Cloud Strife's Next Door Neighbor as well as a close friend. She is a tough fighter as well as a compassionate person.
Tifa Lockheart is a female protagonist in Square-Enix's Final Fantasy VII series. She is also featured in the game Kingdom Hearts also from Square-Enix. Tifa was born in the small town of Nibelheim, and she lived right next door to Cloud Strife. They were not close friends during that time, but they knew each other. Cloud had always admired her from a distance, and Tifa has always admired Cloud as well, though she does not want to admit it.Tifa's mother died when she was just eight years old; however, she believed her mother's spirit may have found its way through the mountains, so she then decided to follow it through a trail near Mt. Nibel. Her three best friends, however, were too frightened to follow her up the mountain, and left her alone. She kept going, unaware that Cloud had secretly followed her. Suddenly, Tifa slipped from a rope bridge leading into Mt. Nibel and Cloud rushed in to save her, but was too late. Both of them fell hard into the gorge below. After the incident, Cloud only suffered minor injuries, but Tifa fell in a coma for about a week. Tifa's father blamed Cloud for the accident, and their relationship became distant. It was after this that Cloud became cold, withdrawn and started carrying a chip on his shoulder.
When Cloud was fourteen years old, he asked Tifa to meet him at the center of town. He told her about his plans to leave Nibelheim and enlist in the SOLDIER program. He decided to become strong so that he could always protect Tifa, because he failed to do so during the accident. Another reason is so that he can impress her. She was surprised at Cloud's announcement, but also disappointed that he was leaving. Knowing that she can't change his mind, Tifa made Cloud promise that if she were ever in danger, he would come to rescue her. Tifa did not rest on her laurels either, she started dedicating herself to the martial arts and was quite adept by the time Cloud and her met again (even if she herself didn't recognize him).
A year later, she acted as a guide in Nibelheim for SOLDIER personnel. They were sent there to investigate an old mako reactor near Mt. Nibel. These SOLDIER personnel were Sephiroth and Zack Fair, along with two MPs. One of these MPs though, was none other than Cloud Strife, although Tifa was unaware of this. As it turned out, Cloud could not bring himself to tell Tifa he failed in joining SOLDIER. After the investigation, the group returned to the town of Nibelheim, and Sephiroth went into the basement of the abandoned Shin-Ra mansion. In there, he discovered research notes left by Professor Hojo. This incident led to Sephiroth's madness. And that night, he set fire upon the town of Nibelheim, brutally murdering its townspeople. Tifa follows Sephiroth to the Mt. Nibel mako reactor, and witnesses her father being murdered. In a blinding rage, she attempted to kill Sephiroth with his own sword, but Sephiroth overwhelmed her, critically injuring and almost killing her. As Cloud arrived in the reactor, he found Zack and Tifa gravely injured. Cloud defeats Sephiroth, despite being critically wounded himself. Shinra personnel arrive at the scene. Cloud and Zack were taken to Professor Hojo for study, while Tifa was taken to safety. Tifa's martial arts master Zangan did his best to try and heal her, but the best he could do was keep her alive. As a result, TIfa remembers little, if anything, of the accident.
Tifa was carried all the way to MIdgar seek immediate medical attention, where a doctor cared for her wounds. When she finally recuperates from her wounds, Tifa opened up a bar in which she named it "7th Heaven", located in Sector 7 inside Midgar. Shortly, she met Barret Wallace, and is revealed to be the leader of a resistance group known as AVALANCHE. She decides to join him so that she can take revenge on Shinra after the Nibelheim incident.
When Cloud is hired by AVALANCHE as a mercenary, Tifa is glad to be reunited with him. But Cloud has forgotten quite a bit about his past and he does not come off as very open to Tifa. The missions go well, as they are able to destroy a Shinra nuclear plant. While on a mission to infiltrate Don Corneo's house, most of AVALANCHE is killed when part of the slums is destroyed and fall on them. When they finally reach Shinra's main headquarters, they are captured. Sephiroth apparently appears and kills almost every person in the building, indirectly freeing the remaining members of AVALANCHE as well.
