▁CG I ▁film ▁set ▁two ▁years ▁after ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII . ▁In ▁the ▁film , ▁K ada j , ▁L oz , ▁and ▁Y az oo , ▁the ▁" Rem n ants " ▁of ▁Se phi ro th , ▁try ▁to ▁re inc arn ate ▁him . ▁Although ▁K ada j ▁eventually ▁succeed s , ▁Cloud ▁once ▁again ▁defe ats ▁Se phi ro th , ▁whose ▁body ▁changes ▁back ▁to ▁K ada j ' s ▁upon ▁his ▁defeat . ▁Se phi ro th ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁focus ▁of ▁the ▁On ▁the ▁Way ▁to ▁a ▁Sm ile ▁nov ella ▁" Case ▁of ▁the ▁L ifest ream   — ▁Black ▁and ▁White ". ▁Set ▁after ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁but ▁prior ▁to ▁the ▁events ▁of ▁Advent ▁Children , ▁the ▁story ▁de als ▁with ▁Aer ith ▁and ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁ ▁jour ne ys ▁through ▁the ▁L ifest ream , ▁and ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁creation ▁of ▁Ge ost igma , ▁a ▁disease ▁that ▁inf ect s ▁anyone ▁who ▁came ▁into ▁contact ▁with ▁the ▁t aint ed ▁L ifest ream . ▁He ▁makes ▁a ▁very ▁brief ▁appearance ▁in ▁Dir ge ▁of ▁Cer ber us : ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII , ▁a ▁game ▁set ▁one ▁year ▁after ▁Advent ▁Children , ▁in ▁which ▁his ▁bi ological ▁mother , ▁Lu cre cia ▁C res cent ▁discuss es ▁the ▁experiments ▁which ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁him . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁characters ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁pre