▁a ▁single ▁black ▁wing ▁on ▁his ▁back , ▁referencing ▁his ▁theme ▁music ▁" One ▁Wing ed ▁Angel ". ▁When ▁Cris is ▁Core : ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁was ▁released , ▁the ▁staff ▁stated ▁that ▁the ▁reason ▁the ▁wing ▁was ▁black ▁was ▁to ▁suggest ▁evil . ▁Nom ura ▁has ▁stated ▁that ▁Se phi ro th ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁complete ▁contrast ▁to ▁the ▁game ' s ▁main ▁protagon ist , ▁Cloud , ▁who ▁was ▁originally ▁designed ▁to ▁have ▁s lick ed - back , ▁black ▁hair ▁with ▁no ▁sp ikes . ▁His ▁weapon , ▁the ▁" M as am une ", ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁featured ▁in ▁numerous ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁titles , ▁is ▁an ▁el ong ated ▁nod achi ▁that ▁he ▁learned ▁to ▁use ▁during ▁his ▁days ▁in ▁S OL DI ER . ▁The ▁Mas am une ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁the ▁famous ▁Japanese ▁sword sm ith ▁G oro ▁Ny udo ▁Mas am une , ▁whose ▁bl ades ▁are ▁considered ▁national ▁tre asures ▁in ▁Japan ▁today . ▁When ▁design ing ▁Cloud ▁and ▁Se phi ro th , ▁Nom ura ▁was ▁influenced ▁by ▁his ▁view ▁of ▁their ▁rival ry ▁mirror ing ▁the ▁legend ary ▁anim os ity ▁between ▁Mi y am oto ▁Mus ashi ▁and ▁S as aki ▁K oj ir ō , ▁with ▁Cloud ▁and ▁Se phi ro th ▁being ▁Mus ashi ▁and ▁K oj ir ō ▁respectively . ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁look ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁" k ak ko ii ", ▁a ▁Japanese ▁term ▁combining ▁good ▁looks ▁with ▁cool ness