Tifa Lockhart
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Tifa Lockhart | |
Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura | |
A.K.A. | Tifa Lockheart[1] |
Japanese name | ティファ・ロックハート |
Romaji | Tifa Rokkuhāto |
Weapon | Knuckles |
Ultimate Weapon | Premium Heart |
Birthplace | Nibelheim |
Date of Birth | May 3 1987 |
Age | 15 (Crisis Core) 20 (Final Fantasy VII) 22 (Advent Children) 23 (Dirge of Cerberus) |
Height | 5' 4" [2] (167 cm[1]) |
Blood type | B |
Japanese voice actor | Ayumi Ito |
English voice actor | Rachael Leigh Cook |
Final Fantasy VII Character |
- "Bright and optimistic, Tifa always cheers up the others when they're down. But don't let her looks fool you, she can decimate almost any enemy with her fists..."
- —Description
Though she has a strong will and possesses great physical strength, Tifa also has a motherly streak and is caring, though she is shy to express herself. She supports Cloud as his comrades and helps him fight his nemesis Sephiroth, bearing the same deep hatred for him as Cloud does due to his destruction of their hometown. Since her appearance in Final Fantasy VII, Tifa has become one of the most famous women in video games due to her strength and sex appeal.
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AppearanceEdit
Tifa has dark brown hair, occasionally appearing black, which falls below her waist and is tied at the tips to form a distinctive dolphin-tail split. In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and some other appearances, her hair is shorter and reaches to her lower back - in Advent Children this was done due to longer hair being more difficult to animate. Tifa's eye color has been officially addressed as red, but they have also been depicted as a rich brown in some appearances. Tifa's most famous traits are arguably her large breasts and long legs, though their exact sizes have varied. According to the Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω, Tifa's Bust-Waist-Hip measures are 36-24-35 (92-60-88 cm).In all her outfits across her many appearances Tifa has always worn some variation of a sleeveless shirt that exposes some part of her midriff with a miniskirt and white teardrop earrings. In Final Fantasy VII Tifa wears a white tank top and black mini-skirt with a belt and suspenders. She dons red and black gloves that extend to her elbows with red boots, and a metal elbow guard on her left elbow. She wears the same outfit in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, as well as in Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring and the Itadaki series. In Crisis Core, and in flashbacks in Final Fantasy VII when she is a guide at Nibelheim, Tifa wears a cowgirl outfit with a short leather skirt and vest, a white shirt, cowboy boots and hat. In Crisis Core this outfit is given more detail, changing the top into a patterned, button-up corset, giving pockets and tassels to the skirt and vest and adding a belt around her hips.
In Advent Children Tifa wears a white shirt under a black zip-up vest with black shorts that fold at the waist, forming an additional utility pocket at the front and a short duster at the back extending to her heels. She also wears a pink ribbon around her left arm in remembrance of Aerith Gainsborough, and a Fenrir ring on her right hand. Her gloves are black and shorter than in Final Fantasy VII, covering only her hands. Tifa wears this attire in the Kingdom Hearts series and in Dirge of Cerberus, and it is available as an alternate outfit for her in Dissidia 012.
CharacterEdit
While deceptively strong, Tifa is an empathic and emotionally shy character. While identifying and responding to the feelings of others, Tifa does not express her internal feelings often, and when she does she often has trouble doing so.Nomura and Nojima had a hard time creating the new Tifa and focused on developing the emotional backbone that her character is to the cast. They made sure to portray her as a modern woman who can function without a man, rather than a clingy one. When Tifa finally tells Cloud what's inside her heart, the original scene had Tifa feeling a little guilty about being blunt, but Nojima decided to cut it for time.
As she is in Final Fantasy VII, on the outside Tifa is a hard worker and spends her time caring for everyone but herself. On the inside, she keeps the feelings of uneasiness towards Cloud locked up. She has a strong motherly streak and tends to offer sanctuary and physically protects those in need. Seeking to do all that she can for those in need she spends her time caring for others at the consequence of herself, often comforting the other AVALANCHE members; finding in them similar spirits seeking to find an end to the tyranny and corruption the Shinra Electric Power Company has brought unto the Planet, although initially her motivation for joining the rebel group was to seek revenge for the destruction of her hometown and the deaths of her family and friends therein.
