Name: Tifa Lockhart Canon: Final Fantasy VII Age: 20 Gender: Female Canon Point: Final Fantasy VII, after helping Cloud in the Lifestream. Background Link:Tifa's background and the game's general plot. Inventory: ➝ Top (sports bra thing?) ➝ Leather miniskirt ➝ Suspenders and belt ➝ Gloves (two sets, both fingerless) ➝ Armor plates (one on her elbow and one on her boot) ➝ Thick socks ➝ Hiking boots ➝ An armlet equipped with (useless) materia
Personality: Tifa is a very caring, giving person. She's the type to feel things deeply, and plays a very heavy role in helping Cloud regain his memories. She tends to worry about others, and to be there when her friends need emotional support. Generally, especially with Cloud, she approaches this in a gentle way. She's not really the type to nag or lecture, but seems to prefer helping people by allowing them to figure out what they want, and helping them to stay strong. She's very motherly that way, and helps her friends work through quite a few issues.
Despite this, Tifa has a difficult time opening up to others herself. While she relates to people easily and has a lot of friends, for the vast majority of the original game she struggles to open up to Cloud about their past or her romantic feelings for him. Partially, this is because she really didn't know how to deal with the situation. She states that the fact that he knew things that he shouldn't, and forgot other things, was frightening to her and also made her doubt her own memories. She insists that Barret hire him to help AVALANCHE so that she can keep an eye on him, but hesitates to approach him directly. Instead, she hints at things, asking him if he remembers their promise and other vague, probing questions. She is unable to flat out ask him why what he remembers doesn't match up with her version of events.
However, she does go to Cloud for support quite a bit. There are a few instances in the game where she asks him to tell her that everything will be all right, usually at her lowest. This is in contrast to her usual attitude around the others, where she'll tell the group that they can do it if they stick together, that they have to do something because no one else will, etc.
When Tifa was thirteen, Cloud told her that he was going to join SOLDIER to become like Sephiroth. She made him promise to come and save her if she was ever in trouble, and it's proof of a childhood desire to be protected. Despite this, she definitely isn't the kind of person to stand around waiting to be rescued, and she never hesitates to put herself in harm's way to protect others or to fight for what she thinks is right. She hates being underestimated. In fact, at Don Corneo's mansion in the original game, Cloud actually loses affection points with her for asking if she's all right rather than suggesting they find Aerith. The times Tifa does bring up their promise, it seems as more of a way to connect with the "real" Cloud when he's forgotten himself, or in reference to their past. She feels safer with him around, though, and definitely draws support from him when she's doubting herself.
This desire to draw strength from others extends to the rest of AVALANCHE, as well. Throughout the events of the game, she becomes very close to all of the members of the party, despite their disparate personalities and pasts. Tifa comes to view them as family, and is naturally inclined to protect them with everything she has. She's been this way since she was young, and her inherent empathy makes her especially attuned to people. She seems to know if something is wrong with her friends, even if they don't voice it outright, and is always there to try to get them going again. It's these connections with others that keep her going, despite her shyness. Tifa is the type to show her love with actions rather than words, and she proves her loyalty to her friends again and again throughout the course of the game and the larger events of the Compilation.
However, this can get her in trouble, such as after Sephiroth killed her father. Rather than leaving or going for help, she pulls Sephiroth's sword out of her father's body and runs after him, fully intending to stop him. Sephiroth, at this point, is known as the most powerful war hero SOLDIER has ever had. This ended badly, of course, but her habit of standing and fighting even if the odds are stacked against her stays a part of her personality all the way through the end of Advent Children. She is also extraordinarily protective of those that she loves.
One of the defining moments in Tifa's life was the razing of Nibelheim when she was fifteen. It was most definitely a loss of innocence for her, and forced her to grow up very quickly. She watched her town burn to the ground, and saw Sephiroth killing the people she'd known all her life, including her father. This was the beginning of her hatred for Shinra, which would eventually convince her to join AVALANCHE. It was also an incredibly mentally and physically scarring event for her. Tifa nearly died; Cloud states that when he found her, her injuries looked fatal.
