Relnikha

The Relnikha, also known as Shinra Transport Unit Gelnika, or simply the Gelnika, and sometimes known as the Guernica,, is a vehicle type in the Final Fantasy VII series. It is a transport vessel used by the Shinra Air Force. Its name was re-localized as Relnikha in Final Fantasy VII remake project. Numerous Relnikhas are docked at the airport in Junon.
The sunken Gelnika is a bonus dungeon in Final Fantasy VII, lying below the ocean to the south of Costa del Sol. It is accessible via submarine, and holds some of the best items and most dangerous enemies in the game, as well as an event in which the Turks are fought.
==History==
===Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-===
In chapter 2, a Relnikha bombed Banora after Zack Fair and Tseng discovered its apple juice factory had been taken over by Genesis Rhapsodos, and that the village was deserted. Shinra ordered the town destroyed to eliminate all evidence.
===Original continuity===
In Final Fantasy VII, Gelnika planes were held in Junon. When Shinra planned to the Huge Materia into Meteor, a Gelnika was used to transport the Huge Materia to Rocket Town.
A Gelnika was also used transport weapons and genetically-engineered monsters to kill Sephiroth, but was shot down by Weapon beneath the coastal waters of the Gold Saucer, and crashed into the ocean. Cloud Strife, using a Shinra uV Submarine they had stolen during "Clash in the Deep Sea", entered this sunken Gelnika. There, they found Shinra's anti-Shinra weaponry, as well as fighting the genetically-engineered monsters now on the loose in the Gelnika along with Reno and Rude of the Turks, who had come to recover the weapons and materia.
===Remake continuity===
Shinra used Relnikhas to transport troops to Kalm in "A New Journey Begins". In "Dawn of a New Era", numerous Relnikhas were stationed at the Junon Airfield.
==Characteristics==
Relnikha is a transport vessel manufactured by the Shinra Electric Power Company. It is equipped with four RG24-f engines connected by special chromium steel crankshafts, giving it a takeoff output of 8,240 horsepower. Its main wings can fold ninety degrees during landing. The length, width, height, weight, and speed of the vessel are unknown.
==Gameplay==
The Sunken Gelnika is an entirely optional can be visited any time after the player obtains a submarine from "Clash in the Deep Sea". The Sunken Gelnika is not associated with a story chapter, but some dialogue occurs inside where Cloud comments on the interior, and if the location was visited before finding the Turks in "Mako Cannon Rampage", some occurs before a boss battle with Turks:Reno and Turks:Rude.
Because it was used to transport Shinra's anti-Sephiroth weaponry, it contains powerful weapons and Materia, but also has some of the most dangerous enemies. The weapons are Heaven's Cloud for Cloud, Spirit Lance for Cid, and Conformer, Yuffie's ultimate weapon. It also holds the powerful Escort Guard armor, as well as Double Cut and Hades Materia and Cid's Highwind manual.
The dangerous enemies also make the area a great place for min-maxing. Every enemy except the Turks can be morphed into stat plus items, allowing the player to max out every stat.
== Musical themes ==
"Under the Rotting Pizza" plays in the ruins of the Gelnika.
==Behind the scenes==
Occasionally, Emerald Weapon will appear just in front of the sunken plane in Final Fantasy VII, forcing players to go around it or surface if they want to avoid fighting it. It is possible to collide with the Weapon at such an angle that the submarine will fly right into the Gelnika, triggering the player's entrance to it rather than a battle with the Weapon.
The "Unknown" enemies allude to the enemies found in the Great Sea Trench in Final Fantasy V, all of which were called Unknown and defied description.
==Etymology==
Gelnika may be a mistranslation of "Guernica". 
In Final Fantasy VII Remake, the weapon shop vendor at Wall Market utters "The Shinra Relnikha... Oh what I wouldn't give to have that." This refers to the Gelnika, as confirmed by the Japanese dialogue. The term is later used for this type of vessel in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
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