{{short description|Character in Final Fantasy}} {{Good article}} {{Infobox character | name = Yuffie Kisaragi | image = Yuffie Kisaragi.png | caption = Yuffie Kisaragi artwork by [[Tetsuya Nomura]] for ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. | series = [[Final Fantasy]] | first = ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' (1997)<ref name=ign/> | designer = [[Tetsuya Nomura]]<ref>Brian Ashcraft, [https://kotaku.com/right-now-a-final-fantasy-vii-remake-isnt-the-most-imp-5910671 Right Now, a Final Fantasy VII Remake Isn't The Most Important Thing] , Kotaku, May 16, 2012.</ref> | voice = {{Collapsible list|title=[[English language|English]]|[[Christy Carlson Romano]] (''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Advent Children'')<ref name="1up">{{cite web|title=FFVII: Advent Children |url=http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3147962 |publisher=1UP.com |date=February 13, 2006 |access-date=August 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208102412/http://www.1up.com/news/ffvii-advent-children |archive-date=February 8, 2012}}</ref>|[[Mae Whitman]] (''Kingdom Hearts II'', ''Dirge of Cerberus'', and ''Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind'')|[[Suzie Yeung]] (''Remake Intergrade'', ''Rebirth'')| Brandilyn Cheah (''Crisis Core Reunion'')<ref name="kotaku.com">{{cite web | url=https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 | title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's Yuffie Mission is a Must-Play | date=11 June 2021 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603120305/https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 | url-status=live}}</ref>}}{{Collapsible list|title=[[Japanese language|Japanese]]|[[Yumi Kakazu]]<ref name="yuffierf">{{Cite book | year=2006 | editor=SoftBank | title=Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children: Reunion Files | language=ja, en | publisher=Square-Enix | isbn= 4-7973-3498-3 | pages=50–51}}</ref>|Kino Sakai (''Crisis Core Reunion'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jp.square-enix.com/ccffvii_reunion/character/yuffie.html|title=<nowiki>ユフィ・キサラギ|CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII- REUNION</nowiki>|website=jp.square-enix.com|language=ja|access-date=September 14, 2022|archive-date=March 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327211336/https://www.jp.square-enix.com/ccffvii_reunion/character/yuffie.html|url-status=live}}</ref>}} | weapon = [[Shuriken]] | home = Wutai }} {{nihongo|'''Yuffie Kisaragi'''|ユフィ・キサラギ|Yufi Kisaragi}} is a [[Character (arts)|character]] from [[Square Enix]]'s ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series. She was designed by [[Tetsuya Nomura]], and was first introduced in the 1997 role-playing video game ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' as a young [[Kunoichi|female ninja]] princess and thief. She is an optional party member, and can be recruited through a [[Quest (video gaming)|sidequest]]. Yuffie reappears in the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'' series, which expands on her background and shows her after the events of the original game.
Yuffie has been featured in other Square Enix games, including the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, and in the 2005 animated film ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''. She is voiced in Japanese by [[Yumi Kakazu]] and Kino Sakai, and in English by [[Christy Carlson Romano]], [[Mae Whitman]], Brandilyn Cheah, and [[Suzie Yeung]]. Yuffie is popular in East Asia, but her reception in Western media has been more mixed.
==Concept and design== During early development of ''Final Fantasy VII'', Yuffie was envisioned as a 25-year-old ex-SOLDIER now working as a bounty hunter, seeking both the game's protagonist [[Cloud Strife]] and its antagonist [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)|Sephiroth]], while having a bounty on her. Her [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Classes|job class]] was originally listed as "ninja (assassin)" and she was intended to be a daughter of the long-deceased Kasumi Kisaragi. The Wutai sidequest present in the final incarnation of the game was significantly different.<ref name=":0">''Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega'' p. 520 (Early Material File Character Files).</ref> Her age and description was different for each of the several wanted posters, with her appearance and [[Level cap|level]] being determined by the last wanted poster viewed. She would encounter the party in a [[random encounter]] or attack Cloud when he is sleeping in an inn. The Wutai scenario required Yuffie to be recruited to complete it.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |last=Nakamura |first=Toshi |date=May 12, 2012 |title=The Final Fantasy VII That Could've Been |url=https://kotaku.com/the-final-fantasy-vii-that-couldve-been-5911053 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120814114357/http://kotaku.com/5911053/final-fantasy-7-developers-notes-describe-a-different-yuffie |archive-date=August 14, 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |publisher=Kotaku}}</ref>
