, ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁inject ed ▁him ▁with ▁cells ▁from ▁the ▁extr ater rest rial ▁life form ▁Jen ova ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁still ▁a ▁fet us . ▁Upon ▁discover ing ▁this , ▁Se phi ro th ▁dec ides ▁to ▁follow ▁what ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁to ▁be ▁his ▁dest iny ▁and ▁take ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁Planet , ▁while ▁Cloud ▁and ▁the ▁game ' s ▁other ▁protagon ists ▁attempt ▁to ▁stop ▁him . ▁Se phi ro th ' s ▁background ▁and ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁story ▁are ▁expanded ▁in ▁the ▁Comp ilation ▁of ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII . ▁Additionally , ▁he ▁appears ▁as ▁a ▁b oss ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁He arts ▁series ▁and ▁other ▁video ▁games ▁developed ▁by ▁Square . ▁Se phi ro th ▁has ▁been ▁well - rece ived ▁within ▁the ▁video ▁game ▁community ▁and ▁is ▁highly ▁ranked ▁on ▁many ▁lists ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁video ▁game ▁villa ins ▁and ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁characters . ▁ ▁App ear ances ▁ ▁In ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII ▁Se phi ro th ▁is ▁the ▁main ▁ant agon ist ▁in ▁Final ▁Fant asy ▁VII , ▁who ▁first ▁appears ▁after ▁assass in ating ▁President ▁Shin ra . ▁As ▁revealed ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁the ▁game , ▁Se phi ro th ▁was ▁once ▁the ▁most ▁powerful ▁member ▁of ▁S OL DI ER , ▁Shin ra ' s ▁el ite ▁military ▁division , ▁who ▁was ▁celebrated ▁as ▁a ▁hero ic ▁veter an ▁of ▁the ▁Shin ra - W ut ai ▁war . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁however , ▁Se phi ro th