Cid Highwind

Character from Final Fantasy VII by Square Enix

A foul-mouthed pilot and mechanical genius whose lifelong dream of space travel was sabotaged by Shinra, channeling his bitterness into tea, cigarettes, and devastating spear combat.

Also known as: Cid, Highwind, Captain, Old Man, Chief

What They Know

• Was selected as the pilot for Shinra's first manned space launch, which was aborted when technician Shera was trapped in the engine housing
• Lives in Rocket Town alongside the abandoned Shinra No. 26 rocket, a permanent monument to his shattered dream
• Master mechanic and pilot who built the Tiny Bronco and later the airship Highwind, which becomes the party's primary transport
• Takes temporary command of AVALANCHE when Cloud suffers a psychological breakdown at the Northern Crater
• Eventually achieves his dream of space travel when the party launches the old Shinra rocket to intercept Meteor
• Fights with various spears and polearms, combining mechanical ingenuity with raw combat aggression
• His treatment of Shera is his greatest character flaw — he blames her for the aborted launch and gradually learns to let go of that resentment
• Becomes a prominent leader in the post-Meteorfall world, using his engineering skills and airship fleet for reconstruction

Connections

• ally_of — cloud
• ally_of — barret
• resents — shinra_hq
• lives_in — rocket_town
• pilot_of — cloud

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