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#REDIRECT [[Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series#Rufus Shinra]]
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{{nihongo|'''Rufus Shinra'''|ルーファウス神羅|Rūfausu Shinra}} is a [[non-player character]] in [[Square Co., Ltd.|Square]]'s (Now [[Square-Enix]]) [[computer role-playing game|RPG]] [[Final Fantasy VII]]. His appearance is marked by neatly-groomed blonde hair, blue eyes and a white three-piece suit with a distinctive double-breasted jacket. At the beginning of the game he is the Vice-President of the [[Shinra|Shinra Electric Power Company]], a monopoly corporation and "[[de facto]]" world government. After his father's death, he becomes the president of the company. In [[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children|Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]], a [[Computer-generated imagery|CGI]] [[movie|film]] set two years after the end of the original game, Rufus reappears to the surprise of many as he appeared to be killed during the Diamond WEAPON attack on Midgar. He is voiced by [[Toru Ohkawa]] in the original Japanese film and [[Wally Wingert]] in the English dub.


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==Personality==
In ''Final Fantasy VII'', Rufus is depicted as callous, cold-hearted and ruthless. <ref name="ruthless">'''Barret:''' Execution!? What're ya gonna get by executin' us? / '''Rufus:''' You are to be executed for causing this situation. People are ignorant. They'll feel better as long as someone is punished. / '''Barret:''' I take back what little praise I had for this damn jackass! / '''Rufus:''' Well, enjoy your last moments together. ''(Final Fantasy VII)''</ref>His views on how [[Shinra]] should conduct its rule over the world — through fear and intimidation rather than money — were considered dangerous by his father, and great care was taken to prevent them from influencing the company's inner workings. <ref name="father">{{Cite book | year=2005 | editor=Studio BentStuff | title=Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω | pages=56, 58 | language=Japanese | publisher=Square-Enix | id=ISBN 4-7575-1520-0}}</ref><ref name="father2">'''Rufus:''' ...Old man tried to control the world with money. It seems to have been working. The population thought that Shinra would protect them. Work at Shinra, get your pay. If a terrorist attacks, the Shinra army will help you. It looks perfect on the outside. But, I do things differently. I'll control the world with fear. It takes too much to do it like my old man. (''Final Fantasy VII'')</ref>But by Advent Children it seems Rufus has reformed and is dedicated to helping the regeneration of the planet. He appears to enjoy subterfuge as much as he finds it useful, with his concealment of Jenova's head and use of deception in an attempt to overthrow his father. <ref name="fun">'''Kadaj:''' Please, sir, is that your excuse for going after mother yourself? You don't seem all that sorry. / '''Rufus:''' Sorry? Why, I've never had this much fun. ''(Final Fantasy VII Advent Children)''</ref>


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==''Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII''==
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[[Image:FF7BC_Trailer.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Rufus as he appears in ''[[Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII|Before Crisis]]'']]
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Appearing infrequently in ''[[Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII]]'', Rufus is secretively supplying funding and information to [[AVALANCHE]] as an "anonymous benefactor," while suggesting to the Turks that there may be a leak in the company. He intended to use AVALANCHE to kill his father so that he could become President of the Shinra Company. The plan failed, though Rufus continued scheming.
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Rufus is in attendance in Rocket Town during the first attempt to launch a rocket into space. It is here that Rufus and the President argue about Shinra's direction causing serious tension within the company.

==''Final Fantasy VII''==
[[image:rufusgame.jpg|thumb|left|120px|Rufus as he appears in Final Fantasy VII]]
Rufus' role in ''Final Fantasy VII'' is mainly that of serving as a frequent antagonist for the heroes (the new AVALANCHE group), while simultaneously attempting to undermine the plans of the game's main villain, [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)|Sephiroth]]. When news of his father's death reached him, Rufus arrived at Shinra headquarters via helicopter, and greets [[Cloud Strife]] and his companions. While there, he quickly delivers his opening address as the new president, making it known that — with his father dead — he intended for the company to adopt his own philosophy. After a brief battle with Cloud, Rufus escapes, taking up pursuit of Sephiroth in the hopes of discovering the [[Cetra]]'s fabled "Promised Land" first.<ref name="pursuit">{{Cite book | year=2005 | editor=Studio BentStuff | title=Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω | pages=58 | language=Japanese | publisher=Square-Enix | id=ISBN 4-7575-1520-0}}</ref>

Throughout the game, Rufus dispatches [[Turks (Final Fantasy VII)|the Turks]] to carry out various missions, including intercepting AVALANCHE's movements and guarding various operations. In the latter half of the game, Rufus ironically took up the role of defending the Planet's people from fear and chaos by attempting to destroy Sephiroth's Meteor spell and the Planet's own self-defence mechanism, [[Weapon (Final Fantasy)#Final Fantasy VII|the WEAPONs]], which had gone on a rampage. One of these guardians (Diamond WEAPON) later appeared from beneath the sea and approached [[Midgar]]. Though the WEAPON was unable to reach the city due to the interference of AVALANCHE it fired many energy blasts toward Midgar in the seconds before its demise. The [[Shinra#Sister Ray|Sister Ray]] fired a shot to destroy the barrier over the Northern Crater and it went straight through the Diamond WEAPON; several of the shots fired hit the Shinra building. Among those areas struck were Rufus' office on the 70th floor from where he was watching the proceedings. As far as the public and the Shinra Board of Directors<ref name="Rufus is Dead">'''Heidegger''' The President is dead! Now I'm doing things my way! Ghaa haah hah hah!''(Final Fantasy VII)''</ref> knew at the time, Rufus was dead.

