Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis update adds to backstory of Sephiroth
Mobile game Final Fantasy 7 Ever Crisis updated on Friday, adding a much-anticipated new chapter detailing the story of a young Sephiroth.
The new chapter is added to The First Soldier set of missions and reveals new layers to the villain's backstory.
Fans have been busy discussing the story on social media since the update's release — could there be implications for the forthcoming Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
Major story spoilers follow.
The key moment fans have shared from The First Soldier is Sephiroth holding up a photo of a woman he calls Jenova, who he believes is his mother.
Except it's not Jenova. It's Lucrecia.
You see, Sephiroth was the son of Shinra scientists Hojo and Lucrecia. Jenova was an alien entity mistaken for one of the ancients. Hojo injected Lucrecia with Jenova cells while she was pregnant, which is why Sephiroth has such exceptional power.
Experimented on her unborn child, responsible for Grimoire's death, caused Vincent to become an immortal monster, did nothing about jenova visions of Sephiroth's crimes, hid in a crystal instead of owning her responsibilities, but sure, she so pretty, let's simp
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