Barret Wallace

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Head of the underground resistance movement AVALANCHE, Barret depends on brute strength and his 'Gun-arm' to see him through...

Description

Barret Wallace is a playable character in Final Fantasy VII. He is the leader of an eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE, trying to prevent Shinra Electric Power Company from using Mako, the planet of Gaia's life source, as a form of energy. His seemingly benevolent cause of fighting for the Planet is a cover for his personal vendetta and anger, which he later must come to terms with. Despite his brash and sometimes violent attitude, Barret has a good heart, and is torn between fighting and caring for his daughter Marlene.

Profile

Appearance

In his original appearance, Barret is a heavy-set, muscular dark-skinned man with a dirty brown vest, green pants and large brown boots. His right arm was mangled in the loss of his hometown, and has been replaced with his weapon, the gun-arm, which lets him interchange various weapon attachments to it. Barret has several bands of metal around his waist and his remaining arm, and a tattoo on his left shoulder. His hair is cut similar to a hi-top fade and he has a thick beard and a dog-tag around his neck. He has three scars on his right cheek. This appearance has humorously been compared to actor Mr. T, a comparison also somewhat shown through Barret's character.

In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-, Barret's gun-arm has been replaced by a transforming steel hand that can turn into a large gun. His vest has been replaced by a puffier, off-white one and he wears a fish-net shirt, and retains the green pants. His hair is differently styled, and is now arranged in cornrows. Tetsuya Nomura has commented that Barret's character was redesigned largely due to the comparisons to Mr. T, and when instructing the animators on what Barret's gun-arm should be like, he told them to make "a big, over-the-top gun that transforms in a huge, over-the-top way." Barret's skull tattoo was altered from his original artwork in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children; originally a skull with wings, it was changed to a rounder skull with extending wisps.

Personality

Promotional image of Barret in his Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children outfit.

You gotta understand somethin'... I don't got an answer. I wanna be with Marlene... but I gotta fight. 'Cause if I don't...the planet's gonna die. So I'm gonna keep fightin'!

Barret in Final Fantasy VII

Barret is characterized early in Final Fantasy VII as a brash, gruff man with a short temper and a tendency to curse, although his mouth is not as bad as Cid Highwind's. He is prone to firing his gun-arm into the air in fits of rage catching the attention of everyone around him. Barret's rage is accompanied by a deeper, albeit rarely shown thoughtfulness. Barret later admits to Elmyra Gainsborough he wants to be with his daughter Marlene, but at the same time wants to save the Planet, the issue confusing him to the point he gives up trying to explain it.

Barret describes life with train metaphors, including one of his more well-known phrases, "there's no gettin' off this train we on 'till we reach the end of the line," which he adopted from Cloud during the train ride after their first successful AVALANCHE mission. Late in Final Fantasy VII, when Cloud and Tifa are absent, Barret first says he ought to be the leader, but then says he has come to realize he is not suitable, and elects Cid in his place.

In the novella On the Way to a Smile, Barret's character is examined on a deeper level, revealing his isolation due to viewing himself as a monster because of his gun-arm, and his search for a new meaning to his life after his vendetta with Shinra is settled and the company destroyed. Still guilty over the chaos AVALANCHE caused, particularly the death of the group's members under his leadership, Barret seeks both a normal life and a way to atone for his "minefield of mistakes" as the faction's leader.

Story

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Early Life

Barret grew up in the small, forested coal mining village of Corel. He was married to a woman named Myrna who suffered from an unspecified illness. Because of his wife's illness Barret decided to advocate co-operation with Shinra in building a Mako Reactor north of Corel. His childhood friend, Dyne, disagreed at first, but Barret convinced him to agree.

Template:Sideicon In Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-, the original, more violent incarnation of AVALANCHE has occupied the Corel on May 8, 0003. Barret helps the Turks sneak into the reactor to reclaim it. At the time he does not know the name of the enemy organization and ironically would later choose that title for his own insurgency group. Shinra destroys the reactor and Corel in retaliation, believing it was the people of Corel who helped AVALANCHE take the reactor. In the chaos Barret and Dyne return to the town and are gunned down by Shinra troops. Dyne falls off a cliff and Barret narrowly grabs his hand. Shinra executive Scarlet shoots their hands and Barret drops Dyne to his apparent doom.

In the aftermath, Barret found Dyne's daughter Marlene and took her to raise her as his own, believing Dyne had perished. He acquired a prosthetic gun-arm, which was made for him by Shalua Rui. Barret made his way to Cosmo Canyon and learned of AVALANCHE, becoming the leader of the organization's second incarnation, and went to Midgar to begin his campaign against Shinra.