StoryEdit
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Tifa's childhood is revealed through various flashbacks in Final Fantasy VII. Tifa was born in Nibelheim and was Cloud's next-door neighbor. She was out-going, lively and had a lot of friends. Although she and Cloud lived right next to each other, and were only a year apart in age, they were never close. Tifa and the others did not really know Cloud through most of, or all of their childhood. Tifa's mother died when Tifa was eight years old in 1994, leaving her upset and confused. Tifa believed her mother had gone to Mt. Nibel, and that she could meet her again if she crossed the mountain. Tifa headed off to Mt. Nibel, and Cloud followed to keep her safe, but both fell from a rickety bridge. Tifa's Father found her severely injured, and blamed Cloud for leading her to Mt. Nibel. Five years later, in 1999, Cloud decided to become a SOLDIER, like his idol Sephiroth, in part to impress Tifa. He called Tifa out to the water tower, a local date spot, to tell her of his plans, and Tifa made Cloud promise to protect her if she was ever in trouble. He agreed, and left to join SOLDIER the following spring. Afterward, Tifa constantly worried about him, reading the newspaper every day looking for some mention of Cloud, and asking Shinra personnel if they knew him when they came to Nibelheim. She would find nothing, for Cloud never made into SOLDIER, becoming only a lowly infantryman.
Crisis Core / Before CrisisEdit
- "I hate you! I hate Shinra! I hate SOLDIER! I hate you all!"
- —Tifa to Zack after the Nibelheim Incident
At the reactor, Sephiroth goes berserk when he learns who "his mother" is, and upon his return to town and spending several days studying, is driven fully insane. On October 1st, he sets Nibelheim ablaze and razes the town, then sets off to the reactor. Tifa's father and others follow, but Sephiroth slays them. At the reactor, Tifa finds her father's corpse with Sephiroth's Masamune. Declaring her hatred of Sephiroth and Shinra, she rushes into the reactor and attacks Sephiroth, but he disarms her and cuts her down. Tifa falls down the steps and slumps to the ground, unconscious. After learning of Sephiroth's madness, Zack goes to the reactor and finds Tifa severely injured. He engages Sephiroth in combat, but is defeated. Not long after, Cloud arrives and carries Tifa aside to make sure she will be safe while he confronts Sephiroth; Cloud later admits he thought Tifa's wounds were fatal. Tifa, heavily wounded, would later be taken to Midgar by Zangan for medical treatment. He continuously cast Cure on her to try and heal her, but succeeded only in keeping Tifa alive, and it is implied she has no recollection of the journey to Midgar.
The exact time frame is not given, but at some point after this, Zangan leaves Midgar, and Tifa recovers from her wounds and joins AVALANCHE, an anti-Shinra resistance group led by Barret Wallace. She also becomes the owner and proprietor of the bar and restaurant 7th Heaven, which houses AVALANCHE's base in a secret basement.
When Cloud returns to Midgar as a mercenary in late 2006, he meets Tifa. Unaware that Cloud was in Nibelheim during its destruction, but suspecting something is off about his behavior, Tifa recruits him to work for Barret in order to keep him close to examine him further. Later realizing Cloud knows several things he should not and has forgotten things he should know, and also initially doubting her own recollections when faced with Cloud's, Tifa decides to keep this information to herself while she tries to figure out the reason behind Cloud's strangely different character and inconsistent memories.
