When Jenova was discovered buried in the ice of the Northern Crater, it was first thought that it was the remains of the lost race of the Cetra. The discovery was hailed as the century’s greatest scientific find and many plans were made to reap the potential benefits of this discovery. It wasn’t until several questionable experiments had been carried out that it was discovered that Jenova was no Cetra, but an alien that came to destroy the plant in ancient times.

Jenova's genetic structure is a two-way conduit. It can both take in the traits of its prey, and also insert its own genes to turn other organisms into violent monsters. Once Jenova lands upon a new planet, it will instinctively begin to destroy every form of life it finds. Jenova is able to absorb its prey's memories and form, hiding as their loved ones to destroy them.

As stated in Professor Hojo's Jenova Reunion Theory, once Jenova's cells have been separated from the main body, they will eventually reunite into one again. If they are inside a host body, they can influence its mind and body to join the Reunion — sometimes so extremely that the host organism can be killed in the process.

The project's ultimate goal was to produce a child who could lead Shinra to the Ancients' Promised Land. Dr. Lucrecia Crescent offered up her unborn child as the core subject for the experiment. She was injected with Jenova cells and later gave birth to Sephiroth. Alternatively, Gillian Hewley was also injected with Jenova cells by Dr. Hollander for his Project G. The results were Angeal Hewely, Gillian’s biological son, and Genesis Rhapsodos who was injected with Gillian’s cells while he was still in a fetal state.

After learning the truth that Jenova was an alien being, Professor Gast left the project. In his absence Sephiroth and Project S proved the superior branches of the Jenova Project. Continued research on Project S lead to the development of SOLDIER, a by-product of Project S achieved by a simplified process of Sephiroth's birth. Sound men of perfect mind and body were injected with Mako and Jenova cells to boost their physical abilities to superhuman, though none came close to the power Sephiroth had. Project G's research would continue in top secret underneath Midgar within Deepground, where testing methods became increasingly extreme and inhuman to produce more varied and unstable creations compared to SOLDIER.

It is worth mentioning that while Sephiroth, Angeal and Genesis were all great successes, the results from Dr. Hollander’s experiments did not last and the latter two began to degrade rapidly in their later years.

Hojo hypothesized that when Jenova's cells are separated, they will instinctively attempt to join back together, and human hosts carrying Jenova's cells will likewise be compelled to gather together. Hojo had the survivors of the Nibelheim Incident, as well as Cloud Strife and Zack Fair, injected with samples of Sephiroth's cells, turning them into Sephiroth Clones.

These "clones" were not direct copies in the same sense as the Genesis and Angeal copies: they received none of Sephiroth's abilities, and due to their weakened mental integrity pivotal for SOLDIER members to remain sane, most of them became mindless drones devoted to Sephiroth and prone to being telepathically controlled by him. Cloud was able to maintain his free will unless directly influenced by Sephiroth, in which case he had to fight to remain in control of his body. Zack, on the other hand, did not live to the point Sephiroth exerted his power over the clones, but likely would not have been affected due to his heightened mental integrity as a member of SOLDIER. Through Sephiroth's influence, the clones (including Cloud) were drawn to gather at the Northern crater, where they were systematically killed by Sephiroth and their Jenova cells absorbed.

After the events of the Nibelheim Incident, Professor Hojo rounded up the survivors of Sephiroth's rampage. He injected them with Jenova Cells and exposed them to Mako Energy, similar, if not identical, to the creation of a SOLDIER. However, these people were not the finest in physical and mental fitness, thus they could not keep their own egos and became shades of Jenova. Since Jenova was a puppet of Sephiroth, the Clones too became fanatics who would do anything for their master Sephiroth. Those that were proper slaves were engraved with a number someplace on their bodies, those that failed and kept some shred of their egos were left to die. Cloud Strife would have been a success as well had Zack not intervened and rescued him from the Shinra Mansion. Zack, also a Sephiroth Clone, was a total failure. He seems to not have been mentally affected by the experiment at all due to previously being unaffected by the identical SOLDIER procedure.

The twelve Sephiroth Clones that succeeded become the group of fanatics that follow Sephiroth. Strangely, the Sephiroth Clones did not migrate to Jenova as Hojo predicted. Rather, the twelve began to head to the Northern Crater and hunt for the Black Materia for Sephiroth. Jenova herself broke out of Shinra Headquarters and moved towards Sephiroth in his form and under his complete control. Cloud was influenced by both the unconscious need for Reunion and his drive to avenge Nibelheim.

