One of 'Final Fantasy's Most Notorious Villains Gets a Powerful Magic: The Gathering Treatment

Sephiroth is one of the most iconic – and therefore immediately recognizable – villains in video game history. Whether it’s his striking appearance, haunting theme music, or complex narrative arc that first comes to mind when one is asked about his character, he has become a cultural touchstone since his first introduction in Final Fantasy VII in 1997. With his signature Masamune sword striking immediate fear in any gamer who has had to face him and a fall from celebrated war hero to genocidal nemesis, Sephiroth's is one of the most celebrated arcs in the history of gaming. His climactic confrontation with Cloud Strife and his pivotal role in the fate of the planet cemented him as not only a defining figure within the Final Fantasy franchise, but across the entirety of gaming.