Final Fantasy VIIEdit
On December 9th, Cloud's first mission with AVALANCHE is a success, and he returns to Tifa's bar. The next day Tifa accompanies him and Barret on their next mission. The bombing of Sector 5 Reactor is successful, but Cloud is separated. When the rest of AVALANCHE returns to the hideout, they find someone spying on them, who points to the crime boss Don Corneo as a Shinra informant. Tifa comes up with a plan in order to get close to him. Don Corneo is known for calling up girls in his mansion and then choosing the one he likes best to be his "bride" for the day. Cloud catches Tifa being taken to Don's, and infiltrates Corneo's mansion with Aeris. In the ensuing confrontation, Corneo reveals Shinra is planning to drop the Sector 7 plate to crush the slums. Tifa and Cloud race to help Barret defend the pillar supporting the plate while Aeris takes Barret's daughter Marlene to safety. Most of the other AVALANCHE members are killed, and the pillar is destroyed. Tifa, Cloud and Barret escape while Shinra captures Aeris.The remains of AVALANCHE fight their way into Shinra Headquarters to save Aeris, but are captured. That night, Sephiroth appears to attack the building, and in the chaos the group is mysteriously released from their cells. After battling various Shinra war machines and the new president of the company, Rufus Shinra, the group flees from Midgar to Kalm. At Kalm, Cloud tells the group about how Sephiroth destroyed Nibelheim. His version of events is faulty, but Tifa, confused by his story, does not confront him on these issues both to protect him and because she now doubts her own recollection.
The group travels around the world tracking Sephiroth, with Tifa supporting the party when she can. When they arrive at Nibelheim, they discover the town has been rebuilt, and the villagers (who are really Shinra employees hired to cover up the Sephiroth incident) do not remember Cloud or Tifa ever living there.
When the group reaches the Northern Crater, Sephiroth appears and begins to show Cloud the true events of Nibelheim's razing. Tifa, worried what this could do to Cloud, pleads for him to stop, but Sephiroth's manipulations take their toll. Cloud submits to Sephiroth's will and hands over the Black Materia, a powerful Materia that can summon Meteor, then apologizes to Tifa as the crater begins to shake. Tifa and Barret flee on the Shinra airship Highwind as the crater collapses and are captured, with the rest of AVALANCHE escaping another way. Tifa and Barret are brought to Junon, where they are to be executed as scapegoats to show Shinra is still in control as Meteor looms in the sky.
Tifa is thrown into a gas chamber, while the other party members hidden in the crowd save Barret. While gas seeps into the chamber, Tifa breaks out of her restraints. Sapphire Weapon attacks Junon, blasting a hole in the gas chamber, which saves her. Running to escape the Shinra forces, Tifa climbs up onto the Sister Ray. The Shinra executive Scarlet confronts Tifa, and the two women descend into a catfight. The Highwind appears below the cannon and Tifa jumps down to the airship and safety from Shinra. She is elected the party's temporary leader while Cloud is gone.
Cloud is later found in Mideel, suffering from a Mako overdose. Tifa stays behind to watch over him, and Cid is elected leader. Later, the friends decide to check up on Cloud, who is not showing signs of improvement. The Ultimate Weapon appears, and Lifestream swallows Mideel, Tifa and Cloud falling into it as Tifa tries to push the unresponsive Cloud to safety.
Inside Cloud's Subconscious Tifa uncovers the truth about the Nibelheim incident, and restores Cloud's memories and motivations. Later, in the aftermath of Midgar's siege by Diamond Weapon and the impending chaos of Shinra's destruction, Cloud dismisses the party members, instructing them to find a reason to fight. Tifa stays behind with Cloud, as she has nowhere else to go. Depending on the player's interactions with her during the game, the following scene has two possible dialogue courses, one implying a strong romantic connection, the other less of one: the more romantic scene is considered the canon option.[3]
In the game's ending in late January 0007, Tifa stays behind to help Cloud to safety as he descends into the Lifestream for a final battle with Sephiroth, and is caught by him as he returns to his own body, and the two stay near each other throughout the remainder of the ending.
NovellasEdit
Tifa is the focus of Case of Tifa in On the Way to a Smile, examining her life and relationship with Cloud after the game events. Tifa, Cloud and Marlene become a family in the newly built city of Edge, and Tifa runs a bar while Cloud runs a delivery service. Her life with Cloud is initially happy, but Tifa becomes increasingly concerned with Cloud's secrecy and growing depression, which begins to strain the family's unity. Cloud later brings Denzel to the bar and he joins the family, but Cloud continues to grow distant from her as time goes on. As the novella ends, Cloud has left 7th Heaven with no explanation, despite briefly showing signs of happiness again. Tifa calls his cellphone several times but eventually the answering service takes over. Shortly thereafter, the events of Advent Children begin.Tifa also has a brief mention in Hoshi wo Meguru Otome. After learning from Zack that Cloud truly is not himself, Aeris protects Tifa's mind from the Mako poisoning while she is in Cloud's subconscious, believing she can restore Cloud's true persona.
