UAHSGSH BY THE TIME ELFE CHALLENGED HIM, HE BELIEVED HIS MOTHER WAS DEAD. HIS OLD REASON TO FIGHT AND FIND HER WAS LONG GONE AND HE WAS FIGHTING FOR NOTHING—

The other HUGE truth that he obviously didn’t realize yet was that he had never been fighting for his real mother to begin with, and he was just a tool and pawn. But he wouldn’t find that out until the library so….he really thought he was fighting for her all those years…and even then he was aimless when he thought she was dead. He just accepted it for the time, I guess. His mind was too conditioned and reliant on Shinra or something….

Elfe: starting with my most gorgeous beautiful avalanche princess I can safely say that she would NOT own a stanley. Veld bought her one after they were reunited because “girls like them right” and the amount of primordial rage and fear she felt the moment she saw it was unforgettable. My babygirl hates capitalism and since they have become one of the biggest waving flags for it, she could NOT be found near one, even dead <3333

Rufus: now this one <3333333 of course he owns a stanley <33333 he owns the company <33333 he produces them <33333 he even has a stanley backpack and a million of little accessories for it and flaunts them with every single chance he has <33333333 he thinks people who don’t own them are poor and should die <3 post meteorfall, while not that obnoxious, he has kept his collection and loves to spend hours looking at it because it reminds him of the power he once had

Sephiroth: I won’t lie I’m not entirely sure about him. On one hand he absolutely hates them because come onnnnnnn. On the other he likes having nice things even if he won’t ever admit it out loud. Let’s say that Genesis got him one as a gift and while Sephiroth was weirded out and never drank from it, he kept it in his room and just. Stared at it. At night. Thinking what are we.

Reeve: oooooooooh another one that has me lowkey conflicted. I think that if we let this guy live his life to the fullest truest extend we’d see that he’s either a textbook soccer mom or a redneck. Either way I think he would also be conflicted about stanley cups himself. I think he was also gifted one at a shinra event and like he thought “well we can’t let it go to waste” and used it as a water bottle. He likes to buy little accessories for it and personalize it cause well, he has it now might as well enjoy it. He does feel a little guilty about it though :(

I think they're beautifully written. I can only rely on what I've seen and read from the translations, but it seemed like it gives us a nice taste of Sephiroth's identity crisis. I really loved his portrait in BC too. To me, it seems he's stoic, but at the same time, he looks lost and almost depressed.

I think the first scene of him in BC is when he effortlessly slaughtered a dangerous beast... It amazed us, but to him, it was just another Tuesday. He didn't care of how strong he is getting. And he certainly didn't care about Hojo fawning over him either... He was just living his life as a dutiful weapon up until he met her. I really loved his interaction with Elfe about his purpose and it made me wonder if it will be brought up in Rebirth since humanizing Sephiroth is the goal in that game? Also, the way Elfe made Sephiroth flustered is very cute.

And I'll never forget that scene showing the aftermath of the massacre Sephiroth did to the AVALANCHE troops. Holy shit...

(Sorry for the quality, it's the best I could get)

If the game wasn't restricted by ratings and graphics, this would probably look way worse... And If you didn't already know that Sephiroth isn't as graceful as he looks, well, now you do. To me, it seemed like he always fought aggressively anyways, judging from how he fought in the OG FF7, CC and the Dissidia games. Though, in his boss fight in 7R, his fighting style seemed more refined. Perhaps he let his emotions take the reign when fighting? Or is it just a part of his adapted god seeker identity post-Nibelheim? I also think it's clear that whether it's Pre or Post Nibelheim Sephiroth, the man has little to no mercy for his enemies. He's downright ruthless.