Despite her maternal personality, Tifa does carry a lot of anger around with her for Sephiroth and Shinra. After Barret tells the party about the events at Corel, Tifa says, "I'm not so different from you." This is notable in that Barret is one of the most aggressive, angry members of the party. Tifa doesn't exactly flaunt her anger, but many of her actions make it obvious. After she finds her father's body in the reactor at Nibelheim is when she first declares her hatred for Shinra, SOLDIER, and even Mako itself. When Zack arrives at the reactor and tries to help her, she cringes away from him and his SOLDIER uniform instinctively. Later, when the party disguises themselves as Shinra troops, she again states her hatred for soldiers, war and uniforms. It's interesting to note that she does this almost lightly when Cloud speaks to her; again, an example of how she isn't exactly forthcoming with her emotions. Tifa's original goal is revenge for her family and town, and only later does it become about saving the planet. In Case of Tifa, she outright admits this to herself: "The slogans AVALANCHE used showing how they were anti-Shinra and anti-Mako were just what I needed to hide my true motive." In the same novel, it's also revealed that Tifa didn't have time to mourn for Aerith. She channeled her grief into anger and hatred for their enemies, and so Tifa really hasn't had time to sit down and sort through her emotions as of this canon point.
These motivations and convictions sometimes reveal Tifa's stubborn streak. AVALANCHE is, at its core, an eco-terrorist organization. They work by blowing up reactors, and it is outright stated that civilians died when the Sector 1 and Sector 5 reactors were destroyed. As one member of AVALANCHE, Jessie, is dying, she tells Cloud that this must be their punishment for killing so many people. Tifa views this as necessary and justified for the first chunk of the game, until Shinra drops the Sector 7 plate onto the slums to frame AVALANCHE. After she, Barret and Cloud escape, their less than moral actions finally hit her. "Are you saying it's our fault, because AVALANCHE was here? Innocent people lost their lives because of us?" she asks Barret afterwards. This guilt follows her even long after the game's end. Again, Case of Tifa reveals that initially she felt casualties were necessary, even if they included her own life.
Even then, though, the group continues to call themselves AVALANCHE, and Tifa doesn't seem to have an issue with this. Their focus shifts towards finding Sephiroth, but Tifa still holds on to her convictions, perhaps even more fervently. Saving the planet and stopping Shinra never becomes less important to her, even after all the awful things that happen. Towards the end of the game, she asks Cloud to take her with him to confront Sephiroth, saying that she's lost so many things because of him just as Cloud has.
This stubbornness can make her a bit impatient at times, and she argues with Barret outside of Shinra Headquarters when trying to save Aerith. Tifa suggests that they sneak in the back using the stairs, and when Barret complains about how many flights there are, Tifa responds with a sharp, "I don't have time to argue with you! I'm going!" She reacts similarly impatiently when Hojo refuses to give Cloud information about Sephiroth. Tifa has a ruthless streak, as well, shown clearly when she quite graphically threatens Don Corneo when the group is interrogating him. This is a flaw and a benefit, of course. Tifa's stubbornness becomes a driven determination to do what she believes is right, even when no one else will.
Tifa is always willing to help others, and is willing to forgive her enemies if they show remorse. She doesn't seem to hold grudges, except in extraordinary circumstances (such as Sephiroth). She is willing to put differences aside to work for something greater, such as working with the Turks to rescue Yuffie in Wutai. Cait Sith and Yuffie both betray the party at different points, but Tifa forgives them both and is still shown to love them deeply. She also isn't really an unfair person. She was pretty clearly jealous of Aerith when Aerith and Cloud seemed to be getting close, but Tifa never took it out on the other girl or let it keep them from becoming friends. In fact, the two become very close, and Tifa is constantly one of the party members who insists on going after Aerith when she gets into trouble. When Aerith dies, Tifa is obviously devastated, and brushes the hair away from Aerith's face before running away in tears. Throughout the rest of the game, she and the other party members mention Aerith frequently, proving that they still hold her very dear.
Tifa's poor communication skills are a huge facet of her personality through the Compilation. There are multiple times in game, too, where Tifa seems to struggle to voice difficult emotions. Most of these examples are with Cloud, of course, and range from her saying nothing when he tells the false story about Nibelheim to flat out lying to him when he asks her why they didn't get to see each other much when he returned to his hometown five years prior ("It was five years ago. I don't remember.") This was obviously not the greatest way to deal with the situation. Her feelings for Cloud are also something she hides, at first because he doesn't seem like himself, then because he seems to care for Aerith, and later because of her natural insecurity and shyness.
