Well what if that's why "swords and fists" posed a risk? The crash into the planet damaged her significantly, so she had to mainly rely on wit, cunning, and deceit. Hence the need for Sephiroth.Sure, but if she could survive that kind of punishment, then no amount of swords and fists would pose any kind of risk.
He was being directly manipulated for any significant period of time TWICE, and that only for...a couple minutes? Sephiroth allowed himself to be deceived for the whole damn game.He DID break down; he was directly manipulated many times.
Yes, physical ability, intelligence, agility, etc etc etc. Mental strength, i.e. "hold on sanity/reality" is not dependent on physical characteristics, or many mental ones, such as intelligence. Sephiroth didn't exactly have a "nice" childhood with Hojo. That, combined with the shock of him thinking he was a freak of nature, severed his tenuous hold on sanity. End speculation, fact: Sephiroth went insane. Cloud didn't.There's a reason Sephiroth was acknowledged as the world's greatest soldier while Cloud failed to gain entry into SOLDIER.
That's an interesting theory, and, as are most theories of that nature, cannot be proven or disproven. However, I do have one interesting theory of my own: that Jenova didn't give a damn about the Lifestream and just wanted to destroy the world, to revenge herself on the Planet and those living on it. She wanted, expected Meteor to destory the Planet utterly.I don't think she had much of a choice. He was capable of making that transformation; she was going to bond with him and become a part of his 'godliness' once it was all done.
I don't think Sephiroth has "more" Jenova in him. However, I do think the Jenova cells in Sephiroth bonded in a unique way, and those in Cloud didn't. Also, Jenova had a special interest in Sephiroth, to which she didn't have for Cloud at the time.Of course. Sephiroth has MORE JENOVA IN HIM, he's a stronger being.
That's useless to speculate since it cannot be proven, and doesn't really have much fact basis.I think this reinforces my belief that a combination of Human life, Jenova cells and Mako energy has the potential to become more powerful than Jenova in her weakened state.
I think you're doing one thing, a flaw in a lot of people who debate game-issues: you're thinking too much into it. When the game designers made the Jenova bosses and the Hojo transformation battle, I'd bet you all the money in the world that they didn't have anything special in mind, especially to the extent that you've explained. If you try to find some sort of proof in every little thing, you're going to end up on an endless road of useless points and speculation on things that even the game designers weren't thinking about.
To quote 'Kishi: "game mechanics." That's the answer to a lot of the things we're discussing here.