Advent Children / Advent Children CompleteEdit
- "Which is it, a memory or us?"
- —Tifa to Cloud
While taking Marlene to Aerith's church to find Cloud, she discovers Cloud has Geostigma. Loz shows up, hoping to find Jenova's head under Cloud's care. Instead, he finds Tifa, whom he begins to duel. Though she puts up a good fight, Tifa is eventually defeated after Loz begins to use his superhuman speed and pile bunker, Dual Hound. Cloud finds her unconscious in the church and prepares to hunt down Marlene, but a bout of pain from his Geostigma stops him. Cloud first turns down Tifa's request to go to the Forgotten Capital to get Marlene and Denzel, fearing he will be unable to help them, but Tifa gives him a speech about his apathy and self-loathing, talking him into going.
The next day, when Loz and Yazoo have mind-controlled the children with Geostigma into going to the memorial in the center of Edge, Tifa attempts to save Denzel from them. Bahamut SIN knocks her out while she is protecting Denzel. Quickly waking up, she joins the battle with the remaining AVALANCHE members against Bahamut SIN, and is the last person to physically help Cloud — with Aeris providing support from the Lifestream — into the air to deliver the final blow to the dragon.
Tifa appears on the Shera with the AVALANCHE members while Cloud fights Kadaj and Sephiroth, and arrives in the church with Denzel to heal his Geostigma, and share a shy smile with Cloud as he relaxes with the children in the pool of Lifestream purified water.
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-Edit
Tifa only appears briefly during the game, which takes place one year later in 0009. The first is during the ground assault on Midgar, leading the tanks with Barret and Cloud. The second is when the gang is cheering on Vincent towards the end when he is "saving the world," and the third is at the end, when Yuffie enters 7th Heaven to inquire about Vincent. She is still running the bar, and lets Shelke live with them. Tifa can also be heard during a phone call to Vincent during his descent into Midgar's underground, but in audio only.Equipment and StatsEdit
- See also: List of Final Fantasy VII Weapons.
Only a handful of Tifa's gloves have higher-than-average strength, but the two that do are exceptional. One, the God's Hand, has 255% Accuracy, meaning Tifa will never miss, and the other is her strongest weapon, the Premium Heart, which grows stronger as Tifa's Limit Break gauge fills. Both weapons also boost her magic power. Also notable are the Master Fist, which does not have a particularly powerful strength rating, but whose damage output doubles for each Status Effect Tifa is under while it is equipped, and even outclasses several final weapons if Tifa has numerous ailments afflicting her, and the Powersoul, which doubles in power if Tifa is near death, and quadruples in power when she is under Death Sentence.
Limit BreaksEdit
- Main article: Limit (Final Fantasy VII)#Tifa
DevelopmentEdit
Designed by Tetsuya Nomura, the concept of Tifa was first created when the idea was suggested that, at some point within the game, a character would be permanently killed off. When it was decided to have Aeris die, attention went into developing her character and her relationships with the other characters, this resulted in the idea to introduce Tifa as a sort of rival for Cloud's affections. The notion of having two concurrent heroines and the protagonist torn between them was something Yoshinori Kitase liked, describing it as something new not present in past Final Fantasy games.The original depiction of Cloud and Tifa's "moment" under the Highwind before their final battle against Sephiroth were originally far more suggestive: following a fade-out scene, Cloud was to walk out of the airship's Chocobo stable followed shortly by Tifa who would check around as she left, implying that the two had spent the night together. This idea was rejected for being too "extreme" and was replaced by the less risqué "conversation scene".
