Final Fantasy 7 Revelation, Sephiroth Remodeled

Following the release of the Final Fantasy 7 Revelation trailer at last night's Summer Game Fest, Square Enix has officially confirmed suspicions that Tyler Hoechlin has been recast for the final installment of the trilogy.

Director Naoki Hamaguchi said this in an interview with a famous fighting game streamer. Maximilian DudDue to scheduling conflicts, Hoechlin was unable to reprise his role as Sephiroth, and veteran voice actor Travis Willingham will now assume the role.

“Oh, did you realize it?” Hamaguchi spoke through an interpreter. “Yes, yes, the former voice actor who voiced Sephiroth is [return] “This time we have a new voice actor.”

Willingham continues the Superman X Sephiroth tradition.

Very active in the industry, Travis Willingham is best known for his work as Phenomaman in Dispatch, Raiden in the latest Mortal Kombat game, Wilson Fisk in Insomniac's Spider-Man, Jaro Tapal in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and, like George Newbern and Hoechlin before him, Superman.

Willingham is no stranger to the franchise, having provided additional voices for both the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and the Final Fantasy 13 Trilogy, and playing Ryid in Type-0 HD, Volg in Chocobo's Dungeon, and Aced in Kingdom Hearts 3.

Willingham got his start in the English dub of Dragon Ball Z, then took on the role of Roy Mustang in Fullmetal Alchemist, and later took on the role of Cell in games like Raging Blast and Tenkaichi Tag Team.

While some fans have expressed disappointment that Hoechlin couldn't return and that Square Enix decided to recast Sephiroth instead of bringing Newbern back into the fold, a lot of excitement has bubbled up over Willingham's casting. Especially since he continues Superman's tradition of playing a one-winged angel. If so, after spending two games with Hoechlin, it will definitely take some getting used to his deeper, raspier voice.