Tifa is also a pretty playful person with those she's comfortable with, and teases people in a friendly way. She teases Barret over his sailor disguise, and tells Cloud his hair looks like a chocobo not long after. She tends to be physically affectionate and generally cheerful, although not to the same exuberant extent as Aerith. She's lost quite a few people she loves, often in violent, sudden ways, and so Tifa holds her friends and family very dear, and doesn't exactly make this a secret. She can be tirelessly patient with those she loves, and overall is a brave person with a big heart.
Flavor Abilities: Tifa is a martial artist, and very skilled. This gives her the advantage of being able to defend herself, even without a weapon (barring of course any unbeatable monsters). Tifa is pretty brutal when she fights, and doesn't seem to hold back when she or someone else is in danger, and is also strong for a woman of her size. There's nothing supernatural going on here; she's just in good shape. She also knows how to use materia.
The world she's from is technologically advanced, and so Tifa will likely pick up Norfinbury's technology easily. She doesn't have any unusual talent with these things, though, and can't hack or otherwise manipulate technology in any way. She also ran a bar in Midgar's slums, which is probably next to worthless in Norfinbury, but at least she can make a mean drink?
Suitability: Tifa has been through a lot in her life, and is more than capable of dealing with something awful and getting up again. She's sort of the heart of her team, constantly pushing everyone to keep going, to keep positive and believe that they can accomplish their goal. She's also the type of woman to help other people that need it, and to take risks to save others. She was a guide in the mountains around her hometown, as well, which means she probably knows some basic survival skills, and during the events of the game it would be odd if she hadn't picked up at least some first aid.
She's good at reading dangerous situations, and is capable of being cautious and safe. At the same time, she's also willing to take risks if it means helping others or improving a situation for the better. She's great at working with a very diverse group of people, even if she doesn't always agree with their stance. Tifa isn't really the type to seek out a leadership position, but she can manage if she's forced into it, and she has a really big heart. She'll share resources, even give them up to help someone who she feels needs it more than her.
RP Samples: Test Drive Meme (Please ignore the thread from Cissnei! I decided to change canon points after we started it.) And another.
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Character Information
Name: Tifa Lockhart
Canon: Final Fantasy VII
Age: 20
Gender: Female
Canon Point: Final Fantasy VII, after helping Cloud in the Lifestream.
Background Link: Tifa's background and the game's general plot.
Inventory:
➝ Top (sports bra thing?)
➝ Leather miniskirt
➝ Suspenders and belt
➝ Gloves (two sets, both fingerless)
➝ Armor plates (one on her elbow and one on her boot)
➝ Thick socks
➝ Hiking boots
➝ An armlet equipped with (useless) materia
Reference for clothes (hypothermia here we come!)
Personality:
Tifa is a very caring, giving person. She's the type to feel things deeply, and plays a very heavy role in helping Cloud regain his memories. She tends to worry about others, and to be there when her friends need emotional support. Generally, especially with Cloud, she approaches this in a gentle way. She's not really the type to nag or lecture, but seems to prefer helping people by allowing them to figure out what they want, and helping them to stay strong. She's very motherly that way, and helps her friends work through quite a few issues.
Despite this, Tifa has a difficult time opening up to others herself. While she relates to people easily and has a lot of friends, for the vast majority of the original game she struggles to open up to Cloud about their past or her romantic feelings for him. Partially, this is because she really didn't know how to deal with the situation. She states that the fact that he knew things that he shouldn't, and forgot other things, was frightening to her and also made her doubt her own memories. She insists that Barret hire him to help AVALANCHE so that she can keep an eye on him, but hesitates to approach him directly. Instead, she hints at things, asking him if he remembers their promise and other vague, probing questions. She is unable to flat out ask him why what he remembers doesn't match up with her version of events.
However, she does go to Cloud for support quite a bit. There are a few instances in the game where she asks him to tell her that everything will be all right, usually at her lowest. This is in contrast to her usual attitude around the others, where she'll tell the group that they can do it if they stick together, that they have to do something because no one else will, etc.
