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|role=General Antagonist (Roxas), <br>Neutral (Sora)
|es=Seifer
|first=''[[finalfantasy:Final Fantasy VIII|Final Fantasy VIII]]''
|de=Cifer
|engvoice=[[wikipedia:Will Friedle|Will Friedle]]
|type=Entelechy
|japvoice=[[wikipedia:Takehito Koyasu|Takehito Koyasu]]
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|origin=Final Fantasy VIII
|company=Final Fantasy
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|java=Takehito Koyasu
|journalKH2=Final Fantasy VIII<br><br>Self-appointed head of the "Twilight Disciplinary Committee."<br><br>Seifer does his best to keep the town up to his own rigorous standards, but not everyone appreciates his high-handed tactics -- take Hayner's gang, for example.<br><br>His followers Fujin and Raijin are never far away.
|journalUX=KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005)<br>The leader of Twilight Town's Disciplinary Committee and self-proclaimed "protector of the town."
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{{Q|I don't feel like cooperating with destiny.|Seifer}}
{{Q|Destiny... In that case, let's be friends. I don't feel like cooperating with destiny.|Seifer to Roxas}}
'''Seifer''' is a Final Fantasy character in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''. A character found in [[Twilight Town]], Seifer is always seen with his posse [[Fuu]], [[Rai]] and [[Vivi]]. He shares a rivalry with [[Hayner]] and his gang, and would most of the time pick a fight with the latter.  
'''Seifer''' is a minor character in ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', who resides in [[Twilight Town]]. He is the leader of the [[Twilight Town Disciplinary Committee]], composed of his friends [[Fuu]], [[Rai]], and [[Vivi]]. He shares a rivalry with [[Hayner]] and his gang and often picks fights with them. He originally appeared in ''{{ff|Final Fantasy VIII}}''.


Much like the original Seifer of ''Final Fantasy VIII'', he is cocky, sarcastic, and a self-proclaimed protector of order, or at least, his idea of order, which is just bullying people into following what he says.
==Story==
===''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]]''===
Seifer is briefly mentioned by [[Pence]], who claims that Hayner is upset because Seifer beat his record at [[Grandstander]].


==Journal Entries==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
''Final Fantasy VIII''
Seifer is the leader of [[The Other Twilight Town]]'s Disciplinary Committee and becomes a rival of [[Roxas]]. When [[Dusk]]s invade the simulation and steal photos of Roxas from around the town, Seifer accuses Roxas as the thief, and the two have a brief duel in the sandlot. Two days later, Seifer and his gang help Roxas fight off several Dusks and claim their victory when the creatures vanish. During the [[Struggle]] Tournament, Seifer makes it to the semi-finals and competes against Vivi. When Vivi manages to defeat him, Seifer realizes that it is not really his friend, and advises Roxas to "thrash him." While on Sunset Hill, he confronts Roxas's group. He wonders why looking at Roxas ticks him off. Roxas posits that it's destiny, to which Seifer sarcastically replies that they should be friends, as he does not want to cooperate with destiny.


''Self-appointed head of the "Twilight Disciplinary Committee."''
In the real Twilight Town, Seifer is the current standing Struggle champion. Coinciding with [[Sora]]'s return visit to the town, Seifer and his gang are set upon by Dusks. Unable to harm them, Seifer, Rai, and Fuu are knocked unconscious while Vivi runs for help. After Sora, [[Donald]], and [[Goofy]] defeat the [[Nobody|Nobodies]], Seifer awakens and orders Sora to leave town, blaming him for causing trouble. However, he stops Sora before he can leave the sandlot and gives him the [[Struggle Trophy]], honoring him as the strongest person in town.


''Seifer does his best to keep the town up to his own rigorous standards, but not everyone appreciates his high-handed tactics -- take Hayner's gang, for example.''
Sometime later, he is seen competing in the Struggle again, this time against Hayner.


''His followers Fujin and Raijin are never far away.''
===''Kingdom Hearts III''===
 
Although Seifer is absent from Twilight Town, his name is alluded to by a few of the townsfolk. Reportedly, he has departed on a "warrior's journey" with Fuu and Rai.
==Story==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
Seifer is the leader of the [[Simulated Twilight Town]]'s Disciplinary Committee which includes his followers Rai, Fuu, and Vivi.


He appears to be a rival of [[Roxas]], always calling him a chicken-wuss and picking fights with him and his friends. He is also the town's Champion for the [[Struggle]] Tournament in Twilight Town. He can be considered one of Twilight Town's two bosses alongside [[Axel]]. In the digital Twilight Town, Hayner, Vivi, and Setzer can only be fought once. Seifer, however, can be fought an infinite number of times.
==Design==
Seifer is a muscular teenage boy with blonde hair and teal eyes, bearing a distinctive diagonal scar across the bridge of his nose. He wears a blue crop-top vest with white lining under a floor-length, sleeveless white coat with a black lapel. He has baggy, aubergine pants belted with cream-colored lace, which he tucks into black combat boots with light blue laces. His hair is barely visible beneath a black {{w|knit cap}} with the "Ore" kanji (which is a distinctly masculine and sometimes vulgar way of referring to oneself; the backward kanji also stands for battle).


