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Gloriosa: A Sephiroth Zine

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This is a SFW for-charity zine centered on our favorite villain from FF7: #Sephiroth, following his early teenage days working for Shinra to his ascension to godhood

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♦ Instagram: artofjax
♦ Bluesky: @artofjax.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Jax, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Jax on socials as: Instagram: artofjax. Bluesky: artofjax. About her: "My name is Jax! I'm an animator and illustrator from Canada who dabbles in papercraft and skateboard customization!" Art sample description: A papercraft illustration of Gladio from FFXV surrounded by gladiolus flowers. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Jax, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Jax on socials as: Instagram: artofjax. Bluesky: artofjax. About her: "My name is Jax! I'm an animator and illustrator from Canada who dabbles in papercraft and skateboard customization!" Art sample description: A papercraft illustration of Gladio from FFXV surrounded by gladiolus flowers. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet Jax, one of our Page Artists! She likes how Sephiroth is a very present specter in FFVII - like trauma made manifest. She's also a big fan of his glorious hair!

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♦ Tumblr: digitalcactuswriting

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of digitalcactus, Writer Contributor for the zine. Find digitalcactus on socials as: Tumblr: digitalcactuswriting. About them: "Hello, digitalcactus here! Part-time writer of fun nonsense and off-the-wall aus, full-time butler to my cats." Writing sample text: “Do you want to be dry again or not?” Sephiroth sighed. “Any time would be appreciated, Genes–” Fire. Everywhere. He squeezed his eyes shut against the sudden blast of Genesis' materia. “Raise your arms.” He raised his arms. “Turn.” He turned slowly. “Just like a rotisserie chicken,” Genesis noted gleefully. He was going to shove that Fire materia somewhere unpleasant. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of digitalcactus, Writer Contributor for the zine. Find digitalcactus on socials as: Tumblr: digitalcactuswriting. About them: "Hello, digitalcactus here! Part-time writer of fun nonsense and off-the-wall aus, full-time butler to my cats." Writing sample text: “Do you want to be dry again or not?” Sephiroth sighed. “Any time would be appreciated, Genes–” Fire. Everywhere. He squeezed his eyes shut against the sudden blast of Genesis' materia. “Raise your arms.” He raised his arms. “Turn.” He turned slowly. “Just like a rotisserie chicken,” Genesis noted gleefully. He was going to shove that Fire materia somewhere unpleasant. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet digitalcactus, one of our Writers! The delicious and devastating tragedy of his entire existence and his lovely kitty eyes are what they love the most about Sephiroth.

03.03.2026 17:05 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0

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♦ Twitter: SXPERVILLAIN
♦ Instagram: valentimmy . art
♦ Tumblr: valentimmy

26.02.2026 17:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Val, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Val on socials as: Twitter: SXPERVILLAIN. Instagram: valentimmy.art. Tumblr: valentimmy. About them: "hii I am so excited to participate in this.. I’m val and I like sephi very much :D I also love horror and fantasy, I can’t wait to see how this turns out." Art sample description: A digital painting of Sephiroth sitting on a red surface with tentacles, holding his sword on one hand and playing with a raven with the other. A second raven sits on his shoulder, and the background is dark with blue rim lighting. Sephiroth smiles slightly. Drawn on autodesk sketchbook. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Val, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Val on socials as: Twitter: SXPERVILLAIN. Instagram: valentimmy.art. Tumblr: valentimmy. About them: "hii I am so excited to participate in this.. I’m val and I like sephi very much :D I also love horror and fantasy, I can’t wait to see how this turns out." Art sample description: A digital painting of Sephiroth sitting on a red surface with tentacles, holding his sword on one hand and playing with a raven with the other. A second raven sits on his shoulder, and the background is dark with blue rim lighting. Sephiroth smiles slightly. Drawn on autodesk sketchbook. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet Val, one of our Page Artists! They find interesting Sephiroth's complexity, his resilience and his refusal to fade away no matter what.

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♦ Twitter: ragepups
♦ Instagram: ragepups
♦ Bluesky: @ragepups.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of RAGEPUPS, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find RAGEPUPS on socials as: Twitter: ragepups. Instagram: ragepups. Bluesky: ragepups. About them: "haiii! ^_^ i'm RAGEPUPS, a very epic emo and illustrator from poland who LUVS to draw lots of emo guys and dark fantasy themes. FF7 is extremely important part of my life and sephi one of fav characters ever...!!!" Art sample description: Ghost Sephiroth embraces Cloud (from Advent Children) from behind. A bunch of stars surround them. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of RAGEPUPS, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find RAGEPUPS on socials as: Twitter: ragepups. Instagram: ragepups. Bluesky: ragepups. About them: "haiii! ^_^ i'm RAGEPUPS, a very epic emo and illustrator from poland who LUVS to draw lots of emo guys and dark fantasy themes. FF7 is extremely important part of my life and sephi one of fav characters ever...!!!" Art sample description: Ghost Sephiroth embraces Cloud (from Advent Children) from behind. A bunch of stars surround them. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet RAGEPUPS, one of our Page Artists! The emo angel of darkness holds a special place in their heart.

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♦ Tumblr: elijah-terry
♦ Bluesky: @twilightoath.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Roxie, Poet Contributor for the zine. Find Roxie on socials as: Tumblr: elijah-terry. Bluesky: twilightoath. About it: "Hi, I'm Roxie! I've been obsessed with the extended Final Fantasy VII universe for over a decade, in a sort of reverse way. I saw Advent Children, watched my grandma play Dirge of Cerberus, and then played Crisis Core myself, only getting to VII proper years later; as a result, I spent a lot of time thinking about Shinra, SOLDIER, and the Turks, but I've only been actually externalizing FFVII thoughts in fandom for a short period of time! I'm excited to take all of those thoughts from the past 15+ years and pour them into this zine!!" Writing sample text: refracted light. in a place where light hardly touches, and you graze the floor. distaste. at the layers of dust you’ve let grow over the years. who did this? who was the one. who let the snow melt and the spring come and the summer fade. over and over. who was the one. who let the furniture grow restless with disuse and the shadows. lonely. and the skeletal remains of the dreams you played in your mind. and the streets in your home, worn thin with no travellers. going nowhere. now that you have gone. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Roxie, Poet Contributor for the zine. Find Roxie on socials as: Tumblr: elijah-terry. Bluesky: twilightoath. About it: "Hi, I'm Roxie! I've been obsessed with the extended Final Fantasy VII universe for over a decade, in a sort of reverse way. I saw Advent Children, watched my grandma play Dirge of Cerberus, and then played Crisis Core myself, only getting to VII proper years later; as a result, I spent a lot of time thinking about Shinra, SOLDIER, and the Turks, but I've only been actually externalizing FFVII thoughts in fandom for a short period of time! I'm excited to take all of those thoughts from the past 15+ years and pour them into this zine!!" Writing sample text: refracted light. in a place where light hardly touches, and you graze the floor. distaste. at the layers of dust you’ve let grow over the years. who did this? who was the one. who let the snow melt and the spring come and the summer fade. over and over. who was the one. who let the furniture grow restless with disuse and the shadows. lonely. and the skeletal remains of the dreams you played in your mind. and the streets in your home, worn thin with no travellers. going nowhere. now that you have gone. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet Roxie, one of our Poets! It loves how Sephiroth is a person who cares deeply and intensely about everything, even in the worst moments where that care is twisted into something antagonistic!

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Find her on socials as:
♦ Twitter: guardianot_
♦ Instagram: guardianot_

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of GuardianOT, Merch Artist Contributor for the zine. Find GuardianOT on socials as: Twitter: guardianot_. Instagram: guardianot_. About her: "Heyo, how goes it? I'm Guardian, an artist who's loved drawing her favorite characters since she could hold a pencil. My favorite characters tend to have a good amount of angst with fallen angel vibes, and Sephiroth definitely fits that description! Excited to be here! <3" Art sample description: Sephiroth being supportive by giving you a double thumbs up! The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of GuardianOT, Merch Artist Contributor for the zine. Find GuardianOT on socials as: Twitter: guardianot_. Instagram: guardianot_. About her: "Heyo, how goes it? I'm Guardian, an artist who's loved drawing her favorite characters since she could hold a pencil. My favorite characters tend to have a good amount of angst with fallen angel vibes, and Sephiroth definitely fits that description! Excited to be here! <3" Art sample description: Sephiroth being supportive by giving you a double thumbs up! The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet GuardianOT, one of our Page Artists! Sephiroth's release for Smash Ultimate got her into FF. His story is beautifully tragic, turning a cool character into something more complex. His anger is understandable, enough to make you lowkey root for him.

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Find them on socials as:
♦ Twitter: bermudabiangel
♦ Bluesky: @bermudabiangel.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Bermudabiangel, Merch Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Bermudabiangel on socials as: Twitter: bermudabiangel. Bluesky: bermudabiangel. About them: "Huge nerd that likes to draw all the things." Art sample description: Link from Tears of the Kingdom! I'm obsessed with the Breath of the Wild games. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Bermudabiangel, Merch Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Bermudabiangel on socials as: Twitter: bermudabiangel. Bluesky: bermudabiangel. About them: "Huge nerd that likes to draw all the things." Art sample description: Link from Tears of the Kingdom! I'm obsessed with the Breath of the Wild games. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet Bermudabiangel, one of our Merch Artists! They like to see how obsessed Sephiroth is with Cloud.

