▁by ▁their ▁similar ▁ha irst yles . ▁Later , ▁however , ▁he ▁was ▁changed ▁to ▁Aer is ' s ▁past ▁love , ▁whom ▁she ▁would ▁remember ▁upon ▁meeting ▁Cloud . ▁This ▁character ▁was ▁then ▁changed ▁to ▁Z ack ▁Fair , ▁however , ▁and ▁Se phi ro th ’ s ▁prior ▁relationship ▁with ▁Aer ith ▁was ▁dropped . ▁In ▁early ▁draft s ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁person ality ▁was ▁already ▁brut al ▁and ▁cruel , ▁with ▁a ▁strong ▁w illed ▁and ▁calm ▁e go . ▁He ▁was ▁to ▁suffer ▁from ▁M ako ▁add iction , ▁resulting ▁in ▁a ▁semi - cons cious ▁state ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁high ▁level ▁expos ure ▁to ▁M ako ▁energy . ▁Se phi ro th ▁was ▁also ▁intended ▁to ▁manipulate ▁Cloud ▁into ▁bel ieving ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁creation ▁of ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁will , ▁but ▁this ▁aspect ▁of ▁the ▁story ▁was ▁later ▁abandoned . ▁In ▁another ▁exc ised ▁scene , ▁when ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁physical ▁body ▁is ▁first ▁seen ▁in ▁the ▁Northern ▁Cr ater , ▁it ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁female . ▁ ▁Se phi ro th ▁has ▁long ▁plat in um ▁hair ▁and ▁bright ▁cy an ▁eyes ▁with ▁cat - like ▁pup ils , ▁and ▁is ▁dep icted ▁in ▁a ▁black ▁coat ▁decor ated ▁with ▁met all ic ▁pa ul dr ons . ▁Since ▁appearing ▁as ▁Sa fer ▁Se phi ro th ▁in ▁the ▁final ▁battle ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁Se phi ro th ▁has ▁had