Kadaj

==Summary==
Kadaj, leader of the Remnants of Sephiroth and the personification of his insane cruelty, is the main antagonist of the novel Final Fantasy VII The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story and the secondary antagonist of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
Created as an extension of Sephiroth's will after his defeat in the Planet's Core, Kadaj was born as a puppet to find his "mother", Jenova, to make possible a new Reunion and allow a new coming for Sephiroth in the mortal world. For this purpose, he works alongside the other Remnants, Yazoo and Loz, to search for her remains.
Cunning and ruthless, Kadaj also has a grudge with his older brother through Jenova, Cloud Strife, upset on how he has "betrayed" his family among those carrying Jenova's legacy. This will lead to several confrontations between both of them during the chain of events leading to Sephiroth's second coming.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: , likely | 
Key: Advent Children | Dissidia
Name: Kadaj
Origin: Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
Gender: Male
Age: Around two weeks old
Classification: Remnant of Sephiroth, Personification of Sephiroth's Cruelty
Powers and Abilities: 
<tabber>
|-|Kadaj=
Abilities: 
*Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Master Swordsman, Acrobatics, Enhanced Awareness and Reflexes, Incorporeality (Like his brothers, Kadaj is an extension of Sephiroth's will made out of Negative Lifestream; thus his interaction with physical objects occurs when he wishes to), Shapeshifting (Can turn into black mist), Creation (His clothes and weapons are actually materialized from Negative Lifestream), Mind Reading and Memory Reading (Kadaj can thoroughly scan the mind and consciousness of people by touching them, a limitation Jenova or Sephiroth didn't have), Perception Manipulation (Another ability inherited from Jenova, Kadaj can appear to others as someone from their memories, tricking their senses to be perceived as said person. If different individuals see Kadaj at the same time, the person who is not familiar with a person he's masquerading as will see his true form), Fear Manipulation (Unless porpusedly masking it, Kadaj's presence has been noted to be unnerving and give the feeling of "death" drawing near), Pain Manipulation and minor Biological Manipulation (Kadaj can heal wounds and take away pain from a person, through physical contact, and give them back whenever he wishes), Telekinesis (Kadaj has moved object with his mind, like Sephiroth did), Teleportation (As shown in his pursuit of Evan and Kyrie, and his encounter with the Turks, Kadaj can repeatedly teleport several dozens of meters), Mind Manipulation (Can influence those with Jenova Cells, such as those with Geostigma), Summoning (of Shadow Creepers and Summoned Beasts, the latter via Materia stolen from Cloud), Magic (via the Materia stolen from Cloud), getting access to Fire Manipulation and Electricity Manipulation
Resistances:
*Resistance to: Mind Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Soul Absorption, Memory Manipulation and Empathic Manipulation (After his first defeat in The Kids Are Alright: A Turks Side Story he was diffused by the Lifestream, however, his will, individuality and desire to find Jenova remained, and he managed to come back shortly after during the events of Advent Children), Disease Manipulation, Corruption (Types 1 and 2, being made of Negative Lifestream, Kadaj is not affected by corrupting energies nor effects that corrupt at a biological level), Death Manipulation (Wasn't instantly killed by the impact of Cloud's Finishing Touch)
|-|Shadow Creepers and Bahamut SIN=
Abilities:
*Disease Manipulation and Soul Manipulation (Shadow Creepers can infect people with Geostigma when hurting them), Heat Manipulation, Radiation Manipulation, Matter Manipulation and Durability Negation (via Bahamut SIN's Petaflare attack, which is a stronger variant of the Flare spell, which creates a nuclear reaction)
</tabber>
Attack Potency: Multi-Galaxy level (Stated to beFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children -Reunion Files- (2006) as strong as Sephiroth was in the original game), likely Multiverse level+ (Fought Cloud, who took part in Ramza Beoulve's army during his stay in Ivalice, as an equal to Balthier and Luso Clemens, the former whom had defeated Gilgamesh twice alongside Vaan, and the latter who had teamed up with Vaan on his own adventures. Kadaj's defeat was due to Cloud becoming far stronger since these events) | Multiverse level+ (Empowered by the Land of Respite. Can keep up with the warriors who draw power from the Gods of the Cycle, who would later defeat Shinryu)
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Kadaj is as strong asFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children -Reunion Files- (2006) Sephiroth was in the original game. Held his own against Cloud after he was healed of Geostigma, but was defeated. Even when weakened by Geostigma, Cloud still could fight back against Loz when the Remnant was using his speed-up ability) | Massively FTL+ (Empowered by the Land of Respite. Can keep up with the Warriors of the Cycle, who would lated defeat Shinryu)
