Ever since his first appearance in Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth has been one of the game's most popular characters. Who could forget the epic final battle with Safer Sephiroth, or that iconic theme song? It's no wonder he's frequently chosen as the best villain not only in the Final Fantasy series but in all of video game history.
Because of his popularity and iconic status, Sephiroth has appeared in many other games, some of them having nothing to do with Final Fantasy. Below are his more obscure appearances, from pixelated Sephiroth on a loading screen to a Sephiroth doppelganger in a widely panned RPG.
10 Final Fantasy V
First on our list is Final Fantasy V. You might wonder what Sephiroth is doing in a Final Fantasy game two installments before his time. As it turns out, character sprites for many Final Fantasy characters appeared on the loading screen of Final Fantasy Anthology, a compilation of the fifth and sixth games in the franchise. Sephiroth's sprite was included in Final Fantasy V's loading screen, along with a 2D version of his rival Cloud Strife.
9 Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring
Sephiroth's first-ever appearance outside of Final Fantasy VII was in the fighting game Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring, as a playable character. He had two character models, appearing both fully-clothed and shirtless.
Sephiroth fights mostly with his fists in the ring but can also perform sword attacks and combos with his Masamune, dealing twice as much damage with every third strike. He even has a move where he grabs his opponent by the neck and stabs them in the chest for critical damage, which is how he killed Aerith in Final Fantasy VII.
8 Itadaki Street Special
Itadaki Street is a series of real estate virtual board games that have an enormous following in Japan. Only one game in the series has ever seen a North American release, and it did not include any Final Fantasy characters.
Itadaki Street Special and Itadaki Street Portable both featured characters from the Square-Enix franchises Dragon Quest and Final Fantasy. These games remain available in Japan only. Sephiroth made his latest appearance as a playable character in Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary, along with Tifa, Cloud, and Aerith.
7 Dissidia Final Fantasy
Dissidia Final Fantasy featured 22 characters from the Final Fantasy games, including Sephiroth. The game revolved around a war between the deities Chaos and Cosmos, who each summoned ten warriors to help fight for their side. Sephiroth is an Agent of Chaos, of course, though he's less interested in dominating the world than in fighting his arch-nemesis, Cloud.
As Dissidia is part of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth appeared in his Advent Children costume. He made several more appearances in the Dissidia subseries, including the most recent game, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT.
6 Kingdom Hearts
Sephiroth appeared in Kingdom Hearts as an optional boss in the Olympus Coliseum. This fight is famous for its intensity -- no matter what your skill level, expect to receive some serious damage. Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix added an additional scene where Sephiroth and Cloud are locked in battle, but the result of the fight is not shown.
Sephiroth returned for another optional boss fight and face-off with Cloud in Kingdom Hearts II and hasn't made an appearance since then. With the release of Kingdom Hearts III, many fans called for a DLC of Sephiroth content, having missed the challenging boss fights from the first two games.
5 Puzzle & Dragons
The mobile game Puzzle & Dragons added Sephiroth to its roster as part of a Final Fantasy collaboration. It cleverly combined match-three puzzles with dungeon-crawling and monster-collecting, and it gave Sephiroth thematically appropriate attributes like dark and devil-type attacks. As the main antagonist of his game, Sephiroth could be found in the Netherworld dungeon with other Final Fantasy villains, while Cloud and the other Final Fantasy heroes were obtained through a roll on the Egg Machine.
4 Littlebigplanet
This platform-puzzle game that thrives on user-generated content has nothing to do with Square-Enix and Sephiroth on the surface. Dig deeper, though, and you'll find a community of devoted fans remaking famous scenes or even all of Final Fantasy VII using Littlebigplanet's game creator. To help with these endeavors, Sephiroth's costume was released as part of the Final Fantasy VII costume pack that debuted at the 2008 Tokyo Game Show. The pack also contained costumes for Cloud, Aerith, Tifa, and Vincent.
3 Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
It's no secret that Final Fantasy has some of the best music in the video game world. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy and its sequels, Theathrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call are rhythm games where players tap the screen to the most famous tracks from the franchise. Of course "One-Winged Angel" is included.
Sephiroth is an unlockable character in Theatrhythm, available only after the player has collected enough of a special item. He also appears in his Safer Sephiroth form as a boss in the later stages of the game.
2 Ephemeral Fantasia
Sephiroth makes a cameo in this musical role-playing game that was marred by countless design flaws. For one, the game gives no indication of when and how to trigger important cutscenes within a very limited timeframe. For another, it was a traditional RPG that borrowed many elements from the genre. This normally wouldn't be a problem, except that many of the characters seemed so familiar. It's not a stretch to say that the king of Pandule and main antagonist, Xelpherpolis, looked a lot like Sephiroth with that name and the long silver hair.
1 Japan-Only Releases
Most obscure of all are the games that never saw a North American release. While Itadaki Street Special was exclusive to Japan, the collaboration with other Square-Enix franchises gave it greater exposure than mobile games like Final Fantasy Artniks and Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade. Given Sephiroth's popularity and the buzz around the Final Fantasy VII remake, it may be the case that more Japan-only games will eventually see a stateside release. The demand is certainly there, at least.
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