Name: Cloud Strife
Age: 21
Occupation: Mercenary for hire
Weapon: Sword
Ultimate Weapon: Ultima Weapon

Description: Cloud leads a life as a mercenary for hire. He is an ex-member of SOLDIER. His fighting skills are nearly unmatched and in high demand. Cloud joins the rebel group AVALANCHE for their first strike on one of the Mako reactors surrounding the city of Midgar.

Name: Tifa Lockhart
Age: Unknown (probably about the same age as Cloud)
Occupation: Bartender/owner; Member of Avalanche
Weapon: Her fists
Ultimate Weapon: Premium Heart


Description: Tifa and Cloud grew up together in a town in the mountains called Nibelheim. She went her own separate way when Cloud left to join SOLDIER. After her parents died, she left Nibelhheim for Midgar. At Midgar, she opened up her own bar called Seventh Heaven. When she met Barret, she became a member of AVALANCHE and her bar became headquarters for the team as well as a bar. When Cloud joined AVALANCHE for their raid on the Mako Reactor, she is determined to make Cloud stay with them.

Name: Nanaki
Age: Pretty Old
Occupation: None
Weapon: Teeth and Claws


Description: He may look like an animal due to his red fur, but his intelligence is far above that of most humans. He comes from the town of Cosmo Canyon. This town is full of nature lovers and people who study the planet. Red's family is a long lived one. He is a hundred-something years old, but he is the equivalent to a 15 or 16 year old. The team first finds Red XIII in the Shinra corporate tower where tests are being performed on him and Aeris. He joins the team with hopes of stopping the destruction of the planet.

Name: Cait Sith
Age: None
Occupation: Fortune Teller
Weapon: Megaphone
Ultimate Weapon: HP Shout


Description: The team first finds Cait Sith on their first visit to the Gold Saucer. He makes predictions for Cloud and eagerly joins the team to see if his predictions come true.

Name: Vincent Valentine
Age: ???
Occupation: None
Weapon: Guns
Ultimate Weapon: Death Penalty


Description: Vincent is probably the most mysterious character of the game. He is found in the basement in the Shinra Mansion in Nibelheim. He claims he knows a few things about Sephiroth. Such as, someone named Lucrecia gave birth to Sephiroth, but everyone else thinks Sephiroth's mother is Jenova. Who is right? What else does Vincent know? We shall see...

Name: Barret Wallace
Age: 35
Occupation: Leader of AVALANCHE
Weapon: Arm Gun


Description: Barret is the leader of the rebel group AVALANCHE. He leads the team in a quest to stop Shinra and their Mako reactors from destroying the planet. He often regrets having to leave his young daughter, Marlene, alone or in the care of others. His motives are unclear, but it is believed that Shinra was somehow responsible for the death of his wife.