When Tifa was thirteen, Cloud told her that he was going to join SOLDIER to become like Sephiroth. She made him promise to come and save her if she was ever in trouble, and it's proof of a childhood desire to be protected. Despite this, she definitely isn't the kind of person to stand around waiting to be rescued, and she never hesitates to put herself in harm's way to protect others or to fight for what she thinks is right. She hates being underestimated. In fact, at Don Corneo's mansion in the original game, Cloud actually loses affection points with her for asking if she's all right rather than suggesting they find Aerith. The times Tifa does bring up their promise, it seems as more of a way to connect with the "real" Cloud when he's forgotten himself, or in reference to their past. She feels safer with him around, though, and definitely draws support from him when she's doubting herself.
This desire to draw strength from others extends to the rest of AVALANCHE, as well. Throughout the events of the game, she becomes very close to all of the members of the party, despite their disparate personalities and pasts. Tifa comes to view them as family, and is naturally inclined to protect them with everything she has. She's been this way since she was young, and her inherent empathy makes her especially attuned to people. She seems to know if something is wrong with her friends, even if they don't voice it outright, and is always there to try to get them going again. It's these connections with others that keep her going, despite her shyness. Tifa is the type to show her love with actions rather than words, and she proves her loyalty to her friends again and again throughout the course of the game and the larger events of the Compilation.
However, this can get her in trouble, such as after Sephiroth killed her father. Rather than leaving or going for help, she pulls Sephiroth's sword out of her father's body and runs after him, fully intending to stop him. Sephiroth, at this point, is known as the most powerful war hero SOLDIER has ever had. This ended badly, of course, but her habit of standing and fighting even if the odds are stacked against her stays a part of her personality all the way through the end of Advent Children. She is also extraordinarily protective of those that she loves.
One of the defining moments in Tifa's life was the razing of Nibelheim when she was fifteen. It was most definitely a loss of innocence for her, and forced her to grow up very quickly. She watched her town burn to the ground, and saw Sephiroth killing the people she'd known all her life, including her father. This was the beginning of her hatred for Shinra, which would eventually convince her to join AVALANCHE. It was also an incredibly mentally and physically scarring event for her. Tifa nearly died; Cloud states that when he found her, her injuries looked fatal.
Despite her maternal personality, Tifa does carry a lot of anger around with her for Sephiroth and Shinra. After Barret tells the party about the events at Corel, Tifa says, "I'm not so different from you." This is notable in that Barret is one of the most aggressive, angry members of the party. Tifa doesn't exactly flaunt her anger, but many of her actions make it obvious. After she finds her father's body in the reactor at Nibelheim is when she first declares her hatred for Shinra, SOLDIER, and even Mako itself. When Zack arrives at the reactor and tries to help her, she cringes away from him and his SOLDIER uniform instinctively. Later, when the party disguises themselves as Shinra troops, she again states her hatred for soldiers, war and uniforms. It's interesting to note that she does this almost lightly when Cloud speaks to her; again, an example of how she isn't exactly forthcoming with her emotions. Tifa's original goal is revenge for her family and town, and only later does it become about saving the planet. In Case of Tifa, she outright admits this to herself: "The slogans AVALANCHE used showing how they were anti-Shinra and anti-Mako were just what I needed to hide my true motive." In the same novel, it's also revealed that Tifa didn't have time to mourn for Aerith. She channeled her grief into anger and hatred for their enemies, and so Tifa really hasn't had time to sit down and sort through her emotions as of this canon point.
These motivations and convictions sometimes reveal Tifa's stubborn streak. AVALANCHE is, at its core, an eco-terrorist organization. They work by blowing up reactors, and it is outright stated that civilians died when the Sector 1 and Sector 5 reactors were destroyed. As one member of AVALANCHE, Jessie, is dying, she tells Cloud that this must be their punishment for killing so many people. Tifa views this as necessary and justified for the first chunk of the game, until Shinra drops the Sector 7 plate onto the slums to frame AVALANCHE. After she, Barret and Cloud escape, their less than moral actions finally hit her. "Are you saying it's our fault, because AVALANCHE was here? Innocent people lost their lives because of us?" she asks Barret afterwards. This guilt follows her even long after the game's end. Again, Case of Tifa reveals that initially she felt casualties were necessary, even if they included her own life.
Even then, though, the group continues to call themselves AVALANCHE, and Tifa doesn't seem to have an issue with this. Their focus shifts towards finding Sephiroth, but Tifa still holds on to her convictions, perhaps even more fervently. Saving the planet and stopping Shinra never becomes less important to her, even after all the awful things that happen. Towards the end of the game, she asks Cloud to take her with him to confront Sephiroth, saying that she's lost so many things because of him just as Cloud has.
