Lazard Deusericus Lazard Deusericus is a SOLDIER union executive in Shinra Electric Power Company , and makes appearances throughout " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " . He sends Zack Fair on missions throughout the game ' s first few chapters . At this time , the SOLDIER department is independent , and the union executive oversees SOLDIER ' s management and draws up rough strategy guidelines . Lazard does not have the combat abilities of a SOLDIER and thus does not operate directly in the field . Within the company organization , he has received promotions at an exceptional speed to attain his present status . Despite his calm and cool exterior , Lazard actually bears a burning ambition and a strong sense of justice for the people of the slums . Profile . Appearance . Lazard wears a striped blazer paired with a pink or white shirt , a purple or blue tie , and a pair of white gloves . He wears blue glasses . He has coiffed blond hair and blue eyes . As an Angeal Copy , Lazard takes on Angeal ' s hairstyle and face , but due to the many years he has begun to degrade until his hair is white and his clothing faded . He bears the same two white wings on his right side that Angeal does . Personality . Lazard is polite , courteous and friendly to his SOLDIER subordinates , but maintains a professional conduct about them at the same time . He recognizes skill in Zack and praises him for the quality of service he contributes , personally having him handle missions of importance after seeing him in the field in spite of only being a Second Class . When speaking to Zack while at the end of his life as an Angeal Copy , Lazard tells Zack that he aided Hollander and Genesis out of a desire for vengeance against Shinra , but now that he is an Angeal Copy , his desire for revenge has faded , and he now wishes to help Zack and rescue Genesis to save the world . Zack attributes this to Angeal ' s will living on with in Lazard , but if this is the reality or not is unclear . Story . Early Life . Lazard was born to a slum - dweller and though raised by his poor mother , acquires a job working for Shinra Electric Power Company , eventually becoming the Director of SOLDIER . He learns he is actually President Shinra ' s illegitimate son ( and thus the older half - brother of Rufus Shinra ) . Despite his supposed loyalty to Shinra , Lazard never discards his support for the " children of the slums " . Director of SOLDIER . Lazard sends Zack Fair and Angeal Hewley on many missions , often associated with the rogue 1st Class SOLDIER , Genesis Rhapsodos . Lazard has aligned with the Science Department for a move against Shinra , and after Genesis suffers an injury while sparring with Sephiroth , Dr . Hollander informs Lazard of the SOLDIER ' s origin and from that point on the three work to form the Genesis Army to enact a war against Shinra . When Angeal calls a SOLDIER 2nd Class whom he is mentoring , Zack Fair , to the Shinra Headquarters Briefing Room , Lazard explains to him Genesis was sent on a mission to Wutai , but has not returned , and that they are all leaving for the remote western nation . In Wutai Lazard arrives late to the battle and is greeted by Angeal and Zack . Lazard uses his field inexperience as an excuse for being late , but Angeal is nevertheless happy to see him . Lazard explains he decided to do this because he had guided their forces during the war and wanted to watch them win with his own eyes . Lazard praises Zack for distracting the enemy and helping Angeal and wants to him for the next mission , and Zack escorts Lazard back to the camp . The entire event was in part a cover - up that allowed for Lazard to check in with the members of the Genesis Army stationed in Wutai ( the true reason for him being late for his meeting with Angeal and Zack ) as well as to evaluate Zack as a risk to their plans . After Angeal goes missing Zack asks Lazard if he ' s heard anything , but Lazard tells him he cannot get a hold of Angeal even by phone . Lazard explains to Zack he is to investigate the 1st Class SOLDIER Genesis ' s hometown of Banora with Tseng of the Turks . He states Genesis ' s parents claim he is not around , but labels them untrustworthy sources . Lazard says he had sent people previously , but has had no contact with them since . After Genesis ' s operations in Banora are uncovered by Zack ' s mission , Lazard promotes him to a 1st Class SOLDIER . Zack says he does not feel as elated as he thought he would , but Lazard understands , telling him that a lot has happened within the last few days . Lazard asks Zack to assassinate both Genesis and Angeal , with Sephiroth going with him . Unhappy , Zack wants to know why he has to do such a thing , but Lazard claims the Shinra army is asking him to . The alarms activate and Lazard says they have intruders . He tells Sephiroth to protect the President and deploys Zack to the entrance . After Genesis Army ' s attack on Shinra Headquarters Lazard disappears . Many at Shinra believe he was secretly funding Dr . Hollander with the company ' s money , as Lazard had done an unusual amount of research on Hollander , his cover for funding the man ' s research as well as the Genesis Army . Life as an Angeal Copy . Lazard is transformed into an Angeal Copy due to injecting himself with Angeal ' s cells . He breaks off his alliance with Hollander and Genesis and embarks on a search for Zack , but begins to suffer from the same degradation Genesis and his copies suffer from . During the four years Zack is imprisoned in Nibelheim many sightings of Angeal are reported but these sightings are , of course , Lazard . Zack searches for Lazard after escaping from Nibelheim , believing him to be Angeal . Their paths cross in Zack ' s hometown of Gongaga when Lazard flies in to help Cloud , who , at this point , is feeling the effects of the Mako poisoning and Jenova cells . Lazard is easily knocked down by Hollander , who is after Cloud who possesses Jenova cells , but Zack kills Hollander . Lazard tells Zack he is a clone of Angeal . He had been following Dr . Hollander since Junon after assisting in his escape but after becoming a copy forgot about his revenge . Instead , Lazard ' s feelings changed to the feelings Angeal once had : to help Zack , to save Genesis , and to save the world . Zack , a comatose Cloud and a degrading Lazard set off to Genesis ' s hometown of Banora Village where the Lifestream shoots up into the sky . Soon after Zack leaves to investigate , Lazard is attacked by Shinra soldiers while looking after Cloud . As Zack returns after a battle with Genesis , he finds Lazard with Cloud next to a Banora White tree . With his last breath , Lazard tells Zack he fought Shinra troopers while protecting Cloud with another copy . Zack realizes the one who fought alongside Lazard was the canine Angeal Copy that once protected him before . Lazard and the Angeal Copy soon return to the Lifestream and as the copy disappears , a letter for Zack from Aerith is left behind in its place . Creation and development . Voice . In the English release of " Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - " , Lazard is voiced by Stefan Marks . He is voiced by Junpei Morita in the Japanese release . Etymology . Lazard ' s surname " Deusericus " was added to the game ' s English version and was never explicitly stated in the Japanese version . However , in the Japanese version one of the MPs working on the investigation surrounding him mentions that some of his personal and family records may have been falsified . This may include his surname .