Wutai Wutai is a nation and an optional location in " Final Fantasy VII " . It is also a location in " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " and " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The name refers to the nation occupying the western - most continent on the Planet , although the name is also primarily used to refer to the nation ' s major settlement , Wutai Village . The country ' s people are also referred to as " Wutai " . Once a proud , powerful and independent nation state known for its people ' s honor and mystique , after the Wutai War against the Shinra Electric Power Company it fell to serving as a tourist resort . Some individual pockets of rebellion still seek to regain the country ' s old glory and rebel factions use Wutai as a base of operations . The nation ' s guardian deity is Leviathan , and the god ' s likeness appears throughout the nation ' s architecture through banners , flags , and statues . Wutai soldiers wear Samurai - like uniforms of green and orange , the color of which dictate rank , and wield varieties of halberds with gun attachments . Another notable Wutai weapon is the oversized shuriken . Wutai is currently ruled by Godo Kisaragi . Geography . The nation of Wutai occupies the western - most continent on the Planet . While comparable in size to the other continents the majority of Wutai ' s landmass is occupied by mountainous terrain and forests . The only way to access the continent via the ocean is via a beach head along the southern tip , the rest of the landmass is skirted by cliffs . The town of Wutai is located to the north of the continent at a forest and river junction at the foot of the Da - chao Statue . Story . Around 1992 the Shinra Electric Power Company sought to control the Wutai area as an ideal area for a Mako Reactor . Wutai defended its independence but although initially putting up a good fight , could not stand against the might of SOLDIER and was forced into submission . The Wutai War ended with the capture of Fort Tamblin by Shinra forces . Many Wutai forces continued to rebel and joined other rebellion groups in making repeated attempts against Shinra , but time and again they were thwarted by SOLDIER and Turk operatives until their suppression around 0001 . Some time after the capture of Fort Tamblin the first AVALANCHE resistance group set up their headquarters in a Wutai Village Pagoda . During " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " the Turks discover the base and attack , but AVALANCHE is warned by their financier and protector in Shinra , Rufus Shinra , and the group ' s lieutenants escape . Shinra defeats the AVALANCHE forces at the base and destroys the Pagoda , thinking they have defeated AVALANCHE . The surviving leaders regroup on the Da - chao Statue and prepare for more attacks on the corporation . During " Final Fantasy VII " , Cloud Strife ' s party can visit Wutai after obtaining the Tiny Bronco . They run into Shinra soldiers and Yuffie steals their Materia during the battle . Cloud and his team set out to reclaim their Materia and run into Reno , Rude and Elena of the Turks who are on vacation in Wutai . Don Corneo , who is in Wutai to avoid capture by Shinra , kidnaps both Yuffie and Elena , and he takes them up to the Da - chao Statue . Cloud ' s party cooperates with Reno and Rude to defeat Don Corneo and save Elena and Yuffie , the latter returning the party ' s Materia as thanks . Afterward , Yuffie can challenge her father and his four guards in the Pagoda . After the near collision course of Meteor , it is shown in the novella " On the Way to a Smile " that the Lifestream had ravaged Wutai during Meteorfall , and many had contracted Geostigma . At the end of " " , the epidemic is cured . During " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " , when talking to Yuffie while aboard the " Shera " , she briefly mentions that Deepground had attacked Wutai , though the attack was halted by her father and the Wusheng . Quests . Retrieving stolen Materia . Arriving in Wutai continent triggers an event where the party loses their Materia if the player has recruited Yuffie Kisaragi into the party . The sidequest can be started after obtaining the Tiny Bronco . With the Tiny Bronco the player can only enter Wutai from the beach , and will have to travel from the south entrance of the Wutai Area to the north with their top 50 Materia missing . If the player has the " Highwind " this can be avoided . However , as the Wutai area houses the Enemy Skill , Magic Hammer , taking on this sidequest can be more rewarding if done sooner than later . Tents can be used to heal everyone on the world map , so the player can stock up on them while in Rocket Town . Magic Hammer can be acquired without the dangers of entering Wutai without the top 50 Materia if the player acquires the Enemy Skill first before recruiting Yuffie . Chocobo catching . There is an area with chocobo footprints where the party can encounter a Chocobo if they have the Chocobo Lure Materia . If the player kills the enemies accompanying the chocobo before the latter flees , they capture the bird and can ride it around Wutai Area . During the battle the patty can give the bird