Having a close attachment to Yuffie's character, ''Final Fantasy VII'' event planner Jun Akiyama was responsible for most [[cutscene]]s featuring her and her actions during fights.<ref name="8-13">{{cite book | title=Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania | year=2009 | isbn=978-4-7575-2560-3 | language=ja | publisher=Square-Enix | page=813 | edition=Revised}}</ref> Regarding the use of [[Japanese pronouns]], Yuffie uses ''atashi'' "as opposed to the other female characters who use ''watashi'', perhaps to make her sound more cute or youthful, as she is younger than the others".<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/37037/1/gupea_2077_37037_1.pdf|title=Lost in localisation: A translation analysis of Final Fantasy VII|last=Gillberg|first=Theo|publisher=University of Gothenburg Department of Literature|year=2013|access-date=2019-03-22|archive-date=2018-11-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103064245/https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/37037/1/gupea_2077_37037_1.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Mae Whitman]], who voiced Yuffie in the English versions of ''Kingdom Hearts II'' and ''Dirge of Cerberus'', said she was not "aware of the extent to which people were familiar with her character already". In a 2012 interview, Whitman recalled Yuffie as "bubbly and bright and nice. But still super cool!"<ref>{{cite web |url=http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2012/08/26/yuffie-kisaragi-speaks-an-interview-with-mae-whitman/ |title=Yuffie Kisaragi speaks! An interview with Mae Whitman |publisher=Thegamingliberty.com |date=2012-09-01 |access-date=2014-02-08 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120904001532/http://thegamingliberty.com/index.php/2012/08/26/yuffie-kisaragi-speaks-an-interview-with-mae-whitman |archive-date=2012-09-04}}</ref> Yuffie's design in ''Kingdom Hearts'' was partially based on the original appearance of [[Rikku]] from ''[[Final Fantasy X]]''.<ref>{{Cite journal|date=May 2017|title=Les anecdotes de Kingdom Hearts|journal=Role Playing Game|volume=53|pages=56}}</ref> In the [[Downloadable content|downloadable content (DLC)]] ''INTERmission'' for ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake|Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade]]'', Yuffie wears a Moogle hood, which she puts on during covert missions and is a reference to her appearance in ''Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-co-directors-discuss-yuffie-kisaragi-in-episode-intermission |title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade co-directors discuss Yuffie Kisaragi in 'EPISODE INTERmission' |date=28 April 2021 |access-date=2021-06-10 |archive-date=2021-06-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610081109/https://www.gematsu.com/2021/04/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-co-directors-discuss-yuffie-kisaragi-in-episode-intermission |url-status=live}}</ref> Director [[Motomu Toriyama]] chose to focus the story of the DLC on Yuffie over [[Vincent Valentine]], stating that her optionality in the original game allowed them to expand her backstory.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-director-explains-why-yuffie-got-story-dlc-over-vincent/ | title=Final Fantasy 7 Remake director explains why Yuffie got story DLC over Vincent | date=7 July 2021 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=27 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230327040939/https://www.gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-director-explains-why-yuffie-got-story-dlc-over-vincent/ | url-status=live}}</ref> Yuffie's original design was altered to include more realistic details while preserving its ninja aspects and Japanese style. While the tissue physics in the model run in real time, Yuffie's legwarmers are individually adjusted so they do not fall off.<ref name="siliconera.com">{{cite web | url=https://www.siliconera.com/square-enix-shares-more-about-yuffies-ffvii-remake-design/ | title=Square Enix Shares More About Yuffie's FFVII Remake Design | date=18 February 2023 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603122408/https://www.siliconera.com/square-enix-shares-more-about-yuffies-ffvii-remake-design/ | url-status=live}}</ref> [[Suzie Yeung]], who voiced her in the DLC,<ref name="kotaku.com">{{cite web | url=https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 | title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's Yuffie Mission is a Must-Play | date=11 June 2021 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603120305/https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 | url-status=live}}</ref> was unaware of Yuffie's popularity and surprised by the positive fan reception to her inclusion in the remake.<ref>{{cite web |date=22 June 2021 |title=A conversation with the voice of Yuffie in Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-yuffie-suzie-yeung-interview/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603120640/https://www.gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-yuffie-suzie-yeung-interview/ |archive-date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> In ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'', director [[Naoki Hamaguchi]] expressed a desire to leverage the new gameplay and battle mechanics introduced in ''INTERmission'', such as team-up attacks performed by Yuffie and Sonon Kusakabe, as he felt they made for a "different feel in battle strategy".<ref>{{Cite news |title='Final Fantasy VII Remake' directors say 'Intermission' points directly to the sequel |language=en-US |newspaper=Washington Post |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/07/02/final-fantasy-7-remake-sequel-intermission/ |access-date=2023-04-25 |issn=0190-8286 |archive-date=2023-02-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230208203040/https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2021/07/02/final-fantasy-7-remake-sequel-intermission/ |url-status=live}}</ref>
