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[[File:Jenova in FF7.jpg|thumb|Jenova's appearance in an FMV sequence of ''Final Fantasy VII'']] | [[File:Jenova in FF7.jpg|thumb|Jenova's appearance in an FMV sequence of ''Final Fantasy VII'']] | ||
{{nihongo|'''Jenova'''|ジェノバ|Jenoba}} is an extraterrestrial | {{nihongo|'''Jenova'''|ジェノバ|Jenoba}} is an extraterrestrial lifeform who appears as one of the main villains in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. She is frequently portrayed as a female humanoid, and is said to be the real mother of [[Sephiroth]]. Jenova is capable of taking on different forms, which are fought during separate parts of the game. | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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Jenova is seen twice before the characters actually fight her. Her full form is first revealed in a flashback, during when Cloud tells the [[party]] about his past in [[Kalm]]'s [[inn]]. Jenova is seen preserved in liquid in a large glass tank in the [[Mt. Nibel]] Mako Reactor. Sephiroth rips away the statue (breaking her right wing), and lights in room turn on, showing Jenova's true look: a feminine, yet somewhat grotesque humanoid creature. Jenova is also seen in Midgar, in Shinra building; this time as a barely recognisable headless corpse in a tank. | Jenova is seen twice before the characters actually fight her. Her full form is first revealed in a flashback, during when Cloud tells the [[party]] about his past in [[Kalm]]'s [[inn]]. Jenova is seen preserved in liquid in a large glass tank in the [[Mt. Nibel]] Mako Reactor. Sephiroth rips away the statue (breaking her right wing), and lights in room turn on, showing Jenova's true look: a feminine, yet somewhat grotesque humanoid creature. Jenova is also seen in Midgar, in Shinra building; this time as a barely recognisable headless corpse in a tank. | ||
En route from [[Junon]] to [[Costa del Sol]] aboard the [[Cargo Ship]], an intruder alert is raised because someone has killed many aboard the ship. Upon entering the cargo hold, the characters see an apparition of Sephiroth rising through the floor, | En route from [[Junon]] to [[Costa del Sol]] aboard the [[Cargo Ship]], an intruder alert is raised because someone has killed many aboard the ship. Upon entering the cargo hold, the characters see an apparition of Sephiroth rising through the floor and flying high - and out of nowhere, [[Jenova-BIRTH]] appears. The monstrous forms of Jenova are quite large, and vaguely humanoid-shape, though they have no distinct arms, only large appendages that look vaguely like wings, and the "legs" are a single skirt-like mass. | ||
Sephiroth kills Aerith in the [[Forgotten City]]. He talks to grieving Cloud for a while, and as he flies off, [[Jenova-LIFE]] appears. This | Sephiroth kills Aerith in the [[Forgotten City]]. He talks to grieving Cloud for a while, and as he flies off, [[Jenova-LIFE]] appears. This time, Jenova uses water attacks. | ||
The third form, [[Jenova-DEATH]], is found from the site of the Reunion - Whirlwind Maze. Her attacks are now fire-based. | The third form, [[Jenova-DEATH]], is found from the site of the Reunion - Whirlwind Maze. Her attacks are now fire-based. | ||
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In the time immediately following Sephiroth's departure into the Lifestream, Hojo, believing Sephiroth to be dead, began experimenting on other humans, specifically the survivors of the Nibelheim massacre. Injected with Jenova cells and showered with [[mako]], the results of the experiment were known as "Sephiroth clones." (The Sephiroth clones were not genetic copies of Sephiroth, but rather humans augmented with a similar procedure to that which produced Sephiroth.) Hojo's experiments here were presumably to test the Jenova Reunion Theory and refine the process for creating members of SOLDIER. | In the time immediately following Sephiroth's departure into the Lifestream, Hojo, believing Sephiroth to be dead, began experimenting on other humans, specifically the survivors of the Nibelheim massacre. Injected with Jenova cells and showered with [[mako]], the results of the experiment were known as "Sephiroth clones." (The Sephiroth clones were not genetic copies of Sephiroth, but rather humans augmented with a similar procedure to that which produced Sephiroth.) Hojo's experiments here were presumably to test the Jenova Reunion Theory and refine the process for creating members of SOLDIER. | ||