some greens to prevent it from fleeing . If the player has rented stables at the Chocobo Farm they can send the chocobo there and have Choco Billy evaluate it . The chocobos from Wutai Area are either " Average " or " Fair " and thus not worth breeding . Mime Materia . If the party has a green , black or gold chocobo they can reach a Materia Cave with a Mime Materia inside . The Materia Cave is on the world map in the Wutai Area , blocked by mountainous terrain so it cannot be accessed on foot or by " Highwind " . The Mime Materia that can be collected inside gives the Mimic command that copies the last ability the party performed . Enemy Skills . There are two enemy skills to be learned for the Enemy Skill Materia from the Wutai Area . Razor Weeds are fought on the grassy areas and have Magic Hammer , a useful Enemy Skill that absorbs MP from opponents . Since Razor Weed will not use Magic Hammer by itself , one must first manipulate it and then have it cast Magic Hammer on the party member with the Enemy Skill Materia . Adamantaimai are fought on the beaches . Adamantaimai has access to the Death Force Enemy Skill , but it will never cast it in battle . To learn the spell , one must manipulate the Adamantaimai and then force it to cast the spell on the character with the Enemy Skill Materia . Death Force makes one target immune to Instant Death until the end of battle . During the Pagoda side quest in Wutai Village , the player can also learn Trine from Godo . It is best not to miss it as there are finite opportunities in the game to learn it . Locations . Wutai Village . Wutai Village is an optional location in " Final Fantasy VII " located on the north of the Wutai Area . It can also be visited in " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . In " Final Fantasy VII " , once the party has accessed the area after recruiting Yuffie , they cannot leave until they finish the side quest and reclaim their Materia . The village has a path leading to Da - chao Mountain . The Pagoda is the tallest building of the village where the player can partake in another side quest if they have Yuffie in the party , and fight the five gods of Wutai . A reward can be collected in the bar if the player has read all the Turtle ' s Paradise flyers . Materia Cave . There is a Materia Cave on the world map accessed in " Final Fantasy VII " via a green , black or gold chocobo . Materia Caves are places where natural Materia sometimes coalesce from the Lifestream , making for unique Materia that cannot be purchased from shops . Fort Tamblin and Mount Tamblin . Fort Tamblin is a location in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . It serves as Wutai ' s last stronghold against the Shinra Army . It is located on a mountain . Da - chao Statue . Da - chao Statue is a mountain visited in " Final Fantasy VII " and " Before Crisis - Final Fantasy VII - " . It is a monolithic statue sculpted into the mountain overlooking Wutai Village . In " Final Fantasy VII " there is a cave on the mountain covered in flames . The flames can be quelled with Leviathan Scales . Development . According to the " Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega " , during early plans for " Final Fantasy VII " , Wutai was much different from how it appeared in the final product : Wutai was to be a town built around the Temple for the " Wutaia faith " , a religion dominated by female hierarchy that worshiped a female deity . The current hierarch was to be the young Sasame - no - Himemiko , the 89th in line . Due to Sasame being only 15 years old , the real leader would be the high priestess , Izayoi . Godo would not have been the leader , but rather the head of the Kisaragi family , the servants to the Wutaia leader . Shinra ' s goal in the town would have been to build a Reactor to harvest the rich Mako below " Ten Faced Mountain " , as Da Chao was originally called . Presumably the Wutai War would not have occurred , but the leaders of the Wutaia faith and the townspeople would have opposed to Shinra ' s plans of building the Reactor , and in turn , Shinra would have imposed high custom charges on goods entering Wutai , to make the people of Wutai suffer . Sera , a spy for Shinra , would have tried to lure the leaders of Wutaia faith to Shinra ' s side and corrupt Sasame against Yuffie , who was trying to help out the town by stealing the party ' s money . However , with Izayoi ' s assistance , Sera is found out and defeated . She runs off to Ten Faced Mountain to try to blow it up , thus freeing room for the Mako Reactor . The party would then rush off and presumably stop her . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy XIV " . One of the original servers in " Final Fantasy XIV " was named Wutai . It was merged with the Gysahl server into the Masamune server . " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . Wutai is mentioned in a letter sent DJ Mog in a promotional offer in a form of quiz . According to him , Wutai would be the trip prize for the winner who answered the question right . Mail content : Etymology . This is similar to the five - terraced pagoda where the party fights Godo and his four warriors as well as the " five sacred gods " mentioned by Godo .