Initially Nomura had difficulty deciding whether to give Tifa's design a mini-skirt or long pants. Seeking input, he passed his sketches around Square's offices, and the majority of the staff members approved of the mini-skirt design. The attire was explained in respect to the game as giving her freedom of movement due to her affinity to weaponless fighting, and the skirt, noted as "quite short [...] giving a considerable degree of exposure," was kept as a staple for her alternate costumes. The developers additionally noted that due to her figure, her otherwise plain garments took on a pleasant appearance. Initially Tifa was planned to be a supportive member of AVALANCHE rather than a field operative, and would have played a role in the organization's formation.
In a plot point cut from the final product, Tifa was also intended to have been attacked by Cloud in the past and receive a scar on her back from the assault. This plot point was later changed to her childhood accident, for which Cloud was blamed but not responsible for. At another point Tifa's childhood diary was to be found, where she wrote about other children who were her friends and Cloud's tendency to get into fights. Tifa was also going to meet her master Zangan, who would directly teach her the Final Heaven Limit Break - this was replaced with her finding a hidden letter from Zangan containing the manual for the attack. Tifa was also planned to tell Aeris the true events behind the Nibelheim Incident, revealing to her Cloud's faulty memories and Zack's role in the town's destruction.
When developing Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Takeshi Nozue had difficulty developing a framework for Tifa's body that was "balanced, yet showed off her 'feminine qualities'." Her outfit was redesigned with emphasis on expressing her physical qualities while being pleasing to the eye. Her hairstyle was changed to end at the middle of her back, instead of extending down to her thighs like in her video game appearance. This was done due to the difficulty of animating her original length of hair, as well as problems that arose due to its black colour and lighting.
With Aeris' Advent Children voice actress already decided, Nomura requested that Ayumi Ito take on the role of Tifa for the film; feeling her "husky voice" would offer a good contrast to Maaya Sakamoto (who played Aeris). Nomura additionally noted that after completing Tifa's updated design they debated on her finalized details, but once Ito had been cast for the role they chose to blend many traits from the voice actress into the character's completed appearance.
Script writer Kazushige Nojima described Tifa's role in Advent Children as "very much like any woman who's been left behind by a man," stating that while they didn't want her to appear clingy, they also wanted to portray her as having been hurt emotionally. In the film's initial draft, she was intended to have a more central role in the then-short film, which only featured herself, Cloud, and several children, with the story revolving around a note being delivered to him.
Musical ThemeEdit
- Main article: Tifa's Theme
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Tifa's Theme has also been remixed for Before Crisis as "Brief Reunion", for the Case of Denzel as "Connected Heart" and "Dissidia 012" as "Tifa's Theme" as well as appearing on the Piano Collections: Final Fantasy VII.
Other AppearancesEdit
Dissidia 012 Final FantasyEdit
- Main article: Tifa Lockhart/Dissidia
Final Fantasy Trading Card GameEdit
There are a few trading cards depicting Tifa in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. One displays Tifa at the well in Nibelheim, another uses her Nomura artwork, and a third uses her Dissidia artwork.Non-Final Fantasy AppearancesEdit
Ehrgeiz: God Bless the RingEdit
Tifa is an initial playable character in Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring. Her moveset includes Somersault, Beat Rush, and chargeable energy blasts. Her alternate costume is based on her original Amano artwork and a third costume can be unlocked, depicting her in her cowgirl outfit from the Nibelheim flashbacks. Her title in Story mode is "Summoner", and she can only be fought after successfully defeating "Guardian" Cloud.Kingdom Hearts IIEdit
For more information, see Kingdom Hearts Wiki:TifaTifa appears in Kingdom Hearts II, looking around Hollow Bastion for Cloud and helping Leon defend Hollow Bastion when the world is invaded. Tifa wishes to help Cloud fight Sephiroth, and has spent much of the game searching for him. She eventually interrupts a battle between the two and gives Cloud the power of light to combat Sephiroth's darkness. Cloud shines brightly and he and Sephiroth depart to places unknown to continue their battle. Tifa thanks Sora for his help in locating Cloud and gives him the Fenrir keychain. She later appears as a boss in several cups in the Underworld Coliseum, fighting with the other Final Fantasy characters.
