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Tifa Lockhart

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Articles About Tifa Lockhart
Main Continuity Compilation of Final Fantasy VII
Alternate Continuity Dissidia - Kingdom Hearts

“ No matter how close we are now... We were far apart before. But when we were in the Lifestream surrounded by all those screams of anguish, I thought I heard your voice... sniff... you probably don't remember this... But deep in my heart I heard you calling my name... Or at last I thought I did... „
~ Tifa Lockhart to Cloud Strife
“ Cloud... Words aren't the only thing that tell people what you're thinking... „
~ Tifa Lockhart

“ Don't go any further! There are dangerous things in these mountains! „
~ Tifa Lockhart to her cat
“ Stop running! I know, even if you find the kids, you might not be able to help them. Maybe something will happen that can never un-happen. That scares you, doesn't it? But you need to think about now, really take it in. Look at you! You think you've got it so damn hard! Well you hate being alone, so let people in! Sure, you might not answer the phone, but I don't see you throwing it away either! ...Which is it? A memory, or us? „
~ Tifa Lockhart to Cloud Strife
“ Of course he is! We're talking to him, aren't we? And do you really have to shout so close to my ear? „
~ Tifa Lockhart to Barret Wallace
“ Nobody is a better guide than me in this town. „
~ Tifa Lockhart to Zack Fair and Sephiroth
“ If I'm ever in trouble, my hero will come and rescue me. „
~ Tifa Lockhart
“ You've seen how much ass I can kick. „
~ Tifa Lockhart to Cloud Strife
“ Wait, what are you implying? That I died? That I'm some kind of imposter? „
~ Tifa Lockhart to Cloud Strife

Background

Tifa Lockhart is a primary protagonist of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. As a young woman hailing from the backwater town of Nibelheim, Tifa is the childhood friend of Cloud Strife, who becomes pivotal in Cloud's story following Sephiroth's ravaging of their hometown. She is a main member of Barret Wallace's branch of Avalanche, and seeks to use her martial artist background for the betterment of the planet.

This dropdown contains the synopsis of Tifa’s story. Read at your own risk as you may be spoiled otherwise!

Tifa Lockhart was a young girl born and raised in the backwater village of Nibelheim, far away from the bustling city of Midgar. Popular in her village even as a kid, Tifa constantly surrounded by friends. She was notably a childhood friend of Cloud Strife, who himself was a loner and sought her attention. When the two became teenagers, Cloud announced that he was leaving for Midgar in hopes of becoming a SOLDIER like Sephiroth, to which Tifa made him promise that he would come and recue her if she was ever in a bind.

As the years went by and all the men left Nibelheim in search of jobs, Tifa remained. She became a tour guide for Nibelheim and Mt. Nibel, priding herself as being the best guide in town. During this as well, a powerful old martial artist named Zangan took her under his wing as a student, and she quickly rose to become his greatest martial arts pupil.

By the time she turned 16, Tifa noticed that Midgar's Shinra Power Electric Company sent a platoon of troops to Nibelheim in order to investigate Mt. Nibel's Mako Reactor. Two SOLDIER members in particular were sent, Sephiroth and Zack Fair, which disappointed Tifa as she hoped to see Cloud again. Regardless, she agreed to lead Sephiroth and Zack up Mt. Nibel as per her duties as a guide.

After Sephiroth reached the Mako Reactor and learned the truth of his creation, he went mad. After seven days of restless research, Sephiroth wreaked havoc upon Nibelheim, burning it down and killing all of its citizens. This included Tifa's father, who she was helpless to protect. In a fury, she confronted Sephiroth herself, but was delivered a gruesome slash across her chest. To her surprise, Cloud appeared by her side and carried her to safety.

Following Sephiroth's death at the hands of Cloud, she was to be captured by Professor Hojo and turned into a lab experiment. Thankfully, Zangan intervened, and saved her from that fate. She ended up in Midgar, where she met up with a man named Barret Wallace, and agreed to join his Avalanche group. She also started a small bar called Seventh Heaven, which she ran as the sole bartender.

Years passed as Tifa fought alongside Avalanche, and she eventually was able to reconvene with Cloud. However, she noticed that he was acting strange, and vowed to keep an eye on him as he joined Avalanche as well. Together, they were able to destroy several of Midgar's Mako Reactors, only to find that the true threat to the planet was the resurrected Sephiroth.

