#CRISIS CORE

[yingxtkm]

Matching 🎀

Self indulgent aeriseph sibling scribble as usual

I originally scribbled this out of spite when I found out I couldn’t submit platonic prompts for something I was debating on participating LMFAOO

[lilfuturescars]

THIS.

In just a few images you get to see how the narrative fucked them so bad.

The fact that they added Angeal to Dissidia and LET HIM WITNESS how far gone Sephiroth is and for him to react this way it’s just heartbreaking. Because in his mind, Sephiroth didn’t falter, he never went mad— but he wasn’t aware that he was part of what was holding him together. Him and Genesis, but we all know how that one turned out.

I’m in tears.

..............

TALK TO HIM, SEPHIROTH

[squibs-art]

some sephgen ^^

[artistic-joie]

Bad idea, Genesis...

[puffbirdstudio]

I can FINALLY share this art I made back in 2021! This was for the FFVII "Proof That We Existed" Crisis Core Scrapbook Fanthology, which turned out amazing, honestly.

The zine was set up like a scrapbook, and we artists designed all sorts of ephemera to be included on various pages. I signed up to tackle some snapshots of good times, and also created some photographic evidence for @fallintosanity's exploration of Kensel's investigation into what actually happened at Nibelheim.

A fun project, and I'm proud of the work I did for it!

[sephesisweek]

Sephesis Week 2025

January 1st thru 7th

Are you ready for Sephesis Week? This new year, instead of resolutions, let's give redemption a try!

EVENT GUIDELINES ▏ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ▏ DIRECTORY

@ffviifandomcalendar

Prompt list text under the cut. ⤵

Day 1 — Short prompts: Consequence / Verdict. Long prompt: "willingly accept my fate."

Day 2 — Short prompts: Renewal / Anomaly. Long prompt: "to be home after all this time."

Day 3 — Short prompts: Dissonance / Sympathy. Long prompt: "a special existence."

Day 4 — Short prompts: Engagement / Schism. Long prompt: "respect your wishes."

Day 5 — Short prompts: Inadequacy / Misadventure. Long prompt: "a common story."

Day 6 — Short prompts: Encounter / Reclamation. Long prompt: "the truth I've sought."

Day 7 — Short prompts: Forgiveness / Reprieve. Long prompt: "a heavenly boon found."

[finallyfantasy7]

In OG we already had plenty of stereotypical villains - the most powerful being on the planet, the crazy immoral scientist, Shinra canon fodder...

I think Genesis was a brilliant addition to the roster, and Crisis Core managed to give us a very different kind of villain to keep things fresh, a person who had the full right to be angry but chose the wrong way to express it, and he even got redemption unlike Sephiroth and Hojo, making him stand apart even more. He is interesting, complex, and fits the theme of hopefulness in a game where person like Zack, not Cloud, is the protagonist.

I'm sorry, but I have been listening to various fan nonsense about Gackt and Crisis Core for 16 years now, and I am about done. None of those things turned out to be true, so I give less credence to it now, and I didn't give much credence to it ever. I had to put up with reading for almost two freaking decades how the reason we never got Crisis Core on other platforms was because Gackt blocked it and he retained rights to his own image, and vitrol and hatred for Tetsuya Nomura for ruining everything by being a Gackt stan.

And then we found out it was another person pushing for more Genesis and not Nomura. And then it turned out it was simply the case of Square-Enix not wanting to drop Crisis Core remaster at the time when FFVII content was an arid wasteland, but waiting for remakes to get people more fired up and interested.

So you won't find a person here who agrees Genesis was half-assed, nor a plugin character for Gackt. I have never seen anything that would make me believe it was anything more than a business decision to use an extremely popular celebrity to help boost sales. And good decision it was, when you look at PSP Crisis Core sales.

