▁from ▁both ▁the ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁series ▁in ▁specific ▁and ▁in ▁all ▁of ▁video ▁games ▁in ▁general . ▁Game S py ▁placed ▁him ▁e ighth ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁villa ins ▁in ▁games , ▁comment ing ▁on ▁how ▁difficult ▁it ▁is ▁to ▁defeat ▁him ▁in ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁Se phi ro th ▁was ▁the ▁winner ▁in ▁a ▁Game FA Q s ▁character ▁battle ▁involving ▁only ▁villa ins . ▁I GN ▁listed ▁him ▁at ▁number ▁two ▁in ▁its ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁list ▁of ▁most ▁memor able ▁villa ins , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁fourth ▁top ▁video ▁game ▁villa in . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁named ▁the ▁number ▁one ▁villa in ▁in ▁an ▁episode ▁of ▁G 4 ' s ▁Filter . ▁PC ▁World ▁placed ▁him ▁second ▁in ▁their ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁list ▁of ▁most ▁di abol ical ▁video ▁game ▁villa ins ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁That ▁same ▁year , ▁Se phi ro th ▁was ▁listed ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁I GN ' s ▁list ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁top ▁characters , ▁with ▁Dave ▁Smith ▁calling ▁him ▁the ▁" he avy weight ▁champion ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁villa ins ," ▁and ▁pra ising ▁his ▁appearance ▁and ▁back story . ▁He ▁would ▁take ▁the ▁same ▁spot ▁in ▁the ▁list ▁of ▁top ▁ 2 5 ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁characters ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁site . ▁In ▁I GN ' s ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁reader ' s ▁choice , ▁also ▁written