Tifa became a key member in the main party that travelled the planet to stop Sephiroth from destroying the planet with Meteor, and also was the main driving force to Cloud rediscovering who he really is. With Cloud back to normal and Sephiroth defeated once more, she and him settled down in Midgar together. They agreed to take in Barret's daughter, Marlene, and also adopted a young orphan boy named Denzel.

Tifa and Cloud together ran Cloud's Delivery Service, until three years later when a horrible plague began to infest the planet known as Geostigma. Cloud, having been infected, secluded himself from his newfound family and caused Tifa endless frustration. After a long talk with him however, along with help from Aerith Gainsborough and Zack Fair from the Lifestream, Tifa was able to rejuvenate Cloud's fighting spirit. Sephiroth was defeated for good, allowing for Tifa, Cloud, Marlene and Denzel to continue their happy family life.

Codex Statistics

Key: Before Crisis/Crisis Core | Final Fantasy VII (Early Game) | Final Fantasy VII (Late Game) | Advent Children/Dirge of Cerberus

Tier: High 10-B | At least 9-A | High 3-A | At least High 3-A

Name: Tifa Lockhart

Origin: Final Fantasy VII

Sex: Female

Age: 15 years old (Before Crisis/Crisis Core), 20 years old (Final Fantasy VII), 22 years old (Advent Children), 23 years old (Dirge of Cerberus)

Classification: Martial Artist

Species: Human

Occupation: Mt. Nibel Guide (formerly), Seventh Heaven Bar hostess, Avalanche member

Status: Alive

Alignment: Chaotic Good (Tifa always does what she feels is right, though despite her strong moral dilemmas with it, she still inadvertently causes destruction through Avalanche. She joins the party mainly to help out Cloud Strife, more than her will to stop Sephiroth. When Cloud was put into a wheelchair, she almost immediately decided to stay and help him rather than focus on saving the planet. Regardless, she will still do what is right and put her life on the line)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Above Average Human level (Was trained in martial arts by Zangan, who claims she will be a powerful fighter in the future. However, she was still unable to defend herself against standard enemies at this time) | At least Room level+ (Fights alongside Cloud Strife, who had Jenova rewrote his physicality into what he envisioned of a SOLDIER 1st Class, and thus is comparable to standard Summons which are fought as regular training programs in the Shinra Combat Simulator, such as Bahamut, whose Megaflare is this powerful) | Multi Supercluster level (Can fight Sephiroth, who can create a dimension containing starry skies and multiple galaxies. He is also consistently stated to be the strongest character in the series, placing him above Bahamut Fury, who can also create a dimension with a starry sky, and Knights of the Round, which can destroy its own dimension containing a galaxy cluster) | At least Multi Supercluster level (Stronger than before. Could contend with and even surpass Loz, who is comparable to his brother Kadaj, who is stated to be just as strong as Sephiroth during the original game)

Durability: Above Average Human level | At least Room level+ | Multi Supercluster level | At least Multi Supercluster level

Striking Strength: Above Average Human Class | At least Room Class+ | Multi Supercluster Class | At least Multi Supercluster Class

Lifting Strength: Athletic Human | Class 25 (Tifa is constantly shown able to lift enemies during gameplay, and thus should be comparable to Barret Wallace, who could catch and lift a falling boulder, and push a minecart with enough strength to destroy a boulder) | Class 25 | Class 25

Travel Speed: Athletic Human (Should be just as fast as her older self) | Athletic Human (Comparable to Cloud Strife, who can run at similar speeds to a Chocobo; Chocobo are said in the Dissidia Final Fantasy Museum to run at 20 mph) | Athletic Human | Athletic Human

Combat Speed: Athletic Human | At least Massively Hypersonic+ | Faster Than Light | At least Faster Than Light

Reaction Speed: Athletic Human | At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Can dodge the lasers from Shinra security system) | Faster Than Light (Could keep up with and defeat Sephiroth; Sephiroth knew Super Nova at the time of their fight, meaning he could react to the comet of his Super Nova) | At least Faster Than Light (Should be faster than before)