AVALANCHE Leader

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Sometime in 0007 in Midgar, Barret leads the reformed AVALANCHE against Shinra, its members including Biggs, Wedge, Jessie and Tifa Lockhart. As part of an attack on Shinra, Barret agrees to hire Tifa's childhood friend, the mercenary Cloud Strife. With Cloud, they begin their largest operation yet on December 9th. The attack on the Sector 1 Reactor is successful, and although Cloud's fee is steep and Barret does not like him, the need for help and his skill convinces Barret to continue to keep him with the group. At the next reactor bombing, the group runs into President Shinra and Barret curses at him before the president flees on a helicopter. As the robot the president sends after the group explodes Cloud is separated from the others.

Tifa comes up with a plan to meet Don Corneo when they discover he is a Shinra informant. While Tifa and Cloud are gone, Shinra sends the Turks to destroy the pillar holding up the Sector 7 plate, crushing the slums beneath it where AVALANCHE's headquarters is located. Barret and AVALANCHE fight to stop them, and Wedge, Biggs, and Jessie are lost in the struggle with Barret the last one standing defending the pillar when Cloud and Tifa join him. Despite their efforts the pillar is destroyed and Barret, Cloud, and Tifa narrowly escape. Barret is enraged at the loss, but is consoled by Tifa's assurance that Aeris Gainsborough, a woman she and Cloud had met in the slums, took Marlene to safety before the plate fell.

Aeris was kidnapped by Shinra, and when Cloud resolves to rescue her Barret accompanies him to repay Aeris for saving Marlene. Barret meets Marlene at Elmyra Gainsborough's house and has a tearful reunion. Elmyra criticizes Barret for leaving his daughter alone when he goes off to fight Shinra, and Barret struggles explaining his reasons, rationalizing it that the Planet needs saving, especially for Marlene's sake. He leaves Marlene in Elmyra's care and asks the two to flee Midgar as the city is no longer a safe place.

Pursuit of Sephiroth

When the group arrives at the Shinra Headquarters Barret suggests barging in through the front door. They find Aeris in captivity of Professor Hojo, the head of Shinra's science department, who wants to interbreed her with and Red XIII, to "preserve their species," Aeris being a Cetra and Red XIII being of rare sentient leonine species. They are captured by the Turks with Barret imprisoned with Red XIII, during which time he gets to know him a little bit. During Sephiroth's attack on President Shinra, the group flees Midgar to Kalm. Cloud is elected the group's leader over Barret, and he grudgingly accepts.

In Kalm Cloud explains Sephiroth is a legendary SOLDIER who defected Shinra to exact revenge on mankind, and though thought perished appears to have returned. He tells his version of the Nibelheim Incident of five years ago when he and Sephiroth came to Nibelheim to inspect the Nibel Reactor and Sephiroth went mad upon learning of his origins from the Jenova Project and torched the town, Cloud and Tifa barely surviving the incident, although his story is continually interrupted by Barret who is asking for more details as Cloud's recollection is inconsistent.

After Kalm, the group continues to track Sephiroth and crosses the sea at Junon to Costa del Sol with Barret disguised as a sailor aboard the Shinra cargo ship where he spies upon Rufus Shinra, the company's new president. In Costa del Sol Barret is angered at the others' claim he looks "cute" in the sailor suit and should keep it as pajamas, but secretly retreats to the inn to look at himself in the bathroom mirror while wearing it.

The group eventually arrives at North Corel, a town built by the Corel survivors near the destroyed Mako Reactor's ruins. The townspeople vilify Barret and he explains his past to the group. Riding to the Gold Saucer, an amusement park built towering over the Corel ruins, Barret's frustrations increase and he runs off alone after Aeris tries to cheer him up, telling Cloud and the others not to forget they are after Sephiroth. Cloud and the others find many people gunned down at the Battle Arena, and a survivor says it was a man with a gun-arm.

Barret in an FMV.

Thrown into Corel Prison, Cloud and the others find Barret, further enraged and demanding to be allowed to settle his past alone. He allows them to accompany him as they confront the prison's leader, Dyne, who also has a gun-arm on his mangled hand. Traumatized by the loss of his family and home, Dyne wishes to destroy the world, and thus went to Gold Saucer to exact the massacre Barret and the others ended up being blamed for. When Barret tells Dyne Marlene survived, Dyne attacks him, saying he has to kill Marlene so his wife will not be lonely in the afterlife. Barret prevails, and Dyne, considering himself a lost cause, gives Barret and the others permission to leave the prison, then throws himself off a cliff to his death. The owner of Gold Saucer, Dio, learns of the event and allows the party to leave and gives them a buggy as an apology.

