Sephiroth (VII Rebirth boss)

Sephiroth is the final boss of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at the end of Chapter 14, "End of the World". Cloud is always in the party, and he fights alongside Zack or Aerith depending on the phase of the fight.
==Stats==
==Attacks==
Sephiroth's attacks depend on the battle phase. The first phase occurs before the multiple-phase fight against Sephiroth Reborn, and the second phase occurs after the last phase of Sephiroth Reborn's boss fight. 
*Phase 1: Cloud and Zack
*Phase 2: Cloud and Aerith
: = Physical damage
: = Magical damage
Attack 	Phase	Description
Skewer 	1–2 	Impales a target and hoists them into the air, before launching them away.
Octaslash 	1-2 	Deals 8 blows.
Whisper Whirlwind	2 	Summons a massive tornado of Whispers before ascending into the air. His Masamune can be attacked separately.
Whisper Cannon 	2 	Emits a massive barrage of Whispers as he sweeps in a circle. His wing can be attacked separately.
Wicked Augment 	2 	
Grip of Fate 	2 	Launches a Whisper at a target, binding them. Follows up with Skewer.
Errant Whisper 	2 	Sephiroth spawns Whispers which emerge from the ground in cascading waves.
Heartless Angel 	2 	Jumps and dives, creating a large explosion that reduces those affected to 1 HP.
Tempus Finis 	2 	Sephiroth holds his arms out, spawning two pillars of Whispers which he spins while reducing his Stagger gauge. If reduced completely, he follows up with Octaslash Prime.
Octaslash Prime 	1-2 	A follow up to Octaslash. If used during the second phase, it automatically defeats the player party if they fail to defeat Sephiroth during Tempus Finis.
==Party setup==
==Battle==
The first phase of the fight includes both Cloud and Zack at the Edge of Creation. Sephiroth uses many of the same abilities he used while a playable party member, including Sword Dance, Pierce, Shift Slash, Telluric Fury, and Zanshin (all of which are unnamed while he performs them). In addition, he uses Skewer to impale Cloud or Zack and launch them away. He will also use Octaslash, always following up with Octaslash Prime. 
Once defeated, he will separate Cloud and Zack before transforming into Sephiroth Reborn. Once Sephiroth Reborn is defeated, Sephiroth crashes to the ground in Cloud's world. Aerith emerges to aid Cloud for the final phase of the final boss fight.
Sephiroth first taunts Cloud, using Whisper Cannon while asking Cloud if the entire boss fight "is all just a fever dream." He will then use his combat abilities from the first phase of the fight for a bit before taunting Aerith while summoning the Whisper Whirlwind. Afterwards, he will alternate between normal combat abilities like Hell's Gate (which now spawns a wave of Whispers) and Zanshin (also strengthened by Whispers), and Whisper Cannon or Whisper Whirlwind.
After taking enough damage, Sephiroth will add Heartless Angel and Octaslash to his repertoire. Finally, once down to about 10% of his HP, he will trigger The End is Nigh and use Tempus Finis, where he will deal massive damage in a sweeping circle while he reduces his Stagger gauge. If his Stagger gauge is reduced completely before he is defeated, he will bind Cloud and Aerith and unleash Octaslash Prime, instantly defeating both. 
However, if Sephiroth is defeated before finishing Tempus Finis, he will drop to one knee, defeated, before flying away to fight another day.
===Strategy===
==Musical themes==
The boss theme that plays during the first battle is "The Three SOLDIERs" , composed by Masashi Hamauzu. The theme that plays before the battle is "Just as Worlds Unite" and the theme that plays after the battle is "So Too Do They Part" .
"One-Winged Angel" was Sephiroth's main final boss theme in the original Final Fantasy VII and it returns as his final boss theme in a new arrangement called "One-Winged Angel - Reborn", which uses the original lyrics and a section of the original track not present in "One Winged Angel - Rebirth", the final boss theme of Final Fantasy VII Remake. This arrangement was released as track 17 on disc 7 of the Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Original Soundtrack.
==Behind the scenes==
==Gallery==
File:Whisper Whirlwind FFVII Rebirth.jpg|Whisper Whirlwind
File:Whisper Cannon FFVII Rebirth.jpg|Whisper Cannon
File:Heartless Angel FFVII Rebirth.jpg|Heartless Angel
File:Skewer FFVII Rebirth.jpg|Skewer
File:Tempus Finis FFVII Rebirth.jpg|Tempus Finis
File:Octaslash Prime DPS Fail FFVII Rebirth.jpg|Sephiroth after defeating the player with Octaslash Prime
==References==
Category:Bosses in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth