Reeve Tuesti

Reeve Tuesti (リーブ・トゥエスティ) is a non-playable character in Final Fantasy VII and its expanded universe. He was in charge of Urban Development at the Shinra Electric Power Company. He controls the robotic Cait Sith throughout his appearances. Reeve was born in 1972, making him thirty-five during the events of Final Fantasy VII.

Appearance and personality
Reeve wears a dark blue business suit with a white shirt and a tie. In Before Crisis his tie is blue, but in Final Fantasy VII it is red. By the time of Dirge of Cerberus Reeve wears a dark blue trench coat.

He has black hair, a mustache and a beard. Unlike many of the Shinra executives, Reeve seems to show sincere concern for Midgar's citizens, other people, and eventually, the Planet itself. This heightened sense of empathy is reflected in what little is shown about his family; he seems to be rather close to his parents, and it is heavily implied in one sequence that he has children. This trait is seen by his supporting the defecting Turks, and gets accentuated even more when he creates the World Regenesis Organization (WRO) after the Shinra Company's fall.

Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-
Reeve plays a minor role as an architect who designed the Mako Reactors. He supports the cancellation of the Space Program following the crash in Rocket Town. He later supports the Turks when they briefly split from Shinra by using his Cait Sith to aid them.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
Even though Reeve does not appear in Crisis Core, Zack receives mail named "Midgar Construction Project" from him as the Director of City Planning.

Final Fantasy VII
Although a fairly influential character, Reeve only appears a few times, the first time being in a cutscene where he protests to President Shinra about destroying Sector 7 and framing it as AVALANCHE's attack. Later when Cloud overhears the meeting in the Shinra Headquarters Reeve is present as well. He leaves the meeting in anger, as Sector 7 has already been reduced to rubble, and President Shinra decides to leave it in its current state.

As the game advances, Cait Sith joins the player party and it turns out Reeve is using Cait Sith as a spy to track down Cloud and the gang. After saving Barret's life and helping to complete the puzzles in the Temple of the Ancients, he regains the party's trust. Reeve initially intended to merely spy on and sabotage AVALANCHE, but after witnessing certain events at the Temple of the Ancients, Forgotten Capital, particularly the murder of Aeris at Sephiroth's hands, and the events in Northern Cave, he decides to help them instead, letting them eavesdrop on Shinra meetings through Cait Sith, and, as a reversal, tries to keep Shinra forces off AVALANCHE as they try to undermine Sephiroth's plans.

Initially, Reeve doesn't reveal his identity to the party, although he reveals working for Shinra. During the time Hojo plans to use the Sister Ray to help Sephiroth by giving him an energy boost, Reeve contacts the party via the Cait Sith, and during the event he ends up being arrested by Scarlet and Heidegger, who, believing Rufus Shinra, the current president of the company, to be dead, decide to take matters in their own hands. During this event Reeve's cover is blown and the party become aware of Cait Sith's "true" identity. It isn't shown exactly what happens to Reeve at this point, but him being arrested does not hamper his ability to give orders to Cait Sith.

Before descending down to the Northern Cave Cloud asks everyone to find a reason for fighting. Cait Sith goes mute and unresponsive at this stage, as if being "switched off", but as the party gather together the following day it comes to life, and Reeve joins the party via Cait Sith for the final battle. At the end of the game it is revealed that Reeve is free and has been evacuating the people of Midgar to the slums to shield them from the oncoming Meteor impact. At some point before the final battle he also delivers the news of Aeris's death to Elmyra Gainsborough.

On the Way to a Smile: Case of Denzel
During the time of the Advent Children episode, Reeve goes into Johnny's Heaven and interviews Denzel, a previously Geostigma-inflicted orphan in Cloud and Tifa's care. Reeve listens intently as the boy explains what has happened to him in the past, including the destruction of Sector 7 and the events that followed the Meteorfall. It has also been revealed that Denzel was the one who kept Reeve's own mother, Ruvie, company, since the fall of Sector 7 until she died shortly after the Meteorfall due to Geostigma.

Johnny, who has been listening the whole time, rejects the idea of having Denzel join the army. Reeve decides as of that moment on that children will be no longer accepted in the WRO. Before he leaves, he thanks Denzel for looking after his mother.

Advent Children/Advent Children Complete
In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Reeve calls Cloud's cellphone, saying that he has seen the ads for the Strife Delivery Service and offers to help out. During the battle in Edge against Bahamut SIN, Reeve sends in Cait Sith to help out AVALANCHE in their fight. Also, it can be seen on the sign closing off the highway to Midgar that only WRO (Reeve's organization to restore the world) members are allowed to cross. The WRO work to bring scrap and rubble from Midgar to Edge to aid in its construction.

Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-
Reeve plays a major role in Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-. He leads the World Regenesis Organization, a service hoping to rebuild the Planet after the loss of Mako energy. It has its own army, which takes the place of Shinra's army in peace-keeping and order. Yuffie Kisaragi is a member, heading espionage and intelligence. Most of the party members from Final Fantasy VII willingly help out Reeve and the WRO.

Just before the game's start, Reeve invites Vincent Valentine to a festival in Kalm. When the mysterious Deepground attacks, he and Cait Sith recruit Vincent into fighting with him and the WRO. Throughout the game, Reeve acts as an informative ally, giving the game direction. He operates from the WRO base, watching the actions of the world and commanding the WRO. He plans a joint attack on Midgar in order to wipe out Deepground, letting Yuffie, Vincent, and Cid Highwind lead an attack from the air, while Cloud, Tifa, and Barret lead an attack from the ground.

Development
According to the Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega, in an early draft of the script, Reeve was an "Inspire", a person who can breathe life into inanimate objects, such as the Cait Sith dolls. His "child", the cat-shaped doll Cait Sith, can be controlled from a great distance. The accent that Cait Sith has is said to have been inspired from his parents.

There was also a plot point considered where the party would have to shut down the world's Mako Reactors in order to defeat Sephiroth. Due to the party's lack of time, Reeve does it himself, ending his loyalty to Shinra. Both of these plot points were removed before the game was released.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Reeve appears as a card in the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game. He appears in his Dirge of Cerberus render.

Etymology
Reeve is of Middle English origin, and means "bailiff". The medieval reeve of a castle or landholding was an administrator for the king or someone of high position.

Trivia

 * In a rare moment of humor, in Dirge of Cerberus, Vincent comments that Reeve's outfit isn't very interesting, to which Reeve replies that he thought long and hard about what he was going to wear for the day.