Tifa may or may not be a human resident of Hollow Bastion, but rather a physical embodiment of Cloud's inner light to oppose Sephiroth, who symbolizes his inner darkness. The ambiguity of her nature was deliberately inserted by Nomura in order to generate discussion among players.
Itadaki Street seriesEdit
Tifa appears as a playable character in Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special, Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Portable and Itadaki Street Mobile alongside Cloud, Aerith, and Sephiroth.In Popular CultureEdit
- See also: Final Fantasy in Popular Culture.
Dead FantasyEdit
For more information, see Dead Fantasy Wiki: Tifa Lockhart Tifa makes an appearance in Monty Oum's Dead Fantasy series as a combatant against the girls from the Dead or Alive video game series. Her main opponent is Hitomi, as they are both martial artists. In the series, Tifa combines her martial arts with her Materia magic. As of the fifth episode, Tifa loses most, if not all, her Materia to Hitomi, and is severely wounded by Hayate and his men. She is now held captive by Helena Douglas and DOATEC.Tifa also appears in the two music videos Monty Oum created: Dead Fantasy - Obsessed and Dead Fantasy - Gee. In both videos, she's in her cowgirl outfit from Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-.
GalleryEdit
Tifa's FFVII battle render.
Advent Children costume artwork.
Tifa’s original outfit for the Final Fantasy VII Anniversary.
Cowgirl Tifa render from Dissidia 012.
Yoshitaka Amano's Tifa render from Dissidia 012.
Trading card of Tifa showing her Nomura artwork.
Trading card depicting Tifa's Dissidia artwork.
EtymologyEdit
Tifa's name is pronounced with a long "e" (Tee-fa) rather than a short "i" (Tiff-a). It is often assumed that "Tifa" is a shortened version of the name Tiffany, meaning "manifestation of God". "Tifa" may also possibly be derived from the Tiferet, the sixth Sefira in the Tree of Life symbolizing love, beauty and self-sacrifice. However, there are no sources that can confirm these.Tifa's last name, Lockhart, might be a reference to Tifa's reserved nature and hiding away her feelings for Cloud, "locking" them within her heart, or to her role in unlocking Cloud's psyche later in the game.
TriviaEdit
- While Yuffie Kisaragi is generally polite with Cloud, her dialogue changes if either Tifa or Cid are the party leaders when recruiting her. She calls Tifa "Boobs" and Cid a "Cranky-legged old man".
- Tifa has been named the pinup girl of the "cyber generation" by the New York Times, being compared to the likes of Lara Croft from the Tomb Raider franchise as an example of a strong, independent and attractive female character in video games. As such, whenever there is a poll involving female video game characters, Tifa is usually featured in the list. In 2004, Play featured Tifa in the first issue of their Girls of Gaming annual periodical, describing her as "the most adored female in recent Final Fantasy history".
- In Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, Zack can speak to a man building a bar, who asks Zack what to name it. When Zack suggests "7th Heaven", the man loves the name and suggests getting "a young girl with a big bosom and long legs" to work the bar, a call forward to Tifa working at the bar years later.
- The entire fight sequence between Tifa and Loz in Advent Children has been duplicated for Korean pop singer Ivy MV's "Temptation of Sonata" music video, albeit with minor changes, such as small parts of the fighting choreography being altered due to the absence of Loz's Dual Hound, and Tifa's victory by snapping Loz's neck at the end. The music video was later banned from Korean television and singer Ivy was sued by Square Enix for copyright infringement.
- In Dissidia Final Fantasy, one of the strongest grappling weapons shares its name with Tifa's strongest weapon from Final Fantasy VII, the Premium Heart.
- Tifa's "Dilly dally, shilly shally" line from Advent Children was referenced in The World Ends With You, which was also made by Square Enix.
- Tifa was originally planned to appear in Kingdom Hearts Final Mix, but due to time constraints the staff members chose to incorporate Sephiroth instead.
- Tifa appears in the game Mainichi Issho, but as a costume only.
- A poster of Tifa can be seen in Solaris in Xenogears, which is another Square RPG that was in development at the same time with Final Fantasy VII.
- Tifa is the first permanent female Monk in the series.
- Tifa's costume is available as DLC for LittleBigPlanet 2.
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