Rude

Rude (ルード Rūdo) is a member of the Turks in Final Fantasy VII, as well as appearing in several of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII titles. He is a tall, bald man with a little goatee. He always wears sunglasses and appears to carry spares on him in case something happens to the pair he is wearing. Rude is rarely seen without his long-time partner Reno and is rather quiet and taciturn, tending to relegate the talking to Reno. Rude is a superb physical fighter and prefers to use his fists in battle. He has a soft spot for Tifa Lockhart, demonstrated by the fact that he will not attack her if she battles him in their many encounters in Final Fantasy VII. In one of his rare lines of dialogue in Final Fantasy VII, he reveals to Reno he has a crush on Tifa, who is also a phenomenal physical fighter, although nothing ever comes of this crush.

In Japanese versions of Crisis Core, Last Order, and Advent Children, Rude is voiced by Taiten Kusunoki. In English versions of Crisis Core and Advent Children, he is voiced by Crispin Freeman.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-
Years ago, during the war between AVALANCHE and Shinra, Rude fell in love with a woman named Chelsea. Unfortunately, she was an AVALANCHE spy who grew infatuated with Rude, but left him because they were on different sides. Rude did not take well to her departure, since he could not even say goodbye to her.

Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-
Rude also makes a minor appearance in the Last Order: Final Fantasy VII anime. He appears with Elena's older sister, who is also a Turk. They are flying the Shinra helicopter on a mission to capture Cloud Strife and Zack Fair.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Rude appears in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- along with other members of the Turks. He is seen inside a Shinra helicopter along with his partner Reno. His role in Crisis Core is as a Turk alongside Reno and appears few times; at the end he is seen with Reno inside a helicopter looking for Zack and Cloud.

Final Fantasy VII
Rude first appears at Shinra Headquarters to capture Cloud and his friends as they try to leave the building through an elevator. Next he appears in the Mythril Mines, and with Reno at Gongaga where he can be fought for the first time. Rude also takes part in the Wutai subquest involving Don Corneo and Yuffie, and helps free her and Elena from the Don. Rude appears in the Sunken Gelinka if the party goes there before the Midgar mission. Rude appears in Rocket Town loading the Huge Materia onto the rocket, the only time he must be fought. He finally appears in Midgar for a final bout with the party, but if the player completed the Wutai subquest, they can refuse to fight, and the Turks will leave.

Advent Children/Advent Children Complete


Rude appears alongside Reno in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and is more talkative this time around, but compared to Reno, is still quiet and serious. He is voiced by Taiten Kusunoki in the Japanese version of Advent Children and Crispin Freeman in the English version. Although Yazoo and Loz defeat him, Rude puts up quite a fight, and does noticeably better against Loz than Reno does against Yazoo. Rude and Reno also provide comic relief in the movie, mainly being troubled by Reno. Reno hits him accidentally and falls on him during the battle with Yazoo and Loz. Rude is also seen trying to climb up a screen after Reno, and fails. It is also shown in Advent Children that Rude and Reno are dedicated and loyal to their boss Rufus Shinra. The film animators have noted that Rude was perhaps the easiest character to animate, as he had no hair and minimal facial expressions due to his sunglasses and character. All the same, he had been animated without his sunglasses at times, leading to the animators animating his eyes behind his sunglasses in case fans caught a glimpse of them in some scenes.

Final Fantasy VII
Rude can be fought four times during the course of Final Fantasy VII. However, only one of these fights is set; the others are the player's choice, as they can choose whether to fight Rude or not. The rare Ziedrich armor can be stolen from him during the later encounters.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-
In Before Crisis Rude is fought in the Training Mode.

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