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{{infobox character |name=Brian Lockhart | japanese = ブライアン・ロックハート | romaji = Buraian Rokkuhāto |release=FFVII |image=Brian Lockhart from FFVII Remake render.png |home=[[Nibelheim]] |race=[[Human]] |gender=Male |ffvii type=npc |ffviir type=npc |designer=[[Tetsuya Nomura]] |japanese voice actor=[[Hochu Otsuka]]<!--this role is uncredited, Otsuka also plays Martial Arts Turk in LO--> |english voice actor=TBD }} '''Brian Lockhart''' is a minor character in the [[Final Fantasy VII series|''Final Fantasy VII'' series]]. He is seen in flashbacks in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'', an appearance in ''[[Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-]]'', mentioned in a [[Mail (Crisis Core)|mail]] in ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]'', and expanded upon in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake Trace of Two Pasts]]''. A resident of [[Nibelheim]], he is the father of [[Tifa Lockhart]], and the husband of [[Thea Lockhart]]. Brian raised Tifa on his own after Thea's passing when Tifa was only eight years old. Later, he himself was murdered, and his death led Tifa to join [[Avalanche (group)|Avalanche]] to fight against [[Shinra Electric Power Company|Shinra]] and [[SOLDIER]]. ==History== ===Early history=== At thirteen years old, most of Brian's friends had left Nibelheim to look for opportunities elsewhere, but he chose to stay so as not to miss his opportunity with Thea.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=38}} At one point when Tifa's family were together, Thea remarked that [[Cloud Strife]] (their neighbor, who was raised by [[Claudia Strife]]) had the "face of an angel", in an exchange that put Brian in a sour mood for the rest of the night.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=15|name=totp p15}} In [[Final Fantasy VII timeline#1995|1995]], Thea passed away from an illness, her death sending shockwaves throughout the community.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=6-7|name=totp p6}} Shortly after, Tifa, coping with her grief, tried to climb [[Mt. Nibel]]; Cloud followed under concern for her safety, and both fell from a rickety bridge. Tifa's friends [[Emilio]], [[Tyler (Final Fantasy VII)|Tyler]], and [[Lester (Final Fantasy VII)|Lester]] (known as the "[[Four Fiends]]") claimed that Cloud had urged Tifa on, something he never denied,{{cite|VIIRToTP|p62}} causing Brian to scold and dislike Cloud thereafter.{{cite|FFVII|script=Searching for the You of That Day}} ===Raising Tifa=== With Thea gone, other women in the village managed things Brian could not handle on his own, teaching Tifa to cook and sew among other things that were expected of village mothers.<ref name="totp p6"/> Brian worked on maintenance on the route to [[Nibel Reactor]], on the trails and bridge.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=9|name=totp p9}}{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=16}} He was also one of three village representatives on the village council under the elder, [[Zander]], and thus was among those designated for communications with the [[Shinra Electric Power Company]].{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=57-58|name=totp p57}} Tifa begged Brian for a cat for years. Eventually, Tifa received a cat, [[Fluffy]], on her twelfth birthday, from Zander. At one point when Brian accidentally allowed Fluffy to escape, he roped in the entire village for a coordinated search.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=7-8|name=totp p7}} When the martial artist [[Rashard Zangan]] arrived at the village, Brian was very suspicious of him and suggested her and Tifa look into it to "poke fun at him", unaware that Zangan had encountered Tifa the day before.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=24|name=totp p24}} After Zangan suggested Tifa lead the exercises with the villagers in Zangan's absence, Brian was initially skeptical but ultimately agreed, having complained about Tifa being docile around the house since Emilio, Tyler, and Lester had all left.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=36}} Zangan later asked Brian to be Tifa's sparring partner when she learned Book Five—the book containing strikes and combat techniques—as a former student of his who had no sparring partner had practiced against monsters and met his end; Brian agreed despite his lack of combat experience.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=51|name=totp p51}} Brian eventually warmed to Zangan to the point of inviting him over for a meal and giving him [[gil]] as thanks, which Zangan said he would accept only once and would donate.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=53-54|name=totp p53}} ===Nibelheim Incident=== [[File:FFVIIR Tifa and father.png|thumb|Tifa finds her father's body in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]''.]] Around [[Final Fantasy VII timeline#0002|0002]], monster sightings around Nibelheim increased, causing a sense of unease at the village. Brian was among the representatives responsible for contacting Shinra to try to persuade them to investigate and help, something they took a long time to respond to. By September 18, Nibelheim had begun requiring able-bodied men in rotating shifts, of which Brian was a participant.<ref name="totp p57"/> Brian's pleas were eventually successful, and Shinra agreed to send an investigation team of [[SOLDIER]]s on September 22.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=61}} Over a week later, on October 1, Sephiroth burned down the village, commencing the [[Nibelheim Incident]]. When the town set alight, Brian pulled Tifa and Fluffy from the raging flames to the waterfall to safety, before taking up responsibility as the last representative given Zander's murder. He helped carry wounded villagers to safety also and being assisted by Zangan. He finally headed to the Nibel Reactor, declaring an intent to go talk to him.