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'''Gackt Camui''' {{J|神威 楽斗|Kamui Gakuto}}, born on July 4, 1973, is a Japanese rock artist and actor. He is known among the ''[[Final Fantasy (Series)|Final Fantasy]]'' community for his songs "[[Redemption (Song)|Redemption]]" and "[[Longing]]", which are the theme songs of ''[[Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-]]''.
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'''Gackt Camui''' {{J|神威 楽斗|Kamui Gakuto}}, born on July 4, 1973, is a Japanese rock artist and actor.
   
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==Association with ''Final Fantasy''==
Gackt is the Japanese voice actor of [[Genesis Rhapsodos]] in ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]'' and played this role live-action in front of a green screen for ''Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-''. Genesis' appearance in ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]'' is also based on Gackt's appearance.
 
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He is known among the ''[[Final Fantasy series|Final Fantasy]]'' community for his songs "[[Redemption (song)|Redemption]]" and "[[Longing]]", which are the theme songs of ''[[Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-]]''.
   
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[[File:Genesis-DoC.jpg|thumb|left|Gackt as Genesis.]]
Gackt has claimed in a television program that [[Squall Leonhart]] from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' was modeled after him, and referred to Squall as "Gackt #2."<ref name=gackt>http://rafael2487.multiply.com/journal/item/34</ref> [[Tetsuya Nomura]] himself has said he based a lot of Squall's appearance on the late actor {{w|River Phoenix}}.<ref>http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/085/085275p1.html</ref> Lending credit to Gackt's claim that Squall's appearance is based on his, during the period of 1998 Gackt was seen wearing clothes similar to what Squall wears in ''Final Fantasy VIII''; Gackt was first seen wearing this costume in the CD booklet that came with the merveilles album, which was first released March 18, 1998. Gackt also appeared wearing this costume in Malice Mizer's "Illuminati" music video and during parts of Malice Mizer's "merveilles ~Shuuen to Kisu~" 1998 live tour.<ref name=gackt/> To compare dates, the first images of Squall were first released by Squaresoft in late (roughly fourth quarter) 1998.
 
 
Gackt is the Japanese voice actor of [[Genesis Rhapsodos]] in ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]'' and played this role live-action in front of a green screen for ''Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-''. Genesis's appearance in ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]'' is also based on Gackt's appearance.
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Gackt has claimed in a television program that [[Squall Leonhart]] from ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' was modeled after him, and referred to Squall as "Gackt #2", however [[Tetsuya Nomura]] himself has said he based a lot of Squall's appearance on the late actor [[wikipedia:River Phoenix|River Phoenix]].<ref>http://uk.ps2.ign.com/articles/085/085275p1.html</ref>
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==Works in series==
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!class="b"|''[[Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-]]''
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|2006
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|Songwriter and Singer for "[[Redemption (song)|Redemption]]", Voice Actor for [[Genesis Rhapsodos]]
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!class="b"|''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]''
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|2007
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|Voice and Motion Actor for Genesis Rhapsodos
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==References==
 
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*[http://gackt.com Official site]
*[[Wikipedia:Gackt|Wikipedia's entry on Gackt]]
 
*[http://gackt.com Gackt's Official Website]
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*[https://twitter.com/GACKT Twitter account]
 
*[[wikipedia:Gackt|Wikipedia article]]
   
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Revision as of 21:38, 6 July 2018

Gackt

Gackt Camui.

Gackt Camui (神威 楽斗, Kamui Gakuto?), born on July 4, 1973, is a Japanese rock artist and actor.

Association with Final Fantasy

He is known among the Final Fantasy community for his songs "Redemption" and "Longing", which are the theme songs of Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-.

Genesis-DoC

Gackt as Genesis.

Gackt is the Japanese voice actor of Genesis Rhapsodos in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- and played this role live-action in front of a green screen for Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-. Genesis's appearance in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- is also based on Gackt's appearance.

Gackt has claimed in a television program that Squall Leonhart from Final Fantasy VIII was modeled after him, and referred to Squall as "Gackt #2", however Tetsuya Nomura himself has said he based a lot of Squall's appearance on the late actor River Phoenix.[1]

Works in series

Title Release Credit
Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII- 2006 Songwriter and Singer for "Redemption", Voice Actor for Genesis Rhapsodos
Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- 2007 Voice and Motion Actor for Genesis Rhapsodos

References

External links