Skilled wrestler Kenny Omega took to the ring earlier this week (January 4) dressed as Remaining Fantasy 7 villain Sephiroth.
Omega was participating in New Japan Professional Wrestling’s Pay-per-view occasion Wrestle Kingdom 17 when he took to the stage sporting a game-accurate Sephiroth costume.
The doorway was additionally soundtracked by Remaining Fantasy 7’s finish boss theme ‘One Winged Angel’, composed by Nobuo Uematsu. Test it out beneath.
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Omega went on to defeat Will Opsrey and claimed the IWGP US Championship belt.
“Yesterday at #njwk17 we desperately raced in direction of the identical purpose and had been keen to interrupt our our bodies for it. That sort of ardour I can respect,” Omega said following the match.
This wasn’t Omega’s first foray in combining skilled wrestling with gaming although. His ending transfer is the Remaining Fantasy 7-inspired One Winged Angel whereas his signature transfer is the V-Trigger, which pays homage to the combating approach present in Avenue Fighter 5.
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The primary a part of the Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake was launched in 2020 with the second chapter, Rebirth, set for launch later this yr. The sequence shall be concluded with an as-of-yet unnamed title.
Sq. Enix lately revealed that it didn’t initially announce what number of video games the Remaining Fantasy 7 Remake sequence would cowl, as a result of they didn’t know themselves. It was additionally confirmed that the sequence received’t be expanded past a trilogy of video games, nor will something from the unique sport be omitted.
A remaster of Remaining Fantasy 7 prequel Disaster Core was additionally launched late final yr. In a four-star overview, NME wrote: “Disaster Core: Remaining Fantasy 7 Reunion is a trustworthy, thrilling remaster that celebrates one in every of Sq. Enix’s best tales. Although some clunky stage design suggests Sq. Enix’s remaster has been true to a fault, a beautiful visible improve – mixed with a gripping story of disillusionment and what it means to be a hero – makes this an important play for Remaining Fantasy followers.”
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