Final Fantasy VII: Vincent Valentine 05

In Final Fantasy VII, Cloud and his party discovered Vincent in a locked room in Shinra Manor and is talked out of his sleep. Cloud tells him about Sephiroth, of which he knew that Sephiroth was the child Lucrecia had conceived. Vincent later agrees to accompany the party when Cloud confirms that the party will meet Hojo, as he plans on finally claiming his revenge.

Another beautiful cosplay by Chinese cosplayer Butterfly! I’m completely stumped as to how he managed to get this pose! His photographer must be an extremely talented individual too!

As always, please continue to support Butterfly through his Weibo and World Cosplay! Thanks to Jun for sending this in!

Source: 阴川蝴蝶猪 (Butterfly) on World Cosplay

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Final Fantasy VII: Vincent Valentine 04

Vincent Valentine blamed himself for Lucrecia’s illness after Sephiroth’s birth. In order to atone for this “sin”, he locked himself within a coffin in the basement of Shinra Mansion and slept, mostly undisturbed, for 30 years. He constantly relived his nightmare as punishment for being unable to stop Lucrecia from submitting to Hojo’s experiment on her unborn baby.

Another impressive cosplay of Vincent Valentine! It’s a little weird that a 50-60 year-old character looks like this, and I’ve always been curious as to how that might have happened. Well, one thing we can be sure of, sleeping is very good for us! Thanks to luaR for sharing this!

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Final Fantasy VII: Aerith Gainsborough 03

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When faced with the possibility of being captured by the Turks, Aerith Gainsborough asked Cloud Strife to be her bodyguard for the cost of one date. Aerith was eventually apprehended, but she was later rescued by Cloud and his companions. She then decided to join them in their pursuit of Sephiroth, inadvertently embarking on her own journey towards self-discovery.

She’s just absolutely adorable! And a nice choice of accessories for Aerith’s bangles too! I’m not sure if she used her own hair or a wig, but it must have taken a long time to style it just right. Thanks to Emilia for sending this in!

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Final Fantasy VII: Aerith Gainsborough 02

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When Zack Fair and Aerith Gainsborough went on their first date together, he bought her a pink hair ribbon and suggested to Aerith that she should wear pink more often. By Final Fantasy VII, she had completely changed her wardrobe from her blue and white dress, to her iconic pink and red outfit while still wearing Zack’s ribbon.

I guess the story does show off Aerith’s stubborness. Once she’s made up her mind about something, she’s not going to listen to anyone who tells her otherwise. In any case, another cute cosplay by Arisa Mizuhara! Thanks again to Anthony for sending this in!

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Final Fantasy VII: Vincent Valentine 03

Cloud Strife first met Vincent Valentine sleeping in a locked room at the basement of Shinra Manor. After some careful coaxing, Cloud was able to speak to Vincent and told him about Sephiroth. Vincent knew he was the child Lucrecia had conceived and considered it to be another “sin”. Vincent then asked if Cloud and his party will meet Hojo, and Cloud confirmed his inquiry. He then decided to accompany the party with thoughts of claiming revenge.

Way too awesome for words! Then again, I’m beginning to wonder if this is real or CG (computer-generated)? What do you guys think? Thanks to Remi for sending this!

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Final Fantasy VII: Tifa Lockhart 05

In a flashback detailing the events prior to the game, Tifa and Cloud had decided to follow a path to a mountain near her hometown, Nilbelheim when they were still children. Although they both thought it would be a fun adventure at the time, things didn’t turn out so well when both of them became injured. Tifa ended up in a coma for a week and her father blamed Cloud for her injuries.

That’s kind of sad. I didn’t really play this game so I didn’t know they had such a sad past together.

Anyway! You can probably recognize this cosplayer! She’s Rachel, who was featured about a month ago for her cosplay of Rinoa Heartily from Kingdom Hearts III! Thanks again for allowing me to post this and we definitely look forward to more cosplays from you!

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Final Fantasy VII: Tifa Lockhart 04

Tifa Lockhart’s character was developed to use the “Martial Artist” character class that appeared in previous games in the Final Fantasy series. Nomura Tetsuya described Tifa to have several dimensions, calling her “like a mother, a sweetheart, and a close ally in battle” and “remarkably strong, not only emotionally, but physically as well”.

Nomura initially had difficulty deciding whether to give her a mini-skirt or long pants, so he passed his sketches around Square’s offices and the majority approved of the mini-skirt design.

Does this mean most of the people who work in Square are guys? Then again, I like the mini-skirt design too and I’m a girl! Hee!

Awesome Tifa cosplay by Frankiki though! And thanks to Andrew for sending this!

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Final Fantasy VII: Vincent Valentine 02

Thirty years before the beginning of Final Fantasy VII, Vincent was a member of the Shin-Ra Electric Power Company's Administrative Research Division; a fancy title for the company’s Black Ops unit more commonly known as the Turks. At the age of 27, he was assigned to supervise the Jenova Project in a town called Nibelheim, and fell in love with one of the supporting scientists, Lucrecia Crescent. Despite their love for each other, Lucrecia harbored a secret past related to the death of Vincent’s father and therefore decided to break off the relationship, leaving Vincent for another scientist named Hojo.

Impressive cosplay of a much younger Vincent! Although I didn’t think he was actually so old in the game. Thanks to Feanne for sharing this!

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Final Fantasy VII: Tifa Lockhart 03

From the book “Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω" by Studio BentStuff, we get a glimpse of one of Tifa alternate costumes. The developers of Final Fantasy VII chose to keep her mini-skirt as a staple of her design, much to the delight of fan boys everywhere.

