Sephiroth ( Final Fantasy VII ) / Dissidia Sephiroth is one of the villains fighting for the side of Chaos , opposing Cloud , in " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . He is a legendary SOLDIER operative who wields an impossibly long blade with great ease . One day , he discovered the secrets of his past and went insane . In battle , he combines long reach with incredibly swift swordplay that crushes opponents in the blink of an eye . Standing apart from the other villains , Sephiroth has little interest in either destroying the world or ruling it , working towards a separate goal . His immediate desire is to face his archrival , Cloud , and he manipulates Cloud ' s emotions to force him into battle , sometimes for no reason other than to fight him . Profile . Appearance . Dissidia Final Fantasy and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy . In the original " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " , Sephiroth ' s default appearance is based on in the " Compilation of Final Fantasy VII " with some changes to resemble Yoshitaka Amano ' s ; His belt is ornate and decorated with beads , he wears a bracelet with similar beads on his right wrist , and both of his pauldrons have a different design . Underneath his coat are white and lavender sashes , both a reference to Amano ' s design and to as Safer∙Sephiroth . Sephiroth ' s first alternate outfit " Executioner " is based on in the final scripted battle in " Final Fantasy VII " , leaving him shirtless with black pants being colored lighter than the original . Sephiroth ' s second alternate outfit " Custom Coat " is based on for " Final Fantasy VII " . He wears a less elaborate coat with no sashes or beads , a different belt with the original SOLDIER logo , differently styled bangs and different pauldrons . Like Cloud and Squall , his DLC outfit , " Kingdom Hearts Gear " , is from the first " Kingdom Hearts " . Sephiroth ' s coat flares out behind him and has a tattered appearance . The linings of his coat are red , and he has red wing - like protrusions from his wrists . His hair and pauldrons are styled in the same manner as his " Final Fantasy VII " alt outfit , and he has a higher collar . Sephiroth ' s wing , which is always present in " Kingdom Hearts " , is only present in his EX Mode , and is dark blue and black with a stylized design . This outfit is available for download on the PlayStation Store in all regions . His manikin version , Imaginary Champion , is light blue . Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) . In the arcade version , Sephiroth ' s default attire has two color variations . Color B changes Sephiroth ' s hair to white , and his sash both under his coat and under his right pauldron are red . Color C retains his silver hair while his sashes are colored black and his coat is colored maroon . His " Kingdom Hearts Gear " DLC outfit from " Dissidia 012 " returns as his first alternate costume . Sephiroth ' s default weapon is his Masamune , and has two alternate weapons unique to the " Dissidia " series . His first alternate weapon is the " Mako Katana " , which bears the Shinra logo , and his second alternate weapon is the " Cetra Blade " , a more ornate purple blade . Story . Treachery of the Gods . At an unknown point in the cycles of battle , Sephiroth ended up joining the fray . Although formally a member of Chaos ' faction , he himself has no interest in the battle between Chaos and Cosmos , and instead only cares for regaining his memories . In " Prologus " , Sephiroth is the third Warrior of Chaos that Lightning and the Warrior of Light face . He asks the Cloud of Darkness to lend some of her powers in the battle , stating that he has some interest in her abilities . After the battle , he comments to the two Warriors of Cosmos that they did not give it their all . He advises them to put up a good fight next time , otherwise there is no meaning for them to exist in the world they are in . During the war , Kefka comes across Sephiroth and tells him that as the warriors fight , their lost memories return to them , and they return faster when fighting someone from their own world . As Sephiroth is forbidden to fight Cloud since he is a Warrior of Chaos as well , Kefka suggests he should attack Tifa instead . Because Cloud remembers her , he may intervene , and Sephiroth will have reason to dispatch both of them and recover his memories . Also remembering Tifa , Sephiroth confronts her and defeats her , recovering many of his memories , but realizes there are still more to obtain . He also expresses a very brief moment of pity for Tifa when he deduces that she does not even remember him . Cloud arrives , having been alerted to the battle by Kefka , and attacks Sephiroth as he prepares to kill Tifa . Though Sephiroth is defeated , he escapes , telling Cloud he will return to take his life in return for his betrayal later . Light to All . Before the events of the game , during the previous cycle of war , Sephiroth took his own life in front of the Emperor . Though the other servants of Chaos do not understand why , Sephiroth did this to regain his full memories with total success , as well as to find out if he was just a manikin with his memories or the real deal , later finding out he was indeed the real Sephiroth . As a result , Sephiroth remembers his true ties to Cloud and proceeds to goad him into taking the path he chooses for him to take . To that end , Sephiroth attacks his allies Tidus , Cecil , and Firion , and steals Firion ' s rose . Firion pursues Sephiroth to the Planet ' s Core , losing to him before the Warrior of Light arrives and sends him back to Cecil and Tidus while he battles Sephiroth . Although the Warrior defeats Sephiroth , he is unable to subdue him , making the latter realize that Cloud is the one meant to defeat him . Sephiroth questions the Warrior ' s reason for fighting — to end the war — and accuses him of finding pleasure in the fighting as he does . Sensing Cloud is near , Sephiroth leaves to meet with him . Sephiroth approaches Cloud