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>Who was the real villain of FF7? Jenova or Sephiroth? Who is truly to blame?

it's Hojo, the whole damn time it was only ever Hojo.

Hojo injected Sephiroth with Jenova cells in-utero simply to see the effects that they would have on human development. And that day in Nibelheim when Sephiroth got too near Jenova, Jenova reached out and activated a bit of itself in him. It drove him crazy and compelled him to resurrect that damnable animal.

Hojo conducted medical experiments on Cloud and on Zack as well, not just showering them with Mako, as had been done to SOLDIERS. He injected them with Jenova cells as well.

When Professor Ghast met Ifalna, he fell in love with her. First, he was just studying the Ancients, the Cetra and she was the last remaining Cetra on the Planet.

But Hojo? He imprisoned her and her daughter. Killed Ghast.

Someone once had a theory that the reason Ifalna escaped with Aeris from Shinra HQ was because Sephiroth, as a young man, let them out. Sephiroth did describe Hojo as a "walking mass of complexes"; he didn't like him, and Sephiroth pre-lunacy actually seemed cool enough a guy to do it.

And what does Hojo do after all this?

He kicks back on the fucking beach in a labcoat with bitches on both arms.

That mother fucker.