Stamina: Superhuman (Was able to go on several Avalanche bombing missions consecutively without much rest, fighting off dozens of Shinra soldiers and combat machines along the way, without much rest. She later participated in the long mission against Sephiroth with the rest of Cloud Strife's party, fighting incredibly powerful monsters and only requiring rest to restore health and magic)

Range: Standard Melee, Far Higher with Materia

Intelligence: Genius (Tifa is a trained martial artist, having been taught by Zangan for several years. This training has led for her to be able to compete with fighters who have comparable, if not much more experience than her, such as Sephiroth and the Turks, who each have been expertly trained for years)

Key: Pre-Destiny's Crossroads | Post-Destiny's Crossroads

Tier: At least 9-A | 2-C

Name: Tifa Lockhart

Origin: Final Fantasy VII Remake

Sex: Female

Age: 20 years old

Classification: Martial Artist, Seventh Heaven Bar Hostess, Avalanche Member, Mt. Nibel Guide (formerly)

Alignment: Chaotic Good

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Room level+ | Universe level (Could completely destroy the Whisper Harbinger, which is connected to all of time and space, and the destruction of which was seen across all of time. Was later able to contend with Sephiroth, with Sephiroth being stronger than ever before after absorbing the Whispers)

Durability: At least Room level+ | Universe level

Striking Strength: At least Room Class+ | Universal Class

Lifting Strength: Class 25 | Class 25

Travel Speed: Athletic Human | Athletic Human

Combat Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic+ | Extra-Temporal

Reaction Speed: At least Massively Hypersonic+ (Could dodge the lasers from the Shinra security system) | Extra-Temporal (Could keep up with the Whisper Harbinger and Sephiroth after he absorbed the Whispers, who are connected to all of time and space)

Stamina: Superhuman

Range: Standard Melee, Far Higher with Materia

Intelligence: Genius

Powers and Techniques

Spirit Energy Physiology, which includes: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Blessed (Everyone born into the world is blessed with Spirit Energy), Sheer Will (Willpower alone can be enough to fight off Mako poisoning, and the will of Jenova. Those with a strong enough will can retain their sense of self after dying and returning to the Lifestream), Memory Manipulation, Energy Manipulation, Rage Power, & Aura (Limit Breaks are born of memories, are comprised of Spirit Energy, and are unleashed when the user's anger is pushed to the limit. They give off an aura when used), Non-Standard Interaction (Characters can interact with the souls of the Gi Tribe), Regeneration Negation (Mid-High; Jenova can regenerate itself fully so long as its cells remain, as Cloud Strife participates in Jenova's Reunion despite only containing her cells. Despite this, pieces of Jenova defeated by the heroes were unable to enact the Reunion), Immortality Negation (Type 3; Can completely kill pieces of Jenova, preventing them from regenerating), Accelerated Development (When Sephiroth fought the party far earlier than he was supposed to, the main characters could still contend with him, even after Sephiroth absorbed the Whispers and became stronger than he had ever been)

Spirit Energy Physiology, which grants Resistance to: Mind Manipulation & Soul Manipulation (Those with high willpower can resist succumbing to Jenova's will, which passively takes over one's mind and eats away at the soul, and can prevent their mind from shattering), Poison Manipulation (High willpower can prevent the toxicosis that comes with the exposure to Jenova Cells), Power Mimicry & Power Absorption (Limit Breaks cannot be copied by others. Only Zack Fair can copy Limit Breaks, though he is noted to be the only exception to this), Corruption (Types 1 & 2; Several main characters have been exposed to high amounts of Mako energy, and never became Makonoid monsters), Biological Deconstruction & Soul Manipulation (Main characters have fallen into the Lifestream and returned unscathed, without being forcefully diffused or dissolved into it, or having their spirit be eroded and dissipated), Heat Manipulation & Radiation Manipulation (Can withstand Super Nova without any negative effects of heat or radiation), Limited Disease Manipulation (Those with a will to live are unaffected by Geostigma, which infects those with a weak will)

Berserk Mode (Paired with Mystify Materia it inflicts Berserk).


Resistance to Petrification & Time Stop (Paired with Contain Materia, grants resistance to Petrify and Stop).
Resistance to Death Manipulation (Paired with Destruct and Odin Materia, grants resistance to Instant Death).
Resistance to Magic Negation & Sleep Manipulation (Paired with Seal Materia, grants resistance to Silence and Sleep).

