Summary

• Jenova, an alien with a destructive purpose, appears in various forms throughout Final Fantasy 7, influencing main characters and the story.
• Sephiroth's connection to Jenova is complex, as he takes over her will and uses her power to control those affected by her cells.
• Final Fantasy 7 Remake introduces a redesigned Jenova, showcasing a new boss form called 'Jenova Dreamweaver' in the game.

168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 7 is perhaps the most beloved RPG ever. With its launch in 1997, a whole host of fans delved into the sometimes confusing but always fascinating world. Perhaps one of the most emblematic elements of this is Jenova, one of the villains who is at once both a source of mystery and a stumbling 🐭block to Cloud and Co.

Jenova is a weird sort of science experiment that is entangled within the story of the main villain, Sephiroth. Now, with over 20 years of other titles separating us from the initial game, it's easy to forget just what Jenova was all about. Or maybe you never even knew. Either way, here are some facts you never knew about Jenova in Final Fantasy 7.

Updated March 5, 2024 by Jon Eakin: 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 7 Remake has had several years to settle in, with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth being the new kid on the block. One of the most fascinating things about the lore of Final Fantasy 7 is Jenova, but she gets lost in the shuffle sometimes when fans discuss the series. We thought this was the perfect time to give this list a Mako infusion, sprucing it up and bringing to your attention some of the lesser-known facts about one of the most misunderstood characters from the series.

15 ♔ Jenova Features in Other 🅰Games

She Gets Around

With Final Fantasy 7 generally considered to be the most popular and fan favorite of the series, it's no surprise that elements of the game appear in other titles as an Easter egg. Jenova is no different; appearing as a boss in the mobile title Final Fantasy Record Keeper, as well as having a server named after it in 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Final Fantasy 14.

Additionally, Jenova Chen, who is famed for creating the games Flower and Journey, said that Final Fantasy 7 is a massive inspiration for his work, so much so that he took his name from the game's character.

14 🍒 Jenova Is An Al🦹ien

Possibly Ancient, But Not An Ancient

When Professor Gast first discovered the body of Jenova, he mistook it for the race sometimes called 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the Ancients, also known as the Cetra,▨ but he was wrong☂. Jenova was actually responsible for wiping out most of the Cetra and devastating their civilization. Jenova was known among the Cetra as the "calamity from the skies".

That was a p🔴retty disastrous event, but, to their credit, they were able to seal Jenova in North Crater, the place where it first arrived, using a meteoroid as its spaceship. Additionally, Jenova is indeed true to its name, as its only purpose seems to be to destroy planets and then use the dead planet to find its next victim.

13 Shiva ๊Helped To Save The Plane♑t When Jenova First Arrived

Canonically Cooler Than Ifrit

Though it has long been known that it was the Cetra that finally managed to seal Jenova away, Final Fantasy 7 Remake has given fans more food for thought on the matter with a particular loading screen. The screen in question claims that Shiva "once sa๊ved the planet from certain destruction by staunching a great 🦩wound with a glacier."

While the Cetra may have sealed Jenova, the planet would have died without Shiva's intervention. This also explains why the Icicle Area, where Jenova originally landed, is completely frozen. In the original game, a taped conversation found at the Icicle Inn explains that the northernmost part of the planet never melts due to all the energy that is gathered there, healing the planet’s injury.

12 Jenov෴a Is Uniquely Suitable For Ending Planets

The Calamity From The Skies

Jenova's genetic makeup ensures that it can adapt to any planet that it lands on. It can take on the traits of any creature or being it finds to accomplish its destructive purpose. On the other end of things, it can insert its genes into any organism, turning them into violent monsters.

Using these two particular abilities, it was able to infiltrate the Cetra. After killing one of them, it took their place to escape detection until it was too late. Though by some miracle, the few remaining Cetra were able to band together to seal it. One more aspect of Jenova is that its cells, once separated, will attempt to gather together again regardless of whether they're in their own form or in a host. This is called the Reunion Theory by Hojo.