The last form is found in the depths of the [[North Crater]], as the characters are heading to kill Sephiroth for good. [[Jenova-SYNTHESIS]] looks different from the three other forms; there's now a single, smaller feminine form, with a large, hollow spherical fleshy shell behind her, and two tentacles in front. At certain point of the battle, Jenova will start a countdown from 5; if the countdown reaches zero before the characters kill Jenova, she casts | The last form is found in the depths of the [[North Crater]], as the characters are heading to kill Sephiroth for good. [[Jenova-SYNTHESIS]] looks different from the three other forms; there's now a single, smaller feminine form, with a large, hollow spherical fleshy shell behind her, and two tentacles in front. At certain point of the battle, Jenova will start a countdown from 5; if the countdown reaches zero before the characters kill Jenova, she casts Ultima. If the party survives this attack, this will end the fight in their favor, but the characters gain no experience or AP. If characters kill Jenova before she casts Ultima, this awards 60000 XP and 500 AP, and is the last battle in the game where XP and AP can be gained. | ||
===''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''=== | ===''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''=== | ||
In ''[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children]]'', | In ''[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children]]'', "remnants" of Sephiroth, who call themselves "Jenova's children", attempted a new Reunion that would allow Sephiroth to be reborn. To accomplish that, they sought out what remained of Jenova's head. Lacking Jenova cells, they couldn't sense her location on their own. However, those with Geostigma could. So [[Kadaj]], the leader of the three, used his will to take down the body defenses of the children [[Yazoo]] abducted and turned them into "bloodhounds". When Kadaj absorbed the remains of Jenova's neck, the cells reconstructed him into a new body for Sephiroth. From there, Sephiroth battled with Cloud once again and was again defeated. | ||
==General information== | ==General information== | ||
===Physical appearance=== | ===Physical appearance=== | ||
In ''Final Fantasy VII'', as seen in Mt. Nibel's Mako Reactor, Jenova appears to be human-sized and is in the shape of a nude, blue skinned woman. When seen here, she is wearing a helmet that exposes her brain at the top and, in the front, bears a plaque inscribed with the word "JENOVA" and an inscription. | |||
The inscription on Jenova's helmet is different throughout her appearances. In ''Final Fantasy VII'', it reads "Made in Hong Kong; All rights reserved 1996; Squer Company Limited". The text is too small to read in the game, although a higher quality version of the cutscene is featured in the intro of "Distance", a "the making of" featurette on the ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' DVD, allowed the text to become visible. In ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', the plaque is inscribed with the dates of Jenova's discovery and concealment to her container. In ''Last Order: Final Fantasy VII'', the plaque reads, "Strict secrecy; Scientific inquiry section; Shinra Company Limited". The word "JENOVA" and her placement are the only consistent markings on the plaque throughout her appearances. | The inscription on Jenova's helmet is different throughout her appearances. In ''Final Fantasy VII'', it reads "Made in Hong Kong; All rights reserved 1996; Squer Company Limited". The text is too small to read in the game, although a higher quality version of the cutscene is featured in the intro of "Distance", a "the making of" featurette on the ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'' DVD, allowed the text to become visible. In ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children'', the plaque is inscribed with the dates of Jenova's discovery and concealment to her container. In ''Last Order: Final Fantasy VII'', the plaque reads, "Strict secrecy; Scientific inquiry section; Shinra Company Limited". The word "JENOVA" and her placement are the only consistent markings on the plaque throughout her appearances. | ||
Jenova's original forms during ''Final Fantasy VII''{{'}}s development were very different from her final incarnation; the original Jenova was a hostile region of the brain that would awake in people possessing certain genes. | Jenova's original forms during ''Final Fantasy VII''{{'}}s development were very different from her final incarnation; the original Jenova was a hostile region of the brain that would awake in people possessing certain genes. | ||
===Gender=== | ===Gender=== | ||
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The ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Soundtrack]]'' includes a heavy metal arrangement of the ''J-E-N-O-V-A'' track, which plays during the final battle between Cloud and Kadaj, and [[the Black Mages]] recorded another heavy-metal version of the song, featured on their first album. A piano arrangement was included on ''Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII''. | The ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Soundtrack]]'' includes a heavy metal arrangement of the ''J-E-N-O-V-A'' track, which plays during the final battle between Cloud and Kadaj, and [[the Black Mages]] recorded another heavy-metal version of the song, featured on their first album. A piano arrangement was included on ''Piano Collections Final Fantasy VII''. | ||
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