Lifting Strength: Stellar (Due to being on the level of Sephiroth, he's far stronger than Typhon) | Immesurable (With the power of the Land of Respite, Kadaj can keep up with warriors empowered by the Gods of the Cycle, whom are far stronger than Neo Exdeath and Enuo were in their original game)
Striking Strength: Multi-Galaxy level, likely Multiverse level+ | Multiverse level+
Durability: Multi-Galaxy level, likely Multiverse level+ (Survived being hitFinal Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005) with Cloud's Finishing Touch, though he was still defeated after taking it. Cloud's Limit Breaks are strong enough that even mid-level ones can one-shot enemies that are unaffected by his regular attacks) | Multiverse level+ (Can take attacks from warriors who draw power from the Gods of the Cycle)
Stamina: Superhuman (Despite fighting several powerful opponents in a very short period and putting his plans into motion, which involved draining actions such as Summoning and long travels, he never looked the least bit tired and treated the whole affair as if it was a game) | Superhuman (Despite taking on the entire party at once, for roughly two hours, and taking a high number of attacks, it never even slowed down until its defeat at Cloud's hands)
Range: Standard Melee Range with the Souba, several Tens of Meters with Materia
Standard Equipment:
Kadaj-Souba.jpg|Kadaj holding the Souba against Cloud
Souba Concept Art.jpg|Concept Art of the Souba
Remnantbirth.jpg|Remnant's Birth and Materialization
Shadow Creeper.jpg|Shadow Creeper
MateriaAC.JPG.jpg|Cloud's Materia collection in Advent Children
Kadaj-absorbing-a-Materia-FFVIIAC.jpg|Kadaj absorbs Materia directly in his arm
ZYKadaj.png|Kadaj holding what's likely Bahamut SIN's Materia
Bahamut SIN summoning.png|Kadaj summoning Bahamut SIN
Bahamut SIN.png|Bahamut SIN
FFAC-BahamutSIN-Concept.jpg|Concept Art of Bahamut SIN
*Souba: Kadaj's primary weapon, materialized from Negative Lifestream. A katana with two parallel blades set at a small distance from one another. Kadaj uses this sword for quick and precise attacks, complimenting his agile and acrobatic fighting style, and the two blades can trap the opponents' weapon and possibly disarm them. Kadaj holds the Souba normally or in a reverse grip to adapt to combat situations better. Despite its smaller size, it doesn't suffer from a strength output disadvantage against heavier weapons such as Cloud's Fusion Sword.
*Motorcycle Like his brothers, Kadaj rides a large bike with three large pipes on the rear, and smaller ones covering the middle, facing front. The Remnants are shown to be incredibly skilled at maneuvering with these vehicles, performing stunts that would generally be impossible and be perfectly capable of engaging in combat and competent teamwork while riding them at high speeds.
*Cloud's Materia: When Loz arrived at Aerith's church looking for Jenova, he came across a box containing several Materia, which were confirmed in the Reunion Files and Advent Children Staff Commentary to be Cloud's. After defeating Tifa, Loz kidnapped Marlene and took the Materia with him, which Kadaj and Yazoo proceeded to use as well. Due to Remnants being made of Negative Lifestream and Materia being condensed Spirit Energy from the Lifestream, containing the wisdom of the Cetra to use the powers of the Planet, they can absorb them directly into their bodies to use them. Out of the many Materia they took, the ones they were seen using are the following:
**Fire: Briefly seen in the scene in the lake of the Forgotten Capital, Kadaj uses it to fire a blast to stop Marlene from escaping.
**Lightning: Seen in his last duel with Cloud, Kadaj opens up with a Thunder spell to attack.
**Bahamut SIN: Likely the Materia seen in his conversation with Rufus, also one of the Materia stolen from Cloud. Kadaj is seen playing with this Materia for a bit before absorbing it and use it to Summon Bahamut SIN to attack Edge. Given that Summon Materia is red and the Materia Kadaj was seen with was Blue, the color of the Support Materia, there's a small possibility that it wasn't Bahamut SIN's but a different Materia to enhance the Summoning. Still, it's most likely just an oversight.
Intelligence: Above Average (Despite his very young age and unstable nature, Kadaj has shown to be very astute with his plans and a very competent fighter who can expertly work with his brothers)
Weaknesses: Kadaj is quite wild and unstable. While he can be cunning and pragmatic, he is, in many ways, a young boy and can lose control when under emotional stress, leading to violent outbursts. Due to being made of Negative Lifestream, Kadaj is very vulnerable to Purification, as seen with his brief exposure to Aerith's Great Gospel, causing him great pain.
