Genesis Rhapsodos Genesis Rhapsodos , also known as G , is a character in the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " . He is the main antagonist of " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " and makes a cameo in " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . A SOLDIER First Class born from the Jenova Project , Genesis is initially loyal to Shinra Electric Power Company wishing to prove himself a hero like Sephiroth . When he begins to suffer from genetic degradation due to his imperfect infusion of Jenova ' s cells , Genesis leads a rebellion against Shinra with the intent of finding a cure . Genesis is an authority on researching and interpreting the verses of the epic LOVELESS , and his obsession with the poem drives his actions as he comes to think of himself , Sephiroth , and Angeal Hewley as its three protagonists . Profile . Appearance . Genesis ' s appearance is based on Camui Gackt , a famous Japanese pop / rock idol . Gackt wrote and performed the theme song of " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII " , " Redemption " , and wears the Genesis costume in the music video , though with a different hairstyle . Beyond this , Genesis ' s design bears similarities to Sephiroth , including the long coat with black clothing underneath , crossed leather straps , the SOLDIER symbol , black boots , shoulder guards , and a large sword . In " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " the left side of his outfit is separated into straps . Genesis is right - handed and bears a black wing on his left side in contrast to Sephiroth , who is left - handed and has a wing on his right side . Gackt had some input on the costume design , mostly to ensure it would allow for easy movement , but also to help settle on the color scheme , which had previously been intended to be either white or black . As Genesis experiences genetic degradation during " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " , his hair turns white and his clothing lightens to white and gray , his wing turning a lighter shade of black . Personality . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " portrays Genesis as a deserter , arrogant and prideful . Being adopted , Genesis feels betrayed by both his true and adoptive parents , and his main source of turmoil comes from discovering the secrets of his birth that leads him to resent Shinra and all those associated with it . He takes pride in the handsome figure he cuts , his fighting style , and the popularity they garner him , but does not enjoy mingling directly with people , and only opens himself up to his companions , Sephiroth and Angeal . Although he considers Sephiroth a friend , Genesis envies him . Genesis is obsessed with LOVELESS , a famous poem that has been adapted into numerous plays . According to the Genesis fan club " Study Group " Genesis first read LOVELESS at a young age and it became his favorite , and he has spent his life trying to decipher it . Genesis takes the words of LOVELESS literally believing to have discovered its meaning ; he considers himself , Zack , Sephiroth , and his friend Angeal to be characters in the poem , and believes that by fulfilling its words he can obtain the " Gift of the Goddess " to cure his degradation . Abilities . As a First Class SOLDIER , Genesis possesses superhuman strength , speed , agility , reflexes and stamina . He is skillful with both melee weapons and magic utilizing both akin to a Mystic Knight or a Red Mage . He wields the Rapier , a large sword with a red blade , and variably uses it one or two - handed . Genesis can channel magic into his sword , endowing it with a red aura and emblazoning runic symbols along its length . Genesis makes liberal use of magic and uses spells with fire - type appearances — such as Homing , Flash , and Dark Energy — but it is unknown which of these spells are cast using Materia and which are an extension of his Project G abilities . He also uses Summon Materia to conjure monsters to battle Zack . With his identity as a Project G SOLDIER known to him , Genesis manifests a black wing over his left shoulder . The wing enables him to fly , and when battling Zack he can command the feathers to fly about and use them in projectile attacks . Following his restoration at the end of " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " , when he is fought with his empowered Rapier , Genesis can manifest blades of red energy , but no longer bears his wing . However , based on the secret ending of " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " , Genesis still maintains the ability to summon his wing . Genesis ' s ultimate attack when fought as a restored human is Apocalypse , where he creates a crest of red energy above his opponent that emits a wave of energy to damage them . Zack learns Apocalypse as a Digital Mind Wave attack after defeating Genesis in their first battle . As a product of Project G , Genesis can copy his genetic material onto others and create copies of himself . The Genesis Copies take on his appearance , the degree of which depending on how strong the copy is — the strongest copies appear identical to Genesis save for his weapon . As he is not a perfect specimen his degradation passes on to his copies , hampering their abilities as they lose power . Unlike Angeal , Genesis cannot imbue monsters with his abilities , nor can he take on the abilities of those imbued with his cells as Angeal does when he becomes Angeal Penance . Story . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Genesis was born from the Jenova Project G led by Dr . Hollander . Gillian Hewley was injected with Jenova ' s cells and her cells were transplanted into Genesis to grant him Jenova ' s abilities , an extraterrestrial organism Shinra scientists mistook for a member of the Cetra , a race of ancient humans said to have been able to commune with the planet itself . After Genesis ' s birth Professor Hojo ' s " Project S , " which created Sephiroth , was deemed superior , and Project G was shut down . Unknown to Hojo and Hollander , however , the Project G research would continue in Deepground . Genesis was labeled a failed experiment and was adopted by a wealthy landlord in Banora . Genesis and Angeal were childhood friends despite Angeal ' s family being poor . During the Wutai War Genesis envied Sephiroth ' s fame , and he and Angeal left for Midgar to join SOLDIER . The two became 1st Class and were close with Sephiroth , the only two he socialized with in the company on a personal level . During a training exercise between the three Genesis challenged Sephiroth to a one - on - one duel that escalated to the point Angeal had to intervene . Genesis broke Angeal ' s SOLDIER sword with his Rapier and the top sliced into his shoulder as it shattered . Genesis assured the two it was a minor wound , but it worsened rather than healed , having triggered Genesis ' s flawed genetic structure to begin to degrade . Hollander , knowing the secrets of Genesis ' s birth , claimed he could heal him . Secretly , Hollander desires vengeance on Hojo and Shinra and wants to prove Genesis the superior product of the Jenova Project . Under Hollander ' s orders , Genesis took a large force of 3rd and 2nd Class SOLDIER members and went rogue during the closing stages of the Wutai War . Hollander vanished , taking with him the technology to produce Genesis Copies . By transplanting Genesis ' s cells into the SOLDIER members who had followed him , Hollander would grant them Genesis ' s appearance and abilities , and the two began to build their army . A month later SOLDIER director Lazard sends Zack and Angeal to Wutai to assist in the siege of Fort Tamblin and to investigate Genesis ' s disappearance . During the attack Angeal goes missing and Zack is assaulted by Genesis Copies . Zack is dispatched with Tseng , the leader of Shinra ' s intelligence agency , he Turks , to Banora to question Genesis ' s parents . The town is overrun with Genesis Copies as well as stolen Shinra robots , and during the investigation Tseng finds a fresh grave with Genesis ' s adoptive parents , killed by their foster son . In the apple juice factory outside of town the two find Genesis who incapacitates Tseng . Angeal appears and stops Zack from striking him as Genesis leaves , then follows him . Zack returns to the village and finds Angeal ' s mother , Gillian Hewley , dead , and assumes Angeal killed her . In reality , she took her own life in shame for taking part in the Jenova Project . Genesis tells Zack and Angeal that Angeal can no longer live in their world and trips Zack as he tries to chase after his old mentor . Genesis summons Bahamut to fight Zack , and after Zack defeats it , Genesis unfurls a large wing from his left shoulder . He tells Zack that he and Angeal are monsters , and flies away leaving Zack and Tseng to evacuate as the town is destroyed by Shinra to cover up Genesis ' s actions . Shortly after , Genesis and Angeal are declared killed in action . In Midgar , Lazard tells Zack ( now promoted to SOLDIER 1st Class ) and Sephiroth that Shinra plans to continue to fight Genesis and his forces out of the public ' s eye when alarms sound an intruder . The building ' s security drones have malfunctioned and Genesis Copies are attacking the Shinra Building . As Zack helps fight off the army Sephiroth contacts him and tells him Angeal has been spotted in the Sector 5 Reactor . The two find Hollander ' s lab with evidence of his hand in creating the Genesis copies and information on Project G . Hollander and Genesis arrive , and Zack chases Hollander as Genesis speaks to Sephiroth , claiming Sephiroth ' s glory and fame ought to be his . He cites a passage from LOVELESS and asks Sephiroth which of them would be the Hero spoken of in the story , and claims his desire is to obtain the " gift of the goddess " LOVELESS speaks of . Angeal interrupts Zack ' s pursuit of Hollander and reveals two white wings of his own . Wishing to be returned to normal , Angeal has allied with Genesis and Hollander to be cured . As Zack refuses to fight his old mentor , Angeal knocks Zack off the platform sending him plummeting into the Sector 5 Church in the Midgar Slums . The attack on Shinra continues and Zack returns to the plate to help defend the city . Angeal reappears with a change of heart , and flies him to the Shinra Building . Sephiroth and Angeal repel the Genesis Copies and send Zack to protect Hojo . Genesis , Angeal and Zack congregate in Hojo ' s lab where Genesis quotes from LOVELESS and the group discusses the poem ' s missing fifth act that leaves the result of a climactic battle between friends uncertain . Genesis flees and Zack and Angeal follow . Angeal abandons Zack to fight Bahamut Fury summoned by Genesis , who has also taken his leave once Zack defeats it . News of a base used by Genesis in Modeoheim come in . Zack and Tseng , accompanied by another Shinra infantryman and Cloud , investigate , and find Genesis in a Mako excavation facility . Zack finds Genesis confronting Hollander , now degraded to the point his clothing and hair have begun to turn white . Genesis has decided Hollander is useless , failing to help his condition , and declares to seek Jenova cells for a cure . Hollander protests that no one knows where Jenova is , and Genesis says he will destroy the world along with himself then . Genesis duels Zack and is defeated , and throws himself into the depths of the Mako Reactor to his apparent demise . Several months later the Genesis army resurfaces and attacks Shinra across the Planet . Zack and Sephiroth assist in defending Junon where Hollander is being held captive . During the attack Hollander escapes with the assistance of two Genesis Copies . Though unseen by Shinra , Genesis observes the events from atop the Mako Cannon , alive but still degrading . When Sephiroth and Zack are dispatched to Nibelheim to investigate the local reactor Genesis confronts Sephiroth at the reactor ' s core . He tells Sephiroth about the two Jenova Project branches , G and S , and that as Angeal was the perfect " monster " of Project G , Sephiroth is the product of Project S . Genesis tells Sephiroth the origins of his " mother , " Jenova , and her hand in their creation . Claiming that Sephiroth is the perfect product of Jenova ' s cells , Genesis says this means his cells will never degrade and asks Sephiroth to give him his cells to cure his degradation . Sephiroth , confused and angry , refuses , and Genesis departs . His words , combined with what Sephiroth learns about his origins in the Shinra Manor , spark his descent into madness , and he burns Nibelheim to the ground and is seemingly killed by Cloud within the reactor . After four years of captivity in the aftermath of Nibelheim ' s destruction , Zack and Cloud break free from Shinra Manor and escape , being pursued by two Genesis Copies . As Zack prepares to face off with them the real Genesis soars down from the sky , explaining he heard Zack was being used for one of Hojo ' s experiments , Project S , and so Zack holds Sephiroth ' s cells that can cure him . One of the Genesis copies consumes a lock of Zack ' s hair , but it mutates into a monster and Genesis leaves . When Zack makes his way to Gongaga more Genesis Copies attempt to kill him , but are stopped by Genesis and Hollander , now also a degrading Genesis Copy . Believing Zack ' s body rejected Sephiroth ' s cells due to being a SOLDIER member , they now seek Cloud and the cells he carries . Genesis declares to have discovered the true final act of LOVELESS and flies away as Hollander and the copies search for Cloud . Zack dispatches Hollander and meets Lazard , an Angeal Copy , who directs him to Genesis ' s lair , the caverns beneath Banora . Zack discovers the journal of a younger Genesis before his days as a SOLDIER that describes his invention of Banora White apple juice , along with his desire to share his accomplishments with Sephiroth by having him eat a Banora White . Deeper in the caves Zack finds the story of LOVELESS carved to stone tablets and Genesis before a goddess statue holding a gigantic natural Materia . Certain that the Goddess Materia is the " gift of the goddess , " Genesis quotes LOVELESS again . With Zack ' s arrival , having inherited Angeal ' s Buster Sword and Sephiroth ' s cells , the three friends are reunited and LOVELESS is fulfilled . Believing himself the Hero who has received the goddess ' s protection Genesis absorbs the Materia ' s power to become Genesis Avatar and engages Zack . When defeated Genesis is returned to human form , cured from degradation . Zack figures that all Genesis wanted was to regain his pride as SOLDIER , and be healed of his degradation . Gathering the last of his strength Genesis challenges Zack to a final duel as a SOLDIER , and is struck down . Genesis is sent flying back with Zack ' s final attack and lands on his feet in a place flooded with Lifestream . The goddess statue in the distance morphs into Minerva who sees his desire to complete his duty as SOLDIER , and as the will of the Lifestream , spares his life . Zack carries the weakened Genesis out of the cave . Zack lays him down and retrieves three Banora Whites , taking a bite out of them to fulfill Genesis ' s childhood dream , though he apologizes for not being " the real thing . " Zack asks if the apple is the " gift " but Genesis shakes his head ; thanks to his battle with Zack Genesis discovered the gift is the pride of a SOLDIER . Content