Gillian Hewley

Gillian Hewley is a supporting character in the Final Fantasy VII series, with a minor yet important supporting role in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. She is the biological mother of Angeal Hewley. She lives in Banora and is the host of "Project G".
==History==
===Project G===
Gillian was born in Banora. She worked as a researcher in the Shinra Electric Power Company's Research and Development department, conducting studies related to the Jenova Project. It was rumored that she participated in research to create SOLDIER copies. Sometime later, she collaborated and formed a relationship with Hollander, acting as the host for "Project G" and had Jenova cells transplanted into her. Her relationship with Hollander and the Jenova cells within her led to the birth of Angeal Hewley. Her cells were also injected onto Genesis Rhapsodos while the latter was still a fetus. "Project G" was deemed a failure because the data detected from Angeal and Genesis's births was no different than that of a normal child.
Feeling guilt for her involvement on "Project G" and using her son as an experiment subject, Gillian parted ways with Shinra and returned to Banora, refusing compensation from the company, meaning Angeal grew up poor. She married a hard-working man that would become Angeal's stepfather. He had the Buster Sword forged for Angeal as a symbol of their family's honor, but died from fatigue soon after his stepson joined SOLDIER.
===The Genesis War===
A vengeful Hollander started a rebellion and sent Genesis and his forces to annihilate Banora, but had Gillian spared. Believing she was needed to stop his degradation, Genesis kept asking for her cooperation, but she stubbornly refused and believed the experiment was a mistake.
Zack Fair visited Gillian in Banora during chapter 2 while investigating Genesis and Angeal's disappearance. He introduced himself and was amusingly asked if he was "the puppy" Angeal wrote about in his letters. She joyfully reminisced about Angeal's childhood, her late overworked husband, and recounted the history of the Buster Sword and its symbolism. Upon returning from the local apple processing plant, Zack found Genesis and Angeal over Gillian's corpse, lashing out and accusing Angeal of murdering his own mother.
Hollander and Genesis intended to keep her alive, hoping she would contribute her scientific knowledge to finding a cure for degradation. The shame she felt for participating in Hollander's inhumane experiments was too much and she committed suicide. She was able to die because, unlike Lucrecia Crescent who became immortal after indirectly receiving Jenova cells from Sephiroth, there was a difference in treatment methods of the Jenova cells.
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Gillian is an older middle-aged woman with a slim build, fair skin, short and barely graying black hair, and blue eyes. She wears a white sweater with a split neck over a black undershirt, a chartreuse shawl around her neck, a full-length brown skirt, and brown sandals. She had the reputation of a "beautiful scientist" and was considered "quite the hottie" in her youth.
===Personality===
Gillian was a humble and mild-mannered woman with a quiet demeanor. She is intelligent and has strong intentions. She loved her family, showing concern for her son Angeal, fondly recounting his childhood, enjoying the letters he sent, and imploring Zack to be a good friend to him. She was proud of her laborer of a husband and fervently stood by their family's honor.
Gillian felt extreme guilt about her past. She despised Hollander and her involvement in his twisted experiments, distancing herself from Shinra as a result, believing it was wrong to use her son as an experiment subject, and refusing compensation from the company. The immense shame Gillian felt drove her to suicide.
==Behind the scenes==
===Voice===
In the English releases of Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, Gillian is voiced by Takayo Fischer in the original and Ellen Dubin in the remaster. In the Japanese releases, she is voiced by Masako Ikeda.
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ru:Холландер
Category:Characters in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
de:Gillian Hewley
ru:Джиллиан Хьюли
Category:Characters in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-