=== Voice actresses === Yuffie is voiced in Japanese by [[Yumi Kakazu]]<ref name=":0" /> and Kino Sakai.<ref name=":1" /> [[Voice acting|Voice actresses]] who provided the voice of Yuffie in English include [[Christy Carlson Romano]] for ''[[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'';<ref name="1up"/> [[Mae Whitman]] for ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII]]'', and ''[[Kingdom Hearts III|Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind]]''; Brandilyn Cheah for [[Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII|''Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion'']];<ref name="kotaku.com2">{{cite web |date=11 June 2021 |title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's Yuffie Mission is a Must-Play |url=https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603120305/https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 |archive-date=3 June 2023 |access-date=3 June 2023}}</ref> and [[Suzie Yeung]] for ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' ''Intergrade'' and ''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth''.<ref name="kotaku.com2"/>
==Appearances== ===''Final Fantasy VII''=== Yuffie appears in the 1997 role-playing video game ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' as one of two optional party members along with [[Vincent Valentine]]. She is a 16-year-old [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Classes|ninja and thief]] who wields [[shuriken]]s that she can throw like a [[boomerang]]. She is a fiercely patriotic daughter of {{nihongo|Godo Kisaragi|ゴドー・キサラギ|Godō Kisaragi}}, the leader of the nation of {{nihongo|Wutai|ウータイ|Ūtai}}, which is based on East Asia; Yuffie feels her country has lost its former glory and become nothing more than a [[resort town]].<ref name="touristwutai">{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = Yuffie: "You turned Wutai into a cheesy resort town peddling to tourists...How dare you!? Da-chao Statue and Leviathan are ashamed!!"}}</ref> After losing the war against the Shinra Electric Power Company, Godo began to turn Wutai into a tourist attraction. This did not suit Yuffie, who ran off, stealing Materia from travelers in hopes of someday becoming strong enough to change the situation.<ref>{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Yuffie:''' ...I've been hearing that ever since I was little. Before I was born, Wutai was a lot more crowded and more important... You saw what it looks like now, right? ...JUST a resort town... After we lost the war, we got peace, but with that, we lost something else. Now look at Wutai... That's why... if I had lots of Materia I could...}}</ref> Yuffie is sneaky and arrogant,<ref>{{Cite web |title=FINAL FANTASY VII |url=https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com |archive-date=2023-11-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231118172137/https://finalfantasyviipc.square-enix-games.com/en |url-status=live}}</ref> has a [[tomboy]]ish and charismatic<ref name=cc>{{cite web|first=Ryan|last=Clements|url=http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/857/857798p2.html|title=Crisis Core: Character Profiles Revisited|work=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|date=March 7, 2008|access-date=August 4, 2012|archive-date=March 31, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331232211/http://uk.psp.ign.com/articles/857/857798p2.html|url-status=live}}</ref> personality, and obsessively steals and collects Materia.<ref name=merch>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090220102617/http://square-enix-shop.com/usa/dsp_product.cfm?product_id=132 FINAL FANTASY VII PLAY ARTS YUFFIE], Square Enix Merchandise Store (archived).</ref> She also tends to be short-tempered and is prone to [[motion sickness]].<ref name=merch/> In combat, Yuffie possesses the special Materia "Throw", enabling her to throw most items from the player's inventory at enemies during combat. When leveled up, she unlocks the ability "Coin", allowing her to throw the party's currency at the enemy.<ref name=ign>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/characters/yuffie-kisaragi |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130126040631/http://uk.ign.com/characters/yuffie-kisaragi |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 26, 2013 |title=Yuffie Kisaragi |publisher=Uk.ign.com |access-date=2014-02-08}}</ref>
Yuffie ambushes the protagonist [[Cloud Strife]] and his allies in a random encounter in a forest biome, appearing as "Mystery Ninja". If the player defeats her in combat and then chooses the correct series of dialogue choices, she joins the player's [[Party (role-playing games)|party]] as one of the [[player character]]s.<ref>{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote ='''Yuffie:''' Huh? Hey... HEY! Wait! I haven't even told you my name...... I'm Yuffie! Good to meetcha! (to herself) Heh heh...... just as I planned. Now all I have to do is... a little this...... and a little that...... nyuk, nyuk, nyuk...... (to Cloud) Hey, wait up! Wait for me!}}</ref> Once in Wutai Village, Yuffie steals the party's Materia and hides, but she is kidnapped by a Don Corneo, a [[Midgar]] crime lord.