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|type=[[Mako Reactor]]
  
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|region=[[Sector 5]], [[Midgar]]
  
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|affiliation=[[Shinra Electric Power Company]]
  
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The '''Sector 5 Reactor''' is one of the eight [[Mako Reactor]]s built by the [[Shinra Electric Power Company]] to power the metropolis of [[Midgar]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. In the original ''Final Fantasy VII'' its layout is exactly the same as the [[Sector 1 Reactor]]'s.
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The '''Mako Reactor 5''' is one of the eight [[Mako Reactor]]s built by the [[Shinra Electric Power Company]] to power the metropolis of [[Midgar]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. It uses the same layout as [[Mako Reactor 1]].
   
 
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Hollander and Genesis arrive, and while Sephiroth deals with his old friend, Zack chases after Hollander until they reach the bottom of the plate. When Zack has Hollander cornered, Angeal arrives and shows Zack he is a monster by sprouting a white [[Wing (term)|wing]], then attacks. Zack refuses to fight his old friend, but the ground beneath Zack breaks from Angeal's attack, and Zack falls into the slums below.
  
Hollander and Genesis arrive, and while Sephiroth deals with his old friend, Zack chases after Hollander until they reach the bottom of the plate. When Zack has Hollander cornered, Angeal arrives and shows Zack he is a monster by sprouting a white [[Wing (term)|wing]], then attacks. Zack refuses to fight his old friend, but the ground beneath Zack breaks from Angeal's attack, and Zack falls into the slums below.
   
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[[File:APQ CloudFall.png|thumb|right|Cloud falls from the reactor.]]
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[[File:Sector 5 reactor2.png|thumb|left|Sector 5 Reactor.]]
  
 
Following their successful attack on the Sector 1 Reactor, the members of the eco-terrorist organization [[Avalanche (group)|AVALANCHE]] hope to repeat their victory on the No. 5 Reactor. After climbing through the city's underground subway system they break into the reactor. AVALANCHE fights its way down to the main generator and plant the explosives. On their way out, [[President Shinra]] greets the insurgents; Shinra had known of the attack beforehand, and prepared the reactor as a trap for AVALANCHE.
  
Following their successful attack on the Sector 1 Reactor, the members of the eco-terrorist organization [[Avalanche (group)|AVALANCHE]] hope to repeat their victory on the No. 5 Reactor. After climbing through the city's underground subway system they break into the reactor. AVALANCHE fights its way down to the main generator and plant the explosives. On their way out, [[President Shinra]] greets the insurgents; Shinra had known of the attack beforehand, and prepared the reactor as a trap for AVALANCHE.
   
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The robot [[Air Buster]] is sent in to defeat the terrorists, while President Shinra leaves, certain of victory. The party destroy the Air Buster and as it explodes, [[Cloud Strife]] is caught in the blast and falls into the slums below like Zack had done seven years earlier.
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The robot [[Air Buster (Final Fantasy VII)|Air Buster]] is sent in to defeat the terrorists, while President Shinra leaves, certain of victory. The party destroy the Air Buster and as it explodes, [[Cloud Strife]] is caught in the blast and falls into the slums below like Zack had done seven years earlier.
   