In the real Twilight Town, when he meets [[Sora]], [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]] later in the game, he treats them like Roxas in the illusion Twilight Town. But when they save him and his gang from trouble, he gave them the [[Struggle Trophy]], a sign of great respect. Seifer can also be fought in a Struggle battle after beating both Hayner and [[Setzer]] ten times each.
==Personality==
Seifer outwardly appears to be very brash, rude, taunting and sarcastic. He is the self-proclaimed protector of order in Twilight Town, deciding for himself who is out of line and ready to pick a fight to make his point. However, though he often acts like a bully, he is shown to truly care about his town and can show respect to strangers when he sees fit. His digital incarnation even shows altruism toward his rivals, offering to help Roxas and his gang finish their summer report.


==Appearance==
==Origin==
Seifer's clothes are slightly based on Final Fantasy VIII's original version, but redesigned to match with his age and new style, that includes a black [[wikipedia:tuque|tuque]] with the "Ore" kanji (which is a distinctly masculine and sometimes vulgar way of referring to oneself; the backwards kanji also stands for battle). He wears a blue crop-top vest with white lining underneath a floor-length white jacket. This jacket resembles the one he wore in Final Fantasy VIII, though it lacks sleeves and the red crosses it originally had. He has baggy, aubergine colored pants, with the legs tucked into black combat boots with light blue laces. Seifer's eyes are blue-green and his hair, partially visible under his hat, is blond. The scar [[Squall|Leon]] gave him in Final Fantasy VIII is also shown in the game, and it is the mirror of Leon's. It is unclear why Seifer has the scar here. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Seifer's gunblade "Hyperion" is replaced with a Struggle Bat which he uses for all battles, but wields it in a similar stance to how he wielded Hyperion.
[[File:Seifer FFVIII.png|150px|left]]
{{ff|Seifer Almasy}} is a classmate of {{ff|Squall Leonhart}} in ''Final Fantasy VIII'', as well as his chief rival. Like Squall, Seifer is one of very few people to wield a Gunblade, his model called the Hyperion. Leader of the {{ff|Disciplinary Committee|Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee}}, he is close friends with fellow students {{ff|Raijin}} and {{ff|Fujin}}.


==Personality==
Seifer originally trains to become a {{ff|SeeD}} member alongside Squall but is unable to make the cut due to his rash attitude and rebellious nature. He later becomes a regular antagonist/anti-hero after being swayed by the main antagonist, the Sorceress known as {{ff|Ultimecia}}, as it is his "romantic dream" to become a Sorceress's Knight. However, he later realizes his wrongdoings and redeems himself.
Seifer appears as very brash, rude, and taunting. He signifies himself as the 'protector of the town'. Seifer's personality contrasts in small ways from his personality in ''Final Fantasy VIII'' where he played as Leon's rival. His personality is a lot more brash than in his ''Final Fantasy'' version and is more childish. But this probably is reflecting his age. While he often seems like a bully he is shown to care about the town and is nice to Roxas or Sora when he sees fit.


==Fighting Style==
Seifer's derogatory nickname for {{ff|Zell Dincht}} ("chicken wuss") is used in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' as his nickname for Roxas, and his position as the head of Twilight Town's Disciplinary Committee reflects his ''Final Fantasy'' counterpart being the head of the Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee. During the Struggle, Seifer's battle stance pays homage to his stance with his Gunblade. Although he and Squall are enemies in their original game, they never meet or even see each other in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, despite retaining the scars they gave each other.
{{Main|Seifer (Boss)}}
==Trivia==
*At one point in the early stages of ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Seifer calls Roxas a '''chicken wuss''' - a reference to his derogatory nickname for the character Zell Dincht on various occasions in ''Final Fantasy VIII''.
*For some reason, there is an alternate cutscene if you lose the first battle with Seifer. This is likely a reference to him and Leon (Squall), because of how there was an alternate cutscene for Leon also.
*Seifer is the first evidence of a malfunction in the virtual world by how when he taunts Roxas it appears slow and strange.
*The fact that he is the leader of the 'Twilight Town Disciplinary Committee' is a reference to his original game, where he was the leader of the 'Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee'
*Seifer does not appear in ''[[Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days]], ''but is mentioned by Hayner, [[Pence]] and [[Olette]].


