Application for The Revival Project
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3wingedangelOUT OF CHARACTER:
Name/Handle: InsaneLadybug
Contact: This journal or LuckyLadybug on Discord
Other characters: Radley, Knuckles (Fang has been dropped)
Reserve: No
Referral: Don’t think so.
IN-CHARACTER:
Character name: Sephiroth
Character journal:3wingedangel
Series name: Kingdom Hearts
Canon notes: Original canon, post-KH2
Species: Human
Age: 30
Arrival Condition: Healthy
History: https://www.khwiki.com/Sephiroth
I don’t feel either Wiki really describes his personality accurately, but this one is better than the other one. I did not pick up a vibe of cold ruthlessness from either KH1 or KH2, nor does he seem to believe his power is stronger than absolutely anyone else’s. He says only Cloud can eliminate him, indicating he feels Cloud is either on his level or stronger than him.
(All of this paragraph is known canon save for why Sephiroth took Zack. Canon does not say why. Nomura has confirmed Zack means Sephiroth when he says he wants to become a hero "like another.") Sephiroth’s past is shrouded in mystery. By his mid to late teens he had emerged as a known hero and favorite challenger at Olympus Coliseum, inspiring others from across realms to become heroes too. This included Zack Fair, who came to Olympus Coliseum begging Phil to train him as a hero. Phil repeatedly refused, but Sephiroth, who had been observing all and seen Zack’s potential, decided to take matters into his own hands. He spirited Zack away from the Coliseum and proceeded to train him himself.
(This paragraph is all headcanon.) It wasn’t a moment too soon, as Maleficent soon invaded their homeworld, Radiant Garden, and overran it with the Heartless. Sephiroth and Zack fought hard to protect their world from the infestation, but no matter how many Heartless fell, more took their places. Sephiroth finally had enough and began seeking for powerful magic to get rid of them. Zack feared what such magic would do to him the more they learned of what it would take, but Sephiroth was undaunted and became more and more obsessed to find it even after learning it held the powers of darkness. Eventually he located the magic, and as Zack had feared, it took him over. Horrified, Zack tried to stop him from striking down Heartless and human enemies alike in a blind rage, but he could not break the spell. While they were distracted, Heartless surrounded them. In spite of their best efforts, Zack ended up cornered by them and fell from a cliff. The shock of witnessing that finally broke the spell on Sephiroth. He has never forgiven himself and continues to look desperately for Zack, hoping against hope that he survived somehow.
(This is the mysteriousness of canon in KH1 and KH2 with some headcanon for Sephiroth's motives to try to tie it all together.) He also eventually encountered Cloud, a young friend of Zack’s who was being swallowed up by his own darkness. Seeing in Cloud what had happened to himself, he set about trying to convince Cloud not to make the same mistakes he had. It was Cloud who first came up with the idea that Sephiroth is his darkness, and it is not explained why he thinks so. Sephiroth’s first reaction is to mock such nonsense (“Oh, I’m part of you, am I?”), but then he decides to try to milk it to make a point. Although he never actually claims to be Cloud’s darkness, he says he is Cloud as a way of pointing out their similar paths. Sometimes he presents himself as a threat and he appears to be tempting Cloud to the darkness, but he does this hoping that Cloud will have enough pride to reject the darkness and determine that he will rise above it. Mostly he points out to Cloud things about Cloud that Cloud refuses to accept, which leads to Cloud growing angry and wanting to fight. Seeing that Cloud just does not get it, Sephiroth is growing weary of the constant struggle. But even if perhaps he made a mistake in his approach, it’s too late to back out now, and their clashes continue.
Personality: This Sephiroth is a very mysterious and very strange person. While he does not appear to be insane as his counterpart sadly ended up, he goes around saying bizarre things such as that he is Cloud. Cloud seems to believe Sephiroth is his literal darkness given physical form, and in Kingdom Hearts that actually isn’t impossible. However, since Birth By Sleep lets us know Sephiroth was active ten years prior to KH1 (when Cloud was just a kid) and he was hailed as a hero whom Zack wanted to be like, it is highly unlikely he is literally Cloud’s darkness. He is, then, just a strange man with unclear motives.
