▁the ▁FM V ▁sequence ▁of ▁Se phi ro th ▁appearing ▁in ▁front ▁of ▁the ▁N ib el heim ▁fire ▁" m ight ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁most ▁recogn izable ▁cut sc enes ▁ever ▁to ▁grace ▁video ▁games ." ▁Games Rad ar ' s ▁article ▁" Non - play able ▁characters ▁we ▁wish ▁were ▁play able " ▁featured ▁Se phi ro th ▁as ▁a ▁character ▁that ▁they ▁wished ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁play able ▁in ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁so ▁they ▁" could ▁re live ▁ske wer ing ▁Aer ith ▁like ▁an ▁anno ying ly ▁d ain ty , ▁need lessly ▁ch aste ▁sal mon ▁over ▁and ▁over ." ▁I GN ▁put ▁Se phi ro th ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁articles ▁" Big ▁B oss ▁of ▁the ▁Day " ▁and ▁" B add ie ▁B raw l ", ▁with ▁the ▁latter ▁comparing ▁him ▁with ▁Li qu id ▁S nake ▁from ▁Metal ▁G ear ▁Sol id . ▁Lisa ▁Fo iles ▁of ▁The ▁Esc ap ist ▁included ▁Se phi ro th ▁on ▁her ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁five ▁kat ana ▁w ield ers . ▁ ▁However , ▁some ▁game ▁edit ors ▁have ▁critic ized ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁character . ▁For ▁example , ▁I GN ' s ▁Smith ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁" Se phi ro th ▁was ▁certainly ▁a ▁good - looking ▁fellow , ▁but ▁his ▁motiv ations ▁were ▁about ▁as ▁clear ▁as ▁mud ." ▁When ▁comparing ▁Se phi ro th ▁with ▁the ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VI ▁villa