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In the end, only Cloud survived the journey to the Northern Crater. All the others died on the way. Because Cloud was simply a semi-failure, he had his own mind and ego, but Sephiroth could take complete control of him at will.

The remnants of Sephiroth are Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo. Kadaj is the representation of Sephiroth's hatred and rage and serves as the leader. Loz is the manifestation of Sephiroth's physical strength and speed as well as his attachment to Jenova. Yazoo represents Sephiroth's charisma and aloof demeanor, although without Sephiroth's other traits this makes him appear and act rather effeminate. Of the three, Kadaj resembles Sephiroth the most as he uses a sword and acts the most like him. However, all of them wear black, have silver hair and are left handed, making all of them appear similar to Sephiroth to a certain degree.

Of the many scientsts that worked for the Shinra Science and Development department, these are the few that stood out as the key researchers. Click a name to view their profile.

Gast Faremis

Professor Hojo

Dr. Hollander

Dr. Lucrecia Crescent

Grimoire Valentine

The names below belong to those who have the strongest connection to the Jenova Project. Click a name to view their profile.

Gillian Hewley Lucrecia Crescent Sephiroth Angeal Hewley Genesis Rhapsodos

Lazard Zack Fair Cloud Strife Vincent Valentine

The Deepground facility underneath Midgar was built at the same time the Shinra Headquarters. At this time, the facility was merely a medical lab for wounded SOLDIER members, and to house Mako Reactor 0 to power the facility and the Shinra Building above it. When Genesis Rhapsodos was born, his potential sparked a series of increasingly extreme and immoral experiments using his genes in Deepground.

The Tsviets

Weiss the Immaculate: The leader and the strongest of the Tsviets. Bearing distinctive white hair, Weiss possesses all the skills of the others, and utilizes a pair of Gunblade-esque katanas in battle.

Rosso the Crimson: A sadist, she takes great pleasure in killing and is responsible for Vincent's loss of the Protomateria. Rosso utilizes a dual edged blade that is capable of gunfire.

Azul the Cerulean: A gigantic man, he is encountered for the first time in the first mission, along with Shelke. Azul utilizes a customized rocket launcher that is capable of laser fire.

Shelke the Transparent: Bearing the appearance of a nine-year old girl, she is actually nineteen years old, due to the numerous experiments of Deepground. Shelke fights with a pair of orange electricity sabers linked together with a long fiber cord.

Nero the Sable: A dark, mysterious young man, Nero is the second in command under his brother, Weiss. In addition to utilizing a pair of modified handguns, Nero is also capable of using a range of Dark attacks.

Stated in the Omega Reports, Chaos was first described in an ancient Cetra tablet. Later, a team of scientists that included Grimoire Valentine and Lucrecia Crescent found a small pool of tainted Lifestream within the Crystal Cave, hypothesizing that Chaos would arrive here at the destined time, and later excavated the Protomateria from its depths. With samples of the Mako and the newly discovered Protomateria brought back for experimentation, Grimoire died in an experiment associated with the discovery. Shinra used the tainted Mako in an attempt to create stronger SOLDIERs within Deep Ground, which resulted in the birth of Nero the Sable. The scientific investigation of Chaos and Omega later comes to a complete stop when other scientists dismiss and criticize Lucrecia's report.

Chaos is a being born of negative and dark memories and the sins within a stagnated and tainted form of Lifestream, its purpose being an executioner and harbinger of death who comes during a period of great catastrophe and mass planetary-scale destruction, allowing the rest of the Planet's Lifestream to be gathered to a new planet to continue the cycle of life.

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During the initial proceedings of the Jenova Project, Vincent Valentine confronted Hojo about using humans in his experiments; namely Lucrecia. Hojo shot Vincent due to his meddling and began to experiment on his body. This left Vincent weak and near death on the basement operating table. As a last resort to rehabilitate him, Lucrecia infused the Chaos-tainted Mako into Vincent’s broken-down body. The procedure worked, as Vincent's body, due to Hojo's previous experiments, was strong enough to become a vessel for Chaos; however, Chaos was completely uncontrollable and was only stopped when the Protomateria had a reaction to Chaos.