{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=73}} When she arrived at the reactor, Tifa found her father lying injured, Sephiroth's [[Masamune (Final Fantasy VII)|Masamune]] nearby, covered in blood. She cradled him in her arms pleading with him to hang on, as he told her to run before passing away before her eyes.{{cite|VIILO}} <gallery> Tifa's dad death.png|Original death scene. LO Tifa's Father SS3.png|Corpse in ''[[Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-]]''. </gallery> ==Characteristics== Brian is depicted wearing a [[chocobo]] rancher (cowboy) outfit, with a red shirt beneath a cowboy vest, a leather belt, and black pants. This is an attire common to Nibelheim villagers,{{note|Tifa possessed her own chocobo rancher (cowgirl) outfit that she wore in depictions of events around the Nibelheim Incident. However, these came not from Brian but from a Nibelheim villager named Margo giving her daughter Yasmin's favorite outfits to Tifa,{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=60; 64-5}} suggesting Brian's similar attire is unrelated.}} though Brian would sometimes buy outfits from [[Midgar]], including a pair of sandals for Tifa that were a new fashion trend in the city.<ref name="totp p6"/> Brian was a caring but overprotective father to Tifa. When she had her ankle sprained and needed to walk for it to heal, he was very reluctant to allow her to walk alone (only doing so on her doctor's advice), giving strict stipulations if she did so, and internally mourning how quickly she grew up.<ref name="totp p9"/> He was also very mistrusting of Cloud<ref name="totp p15"/> and Zangan,<ref name="totp p24"/> although he eventually came to like the latter.<ref name="totp p53"/> Brian was capable at handiwork, and when asked by Zangan to build equipment, drew up detailed plans about fashioning it and was meticulous, ultimately crafting gear that was above and beyond Zangan's specifications.<ref name="totp p51"/> Although Brian was Tifa's sparring partner to help her improve, he himself had given up quickly into Zangan's first set of exercises,{{cite|VIIRToTP|p=28}} suggesting he was not in as good a shape as his daughter. Though Tifa was taught to cook, Brian was a capable cook himself, cooking a meal for Zangan while Tifa made homemade cupcakes.<ref name="totp p53"/> ==Behind the scenes== [[File:Tifa's Dad FFVII Concept Art.jpg|right|thumb|120px|Concept art of Tifa's father by [[Tetsuya Nomura]].]] Tifa's father is known as ''Tifapapa'' {{J|ティファパパ|Tifapapa}} in the Japanese version of ''Final Fantasy VII'', with the first part of his name changing based on what the player names Tifa. This name only features as his speaker name, and may be indicative of Cloud's perspective. In English he has no speaker name. His ''[[Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive]]'' profile is titled "Tifa's Dad",{{cite|Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 2|p=62|name=ffua-profile}} and the ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake Deluxe Edition Artbook]]'' captioned his artwork "Tifa's Father".{{cite|Final Fantasy VII Remake Deluxe Edition Artbook|p=11|name=ffrdea-artwork}} The name "Brian Lockhart" {{J|ブライアン・ロックハート|Buraian Rokkuhāto}} was first used to officially refer to him in the ''Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania''.{{cite|Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania|p=057|name=ffviirulti-profile}} This name was first used in [[Tetsuya Nomura]]'s concept art for the original game, but was not used in the game.<ref name="ffua-profile"/> Since [[Claudia Strife|Cloud's mother]] and Tifa's father both had names in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'' character design documents, the developers decided to use them in ''Remake''. Because Brian has no dialogue in ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'', the developers referred to him as "dead body" during development.<ref>[[#Romano 2020|Romano 2020]]</ref> Tifa calls her father Papa {{J|パパ|Papa}} in ''Final Fantasy VII'', while the maturer Tifa interpretation in ''Last Order'' calls him {{J|父さん|Tōsan}} and refers to him as {{J|父|chichi|fmt=r(j)}} to others.{{cite|Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition|p=049|p. 047 in [[Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania|original edition]]}}<!--don't know if Last Order has official sub. sub on YT uses "father" in both instances--> His concept art by Tetsuya Nomura mentions him to be 40 years old.<ref name="ffua-profile"/> <gallery> Tifa's father from Final Fantasy VII Remake artwork.png|Concept art for ''Final Fantasy VII Remake''. Tifa'sFather-ffvii-field.png|Field model in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. </gallery> {{clear}} ==Notes== ===Annotations=== {{annotations}} ===Citations=== {{citations}} ==References== ;Games * {{ref|game=FFVIIR}} * {{ref|game=FFVIIR}} ;Movies * {{ref|movie=VIILO}} ;Books * {{ref|book=Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania Revised Edition}} * {{ref|book=Final Fantasy Ultimania Archive Volume 2}} * {{ref|book=Final Fantasy VII Remake Ultimania}} * {{ref|book=VIIRToTP}} ;Websites * {{ref|id=Romano 2020|first=Sal|last=Romano| url = https://www.gematsu.com/2020/08/final-fantasy-portal-site-digging-deep-into-the-world-of-final-fantasy-vii-remake-special-interview-part-one|entry=Final Fantasy Portal Site: Digging Deep into the World of Final Fantasy VII Remake special interview part one| publisher-url = https://www.gematsu.com|title=''Gematsu''| access-date = 16:17, August 06, 2020 (UTC) }} {{navbox characters FFVII}} {{navbox characters FFVIIR}} {{navbox VIILO}} [[ru:Отец Тифы]] [[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy VII]] [[Category:Characters in Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-]] [[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy VII Remake]] [[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy VII Remake Trace of Two Pasts]] [[Category:Characters in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]
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