11 Jenova's Etymology And Gender

Not Even Human

Contrary to what you might believe based on what you see, Jenova isn't necessarily female. Being an alien from outer space, it's unknown if Jenova even has a gender. In the game, Jenova has a female presenting form, and Sephiroth does refer to it as his mother.

However, Ifalna, Aerith's mother, refers to Jenova as a 'he' or 'it' depending on which version of the game you are playing. This gives Jenova's gender a very uncertain nature and, considering it is an alien, gender might not even matter.

The name Jenova is a portman🌠teau, a blend of two diff🔯erent words; Jehova and Nova.

Jehova comes from the Hebrew word that refers to Jesus Christ. Nova comes from theܫ Latin adjective for new but could also refer to a terrestrial explosion, such ܫas a Supernova.

10 Soldier Are Humans With M💎odified Jenova Cells 🃏

Mako Baths Included

When Jenova was first discovered, it was believed to be a Cetra, so Shinra began experimenting with it. In their haste to find the promised land told of in the Cetra's legends, they began to fuse Jenova's cells with human subjects. The most famous example of this is Sephiroth, regarded as their most successful subject.

Sephiroth was created by injecting him with Jenova cells while he was still a fetus. Other subjects were merely treated with the cells and, as a result, turned superhuman. Not everyone who was subjected to Jenova's cells became a member of Soldier, but the most successful of them surely did.

9 Jenova Is Not Sephiroth's Mother

Mommy Issues

At different parts of the game, Sephiroth refers to Jenova as his mother. The reason behind this is Hojo, who lies to Sephiroth and tells him that Jenova is the name of his mother and that she died in childbirth. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sephiroth's real mother is Lucrecia Crescent, the same woman whom Vincent fell in love with. Through a series of strange decisions, Lucrecia ended up with Hojo, and she gave birth to Sephiroth, who was injected with Jenova's cells while still in the womb.

While Jenova is not Sephiroth's mother, it did have an impact on who he became. Jenova's cells gave him power and his belief that he was the son of Jenova, one of — if not the last — Cetra, warped his personality even further.

8 Jenova's Four Forms

A Versatile Queen

Throughout the original game, you fight Jenova four different times. The various forms are referred to as Jenova: Birth, Life, Death, and SYNTHESIS. The first three forms allude to the Buddhist belief of Saṃsāra, a cycle of life where the soul reincarnates to experience each state over and over. The Synthesis form is Jenova's final and possibly truest form, the one it would presumably use to destroy the planet and then move on to its next victim.

At one point in development, each form of Jenova was intended to be a different body part, and there would most likely have been more th♕an four forms. This is why Jenova: Birth is referred to as "the arm" by Cloud after their first boss encounter with Jenova.

7 Originally, Jenova Wasn't Going to be an Alien

More Like The X-Men

In very early planning stages, Jenova was not slated to be an extraterrestrial lifeform at all,♚ but instead a certain gene/element, or considered♕ as a particular region of the brain. The initial idea was that, in rare circumstances, people could be born with this gene already inside of them.

Additionally, the Jenova gene/element could be 'awakened' in people in an artificial way by exposing them to Mako energy. The name 'Jenova' was taken from an ancient Cetra book detailing the human brain. The early concept of Jenova being similar to a state of mind was instead recycled by Square Enix (Square, at the time) to be used in both 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Parasite Eve and Xenogears.

6 ꧋🗹 Inspiration For Jenova

More Theology Than You'd Expect

Jenova appears to be strongly influenced by the idea of Lurian Kabalā, a medieval Jewish Mysticism that is a variant of Gnosticism. Gnosticism believes that humansꦆ contain a spark of divinity within their bodies, which returns to the Absolute when they die. The Absolute appears to be a parallel of the Lifestream, as it is considered to be the source of all goodness, energy, and knowledge.

The Kabbalah, a branch of Gnosticism, believes the Absolute is a true god, whereas Gnostics view it as a false god, the demiurge. However, the demiurge believed he was a god as he was kept isolated from the truth by his mother, and set about crafting his own 'creations' as if he were a god, but nothing good ever came of his efforts. Instead, he corrupts the light, in the same way that Jenova corrupts the lifestream.