In Sepher Sephiroth, he is listed as KYTzAVR, with a gematria of 327, although KYMAVR = 277.

For instance, if a Magician made slight changes in the world of formation ( Olam Yetzirah ), such as within the Sefirah of Yesod upon which Malkuth ( the material realm ) is based and within which all former Sephiroth are brought together, then these alterations would appear in the world of action ( Olam Assiah ).

As a demon, he is described in Kabbalistic writings as the " disputer ", an enemy of the sixth Sephiroth " beauty ".

Cloud relates to the group that he then confronted Sephiroth, but he is unable to remember the events directly following.

When Sephiroth is once again defeated, he dissipates, leaving a dying Kadaj in his place.

Cloud is also one of the main characters in the OVA Last Order: Final Fantasy VII, which depicts him in two events that were shown in flashbacks in Final Fantasy VII ; one at Nibelheim when he fights Sephiroth, and the other while escaping from Shinra with Zack.

His fight against Sephiroth in this game is based on their fights from Final Fantasy VII and Advent Children.

He is searching for Sephiroth, and is himself being sought out by Tifa.

Sora concludes that Cloud is still fighting with Sephiroth, and will not stop until he is defeated.

In early drafts, Cloud was meant to act as an alter ego for Sephiroth, and is influenced to believe he is not the real Cloud, but a creation born from Sephiroth's will.

As in the finished game, Cloud would later realize he is the real Cloud, and the reason Sephiroth could control his mind and body was because of Shinra's experiments and a weakening of his own will.

" Cloud, in choosing to fight against Sephiroth once again, is finally " given healing and forgiveness.

In the Kabbalah, the lowest Sephiroth is known as Malkuth, and performs the same transcendental role as the basis of physical nature.

It is the cross in Tiphareth, the receptacle and the center of the forces of the Sephiroth and the paths.

In Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth is the result of an experiment by the megacorporation Shinra, in which they injected him with cells from the extraterrestrial lifeform Jenova when he was still a fetus.

Sephiroth has been well-received within the video game community, and is regularly featured in top positions on many villain lists, as well as lists of Final Fantasy characters.

While his role in the story has been praised, many websites have commented on how difficult it is to defeat Sephiroth in the games in which he appears.

Sephiroth has long platinum hair and bright cyan eyes with cat-like pupils, and is depicted in a black coat decorated with metallic pauldrons.

Sephiroth was designed for the film in such a way so as to emphasize his other-worldliness, such as the fact that he never blinks or is seen breathing, and his voice remains always monotone and calm.

Sephiroth is the main villain in Final Fantasy VII, who initially appears after assassinating President Shinra.

After his defeat, Sephiroth reappears in Cloud's mind, but is once again defeated.

Sephiroth was also intended to manipulate Cloud into believing that he was a creation of Sephiroth's will, but this aspect of the story was later abandoned.

Sephiroth also appears in Advent Children, a CGI film set two years after Final Fantasy VII.

He is one of the main characters in the Final Fantasy VII prequel game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, in which he and the protagonist Zack Fair go in the search of two missing SOLDIERs, Genesis Rhapsodos and Angeal Hewley, This game also depicts the Nibelheim incident, where Sephiroth appears as a boss.

A redesigned Sephiroth also appears in the North American and European versions of Kingdom Hearts as an optional boss character in Olympus Coliseum.

Sephiroth was also the representative villain of Final Fantasy VII in Dissidia Final Fantasy.

This game also includes a sightly altered Final Fantasy VII form for Sephiroth, as well as his Kingdom Hearts form.

He also appears in the puzzle platformer video game LittleBigPlanet, and its sequel LittleBigPlanet 2 as a character model ; Media Molecule's Alex Evans felt " honored " that Sephiroth was allowed to appear in the games.

In the final battle, plays while the player combats Sephiroth's first form, " Bizarro Sephiroth " ( also known as " Reverse Sephiroth ").

With the release of the movie Sephiroth was also included in a series of promotional material, primarily consisting of posters.

" Reverse Sephiroth " was also released as a normal figure in volume 2.

In IGN's " Final Fantasy Reader's Choice ", also written by Smith, Sephiroth was placed fourth, with comments focused on his activities in the game's plot.

IGN also put Sephiroth in the articles " Big Boss of the Day " and " Baddie Brawl ", with the latter comparing him with Liquid Snake from Metal Gear Solid.

Sephiroth was also featured alongside Cloud in ScrewAttack's " Top Ten Coolest Characters ", although they preferred Cloud.

The scene in which Sephiroth kills Aerith during Final Fantasy VII has also prompted much commentary.

Stemming from medieval Jewish mystical traditions, Uriel has also become the Angel of Sunday ( Jewish Encyclopedia ), the Angel of Poetry, and one of the Holy Sephiroth.

Additionally, he was also privy to more information regarding Shinra's involvement with the creation of Sephiroth, and it is he who explains to Cloud the story of Sephiroth's origins.

He also goes on to say that “ These names are sometimes called the ' adverse Sephiroth ' instead of the Demonic Orders.

It was also in charge of the Jenova Project, which was used to create Sephiroth and other genetically enhanced, Mako-infused " perfect " SOLDIERs.

Waite made mention that Rabbi Azariel ben Menachem, a student of Isaac the Blind, in his Commentary on the Sephiroth granted a particular colour to each Sephira, yet these do not agree with the colours given in the Zohar, where Kether ( which, according to him, is also correlated to Yechidah ) is called colourless, Tiphareth purple, and Malkuth sapphire-blue.

" Kether " also is the Sephiroth closest to God and represents ultimate goodness.

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