Barret continues to travel with the group, developing a profound respect for Cloud. It is even possible for the two to spend a date together at the Gold Saucer while there to look for the Keystone. During the date Cloud and Barret ride the gondola and Barret tries to pry which of the party's women Cloud is attracted to. The pair spots Cait Sith, the party's newest member, stealing the Keystone and handing it to the Turks. When they confront him Cait Sith revels he has Marlene captive, thus blackmailing the others to taking him along, greatly upsetting Barret.

After being manipulated by Sephiroth to relinquishing the Black Materia at the Temple of the Ancients, Cloud decides to quit the journey. Barret assures Cloud he is among friends and that he will look out for him, pushing him into going after Aeris who has gone missing. When Sephiroth murders Aeris Barret consoles Cloud, and is willing to continue the hunt for Sephiroth with him even if Cloud now fully knows he is susceptible to Sephiroth's influence. Barret has a small revelation at Gaea's Cliff, where he considers the cold and barren land the exact opposite of the technological Midgar, yet is just as unappealing to him.

Meteorfall

After the party reclaims the Black Materia, Cloud, who does not trust himself in Sephiroth's presence, can hand it over to Barret for safekeeping. Sephiroth conjures an image of Tifa who begs Barret to help Cloud, and thus Barret is tricked to handing the Materia back to Cloud, who gives it to Sephiroth who uses it to summon Meteor. This rouses the Weapons and Barret and Tifa escape on the Shinra airship Highwind with the company's executives and are captured in Junon.

A week later during a public execution, Barret escapes with Cait Sith and Yuffie Kisaragi's help, making his way to the Highwind to rendezvous with the rest of the group, minus Cloud. While Barret is skeptical about Cloud's identity he realizes he is not fit to be the group's leader and in Cloud's absence hands control over to Tifa. When she departs to care for a catatonic Cloud in Mideel, Barret elects Cid, the Highwind's pilot, as leader.

Shinra is collecting Huge Materia from Mako Reactors in a bid to stop the Meteor, but the party wants the Materia for themselves. During Shinra's quest to collect the Huge Materia from Corel Reactor North Corel is on the brink of destruction from Shinra, but if it is saved, Barret becomes a local hero. If it is destroyed, further blame is put on Barret.

After Shinra destroys Sephiroth's energy barrier from over the North Crater, the group descends down the Northern Cave to defeat Sephiroth and release Holy to save the Planet from the Meteor. Barret elects to keep fighting for Marlene and satisfies himself knowing he has done well.

Post-Crisis

Template:Sideicon In On the Way to a Smile: Case of Tifa, Barret, along with Cloud and Tifa, revisits the various locations they had seen during their quest to save the Planet from Sephiroth. In Kalm, Barret reunites with Marlene. They return to Midgar, where they help construct a new city, Edge. It is Barret's idea for Tifa to open a bar to help the depressed cope with their losses, and Tifa, struggling with her own personal dilemmas, agrees to run it. Shortly after, Barret leaves on a journey to settle his past.

Barret is the focus of another novella, Case of Barret. After Barret leaves Marlene in Cloud and Tifa's care, he searches the world for an alternative energy source, and his peace of mind. Searching for a way to atone for the deaths of Jessie, Biggs and Wedge, Barret requisitions a new attachment for the gun-arm that can transform into a mechanical hand, allowing him to live a more normal life. After having seen the effects of Geostigma Barret makes his way to Rocket Town, where he helps Cid with his new airship and decides to locate an oilfield to help fuel it, as the airship can be used to help those with Geostigma get to aid when a cure is found.

Geostigma Crisis

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Barret in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

One year later, in 0009 during the events of Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Barret is still in contact with his friends. Barret leaves a message on Cloud's cellphone saying he has found a large oil field. Barret later appears to help Cloud fight against Bahamut SIN using the gun on his right hand as a weapon (although it can now morph into a prosthetic hand). Despite his time away from her, he cares deeply for Marlene; his first words to Tifa are a command that his daughter better be safe. After Bahamut SIN is defeated, he watches Cloud battle Kadaj from the Shera and orders Cid to land so they can help, but Cid tells him to jump if he wants off the ship.

Barret can also be heard, though not seen, in Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII's "present" sections, as he gives Cloud a "closed" sign passed on from Yuffie and each present to deliver to Marlene and Denzel.

Deepground Conflict

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Barret in Dirge of Cerberus.

When I'm through, there won't be a single sucka standing!

Barret, on a phone with Vincent Valentine in Dirge of Cerberus

During Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-, Barret, along with Cloud and Tifa, leads a ground assault on Midgar against Deepground in 0010, and provides Vincent with a map via phone which leads the way to Deepground. The three join Cid, Reeve, Yuffie, and a young defected Tsviet named Shelke, to aid Vincent in Omega's destruction.