<ref>{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Corneo:''' Hohi! I've finally got a new chicky! Two for me, in fact! Hohi, hohi! (...) / '''Cloud:''' ......Ok. Corneo took Yuffie from us. And without Yuffie there's no way we'll get our Materia back.}}</ref> Once the group rescues Yuffie, she returns the stolen Materia and continues working with them.<ref name="journeytime">{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Yuffie:''' Huh? Oh, it'll be all right... Don't be so picky! Anyways, that sure was close...... No, normally I would kick their butts, Boom, Bang!! That Corneo guy's a real pain. I'd rather deal with my dad than deal with that guy. Oh, by the way, some of those guys from the Turks are good, huh? At least, after all that, we got the Materia back. Now come on everybody, let's continue our journey...}}</ref> In another sidequest, she proves herself by fighting the [[Boss (video gaming)|bosses]] of Wutai's five-story [[pagoda]],<ref>{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Staniv:''' The rule is the best fighter on each floor will be your opponent... Although it's a five-storied pagoda, the fourth floor is the highest... In other words, no one has ever defeated me---Master of Weaponry! You still want to try...? / '''Yuffie:''' Just come on!!}}</ref> the last of which is against Godo.<ref>{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Godo:''' I'm glad you made it this far, Yuffie! / '''Yuffie:''' Why, why are you...... / '''Godo:''' I'll answer you by having you try your skills against me! Hold nothing back. Come as if you're trying to kill me! If you don't...then I'll have to kill you!}}</ref> These fights, and the subsequent sequence of conversations, enable her and Godo to understand each other and come to a mutual respect.<ref>{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Godo:''' Yuffie...... I am the same now as I was before when I wanted the war. But, after I lost the war, I began to think... Is strength, only for defeating the enemy? ...or just something to show-off to others...? Might begets might. That's the same way as the Shinra... (...) I knew you were looking for Materia for the good of Wutai. But, the reason I hide my strength now, is also for the good of Wutai... And now, I realize both are necessary... Strength without determination means nothing. And determination without strength is equally useless...!}}</ref> At Godo's request, Cloud officially takes Yuffie, who obtains her level 4 [[Limit Break]] "All Creation",<ref>William Irwin, Jason P. Blahuta, Michel S. Beaulieu, ''Final Fantasy and Philosophy: The Ultimate Walkthrough'' ({{ISBN|9780470415368}}).</ref> with him on his quest.<ref>{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Godo:''' You there, please take Yuffie with you! I perceive that you all have both determination and strength! (...) Go, Yuffie! For the sake of strengthening Wutai! / '''Yuffie:''' Dad... / '''Godo:''' I'll take care of the Five Sacred Gods until you return! Go! And come back alive!}}</ref>
If Yuffie is present when [[Aerith Gainsborough]] is murdered by [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)|Sephiroth]], she shows an uncharacteristic display of emotion, as she breaks down in Cloud's arms after failing to control her emotions.<ref name=Aerisdeath>{{cite web|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/5-most-heartbreaking-moments-in-final-fantasy-you-can-totally-miss-easter-eggs-and-more-6378063|title=5 Most Heartbreaking Moments in Final Fantasy You Can Totally Miss (Easter Eggs & More)|work=[[Houston Press]]|last=Rouner|first=Jef|date=24 December 2012|access-date=16 June 2015|archive-date=14 July 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150714214720/http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/5-most-heartbreaking-moments-in-final-fantasy-you-can-totally-miss-easter-eggs-and-more-6378063|url-status=live}}</ref> Yuffie's loyalty to the team is called into question after Cloud temporarily disbands his party ahead of their final confrontation with Sephiroth; when Yuffie is the last to return, [[Barret Wallace]] suspects her of abandoning the team in light of her earlier treachery at Wutai.<ref name="aintgonnashow">{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Barret''': I guess that's everyone. '''Red''': No, Yuffie's missing. '''Barret''': She ain't gonna show up. 'Least this time she didn't steal our materia. Guess we gotta be thankful for that.}}</ref> When Yuffie returns to the group, she rebukes Barrett for his judgement.<ref name="howcouldyousaythat">{{cite video game | title = [[Final Fantasy VII]] | developer = Square | publisher = Sony Computer Entertainment | date = September 7, 1997 | platform = PlayStation | quote = '''Yuffie''': How could you say that!? I came all the way here after being seasick as a dog! I didn't go through all that just to have you guys have the best parts all to yourselves!}}</ref>
Yuffie is featured in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'', appearing as the sole playable character in its bonus [[Downloadable content|downloadable content (DLC)]] ''INTERmission'', which takes place in parallel to the story of the main game.<ref name="siliconera.com"/> She and her partner Sonon Kasukabe infiltrate Midgar to steal the "Ultimate Materia" from Shinra. When the mission goes wrong, Sonon sacrifices himself to save Yuffie, and she resolves to gather allies to take down Shinra. She returns as a party member in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/yuffie-and-vincent-are-no-longer-optional-in-ffvii-rebirth/|title=Yuffie and Vincent Are No Longer Optional in FFVII Rebirth|first=Daniel|last=Bueno|website=[[Siliconera]]|date=September 22, 2023|access-date=September 26, 2023|archive-date=September 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230926141721/https://www.siliconera.com/yuffie-and-vincent-are-no-longer-optional-in-ffvii-rebirth/|url-status=live}}</ref>
