Gender: Male / Age: 23 / Height: 185cm Weapon: Buster Sword First person: I (rough, casual) / Second person: you (polite) / you (blunt) A SOLDIER 1st Class from Gongaga with a bright, righteous, and friendly personality. Known as "Zack the Puppy." Harboring distrust toward Shinra, he deserts the company along with Cloud.

Gender: Male / Age: 21 / Height: 173cm Weapon: Buster Sword First person: I (rough, casual) / Second person: you (polite) / you (blunt) From Nibelheim, possessing a cool-headed personality. Though he was only an infantryman, he was used as a test subject by Hojo alongside Zack, resulting in severe Mako poisoning. After recovering, he awakens as a SOLDIER 1st Class.

Gender: Male / Age: 29 (estimated) / Height: 197cm / Weapon: Masamune First person: I (formal) / Second person: Name only / you (blunt) A legendary hero of Shinra and SOLDIER 1st Class. Taciturn and unapproachable, he begins to pursue Cloud and the others for his own reasons. After learning the truth of his birth and burning Nibelheim, he vanished from the public eye.

Gender: Female / Age: 20 / Height: 167cm / Weapon: Gloves First person: I (polite) / Second person: Name only Cloud's childhood friend. A master of Zangan-style martial arts. After leaving her hometown, she runs the bar Seventh Heaven in Midgar's Sector 7 while also belonging to the anti-Shinra organization Avalanche.

Gender: Female / Age: 22 / Height: 163cm / Weapon: Rod First person: I (polite) / Second person: Name only A flower girl from the Midgar slums. The last survivor of the Ancients, targeted by Shinra. Hidden in the ribbon tying her hair is the Materia for "Holy," one of the forbidden magics. Contrary to her appearance, she is active and often makes advances toward Cloud and Zack.

Gender: Male / Age: 35 / Height: 197cm Weapon: Gimmick Arm First person: I (rough, casual) / Second person: Name only / you (blunt) A member of the anti-Shinra organization Avalanche from Corel Village. Blunt in everything he does. His left arm has been modified into a Gatling gun. He is raising Marlene, the daughter of his late friend Dyne, as his own. She is currently left in the care of Aerith's mother.

Gender: Male / Age: 27 (appearance) / Height: 184cm / Weapon: Gun First person: I (formal) / Second person: Name only A former member of the Shinra Turks with a calm and taciturn personality. He slept in the basement of the Shinra Mansion in Nibelheim. Modified by Hojo, he gained the ability to transform into demonic beasts. Vincent harbors no hostility.

Gender: Female / Age: 16 / Height: 160cm Weapon: Large Shuriken First person: I (casual, feminine) / Second person: Name only A descendant of ninjas from Wutai. A self-proclaimed "Materia Hunter." Quite shrewd with a habit of stealing, she is a free spirit.

Gender: Male / Age: 4 / Height: 100cm / Weapon: Megaphone First person: I (soft, polite) / Second person: -san A guide at the Gold Saucer. A cheerful cat who speaks with a regional drawl and serves as a mascot. He rides atop his partner, a large Fat Moogle. While the Fat Moogle is a stuffed toy and cannot speak, it possesses an independent will and can move on its own.

Gender: Male / Age: 32 / Height: 178cm / Weapon: Lance First person: I (rough, casual) / Second person: Name only A mechanic and pilot from Rocket Town with a foul mouth. He has a stubborn craftsman's temperament but isn't a bad person. He is on bad terms with Shinra.