Spoilers end here.

Gameplay

Template:See Also Barret has high HP and Defense, but poor Magical Attack and Magical Defense. Barret joins the party at level 6.

Barret wields various gun-arms for long range attacks—which makes him a good character to keep in the back row—and mech-hands that are short-range. His gun-arms have average power, and his strongest, the Missing Score, does more damage the more AP the player stocks it with; with enough mastered Materia Barret can easily hit for 9,999 damage with every attack. It is even possible to overflow the damage if the weapon is filled with mastered Knights of the Round Materia.

Stats

LV	Exp	HP	MP	Strength	Dexterity	Vitality	Magic	Spirit	Luck	+
1	0	222	15	15	5	13	11	9	13
2	7	233 - 246	16 - 21	15 - 17	5 - 7	13 - 15	11 - 13	9 - 11	13 - 15
3	35	250 - 268	25 - 27	15 - 18	5 - 9	13 - 17	11 - 15	9 - 13	13 - 17
4	98	272 - 290	31 - 32	15 - 19	5 - 10	14 - 19	12 - 17	10 - 15	13 - 18
5	210	291 - 312	35 - 38	16 - 21	6 - 11	15 - 21	13 - 18	11 - 16	13 - 19
6	385	313 - 334	42 - 44	17 - 22	6 - 12	16 - 22	14 - 19	12 - 17	13 - 19
7	637	335 - 356	46 - 49	18 - 23	7 - 13	17 - 24	15 - 20	13 - 18	13 - 20
8	980	354 - 378	52 - 55	19 - 24	8 - 14	18 - 25	16 - 21	14 - 19	13 - 20
9	1428	376 - 400	57 - 61	20 - 25	8 - 15	19 - 26	17 - 22	15 - 20	13 - 20
10	1995	395 - 422	63 - 67	21 - 27	9 - 16	21 - 28	18 - 23	16 - 22	13 - 20
11	2695	417 - 444	68 - 72	22 - 28	10 - 17	22 - 29	19 - 24	17 - 23	13 - 20
12	3689	484 - 511	75 - 80	23 - 30	11 - 18	23 - 30	20 - 25	18 - 24	13 - 20
13	4740	551 - 578	82 - 87	24 - 31	12 - 19	24 - 31	21 - 27	19 - 25	14 - 21
14	5973	596 - 632	88 - 93	25 - 32	12 - 19	25 - 32	22 - 28	20 - 26	14 - 21
15	7403	636 - 677	94 - 100	26 - 33	13 - 20	27 - 34	23 - 29	21 - 27	14 - 21
16	9045	681 - 722	101 - 107	28 - 35	14 - 21	28 - 35	24 - 30	22 - 28	14 - 21
17	10913	721 - 767	106 - 113	29 - 36	14 - 21	29 - 36	25 - 31	23 - 29	14 - 21
18	13022	766 - 812	113 - 120	30 - 37	15 - 22	31 - 38	26 - 32	24 - 30	14 - 21
19	15387	806 - 857	120 - 127	31 - 38	15 - 22	32 - 39	27 - 33	25 - 31	14 - 21
20	18022	851 - 902	126 - 134	33 - 40	16 - 23	34 - 41	28 - 34	26 - 33	14 - 21
21	20942	891 - 947	132 - 140	34 - 41	17 - 24	35 - 42	29 - 35	27 - 34	14 - 21
22	24827	981 - 1045	140 - 148	35 - 42	18 - 25	37 - 44	30 - 37	29 - 36	14 - 21
23	28457	1063 - 1127	148 - 156	36 - 43	19 - 26	39 - 46	31 - 38	30 - 37	14 - 21
24	32424	1136 - 1209	155 - 163	38 - 45	20 - 27	40 - 47	32 - 39	31 - 38	14 - 21
25	36744	1218 - 1291	162 - 171	39 - 46	21 - 28	42 - 49	33 - 40	33 - 40	15 - 22
26	41431	1291 - 1373	170 - 179	40 - 47	21 - 28	43 - 50	34 - 41	34 - 41	15 - 22
27	46501	1373 - 1455	176 - 186	41 - 48	22 - 29	44 - 51	36 - 43	35 - 42	15 - 22
28	51968	1446 - 1537	184 - 194	42 - 49	23 - 30	46 - 53	37 - 44	36 - 43	15 - 22
29	57848	1528 - 1619	191 - 202	43 - 50	24 - 31	47 - 54	38 - 45	37 - 44	15 - 22