===''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII''=== [[File:Yuffie Kisaragi AC.png|thumb|upright|Yuffie as seen in the CGI animated film ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]''.]] In the 2005 animated film ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'', Yuffie reunites with her allies to fight against the [[Gameplay of Final Fantasy#Gameplay|summon]] creature Bahamut SIN. In the ''[[On the Way to a Smile]]'' novella "Case of Yuffie", which is set between the end of ''Final Fantasy VII'' and the beginning of ''Advent Children'', the disease Geostigma spreads to Wutai, and Yuffie sets out to find a cure.<ref>{{Cite book | year=2009 | title=On the Way to a Smile: Final Fantasy VII | language=ja | publisher=Square-Enix | isbn=978-4-7575-2462-0}}</ref>
In the 2004 [[Action role-playing game|action role-playing]] game ''[[Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII|Before Crisis]]'', which is set six years before ''Final Fantasy VII'', Yuffie encounters Shinra's agents called the Turks in Wutai and unknowingly works with them against the eco-terrorist group [[Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series#AVALANCHE|AVALANCHE]].<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII]]|developer=Square Enix|publisher=Square Enix|date=2004|platform=mobile phones|language=ja|level=Chapter 14: Every Hope and Resolution|quote='''Yuffie:''' You're Shinra! Were you trying to trick me?! Damage Wutai some more?! / '''Player:''' No, you've misunderstood. I wasn't trying to fool you. / '''Yuffie:''' I hate them. But! I hate Shinra more!!}}</ref> In the 2006 [[third-person shooter]] game ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII|Dirge of Cerberus]]'', which is set one year after ''Advent Children'', Yuffie leaves home and joins the World Regenesis Organization, where she is placed in charge of espionage and intelligence gathering.<ref>[http://na.square-enix.com/dcff7/ ''Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII'' official website] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120625131926/http://na.square-enix.com/dcff7/ |date=2012-06-25}} (characters section).</ref>
A nine-year-old Yuffie makes brief appearances in the 2007 action role-playing game ''[[Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII]]'', where she fights against Shinra following their invasion and takeover of Wutai.<ref name="cc" /> After meeting [[Zack Fair]], she enlists his help to find treasures in several side missions.<ref name="cc" />
===Other appearances=== Outside the ''Final Fantasy'' series, Yuffie has also been featured in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series. In [[Kingdom Hearts (video game)|the first game]], a younger Yuffie acts as a supporting character in Traverse Town, helping to defeat the Heartless who destroyed her world.<ref>{{cite video game | title=[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]] | developer = Square | publisher = Square | date=2002 | platform=PlayStation 2 | quote=Yuffie: A female ninja who escaped to Traverse Town when her homeworld was taken by the Heartless. She stays strong and cheerful in any situation. She works with Leon and Aerith to unravel the secret of the 'key'.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.gamesradar.com/kingdom-hearts-4-director-tetsuya-nomura-isnt-promising-more-final-fantasy-characters/ | title=Kingdom Hearts 4 director Tetsuya Nomura isn't promising more Final Fantasy characters | date=15 June 2022 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603123346/https://www.gamesradar.com/kingdom-hearts-4-director-tetsuya-nomura-isnt-promising-more-final-fantasy-characters/ | url-status=live}}</ref> Yuffie also appears in ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' as a projection from [[Sora (Kingdom Hearts)|Sora]]'s memories in Traverse Town.<ref>{{cite video game | title=[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]] | developer = Jupiter | publisher = Square Enix U.S.A., Disney Interactive | date=December 7, 2004 | platform=Game Boy Advance | quote='''Aerith:''' I don't think I have any memory of it...but somehow I still remember. Maybe Sora's heart is doing the remembering for us. / '''Sora:''' How does THAT work? / '''Aerith:''' We don't know you, Sora, but your heart is full of memories of us together. Those memories must resonate in our hearts, too. Maybe they tell us things we couldn't otherwise know.}}</ref> In ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'', she aids Leon and the others as part of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee,<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Kingdom Hearts II]]|developer=Square Enix|publisher=Square Enix U.S.A., Buena Vista Games |date=March 28, 2006 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote='''Yuffie:''' Everybody's working on stuff over at Merlin's house. C'mon! Meet the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee!}}</ref> and appears in her ''Advent Children'' attire. In ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Yuffie is featured as an opponent in the Olympus Coliseum, while ''[[Kingdom Hearts Coded]]'' features a [[Virtual reality|virtual simulation]] of her.<ref>{{cite video game|title=[[Kingdom Hearts Re:coded]]|developer=Square Enix, h.a.n.d.|publisher=Square Enix|date=January 11, 2011|platform=Nintendo DS|quote='''Leon:''' The name's...Leon. I wanted to help with the blocks, but something else needed my attention first. / '''Yuffie:''' Hey, I'm Yuffie. Thanks for looking after everybody! It's... Sora, right? Drop by again sometime. I bet we'd make a good team!}}</ref> She also appears in the DLC ''Re Mind'' for ''[[Kingdom Hearts III]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.siliconera.com/kingdom-hearts-3-dlc-final-fantasy-screenshots-show-off-returning-characters/ | title=Kingdom Hearts III DLC Screenshots Show off Final Fantasy Characters and Other Familiar Faces | date=11 December 2019 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=1 March 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220301142256/https://www.siliconera.com/kingdom-hearts-3-dlc-final-fantasy-screenshots-show-off-returning-characters/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
Yuffie is an unlockable playable character in the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] version of the 1998 [[fighting game]] ''[[Ehrgeiz|Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring]]'', appearing alongside other characters from ''Final Fantasy VII''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ehrgeiz Cheats, Codes, Unlockables |url=http://uk.ign.com/cheats/games/ehrgeiz-god-bless-the-ring-ps-10902 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120731065328/http://uk.ign.com/cheats/games/ehrgeiz-god-bless-the-ring-ps-10902 |archive-date=July 31, 2012 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://reviews.cnet.com/legacy-game-platforms/ehrgeiz-playstation/4505-9882_7-31571351.html|title=Ehrgeiz Review|work=CNET|publisher=CBS Interactive|access-date=August 4, 2012|date=January 12, 1999|archive-date=December 3, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203000438/http://reviews.cnet.com/legacy-game-platforms/ehrgeiz-playstation/4505-9882_7-31571351.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=ehrgeiz/> She is also one of the playable characters in the [[PlayStation Portable]] version of the 2006 party video game ''[[Itadaki Street]]'', in a ''[[Chibi (style)|chibi]]''-style design similar to her model during the exploration gameplay mode of ''Final Fantasy VII'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.square-enix.co.jp/itastpsp/index_psp.html |title=ドラゴンクエスト＆ファイナルファンタジー in いただきストリート ポータブル |publisher=Square Enix |language=ja |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070701182135/http://www.square-enix.co.jp/itastpsp/index_psp.html |archive-date=July 1, 2007}}</ref> and in the 2013 action puzzle [[mobile game]] ''Pictlogica Final Fantasy'', also in a ''chibi'' form.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pictlogica.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-35.html |title=ユフィの評価 ピクトロジカ - ピクトロジカまとめ |publisher=Pictlogica.blog.fc2.com |date=2014-04-21 |access-date=2015-04-08 |archive-date=2015-04-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150410124434/http://pictlogica.blog.fc2.com/blog-entry-35.html |url-status=live}}</ref> She was the first DLC character released for the 2014 [[rhythm game]] ''[[Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call]]''.<ref>Joseph Luster, [http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/24/first-theatrhythm-final-fantasy-curtain-call-dlc-character-is-yuffie First "Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call" DLC Character is Yuffie] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504172709/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2014/04/24/first-theatrhythm-final-fantasy-curtain-call-dlc-character-is-yuffie |date=2014-05-04}}, Crunchyroll, April 24, 2014.</ref> Yuffie also appears as a playable character in the free-to-play role-playing video games ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]'' and ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Character_FF VII_Yuffie |url=https://ffrkstrategy.gamematome.jp/game/951/wiki/Character_FF%20VII_Yuffie |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404163325/https://ffrkstrategy.gamematome.jp/game/951/wiki/Character_FF%20VII_Yuffie |archive-date=2019-04-04 |access-date=2019-03-22 |website=[FFRK] FINAL FANTASY Record Keeper Official Strategy Site |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.famitsu.com/news/201701/31125954.html|title=『ディシディアFF』最新作がスマホ向けRPGで登場！『DISSIDIA FINAL FANTASY OPERA OMNIA』2月1日サービス開始|website=ファミ通.com|date=31 January 2017 |language=ja|access-date=2019-03-22|archive-date=2019-03-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190322185525/https://www.famitsu.com/news/201701/31125954.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
