Gi tribe

The Gi tribe was a tribe that used to live in the world of Final Fantasy VII who waged war against the citizens of Cosmo Canyon many years ago. Their role is expanded upon in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, where they appear in chapter 10, "Watcher of the Vale".
==History==
As revealed in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, the Gi tribe were an extraterrestrial people who arrived on the planet in ancient times after their world was destroyed. They regarded the native Cetra with dislike, believing them to be haughty and intolerant toward outsiders. Because the Gi were not native to the planet, their spirits could not enter the lifestream and became lost souls. Horrified and vengeful, the ghosts of the Gi focused their sorrow and bitterness at their state to create the Black Materia, believing the destruction of the planet would free them from their undead state. The Cetra stole the Black Materia from the Gi to prevent them from using it, leaving the Gi to linger in their hatred and resentment for thousands of years.
In the year 1959, the Gi tribe attacked Cosmo Canyon, a village protected by the leonine species Red XIII belongs to. The Gi tribe attempted to infiltrate Cosmo Canyon via the caves, later known as the Cave of the Gi, to sneak into the town. Seto, the father of Nanaki (who would later know as Red XIII), hatched a plan which would see the Gi tribe defeated: hold off the Gi back at the end of the cave, whose opening was sealed behind him. He knew that by doing this he would perish, but the sacrifice had to be made to protect his family and the village.
The Gi were unrelenting and attacked Seto with poisonous arrows. He fought as long as he could, but succumbed to petrification and was turned into stone.
48 years later in the December of 0007, Red XIII visited Cosmo Canyon with little knowledge on the war on the Gi tribe. Geisel Bugenhagen, a local elder of Cosmo Canyon who had also witnessed the battle against the Gi, unlocked the Cave of the Gi when he felt it was time for Red XIII to learn the truth about his father. Once, Red XIII fought the spirits of the Gi tribe, who were still lingering.
Before reaching his father, Red XIII fought the leader of the Gi tribe, Gi Nattak. What happened next depends on continuity. In the original, with Gi Nattak's defeat, the Gi tribe faded away. In Rebirth, the spirit of Gi Nattak lingers as he cannot fade into the lifestream, and takes Red XIII and his party to their realm between life and death where he explains their origin and how their most prized possession had been stolen from them by the Cetra, asking for Red XIII and his companions to return it. 
Afterward, some spirits of the Gi manifested in the realm of the living, wreaking havoc, but Red XIII put an end to it with Cloud and others' help, promising the wayward spirits of Gi to find a way to ease their suffering and find a way for them to rest. After the spirits dissipated, Red XIII explained to Cloud that he had been truthful despite having no intention of bringing the black materia to the Gi: he was determined to find a way for the Gi to rest in peace.
==Gameplay==
The Gi are fought during Final Fantasy VII in spirit forms. Gi Spectors are fought throughout the Cave of the Gi. At the end of the cave, the leader of the tribe, Gi Nattak, is fought. Gi Nattak is fought with Soul Fires that can possess party members. The battle is reminiscent of the boss battle with Wrexsoul in Final Fantasy VI, which also possessed party members and had two accompanying enemies like the Soul Fires, called Soul Saver.
The enemies return in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, with the Gi soldiers having more variations of being able to wield different weapons.
ru:Племя Ги
Category:Races in the Final Fantasy VII series