in the original Final Fantasy VII, Sephiroth is an imposing figure steeped in mystery - you only see him in flashbacks, everyone talks about him like the unachievable height of humanity, and for a while all you see is the calamity left in his wake. Bodies senselessly slaughtered, trails of blood tracing his path. The corpse of a dreadful monster, effortlessly defeated and strung up like he's taunting you.

in FFVII R, he shows up in the first 20mins and goes "muahaha im so fuckin ominous"