The Protomateria, discovered by Grimoire alongside Chaos, was theorized by Lucrecia to have been created by the Planet "out of necessity as a means to control Chaos and prolong its own inevitable fate", and was put in Lucrecia's laboratory. She put it inside Vincent's chest, and thus Vincent was able to control Chaos to a degree.

The migrations of the Cetra were a Planet-reverent pursuit of the fabled Promised Land, one conducted by traveling from one area to another and cultivating life as they went. The Cetra had the unique ability to commune with the Planet, an ability which regular humans lost once they gave up their close relationship with the Planet in favor of leisure and convenience. Cetra also had the ability to guide the flow of the Planet's spiritual energy, this being the means by which they were able to cultivate life on the Planet's surface.

Then came the Calamity From the Sky. After crashing into the Planet, Jenova emerged from the impact site and approached the Cetra settlements, gleaning their memories and emotions from their minds and adopting the forms of their dead relatives in order to get close to them. Jenova released a virus upon the Cetra (in actuality, its own cellular material), a substance that drove the Cetra mad and caused them to transform into monsters. A small band of unchanged Cetra united and mounted on a final assault on the being they referred to as "the Calamity from the Sky," surprisingly managing to defeat it and seal its body in the Planet at Jenova's point of arrival, the Northern Crater. Jenova itself would later be excavated by Shinra Electric Power Company scientist Professor Gast Faremis and be mistakenly identified as a Cetra.

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By the time Gast realized that Jenova was no Ancient, the damage had already been done. Numerous experiments using Jenova’s cells had already been performed. Gast left the project and sometime later, actually met a real Cetra. She was Iflana and she went into hiding with Professor Gast. Eventually they had a daughter, Aerith, but happiness was fleeting. Professor Hojo showed up one fateful evening and killed his former superior. He kidnapped Iflana and Aerith, taking to the Shinra Headquarters where they would remain for the next seven years.

It is believed by President Shinra that the Cetra will lead the way to the Promised Land. However, this is not a location that anyone might reach by physical means, but in essence is the embodiment of the Lifestream. As explained by Bugenhagen, when a living thing dies, its energy is dispersed into the Lifestream where is mixes with other life energies and is reborn into other living things. Thus, keeping a constant flow of living energy swirling through the Planet. It turn, this keeps the Planet itself from dying out. Without the life, or spirit energy, the Planet would cease to function and crumble into dust.

Due to the Shinra’s greedy mako consumption, this process is sped up and the Planet comes dangerously close to dying out. However, due to the selfless acts by a courageous few, the taint of Jenova was removed from the Lifestream, Sephiroth’s will dissolved and the consumption of mako, Lifestream, as a source of energy, ceased.

1st Class Soldiers Sephiroth and Zack Fair were sent to investigate the sudden appearance of monsters in Nibelheim. Accompanying them were two other lower rank Soldiers, one being Cloud Strife. They travel to the mako reactor located in the Nibel Mountains and put a stop to the monsters. While there, Sephiroth discovers that he has a connection to a being discovered in the reactor who has the same name as his mother, Jenova.

Later, he discovers the many texts and writings in the Nibelheim mansion’s basement. It becomes clear to him that he was ‘created’ by Professor Hojo in an attempt to clone a Cetra. Sephiroth takes this information and unable to cope, it drives him insane. He launches an attack on the town and goes to retrieve Jenova from the mountain reactor. Zack tries to stop him and fails. However, Cloud, driven by hate for what Sephiroth had done to this hometown and its people, fights Sephiroth and manages to push him into the mako reserves at the bottom of the reactor. He collapses and is later rounded up by Hojo for a new experiment. Zack is also put into the experiment, and nearly five years later is able to bust himself and Cloud out of the containment facility in the mansion basement.

They escaped toward Midgar but were eventually tracked by Soldier. Zack fell in battle while Cloud struggled to regain his senses. He stumbled toward Midgar and eventually into history.

Even after most of its body had been destroyed, Jenova's remains continued to survive. In fact, its destruction actually allowed Jenova's cells to enter the Lifestream as the bodies infected with its cells would return to the Planet. Jenova's cells ended up infecting thousands who came into contact with them during the time Lifestream washed over the Planet to help destroy the Meteor. This infection with Jenova manifested as the plague Geostigma, caused when the human body overcompensates to try to eliminate the cells leading to the development of sores and scars.