Resistance to Size Manipulation & Transmutation (Paired with Transform Materia, grants resistance to Small and Frog)

Healing (Potions, Hi-Potions, and X-Potions all restore Cloud’s health. Ethers and Turbo Ethers restore magic power), Resurrection (Phoenix Down fully restores fallen party members when they are defeated).


Resistance to Status Effect Inducement (Remedy, Elixir, and Megalixir prevents negative status effects)

Equipment


  • Leather Glove: Tifa's default knuckles are a set of standard leather gloves, which she's held since her time as a student of Zangan. These leather gloves have very minimal stats, and only contain one available Materia slot. Like most of Tifa's knuckles, these gloves grant her an increased critical hit ratio.
  • Leather Glove

    Leather Glove

  • Metal Knuckle: A stronger pair of gloves, outfitted with metal pieces on the knuckles in order to strengthen Tifa's punches. These knuckles come with two Materia slots as opposed to one, and were purchased by Tifa in Wall Market.
  • Metal Knuckle

    Metal Knuckle

  • Mythril Claw: A set of gloves with four distinct claws protruding from the knuckles, making for an extremely devastating punch. Along with having added claws, these gloves also come with three Materia slots. Tifa purchased these Mythril Claws in Kalm.
  • Mythril Claw

    Mythril Claw

  • Grand Glove: Made of a hard, dark-colored metal, the Grand Glove is far stronger than Tifa's previous weapons, and was obtained through stealing them from Madouge enemies. The Grand Glove comes with four Materia slots.
  • Grand Glove

    Grand Glove

  • Tiger Fang: A pair of gloves coming equipped with four, dark-red tiger fangs protruding from the knuckles. These knuckles come with four Materia slots, and were purchased by Tifa at Cosmo Canyon.
  • Tiger Fang

    Tiger Fang

  • Diamond Knuckle: A pair of metal gloves, decorated with diamonds at the knuckles, which proves for an extremely powerful punch. These knuckles come not only with a more powerful attack, but also five Materia slots. Tifa purchased them in Wutai Village.
  • Diamond Knuckle

    Diamond Knuckle

  • Dragon Claw: Gloves with claws protruding from the knuckles, though this time the claws are those of dragons. Not only are the Dragon Claws more powerful than any weapon before, but they also come with six Materia slots. Tifa purchased them at Icicle Inn.
  • Dragon Claw

    Dragon Claw

  • Crystal Gloves: A pair gloves made purely out of a deep blue crystal. These gloves also have six Materia slots, but are more powerful than the Dragon Claw. Tifa purchased these in Mideel.
  • Crystal Glove

    Crystal Glove

  • Motor Drive: These pairs of gloves are made of metal and have attached two motor engines to power-up Tifa's punches more than ever before. It has decent stats and only three Materia slots, but grants double Ability Point growth, meaning that she learns new techniques much quicker. Tifa found these in the Villa Cloud basement at Costa del Sol.
  • Motor Drive

    Motor Drive

  • Platinum Fist: A dense metallic glove made purely of platinum, allowing for extremely powerful blunt punches. It only has moderate stats and four Materia slots, though each slot contains double Ability Point growth. Unlike her other gloves, these ones do not grant an increased critical hit ratio. Tifa found these gloves in Nibelheim.
  • Platinum Fist

    Platinum Fist

  • Kaiser Knuckle: Black gloves embellished with a gold pattern on the knuckles. These knuckles are not only powerful, but come with eight whole Materia slots, which is more than any of her weapons other than her ultimate weapon. Tifa found these in a treasure chest in Whirlwind Cave.
  • Kaiser Knuckle

    Kaiser Knuckle

  • Work Glove: A fairly standard glove designed for work, which exists as a joke weapon for Tifa. These gloves have a very high attack stat and increase Tifa's critical hit ratio far higher than the other knuckles, but has absolutely no Materia slots. Therefore, this pair of gloves acts as a double-edged sword. Tifa found these gloves in the Temple of the Ancients.
  • Work Glove