Yuffie also makes appearances in some video games as a [[Non-player character|non-playable character]]. In the 2008 fighting game ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'', she appears as a tutor of the in-game manuals and an unlockable friend card.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/cheats/psp/dissidia-final-fantasy/|title=Dissidia: Final Fantasy PSP Cheats|publisher=GamesRadar|access-date=August 4, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131214064742/http://www.gamesradar.com/dissidia-final-fantasy/cheats/|archive-date=2013-12-14}}</ref> She is a "Legend" type assist character in the 2012 mobile game ''[[Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201307310044/ |title=Mobageで配信中の「ファイナルファンタジー ブリゲイド ブレイク ザ シール」と「戦国コレクション」のコラボレーションがスタート！｜Gamer |publisher=Gamer.ne.jp |access-date=2015-04-08 |archive-date=2015-04-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150409233156/http://www.gamer.ne.jp/news/201307310044/ |url-status=live}}</ref> Yuffie also appears in the 2018 fighting game ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' as a spirit.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://nintendowire.com/news/2020/12/17/multiple-final-fantasy-vii-character-spirits-coming-to-smash-ultimate-alongside-sephiroth/ | title=Multiple Final Fantasy VII character Spirits coming to Smash Ultimate alongside Sephiroth | date=17 December 2020 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603122611/https://nintendowire.com/news/2020/12/17/multiple-final-fantasy-vii-character-spirits-coming-to-smash-ultimate-alongside-sephiroth/ | url-status=live}}</ref>
==Reception== Yuffie Kisaragi has received a notably positive reception in Japan and overseas, being described as one of the best ninja<ref>David Martinez, [http://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/gran-desafio-ninja-round-3-65488 El gran desafío ninja: Round 3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504173348/http://www.hobbyconsolas.com/reportajes/gran-desafio-ninja-round-3-65488 |date=2014-05-04}}, Hobbyconsolas.com, 18 March 2014.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://gamehall.uol.com.br/v10/top-10-kunoichis-ninjas-femininas-dos-games/ |title=Top 10 Kunoichis (Ninjas Femininas) dos Games « GameHall Network |publisher=Gamehall.uol.com.br |access-date=2014-04-12 |language=pt |archive-date=2014-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140415021848/http://gamehall.uol.com.br/v10/top-10-kunoichis-ninjas-femininas-dos-games/ |url-status=live}}</ref> and overall video game characters.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gantayat|first=Anoop|url=http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/837/837350p1.html|title=Nomura Talks FFXIII|work=IGN|publisher=News Corporation|date=November 22, 2007|access-date=August 4, 2012|archive-date=April 1, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120401210940/http://uk.ps3.ign.com/articles/837/837350p1.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/news/snake-beats-mario-coolest-video |title=Snake Beats Mario, Is Coolest Video Game Character Ever |work=1UP.com |publisher=UGO Networks |date=February 10, 2010 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20110622072101/http://www.1up.com/news/snake-beats-mario-coolest-video |archive-date=June 22, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-01-17/square-enix-poll/favorite-female-final-fantasy-character |title=Square Enix Poll: Favorite Female Final Fantasy Character |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2013-01-17 |access-date=2013-01-21 |archive-date=2013-01-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121014816/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2013-01-17/square-enix-poll/favorite-female-final-fantasy-character |url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Electronic Gaming Monthly]]'' listed Yuffie's reappearance as one of the greatest moments of ''Kingdom Hearts''.<ref>''Electronic Gaming Monthly'' issue 165 page 103.</ref> David Smith from ''[[IGN]]'' included her on their top ten ''Final Fantasy VII'' characters, stating that she "belongs in the Wacky Sidekicks wing of the RPG hall of fame". Although commenting that Yuffie can sometimes be "a pain in the neck", Smith said that she became such an appealing [[sidekick]] character that Square would go on to use the "Yuffie formula" with Rikku for ''Final Fantasy X''.<ref name="top">{{cite web |url=http://stars.ign.com/articles/861/861824p1.html |title=Final Fantasy VII: Top 10 Characters |author=Smith, David |work=IGN |publisher=News Corporation |date=March 28, 2008 |access-date=March 1, 2009 |archive-date=February 20, 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220043007/http://stars.ign.com/articles/861/861824p1.html |url-status=live}}</ref>
''Final Fantasy VII'' director [[Yoshinori Kitase]] asked ''EGM'' "why American gamers love Yuffie so much". They were unable to come with a clear answer.<ref>{{Cite magazine|date=October 2005|title=EGM digs deep into the mind of director Tetsuya Nomura|magazine=Electronic Gaming Monthly|volume=196}}</ref> According to ''[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]]'', Yuffie, being one of characters that are "[[brand]]s in and of themselves", created a new [[anime]] stereotype of giddy girl ninja.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.edge-online.com/features/week-japan-final-fantasy-special |title=This Week in Japan: Final Fantasy VII |magazine=[[Edge (magazine)|Edge]] |date=March 10, 2006 |author=<!--Not stated--> |access-date=June 29, 2009 |archive-date=May 27, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120527150542/http://www.edge-online.com/features/week-japan-final-fantasy-special |url-status=live}}</ref> WomanGamers.com gave the character an overall score of 7.0/10, opining that while "a 18 year old ninja girl was a nice refreshing change [...] it would have been nice if her character had matured and developed through this story".