He is extremely calm, cool, and collected, never losing his temper or showing surprise no matter what is happening. While intimidating in battle, he is capable of having a normal conversation without being terrifying during the course of it. He speaks with Sora, Donald, and Goofy, not being judgmental of anthro animals or a kid wielding a weapon. He has a lengthy battle with Sora after challenging him for ownership of the Keyblade—although he also says, “Show me your strength,” implying he really wants to test Sora’s worthiness. While he appears to taunt Sora off and on during their battle saying, “Give in to the dark,” he always says this prior to unleashing energy balls and it may be something he says to release them rather than literally tempting Sora, since such tempting does not appear to be part of the plot with Sora. If Sora wins, Sephiroth takes it completely in stride, dusting himself off and acknowledging Sora’s skills. He is, then, actually a good sport about losing a fight and does not hold a grudge.
With Cloud, Sephiroth almost seems to become a different person. He clearly knows and understands Cloud a great deal, telling him of things about him that Cloud does not want to accept. He also appears to be trying to drive him to turn to the dark side with some of his odd remarks (“That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out”), and this is definitely part of the plot and not just a command for releasing energy balls. Yet at the same time, he makes other strange comments that could have multiple meanings, such as saying defeating him is meaningless or that no matter how many times he’s defeated, Cloud’s darkness calls him back. If he is truly Cloud’s darkness, the latter comment makes no sense. He also says he isn’t going to do anything to Cloud and Cloud is the one who hungers for the darkness. He is a curious series of contradictions. He pushes both Sora and Cloud to their limits, but by doing so, he actually makes them stronger. Is he truly bad as Cloud believes, or is he a very strange mentor to both Cloud and Sora to push them to be their best? The only thing known for sure is that he is a powerful fighter and not someone to engage in battle unless you’re strong enough to take it.
Headcanoned personality aspects include a strong sense of protectiveness and a deep-rooted guilt and grief over blaming himself for what happened to Zack. Like his counterpart, he believes in logic, order, and structure, but is willing to bend or break the rules if he absolutely does not agree with said orders. He takes a great deal of pride in both his hair and his wings, albeit he doesn’t feel he deserves the wings any longer. Wings in his world are sometimes formed from strong emotions and his came from his pride as a hero. After falling to the darkness and losing Zack, he doesn’t feel worthy to be a hero anymore. However, he believes in doing what has to be done and he still gives his all to fight to protect.
Abilities: Flight, teleportation, fire powers, energy beam powers. He can make pillars of fire, bring down a very small (in comparison to FF7's Meteor, of course) flaming meteor shower in the immediate area, and throw energy balls that seem to be made of both light and dark. The Agrii may want to lessen the strength of his fire powers, although he is unlikely to use them unless they’re attacked by monsters from Hell again. I don't know if he would be allowed to teleport. I hope he would be allowed to fly.
Personal Item: Pocket photo album
Sample: Please provide one of the following:
https://revivalprojectooc.dreamwidth.org/122346.html?thread=6628074#cmt6628074
Name/Handle: InsaneLadybug
Contact: This journal or LuckyLadybug on Discord
Other characters: Radley, Knuckles (Fang has been dropped)
Reserve: No
Referral: Don’t think so.
IN-CHARACTER:
Character name: Sephiroth
Character journal:
3wingedangelSeries name: Kingdom Hearts
Canon notes: Original canon, post-KH2
Species: Human
Age: 30
Arrival Condition: Healthy
History: https://www.khwiki.com/Sephiroth
I don’t feel either Wiki really describes his personality accurately, but this one is better than the other one. I did not pick up a vibe of cold ruthlessness from either KH1 or KH2, nor does he seem to believe his power is stronger than absolutely anyone else’s. He says only Cloud can eliminate him, indicating he feels Cloud is either on his level or stronger than him.
(All of this paragraph is known canon save for why Sephiroth took Zack. Canon does not say why. Nomura has confirmed Zack means Sephiroth when he says he wants to become a hero "like another.") Sephiroth’s past is shrouded in mystery. By his mid to late teens he had emerged as a known hero and favorite challenger at Olympus Coliseum, inspiring others from across realms to become heroes too. This included Zack Fair, who came to Olympus Coliseum begging Phil to train him as a hero. Phil repeatedly refused, but Sephiroth, who had been observing all and seen Zack’s potential, decided to take matters into his own hands. He spirited Zack away from the Coliseum and proceeded to train him himself.
(This paragraph is all headcanon.) It wasn’t a moment too soon, as Maleficent soon invaded their homeworld, Radiant Garden, and overran it with the Heartless. Sephiroth and Zack fought hard to protect their world from the infestation, but no matter how many Heartless fell, more took their places. Sephiroth finally had enough and began seeking for powerful magic to get rid of them. Zack feared what such magic would do to him the more they learned of what it would take, but Sephiroth was undaunted and became more and more obsessed to find it even after learning it held the powers of darkness. Eventually he located the magic, and as Zack had feared, it took him over. Horrified, Zack tried to stop him from striking down Heartless and human enemies alike in a blind rage, but he could not break the spell. While they were distracted, Heartless surrounded them. In spite of their best efforts, Zack ended up cornered by them and fell from a cliff. The shock of witnessing that finally broke the spell on Sephiroth. He has never forgiven himself and continues to look desperately for Zack, hoping against hope that he survived somehow.
(This is the mysteriousness of canon in KH1 and KH2 with some headcanon for Sephiroth's motives to try to tie it all together.) He also eventually encountered Cloud, a young friend of Zack’s who was being swallowed up by his own darkness. Seeing in Cloud what had happened to himself, he set about trying to convince Cloud not to make the same mistakes he had. It was Cloud who first came up with the idea that Sephiroth is his darkness, and it is not explained why he thinks so. Sephiroth’s first reaction is to mock such nonsense (“Oh, I’m part of you, am I?”), but then he decides to try to milk it to make a point. Although he never actually claims to be Cloud’s darkness, he says he is Cloud as a way of pointing out their similar paths. Sometimes he presents himself as a threat and he appears to be tempting Cloud to the darkness, but he does this hoping that Cloud will have enough pride to reject the darkness and determine that he will rise above it. Mostly he points out to Cloud things about Cloud that Cloud refuses to accept, which leads to Cloud growing angry and wanting to fight. Seeing that Cloud just does not get it, Sephiroth is growing weary of the constant struggle. But even if perhaps he made a mistake in his approach, it’s too late to back out now, and their clashes continue.
Personality: This Sephiroth is a very mysterious and very strange person. While he does not appear to be insane as his counterpart sadly ended up, he goes around saying bizarre things such as that he is Cloud. Cloud seems to believe Sephiroth is his literal darkness given physical form, and in Kingdom Hearts that actually isn’t impossible. However, since Birth By Sleep lets us know Sephiroth was active ten years prior to KH1 (when Cloud was just a kid) and he was hailed as a hero whom Zack wanted to be like, it is highly unlikely he is literally Cloud’s darkness. He is, then, just a strange man with unclear motives.
He is extremely calm, cool, and collected, never losing his temper or showing surprise no matter what is happening. While intimidating in battle, he is capable of having a normal conversation without being terrifying during the course of it. He speaks with Sora, Donald, and Goofy, not being judgmental of anthro animals or a kid wielding a weapon. He has a lengthy battle with Sora after challenging him for ownership of the Keyblade—although he also says, “Show me your strength,” implying he really wants to test Sora’s worthiness. While he appears to taunt Sora off and on during their battle saying, “Give in to the dark,” he always says this prior to unleashing energy balls and it may be something he says to release them rather than literally tempting Sora, since such tempting does not appear to be part of the plot with Sora. If Sora wins, Sephiroth takes it completely in stride, dusting himself off and acknowledging Sora’s skills. He is, then, actually a good sport about losing a fight and does not hold a grudge.
