AVALANCHE AVALANCHE , always in all capital letters , is the name of two eco - terrorist insurgent groups in " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " , both opposing the actions of the Shinra Electric Power Company who seek to save the Planet from the misuse of Mako energy . Members of the first group are the main antagonists of " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " , while the second is a group the main heroes of " Final Fantasy VII " belong to in the beginning of the game . AVALANCHE fights two separate wars ; the AVALANCHE Insurgency against Shinra , lasting from εγλ 0001 to εγλ 0007 , and the Jenova War against Sephiroth between December εγλ 0007 and 21 January εγλ 0008 . Profile . The ideology of both organizations of AVALANCHE derives from the Cosmo Canyon - based teachings of Planet Life , arguing that the Planet is a living organism with all living creatures being part of it . They believe Shinra ' s actions are harmful and that continued harvest of Mako energy will destroy the world , and that all life on the Planet is derived from the Lifestream . By sucking it out , the Planet is being eaten away until the world will be incapable of sustaining life . To this end , they believe Shinra must be stopped by force . Being unable to confront the Shinra Army directly , the first incarnation of AVALANCHE fights an asymmetric war where their main opponent is the Turks , Shinra ' s intelligence agency that engages in reconnaissance and espionage , or even black ops , including kidnappings and assassinations , on behalf of the corporation . AVALANCHE ' s main tactic is to take out specific targets ( such as the Mt . Corel reactor ) in hit - and - run actions , and have no ambitions of capturing territory . The first incarnation of AVALANCHE shuns no means of achieving their goals , eventually seeking a total genocide of mankind for environmental reasons , leading causing civilian losses becoming a strategy in itself for this sake . The second AVALANCHE is far less ruthless , and sees civilian casualties as an inevitable yet unfortunate consequence of their struggle , and its members usually explain it away when confronted by this dilemma . The second incarnation of AVALANCHE fights Shinra by the means of staging terrorist attacks against the company ' s Mako Reactor s in the city of Midgar by forging ID cards to board the trains that stop at the reactors , then infiltrating the facility and setting a bomb near the core . Anti - Shinra graffiti on the streets of Midgar attributed to AVALANCHE might be the organization ' s propagandizing to garner public support for their actions . Story . AVALANCHE was founded in Cosmo Canyon by a man who learned of the Study of Planet Life and realized the harm Shinra Company ' s Mako Reactors would have on the Planet . The movement became to be led by Elfé with support from a scientist named Fuhito . AVALANCHE confronts the Shinra army and the Turks all across the world , but are unable to gain decisive victory . Eventually , AVALANCHE ' s support figures and leaders depart the organization for various reasons , leaving only Fuhito . Under his command , the group disintegrates from within and in a last ditch effort , Fuhito summons Zirconiade , an ultimate summon monster to eradicate all life on the Planet , but is killed in battle by the Turks , and what remains of this AVALANCHE group collapses . Barret Wallace met a former member of AVALANCHE in Cosmo Canyon and learned of the movement ' s goals before Fuhito took it over . Barret is inspired to form a second incarnation of AVALANCHE to stop the use of Mako energy and help the people of the Midgar slums . The second AVALANCHE has only a handful of members , and is less ruthless than the first AVALANCHE . After the group bombs the Sector 1 and Sector 5 Reactor s , Shinra launches an assault on the pillar supporting the plate above Sector 7 slums , destroying all of Sector 7 to wipe out the organization and put the blame on AVALANCHE for the attack . The surviving members continue to fight Shinra to save the Planet , and the movement can be said to live on in Cloud Strife ' s party , although the group is rarely referred to as " AVALANCHE " following the events of Midgar . When visiting Cosmo Canyon , Barret proclaims the rebirth of AVALANCHE , which from now on focuses on stopping Sephiroth , a rogue former SOLDIER member who wants revenge on the world , rather than fighting the Shinra . They try to keep the Shinra from getting the Huge Materia s , colossal Materia pieces that crystallize at the reactor cores , causing them to clash with the corporation at Mt . Corel and Fort Condor . When the Weapons , ancient creatures created by the Planet itself as its guardians , awake , AVALANCHE is forced to deal with them as well . AVALANCHE presumably disbands after Sephiroth has been felled , Shinra Company has fallen apart and Midgar has been ravaged in the Meteorfall . Its former members are forced to deal with the Remnants of Sephiroth , a trio consisting of the physical manifestations of Sephiroth whose influence remains in the Lifestream , who try to enable his physical resurrection into the world . They are also heavily involved in the Battle of Midgar alongside the World Regenesis Organization , an organization working to protect the Planet and doing their best to keep what Cloud and the others worked so hard to bring . Gameplay . In " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " , three types of AVALANCHE soldiers are fought : the AVALANCHE ( Gun ) , AVALANCHE ( Grapple ) and AVALANCHE ( Magic ) . The Ravens are a squad of genetically engineered super soldiers created under the supervision of Fuhito , but even if they are part of AVALANCHE , they are little more than zombies to Fuhito ' s will .