▁U em ats u ' s ▁former ▁band ▁The ▁Black ▁M ages , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁orch est ral ▁elements ▁and ▁new ▁lyr ics . ▁There ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁fourth ▁version ▁titled ▁" V en ge ance ▁on ▁the ▁World " ▁that ▁plays ▁in ▁Cris is ▁Core . ▁ ▁Cultural ▁impact ▁ ▁Mer ch and ise ▁Se phi ro th ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁basis ▁for ▁several ▁types ▁of ▁mer ch and ise . ▁These ▁include ▁the ▁" Extra ▁Kn ights " ▁action ▁figures ▁first ▁published ▁by ▁Band ai ▁in ▁Japan ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 . ▁A ▁different ▁model ▁was ▁released ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Play ▁Arts ▁collection , ▁following ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁Advent ▁Children . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁San ▁Diego ▁Com ic - Con ▁International , ▁Kan ji ▁T ash iro , ▁Square ▁En ix ' s ▁manager ▁of ▁mer ch and ise , ▁said ▁that ▁this ▁figure ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁their ▁best - s elling ▁items . ▁With ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁the ▁movie ▁Se phi ro th ▁was ▁also ▁included ▁in ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁prom ot ional ▁material , ▁primarily ▁consisting ▁of ▁post ers . ▁Kot ob uki ya ▁has ▁included ▁the ▁character ▁in ▁numerous ▁mer ch and ise , ▁including ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁cold ▁cast s ▁based ▁on ▁his ▁appearance ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁original ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁film ▁sequ el . ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁prom ot ional ▁campaign s ▁organized ▁in ▁Japan ▁by ▁Square ▁En ix ▁and ▁C oca - Col a , ▁a