With Cloud, Sephiroth almost seems to become a different person. He clearly knows and understands Cloud a great deal, telling him of things about him that Cloud does not want to accept. He also appears to be trying to drive him to turn to the dark side with some of his odd remarks (“That last bit of light is always the hardest to snuff out”), and this is definitely part of the plot and not just a command for releasing energy balls. Yet at the same time, he makes other strange comments that could have multiple meanings, such as saying defeating him is meaningless or that no matter how many times he’s defeated, Cloud’s darkness calls him back. If he is truly Cloud’s darkness, the latter comment makes no sense. He also says he isn’t going to do anything to Cloud and Cloud is the one who hungers for the darkness. He is a curious series of contradictions. He pushes both Sora and Cloud to their limits, but by doing so, he actually makes them stronger. Is he truly bad as Cloud believes, or is he a very strange mentor to both Cloud and Sora to push them to be their best? The only thing known for sure is that he is a powerful fighter and not someone to engage in battle unless you’re strong enough to take it.
Headcanoned personality aspects include a strong sense of protectiveness and a deep-rooted guilt and grief over blaming himself for what happened to Zack. Like his counterpart, he believes in logic, order, and structure, but is willing to bend or break the rules if he absolutely does not agree with said orders. He takes a great deal of pride in both his hair and his wings, albeit he doesn’t feel he deserves the wings any longer. Wings in his world are sometimes formed from strong emotions and his came from his pride as a hero. After falling to the darkness and losing Zack, he doesn’t feel worthy to be a hero anymore. However, he believes in doing what has to be done and he still gives his all to fight to protect.
Abilities: Flight, teleportation, fire powers, energy beam powers. He can make pillars of fire, bring down a very small (in comparison to FF7's Meteor, of course) flaming meteor shower in the immediate area, and throw energy balls that seem to be made of both light and dark. The Agrii may want to lessen the strength of his fire powers, although he is unlikely to use them unless they’re attacked by monsters from Hell again. I don't know if he would be allowed to teleport. I hope he would be allowed to fly.
Personal Item: Pocket photo album
Sample: Please provide one of the following:
https://revivalprojectooc.dreamwidth.org/122346.html?thread=6628074#cmt6628074
Revisions Required
Date: 2024-09-19 03:58 pm (UTC)The link provided is too light on history to count for an application, especially considering most of it really centers more on Sora and Cloud's actions, or on play by play motions of the limited cutscenes. You reference later on that you have a lot of backstory developed for playing KH Sephiroth. For this character to be played, we're going to have to ask for you to write at least a general shape of his history as you see it up for us. We don't require massive amounts of depth, but given how little canon Sephiroth has in KH, we need to understand where the character is coming from in your hands (and other players will need some of that to understand the character from an OOC perspective as well).
Powers
-Teleportation will be allowed, but limited to line of sight. This does not allow passing through force fields (a rule that applies to all teleporters in game)
-Energy Beams will be limited to a range of about three meters/ten feet. We're listing this specifically because everything else has an effective 'logical' range. This does not pass through force fields
-Meteor Shower will have a reduced radius of five feet around him and the meteors will be reduced in size a bit, just for the sake of preservation of the city. This power seems to not function while on the ships (for reasons of still wanting the ships to be ships and not scrap)
Personal Item
-You are correct on the sword being too large to be feasibly snuck in by pro-weaponry Agrii. Photo Album would be accepted.
Re: Revisions Required
Date: 2024-09-19 09:05 pm (UTC)Accepted With Note (Please reply to confirm you read the note)
Date: 2024-09-24 08:28 pm (UTC)Your application has been reviewed and accepted - welcome to The Revival Project! We ask that you take the following steps so you can get started in the game:
Note: Due to the date of acceptance, your 'first' month with Sephiroth will be October. You will not require AC until November. Also, in the exceedingly rare chance that we ever have an applicant for KH Zack, please be prepared to make minor revisions to background, as we would want other players to have the option of playing Zack's history to their own choices. We do not anticipate this will be an issue, but we want it clear at the start.
Re: Accepted With Note (Please reply to confirm you read the note)
Date: 2024-09-24 08:33 pm (UTC)Does that mean I would not do the check-in first AC until October AC?
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Date: 2024-09-24 08:58 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-09-24 09:35 pm (UTC)Oh, I forgot about his Heartless Angel attack. Just remembered that while filling out the permissions. It seems to be a draining attack; in the games it reduces his opponents to 1 HP. That would probably need to be nerfed to some extent too.
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Date: 2024-09-24 10:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2024-09-24 10:35 pm (UTC)