Toshiyuki Morikawa
is a fictional character and the main antagonist of "Final Fantasy VII" developed by Square (now Square Enix). Character designer Tetsuya Nomura conceived and designed Sephiroth as an antagonist to—and direct physical opposite of—the game's main character, Cloud Strife. The character was voiced by voice actor Toshiyuki Morikawa in Japanese. In English, Sephiroth has been voiced by Lance Bass in "Kingdom Hearts" and by George Newbern in all subsequent appearances, with the exception of "Final Fantasy VII Remake", where he is voiced by one of Newbern's fellow Superman actors, Tyler Hoechlin.