30	64155	1601 - 1701	199 - 210	45 - 52	24 - 31	49 - 56	39 - 46	38 - 45	15 - 22
31	70905	1683 - 1783	206 - 217	46 - 53	25 - 32	50 - 57	40 - 47	39 - 46	15 - 22
32	79149	1824 - 1924	215 - 226	47 - 54	26 - 33	52 - 59	41 - 48	41 - 48	15 - 22
33	86931	1942 - 2053	224 - 235	48 - 55	27 - 34	53 - 60	42 - 49	42 - 49	15 - 22
34	95207	2048 - 2182	232 - 244	50 - 57	27 - 34	54 - 61	43 - 50	43 - 50	15 - 22
35	103992	2166 - 2300	241 - 253	51 - 58	28 - 35	55 - 62	44 - 51	44 - 51	15 - 22
36	113302	2272 - 2418	249 - 262	52 - 59	28 - 35	56 - 63	45 - 52	45 - 52	15 - 22
37	123151	2378 - 2536	258 - 271	53 - 60	29 - 36	57 - 64	46 - 53	46 - 53	15 - 22
38	133555	2496 - 2654	266 - 280	54 - 61	30 - 37	58 - 65	48 - 55	47 - 54	15 - 22
39	144529	2602 - 2772	275 - 289	56 - 63	30 - 37	59 - 66	49 - 56	48 - 55	15 - 22
40	156088	2720 - 2890	283 - 298	57 - 64	31 - 38	61 - 68	50 - 57	49 - 56	15 - 22
41	168248	2826 - 3008	292 - 307	58 - 65	32 - 39	62 - 69	51 - 58	50 - 57	15 - 22
42	183403	2969 - 3165	302 - 318	59 - 66	32 - 39	64 - 71	52 - 59	51 - 58	16 - 23
43	196985	3112 - 3322	311 - 329	60 - 67	33 - 40	66 - 73	53 - 60	52 - 59	16 - 23
44	211222	3255 - 3465	321 - 340	61 - 68	33 - 40	67 - 74	54 - 61	53 - 60	16 - 23
45	226129	3398 - 3608	330 - 352	62 - 69	34 - 41	68 - 75	55 - 62	54 - 61	16 - 23
46	241721	3526 - 3751	340 - 362	63 - 70	34 - 41	69 - 76	56 - 63	55 - 62	16 - 23
47	258014	3669 - 3894	350 - 372	64 - 71	35 - 42	70 - 77	57 - 64	56 - 63	16 - 23
48	275023	3797 - 4037	360 - 382	65 - 72	35 - 42	71 - 78	58 - 65	57 - 64	16 - 23
49	292763	3925 - 4180	369 - 392	66 - 73	36 - 43	72 - 79	59 - 66	58 - 65	16 - 23
50	311250	4068 - 4323	378 - 403	67 - 74	36 - 43	73 - 80	60 - 67	59 - 66	17 - 24
51	330500	4196 - 4466	388 - 413	68 - 75	36 - 43	74 - 81	61 - 68	60 - 67	17 - 24
52	350527	4339 - 4609	398 - 424	70 - 77	36 - 43	75 - 82	61 - 68	61 - 68	17 - 24
53	371347	4467 - 4752	408 - 435	72 - 79	37 - 44	76 - 83	62 - 69	62 - 69	17 - 24
54	392976	4610 - 4895	418 - 445	73 - 80	37 - 44	77 - 84	62 - 69	62 - 69	17 - 24
55	415429	4738 - 5038	428 - 455	74 - 81	37 - 44	78 - 85	63 - 70	63 - 70	17 - 24
56	438721	4881 - 5181	438 - 465	75 - 82	38 - 45	79 - 86	63 - 70	64 - 71	17 - 24
57	462868	5009 - 5324	447 - 475	76 - 83	38 - 45	80 - 87	64 - 71	65 - 72	17 - 24
58	487885	5152 - 5467	457 - 485	77 - 84	38 - 45	81 - 88	64 - 71	66 - 73	17 - 24
59	513787	5280 - 5610	466 - 495	77 - 84	39 - 46	82 - 89	65 - 72	67 - 74	17 - 24
60	540590	5423 - 5753	476 - 505	78 - 85	39 - 46	83 - 90	66 - 73	68 - 75	18 - 25
61	568310	5551 - 5896	485 - 515	78 - 85	39 - 46	83 - 90	66 - 73	69 - 76	18 - 25
62	596961	5654 - 6010	492 - 523	79 - 86	39 - 46	83 - 90	67 - 74	69 - 76	18 - 25
63	626559	5757 - 6124	500 - 532	80 - 87	39 - 46	84 - 91	68 - 75	70 - 77	18 - 25
64	657120	5860 - 6238	507 - 540	81 - 88	39 - 46	84 - 91	68 - 75	70 - 77	18 - 25