Because their immune systems are weaker, a great number of children around the world have been infected. The infection is most concentrated in Edge, which is populated by the Midgar survivors and rests on its outskirts.

When Meteor began to fall on Midgar, the Lifestream emerged to push Meteor back. However, some parts of the Lifestream had been infected with Jenova cells. The people who came in contact with this tainted Lifestream contracted Geostigma.

When someone is infected with Geostigma, they contract Jenova's cells, and the immune system works to try and eliminate them. However, this fails to remove the cells, and the immune system ultimately overcompensates fighting an incurable contamination. Thus, those infected with Geostigma experience debilitating weakness as their bodies devote energy to fighting off Jenova's cells. They also develop open sores on their body that secrete black ooze. Although its severity seems to vary from person to person, it is invariably fatal.

Gast drew the wrongful conclusion that Jenova was a Cetra, and Shinra sent Hojo and Lucrecia Crescent to assist him in his research to create the Jenova Project. His research led Hojo to inject Lucrecia with Jenova cells, in order to make a new race of Cetra through Hojo and Lucrecia's unborn child. This child was called Sephiroth. Gast, however, left the project upon discovering that Jenova was not in fact a Cetra. Gast continued his research on the Cetra in his laboratory in Icicle Inn, where he met Ifalna, the last remaining Cetra. The two later had a child, Aerith. But happiness was not to remain when they were tracked down by Professor Hojo who killed Gast and kidnapped Ifalnia and Aerith.

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He was sent to Professor Gast to assist with Project S and when Gast left, he took the project over. Professor Hojo was the lead executive for the Shinra Company’s science division as well as the creator, and father, of Sephiroth. Stopping at nothing to upstage Dr. Hollander, Hojo wasted no time in finding an unborn child to become his guinea pig. Injecting Jenova cells into the fetus carried by Dr. Lucrecia Crescent, he had no remorse for the detrimental effects that would plague Lucrecia for the rest of her life. When confronted by the Turk that had come to protect them while they worked, he callously shot the man and experimented on his body. To keep him from dying, Lucrecia put a special material into the man’s body. It saved him, but also had severe adverse effects.

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The leader of Project G, he set out to create a race of super humans. Being a rival to Professor Hojo, Dr. Hollander felt the pressure to outdo him and create beings that would rival his Project S. His experiments gave life to Angeal, Genesis and Deep Ground. Later on, Dr. Hollander injected himself with Genesis cells and begins to experience degradation much like Angeal and Genesis. To put a stop to this, he seeks out the last successful clone from Project S as he carries Jenova’s cells in his body and it will stop the degradation. Dr. Hollander did not make it to the clone, instead dying in a battle against Zack Fair.

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Once a Shinra scientist, worked as an assistant to Vincent's father Grimoire Valentine. During the time spent with Grimoire, they discovered two Weapons developed by The Planet, both used as part as the Lifestream's emergency function. Together, Grimoire and Lucrecia were able to discover the Crystal Cave, where it was thought Chaos would awaken at the appointed time. Grimoire, however, was killed in an attack by the newly discovered Chaos, and Lucrecia's research was discarded as pure nonsense.

She was sent with Professor Hojo to Nibelheim to work on an experiment with Professor Gast Faremis. Vincent Valentine, then a Turk, was assigned to protect them during their stay. Lucrecia recognized him as Grimoire’s son and they began seeing each other. However, after Vincent discovered how his father had died, Lucrecia cut off the relationship due to guilt.

Sometime later, she started seeing Professor Hojo and became pregnant. She decided to offer up the unborn child to the experiment. Vincent objected and was shot by Hojo to keep him out fothe way. In an attempt to save him, Lucrecia infused a special materia into Vincent, creating Chaos. Though she had saved and even prolonged his life, the after effects were quite unfortunate.

Unable to deal with the guilt that wracked her for years of inhumane experiments, Lucrecia sealed herself away in the cave where she and Grimoire had discovered the tainted Lifestream. She remains there, encased in crystal, her being unable to be absorbed into the Lifestream due to the large amount of Jenova cells in her body.

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He was Vincent’s father and the man who worked on the discovery of Chaos and Omega with Lucrecia Crescent. However, he was killed when an experiment during his research went wrong and he shielded Lucrecia from the blast. This is what caused the guilt felt by Lucrecia, causing her to distance herself from Vincent. During the discovery of Chaos and Omega, he and his team stumbled upon a stagnation of Lifestream found onsite. Scientists took this information and took the stagnation and put it into children about to be born. However they did not know how it was going to turn out, and though they did a few hundred experiments, there was only one experiment that was successful — Nero the Sable.

