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Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega translations: Sephiroth's will and Jenova's will: The Sephiroth clones seen in various locations continue gathering for the Reunion. Seemingly, the will of Jenova as a human is the result of it consuming Sephiroth's spirit; in actuality, Sephiroth is controlling Jenova. (Accompanying screenshot caption) (Page 53)
 * Sephiroth's voice is heard through his "mother," Jenova, as applied through its cells in the Sephiroth clones.

Reunion: 5 years ago, Sephiroth fell into the Lifestream holding the head of Jenova, going to the Northern Crater, where the Planet's energy is concentrated, and where he would begin the Reunion -- and assuring his restoration -- by focusing through Jenova's cells. This regeneration was to be carried out by way of the Reunion, as the scattered Sephiroth clones would begin migrating toward the Northern Crater. (Page 211)

SOLDIER: Also noteworthy is Sephiroth's unique case. Until the secret of his birth was known, he had legendary strength of which he was proud, but 5 years ago, he began walking a different road from that of humans. However, he was unwilling to be placed under Jenova's control and became the leader himself, with its actions falling under his control in the end. This fact resulted in Sephiroth gaining a new sense of strength. (Page 213)

Jenova-BIRTH: Cloud confronts "Sephiroth," the murderer of the ship's crew in the bottom of the ship. In truth, Jenova began moving away from the Shin-Ra building on its own, and took on the form of Sephiroth. (Accompanying screenshot caption) (Page 112)
 * This was a misunderstanding. The arm was not carried, but rather was detached here.

Jenova-LIFE: Immediately after the tragedy surrounding Aerith takes place, the battle with Jenova-LIFE begins, doing so such that it interrupts Sephiroth's words; they're continued after the battle, but the title of whom they're credited to changes from "Sephiroth" to "Jenova." The reason for this is that the confrontation on the altar occurs with Jenova while its displaying Sephiroth's mimed form. It then changes to a more accurate display of its true nature. (Page 157)

Jenova-DEATH: Before the battle with Jenova-DEATH, the words of one of the Sephiroth clones in line for the Reunion offers an indication of the truth: those who carried Jenova's cells were given the mission of bringing the Black Materia to their master, Sephiroth. The fact of the matter is that the "Sephiroth" Cloud saw in various places was not Sephiroth himself, but rather the body of Jenova from the Shin-Ra building mimicing his form. (Page 163)

Jenova-SYNTHESIS: The forms of Jenova that have been fought up to this point (BIRTH, LIFE, DEATH) were parts of the body which escaped from the Shin-Ra building. In regard to Jenova-SYNTHESIS, this form that was arranged to be fought inside the Planet, it is the head of Jenova that Sephiroth had in hand five years ago and the other parts Shin-Ra had, their Reunion complete. As such, its appearance differs from the previous forms: the image of this form's upper body has become strong, it being the closest to perfection. (Page 204)

Final battle with Sephiroth: After fighting Bizarro Sephiroth and Safer Sephiroth, Cloud has a final 1-on-1 battle with Sephiroth in the spiritual realm. Although the ego of this Sephiroth clone was stricken with an inferiority complex in the past, Cloud fights on and achieves victory in the end. (Page 204)

Final Fantasy X & X-2 Ultimania translations: Interview with Yoshinori Kitase and Kazushige Nojima in the Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega: FFVII and FFX are connected?! --"Previously, with a conversation in the FFX Scenario Ultimania, you made certain inferences, and since it's been about half a year since then, is there anything new you'd like to clarify about FFX?"

Kitase "That's true...... Now that FFX International is out and we're in the future, I'm in a predicament; it really isn't that hard to think of another story [set] in that world; room for expansion was left possible there without too much difficulty, don't you think? Speaking conversely, FFX received a splendid reception and made us think of adding to it."

Nojima "After FFVII was finished, we were easily able to add Zack's open[-ended role] into the International version. But, with X, there was an older story with a partly-finished world and an opening that this new one could be added to and [, in doing] so[,] complete it."

Kitase "So, you could say [in terms of] time, Nojima-san decided to designate it to act as a sequel to VII, if you follow me."

--"It's a sequel to VII!!"

