Red XII

Red XIII is by far my favorite character in the game, with Cid a close second in personality and Cloud in effectiveness. Hid limit breaks are like a cross between Aeris, Vincent and Cloud. Some benefit the whole party, others cause Red XIII to deal a fair amount of damage, and one makes him go berserk for the rest of the battle. I prefer to use him as a magic user, carrying my recover materia and major summons. He does quite well with this, especially when equiped with MP Plus materia. Red XIII is also a decent attacker, dealing as much damage as Cloud or Barret.

Little is known about Red XIII. His home is Cosmo Canyon, where you learn that his real name is Nanaki. All his life he believed his father was a coward and deserted him, and was brought up by the wise man Bugenhagen. Red is the last of a tribe of people that defend Cosmo Canyon. In reality, his father died protecting Cosmo Canyon from the evil Gi. Red XIII is 48 years old, but for all his knowledge and wisdom it turns out that 48 is his species' equivalent to 15 in our time, and he still has much to learn.

Red XIII is the fifth character to arrive in your party. You meet him in Shinra's tower in Midgar, in a strange cell in Hojo's laboratory. He is directly across from the cell labled "JENOVA". Hojo captures the party, when Red XIII breaks out of the glass and attacks Aeris. He pounces on top of her, and places his jaw around her neck... but it turns out it is only a trick, and causes Hojo to run away. Red XIII releases Aeris, and joins the party to get back at Hojo. He may still be a teenager, but he is a very clever one.