==''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''==
[[Image:Rufus02_3.jpg|thumb|160px|right|Rufus as he appears in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children|Advent Children]]'']]Rufus soon made his presence known in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children]]'' when he summoned Cloud to act as a bodyguard. Cloud was shocked that Rufus was still alive but was not interested in how he survived the WEAPON’s attack on Midgar. Rufus became one of many to have contracted the fatal illness known as "[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children#Geostigma|Geostigma]]". Rufus claims that he has reformed and is seeking the restoration of the world since it was his company that so greatly contributed to its decay. However, as revealed by [[Turks (Final Fantasy VII)#Reno|Reno]] of the Turks, this plan also involved the reconstruction of the [[Shinra]] Company. Cloud, already hesitant to help Rufus, rejects him outright upon this “revelation"<ref name="Reno's revalation">'''Rufus Shinra''': Why? Did Kadaj say something to you? No surprise. There are plenty of kids who miss their mothers; that's the world we live in. I hear there are orphans living with you. Think about it: don't you want to put smiles back on their faces? All we want in the end is to rebuild our world, Cloud. '''Cloud:''' But I... '''Reno:''' Come on, Cloud, think about it. Together we could rebuild [[Shin-Ra]]!/</ref> Later, [[Kadaj]] approaches him personally, telling Rufus that he doesn't like it when people lie to him. Rufus then accompanies [[Kadaj]] to [[Edge]], and in a shock move reveals that he had the remains of [[Jenova]] with him all along.

Rufus spends most of the film seemingly confined to a wheelchair due to the energy draining effects of [[Geostigma]] and perhaps his injuries sustained in the [[Diamond WEAPON]] attack on [[Midgar]]. However Rufus later proves to be far more resilient than he was letting on. He is able to walk, and the wheelchair was only part of his performance. However, it also served other practical uses. Rufus did suffer from Geostigma, thus he would be weak and he could also use the chair to conceal Jenova’s head from Kadaj.<ref name="wheelchair">'''[[Kazushige Nojima]]:''' The wheelchair he's in is actually part of his ruse, but on the other hand he did sustain a lot of injuries in the game, so he's not exactly in perfect shape. {{Cite book | year=2006 | title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children -Reunion Files- | language=Japanese | publisher=Square-Enix}}</ref>. Rufus also spends most of the film cloaked with a white sheet ostensibly to hide the effects of his condition from others. In truth, however, the sheet was being used to conceal the box containing [[Jenova]]'s remains.

In a defiant speech addressed to Kadaj, it is revealed that Rufus is sincere in his reformation, having learned of [[Materia#The Lifestream|the Lifestream]] and acknowledged its authority over the Planet.<ref name="reformation">'''Rufus Shinra''' The nightmare returns... the Lifestream courses through our planet back and forth across the boarders of life and death. If that cycle is the very truth of life then history, too, will inevatibly repeat itself. So go on, bring your [[Jenova]]s and your [[Sephiroth]]s. It won't matter. We'll do as life dictates and stop you every single time.''(Final Fantasy VII Advent Children)''</ref>

After a brief showdown with [[Kadaj]], a spent Rufus is seen resting in his wheelchair once more, and is cured of [[Geostigma]] by Great Gospel, a cleansing rain sent by the spirit of [[Aerith Gainsborough]].

==''Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII''==
[[Image:DoC_Opening.jpg|thumb|200px|right|Rufus' cameo in the opening of ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII|Dirge of Cerberus]]''.]]
In the opening flashback of ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]]'', we learned that after evading death, an unconscious Rufus was carried into an ambulance by rescue workers after Diamond Weapon's attack on [[Midgar]].

As well, [[Vincent Valentine]] inquires to Reeve Tuesti as to the [[World Regenesis Organization]]'s wealthy benefactor. Reeve honestly states that he doesn't know who the person is or care what their motives are, as long as he or she continues to cut the checks. When probed further, Reeve conjectures that whoever is funding the [[WRO]] is someone who feels "a debt to the planet," a near word-for-word quote of one of Rufus' lines from [[Advent Children]],<ref name="debt">'''Rufus Shinra''' I acknowledge that Shinra owes the planet a lot. It goes without saying that my company and I are the ones who put the world in the sorry state it’s in. Therefore, it’s our responsibility to set things right. ''(Final Fantasy VII Advent Children)''</ref> leading players to believe that not only was Rufus truly reformed in [[Advent Children]], he is actively working to undo the damage done to the planet.



==References==
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==See also==
*[[Shinra]]
*[[Turks (Final Fantasy VII)|The Turks]]
*[[Midgar]]

==External links==
*[http://faqs.ign.com/articles/698/698416p1.html ''Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω Translations FAQ''] - Translations from the ''Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω''

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