Azul Azul the Cerulean is a character in " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . He is the final recruit of the Tsviets . Profile . Appearance . Azul is a 33 - year old man ( born in September 1977 ) measuring a full 9 ' 5 " . His yellow eyes glow due to the Mako in his system . Personality . Azul is a fierce and proud warrior . His goal is fighting fierce and powerful enemies , and contempts people who are weaker than he is . He is one of the most loyal to Weiss along with Nero , but that seems to be due to the fact that Weiss is stronger and can defeat him easily . He has some relationship with the others Tsviets , but even though he teamed up with Shelke during a long part of the story , he actually despised her and hated the fact that she was a Tsviet while she had a weak body . Story . Joining Deepground . Prior to joining Deepground , Azul was a normal man who wanted to be a member of SOLDIER . His reputation for strength attracted the attention of Shinra , who sent the Turks to Costa del Sol during " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " to capture him and force him to join Deepground . Azul broke free of his captors , but upon learning of the reason for his capture returned to them and went to Midgar willingly to join Deepground . Azul was the first to be subjected to the Metamorphose experiment , assuming the form of the Behemoth - like Arch Azul and killing his fellow guinea pigs . The display of power earned Azul his moniker and the rank of Tsviet . During the events in the Online multiplayer mode in " Dirge of Cerberus " , Azul attempts to attack the Restrictor , but is stopped by the implanted chip inside his brain stem which was used to control him along with the rest of the colored Tsviets . Later on , he and Rosso are summoned by the Restrictor to spar with Weiss . He and Rosso are defeated easily . Soon after , he transforms into Arch Azul and takes on Weiss along with Bloodburst Rosso . This time he puts up more of a fight , but loses once more . After Weiss kills the Restrictor , the implanted chip ' s effects wear off and he along with the Tsviets laugh at the demise of the Restrictor . " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . Azul is first seen with Shelke the Transparent in a secret room in Kalm . When Vincent Valentine enters the hideout , he charges through the wall and orders several Deepground soldiers to attack him . After Vincent defeats them , he decides to fight Vincent himself , but is interrupted when Shelke loses consciousness . Azul introduces himself to Vincent and tells him they would meet again . They next meet in the World Regenesis Organization headquarters where Azul is dispatched to destroy the WRO and retrieve the Protomateria . Vincent tries to keep Azul back with his pistol , but it fails to penetrate his barrier . Vincent later comes across a laser cannon , with which he is able to destroy Azul ' s barrier . Vincent fights and defeats Azul , rendering him unconscious . He is put in a holding cell in the WRO headquarters , but would escape after transforming into Arch Azul . Vincent fights Azul again on an elevator leading to Deepground ' s stronghold . The entire first part of the battle , Azul uses his cannon . The second part of the battle , Azul transforms into Arch Azul once again . Because regular bullets have no effect on him , Vincent fights him using magic and physical attacks . Azul meets his demise when Vincent transforms into Chaos and impales him with his own cannon . Mortally wounded , he comments that Vincent is " more a beast than he was " and tells Vincent he would see him in hell . Chaos hits him with a burst of energy , knocking him off of the elevator they were battling on . Azul screams " Hail Weiss ! " and laughs as he falls to his apparent death . Gameplay . Azul is first fought in Chapter 4 at the WRO Headquarters in " Dirge of Cerberus " . In Chapter 9 at the Shinra Headquarters , his two stronger forms , Neo Azul and Arch Azul , are fought . In " Before Crisis " , Azul is fought twice as a boss in Chapter 4 . Voice . Azul is voiced by Tessho Genda in the Japanese version . He is voiced by Brad Abrell in the English version . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Azul appears as a card with his in - game render . Etymology . Cerulean is a type of blue .