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.

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.

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.

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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.”

In different information, FIFA 23 gamers have simply uncovered a sequence of easter eggs that includes Hollywood legends/Wrexham AFC homeowners Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney.



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