Talk:Compilation of Final Fantasy VII/List of Final Fantasy VII terms
A list of major terms, persons and places in Final Fantasy VII.
- Ancients: an, appropriately enough, ancient race of otherworldly nomads calling themselves the Cetra; they seek out the Promised Land. They cultivated the Planet's life energy, and fought and defeated the alien Jenova. Later, some Ancients settled on the Planet and became the ancestors of the normal race of humanity. Aeris is the last surviving Ancient.
- AVALANCHE: A group of Midgar-based anti-Shinra freedom fighters, though referred to as terrorists by Shinra. Cloud joined at the beginning of the game, when they bomb Mako Reactor No. 1, inadvertently killing many people in the explosion and alerting Shinra to their presence. Wedge, Biggs and Jessie are the other members of AVALANCHE {as FF7 is concerned}; their headquarters is in the basement of Tifa's 7th Heaven bar in the Slums. Later, Biggs, Wedge, and Jessie are killed and the headquarters destroyed when Reno collapses part of the city's upper plate on them.
- Black Materia: the super-condensed form of the Temple of the Ancients, and the ultimate destructive Materia; it summons Meteor. Cloud gives it to Sephiroth, then the party goes to stop him. They regain the Black Materia after chasing him down and defeating him, but Cloud once again hands the Materia over to Sephiroth, who then summons Meteor.
- Highwind: Cid's airship; it is eventually taken back and piloted by Cid so that Cloud's party can use it.
- Holy: the White Materia; also the magic unleashed by that Materia. It is capable of destroying any threat to the Planet, but "threat" is interpreted by the Planet itself - meaning that anything "bad" for the Planet is destroyed, including, perhaps, the humans. At the end of the game, Holy is unleashed to combat Meteor, which is descending on the city of Midgar. Although Holy seemed to have the ability to stop meteor, Red XIII made a point of saying that it was having the reverse affect and aiding Meteor. It could have been overpowered and subverted by Meteor, or it could have been doing what it was supposed to; it is still uncertain what Holy was doing. The lifestream rushes to the place and seems to destroy the meteor. Aeris' face appears just afterwards, perhaps she was the one guiding the lifestream.
- Huge Materia: a large Materia generated at the heart of a Mako Reactor. Four of them exist, each of which is tuned to a certain color of Materia. Shinra attempts to use them as weapons against Meteor. Cloud attempts to use it as a weapon against Sephiroth. They are also known for being able to give out 'Master Materia' for Green, Red and Yellow materia types.
- Keystone: the magical stone that unlocks the entrance to the Temple of the Ancients; Cloud earns it from the owner of the Gold Saucer, only for it to be stolen by Cait Sith and given to Tseng. Tseng uses it, unlocking the Temple, but is then injured by Sephiroth.
- Knights of the Round: the most powerful summoning Materia, which summons King Arthur and twelve of his knights. Because the amount of damage that a single attack can do is limited to 9,999, the best attack techniques for the end-game are those, such as Knights of the Round, that hit lots and lots of times. It can only be obtained by using a rare golden chocobo.
- Jenova: named by professor Gast, first presumbly is a Cetra, but turned out it is not.Sephiroth always call it/her "mother"
- Lifestream: also known as Spirit Energy or Mako Energy. A substance that contains the essence of the Planet and also the memories, emotions and knowledge of all who have lived on the Planet. When a new life is created, supposedly some of the Lifestream is used to create it. When a life is destroyed, that energy returns to the Planet. Because the Lifestream is responsible for creating all living things, when it is depleted, sections of the Planet become barren. Mako Reactors "refine" the Lifestream into electricity, thus slowly sapping away the Planet's strength. Materia are created when Lifestream condenses - they are a by-product of Mako reactors, though occasionally they occur naturally. The Lifestream is credited for saving the world from Meteor because Holy could not (or would not).