Kitase "Well, there was a joke right there. Simply put, in VII's ending, Holy came, and the next thing you knew, it was over without closing things up, and then it was the "500 years later" [scene] in the future. There's a large margin buried there. A margin for the imagination. Nojima-san and Toriyama are going to be filling something of that with VII, though, while they're at their best and can do it."

--"So, will it become a sequel to VII's story?"

Nojima "I have a strong feeling that they're going to be connected."

--"Huh, so VII and X ARE connected?"

Nojima "Well, there's not many specifics to it. I know that what becomes of people when they die is among them; you could say that it's basically the same. Both [concepts came to] function along the same line of thought as I wrote the stories. Sometimes my thoughts just flow out like that, even though pyreflies distinctly aren't green."

--"When you speak of the dead becoming [something] green, do you perhaps [mean]......?"

Nojima "Yes. In my mind, pyreflies and VII's Lifestream are the same substance."

Kitase "Nojima-san's even considering making use of an idea like this -- [with] an addition to the idea of life origin -- in a sequel to FFX International. That's just a little bit of the thought that's been going into what to do with VII."

Nojima "That's right. There's something like the Lifestream [in X's world also]......."

--"'An addition to the idea of life origin'......does that mean you're going to revise life origin concepts or something?"

Nojima "I can't say......it's a secret (laughs)."

Kitase "It's a surprise with how someone from the story conducts theirself with regards to the Farplane." (Page 191)

Interview with FFX-2 creators from the Final Fantasy X-2 Ultimania: "So, what of this child, Shinra......" --"Among these latest stories, 'connected' is one of the key words becoming applicable, isn't it?"

[Daisuke] Watanabe "I personally like the word 'connected,' but there's one aspect where that applies well."

Nojima "During the game's progression, various vague things will be tied together to reveal it."

--"For example, the name 'Shinra' suggests a connection with VII? There's [what's said] in the 'Graduation Mission' scenario [ -- 'graduation' referring to Shinra being soon to leave the Gullwings -- ], and the 'I am not alone in my thinking' line from the 'Rin's Detective Work' scenario seems to have some particular significance."

Nojima "Actually, it does. After quitting the Gullwings, Shinra received enormous financial support from Rin, and began trying to use Vegnagun to siphon Mako Energy from the Farplane. But, he is unable to complete the system for utilizing this energy in his generation, and in the future, when traveling to distant planets becomes possible, the Shin-Ra Company is founded on another world, or something like that....... That would happen about 1000 years after this story, I think."

--"So VII's story is after that?"

Nojima "Well, you could say the feelings I have are like that. When I think about the characters, those are the kinds of feelings I already have. Shinra is a good child, but his descendants are going to end up becoming like the president [of Shin-Ra] (laughs)."

Watanabe "With you said about VII, after seeing your episodes with Shinra, one of the people on the [development] staff said that the first shot of the Bevelle Underground 'gives the impression of somewhere else.'"

[Motomu] Toriyama "Certainly; it looks like the opening shot of Midgar in VII." (Page 723)

Information on Shinra of the Gullwings in the Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega: Shinra is a boy who supports the Gullwings, the group which the main protagonist, Yuna, belongs to. He carries a name that gives him an association to the Shin-Ra Company, and he is researching a method that could utilize the energy of "the life force that flows through our planet." The results of this cannot be seen in FFX-2, but maybe one day his descendants will establish a "company that supplies the energy of the planet"?

(Accompanying screenshot caption) (Page 563)
 * The words of Shinra, which can be heard at the end of the story. This world has something similar to the Lifestream that is worthy of attention.

Interview with FFVII creators from the Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega: --"At E3 (the world's largest game show, which was held in America), as a demo for the PS3, the opening of FFVII was shown; was its purpose to serve as something of a preliminary announcement?

Kitase "Well, in regard to that, please think of it as a mere demonstration. Because the production period for its imagery was [going to be] so short, we made the opening of FFVII, as it was easy to represent. Beyond that, there is no particular deeper meaning.

--"In that case, it's not a remake; when might you be making something to serve as the direct continuation of FFX-2?"

Kitase "Producing something like that holds the same problem as a remake [of FFVII], as our schedule just isn't open for it [right now]." (Page 571)