Notable Attacks/Techniques: As an extension of Sephiroth, Kadaj has also inherited abilities from Jenova, as acknowledged by Tseng. The Remnant uses these abilities to manipulate and instill fear on his targets and occasionally in combat. During the events of Advent Children, his brother Loz managed to steal Cloud's Materia, allowing Kadaj to access to several magic abilities and the power to call forth Summons:
*Personal:
**Black Mist: Kadaj can turn into a black mist-like substance to go undetected. He did so to infiltrate Healen Lodge, where Rufus and the Turks were staying.
**Masquerade: Kadaj can appear to others as someone who can be found on their memories, tricking their senses and mind, so he is seen, heard, and perceived as that person. If Kadaj does not know a person's memories, then he will be seen in his actual appearance.
**Consciousness Scan: By touching a person, in any way, Kadaj can quickly read the entirety of their minds and memories.
**Pain Bind: Kadaj can heal wounds and take away the pain of a person. However, at any time he wishes, he can reopen the wound and injuries he had previously healed and return the pain in full force to said person.
**Telekinesis: Like Sephiroth, Kadaj is capable of moving objects with his mind, though he only displayed this ability in one instance.
**Teleportation: Kadaj can quickly teleport distances of dozens of meters. Even the Turks, who could keep up with the other Remnants in a straight-up fight, were unable to follow him when he used this ability.
**Awakening: Similarly to Sephiroth, Kadaj can enforce his will through Jenova Cells and control those hosting them. In Advent Children, he extended it through the waters of the lake in the Forgotten Capital to the children of Edge, who were suffering from Geostigma. This awakened their Reunion instinct, leaving them as emotionless puppets, and would have made the kids go after Jenova's Remains.
**Geostigma: A fatal disease caused by Jenova Cells in the body. The parasitic presence of Jenova causes an internal conflict between the cells and the patient's natural Spirit Energy, this leads to the body overworking itself trying to purge the cells, which causes symptoms such as physical weakness, extreme fatigue, seizures, hallucinations, depression, dark sores on the skin which emit a black pus and, eventually, death. However, the severity of the symptoms may vary from patient to patient. Some may die within a couple of hours, while others may have occasional bouts of pain. Those who die of Geostigma won’t join the Lifestream but instead will become part of the Negative Lifestream Sephiroth created. Given Geostigma injects Jenova Cells in those suffering from it, they may have their Reunion instinct awakened and are vulnerable to Sephiroth enforcing his will through them. Geostigma can be contracted by contact with Jenova Cells scattered in the Lifestream, direct contact with Negative Lifestream, or being wounded by a Shadow Creeper, as they are made of Negative Lifestream.
**Shadow Creepers: Big quadrupedal monsters of vicious nature, materialized from the Negative Lifestream, reason why they can be summoned without Materia. While they aren't particularly strong, they are quite fast and persistent, and even if they are injured or mutilated, they will keep chasing their target. However, what's truly dangerous about them is that due to being made of Negative Lifestream, those who are injured by a Shadow Creeper will be infected with Geostigma, something made worse by the fact they can be summoned in large numbers at once.
*Materia:
**Fire Spell: Used when Marlene tried to escape from him in the Forgotten Capital. Kadaj shot a blast of fire to a nearby tree to scare her and stop her.
**Thunder Spell: Used against Cloud at the beginning of their final duel. Unlike the spells in the original game, this doesn't cause a lightning bolt to fall from the sky but fires several lightning blasts from the hands of the user at the target.
**Bahamut SIN - Petaflare: Summononed to attack the monument in Edge and cause chaos in the city. This Summon is notable because unlike most others, it doesn't draw the targets to a different space to attack and retreat; instead, it stays to fight in the real world. Bahamut SIN's most powerful move is the Petaflare, a more powerful version of the Flare spell, which causes a nuclear reaction on the target upon impact.
==Notable Matchups==
Victories:
Losses:
Inconclusive:
==References==
Category:Characters
Category:Final Fantasy
Category:Final Fantasy VII
Category:Game Characters
Category:Video Game Characters
Category:Book Characters
Category:Movie Characters
Category:Male Characters
Category:Villains
Category:Evil Characters
Category:Antagonists
Category:Primary Antagonists
Category:Sadists
Category:Sword Users
Category:Blade Users
Category:Bikers
Category:Drivers
Category:Weapon Masters
Category:Acrobats
Category:Enhanced Senses Users
Category:Mind Users
Category:Summoners
Category:Disease Users
Category:Shapeshifters
Category:Creation Users
Category:Magic Users
Category:Fire Users
Category:Electricity Users
Category:Matter Users
Category:Durability Negation Users
Category:Inorganic Beings
Category:Leaders
Category:Electricity Users