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Check out our preview contributors:
Kifa
Epicness1000
@elenimut.bsky.social
Val
@rosellafloquet.bsky.social
@sailorartemis.bsky.social
Nerddy
@vforce-8.bsky.social
@vervainvanity.bsky.social
@amuk.bsky.social
caeLang
@twilightoath.bsky.social
ViviV
@nijagen.bsky.social
@huiyingxx.bsky.social

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We're so excited to begin our creation period! We hope you enjoy seeing the initial WIPs of our contributors.

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Find them on socials as:
♦ Instagram: tuzpique

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Gloria, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Gloria on socials as: Instagram: tuzpique. About them: "My name is Gloria and I am currently an animation student from Canada hoping to go into character animation after graduation!" Art sample description: It is an image of Sephiroth, backlit by glowing mako from Jenova's container after the scene in which he takes her head and heads further into the reactor with it. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of Gloria, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find Gloria on socials as: Instagram: tuzpique. About them: "My name is Gloria and I am currently an animation student from Canada hoping to go into character animation after graduation!" Art sample description: It is an image of Sephiroth, backlit by glowing mako from Jenova's container after the scene in which he takes her head and heads further into the reactor with it. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet Gloria, one of our Page Artists! They empathize deeply with Sephiroth's story and his reaction to his unique circumstances.

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Find them on socials as:
♦ Twitter: Thisisbeans13
♦ Bluesky: @thisisbeans13.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of BeanWritesStuff, Writer Contributor for the zine. Find BeanWritesStuff on socials as: Twitter: Thisisbeans13. Bluesky: thisisbeans13. About them: "I'm a writer who somehow started FF7 with Advent Children. I wish we had more Seph in crisis core." Writing sample text: “‘If ‘what-ifs’ weigh you down, take a look at the roads you could have gone down,’” Genesis read from the card, twisting it slightly and noticing how the light caught on the golden ink the message had been written in. After a moment he turned back to Sephiroth. “What does it mean by that?” “How should I know?” Sephiroth replied. “It’s addressed to you,” Genesis gestured towards Sephiroth with his hand and an indignant glare. “And so is half of the fan mail that gets delivered every day,” Sephiroth asserted. “No matter how tasteless and improper, it all may be.” The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of BeanWritesStuff, Writer Contributor for the zine. Find BeanWritesStuff on socials as: Twitter: Thisisbeans13. Bluesky: thisisbeans13. About them: "I'm a writer who somehow started FF7 with Advent Children. I wish we had more Seph in crisis core." Writing sample text: “‘If ‘what-ifs’ weigh you down, take a look at the roads you could have gone down,’” Genesis read from the card, twisting it slightly and noticing how the light caught on the golden ink the message had been written in. After a moment he turned back to Sephiroth. “What does it mean by that?” “How should I know?” Sephiroth replied. “It’s addressed to you,” Genesis gestured towards Sephiroth with his hand and an indignant glare. “And so is half of the fan mail that gets delivered every day,” Sephiroth asserted. “No matter how tasteless and improper, it all may be.” The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet BeanWritesStuff, one of our Writers! The way his design not only stands out on its own but also contrasts with Cloud's, evolving into his Safer Sephiroth form is fascinating to them!

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Find them on socials as:
♦ Twitter: elenimut_art
♦ Instagram: elenimut
♦ Bluesky: @elenimut.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of elenimut, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find elenimut on socials as: Twitter: elenimut_art. Instagram: elenimut. Bluesky: elenimut. About them: "I'm a designer and illustrator with a passion for video games. I'm a long-time Final Fantasy fan and a sucker for long haired characters, especially antagonists." Art sample description: Half-body portrait of Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII standing in fire. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of elenimut, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find elenimut on socials as: Twitter: elenimut_art. Instagram: elenimut. Bluesky: elenimut. About them: "I'm a designer and illustrator with a passion for video games. I'm a long-time Final Fantasy fan and a sucker for long haired characters, especially antagonists." Art sample description: Half-body portrait of Sephiroth from Final Fantasy VII standing in fire. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet elenimut, one of our Page Artists! They love everything about Sephiroth, but they especially love how passionate he is. Despite what Shinra wanted him to be, he still has big feelings deep down.