and prepares to battle him , but Cloud refuses to fight , claiming a battle would be pointless . Sephiroth asks if Cloud would fight him if he had a reason , and produces Firion ' s rose . Worried about what Sephiroth has done to them , Cloud follows Sephiroth to the Planet ' s Core . There , Sephiroth tells Cloud he acts like he wants a reason for fighting , but makes no effort to find such a reason , which is why he eagerly accepts the motivations and reasons of others as his own . Accusing Cloud of being a puppet that cannot act on his own , Sephiroth offers to continue to give Cloud reasons to fight , which Cloud refuses . The two battle , and Cloud defeats Sephiroth and finds his Crystal . Sephiroth warns Cloud that taking the Crystal will mean Cloud will continue to be drawn into a battle , a fate Cloud accepts . Sephiroth departs , telling Cloud he will always pull his strings , and to remember Cloud only obtained his Crystal with Sephiroth ' s guidance . Later , the Emperor and Ultimecia approach Sephiroth , offering him a role in their plan to rule existence . Sephiroth refuses , and leaves when the two turn their attention to the spying Bartz nearby . After Cosmos is destroyed , and with Chaos ' s power growing , Sephiroth comes across an idea : to merge soul with the core of the world as Chaos begins to destroy them , and become a god . Cloud and Sephiroth confront each other again , Sephiroth telling Cloud he is infected by a disease — hope . Cloud says it is something he must endure to keep going on , and the two battle again . Cloud prevails and insists he is no longer tied to Sephiroth . Sephiroth vanishes in a flash of light , telling Cloud that his shadow is burned into his heart , and he will continue to come back as long as Cloud is who he is . He also fully regained his memories by that point which acted as his motivation for his final actions , although it was left unclear whether he intended to end the war for good , or if he wanted to ensure a continuation of the cycles of war . Official Quests . Sephiroth is the focus of two official quests . " Sephiroth ' s Quest 012 : The Hero ' s Memory " focuses on Sephiroth ' s actions in the 12th cycle after his battles with Cloud and Tifa . Now remembering Jenova as his " mother " and the concept of the Lifestream , Sephiroth thinks the cycle of war is similar , as the slain warriors in each cycle are purified and reborn in the next cycle without memories . However , Sephiroth suspects that there could potentially be numerous other warriors in past cycles who were not revived , and when he learns of the origins of the manikins wonders if this is the fate of such warriors . Sephiroth kills himself , represented by him fighting another Sephiroth , and fades away wondering what fate awaits him in the next cycle , if he will be reborn again or cast aside as useless . In " Sephiroth ' s Quest 013 : Shape of the World " , Sephiroth awakens in the 13th cycle . Despite being purified of his memories like the other defeated warriors , he still has some weak grasp of the events of the previous cycle , remembering Cloud as a Warrior of Chaos who was reluctant to fight . Informed his archrival has switched sides to fight for Cosmos , Sephiroth attacks Firion , Cecil and Tidus to steal Firion ' s wild rose , planning to use Firion ' s rose to goad Cloud into pursuing and fighting him again . Gameplay . " Dissidia Final Fantasy " and " Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy " . In battle , Sephiroth uses a " Focused Blade " style , bombarding his enemies with swift sword attacks that often use links similar to " just frame " or one - frame links seen in other fighting games . His Bravery attacks hit multiple times with only a single button press and hitting again will continue the combo , but pressing it too soon will prevent Sephiroth from finishing the first strike before moving on to the second , thus minimizing overall damage . Timing is therefore crucial to maximizing Sephiroth ' s power , but when properly timed his melee strikes are powerful , though even then , he lacks ranged capabilities . Sephiroth ' s ground speed is fairly fast , but he is not as fast as other characters . His HP attacks are versatile and hit over a wide area around him , but are weaker at long range . Boss . In " Dissidia " , Sephiroth is fought in Destiny Odyssey I and VII , Shade Impulse , Distant Glory , and Inward Chaos . In " Dissidia 012 " , he is fought in Report # 5 , Beyond Doubt , Champions of her Will , and Conclusion of the Cycle chapters of Story Mode . EX Mode . Sephiroth ' s EX Mode is Reunion , in which he gains a single black wing over his right shoulder as seen in " Advent Children " and the " Kingdom Hearts " series . In EX Mode Sephiroth gains the abilities " Glide " and " Heartless Angel " . Glide lets Sephiroth fly through the air by holding , while Heartless Angel is a special attack usable by holding and . The attack has a long charge time , but if successful it instantly saps the opponent ' s Bravery to one . The attack will not work if Sephiroth is inflicted with Break status when the attack finishes charging , but it will ignore protective summon effects like Demon Wall or Alexander . In which , with the latter summon , Heartless Angel will force the opponent to have a Bravery freeze of 1 . Sephiroth ' s EX Burst is Super Nova . The player must repeatedly tap circle to fill the Limit meter . Successfully filling the meter will have Sephiroth slash his opponent towards the sun , and as it grows to giant size , the opponent is consumed into a hellish inferno while Sephiroth stands in front of the screen posing during the " Nibelheim Incident " . Failing to fill the meter will have Sephiroth perform a normal sword slash . Equipment . Sephiroth can equip Katanas , Spears , Shields , Gauntlets , Helms , Light Armor , and Heavy Armor . In " Dissidia 012 " , Sephiroth can no longer equip Spears , but he can equip Greatswords and Chestplates . " Dissidia Final Fantasy ( 2015 ) " . Type : Heavy < br > Unique System : Dash Cancel