Game Information | Poll Results (May 2003)

Mid 2003, another small poll was held on the Final Fantasy VII Citadel, to find out the fans' feelings on various aspects of the game, as well as see how opinions had changed since the 2000 poll. As the results show, opinions of the game and characters have changed greatly.

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Favorite Final Fantasy VII Hero

Character Cloud Strife Vincent Val Aeris Gains. Cid Highwind Red XIII Cait Sith Yuffie Kisaragi Barret Wallace Tifa Lockheart Zack Jessie Ester Votes 31 18 13 9 6 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 Percentage 30% 17% 12% 8% 5% 3% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% Last poll 31% 14% 15% 9% 7% 2% 3% 2% 11% 1% 1% 1%

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Well, again Cloud Strife takes the lead as post popular FFVII Hero, but the rest is a little jumbled from the previous year. Most interesting is the apparent "fall" of Tifa Lockheart, previously gaining 11% of the vote, she has now fallen down to only 1%. Aeris is again popular, and Vincent Valentine has made his way up to the second position in our poll. Other characters with less than 1% vote were Dio, Mr Dolphin, and Chocobos.

Favorite Final Fantasy VII Villain

Character Sephiroth President Rufus Professor Hojo Reno Jenova Tseng Don Corneo The Weapons Elena Heidegger E. Weapon Dyne Votes 48 13 10 4 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 Percentage 53% 14% 11% 4% 4% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% Last Poll 62% 9% 3% 11% N/A 4% N/A 1% 1% 1% 1% N/A

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Again, Sephiroth is the winner, with a the majority of the votes by far. This year however, sees some new additions to the top "villains" of Final Fantasy VII. Jenova, Dyne and Don Corneo making an apprearance on the list, with Palmer diappearing entirely, and Heidegger losing a fair bit of ground.

Most Attractive Final Fantasy VII Male

Character Sephiroth Reno Vincent Val. President Rufus Cloud Strife Palmer Cid Highwind Red XIII Barrett Wallace Tseng Heidegger Zack Wedge Votes 14 8 7 7 5 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 Percentage 26% 15% 13% 13% 9% 5% 3% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% Last Poll 20% 3% 10% 6% 39% 1% 4% 1% 2% 1% N/A N/A N/A

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In a dramatic change from the previous poll, Sephiroth has taken the lead in the "most attractive" poll. Cloud is down to the fifth place, after having taken the lead the previous poll. Our lovable red-headed Turk, Reno, also did well in this year's poll.

Newcomers to this poll were Heidegger (er... okay....), Zack, and Wedge.

Most Attractive Final Fantasy VII Female

Character Tifa Lockheart Aeris Gainsb. Yuffie Kisaragi Jessie Lucrecia Ester Votes 52 22 6 4 2 2 Percentage 58% 24% 6% 4% 2% 2% Last Poll 54% 38% 5% 2% N/A N/A

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Again, Tifa Lockheart takes the top position in the FFVII popularity stakes, with the results between herself and flower girl Aeris Gainsborough similar to the previous poll. This poll also saw the entry of Lucrecia and Ester to the race, with Scarlet "kicked to the curb", recieving no votes at all.

Most Annoying Final Fantasy VII Character

Character Cait Sith Yuffie Kisaragi Scarlet Heidegger Don Corneo Palmer None Aeris Gainsb. Tifa Lockheart Joe Sephiroth Elena Cloud Strife Barrett Wallace Votes 30 17 7 6 6 5 4 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 Percentage 33% 19% 7% 6% 6% 5% 4% 4% 3% 3% 1% 1% 1% 1% Last Poll 25% 49% 1% 1% 1% 4% N/A 8% 1% 1% 2% 1% N/A N/A

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Again this year, both Yuffie and Cait Sith were voted "most annoying", but this time with a twist. Cait Sith beat Yuffie to take the title this time around. Perhaps people have become more forgiving of our little Ninja?
Scarlet and Heidegger also rated highly, and Cloud and Barrett also reached the ranks of "most annoying" for the first time. Others voted that there were no annoying characters.

Most Compatible Character with Cloud

Character Tifa Lockheart Aeris Gainsb. Sephiroth Barrett Wallace Yuffie Kisaragi Jesse Zack Johnny Nobody Chocobo Votes 40 29 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 Percentage 48% 34% 3% 3% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% Last Poll 40% 54% 1% 1% 4% N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

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Another change from previous poll results here, with Tifa voted most compatible with Cloud. Voting was closer this year between Aeris and Tifa, with the majority now choosing the bartender over the flower girl.

As with the previous poll, Barrett and Sephiroth made an appearance. Most amusing was the vote for "chocobo". The voter stated that this was because they both had the same taste in spikey blonde hairdos.

Most Impressive Element of Final Fantasy VII

Element All Plot Music + Sound Battle + Magic Lifespan Characters Votes 58 10 7 5 4 3 Percentage 69% 10% 7% 5% 4% 3% Last Poll 56% 27% 2% 4% 4% N/A

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Again, the majority of players enjoyed all aspects of Final Fantasy VII. Coming in second place from "All" was the plot, as with previous polls. Even after all this time, the game is still obviously considered to be excellent.

Most Disappointing Element of Final Fantasy VII

Element The plot holes The ending Too short Aeris Death Graphics + FMV Easiness Pace Backstory Music + Sound Votes 35 13 13 9 4 4 3 2 1 Percentage 43% 15% 15% 11% 5% 5% 3% 2% 1% Last Poll 9% 15% 1% 50% 3% 2% 1% N/A 4%

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A lot of changes from the previous poll here. This year, most the voters were disappointed with the plot holes in the story, and the confusion with the ending, which left more questions to be answered. Aeris' Death was down significantly from previous polls, suggesting that the sad event is reaching a level of acceptance among FFVII fans. Other voters would have liked to see more backstory or "history" put into the game's plot.

Should Aeris be Resurrected?

Answer No Yes Votes 73 20 Percentage 78% 21% Last Poll 28% 72%

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This was the most dramatic change in voting in the 2003 vote -- the results of this question were reversed from previous years.

In what could be described as a landslide, "No" voters won the day. Many no voters claim that while Aeris death is sad, it adds a level of depth and poignancy to the game, and by resurrecting her, the entire game experience would be "cheapened".

A number of outspoken "yes" voters disputed this, but at the end of the day were vastly outnumbered.