Carroding the planet which you now possess it as a vessel. What now? Do you JUST go around killing everything in sight, or are you going to live up to that promise of "creating a shining future" with you and Mummy? And what is this shining future going to be like? Are you going to make male/female clones to be you faithful and discreet slaves? or are you going to just sail the cosmos alone and devoure everything?
You see this is one of the reason why I like Sephiroth so much. His goals seem alot more clear in AC than in the original FF7. But in this scenero, what if he truily succeeds, what then? This is one of the my fanfic ideas that I'm playing around for the main plot. How does he succeed and what he does after.
Or in the end he could just lay on couch, pull out green-tea ice-cream and watch the Doctor Who marathon all day. Who am I to wonder?
But I digress. I do enjoy Sephiroth. In my personal opinion, he's an engima of all sorts. No matter how we look into him, deep or on the surface, he still has some sense of mystery. Like, what really goes on in his head while he's maming and killing people. If I had to ask him a question (from a farrrrrrr away distance. Yes I realise he could impale me like orderves being served at his future victory party) it'll go along the lines of something like this:
Okay, so you've finally succeeded in a)killing Cloud(hypothectically) and b) Carroding the planet which you now possess it as a vessel. What now? Do you JUST go around killing everything in sight, or are you going to live up to that promise of "creating a shining future" with you and Mummy? And what is this shining future going to be like? Are you going to make male/female clones to be you faithful and discreet slaves? or are you going to just sail the cosmos alone and devoure everything?
You see this is one of the reason why I like Sephiroth so much. His goals seem alot more clear in AC than in the original FF7. But in this scenero, what if he truily succeeds, what then? This is one of the my fanfic ideas that I'm playing around for the main plot. How does he succeed and what he does after.
Or in the end he could just lay on couch, pull out green-tea ice-cream and watch the Doctor Who marathon all day. Who am I to wonder?
admirable_butterfli
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@M.I.L.F I know I'm a bit late, but thanks for the dj. I'm enjoying it already!
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The "shining future" is what he always wanted to do. He decided the world sucked ass so he was going to kill everything, become a god of the Lifestream and recreate the world in a manner in which he saw fit. When that didn't work, he decided to just ride the planet to another one and create his world there.
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Thread Revival XD
Well, after a long and hard work, I finally(!) unleashed my Sephiroth’s full potential in Dissidia. Here’s how it turned out:
Battlewise, Sephiroth is a character that I have a lot of fun to play with, though in the beginning, it was difficult to me to get used to Sephiroth’s lag after Oblivion, for example.
But after that little learning time, Sephiroth became an absolute beast, one that can shatter the opponent’s brave with little effort.
His Brave attacks are quite powerful. The only thing negative about Sephiroth is the already referred lag after some of these attacks, leaving him vulnerable should he miss.
My fighting style with Sephiroth has a more strategic and cautious approach to it. I tend to let the adversary make the first move and then counter it, making use of Sephiroth’s high attack power and his brave attacks to deliver crushing blows. I also tend to use the battleground to my advantage, mainly when using HP attacks like Black Materia. Usually, I use him both as an aerial and ground fighter, though I tend to be more strategic and patient when on the ground and more vicious in aerial combat. Naturally, I use him as a close-to-mid range fighter.
Usually, making use of abilities like First Strike and Riposte, and depending on the opponent’s level and equipment, one full Reaper or even a Fervent Blow are enough to sap the entirety of an opponent’s Brave. If not, then the chase sequence that follows (in the case of Reaper) will do the trick.
As for his HP attacks, I usually place Sephiroth in a strategic location to use that as an advantage. For example, I place him in one of the platforms in Planet’s Core waiting for the opponent. When the opponent reaches the platform and is about to strike, I use Scintilla to block the attack and to deliver my own.
Other example is, when there’s a considerable distance between Sephiroth and his opponent, I place him between some of the mountains in the Lunar Subterranean and begin to charge Black Materia. Though it takes time to charge, the opponent can’t reach it in time, mainly due to the distance and the difficulty to reach the exact spot Sephiroth is located, thus suffering the might of a fully charged Meteor, making it quite difficult to dodge.
Heaven’s Light works beautifully as a surprise attack after the end of a Chase Sequence, as does Octaslash to punish a staggered opponent.