I don’t know much about the game itself, but I do know Aira makes a fabulous Tifa. Thanks to Lilica for sending this!

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Final Fantasy VII: Reno

Cocky, cynical, and lazy, Reno is a highly skilled and prominent member of Turks, ranking directly below Tseng. Reno is rivals with Cloud Strife, but helped him out when Elena and Yuffie were kidnapped by Don Corneo. Soon after this incident, Reno received orders to find Cloud, but he decides not to fight on the pretext of being off duty.

Awesome Reno by Ithan Slade ~mad-englishman! I really love the red hair on this cosplay. Thanks to Kevin for sending this in!

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Final Fantasy VII: Sephiroth and Jenova

One the best and most powerful member of the elite warriors of Shinra, Sephiroth is well known for his skills during the war. Unfortunately, when he was sent on a mission to the village of Nibelheim, he discovered that he was only a product of a biological experiment using Jenova cells. This drove Sephiroth to insanity, burning down the entire village and killing several civilians. He was assumed dead after his confrontation with Cloud Strife, but reappears 4 years after the incident and kills Shinra's president in the process.

Beautiful cosplay! And as Phoenix, the contributor, said "unique because it actually showed Sephiroth and Jenova". Wish I had more pictures of this cosplayer! Thanks for sharing this!

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Final Fantasy VII: Yuffie Kisaragi 02

Aside from her original role in Final Fantasy VII, Yuffie has made several other cameo appearances in the game franchise. In the Dirge of Cerberus, she helped Vincent and aided the WRO in their fight against Deepground. She also encountered Zack in Crisis Core and enlisted him to help her find treasures in several of the game’s side missions.

I can say one thing, she’s pretty daring to be wearing Yuffie’s clothes during Winter Comiket. Thanks again to Somiya for sending this in!

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Final Fantasy VII: Yuffie Kisaragi

And then there was 16.

I never thought I’d be posting so many different anonymous cosplays here in this blog. But I’m really curious to know who these cosplayers are and what series they’re cosplaying from.

Her headband reminds me of Naruto, but I don’t remember any ninjas like her. I could be wrong though, since I’m not all that familiar with Naruto.

Thoughts? Guesses? Please leave them at the comments section, thank you!

EDIT: Thanks to Anime Illusions' Snoozer for the reference pic showing this is Yuffie from Final Fantasy VII!

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Final Fantasy VII: Aerith Gainsborough

First, I have to say… This girl looks like the same cosplayer as Felicia of Darkstalkers.

Makes me curious to know who she really is… But I unfortunately have no leads.If anyone can point me in the right direction, I’m all ears!

Anyway, Aerith, the flower girl of Final Fantasy VII who turned out to be the one who can summon the only force capable of repelling the ultimate destructive magic handled by Sephiroth known as “Meteor”. She unfortunately perishes in the game, but most Final Fantasy VII fans still see her as an icon of the series.

That weapon she’s holding look like it’s really made out of marble. Awesome job with this cosplay!

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Final Fantasy VII: Tifa Lockhart 02

I think I may have found a nice rival for the Philippine Tifa Lockhart.

I mean… really… she’s… “wow”.

Anyway… Tifa Lockhart is Cloud’s childhood friend. She is one of the head of the group called AVALANCHE, who’s main objective is to destroy Shinra.

Based on technicality, this cosplayer does not have the low, pony-tailed hair with the dolphin-like end… But really… Can you complain about such a tiny detail?

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Final Fantasy VII: Tifa Lockhart

A recent game convention in the Philippines known as the GX-Con hosted a lot of cosplayers in the event. One of the best looking cosplayers was Tifa Lockhart from Final Fantasy VII. She was interviewed by the White-haired Journalist from Sumodownload.com.

Tifa Lockhart of Final Fantasy VII. Need I say more? She’s one of the best Tifa cosplayers I’ve ever seen. She’s very kind, not turning down anyone who wanted to have a picture with her. If she becomes an actress, I definitely see a bright future ahead of this girl. - White-haired Journalist

This is definitely an impressive cosplay. She looks very nice even though it’s not a studio-type, professionally done photo! It’s brilliant!

I just wonder… If that’s the White-haired journalist beside her, then why isn’t his hair white? ^o^

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Final Fantasy VII: Cloud Strife

My, my… Someone is in a very bad mood..!

Cloud Strife, the protagonist of the Final Fantasy VII game, is described to be an unsociable mercenary, who was a Shin-Ra experiment for several years. His escape from Shin-Ra resulted in the death of his companion, Zack. He was left for dead, but somehow survived with a mixture of amnesia and mind control, ending up believing that he was the SOLDIER Zack was.

This is a beautiful cosplay! It must have been difficult to replicate Cloud’s hair style. As the song goes, “Yay for hair cement!” ^_^;;;

Photo originally from Anime Illusions.

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Final Fantasy VII: Vincent Valentine

Perhaps it is because of the latest Final Fantasy VII Movie, also known as the “Advent Children” that the Final Fantasy Cosplayers have come back to life.

Now their costumes are better, more detailed, and by far more impressive.

One of the characters that have a lot of, uhm, “screaming fangirls”, is the immortal, anatomic experiment Vincent Valentine.

This picture is perhaps one of the best of Vincent’s cosplayers who’s ever attempted to look like him. The details of the costume and accessories are exquisite!

A great job well done. Simply stunning and absolutely gorgeous.

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