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

Gender: Male / Age: 21 / Height: 173cm Weapon: Buster Sword First person: I (casual, rough) / Second person: You (casual) / You (blunt) From Nibelheim, possessing a cool-headed personality. Originally an infantryman, he was used as Hojo's test subject along with Zack and developed severe Mako poisoning. After recovering, he awakens as a SOLDIER 1st Class.

Gender: Male / Age: 29 (estimated) / Height: 197cm / Weapon: Masamune First person: I (polite) / Second person: Name only / You (blunt) A legendary hero and SOLDIER 1st Class of Shinra. Taciturn and unapproachable, he begins pursuing Cloud and the others on his own. After learning the truth of his birth and burning down 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, she left her hometown to run the Seventh Heaven bar 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, she is targeted by Shinra. The ribbon tying her hair hides the Materia for "Holy," one of the forbidden magics. Contrary to her appearance, she is lively and often makes advances toward Cloud and Zack.

Gender: Male / Age: 35 / Height: 197cm Weapon: Gimmick Arm First person: I (casual, rough) / Second person: Name only / You (blunt) A member of the anti-Shinra organization Avalanche from Corel Village. Blunt about everything. 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 staying at Aerith's family home.

Gender: Male / Age: 27 (appearance) / Height: 184cm / Weapon: Gun First person: I (polite) / Second person: Name only A former member of Shinra's Turks with a calm and taciturn personality. He slept beneath the Shinra Manor in Nibelheim. His body was modified by Hojo, giving him the ability to transform into demonic beasts. Vincent harbors no hostility.

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

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 a large Fat Moogle. While the Moogle is a stuffed toy and cannot speak, it has an independent will and can move.

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