This stubbornness can make her a bit impatient at times, and she argues with Barret outside of Shinra Headquarters when trying to save Aerith. Tifa suggests that they sneak in the back using the stairs, and when Barret complains about how many flights there are, Tifa responds with a sharp, "I don't have time to argue with you! I'm going!" She reacts similarly impatiently when Hojo refuses to give Cloud information about Sephiroth. Tifa has a ruthless streak, as well, shown clearly when she quite graphically threatens Don Corneo when the group is interrogating him. This is a flaw and a benefit, of course. Tifa's stubbornness becomes a driven determination to do what she believes is right, even when no one else will.
Tifa is always willing to help others, and is willing to forgive her enemies if they show remorse. She doesn't seem to hold grudges, except in extraordinary circumstances (such as Sephiroth). She is willing to put differences aside to work for something greater, such as working with the Turks to rescue Yuffie in Wutai. Cait Sith and Yuffie both betray the party at different points, but Tifa forgives them both and is still shown to love them deeply. She also isn't really an unfair person. She was pretty clearly jealous of Aerith when Aerith and Cloud seemed to be getting close, but Tifa never took it out on the other girl or let it keep them from becoming friends. In fact, the two become very close, and Tifa is constantly one of the party members who insists on going after Aerith when she gets into trouble. When Aerith dies, Tifa is obviously devastated, and brushes the hair away from Aerith's face before running away in tears. Throughout the rest of the game, she and the other party members mention Aerith frequently, proving that they still hold her very dear.
Tifa's poor communication skills are a huge facet of her personality through the Compilation. There are multiple times in game, too, where Tifa seems to struggle to voice difficult emotions. Most of these examples are with Cloud, of course, and range from her saying nothing when he tells the false story about Nibelheim to flat out lying to him when he asks her why they didn't get to see each other much when he returned to his hometown five years prior ("It was five years ago. I don't remember.") This was obviously not the greatest way to deal with the situation. Her feelings for Cloud are also something she hides, at first because he doesn't seem like himself, then because he seems to care for Aerith, and later because of her natural insecurity and shyness.
Tifa is also a pretty playful person with those she's comfortable with, and teases people in a friendly way. She teases Barret over his sailor disguise, and tells Cloud his hair looks like a chocobo not long after. She tends to be physically affectionate and generally cheerful, although not to the same exuberant extent as Aerith. She's lost quite a few people she loves, often in violent, sudden ways, and so Tifa holds her friends and family very dear, and doesn't exactly make this a secret. She can be tirelessly patient with those she loves, and overall is a brave person with a big heart.
Flavor Abilities: Tifa is a martial artist, and very skilled. This gives her the advantage of being able to defend herself, even without a weapon (barring of course any unbeatable monsters). Tifa is pretty brutal when she fights, and doesn't seem to hold back when she or someone else is in danger, and is also strong for a woman of her size. There's nothing supernatural going on here; she's just in good shape. She also knows how to use materia.
The world she's from is technologically advanced, and so Tifa will likely pick up Norfinbury's technology easily. She doesn't have any unusual talent with these things, though, and can't hack or otherwise manipulate technology in any way. She also ran a bar in Midgar's slums, which is probably next to worthless in Norfinbury, but at least she can make a mean drink?
Suitability:
Tifa has been through a lot in her life, and is more than capable of dealing with something awful and getting up again. She's sort of the heart of her team, constantly pushing everyone to keep going, to keep positive and believe that they can accomplish their goal. She's also the type of woman to help other people that need it, and to take risks to save others. She was a guide in the mountains around her hometown, as well, which means she probably knows some basic survival skills, and during the events of the game it would be odd if she hadn't picked up at least some first aid.
She's good at reading dangerous situations, and is capable of being cautious and safe. At the same time, she's also willing to take risks if it means helping others or improving a situation for the better. She's great at working with a very diverse group of people, even if she doesn't always agree with their stance. Tifa isn't really the type to seek out a leadership position, but she can manage if she's forced into it, and she has a really big heart. She'll share resources, even give them up to help someone who she feels needs it more than her.
RP Samples:
Test Drive Meme (Please ignore the thread from Cissnei! I decided to change canon points after we started it.)
And another.