FFVII - If you could remove one character...

[Formalhaut]

Red XIII gave us the Cosmo Canyon plot and is therefore saved for his admitted lack of meaningful development after Cosmo Canyon.

Outside of the music, I actually consider Red XIII's diversion in Cosmo Canyon to be a waste of time. Technically Barret could have been the link there with a minor rewrite, so Red XIII really doesn't serve a purpose.

Unless you think the first FF villain with character depth and development is too edgy.

Xande and Golbez would like a word with you.

You didn't like Cosmo Canyon? I'd consider that one of the highlights of the first disc! I was touched by Red XIII's backstory and the realisation of his father's true fate. It also gave some backstory about the planet as well, which was good.

[Bubba]

I'm with you, Formy. Cosmo Canyon was one of my favourite sections. I loved the story with Seto and the music was phenomenal. I guess it comes down to whether you like the character of Nanaki or not.

[Forsaken Lover]

Bugenhagen's observatory is one of the best moments in VII. It perfectly gets across the main idea of the game with fantastic music and visuals.

[Fynn]

I kind of hated it because my copy of FFVII would not let me get past that fragment, so I kept replaying the game and dreading Cosmo Canyon because I knew that's the part where I could play no longer.

[Skyblade]

Everyone has overlooked the obvious answer here. Probably because it didn't make it to the poll.

But, if I could remove one character:

Genesis.

Just, no. Get him out of the game.

[Formalhaut]

I kind of hated it because my copy of FFVII would not let me get past that fragment, so I kept replaying the game and dreading Cosmo Canyon because I knew that's the part where I could play no longer.

Poor Fynn. I guess you never found out that (SPOILER) Aerith dies, huh?

[Crop]

The only bad thing about Red XIII is that he is criminally underused after Cosmo Canyon.

From when you meet him to when you get to Cosmo Canyon, he's a reserved, thoughtful, well spoken creature who tells you nothing of himself except that he's trying to get home, which is intriguing enough. Once you find out more about him and his tragic backstory at Cosmo Canyon he literally becomes irrelevant....hell, Bugenhagen becomes more relevant to the story. I think it might have served his character better if he had stayed at Cosmo Canyon as he originally planned.

The guy is seemingly the last of his kind, and was captured by Shinra at one point. So much more to explore, do something with it!

[Fynn]

I kind of hated it because my copy of FFVII would not let me get past that fragment, so I kept replaying the game and dreading Cosmo Canyon because I knew that's the part where I could play no longer.

Poor Fynn. I guess you never found out that (SPOILER) Aerith dies, huh?

I did end up getting a proper copy and finishing it later though

[Slothy]

Remove Sephiroth and you remove most of the game, as well as your main character's character. Probably destroy Aerith's character, too.

Change them and that's kind of the point. Sephiroth is a worse villain on pretty much every level than Shinra were and their story gets worse when he shows up.

It's also amusing that you think he's the first villain in the series with depth since he has almost none. Certainly no more that people like Golbez or Kefka. He's a super soldier who gets pissed when he finds out he was a lab rat and jumps straight to world ending genocide. It's all fairly absurd. And you spend most of the game dealing with that clone crap that mostly showed Square doesn't know what a clone is. And don't even get me started on Cloud's fractured personality because that's honestly a better mystery than the reveal and pays off in being one of the worse parts of the entire game in the end.

[CactuarKing]

Cait Sith.

For many of the reasons that have already been proffered.

[Bright Shield]

If Genesis is an option, I pick him. Hell, can I remove the entire compilation instead?

If not, then I have to go with Sephiroth. I actually don't mind him as a character, but the plot could be several times more interesting without him. If anything, Jenova should have been the main villain. It doesn't help that the crappy writers completely ruined Sephiroth's entire character after FFVII. The moron literally doesn't even use a fraction of his power on Cloud, in AC. Why? Umm... because he's arrogant. Yeah... that's not ridiculous or anything... >_>

So yeah, there are characters in the game that I hate far more than Sephiroth. At the same time I feel that the plot could be several times more interesting without him though(and none of his ridiculous AC antics).

I suppose a case could be made for Tifa as well, since she hurts the plot at times too.

[Mirage]

And this thread again showed that multiple people here do not even understand the story.

Why's that?

[Ayen]

Everyone has overlooked the obvious answer here. Probably because it didn't make it to the poll.

But, if I could remove one character:

Genesis.

Just, no. Get him out of the game.

Technically, he's not in the original game, so there's nothing to take out.

I wouldn't remove any of them. Not even Cait Sith. At this point, I'm pretty sure that's going to be my answer for all of them.

[Skyblade]

Everyone has overlooked the obvious answer here. Probably because it didn't make it to the poll.

But, if I could remove one character:

Genesis.

Just, no. Get him out of the game.

Technically, he's not in the original game, so there's nothing to take out.

I wouldn't remove any of them. Not even Cait Sith. At this point, I'm pretty sure that's going to be my answer for all of them.

I'm preemptively calling for him to be removed from the remake.

[Bright Shield]

Everyone has overlooked the obvious answer here. Probably because it didn't make it to the poll.

But, if I could remove one character:

Genesis.

Just, no. Get him out of the game.

Technically, he's not in the original game, so there's nothing to take out.

I wouldn't remove any of them. Not even Cait Sith. At this point, I'm pretty sure that's going to be my answer for all of them.

I'm preemptively calling for him to be removed from the remake.

Smart call. Since you just KNOW that Square can't wait to tarnish the game with his presence.