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Find her on socials as:
♦ Twitter: astrakamii
♦ Instagram: astrakamii
♦ Bluesky: @astrakamii.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of astra, Merch Artist Contributor for the zine. Find astra on socials as: Twitter: astrakamii. Instagram: astrakamii. Bluesky: astrakamii. About her: "just a guy with a completely normal obsession with silver-haired swordsmen." Art sample description: an illustration of Noctis surrounded by the royal arms, holding the sword of the father with a wistful expression. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of astra, Merch Artist Contributor for the zine. Find astra on socials as: Twitter: astrakamii. Instagram: astrakamii. Bluesky: astrakamii. About her: "just a guy with a completely normal obsession with silver-haired swordsmen." Art sample description: an illustration of Noctis surrounded by the royal arms, holding the sword of the father with a wistful expression. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet astra, one of our Merch Artists! The fact that Sephiroth canonically uses an entire bottle of shampoo AND conditioner daily along with 13 kinds of perfumes... what a diva!

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Find her on socials as:
♦ Twitter: amukWrites
♦ Tumblr: kumeko
♦ Bluesky: @amuk.bsky.social

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of amuk, Writer Contributor for the zine. Find amuk on socials as: Twitter: amukWrites. Tumblr: kumeko. Bluesky: amuk. About her: "I'm a writer who somehow started FF7 with Advent Children. I wish we had more Seph in crisis core." Writing sample text: Finally done his inspection, Sephiroth stood straight. “It’s a weapon,” he quietly declared. For a man as famous and powerful as he was, his voice was oddly soft. The complete opposite of Aerith, who crowed loud enough to wake the dead. She smirked, vindicated. “Told you so.” Zack scowled. They’d had this argument all morning and all he could conclude was that he was surrounded by blind fools who couldn’t understand a true masterpiece. He protectively hugged his flower wagon, trying to shield it from the harsh comments. “Come on! It’s really cool. Why do you keep saying that?” The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of amuk, Writer Contributor for the zine. Find amuk on socials as: Twitter: amukWrites. Tumblr: kumeko. Bluesky: amuk. About her: "I'm a writer who somehow started FF7 with Advent Children. I wish we had more Seph in crisis core." Writing sample text: Finally done his inspection, Sephiroth stood straight. “It’s a weapon,” he quietly declared. For a man as famous and powerful as he was, his voice was oddly soft. The complete opposite of Aerith, who crowed loud enough to wake the dead. She smirked, vindicated. “Told you so.” Zack scowled. They’d had this argument all morning and all he could conclude was that he was surrounded by blind fools who couldn’t understand a true masterpiece. He protectively hugged his flower wagon, trying to shield it from the harsh comments. “Come on! It’s really cool. Why do you keep saying that?” The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet amuk, one of our Writers! The way Sephiroth formed connections with those around him, only to lose them slowly one by one and ultimately meeting his tragic end alone. She also enjoys listening to his theme music!

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Find them on socials as:
♦ Twitter: cae_ruleum_
♦ Tumblr: caelanglang

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Gloriosa presents the spotlight of caeLang, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find caeLang on socials as: Twitter: cae_ruleum_. Tumblr: caelanglang. About them: "i love tragic villains and heroes doomed by fate and the narrative." Art sample description: Sephiroth spiraling, questioning his own humanity. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Gloriosa presents the spotlight of caeLang, Page Artist Contributor for the zine. Find caeLang on socials as: Twitter: cae_ruleum_. Tumblr: caelanglang. About them: "i love tragic villains and heroes doomed by fate and the narrative." Art sample description: Sephiroth spiraling, questioning his own humanity. The background is dark, almost black; some mako smoke can be seen on the upper left and lower right corner.

Contributor Spotlight ⚫

Meet caeLang, one of our Page Artists! Sephiroth... the hero who lived long enough to be a villain... he will never be a memory!

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We can't wait to see what this year has in store for Sephiroth, both in this zine and official media!

Thank you so much for supporting us! We'll be looking forward to sharing more with you what we've been preparing in the zine these days! 🖤

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Screenshot of Sephiroth (Original) wearing the One with the Blade gear and holding the Muramasa.

Screenshot of Sephiroth (Original) wearing the One with the Blade gear and holding the Muramasa.

Screenshot of Sephiroth (Original) wearing the One with the Blade gear and holding the Muramasa.

Screenshot of Sephiroth (Original) wearing the One with the Blade gear and holding the Muramasa.

Screenshot of Sephiroth (Original) wearing the One with the Blade gear and holding the Muramasa.

Screenshot of Sephiroth (Original) wearing the One with the Blade gear and holding the Muramasa.

And last, we closed the year with the Seasonal Story: The Stallion of Good Fortune! This event features the release of the One with the Blade gear and the Muramasa blade, both for Sephiroth (Original)!

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