Yuffie Kisaragi
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is a video game character from the PlayStation game Final Fantasy VII. She is a ninja and a thief, wielding an oversized shuriken. The manual for Final Fantasy VII states that she is 16 years old and 5' 3" tall (160 cm). Yuffie also makes appearances in the CGI movie ', the cellphone game ' and the PlayStation 2 games and the Kingdom Hearts series. She also appears as a hidden character in the PlayStation game Ehrgeiz. In the English versions of Kingdom Hearts and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, she is voiced by Christy Carlson Romano, while she is voiced by Mae Whitman in the English version of Kingdom Hearts II. In the Japanese versions of all 3 (including Dirge of Cerberus), she is voiced by Yumi Kakazu.
General aspects
Yuffie wears outfits that appear to be the traditional garb of Wutai, a homeage to the Asian culture of Japan. As Yuffie is a kunoichi whose weapon of choice is a fuuma shuriken. She also suffers from motion sickness, which serves as something of a running gag throughout the game and in Advent Children.
Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII
Yuffie encountered the Turks while they were at Wutai. After losing to Midgar, Wutai's ruling figure Godo Kisaragi, Yuffie's father, began to turn their home into a tourist attraction for outsiders. This did not suit Yuffie who eventually began running off, stealing Materia from unaware travelers.Final Fantasy VII
One of two secret characters in Final Fantasy VII, Yuffie encountered Cloud in any forest after leaving the cave near Fort Condor. If the player defeats her in combat and then chooses the correct series of dialogue during a conversation with her, she will join the party. An incorrect answer causes her to steal some of the party's gil and flee. Yuffie is very spirited and mischievous, and can be a smart alec at times. Though she calls herself a materia hunter, she is, in fact, a materia thief, albeit the reason behind her thieving is for a noble cause brought to effect in a misguided manner.By the time they arrived around her hometown, in a side game if Wutai is visited before Meteor is called, Yuffie stole the gang's Materia and was chased by the gang as a result. While trying to get it back, Yuffie plays several tricks on them and continuously escapes. In the end, she gives the materia back after being saved from Don Corneo. After Cloud saved her, she gave back the Materia and was on her best behavior since. She also proved herself by beating the bosses of Wutai's five story Pagoda (the last being her father himself), with father beginning to understand the reasoning behind her position. While Cloud and the others attempted to stop Meteor, Yuffie helped Vincent in the evacuation of Midgar.Dirge of Cerberus
Near the end of the game's Disc 1, it is possible for the player to set main character Cloud Strife up on a date with her, Aerith Gainsborough, Tifa Lockhart or Barret Wallace. During the date with Yuffie, she will kiss Cloud, leading to an awkward moment between the two.Cloud: "............" / Yuffie: "I just felt like doing that." / Cloud: "............" / Yuffie: "That's all." / Cloud: "............" / Yuffie: "H, hey!! Say something, why don't you!!" / Cloud: "............" / Yuffie: "......gawd, I could just die." / Cloud: "............" / Yuffie: "Say something, PLEASE!" / Cloud: "...............something."(Final Fantasy VII)
Advent Children
Apparently, Yuffie let Cloud hold "her Materia". However, learning that someone stole the Materia, Yuffie arrived to Edge via the Shera to help out in the fight against Bahamut Sin. She was forced to watch Cloud's fight with Kadaj and Sephiroth on the Shera.In Reminiscence, an extra scene of AC's DVD that features clips from the original game, Yuffie attempts to contact Cloud (who was currently out in the open road) to visit Barret (she also called/pestered Vincent and Cid to contact him as well). Upon arriving the place where Barret is, he gave Cloud her gift. A "closed for business" sign to be used for his shop.
Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII
Prior to the events of Advent Children, Yuffie joined up with Reeve's World Restoration Organization as a member of its intelligence division. She aids Vincent many times throughout the game, and also serves to provide comic relief to counter-balance Vincent's more serious character.Other appearances
Kingdom Hearts series
In Kingdom Hearts, Yuffie is first seen in Traverse Town after the battle between Sora and Leon. Along with him, Cid and Aerith Gainsborough, she fights to defeat the Heartless who had destroyed their world while she was a little girl. She refers to herself as the "Great Ninja Yuffie". She is missing some of her outfit in the first game, such as the metal shoulder armor. Yuffie also appeared in the Olympus Coliseum in an optional fight with Leon or alone.In , Sora met Yuffie, who was actually a projection from his memories. Like the others in Traverse Town, she was perplexed that she managed to identify him, despite the fact she had no recollection of meeting. While "Yuffie" was puzzled by this dilemma, she still helped Sora much like her real-world counterpart.
In Kingdom Hearts II, Yuffie aids Leon and the others as part of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee, this time appearing in her Advent Children attire. She helps Sora on the Ravine Trail, and appears in the Olympus Coliseum with the other Final Fantasy characters, Leon in particular.
Ehrgeiz
Yuffie is a playable character in the PlayStation version of Ehrgeiz along with Tifa, Cloud, Sephiroth, Vincent and Zack, though — like the other Final Fantasy VII characters featured in the game — she has no storyline in the game.Itadaki Street Portable
Yuffie makes her first appearance in the Itadaki Street series in the upcoming Itadaki Street Portable for the PSP along with Cloud, Aerith, Tifa and Sephiroth as one of the playable Final Fantasy VII characters.Trivia
- Yuffie is one of few prominent Asian characters in Final Fantasy VII, interesting considering Square is a Japanese company.
- Due to the fact that Yuffie and Vincent Valentine are optional characters, they are not featured in any FMVs, including the ending sequence.
- Yuffie's original outfit for Final Fantasy VII was mainly red, as opposed to green. Her alternate costume in Ehrgeiz bears this design.
- Yuffie appears in Kingdom Hearts in an outfit originally designed for Rikku. In Kingdom Hearts II, she appears in her Advent Children outfit, along with a pink ribbon on her shuriken, as featured in Dirge of Cerberus and Advent Children.
- Yuffie was the only character shown to kiss Cloud during the date minigame in Final Fantasy VII.
- Yuffie has two character themes in Dirge of Cerberus: Mysterious Ninja and Ninja Girl from Wutai.
External links
- on Final Fantasy Wiki at Wikicities
- [Yuffie Kisaragi character profile] at the official Square Enix Final Fantasy VII site
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