65	688659	5963 - 6352	515 - 549	81 - 88	40 - 47	85 - 92	69 - 76	71 - 78	18 - 25
66	721191	6066 - 6466	523 - 557	82 - 89	40 - 47	85 - 92	69 - 76	71 - 78	18 - 25
67	754732	6180 - 6580	530 - 565	82 - 89	40 - 47	86 - 93	69 - 76	72 - 79	18 - 25
68	789297	6283 - 6694	539 - 574	82 - 89	41 - 48	86 - 93	70 - 77	72 - 79	18 - 25
69	824901	6397 - 6808	546 - 582	83 - 90	41 - 48	87 - 94	70 - 77	73 - 80	18 - 25
70	861560	6500 - 6922	555 - 591	83 - 90	41 - 48	87 - 94	70 - 77	73 - 80	18 - 25
71	899290	6614 - 7036	562 - 599	84 - 91	41 - 48	88 - 95	71 - 78	74 - 81	18 - 25
72	938105	6717 - 7150	570 - 607	84 - 91	42 - 49	88 - 95	71 - 78	74 - 81	18 - 25
73	978021	6820 - 7264	578 - 616	85 - 92	42 - 49	89 - 96	71 - 78	75 - 82	18 - 25
74	1019054	6934 - 7378	586 - 624	85 - 92	42 - 49	89 - 96	71 - 78	75 - 82	18 - 25
75	1061219	7037 - 7492	594 - 633	86 - 93	43 - 50	90 - 97	72 - 79	76 - 83	19 - 26
76	1104531	7151 - 7606	602 - 641	86 - 93	43 - 50	90 - 97	72 - 79	76 - 83	19 - 26
77	1149006	7254 - 7720	609 - 649	86 - 93	43 - 50	90 - 97	72 - 79	77 - 84	19 - 26
78	1194659	7368 - 7834	618 - 658	87 - 94	43 - 50	91 - 98	73 - 80	77 - 84	19 - 26
79	1241505	7471 - 7948	625 - 666	87 - 94	44 - 51	91 - 98	73 - 80	78 - 85	19 - 26
80	1289560	7585 - 8062	634 - 675	88 - 95	44 - 51	92 - 99	73 - 80	78 - 85	19 - 26
81	1338840	7688 - 8176	641 - 683	88 - 95	44 - 51	92 - 99	74 - 81	79 - 86	19 - 26
82	1389359	7792 - 8290	647 - 689	88 - 95	44 - 51	93 - 100	74 - 81	79 - 86	20 - 27
83	1441133	7896 - 8404	653 - 695	89 - 96	44 - 51	93 - 100	74 - 81	79 - 86	20 - 27
84	1494178	8000 - 8508	659 - 702	89 - 96	44 - 51	93 - 100	75 - 82	79 - 86	20 - 27
85	1548509	8104 - 8612	665 - 708	89 - 96	45 - 52	93 - 100	75 - 82	79 - 86	20 - 27
86	1604141	8208 - 8716	671 - 714	90 - 97	45 - 52	94 - 100	75 - 82	79 - 86	20 - 27
87	1661090	8303 - 8820	677 - 721	90 - 97	45 - 52	94 - 100	75 - 82	79 - 86	20 - 27
88	1719371	8398 - 8924	683 - 727	90 - 97	45 - 52	94 - 100	76 - 83	80 - 87	20 - 27
89	1778999	8493 - 9028	689 - 733	91 - 98	45 - 52	95 - 100	76 - 83	80 - 87	20 - 27
90	1839990	8588 - 9132	695 - 740	91 - 98	46 - 53	95 - 100	76 - 83	80 - 87	20 - 27
91	1902360	8683 - 9236	701 - 746	91 - 98	46 - 53	95 - 100	76 - 83	80 - 87	20 - 27
92	1966123	8778 - 9340	706 - 752	92 - 99	46 - 53	95 - 100	77 - 84	81 - 88	20 - 27
93	2031295	8873 - 9444	712 - 758	92 - 99	46 - 53	96 - 100	77 - 84	81 - 88	20 - 27
94	2097892	8968 - 9539	719 - 765	92 - 99	46 - 53	96 - 100	77 - 84	81 - 88	20 - 27
95	2165929	9063 - 9634	724 - 771	93 - 100	47 - 54	96 - 100	77 - 84	81 - 88	20 - 27
96	2235421	9158 - 9729	730 - 777	93 - 100	47 - 54	96 - 100	78 - 85	82 - 89	20 - 27
97	2306384	9253 - 9824	737 - 784	93 - 100	47 - 54	97 - 100	78 - 85	82 - 89	20 - 27
98	2378833	9348 - 9919	742 - 790	94 - 100	47 - 54	97 - 100	78 - 85	82 - 89	20 - 27
99	2452783	9443 - 9999	748 - 796	94 - 100	47 - 54	97 - 100	78 - 85	82 - 89	20 - 27

