What species is Jenova?

Jenova is an extraterrestrial lifeform. It also appears in a retelling of a section of the game in the animated film Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-, and in flashbacks in the movie Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

Is Jenova a Cetra?

Jenova wasn't actually a Cetra, this information comes from Sephiroth only and he was either lied to, misunderstood the text, or willfully misinterpreted it. Jenova is an alien virus, that's basically it.

Is Sephiroth related to Jenova?

At different parts of the game, Sephiroth refers to Jenova as his mother. The reason behind this is Hojo, who lies to Sephiroth and tells him that Jenova is the name of his mother and that she died in childbirth. Sephiroth's real mother is Lucrecia Crescent, the same woman who Vincent fell in love with.

How was Jenova created?

Jenova was an extraterrestrial being that crash landed on the planet leaving a huge scar on the earth that resulted in the Northern Crater. The Ancients, a group of prehistoric people (also known as the Cetra), called Jenova "The Calamity from the Sky".

Is Sephiroth a virgin?

Conversation. Game Theory: Is Sephiroth a virgin? No, he penetrated Aerith.

Final Fantasy 7 Lore ► JENOVA's Origins Explained

Why does Sephiroth have 1 Wing?

The wings in Sephiroth's final form, "Safer Sephiroth" are a result of his fusion with Jenova, hence why he has the one black wing.

Why did Sephiroth cut off Jenova head?

He was too wounded to carry Jenova's entire body out of the reactor, so he decided to cut his losses and settle for just the head.

Is Jenova a God?

Etymology and symbolism

Jenova's name is a portmanteau of "Jehovah" and "Nova". "Jehovah" is a widely-accepted romanization of the ineffable Hebrew name 'יהוה', the covenantal name of the Abrahamic God. Nova is from the Latin feminine adjective for "new". Thus, Jenova's name means "New God".

Is Sephiroth a Cetra?

Sephiroth never gained the ability to talk to the planet, as he is not a Cetra descendant.

Does Cloud have Jenova cells?

This makes Cloud the only known surviving product of Project S. Cloud, Shelke, Genesis, and Weiss thus bear the last known fragments of Jenova's cells, either directly, or via the cells of Genesis or Sephiroth.

Is Cloud a Sephiroth clone?

Cloud isn't a Sephiroth clone, he had the cells implanted in him after he was born and grown up. Whereas Sephiroth had the cells implanted in the womb.

Is Jenova a sentient?

Yet, Jenova still exerts its will like the Dark Side of the Force. It still influences decisions and it still moves, fights, and seemingly acts living, but never quite sentient.

Is Vincent related to Sephiroth?

Shortly after them becoming involved, Lucrecia becomes pregnant with Hojo's child, which is later injected with jenova cells and becomes Sephiroth. But it seems more likely based on Sephiroth's personality/physical traits and Vincent's relationship with Lucrecia that Vincent is actually Sephiroth's true father.

Who is Sephiroth's father?

Hojo reveals he is Sephiroth's father, concedes that Cloud is the most successful Sephiroth-clone, and that he has injected himself with Jenova's cells (which is implied to have cost him what little sanity he had). The party attacks Hojo as he mutates into grotesque forms, and is killed.

Who was Sephiroths mother?

Lucrecia Crescent is a non-playable character from the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. She is Sephiroth's birth mother.

Is Sephiroth stronger than Cloud?

Cloud Strife definitely makes the cut for the list, if for no other reason than he literally beats Sephiroth at the end of Final Fantasy VII. However, he's not necessarily stronger than Sephiroth physically. Cloud spends most of the game leveling up his skills but also leveling up his mind.

Is angeal and Genesis brothers?

Are Angeal and Genesis brothers? From what I could get from the cutscenes, they were both born from Gillian in Banora Village. But Genesis was a failure? and Angeal was born as a perfect monster? Yes, they're brothers.

Is Sephiroth real?

Sephiroth, like Cloud for most of the story, has no real agency– instead a puppet controlled by Jenova. As far as the original Final Fantasy VII is concerned, the only Sephiroth who's actually alive is the one in Cloud's flashbacks.

Does Jenova have wings?

The Jenova body also has a stump of a wing when being carried from the Shinra Building.

Did Sephiroth always have cat eyes?

16 Sephiroth Has Cat-Like Eyes

In the case of Sephiroth, Tetsuya Nomura decided to bestow cat-like eyes upon him.

Does Cloud have PTSD?

Cloud suffers a form of PTSD from his trauma after the death of Zack. But that was not the only trauma he went through — his mother was killed by Sephiroth when he was 16. And it's important to note that Cloud looked up to Sephiroth as his idol.

Is Sephiroth a seraphim?

Safer∙Sephiroth could be seen as a Seraph–a celestial or heavenly being with six colossal wings that literally means Burning Ones, hence the translation of "One-Winged Angel"'s lyrics meaning "burning inside with violent anger"–with a seventh wing in place of his arm.

Is Aerith and Sephiroth siblings?

During development, Aerith was supposed to be Sephiroth's sister as both designs resembled each other, but they were made former lovers with Aerith remembering Sephiroth when meeting Cloud as both are ex-SOLDIERS. Late during development, Aerith's first love was changed to Zack Fair.

What made Sephiroth evil?

In the original Final Fantasy 7 he is evil because of his intentions to use Meteor. In his past Sephiroth had no goals and no purpose; he simply did what Shinra asked of him. It is good to have something to fight for, but Sephiroth should have just made it a morally just cause.