==Gallery==
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Image:Seifer_Almasy_(Art).jpg|Seifer's ''Kingdom Hearts II'' artwork
</gallery> </center>
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Revision as of 03:35, 26 April 2024

Seifer

Seifer KHII.png

Japanese サイファー
Rōmaji Saifā
Voice actors (Ja:) Takehito Koyasu
(En:) Will Friedle
Homeworld Twilight Town
Origin Final Fantasy VIII
Game Kingdom Hearts II
Seifer

Kingdom Hearts II
Final Fantasy VIII

Self-appointed head of the "Twilight Disciplinary Committee."

Seifer does his best to keep the town up to his own rigorous standards, but not everyone appreciates his high-handed tactics -- take Hayner's gang, for example.

His followers Fujin and Raijin are never far away.
Kingdom Hearts Union χ
KINGDOM HEARTS II (2005)
The leader of Twilight Town's Disciplinary Committee and self-proclaimed "protector of the town."
"Destiny... In that case, let's be friends. I don't feel like cooperating with destiny."
—Seifer to Roxas

Seifer is a minor character in Kingdom Hearts II, who resides in Twilight Town. He is the leader of the Twilight Town Disciplinary Committee, composed of his friends Fuu, Rai, and Vivi. He shares a rivalry with Hayner and his gang and often picks fights with them. He originally appeared in Final Fantasy VIII.

Story

Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days

Seifer is briefly mentioned by Pence, who claims that Hayner is upset because Seifer beat his record at Grandstander.

Kingdom Hearts II

Seifer is the leader of The Other Twilight Town's Disciplinary Committee and becomes a rival of Roxas. When Dusks invade the simulation and steal photos of Roxas from around the town, Seifer accuses Roxas as the thief, and the two have a brief duel in the sandlot. Two days later, Seifer and his gang help Roxas fight off several Dusks and claim their victory when the creatures vanish. During the Struggle Tournament, Seifer makes it to the semi-finals and competes against Vivi. When Vivi manages to defeat him, Seifer realizes that it is not really his friend, and advises Roxas to "thrash him." While on Sunset Hill, he confronts Roxas's group. He wonders why looking at Roxas ticks him off. Roxas posits that it's destiny, to which Seifer sarcastically replies that they should be friends, as he does not want to cooperate with destiny.

In the real Twilight Town, Seifer is the current standing Struggle champion. Coinciding with Sora's return visit to the town, Seifer and his gang are set upon by Dusks. Unable to harm them, Seifer, Rai, and Fuu are knocked unconscious while Vivi runs for help. After Sora, Donald, and Goofy defeat the Nobodies, Seifer awakens and orders Sora to leave town, blaming him for causing trouble. However, he stops Sora before he can leave the sandlot and gives him the Struggle Trophy, honoring him as the strongest person in town.

Sometime later, he is seen competing in the Struggle again, this time against Hayner.

Kingdom Hearts III

Although Seifer is absent from Twilight Town, his name is alluded to by a few of the townsfolk. Reportedly, he has departed on a "warrior's journey" with Fuu and Rai.

Design

Seifer is a muscular teenage boy with blonde hair and teal eyes, bearing a distinctive diagonal scar across the bridge of his nose. He wears a blue crop-top vest with white lining under a floor-length, sleeveless white coat with a black lapel. He has baggy, aubergine pants belted with cream-colored lace, which he tucks into black combat boots with light blue laces. His hair is barely visible beneath a black knit cap with the "Ore" kanji (which is a distinctly masculine and sometimes vulgar way of referring to oneself; the backward kanji also stands for battle).

Personality

Seifer outwardly appears to be very brash, rude, taunting and sarcastic. He is the self-proclaimed protector of order in Twilight Town, deciding for himself who is out of line and ready to pick a fight to make his point. However, though he often acts like a bully, he is shown to truly care about his town and can show respect to strangers when he sees fit. His digital incarnation even shows altruism toward his rivals, offering to help Roxas and his gang finish their summer report.

Origin

Seifer FFVIII.png

Seifer Almasy is a classmate of Squall Leonhart in Final Fantasy VIII, as well as his chief rival. Like Squall, Seifer is one of very few people to wield a Gunblade, his model called the Hyperion. Leader of the Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee, he is close friends with fellow students Raijin and Fujin.

Seifer originally trains to become a SeeD member alongside Squall but is unable to make the cut due to his rash attitude and rebellious nature. He later becomes a regular antagonist/anti-hero after being swayed by the main antagonist, the Sorceress known as Ultimecia, as it is his "romantic dream" to become a Sorceress's Knight. However, he later realizes his wrongdoings and redeems himself.

Seifer's derogatory nickname for Zell Dincht ("chicken wuss") is used in Kingdom Hearts II as his nickname for Roxas, and his position as the head of Twilight Town's Disciplinary Committee reflects his Final Fantasy counterpart being the head of the Balamb Garden Disciplinary Committee. During the Struggle, Seifer's battle stance pays homage to his stance with his Gunblade. Although he and Squall are enemies in their original game, they never meet or even see each other in the Kingdom Hearts series, despite retaining the scars they gave each other.