In this clip, we have Leila Malcal, a kind person who doesn’t like violence and sees it as a last resort; who loves her friends and wishes to protect them, willing to sacrifice anything, even her own life, to do so; and has special powers (that stayed dormant until she activated it).
And she is voiced by Maaya Sakamoto (Aerith’s Japanese VA).
And then we have Akito Hyuga, a soldier with a cold and calm demeanor, may be mentally unstable, as he is shown to enjoy battle to the point of blood lust, but has a softer persona and care for his comrades.
Not gonna lie, they remind me of someone.
I’m talking about pre-Nibelheim!Sephiroth, not the current one.
Also, Akito didn’t venture on the dark path unlike Sephiroth. At the end, he and Leila end up together.
As I watched it again, I noticed some similarities between the characters. Or maybe I’m just being delulu. 🤷