Limit Breaks

Barret's first Limit Break, Big Shot.

Main article: Limit (Final Fantasy VII) § Barret

Barret's Limit Breaks consist mainly of physical blows, although one of them attacks the target's MP rather than HP: Mindblow. If the player is keen in their leveling, Barret can learn his level 2 technique Hammer Blow early, making it useful for dispatching enemies instantly.

In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, during the battle with Bahamut SIN, Barret's gun-arm takes on a green glow before firing a large, round blast of energy at the summon. This may be either Big Shot or Mindblow, though it is difficult to tell which - the energy blast Barret fires is green, while Big Shot and Mindblow are orange and blue, respectively.

Creation and Development

Barret, along with early versions of Cloud and Aerith, was one of the first three main characters designed for Final Fantasy VII. Barret was a character character designer Tetsuya Nomura had wanted to create for a long time. Barret's original backstory was that of a miner whose home Shinra destroyed—a story that was changed very little in the final product. In the original concept Marlene was Barret's biological daughter, and Barret would have had a wife as well. The confrontation between Barret and Dyne would have taken place during a battle between AVALANCHE and Shinra in the Corel ruins, and the leader of the attack that destroyed the town was changed several times, including Heidegger and Reeve, before settling on Scarlet.

In a deleted scene, Barret was to promise the other AVALANCHE members they would go to Cosmo Canyon together after finishing their mission. A remnant of this promise exists in the game when Barret mournfully says at the campfire in Cosmo Canyon he swore with his friends they would have a toast at the Cosmo Candle.

Barret's job class was originally listed as "Gunner," a class which would eventually be introduced to the series in Final Fantasy X-2.

Musical Theme

Template:Listen "Barret's Theme" (バレットのテーマ, Baretto no Tēma?) plays as the background to the 7th Heaven and Sector 7 Slums after preparing to attack the Sector 5 Reactor. Additionally, "Mining Town" (炭坑の街, Tankō no Machi?), which plays during Barret's flashbacks of Corel and in North Corel, is a remix of "Barret's Theme." "Mark Of The Traitor" also has elements of "Barret's Theme;" it plays in North Corel.

Other Appearances

Final Fantasy VII G-Bike

Template:Sideicon Barret appears as a support character in Final Fantasy VII G-Bike. His Unison Limit Break is Heavy Shot. Template:Gallery

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Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain Call

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After losing his right hand, Barret was reborn with a mechanical arm. His speech may be rough due to his upbringing in a mining village, but his heart is not. Before his beloved daughter, this gruff soldier transforms into a loving father.

Barret's CollectaCard

Barret appears as an unlockable character, and is unlocked by collecting Silver Crystal Shards.

He is a Defense and Support oriented character.

Stats

Level	CP	HP	Strength	Magic	Agility	Luck	Stamina	Spirit
1	6	299	15	8	8	11	17	11
50	34	5362	124	65	63	94	141	94
99	50	7944	181	94	92	137	205	137

Abilities

Reactive Abilities
Ability	CP	Level Learned
Chi Blast (Lv1)	5	Initial
Cheer (Lv1)	8	Level 10
Brace (Lv1)	3	Level 15
Sic (Lv1)	10	Level 25
Chi Blast (Lv2)	10	Level 35
Cheer (Lv2)	10	Level 50
Brace (Lv2)	5	Level 55
Sic (Lv2)	15	Level 65
Chi Blast (Lv3)	15	Level 80
Brace (Lv3)	7	Level 90
Sic (Lv3)	20	Level 95

Proactive Abilities
Ability	CP	Level Learned
Sacrifice (Lv1)	5	Initial
Mighty March (Lv1)	7	Level 5
HP Up (Lv1)	4	Level 20
Sight (Lv1)	16	Level 30
Sacrifice (Lv2)	10	Level 40
Mighty March (Lv2)	10	Level 45
HP Up (Lv2)	8	Level 60
Sight (Lv2)	24	Level 70
Sacrifice (Lv3)	16	Level 80
Mighty March (Lv3)	15	Level 85

Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade

Template:Sideicon Barret is an ally and a summonable Legend in Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade. He is depicted in his default Final Fantasy VII and his Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children outfits.