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While working with Shinra's science department, met with Dr. Hollander and became a part of his experiment. While he was still in Shinra, Hollander was trying to surpass Professor Hojo by being the first to create a human with the powers of the Cetra. This experiment was named "Project Gillian". As a subject of this experiment, Gillian Hewley was infused with Jenova cells. When she became pregnant, the result was Angeal Hewley.

Another child, not born from Gillian, was also used in the experiment: It was the project that created Genesis Rhapsodos. In this case, Genesis was injected with Gillian's cells while a fetus; however, the experiment was imperfect. Genesis was the son of the Banora's landlord.

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Sephiroth was born to Professor Hojo and Lucrecia Crescent as part of the Jenova Project. Before Sephiroth's birth, Hojo and Lucrecia were working as assistants to Professor Gast, Shinra Electric Power Company's top scientist, on the Jenova Project. The project studied the remains of an extra-terrestrial entity known as Jenova, who was mistakenly thought to be one of the Cetra, an ancient people that had the power to "talk to the Planet". Hojo injected cell samples from Jenova into the pregnant Lucrecia and her unborn baby. Lucrecia carried Sephiroth to term, his fetal form merging with the Jenova cells as he developed.

After his birth, Shinra raised Sephiroth to be a super soldier, the very first SOLDIER. They told him nothing of his mother except that her name was "Jenova," and that she died during childbirth. In SOLDIER, Sephiroth has two friends, Angeal Hewley and Genesis Rhapsodos. Though the three are rival SOLDIERs First Class, they see each other as close friends.

In what would become his final mission, Sephiroth is ordered to inspect the Mako Reactor outside the town of Nibelheim on September 22, 0002. He enters with a small entourage, consisting of one other member of SOLDIER and a few Shinra MPs. Among this group is SOLDIER 1st Class member Zack Fair and his friend, a 16-year-old Shinra trooper named Cloud Strife. What Sephiroth discovered in that reactor sent him off the deep end and he burned Nibelheim to the ground.

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After being dispatched by Cloud, Sephiroth hibernated in the Lifestream for five years before resurfacing. Those that Hojo had injected with Jenova cells began to whisper about ‘reunion’ and sought out the former 1st Class Soldier. Unbeknownst to him, Cloud was drawn to him as well, under the guise of revenge for the events in Nibelheim.

The remaining clones were also drawn to Sephiroth, giving life to the Lost Remnants that became Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo. After Sephiroth failed to do what his ‘mother’ had before him, these three meant to finish their master’s work, Kadaj eventually being reborn as Sephiroth himself.

Again, this Reunion ended in failure.

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Born from Gillian as a result of Project G, Angeal was the first 'successful' copy. He grew up in Banora, a town known for its vast apple orchards. He was also best friends with Genesis, another copy that was created when he was injected with Gillian Hewley's cells before he was born. Angeal eventually joined Soldier and eventually made it to 1st Class along with Genesis and Sephiroth. He takes on a young Soldier whom he trains and mentors; this young man was Zack Fair. After certain key events, Angeal later deserted from Shinra in order to gain Genesis's trust and bring him back. However, because his body rapidly changed him into a monster, Angeal desired to be killed and thus was dispatched by Zack.

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Initially a loyal SOLDIER member who wishes to prove himself a hero like Sephiroth, Genesis begins to suffer from genetic degradation due to his imperfect infusion of Jenova's cells, and leads a rebellion against Shinra with the intent to find a cure. Genesis was born from the result of Jenova Project G, lead by Dr. Hollander. Gillian Hewley was injected with Jenova's cells, and her cells were then transplanted into Genesis with the plan this would grant him Jenova's abilities. After Genesis' birth, Professor Hojo's "Project S" which created Sephiroth was deemed superior, and Project G was shut down. Unknown to Hojo and Hollander, the Project G research would continue in Deepground. Genesis was labeled a failed experiment and given to a wealthy landlord in Banora to be raised. He has since gone into seclusion beneath Midgar.