As for Sephiroth’s EX-mode, I too use it in a very strategic manner. I usually only activate it to break an opponent’s combo or when I’m attacking my opponent with Octaslash or Scintilla to follow immediately with his EX-Burst. I might do the same a split second before using Heaven’s Light (when I’m sure it will hit) or when a fully charged Black Materia is tackling the opponent down to the ground.
I only activate Sephiroth’s EX-Mode as soon as possible when I’m facing a higher-level opponent and when it has a considerable amount of Brave. In this case, I use the same strategy when I use Black Materia (hiding behind a mountain or such) to use Heartless Angel. After that, it’s only a matter to hit it with a Sudden Cruelty or Oblivion to break its Brave and gain the upper hand.
So, how about you guys? How did you equip “your” Sephiroth? And what strategies do you use? Let us compare our views and fighting stiles on our favourite One-Winged Angel.
Well, after a long and hard work, I finally(!) unleashed my Sephiroth’s full potential in Dissidia. Here’s how it turned out:
Stats
Level: 100
Rank: SSS
Behaviour: Valiant (sometimes Tactician or Cautious)
HP: 9999
CP: 450
BRV: 997
ATK: 181
LUK: 60
DEF: 185
Equipment
Weapon: One-Winged Angel
Arms: Lufenian Gauntlets
Head: Saucer
Body: Maximillian
Bravery Attacks (Land)
O– Reaper
O + towards opponent - None
O + away from opponent – Fervent Blow
Bravery Attacks (Air)
O– Sudden Cruelty
O + Up - Oblivion
O + Down – Godspeed
HP Attacks (Land)
£– Black Materia
£+ towards opponent – Octaslash (Ground)
£ + away from opponent – Scintilla (Ground)
HP Attacks (Air)
£– Hell’s Gate
£+ Up – Octaslash (Midair)
£ + Down – Heaven’s Light
Basic Abilities (Action)
Ground Evasion
Midair Evasion
Ground Block
Midair Block
Aerial Recovery
Omni Air Dash
Basic Abilities (Support)
Always Target Indicator
EX Core Lock On
Auto Ex Defense Ω
Basic Abilities (Extra)
Concentration
Magic Shield
Physical Shield
Counterattack
First Strike
Riposte
Disable Riposte
EXP to HP
Accessories
Hyper Ring
Gaia Ring
HP=100%
On the Ground
In Midair
Level 100
Green Drop
Red Gem
Orange Gem
Close to You
Summons (most frequently used)
Phoenix
Carbuncle
Magic Pot
Shiva
Ifrit
Level: 100
Rank: SSS
Behaviour: Valiant (sometimes Tactician or Cautious)
HP: 9999
CP: 450
BRV: 997
ATK: 181
LUK: 60
DEF: 185
Equipment
Weapon: One-Winged Angel
Arms: Lufenian Gauntlets
Head: Saucer
Body: Maximillian
Bravery Attacks (Land)
O– Reaper
O + towards opponent - None
O + away from opponent – Fervent Blow
Bravery Attacks (Air)
O– Sudden Cruelty
O + Up - Oblivion
O + Down – Godspeed
HP Attacks (Land)
£– Black Materia
£+ towards opponent – Octaslash (Ground)
£ + away from opponent – Scintilla (Ground)
HP Attacks (Air)
£– Hell’s Gate
£+ Up – Octaslash (Midair)
£ + Down – Heaven’s Light
Basic Abilities (Action)
Ground Evasion
Midair Evasion
Ground Block
Midair Block
Aerial Recovery
Omni Air Dash
Basic Abilities (Support)
Always Target Indicator
EX Core Lock On
Auto Ex Defense Ω
Basic Abilities (Extra)
Concentration
Magic Shield
Physical Shield
Counterattack
First Strike
Riposte
Disable Riposte
EXP to HP
Accessories
Hyper Ring
Gaia Ring
HP=100%
On the Ground
In Midair
Level 100
Green Drop
Red Gem
Orange Gem
Close to You
Summons (most frequently used)
Phoenix
Carbuncle
Magic Pot
Shiva
Ifrit
Battlewise, Sephiroth is a character that I have a lot of fun to play with, though in the beginning, it was difficult to me to get used to Sephiroth’s lag after Oblivion, for example.
