The Complete List of Final Fantasy VII Characters

The cast of Final Fantasy VII is perhaps one of the most well known, with many of the protagonists and antagonists being heralded in the wider gaming landscape.

It’s a pretty diverse playable cast too, ranging from the rather famous Cloud Strife, through to Red XIII and Cait Sith. And that’s not even getting onto some of the minor cast members such as Don Corneo and Mukki.

See Also: The Complete List of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Characters


Final Fantasy 7 Playable Characters

Final Fantasy VII has seven playable characters who make up the party. They are naturally obtained throughout the course of the game and two that are secret characters which can be completely ignored. Cloud Strife is the main playable character, as he is controllable for the vast majority of the time.

Cloud Strife (Main Character)
Barret Wallace
Cait Sith

Aerith Gainsborough
Cid Highwind
Vincent Valentine

Tifa Lockhart
Red XIII
Yuffie Kisaragi

Final Fantasy 7 Villains

Sephiroth is the main villain in Final Fantasy VII, but there are plenty of other characters also vying to take down the main characters at every opportunity. The Turks, consisting of Tseng, Reno, Rude and Elena are the “rivals” to Cloud and his group of friends.

Sephiroth (Main Villain)
Elena
Tseng
Scarlet
Don Corneo

JENOVA
President Shinra
Reno
Heidegger

Professor Hojo
Rufus Shinra
Rude
Palmer

Weapon

Ultimate Weapon
Ruby Weapon

Sapphire Weapon
Emerald Weapon

Diamond Weapon

Final Fantasy 7 Minor Characters

Final Fantasy VII featured a gulf of characters which could be considered “minor” in the grand scheme of things. These have been categorised where possible, but the vast majority have no real connection to a group or organisation.

Jessie (AVALANCHE)
Reeve Tuesti
Mayor Domino
Shera

Biggs (AVALANCHE)
Lucrecia Crescent
Zack Fair
Bugenhagen

Wedge (AVALANCHE)
Ifalna
Professor Gast
Marlene Wallace

Other Characters

Big Bro
Choco Bill
Chole
Dio
Elder Hargo
Ester
Holzoff
Kotch
Mr. Dolphin
Mukki
Priscilla
Shake
Staniv
Yamski

Butch
Choco Billy
Cloud’s Mother (Claudia)
Dyne
Eleanor
Godo Kisaragi
Joe
Mog Mag
Mr. Hangman
Myrna Wallace
Semusi
Shinra Manager
Teioh
Zangan

Chekhov
Chocobo Sage
Deputy Mayor Hart
Elder Bughe
Elmyra Gainsborough
Gorky
Johnny
Mr. Coates
Mr. Lockhart (Tifa’s Dad)
Noppo
Seto
Skotch
Valvados

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