Sector 1 Sector 1 is one of the eight Sectors that divides the metropolis of Midgar in the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " . The sector is the first location visited in " Final Fantasy VII " . Cloud and AVALANCHE enter Sector 1 on the train before entering the Sector 1 Reactor . The station is called North Edge Station . The station of Sector 1 can be visited by Zack in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The station serves as the link zone between Sector 5 and Sector 8 in " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Story . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . The Sector 1 station provided appears on the edge of Sector 8 and Sector 1 . Zack Fair frequently used the station to travel by train between Sector 8 and Sector 5 . " Final Fantasy VII " . AVALANCHE , a terrorist group based in Sector 7 rebelling against the Shinra Electric Power Company , plan a bombing mission in the Sector 1 Reactor . They board the train to Sector 1 . From here the small collective make their way into the Sector 1 Reactor . Locations . " Final Fantasy VII " . Platform . The Platform is the first area in the game and visited as soon as the opening movie finishes . The cast exit off the train and knock down two troops . Two Potion items can be picked up here from the guards . Though both guards can have the items , their items are shared meaning the player can pick up both Potion items from one guard . Heading north in this scene ensues the first battle of the game as two soldiers run towards the player . After this battle the player can take an exit on the left to enter the Sector 1 Station area . Sector 1 Station . The Sector 1 Station area is entered from the Platform . The door can exit the door and head north to join with the members of AVALANCHE . After a conversation the player gets to name the Ex - SOLDIER , default " Cloud " . Another member of AVALANCHE will then run on screen , the second playable character who can then be named , default " Barret " . After the North Gate is open a small scene occurs and the character automatically runs into the Sector 1 area . Sector 1 . The player enters from the Sector 1 Station from the bottom - left of the screen . Other members of AVALANCHE will be standing around before running towards the exit . The player must run right , up , and then to the left of the screen where they will find the exit to a walkway outside the No . 1 Reactor . A screen found here shows the words " INTRUDER " , " WARNING " , and four Kanji characters . Outside Reactor . Known as " No . 1 Reactor " in the menu . The player enters from the main Sector 1 area . The door on the far left exits out into Sector 8 , and the door at the top of the screen leads into the No . 1 Reactor . The area is two straight pathways in a T - formation . Next to the door to Sector 8 is " N - 8th " is written on the wall next to this door . When the player first enters , Wedge waits at the door to Sector 8 to secure the escape passage . The player returns here after planting the bomb in the reactor , where a cutscene plays . The characters run from the reactor out to Sector 8 . No . 1 Reactor . The Sector 1 Reactor is only visited once at the start of the game , but is destroyed , and cannot be visited again . " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . Station . The station is a small area that comprises mainly of a straight forward run . On the far south of the area , a door to the east can take the player to the Sector 8 - Fountain area . At the north the player can board the train and it will take the player to the Sector 5 Slums - Market area . The random encounters are available until the player leaves the screen and returns , in the player ' s first visit .