▁female ▁appearance ▁who ▁is ▁the ▁leader ▁and ▁over se er ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Ash en ▁Fl ame , ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁reality ▁where ▁the ▁Ad ol la ▁origin ates ▁from . ▁She ▁uses ▁them ▁to ▁gather ▁eight ▁humans ▁who ▁possess ▁the ▁Ad ol la ▁Bur st ▁to ▁repeat ▁the ▁cat ast roph ic ▁event ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁ ▁and ▁turn ▁the ▁earth ▁into ▁a ▁second ▁sun . ▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁The ▁acting ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Ash en ▁Fl ame , ▁Sh ō ▁is ▁Shin ra ' s ▁younger ▁brother ▁who ▁was ▁assumed ▁to ▁have ▁died ▁as ▁a ▁baby ▁twelve ▁years ▁ago . ▁He ▁is ▁revealed ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁ ▁with ▁his ▁Ad ol la ▁Bur st ▁causing ▁the ▁fire ▁that ▁turned ▁Shin ra ▁into ▁a ▁third ▁generation . ▁Sh ō ▁was ▁ab duct ed ▁by ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁of ▁the ▁Ash en ▁Fl ame ' s ▁leadership ▁then ▁raised ▁and ▁ind o ctr in ated ▁by ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁to ▁play ▁a ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁figure ' s ▁plan . ▁As ▁the ▁Third ▁P ill ar , ▁his ▁Ad ol la ▁Bur st ▁allows ▁him ▁to ▁manipulate ▁the ▁universe ' s ▁thermal ▁expansion , ▁giving ▁the ▁ill usion ▁that ▁he ▁can ▁free ze ▁time ▁to ▁a ▁stand st ill . ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁Her ▁exact ▁orig ins ▁are ▁unknown , ▁Ha ume a ▁served ▁the ▁Evangel ist ▁for ▁most ▁of ▁her ▁life ▁while ▁seeking ▁out ▁others ▁who ▁use ▁the ▁Ad ol la ▁Bur st . ▁As ▁the ▁, ▁her