You wondered why the Sephiroth sword gave the impression of changing the size of a Final Fantasy to another? Because this is the case, confirms one of its creators, before returning to the underside of this decision.
Giving the floor to the developers is to have the opportunity to discover more behind the scenes of your favorite games, but also sometimes to obtain answers to questions that can tap the fans. Very recently, we have been able to see it with Neil Druckmann, creator of The Last of Us, which ended a mystery surrounding the end of the first opus for twelve years. And we still have proof with Tetsuya Nomura, director of FF7 Remakewhich made big revelations concerning the character of Sephiroth.
A mystery of Final Fantasy 7 finally resolved
The main antagonist of FF7, Sephiroth quickly became an emblematic character of the franchise, which he sometimes went so far as to go beyond the borders to appear in other games. Recently, he naturally made a noticed return in the remake of the game, before obtaining an even more important role in his suite, FF7 Rebirth. Consequently, a particular detail, however, began to question the fans: the length of his sword. Because the most observers will undoubtedly have noticed it, but it has a strange tendency to vary from one game to another.
Questioned on this subject by the Polygon media, Nomura, who is the original creator of the character, then confirmed the information. But unlike the hypothesis issued by some players, it turns out that it has nothing to do with any technical constraints. On the contrary, it is a deliberate choice on the part of the teams, which constantly adapt according to their desires according to the games. “With each appearance, the length of his sword is adjusted according to the specifications of the title” reveals the developer.
“I have an approximate guideline indicating that her sword should be about three meters long, but it has never really been connected in any of his appearances, including in FF7 Rebith, or in any merchandising, etc. »» he then adds. And the fact is that it even goes even further, since Nomura finally specifies that they made this detail a recognized specificity of the sword in the world of the game. “The blade of the Masamune has an organic quality, lengthening and shortening according to the needs”.
The underside of the creation of Sephiroth
“In the second season of the Arc The First Soldier from FF7: Ever Crisiswhich has recently been released, there is a scene in which the Masamune lengthens for the first time ” specifies also Nomura. This is why he took the opportunity to ardently encourage fans to immerse themselves in it, this one returning more in depth on the way in which the young Sephiroth was able to obtain it, and especially on the way in which it was forged.
Certainly exciting, this interview with Polygon was also the opportunity for him to return to the reasons which pushed him to assign such a sword to the character. “The Masamune appeared throughout the Final Fantasy series as the most powerful sword. When I thought about how to equip Sephiroth with a sword worthy of him, I told myself that there was no better option than [celle-ci] ».
An idea which then imposed itself all the more obvious in his eyes when he noted the contrast that this created with Cloud, the hero of FF7: “Whenever Cloud suffered a modification of his design, the Buster sword that accompanied him seemed to become greater. This is why I thought that the juxtaposition between Cloud handling a ‘giant and Sephiroth sword, which is much more powerful, handling a’ katana ‘would be quite interesting “. Exciting, we tell you!
Source : Polygon
