Bugenhagen
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Bugenhagen is character in Final Fantasy VII, and the elder of the village of Cosmo Canyon, the hometown of Red XIII. He is very knowledgeable and helps Cloud Strife and his party in their quest to save the Planet. Bugenhagen is referred to as "elder" by Red XIII, but was mistranslated as "grandfather" in the English release, causing many fans to believe they were related.
Very little is known about Bugenhagen. Cait Sith informs the party that he was once a very skilled Shin-Ra employee, although he never bought weapons or materia. Vincent also mentions that the machinery found in Cosmo Canyon was a gift from Professor Gast. Through Bugenhagen, we learn of Red XIII's past. The most prominent memory, which Bugenhagen reveals, is that Red XIII's father, Seto, was not a coward at all, but a hero in the fight against the Gi Tribe. Unfortunately, Seto was petrified; however, he still stands watching over Cosmo Canyon.
In Disc 2 of Final Fantasy VII, the party seeks Bugenhagen's advice to help prevent Meteor's fall. Bugenhagen and the party ascends into his Solar System model generator and place their Huge Materia within. They then head to the Forgotten Capital to find answers in the works of the Ancients. They arrive at the Forgotten Capital and use the Ancient Key to access a huge Machine created by the Ancients. The machine displays the moment of Aeris Gainsborough's death. Bugenhagen examines the machine's image and notices that Aeris' White Materia is glowing green, a sign that her praying for Holy was a success. He then reveals to the party that Aeris was ultimately able to summon Holy, which would destroy Meteor. The party then leaves to fight Diamond WEAPON.
After Diamond WEAPON's defeat, if the player returns to Cosmo Canyon, a resident informs Red XIII that Bugenhagen is ill from his trip to the Forgotten Capital. The party visits the observatory and learns that he is dying. Before his death, Bugenhagen gives Red XII his ultimate weapon, the Limited Moon.
Bugenhagen allows Cloud and the others to utilize his Solar System model generator to hide the four Huge Materia they find and steal from Shin-Ra. He tells Cloud that he is welcome to use the machine and visit the materia orbs at any time.
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| Characters | |
| Player Characters | |
| Player Turks | |
| Shin-Ra | |
| President Shinra - Rufus Shinra - Heidegger - Scarlet - Professor Hojo - Reeve Tuesti - Verdot - Tseng - Reno - Rude - Sephiroth - Zack Fair - Essai and Sebastian - Cloud Strife - Professor Rayleigh | |
| AVALANCHE | |
| Elfé - Sears - Fuhito - Chelsea - Shalua Rui | |
| Other Characters | |
| Barret Wallace - Yuffie Kisaragi - Cid Highwind - Tifa Lockhart - Red XIII - Cait Sith - Vincent Valentine - Aerith Gainsborough - Azul - King - Bugenhagen - Elena | |
| Locations | |
| Midgar - Sector 8 - Sector 5 - Shin-Ra Headquarters - Junon - Costa del Sol - Nibelheim - Rocket Town - Corel - Kalm - Wutai - Icicle Inn - Gongaga | |
| Terms | |
| AVALANCHE - Lifestream - Materia - Jade WEAPON - Ravens - Shin-Ra Electric Power Company - Sister Ray - SOLDIER - Turks - Zirconiade | |
| Music | |
| Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII- & Last Order -Final Fantasy VII- OST |