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The director of Soldier, and illegitimate son of President Shinra. Lazard grew up in the slums and so truly knows about being downtrodden. For reasons not entirely known, he injected himself with Angeal’s cells and became an Angeal clone. As degradation set in, he was compelled to help Zack and does so until his last breath.

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Born in the town of Gongaga, had childhood dreams of joining SOLDIER to become a 1st Class like the legendary Sephiroth. At the age of thirteen, Zack left Gongaga, without even telling his parents, and joined the Shinra's military forces. He is mentored by Angeal Hewley, a 1st Class Soldier. But after the war with Wutai, he is swept up into the mystery surrounding Angeal’s supposed desertion and the effects of Project G.

He eventually befriends Cloud who was sent with him and Sephiroth to Nibelheim. However, after Sephiroth loses his mind after reading about the Jenova Project, he goes ballistic and destroys the town. After Zack fails to stop him, Cloud manages to dispatch the maniacal 1st Class Soldier. When Hojo arrives on the scene, he begins to round up the survivors for his experiment. Cloud and Zack are among those individuals.

After becoming part of the Jenova Project himself, Zack manages to escape from Nibelheim with a mako poisoned Cloud. He presses on towards Midgar, intending to keep low with Aerith. However, on the outskirts of Midgar, he is gunned down and dies. Cloud manages to get to Midgar and still suffering from severe mako poisoning and memory loss, takes on Zack’s persona, believing that he is a 1st Class Soldier. Cloud eventually realizes this many, many months later and is able to regain control over his own memories with help from his childhood friend, Tifa Lockheart.

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A youth with dreams of joining Soldier, Cloud left his hometown of Nibelheim when he was of age. Despite being unable to attain his dream, he found a close friend in Zack Fair. After the Nibelheim Incident, Zack pulled Cloud, sick with mako poisoning, from the town and the two escaped the nightmare that was Professor Hojo’s Jenova Project. However, on the outskirts of Midgar, they were tracked by Soldier and Zack was gunned down. Cloud managed to pull himself into Midgar, deliriously out of his mind. He collapsed at the train station where he remained until discovered by his childhood friend, Tifa.

Wanting to help Cloud, and keep an eye on him, Tifa recruited Cloud into Avalanche and he accompanied them on several missions. Since he seemed to regain his composure, Tifa didn’t mention the many discrepancies in Cloud’s story. She was merely happy to be with him. Later, Cloud realizes that he was being used as a puppet by Sephiroth and manages to break free of the control with Tifa’s help.

Cloud felt the weight of guilt for Zack and Aerith’s deaths years after Sephiroth had been defeated. However, after fighting it out with the nemesis once more, he makes his peace and accepts the forgiveness. He decides to let go and lives his life without regret.

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When he was still in the Turks, he was assigned to supervise the Jenova Project in Nibelheim, he fell in love with a scientist named Lucrecia Crescent, an assistant to Gast Faremis. When he discovered her link to his deceased father, Grimoire Valentine, Lucrecia distanced herself from Vincent, ultimately entering a relationship with her associate, Professor Hojo, instead. Lucrecia became pregnant afterward, and Hojo planned to use the fetus as a test subject for the Jenova Project. Vincent objected to the use of humans as test subjects.

Even so, in the interest of science, Lucrecia proceeded with the treatment and became very sick as a result. Outraged, Vincent confronted Hojo in the Shinra Mansion's underground laboratory and a heated argument ensued. Hojo ended it with treachery, pulling a gun from his lab coat and shooting Vincent in the chest. He proceeded to use Vincent's half-dead body as the subject for experiments involving strengthening the endurance of the human body, and metamorphosis, enabling the body to transform into various monstrous forms. While Hojo did succeed in making Vincent's body stronger, the experiments were a failure because Vincent, though still living, remained in a death-like state.

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Lucrecia performed a last ditch experiment on Vincent using a unique material. It worked and he was brought back from the brink of death. Vincent later awakened on the operating table and responded to his modified body with both anguish and rage.

Believing himself responsible for Lucrecia's illness after Sephiroth's birth, Vincent locked himself inside a coffin in the Shinra Mansion basement, where he slept mostly undisturbed for twenty-three years to atone for his "sins". He constantly relived his "nightmare" as a punishment for his inability to stop Lucrecia from submitting to Hojo's experiment on her unborn baby. He fiercely despises Hojo for his various immoral actions, and it is the promise of meeting him that stirs him to leave the Nibelheim mansion.

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