Sector 8 Sector 8 is one of the 8 Sectors that divide up the city of Midgar in " Final Fantasy VII " . Sector 8 is the main entertainment area in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . LOVELESS Avenue is its main area of business and art . There the Genesis Fanclub meets and performances of the ancient epic LOVELESS take place . The only Sector that can be explored above the Plate , Sector 8 gives the only glimpse of life in Midgar that those who escape the poverty of the Slums can enjoy . As a traditional training mission , all rookie Turks are sent to patrol Sector 8 . Story . " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . In the first Episode of " Before Crisis " , the player ' s Turk is sent on the traditional patrol Turk mission through Sector 8 . It just so happens that the forces of the first AVALANCHE , an eco - terrorist group , is attacking Sector 8 to bring Shinra down . Their plan is to the destroy the Sector 8 Reactor and take the entire sector with it . Tseng , who is monitoring the mission , orders the Turk to find out more about this AVALANCHE . The Turk fights his or her way through the enemy ranks and into the Reactor to stop them . Once the fighting gets intense , Reno , a fellow Turk , helps out as support . Inside the Reactor , Reno and the Turk split up . While the Turk diffuses the bomb , Reno charges in to fight the enemy leader , a man named Shears who knows about the Turks and their skills . Shears is very powerful , and beats Reno . The Turk goes in to fight Shears next , but is also beaten . Despite the defeat , AVALANCHE moves to Junon , to attack President Shinra . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Sector 8 is the Sector just outside of Shinra Headquarters in " Crisis Core " . It leads to the Sector 1 Station , where travelers can go down into the Slums of Sector 5 . It has two notable areas , the LOVELESS Avenue and the Fountain Place . Zack Fair can join the Genesis Fanclub here on his first visit . The Genesis Army attacks Midgar later on in the game , and Zack must fight them through Sector 8 . Along the way he runs into Reno and Cissnei of the Turks . Though Reno acts rude and territorial , Cissnei is thankful to Zack for saving her life . Later on , Zack goes through Sector 8 on a hunt for parts for a flower wagon for his girlfriend , Aerith Gainsborough . He gets wheels from a man ' s car on LOVELESS Avenue in exchange for a piece of the profits from the flower venture . When Zack is sent to his mission in Nibelheim , he never can return to Midgar or Sector 8 . " Final Fantasy VII " . Four years later , Aerith can be seen selling flowers in Sector 8 in the opening FMV of " Final Fantasy VII " . Cloud Strife runs through Sector 8 while fleeing from the forces of Shinra after blowing up the Sector 1 Reactor . Along the way , Cloud meets Aeris , who offers him some flowers . However , Shinra guards soon chase after him , and Cloud cuts the meeting short . Just as the Shinra forces surround him , Cloud jumps off the side of a bridge onto an oncoming train . He joins the rest of AVALANCHE on their way to their secret base in the Sector 7 Slums . After the defeat of Diamond Weapon , Cloud and company parachute into Midgar , landing in Sector 8 . Upon arriving at the same street Cloud escaped from the Shinra guards earlier , Cloud is forced into battle with the Proud Clod which is being controlled by the Shinra executives , Scarlet and Heidegger . Once the battle is over , the machine is destroyed and the two Executives seem to have died . The party travels up the Sister Ray support beam that was recently placed in the middle of the train tracks . Sector 8 is completely destroyed along with most of Midgar when Meteor falls onto the city . No remnant of it survived the calamity . " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . In the beginning flash - back sequence of the game , Vincent Valentine can be seen in Midgar during Meteorfall . He proceeds to travel up a flight of stairs to face Professor Hojo on the Sister Ray . It can be assumed that this is the same path Cloud utilized in Sector 8 . Locations . " Final Fantasy VII " . Rubble . The rubble is accessed from Sector 1 - Outside Reactor , after the reactor is destroyed . It is a small tunnel featuring debris from the explosion , visited very briefly as AVALANCHE blow a hole to allow them to enter the surrounding area . Outside Sector 1 . Briefly accessed , this area features debris in the background left from the reactor explosion . Stairs at the back lead up left to Loveless Avenue . Loveless Avenue . This area features advertisements for LOVELESS , and was previously seen in the opening sequence . Upon arrival , non - player characters are found fleeing the area , and " Flower Girl " is encountered . The player can interact with her , and buy a flower for 1 gil . Heading south from here leads to the Fountain . Fountain . Upon first arrival , the area features many non - player characters frantically fleeing the area . A Potion is featured southwest of the fountain . Heading below will lead to the bridge . Upon return to Midgar later in the game , infrastructure for the Sister Ray covers this area , blocking off the area behind the fountain . Two chests at the bottom of the screen on the right of the path , the lower one containing an Elixir , and the upper one contains a Mystile . A save point appears on the left side of the fountain . Cait Sith waits at the top of the stairs if he is not in the party . If he is in the party then he does not appear , but at the point where he stands he will exit from Cloud . At this point he says " this way " and runs up a flight of stairs . If he is in the party Cloud follows him and then Cait Sith rejoins , while if he is not in the party he continues up to the top Up the stairs and off screen . The exit at the top of the screen leads to higher parts of the cannon infrastructure . Bridge . This area features many houses close together , in a typical street with lamp lights and a stone pavement . When first visited , Cloud will encounter soldiers . After the encounter , Cloud will enter Train - Cargo Room . Upon return to Midgar later in the game the area is accssed , from Sector 8 Tunnel - Fork 8 . Proud Clod boss battle . One of the pipes says " GHIJKL41254325 " . Sector 8 Tunnel . The tunnels feature two types of areas , tunnels and forks . Tunnels are linear paths , though they curve right . Every tunnel has " 16 " written on the wall , with the exception of Tunnel 7 , the room the party enters in , and the Sector 0 End which has the ladder in its place . Forks start off as a single path on the bottom but then lead in two different directions . Forks are numbered on the wall in front of the fork . The right path always leads to a tunnel , while the left path leads to special areas . In most cases the left path is inaccessible . In the below names , the numbered tunnels are the right path of the numbered forks , e . g . " Tunnel 1 " is the right path above the " Fork 1 " . The listing of tunnel rooms is from south to north , with Cloud starting at tunnel 7 . Going north leads to fork 8 - > tunnel 8 and south to fork 7 - > tunnel 6 . Farthest down one can go . Attempting to head further down will have Cloud say " Dead end . " At the bottom of the screen on the left is a Save point , and on the right is the W - Item Materia . If this Materia is not picked up it can still be excavated from Bone Village . The left path is blocked off . Between the fork , on the left is a Magic Source and on the right is a Mind Source . Leads to Fork 2 . Red XIII appears at the bottom of the screen if not in the party . He tells Cloud the cannon is not in this direction then runs down the right path . The left path is blocked off . A chest between the fork contains a Guard Source . Leads to Fork 3 . The left path is blocked off . On the left hand side of the path is a chest containing a Power Source . Leads to Fork 4 . The left path is blocked off . Leads to Fork 5 . The left path is blocked off . Leads to Fork 6 . The left path is blocked off . Barret is here if he is not in the party . He tells Cloud to leave it to him and asks he hurries to the cannon before going into an offensive stance while staring down the tunnel . If talked to , he will not be there after exiting and reentering . Leads to Fork 7 . The left path is blocked off . A ladder climbs into the duct linking the tunnel with the underground . Traveling upwards triggers the entrance of the Turks . Leads to Fork 8 . Yuffie appears by the right path if recruited and not in the player ' s current party . Talking with her will make her no longer present when reentering . The left path leads to the tunnel beneath the Bridge . Tifa appears on the right if not in the player ' s current party . When speaking to her , she will respond to say she ' s fine and instructs Cloud to go to the cannon . After speaking to her , upon reentering , she will no longer be present . Cid stands by the fork if not in the player ' s current party . When speaking to him , he will wonder which way the cannon is . After speaking to him , upon reentering , he will no longer be present . This path is a dead end going upward , though a ladder on the left takes the player to Sector 0 and its path to Shinra Building . This route can be taken to get various items from the Shinra Building , including missable ones . The North End is Tunnel 0 , the right path of Fork 0 . A wall appears in front of the player . Cannon Infrastructure . If Vincent is recruited and not in the current party , he stands in the top - right corner of the lower platform and curses Hojo when talked to . If Barret is in the current party a chest appears on the right side of the second platform and contains Missing Score , his ultimate weapon . The weapon is missable and after engaging Hojo by the control panel , the chest and its weapon are no longer available . On the top platform the exit to the right leads into the cannon control panel . Cannon Control Panel . The cannon control panel area is at the top of the infrastructure for the Sister Ray . Hojo hits buttons at the control panel . Approaching him begins a scene where he brags about his evil deeds and begins a boss battle against him . The area is seen in a cutscene after the player defeats Diamond Weapon . Hojo fires the cannon at the North Crater and removes the barrier . During this scene one has control of the invisible player for a brief period , and can run toward Hojo and trigger the earlier mentioned scene and boss battle . This is a glitch that bypasses the Rain on Midgar scenario . Quests . " Final Fantasy VII " . Purchasing a flower . In LOVELESS Avenure , Cloud meets " Flower Girl " . After interacting with her , in order to purchase a flower , the following dialog options must be chosen : After choosing correctly and not rejecting her , Cloud will obtain a flower . This can be useful for date mechanics involving either Tifa or Barret in 7th Heaven . Battling the soldiers . When on the Bridge , two soldiers will confront Cloud . The player has two options , either to fight them or run . If the player chooses to fight them , they will fight two MPs , while if not , they will simply run . After this , Cloud will be confronted by three MPs , which the player can choose again to run from or fight . Finally , the player will be confronted by more guards , and if choosing to fight , Cloud will fight a two - sided battle with two MPs in front and one behind . Return to fight Hojo . When returning to fight Professor Hojo , Sector 8 is accessed from the underground . When reaching the Bridge once again , the party must fight Proud Clod . After this , the player must progress through to the Fountain , where they will be able to climb the Sister Ray to defeat him . Shops . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . In " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " shops can only be visited from the menu . Sector 8 Materia Shop is available after completing Mission 6 - 2 - 1 . Enemies . All featured in " Final Fantasy VII " . Musical themes . In " Final Fantasy VII " , the background music that plays in Sector 8 after the Sector 1 Reactor explosion is " Heart of Anxiety " , also known as " Anxious Heart " , while the background music that plays during AVALANCHE ' s infiltration on Midgar after the defeat of Diamond WEAPON changes to " Opening - Bombing Mission " , which also plays in the underground area . In " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " , the background music that plays in Sector 8 is called " The Mako City " .