    Work Glove

  • Powersoul: A pair of metallic green gloves. Although the Powersoul has incredibly low stats, it makes up for it with a unique ability. When Tifa's health is critically low, her attacking power is doubled. These gloves have four Materia slots, each granting double Ability Point growth. Tifa found these in Mt. Nibel.
  • Powersoul

    Powersoul

  • Master Fist: A pair of purple metallic gloves with a red jewel in the center, and two turbo engines strapped on the back to bolster Tifa's punches. It appears to have low stats at first, but has a special ability. When Tifa is inflicted by a negative status effect, her power is either doubled or tripled. This weapon has six Materia slots, and was found in the Shinra building.
  • Master Fist

    Master Fist

  • God's Hand: Very similar to the Master Fist in appearance, but colored red and gold. This is Tifa's second strongest weapon, and grants her perfect accuracy for her attacks. It has four Materia slots, and was found after defeating Carry Armor in the Junon Underwater Reactor.
  • God's Hand

    God's Hand

  • Premium Heart: Tifa's ultimate, most powerful weapon. It has the highest stats of all of her equipment, and has eight whole Materia slots. It also has a unique ability where it deals more damage depending on how filled Tifa's Limit Gauge is. Tifa found this ultimate weapon on her return-trip to Midgar.
  • Premium Heart

    Premium Heart


  • Summon: Small red orbs of crystalized Mako energy that can be used to call upon legendary, gargantuan beasts from the distant past, to fight alongside him. This includes giant flaming behemoths like Ifrit, to huge dragons like Bahamut.
  • Summon

    Summon

  • Magic: Small green orbs of crystalized Mako energy that can be used to enable the use of magic spells, oftentimes being elemental in nature, such as Fire/Fira/Firaga which attacks with flames.
  • Magic

    Magic

  • Command: Small yellow orbs of crystalized Mako energy that can be used to enable the use of extra commands in battle, such as the ability to throw items or steal items from enemies.
  • Command

    Command

  • Support: Small blue orbs of crystalized Mako energy that have the primary purpose of being linked to other Materia, in order to enhance their effects.
  • Support

    Support

  • Independent: Small purple orbs of crystalized Mako energy that increase the stats of the user, or give them auto-abilities such as Cover.
  • Independent

    Independent


  • Potion: Restores a small amount of health.
  • Potion

    Potion

  • Hi-Potion: Restores a large amount of health.
  • Hi-Potion

    Hi-Potion

  • X-Potion: Restores all health.
  • X-Potion

    X-Potion

  • Ether: Restores a small amount of magic power.
  • Ether

    Ether

  • Turbo Ether: Restores all magic power.
  • Turbo Ether

    Turbo Ether

  • Elixir: Restores all health and magic power.
  • Elixir

    Elixir

  • Megalixir: Restores all health and magic power of the entire party.
  • Megalixir

    Megalixir

  • Remedy: Cures all abnormal status effects, including Sleep, Poison, Sadness, Fury, Confusion, Silence, Frog, Mini, Slow, Petrify, Berserk, Paralysis, and Darkness.
  • Remedy

    Remedy

  • Phoenix Down: Resurrects one party member from death.
  • Phoenix Down

    Phoenix Down

Notable Techniques


  • Beat Rush: Tifa charges at an enemy, and unleashes a flurry of powerful punches and kicks on them.
  • Somersault: Tifa plants her foot on the opponent, before flipping backwards and kicking them upside the head during her backflip.
  • Waterkick: A powerful sweep kick attack, which has Tifa give off a wave of water with the kick.
  • Meteodrive: Tifa lifts up the enemy, and then suplexes them, resulting in an explosion as they crash into the ground.
  • Dolphin Blow: After upper-cutting the opponent with a powerful strike, Tifa summons a dolphin that flies up from the ground and strikes them as well.
  • Meteor Strike: Tifa and the opponent rocket up into the air, after which she grabs ahold of them and throws them at incredible speed down to the ground, much like a meteor.
  • Final Heaven: Tifa's final, most powerful Limit Break. Tifa rushes up to the enemy, charging a ton of energy in her fist, before punching straight through them. This creates a huge explosion of light, resulting in massive damage.

Other

Weaknesses: Tifa is extremely apprehensive when it comes to confronting personal issues, such as when she held the truth of Cloud Strife's past from him.

Battle Records

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