Final Fantasy Dirge of Cerberus

Final Fantasy Dirge of Cerberus Review

Tsviets

The Tsviets (Tsuviēto?) are the highest ranking elite squad within Deepground and its chain of command. All of the members of the group are named after colors from different languages, hence the group's name, which is derived from цвет, the Russian word for colour. Five members appear in the single player mode of the game, and at least one more member appears in the online mode.

* Weiss the Immaculate (Junpaku no Teiō Vaisu?, literally "Weiss the Immaculate White Emperor") The leader of the elite Tsviets of Deepground. He fights with two pistol swords, or gunblades, and possesses all the abilities of the other Tsviets, the only exceptions being Nero's darkness and Azul's metamorphosis. He is controlled by Hojo's digitized mind, who invaded his body when Weiss was in "Synaptic Net Dive" mode, trying to find a cure to the Restrictors' virus that infected him after he overthrew them. He is eventually defeated by Vincent; however, in the game's ending sequence, his body is seen carried off by an awakened Genesis, who addresses Weiss as his "brother" and tells him that "it is not yet time for slumber" and that they "still have much work to do". In the online version, Weiss is shown fighting both Azul and Rosso at the same time and winning while Restrictors watch. Weiss means "white" in German. He is voiced by David Boat in English, and Joji Nakata in Japanese.

* Nero the Sable (Shikkoku no Yami Nero?, literally "Nero the Jet-black Darkness") is a 23 year-old man and second member of the Tsviets, whose face is always obscured. He is Weiss' younger brother and can control darkness as the only fully successful experiment from stagnant mako injection into a fetus. He secretly leads Deepground under Weiss' name after the unification of the organization, when Weiss' state becomes unclear to the remaining Deepground soldiers. He can transform into the spider-like Arachnero (Nero Rafurea?, Nero Raw Flayer). He eventually merges with Weiss to free the latter from Hojo's control. Nero means "black" in Italian and Sable is the tincture black in heraldry. He is voiced by Mike Rock in English, and Ryotaro Okiayu in Japanese.

* Rosso the Crimson (Ake no Rosso?) is a red-clothed, psychotic 25 year-old woman and third recruit of the Tsviets. She fights with a double-bladed weapon capable of bursts of gunfire. Rosso moves with elegance and speed and does not care if she kills friend or foe to win. Even though there are several meetings with her over the course of the game, Vincent only fights her once. Overconfident and egomaniacal, she kills herself after being beaten by Vincent: she collapses a part of the building with her on top of it so that she "shall not grant him the pleasure of killing Rosso the Crimson". Rosso means "red" in Italian, and she is given a Romanian accent in the English version, voiced by Mary Elizabeth McGlynn, and Atsuko Tanaka in Japanese.

* Shelke the Transparent (Mushoku no Sheruku?) is a blue-eyed, 19 year-old girl trapped by mako in her 9 year old body and fourth recruit of the Tsviets. She fights with two electromagnetic sabers, and has a special ability named SND ("Synaptic Net Dive"), which allows her to project a residual image of herself within a computer network. She is initially emotionless, but becomes connected to Lucrecia's personality as the games progresses. She is also revealed to be Shalua's younger sister, and is referred to as Shelke Rui in the ending credits of the game. Shelke's job within the Tsviets was to locate Vincent Valentine. However, Shelke's body does not allow her to fight for very long and without the Mako stations in Deepground to support her, Shelke tires quickly. She is also the only member of the Tsviets who does not possess cells from Genesis. She later abandons the Tsviets in favor of aiding Vincent. Shelke means "orange" in Urdu. She is voiced by Kari Wahlgren in English and Fumiko Orikasa in Japanese.

* Azul the Cerulean (Aoki Asūru?) is the blue-haired, 33 year-old final recruit of the Tsviets. He first appeared in Before Crisis as an ordinary man who wanted to be a SOLDIER. As the largest of the Tsviets, Azul uses a large cannon with disturbing ease. He is one of three Tsviets subjected to the Metamorphose experiment, allowing him to transform into the monstrous Arch Azul (Shin Asūru?, True Azul). He fights against Vincent three times during the game and is finally killed when Vincent, in Chaos form, impales him with his own cannon, and blasts him. He's falls down into the abyss by the elevator. His greatest love is battle. Azul means "blue" in both Portuguese and Spanish. He is voiced by Brad Abrell in English and Tessho Genda in Japanese.



Story

Three years after the events of Final Fantasy VII, an unknown group of powerful SOLDIERs known as Deepground or DGS appear, bringing a swift and bitter end to the peace enjoyed by the people of world. The members of this enigmatic group are the ones who were trapped under the ruins of Midgar for three long years after Meteorfall. Their intention is to call forth the final WEAPON, Omega Weapon, before its time. Awakening Omega Weapon would trigger the end of the planet, as Omega takes the Lifestream and leaves for the stars. This can only be done through Vincent's Protomateria, the agent by which he controls Chaos, described as "Omega's squire to the lofty heavens" by an ancient Cetra tablet. The leader of Deepground, Weiss The Immaculate (now under the control of former Shinra Vice President of Scientific Development, Hojo,) plans to summon Omega Weapon in what he believes to be the best way to do so. He seems to know that Omega could only awaken if an enormous catastrophe occurred. This was almost achieved by Sephiroth through casting Meteor. The planet was, however, ultimately saved by Aerith's use of the Lifestream to destroy the Meteor. Weiss intends to awaken Omega by having DGS kidnap people born of a pure Lifestream, while killing other citizens who aren't, and having them killed in Mako Reactor 0. Vincent Valentine, after regaining control of Chaos, attempts to stop Omega Weapon. He succeeds in temporarily destroying Omega, and kills Weiss at the same time. Soon after the planet is saved, Genesis, referred to in the game as "G", picks up the now-deceased Weiss from the flooded cave under Midgar. Genesis tells him that "their work is not done", before flying upwards and out of Midgar.


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