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Powers and Abilities

Sephiroth is the result of genetic experimentation going on during his time in the womb. This included mako energy from the planet and genetic material from an alien lifeform known as Jenova that came to the planet 2000 years ago. The result of the experiment gives Sephiroth a much higher mako reading than other SOLDIER members and a much greater increase in strength.

Basics

SOLDIERDue to being enhanced at birth he is stronger and faster than normal humans. Thus he is able to move and wield a weapon no one else is said to be able to use effectively. This also aides him in hand-to-hand combat against regular humans though he rarely goes for that method of fighting. The enhancements from Mako cause roughly the same effect in all members of SOLDIER, but because of the amount given to Sephiroth, he far surpasses others. This can be scene in his eyes, which carry the mako-green glow. Other than strength and speed, his body over all is just tougher, this includes a faster recovery rate from injury.

Masamune He is an excellent swordsman, wielding a nodachi known as the Masamune - a blade that is very long (estimated at maybe around 7 feet). He can empower this sword with purple energy to increase its strength allowing him to cut through almost anything including most metals. Though he can do this and also manifest the weapon out if thin air the sword itself holds no magical abilities. Swinging it he can cast out waves of energy which can knock of a foe back or he can impale it in the ground and cause a shockwave of energy to explode outward. Currently he's the only one known to fully and effectively wield the masamune.

One-Wing He can manifest a single large black wing from his left shoulder that he can use to fly though actually he can fly without it as well. Two other members of the Jenova Project (Genesis and Angeal) are also known to have a single wing.

Mental After falling into the lifestream he gained some psychic abilities such as communicating telepathically or creating illusions. The illusions can effect multiple people at a time if he chooses. He can move objects, including himself which gives him the ability to fly without the wing.

Materia

Before losing his mind and falling into the lifestream he had to use the physical objects known as Materia to cast spells such as Fire or Blizzard. After his death he absorbed an incredible amount of knowledge within the lifestream and no longer needs physical materia to use these abilities.

The materia he had equipped before death were:
Revive, Restore, Earth (paired with All), Fire, Ice (paired with All), and Lightning (paired with All)

While normal materia type abilities have three levels of power, Sephiroth casts them at the highest level by default. Lower levels would simply be a smaller ball of fire, the ice projectile does not expand as much, the whirlwind barely becomes noticeable, lightning being a much smaller bolt of electricity.

All of the abilities have a casting time of a few seconds and can be interrupted. He has to concentrate for those seconds in order to use them. He also can't really move around during it either.

Masamune

Gold Armlet

Magic

FiragaCan toss a hand sized fireball an a target that explodes into a burst of flames upon impact. This does not seem to cause the area around to catch on fire though or burn anything to death. This can be sent to the ground to create a wall of flame.

Blizzaga Creates a small projectile of ice that expands into a larger (a few feet bigger than a person in diameter) ball of ice upon hitting something. After it expands it'll hang in the air for a few seconds until it explodes sending ice shards everywhere. It does not freeze a target in place, however.

Thundaga Simply sends a bolt of electricity out at an intended target. Nothing too dramatic here, it'd be much like getting struck by lightning only not powerful enough to fry a person in place. It'd hurt though.

Aeroga Sends a ball that explodes into a small whirlwind after a second. This can lift a normal sized human into the air, but the ability doesn't last long enough to do much else beyond knocking someone off their feet.

Boundless Void Purple void of energy that can bind someone to the ground or even suspend them in midair. The person trapped can't move while active, but all it takes is his concentration to be broken to break it.

Mimic and the Reunion

Like his 'Mother' Jenova, he can peer into the minds of others and take the form of those they've known. This is a passive ability and less invasive than it sounds. While his powers can pull the image of an individual out of the mind of a person who's near, he's not actively reading thoughts or emotions. Due to the power pulling from memories though, the form he takes is almost a perfect replica of the person they know. Right down to mimicking gestures and other nuances.

On the other hand, he also holds a link to others who also carry Jenova cells within their bodies (such as Cloud, Zack, random Hojo experiments). All of them are part of something known as the Reunion, which is Jenova attempting to put itself back together. Calling out to it's other pieces right down to individual cells. Sephiroth feels this call too, but through willpower can redirect the feeling towards himself.

This gives him some control over people with jenova cells. In those minds he holds a much deeper connection. He can force his mind into them to take control of their actions, but those with a willpower of their own can fight him off or break his control.

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