Rosso Rosso the Crimson is a member of the Tsviets and one of the antagonists of " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . She is a sadist and her weapon is a unique double blade capable of gunfire , similar to a gunblade . Profile . Appearance . Rosso is a woman in her late twenties with shoulder - length crimson hair and matching eyes . She has a widow ' s peak and her hair is styled spiky . Rosso ' s outfit is revealing ; she wears a connected one - piece baring the Deepground colors with crimson sleeves . She wears armor on her lower arms and gloves with spiky fingertips . She wears a long , furry crimson cape that drags behind her , thigh - high boots and torn red stockings . Personality . Rosso is sadistic and loves to kill . She is loyal to Weiss and stated once to Vincent , " If Weiss desires the awakening of Omega , then it is all of Deepground desires . " She is a narcissist , declaring that " no one will stand above me ! " Like the others Tsviets , she hates the Restrictors the most . It is revealed in the multiplayer mode that she only wishes to go outside of Deepground . Story . Birth . Rosso was born into Deepground in 1985 , making her 25 in " Dirge of Cerberus " . She was the first of the Deepground experiments to be spliced with Genesis Rhapsodos ' s genes and the success of her birth prompted further research and experimentation on Deepground troops . The rigorous training regiment of Deepground shattered Rosso ' s psyche , leading to an obsession of bloodying her victims , hence her title " the Crimson " . Multiplayer . During the events in the online multiplayer mode Rosso explains she wanted to see the outside world ' s sky since she had only ever seen projections and decided to kill countless Deepground soldiers to get her point across . Soon after , one of the Restrictors challenges her and though she puts up a good fight , she is defeated . Later on , she is summoned by the Restrictor along with Azul to spar with Weiss . She is defeated easily , but transforms into Bloodburst Rosso . Though she puts up a better fight the second time , she and Arch Azul are again defeated by Weiss . With the Restrictor near death , the chips implanted in the Tsviets brain stems begin to wear off . Rosso and the other Tsviets laugh as the Restrictor breathes his last breath . " Dirge of Cerberus - Final Fantasy VII - " . While Vincent Valentine is in Edge , he finds a near - dead World Regenesis Organization ( WRO ) soldier who tells him of a woman in red who slew their troops in the warehouse and was gathering civilians . When Vincent arrives at the warehouse , Rosso is found to be more than a match for him and Chaos takes Vincent over . Chaos is too strong for Rosso to handle , and she flees . She meets Vincent again in Nibelheim in the Shinra Manor where she steals the Protomateria , the key to controlling both Chaos and Omega . Rosso is now prepared to deal with Vincent and might have killed him if not for the timely intervention of Yuffie Kisaragi . When the WRO launches its assault on Midgar , Rosso fights Cloud Strife . The outcome is unknown , though both Rosso and Cloud survive the encounter , suggesting there was no victor . Rosso confronts Vincent for the final time in the old Shinra Headquarters where they engage in an all - out battle and Rosso is defeated . Rosso , prideful to the bitter end , tells Vincent their time together is over and that Azul is waiting for him . She tells him he will not have the pleasure of killing her , collapses the portion of the building she stands on and plummets , laughing maniacally , to her death . Voice . She is voiced by Atsuko Tanaka in the Japanese version and Mary Elizabeth McGlynn in the English version , the latter of whom gave her a Romanian accent . Rosso shares her Japanese voice actress with Ultimecia from " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " and Arecia Al - Rashia from " Final Fantasy Type - 0 " . Her English voice actor also voices Nora Estheim in " Final Fantasy XIII " . Gameplay . Rosso is fought as a boss in the Shinra Headquarters . Etymology . Her name is the Italian word for red , though the - " o " ending should be replaced with - " a " in keeping with gender , meaning that her name is technically masculine in Italian . Her name is essentially " Red the Red " .