At Kalm, Cloud tells the party a story of who Sephiroth is and how Cloud himself got into SOLDIER. Tifa knows parts of the story don't fit, but she is too confused to bother saying anything.
When the team finally returns to Nibelheim, the entire village has been rebuilt, with the people being replaced by Shinra actors (meant to cover up the Shinra accident). Wearing black cloaks and apparently not remembering either Tifa or Cloud living in Nibelheim.
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 Matera, a powerful materia that could summon Meteor (and most likely the most powerful offensive Materia), then apolgizes to Tifa as the crater begins to shake. Tifa and the Barrett flee on the Shinra airship Highwind as the crater collapses and are captured, with the rest of AVALANCHE escaping another way. Tifa and Barrett were both brought to Junon, where they were to be executed as scapegoats to show that Shinra was still in control as Meteor loomed in the sky.
Tifa is thrown into a gas chamber, while Barret is rescued by the other party members hidden in the crowd. While gas seeps into the chamber, Tifa breaks out of her restraints. Sapphire weapon then attacks, blasting a hole in the gas chamber, which saves her life. Running to escape the Shinra forces, she climbs up onto the Sister ray, Scarlet confronts Tifa, and the two girls descended into a catfight. The Highwind then appears below the cannon. Tifa jumps down to the airship and safety from Shinra. She is elected temporary leader of the party while Cloud is missing.
Cloud is later found in Mideel, suffering from an overdose of Mako. Tifa breaks down crying at sight of her friend's condition. Tifa stays behind to watch over Cloud, and Cid is elected leader. Later, the friends decide to check up on Cloud, who is not showing any signs of improvement. However, the Ultimate Weapon suddenly appears, and Mideel is swallowed by the Lifestream, and Tifa and Cloud fall into it as Tifa tries to push Cloud's comatose form 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 had nowhere else to go. Depending on the player's interactions with her during the game, the following scene has two possible dialogue course, either implying a strong romantic connection, or little at all. In the Final Fantasy 20th Anniversary Ultimania Story's section for Final Fantasy VII, however, the more romantic option's text and an accompanying screen-shots are shown, implying it the official or "canon" version.
In the game's ending, 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.
Advent Children
In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Tifa has returned to her bar Seventh Heaven, moved to Edge. She takes care of the children Marlene and Denzel. She serves as Cloud's emotional support and does her best to keep him optimistic. After discovering that Cloud is suffering from Geostigma, she fight's the Sephiroth clone, Loz, in a church. She put's up a great fight, but is eventually overwhelmed by his inhuman speed and defeated.
She later appears to help Cloud and the party take on Bahamut Sin, she helps Cloud leap into the air to tear the summoned beast asunder.
Stats
Tifa falls under the Monk class. She is very strong, fast and uses claws and gloves for weapons. She has 2 special weapons. The Godhand has 255% accuracy, so Tifa will never miss. The Premium heart (Tifa's ultimate weapon) grows stronger the more Tifa's Limit Break gauge fills up.Name origin
Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania, a book containing the input from the designers and staff, reveals that Tifa is a shortened version of Tiffany. However the name is spelled Tee-fa. The name Tiffany comes from Greek word for "Manifestation of god". Her last name comes from Tifa locking her feelings for Cloud away.
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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII International |
PS2 | Square Enix |
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Final Fantasy VII International |
PSN, PS1 | Square Co., Ltd. |
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Mainichi Issho |
PSN | Game Arts Co., Ltd., SCE Japan Studio |
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Itadaki Street Portable |
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Itadaki Street Special |
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Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII released on March 25, 2008 |
PSP | Square Enix |
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Kingdom Hearts II: Final Mix+ |
PS2 | Square Enix |
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Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII released on Aug. 15, 2006 |
PS2 | Square Enix |
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Kingdom Hearts II released on March 28, 2006 |
PS2 | Square Enix |
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Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring released on April 30, 1999 |
ARC, PS1 | Dream Factory Co., Ltd. |
| Character Name: | Tifa Lockhart |
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| Gender: | Female |
| Birthday: | May 3, 1989 |
| Appears in: | 12 games |
| First appearance: | Final Fantasy VII |
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