<ref name=wg>Ismini "Atari" Roby, [https://web.archive.org/web/20080517045707/http://www.womengamers.com/articles/digital-women/yuffie-kisaragi-ff7/ Yuffie Kisaragi of Final Fantasy VII], WomenGamers.com, July 27, 1999 (archived).</ref> Jef Rouner of the ''[[Houston Press]]'' described Yuffie's reaction to Aerith's death as one of the five most heartbreaking, missable scenes in the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise, which he felt rivaled the emotional impact of anything found in the main narrative.<ref name=Aerisdeath/> In his review for ''Advent Children'', James Mielke of ''[[1UP.com]]'' called her "as cutely [[jailbait]] as ever";<ref>James Mielke, [http://www.1up.com/reviews/ffvii-advent-children_2 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104003348/http://www.1up.com/reviews/ffvii-advent-children_2 |date=2012-11-04}}, 1UP.com, 09/16/2005.</ref> the film itself was called "Ogling Legal-Age Yuffie" by Geson Hatchett of ''Hardcore Gamer''.<ref>''Hardcore Gamer'' volume 1 issue 5.</ref>
Yuffie's character also garnered negative reception. In her character profile, ''IGN'' called her "both impressively useful and incredibly annoying".<ref name=ign/> ''[[GameFan]]'' editor The 6th Man compared himself to Yuffie, as "in one word—annoying" but also having "that innocent, naive qualify".<ref>{{Cite journal|date=December 2000|title=Editor Round Up|journal=GameFan|volume=8|issue=12|pages=18}}</ref> In 2010, Scott Sharkey of 1UP.com described her as being in the category of "The Perky Idiot" alongside Rikku and Selphie while discussing the top five character types in the ''Final Fantasy'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.1up.com/do/feature?cId=3178258|title=Top 5 Final Fantasy Character Types|work=1UP.com|publisher=UGO Networks|author=Sharkey, Scott|access-date=March 19, 2010| archive-url=https://archive.today/20120716085654/http://www.1up.com/features/top-5-final-fantasy-character|archive-date=2012-07-16}}</ref> That same year, ''[[GamesRadar]]''{{'}}s Mikel Reparaz called her as "hyper-annoying".<ref name=ehrgeiz>Mikel Reparaz, [http://www.gamesradar.com/55-awesome-character-cameos/ 55 awesome character cameos] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160609054521/http://www.gamesradar.com/55-awesome-character-cameos/ |date=2016-06-09}}, GamesRadar, May 1, 2010.</ref> In 2013, Kyle Lowe of ''[[Complex (magazine)|Complex]]'' called her as the fifth most annoying classic video game character.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.complex.com/video-games/2013/07/annoying-video-game-characters/yuffie |title=5. Yuffie The Most Annoying Video Game Characters We've Had to Put Up With Over the Years |publisher=Complex |date=2013-07-24 |access-date=2013-12-01 |archive-date=2013-07-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130727083452/http://www.complex.com/video-games/2013/07/annoying-video-game-characters/yuffie |url-status=live}}</ref> Joe Juba of ''[[Game Informer]]'' included her among "''Final Fantasy''{{'}}s particular breed of annoying companions, like Selphie and [[Vaan (Final Fantasy)|Vaan]]".<ref>Joe Juba, [https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/08/15/the-five-lamest-final-fantasy-characters.aspx The Five Lamest Final Fantasy Characters], ''Game Informer'', August 15, 2012.</ref> [[Lisa Foiles]] of ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'' included her in their "crazy, hyperactive teenager" on her top five annoying princesses in video games, calling her "just a definition of annoying".<ref>{{cite web |author=Lisa Foiles |url=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/top-5-with-lisa-foiles/9065-Top-5-Annoying-Princesses |title=Top 5 Annoying Princesses | Top 5 with Lisa Foiles Video Gallery | The Escapist |publisher=Escapistmagazine.com |date=29 April 2014 |access-date=2014-06-19 |archive-date=2014-07-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140726145914/http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/top-5-with-lisa-foiles/9065-Top-5-Annoying-Princesses |url-status=live}}</ref> As a result of calling her an unimportant character in ''Final Fantasy VII'' due to how difficult is to get her, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' regarded Yuffie's portrayal in the remake as far more entertaining take on Yuffie due to her role in the narrative,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-episode-interm/|title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade: Episode Intermission Is a Fun but Inessential Return to Midgar|website=Paste Magazine|date=16 June 2021|access-date=June 30, 2021|archive-date=9 July 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210709181709/https://www.pastemagazine.com/games/final-fantasy/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-episode-interm/|url-status=live}}</ref> while ''[[Kotaku]]'' praised and said that she's "irresistibly charming as Yuffie".<ref name="kotaku.com">{{cite web | url=https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 | title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade's Yuffie Mission is a Must-Play | date=11 June 2021 | access-date=3 June 2023 | archive-date=3 June 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603120305/https://kotaku.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-intergrade-s-yuffie-mission-is-1847082454 | url-status=live}}</ref>
==See also== * [[Ninjas in popular culture]]
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