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Cid Highwind

Pilot and spear fighter · Rocket Town

Story spoilers: This profile discusses character history and events in the game.

Cid Highwind is featured in Final Fantasy VII — Pilot and spear fighter. This profile covers their background, appearance, personality, story role and practical gameplay details.

Edition covered

Original Final Fantasy VII and ports of that game; not Remake or Rebirth.

Biography

Cid is a pilot whose spaceflight ambitions were damaged by a failed launch. His relationship with Shera and Shinra reflects the bitterness that followed.

Appearance

Cid wears pilot clothing and goggles and carries a spear in combat.

Personality

He is abrasive and verbally harsh, but also capable of loyalty and reassessing his past. The story does not present every part of his behaviour as admirable.

Role in the story

His aviation skills become important to the party’s mobility, while later events revisit the meaning of the failed space programme.

Gameplay and encounters

Cid is a strong physical option with useful multi-hit Limits. Keep support Materia distributed so he can attack when appropriate without leaving the party unable to recover.