Is Sephiroth actually Jenova?

[Bashini]

Here are my 2 cents on the Sephiroth/ Jenova issue.

Sephiroth's chief issue in his growth and development into a planet-killer has more to do with the duality of his childhood. He was trained to kill to be nothing more then a weapon. He lacked empathy, and so when he found out he was nothing more then a lab rat he freaks. He wants revenge and romaticizes the idea of Jenova as the perfect killer, the mother he never had to bring about his vengeance.

[Roogle]

Sephiroth's chief issue in his growth and development into a planet-killer has more to do with the duality of his childhood. He was trained to kill to be nothing more then a weapon. He lacked empathy, and so when he found out he was nothing more then a lab rat he freaks. He wants revenge and romaticizes the idea of Jenova as the perfect killer, the mother he never had to bring about his vengeance.

I get confused on the issue of Sephiroth as a character because the game was never clear about his actual self until the very end of the game. I mean, flashbacks and everything through Cloud are not very dependable as a reference.

[Bashini]

I get confused on the issue of Sephiroth as a character because the game was never clear about his actual self until the very end of the game. I mean, flashbacks and everything through Cloud are not very dependable as a reference.

Yeah, seeing the story through Cloud's perspective does blur the basic concepts of the plot, because you see the same scenes three or four times before the truth is revealed. I thought this was annoying plot device.

[Suvious]

Wow I've learned quite a lot about Sephiroth here, TBH I thought he was just a tad mentally unstable ^^
One thing I can still never understand - Why when you have those 100000 opportunities to take a masamune can't you!? It's an awesome sword! Is Cloud smokin' stuff or what? :/