But after that little learning time, Sephiroth became an absolute beast, one that can shatter the opponent’s brave with little effort.
His Brave attacks are quite powerful. The only thing negative about Sephiroth is the already referred lag after some of these attacks, leaving him vulnerable should he miss.
My fighting style with Sephiroth has a more strategic and cautious approach to it. I tend to let the adversary make the first move and then counter it, making use of Sephiroth’s high attack power and his brave attacks to deliver crushing blows. I also tend to use the battleground to my advantage, mainly when using HP attacks like Black Materia. Usually, I use him both as an aerial and ground fighter, though I tend to be more strategic and patient when on the ground and more vicious in aerial combat. Naturally, I use him as a close-to-mid range fighter.
Usually, making use of abilities like First Strike and Riposte, and depending on the opponent’s level and equipment, one full Reaper or even a Fervent Blow are enough to sap the entirety of an opponent’s Brave. If not, then the chase sequence that follows (in the case of Reaper) will do the trick.
As for his HP attacks, I usually place Sephiroth in a strategic location to use that as an advantage. For example, I place him in one of the platforms in Planet’s Core waiting for the opponent. When the opponent reaches the platform and is about to strike, I use Scintilla to block the attack and to deliver my own.
Other example is, when there’s a considerable distance between Sephiroth and his opponent, I place him between some of the mountains in the Lunar Subterranean and begin to charge Black Materia. Though it takes time to charge, the opponent can’t reach it in time, mainly due to the distance and the difficulty to reach the exact spot Sephiroth is located, thus suffering the might of a fully charged Meteor, making it quite difficult to dodge.
Heaven’s Light works beautifully as a surprise attack after the end of a Chase Sequence, as does Octaslash to punish a staggered opponent.
As for Sephiroth’s EX-mode, I too use it in a very strategic manner. I usually only activate it to break an opponent’s combo or when I’m attacking my opponent with Octaslash or Scintilla to follow immediately with his EX-Burst. I might do the same a split second before using Heaven’s Light (when I’m sure it will hit) or when a fully charged Black Materia is tackling the opponent down to the ground.
I only activate Sephiroth’s EX-Mode as soon as possible when I’m facing a higher-level opponent and when it has a considerable amount of Brave. In this case, I use the same strategy when I use Black Materia (hiding behind a mountain or such) to use Heartless Angel. After that, it’s only a matter to hit it with a Sudden Cruelty or Oblivion to break its Brave and gain the upper hand.
So, how about you guys? How did you equip “your” Sephiroth? And what strategies do you use? Let us compare our views and fighting stiles on our favourite One-Winged Angel.
Makoeyes987
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That's a really solid build, playing to Sephiroth's strength, which is his overwhelming brave game. Playing conservatively is best, because while he's aggressive with bravery attacks, his HP attacks can be a bit hard to land, especially since he doesn't have a BRV->HP chain.
I think you should probably discard Concentration in favor of a more offensive ability like "Snooze and Lose." That ability is one of the best abilities in the game, which punishes defensive players and forces them to either attack blindly and make mistakes, or have their brave drain away to zero. With an aggro build like yours, and a strategic play style, you can really smash face against opponents with ease.
I'd get rid of Magic and Physical Shield too, because you really shouldn't rely on them to save you. Your own skill and tactics should compensate, and you shouldn't be getting hit that much where you need their buffs. Put those points towards Snooze and Lose.
I'll share my build one day, but its kinda similar to yours. Except my accessories focus more on keeping him in EX mode more than you.
I think you should probably discard Concentration in favor of a more offensive ability like "Snooze and Lose." That ability is one of the best abilities in the game, which punishes defensive players and forces them to either attack blindly and make mistakes, or have their brave drain away to zero. With an aggro build like yours, and a strategic play style, you can really smash face against opponents with ease.
I'd get rid of Magic and Physical Shield too, because you really shouldn't rely on them to save you. Your own skill and tactics should compensate, and you shouldn't be getting hit that much where you need their buffs. Put those points towards Snooze and Lose.
I'll share my build one day, but its kinda similar to yours. Except my accessories focus more on keeping him in EX mode more than you.