As for Sephiroth, we already saw him rampage AND got his tragic backstory in Dirge of Cerberus and Before Crisis, so I fully believe he would have gone on a murderous rampage and stumbled around with Jenova's head with or without Genesis. One short conversation in the reactor isn't enough to set off what happened.

I like how Genesis was written in Crisis Core.

I like what he adds to canon.

I like Zack's relationship with him and how it changes.

And I like how funny it is he annoyed every character, vastly different people, from Hojo to Zack, with spouting Loveless.

🤷‍♀️

Crisis Core PSP Japanese Version (2007)

ジェネシス：騒々しいな　子犬のザックス

(Genesis: So noisy Zack the Puppy.)

Crisis Core PSP English Version (2008)

Genesis: Settle down... Zack the Puppy.

Crisis Core Reunion (2022)

Genesis: Settle down...

...Zack the Puppy.

Aaaaaw, Angeal told his mom and his friends the private nickname he gave Zack. Angeal talked about Zack to them. That's so cute! 🥰

Ever Crisis - Crisis Core (2023)

Genesis: Hello, Zack.

You miserable mutt.

*record scratch*

Wait. WHAT?

[ilminnestrone]

What do you mean “Shaun Conde soft spoken ASMR 6 hours hasn’t produced any result”, YouTube, are you kidding me?

[peony-pearl]

Banora has been destroyed, Angeal stares at his burning home, where his mother is now returning to the planet. His pain is excruciating, to the point of numbness; he turns and realizes Hollander is standing nearby, his lab coat singed after he just barely made it out of the chaos. He, too, looks to the destruction morosely; an expression that makes Angeal livid.

Angeal approaches the doctor, the man who has destroyed his life. The man who was behind Angeal's very existence had now made living a complete hell.

Because of Hollander, Angeal's mother's burdens were now visible... and now she was gone. The truth of Banora... of Genesis...

Angeal glares at Hollander, inches away from the man who had been recently revealed to be Angeal's biological father, another bit of salt in the wound. Angeal wants to strike out, to strangle the shorter man... he could do it. He could do it easily. He removes the Buster Sword from its hilt in a threatening display; one that doesn't cause Hollander to flinch.

But, in Angeal's memory, the voices of Gillian and his 'father' ring loud and clear, telling him to hold on to his honor... and he does. He holds onto the sword that, ironically, could take Hollander's life right now.

But that wouldn't save Genesis. And keeping Hollander alive and denying him any love as a son is better revenge than letting Genesis' chance at surviving escape.

And before Angeal can mount his sword, Hollander breaks his gaze towards Banora, looking up to Angeal with a regretful, bitter smile.

'Time to go' he says roughly. Hollander turns away, coughing from the smoke billowing and engulfing the area.

Angeal refuses to take orders; and he takes to the sky to take one final look at home, trying to find the remains of his meager house. He looks up with tears in his eyes and sees Genesis' form flying towards him. With a silent hand pressing onto Angeal's shoulder, he takes his leave... and Angeal shares this silence as he follows.

[korychka]

first class💘

[altocat]

i like to think that Sephiroth uses a lot of big Fancy words a lot

Sephiroth, in my mind, is extremely eloquent and rarely ever curses. He doesn't really use much slang either. He can be blunt and to the point, but his education under Hojo has shaped him into a person with an incredibly lavish vocabulary. Which tends to alienate him a lot from other people.

He's definitely one of those kids who was fed a LOT of SAT words growing up and now he unconsciously uses them in casual conversation despite no one actually knowing what he's saying. They just think he's being stuffy, showing off. Which only depresses Sephiroth even more. He can't help that he talks like a book. It's how he was molded. And the perplexed reactions he receives only reaffirms his discomfort in talking to people, or opening up in general. He's slightly relieved when Genesis enters the scene, as Genesis' language is even more flowery than his own.

[mmediocreman]

if the church had a boombox im sure theyd be dancing all the time

[deathberi]

young sephiroth and young angeal!

[cloudstuffs]

THESE GUYS