Personality: Although very intelligent, Sephiroth would probably be classed psychologically as borderline psychotic with a god complex but he would never allow anyone close enough to obtain such an insight. He is cold, ruthless, vengeful and fiercely confident of his own abilities and skills; nothing can stop him and this is encouraged by his solid belief that he has evolved to be a higher being. This belief is demonstrated throughout OGC & in following canon (AC/C, OTWTAS Novella's) but it is specifically referred to in Advent Children when Sephiroth refers to sailing the cosmos as Jenova did; Jenova being a celestial being which arrived to the Planet the same way. Though most of the time, he generally appears as calm, collected and in complete control of himself. He has a great deal of pride about himself and his achievements and is egotistical to the point of megalomania. That being said, Sephiroth would be the one who would listen to what everyone else had to say if it helped further his own ends, take it all in to form his own opinion; never to be shared with anyone else unless he was already in a superior position to them. Sephiroth is professional in execution of his goals and efficient with his skills to the point of arrogance, and egotistical enough to love a challenge in which to show off his talents. He is not one to lie or cheat like your typical villain but will more likely use the truth, or some interpretation thereof, to his own advantage; as displayed when Cloud finally reaches the Northern Crater in OGC and Sephiroth reveals the truth about Nibelheim and Cloud's fake memories - using the same a tool to break his enemy.
He is quick to anger and often most resolutions to situations are dealt with violently. He works better on his own at tasks than in groups; preferring to trust himself first and foremost. He craves control over everything, be it his own actions, destiny or even the actions of others should they be in any way affecting his future or goals. He must never be kept in the dark and utterly detests being spoken down to, or in any other way made to feel inferior and he would easily react violently to make his feelings known in this regard. Betrayal also is a deal-breaker for him, having been handed the short end of the stick for most of his history (even if he can't remember much of the specifics) even the slightest suspicion that anyone may be blackmailing, lying to or otherwise using him to further something he didn't sign up for is a sure way to make an enemy.
Beneath his solid, smooth facade there are a lot of never-before-explored, or mostly forgotten emotions that usually manifest in fits of rage when he is faced with a situation that he hasn't had to deal with on an emotional level before. Either that or he will just ignore the problem completely and shut it out of his mind, classing it as irrelevant. That being said, Sephiroth can be a strong, dependable ally to anyone he considers to be on his side, but be warned - any genuine emotion of his can be extreme and therefore beyond what is comfortable for most people to accept. For example, compassion may come across as obsessive or over-protective at best; this is a partly head-canon assumption based on his complete-supplementation of Jenova as 'Mother', and his then-obsession of her prior to his merging within the Lifestream, in the absence of a real Mother.
[CANON] Sephiroth || Final Fantasy VII || reserve || 2 of ?
Although very intelligent, Sephiroth would probably be classed psychologically as borderline psychotic with a god complex but he would never allow anyone close enough to obtain such an insight. He is cold, ruthless, vengeful and fiercely confident of his own abilities and skills; nothing can stop him and this is encouraged by his solid belief that he has evolved to be a higher being. This belief is demonstrated throughout OGC & in following canon (AC/C, OTWTAS Novella's) but it is specifically referred to in Advent Children when Sephiroth refers to sailing the cosmos as Jenova did; Jenova being a celestial being which arrived to the Planet the same way. Though most of the time, he generally appears as calm, collected and in complete control of himself. He has a great deal of pride about himself and his achievements and is egotistical to the point of megalomania. That being said, Sephiroth would be the one who would listen to what everyone else had to say if it helped further his own ends, take it all in to form his own opinion; never to be shared with anyone else unless he was already in a superior position to them. Sephiroth is professional in execution of his goals and efficient with his skills to the point of arrogance, and egotistical enough to love a challenge in which to show off his talents. He is not one to lie or cheat like your typical villain but will more likely use the truth, or some interpretation thereof, to his own advantage; as displayed when Cloud finally reaches the Northern Crater in OGC and Sephiroth reveals the truth about Nibelheim and Cloud's fake memories - using the same a tool to break his enemy.
He is quick to anger and often most resolutions to situations are dealt with violently. He works better on his own at tasks than in groups; preferring to trust himself first and foremost. He craves control over everything, be it his own actions, destiny or even the actions of others should they be in any way affecting his future or goals. He must never be kept in the dark and utterly detests being spoken down to, or in any other way made to feel inferior and he would easily react violently to make his feelings known in this regard. Betrayal also is a deal-breaker for him, having been handed the short end of the stick for most of his history (even if he can't remember much of the specifics) even the slightest suspicion that anyone may be blackmailing, lying to or otherwise using him to further something he didn't sign up for is a sure way to make an enemy.
Beneath his solid, smooth facade there are a lot of never-before-explored, or mostly forgotten emotions that usually manifest in fits of rage when he is faced with a situation that he hasn't had to deal with on an emotional level before. Either that or he will just ignore the problem completely and shut it out of his mind, classing it as irrelevant. That being said, Sephiroth can be a strong, dependable ally to anyone he considers to be on his side, but be warned - any genuine emotion of his can be extreme and therefore beyond what is comfortable for most people to accept. For example, compassion may come across as obsessive or over-protective at best; this is a partly head-canon assumption based on his complete-supplementation of Jenova as 'Mother', and his then-obsession of her prior to his merging within the Lifestream, in the absence of a real Mother.