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Final Fantasy Artniks

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Final Fantasy Record Keeper

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Barret will appear as a recruitable character in Final Fantasy Record Keeper.

Stats

Barret's designated role in the game is AVALANCHE.

Level	HP	Strength	Defense	Magic	Resistance	Spirit	Accuracy	Evasion	Speed
1	189	10	8	6	8	8	20	20	75
50	4,085	118	101	68	86	100	23	23	105

Abilities

Barret can use Black Magic abilities up to rarity rank 2, the Support school of Physical skillset up to rarity rank 5 and the Combat school of Physical skillset up to rarity rank 5.

His initial Soul Break is Big Shot. He gains access to the Soul Break Grenade Bomb by equipping a particular weapon.

After Barret's level cap is increased he will automatically gain the Record Materia, Ammunition Supply I, which when equipped will have a chance to restore support uses by 1 at the start of battle.

Equipment

Barret can equip the following weapon types: daggers, guns and Gun Arms.

He can equip the following armor types: hats, light armor, robes and bracers.

He can equip accessories.

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Final Fantasy Trading Card Game

Template:Sideicon Barret appears in the Japan-exclusive Final Fantasy trading card game published by Square Enix. On one card, Barret can use his Hammer Blow Limit command as an Action Ability, while the other card has Gatling Gun as an Action Ability. Cards with Barret from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete also exist. His cards are earth-elemental.

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Non-Final Fantasy Appearances

Kingdom Hearts II

A shopkeeper named "Wallace" appears in Twilight Town alongside Biggs, Wedge and Jessie in Kingdom Hearts II. Much like the other characters, his appearance is different from his name sake, being light-skinned instead of dark-skinned, and being tubby instead of muscular.

Merchandise

Barret has appeared in action figures, key chains and Coca-Cola figurines. He, alongside Marlene, has also appeared on a Potion can.

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Etymology and Symbolism

The name Barret is a Japanese transliteration of the English word "bullet." Before Final Fantasy VII had an English localization Barret was referred to as "Bullet" in some pre-release magazine articles. His last name Wallace is of French origin and means "foreigner."

[view · edit · purge]Wallace is a Scottish surname derived from the Anglo-Norman French waleis, which is in turn derived from a cognate of the Old English wylisc meaning "foreigner" or "Welshman". Due to his prominent role as fighting against Shinra, Barret's surname in Final Fantasy VII may allude to William Wallace, a Scottish landowner who became one of the main leaders during the Wars of Scottish Independence, who is the subject of the 1995 Academy Award-winning film Braveheart.

Final Fantasy VII derives symbolism from Jewish mysticism, and Barret's character may have been influenced by it as well. Sephirot are the ten attributes through which God appears, and Barret may be tied to one such attribute, gevurah, associated with judgment and strength. From the Bahir, "This is the left hand of God." The right hand of God being chesed: kindness/love. Cloud, Barret and Aeris were the first player characters designed for the game, with Aeris and Barret possibly representing chesed and gevurah. The metaphor may be embodied in Barret, who has lost his right hand, but retains his left.

Trivia

• Barret shares his Japanese voice actor with Ryid Uruk from Final Fantasy Type-0.
• Barret was referred to as "Barrett" in the English version of the Final Fantasy VII manual.
• The internet MMORPG Kingdom of Loathing has a monster called the Burly Sidekick. This is a direct parody of Barret.
• Barret was the first consistently dark-skinned playable character in the Final Fantasy series. The first was technically Leo Cristophe, who was depicted as dark-skinned in some artwork (), but was light-skinned in his sprite form.
• While Barret's appearance in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children was changed to make him look less like Mr. T, the first line he is heard speaking in the movie is "Yo, waddup foo?"
• In Template:Wikia, published by Square Enix, there is an antagonist named Template:Wikia who possesses a gun-arm. Despite these similarities, the developers have called it a coincidence.
• In Final Fantasy Tactics, when talking with Cloud after selecting "Dismiss" from the party menu, he will say "There's no getting off this train until we reach the station," a reference to a line Barret uses in Final Fantasy VII.
• There is a bit of unused dialogue found in the Final Fantasy VII game data that would have taken place outside the Shinra Headquarters, before the party head in for the first time, and in the elevator, if the player entered the building through the main entrance. Outside the building Barret would suggest that Cloud knows the place well, to which Cloud would have answered it to be his first time there. Barret would then have said he has been at the headquarters before back when he still had both his hands. The elevator scene is similar, with Cloud saying he's never been to the place before and asking if Barret is familiar with it, which would have prompted the same response from Barret. These bits were cut off the final game and nothing in the finished version suggests Barret would have ever visited the Shinra Headquarters before.

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