- Mako A fictional ethereal "substance." Electric energy can be refined from it with a Mako Reactor. Mako seems to be somewhat radioactive, and it can be toxic. It can contaminate living beings, and in excess it can cause mutations. In the game, there's also a powerful type of cannon that fired Mako, entitled Mako Cannon. The cannon was used to destroy a forcefield around the Northern Crater, where Sephiroth resided. See also: Lifestream
- Mako Poisoning: The effects of being in contact with the Lifestream for an extended period of time. Cloud fell into the Lifestream, and lost his identity among the thousands contained within the Lifestream itself - until Tifa came and saved him.
- Materia: magical stones made of condensed Lifestream. They are a by-product of Mako reactors, but they also occasionally occur in nature. The naturally-created Materia tend to be more powerful than those artificially produced in Mako reactors. When equipped, they grant the use of various magical spells and other abilities. The Black Materia and White Materia are the ultimate destructive and protective Materia, respectively, though White Materia is believed to be able to rid the world of all things bad to the Planet including humanity.
- Meteor: the massive, moon-sized magical object summoned by the Black Materia. It is intended to collide with the Planet, deeply wounding the Planet. Lifestream is used to heal the wounds of the planet; therefore, a huge amount of Lifestream would collect at the impact point. Sephiroth planned to merge with all the Lifestream gathered there and become a "god."
- Shin-Ra, Inc.: the megalomaniacal, monopolistic energy corporation that rules Midgar, Junon, the Gold Saucer and essentially dominates the rest of the world. Shinra uses Mako Reactors to produce electricity, indifferent to the fact that the Mako they use is actually the Lifestream - the lifeblood of the planet. Shinra has its own military, the elite branch of which is known as SOLDIER. The scouts for the SOLDIER program are known as the Turks, however, the Turks also do all of Shinra's dirty work - espionage, kidnapping, murder, etc. Dr. Gast and Hojo were scientists in its very advanced yet immoral science department. Hojo and Gast both studied the Ancients, their work (Hojo's in particular) directly leading to the production of Sephiroth. By the end of the game, Shinra has been decimated and all of its executives have either defected or been killed.
- SOLDIER: Shin-Ra's elite military branch. Zack and Sephiroth are former members; Cloud also claims to have been in SOLDIER, though this is not entirely true. Members of SOLDIER are infused with Mako energy, giving their eyes a strange green glow ("Mako eyes"). Cloud was experimented on by Hojo, and subjected to some of the same treatments as SOLDIER members, so his eyes are also seen as "Mako eyes."
- Tiny Bronco: Cid's airplane; after being damaged by Shinra in an escape from Rocket Town, it can only be used for shallow nautical travel.
- Turks: Shinra's elite spies, assassins and kidnappers. Their members include Reno, Rude and Tseng, and in the past included Vincent Valentine & Veld {The previous leader}. Cloud first encounters them while trying to save the slums from destruction. They kidnap Aeris so Shinra can continue experimenting with her. After Reno's first battle with Cloud's party, Elena is recruited. The Turks maintain a grudging respect for Cloud and his allies. Tseng is eventually killed by Sephiroth. Near the game's end, the player is given the option of not fighting the Turks any more, in which case they quit Shin-Ra entirely; if the player does fight them (and wins), the Turks are killed.
- WEAPON: five towering monsters which sprang fully formed from the Planet's Lifestream when it was threatened by Jenova. The Weapons are released again to combat Shinra, Sephiroth, and ultimately Meteor. The five Weapons are (in increasing order of power) Sapphire Weapon, Diamond Weapon, Ultimate Weapon, Ruby Weapon and Emerald Weapon. (The latter two are only present in the American version of the game; they have over one million hit points each.)
- White Materia: the ultimate protective Materia; it summons Holy to save the Planet by wiping out anything that could harm it, possibly even humanity. Aeris possesses it, though she initially believes it to have no function until the Ancients' voices in the Temple of the Ancients tell her how to use it. She activates it in the City of the Ancients, but is subsequently murdered by Sephiroth.