. ▁ ▁Director ▁Y osh in ori ▁Kit ase ▁bel ieves ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁role ▁in ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁to ▁be ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁reasons ▁why ▁the ▁game ▁became ▁so ▁popular . ▁Nom ura ▁has ▁called ▁Se phi ro th ▁" the ▁ult imate ▁ant agon ist ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁s aga . ▁There ▁can ' t ▁be ▁anyone ▁else ," ▁and ▁regards ▁him ▁as ▁an ▁enemy ▁from ▁a ▁previous ▁generation , ▁in ▁contrast ▁to ▁his ▁" Rem n ants " ▁who ▁appear ▁in ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII : ▁Advent ▁Children . ▁ ▁For ▁Advent ▁Children , ▁the ▁film ▁sequ el ▁to ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII , ▁script ▁writer ▁Kaz ush ige ▁No j ima ▁thought ▁that ▁the ▁film ' s ▁plot ▁would ▁be ▁less ▁entertain ing ▁without ▁Se phi ro th . ▁His ▁rev ival ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁introduced ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁stages ▁of ▁development , ▁but ▁the ▁official ▁decision ▁as ▁to ▁how ▁to ▁bring ▁him ▁back ▁was ▁not ▁reached ▁until ▁later . ▁Nom ura ▁originally ▁planned ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁appear ▁from ▁the ▁start , ▁but ▁as ▁it ▁took ▁the ▁staff ▁two ▁years ▁to ▁develop ▁his ▁design , ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁his ▁presence ▁throughout ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁scra pped , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁decided ▁instead ▁to ▁have ▁him ▁only ▁appear ▁on ▁screen ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time . ▁Se phi ro th ▁was ▁designed ▁for ▁the ▁film ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁his ▁other - world lin ess , ▁such