Editing Barret Wallace

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|japanva=Masahiro Kobayashi<br>Masato Funaki (''VII Rebirth'')

'''Barret Wallace''' is a playable character in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. Barret is the leader of the eco-terrorist group [[AVALANCHE]] and the loving father of [[Marlene]], whom he deeply cares for in spite of his brash, impulsive personality. His signature weapon is the [[gun-arm]], which he carries in place of his missing right arm.

Barret has subsequently appeared in several titles within the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'' and other ''Final Fantasy'' spin-offs.

As the group travels along, they stumble upon [[North Corel]], Barret's hometown. Here, the townspeople greet Barret with scorn. Because of this, Barret reluctantly begins to explain his past to the party. He tells them that he was originally a coal miner. When Shinra wanted to build a nearby [[Mako Reactor]], Barret agreed that it would be good for North Corel. However, when the Mako Reactor exploded, Shinra accused North Corel of being associated with AVALANCHE and proceeded to kill many of the citizens, including Barret's wife [[Myrna]]. Barret and his old friend [[Dyne]] were the only survivors because they were not in North Corel when the attack occurred. Later, when the two of them tried to return, they were attacked by Shinra troops led by [[Scarlet]]. Barret's right forearm was hit by gunfire and rendered useless when he unsuccessfully tried to prevent Dyne from falling off a cliff. Assuming Dyne to have been killed, Barret adopted Marlene, Dyne's daughter, and had a gun prosthetic grafted to his arm. Barret traveled to Midgar seeking revenge on Shinra, and would eventually become the second leader of AVALANCHE.

Back in present time, when the party separates at the [[Gold Saucer]], Barret seemingly went on a rampage, which landed him and the rest of the party into [[Corel Prison]]. There he learned that Dyne had survived his fall, and his hand was also replaced with a gun. Dyne, who is traumatized over the loss of his family and home, was the actual person who went on the killing spree in Gold Saucer. He had taken over Corel Prison, so the party tries to get his permission to leave. When Barret tells Dyne that Marlene survived, he is attacked by Dyne, who wishes to kill Marlene so that his wife will not be lonely. Barret is forced into a showdown with Dyne. After losing to the showdown, Dyne gives the party permission to leave the prison and then commits suicide.

Later, once the [[Weapon (Final Fantasy VII)|Weapon]]s have been activated, both Barret and Tifa escape on the [[Highwind (Final Fantasy VII)|Highwind]] with the help of [[Shinra]]. The two of them were brought to [[Junon]] as captives. A week later, Barret and Tifa were scheduled for public execution. However, [[Yuffie Kisaragi]] and [[Cait Sith]] break into the prison and save the two from being executed.