with his pride restored and his dream fulfilled , Genesis passes out , and Zack and Cloud move on . Shortly after Zack and Cloud leave a Shinra helicopter lands nearby and two 1st Class SOLDIER members with Deepground symbols on their belts jump out . They wonder if Genesis would join them and carry him into the helicopter leaving his book of LOVELESS behind . Genesis ' s voice recites the final act of LOVELESS that appears onto the book . " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . Genesis was brought to Deepground and the two SOLDIER members , Weiss and Nero , attempted to persuade him to join in their rebellion against the Restrictors , current leaders of Deepground . Genesis declined and sealed himself in a flooded cavern beneath Midgar awaiting the day he would be needed to protect the world in Sephiroth and Angeal ' s stead . Vincent discovers that , according to Shinra executive Scarlet ' s private files , the Tsviets were spliced with Genesis ' s cells and subjected to various experiments to see how they reacted . Collecting the three " G Report s " unlocks an extra ending . Following Omega ' s destruction , Weiss ' s body lays in the flooded cavern , which sends out a shock wave that awakens Genesis . Genesis approaches Weiss and tells him it " is not yet time for slumber " and that they have much work to do . He picks up his " brother , " spreads his wing , and flies off into the night . In the " Crisis Core Complete Guide " it is explained that Genesis has reappeared to protect the planet , and his final lines in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " explain his return , but in more of a riddle . Because " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " is the last chronological entry in the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " , save for the final scenes of " " , Genesis ' s current status is unknown . Gameplay . Boss . Genesis is fought three times , first at the Mako Excavation Facility , in the process of undergoing degradation and with his wing present . The next time he is fought he is titled " Genesis Avatar " in the Banora Underground after being transformed by the Lifestream from the Goddess Materia . Immediately after this the player fights Genesis in human form , restored to full strength . A simulation of Genesis based on his abilities in the battle in the Mako Excavation Facility can be fought in Mission 5 - 1 - 5 . Digital Mind Wave . Genesis is added to Zack ' s Digital Mind Wave allowing him to unleash Genesis ' s Limit Break , Apocalypse . Genesis Mode is a special mode where Genesis ' s portrait is added to the reel . This is the final check the game makes ; if the game fails to enter both Summon Mode and Chocobo Mode , there is a chance Genesis Mode will activate . The base chance is 12 . 5 % , but it can be boosted further with DMW Materia . Genesis Mode still doesn ' t mean Apocalypse will activate , just as Summon and Chocobo Modes do not guarantee a move will trigger . After Genesis Mode has been activated once , Genesis ' s portrait stays in the reel until it is reset , such as during a storyline event or by drinking the Potion from the Shinra employee in the Shinra Building lobby . Creation and development . Gackt ' s original involvement with Square Enix was singing the theme music for " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " , and appearing in a minor role in that game , playing Genesis . Hideki Imaizumi , the producer of " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII " , thought such a passing role was a waste , and asked for more involvement . Imaizumi and Gackt came up with Genesis ' s design , describing everything from his attitude to his clothes . " I went to eat with him one time and described the " Final Fantasy VII " universe in rich detail . And it turned into this process of collaboration , creating the character together . Then we went to the studio and recorded the Japanese voice with all that in mind . So he really was a creative partner in all of this . And we really wanted the connection between " Dirge of Cerberus " and " Crisis Core " . " Voice . In the Japanese versions of " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " and " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " , Genesis is voiced by Gackt . In the English version of " Dirge of Cerberus " , he is voiced by Robin Atkin Downes , and in the English version of " Crisis Core " , Genesis ' s voice is provided by Oliver Quinn . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Genesis appears in the Japan - exclusive " Final Fantasy " trading card game published by Square Enix . Etymology and symbolism . Genesis originally being known only as " G " likely refers to Gackt who played him . The Fruit of Knowledge that caused Adam and Eve to fall from Eden is often depicted as apple , and Genesis often carries one with him , and it is used as a symbol of temptation as he offers it to people he wishes would join him . Similarly , Genesis was the first to learn about the " sin " of the Jenova Project , but unlike Sephiroth , achieves salvation , as well as spiritual and physical healing , from the Gift of the Goddess .