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Although the reactor explodes, it is later seen in use powering the [[Sister Ray]] cannon, indicating Shinra repaired the damage, unlike the Sector 1 Reactor, which was utterly destroyed and never repaired. This is odd, given that [[Jessie (Final Fantasy VII)|Jessie]] said she would make her next bomb even more powerful than the one that destroyed the Sector 1 Reactor, but is supported by the visibly smaller explosion that results. Given that Shinra had enough foreknowledge to set an ambush, it's possible the explosion was mitigated by them in some way.
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Although the reactor explodes, it is later seen in use powering the [[Sister Ray]] cannon, indicating Shinra repaired the damage, unlike Mako Reactor 1, which was utterly destroyed and never repaired. This is odd, given that [[Jessie Rasberry|Jessie]] said she would make her next bomb even more powerful than the one that destroyed the Sector 1 Reactor, but is supported by the visibly smaller explosion that results. Given that Shinra had enough foreknowledge to set an ambush, it's possible the explosion was mitigated by them in some way.
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[[File:Barret Tifa and Cloud in Sector 5 Reactor in FFVII R.png|thumb|Confronting Airbuster.]]
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In the Remake, the Sector 5 Reactor's functions are expanded upon: no longer being merely a reactor, but also doubling as Midgar's (and thus, Shinra's) largest weapons development plant. Development of the new Airbuster is underway when Avalanche infiltrates the complex on their second bombing mission. In stark contrast to the original game, Jessie spends considerable effort reworking her explosives the night before the attack to make the explosion smaller (not bigger) than the one that occurred in Reactor 1, in order to minimize damage and risk of casualties. Nevertheless, debris rain down on Sector 5 undercity, with the slums suffering as a result - something which Shinra plays to their advantage, through manipulation of the press and mass media.
 
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==Geography==
  
==Geography==
 
===Overview===
  
===Overview===
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The Sector 5 Reactor has an identical layout to the Sector 1 Reactor, though it has a blue and green tint, and its [[#Entrance|entrance]] differs. Unlike the Sector 1 Reactor, it is reached through the Lower [[Sector 4]] Plate at the [[Sector 4#Exit|exit room]], which leads directly to a chute that can be slid down to the floor of the [[#Main staircase|main staircase]] room. Additionally, the Sector 5 Reactor is more intact than the Sector 1 Reactor, with fewer visible rusts or damaged walls.
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Mako Reactor 5 has an identical layout to the Mako Reactor 1, with a different entrance. It is reached through the lower [[Sector 4]] Plate, which leads directly to a chute that can be slid down to the floor of the utility access room.
   
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In ''Final Fantasy VII'', Mako Reactor 5 differs from Mako Reactor 1 in that it has a blue and green tint while using otherwise identical screens. In ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'', the reactor interior appears much more blue, and though the layout is the same, a different route through the reactor is visited that goes through several armories.
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[[File:S5Reactor-ffvii-staircase.png|75px|right|thumb|Main Staircase.]]
  
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The main staircase is the first area the party visits after crawling in through the Sector 4 Lower Plate. It is an expansive room with brick walls and metallic pipes, one of which is located near the top-right of the room by a door leading in from the Lower Sector 4 Plate. This pipe can be slid down directly to the bottom floor of the room.
  
   
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===Entrance===
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The room is built around a large central structure, with a staircase connecting the top of the structure. Atop the structure, a door to the [[#Elevator|elevator]] is located, along with a smaller round tower climbed using ladders which contains nothing noteworthy. At the room's floor, a door leads to the [[#Upper piping|upper piping]].
  
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Reached via elevator from the utility access, the entrance is a laboratory of rooms with a gate leading outside. The gate can only be operated by lever machinery, which will only work if those pulling the levers move them in sync with one another. After opening the gate, a passageway leads out into [[Sector 5]].
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In ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'', the entrance laboratory also contains waste storage near the security lever, the door to which is opened by the same security mechanism.
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The utility access is the first area the party visits after crawling in through the Sector 4 Lower Plate. It is an expansive room with brick walls and metallic pipes, one of which is located near the top-right of the room by a door leading in from the Lower Sector 4 Plate. This pipe can be slid down directly to the bottom floor of the room.
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The room is built around a large central structure, with a staircase connecting the top of the structure. Atop the structure, a door to the elevator is located, along with a smaller round tower at the center that is climbed using ladders. At the room's floor is an armory, which in ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'' contains three storage ports for mechs, with the Airbuster located in the middle port. A door from the armory leads to the mako storage upper scaffolding.
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The {{A|Upper piping|upper piping}}, entered through a door at the bottom of the [[#Main staircase|main staircase room]], is characterized by metallic steam pipes and steel beams. The door from the main staircase leads directly to a set of steps and a gap across to a horizontal pipe (in contrast to the damaged stone wall seen in the upper piping of Sector 1 Reactor). At the end of this, a ladder across the pipe leads down to a set of beams and above the core room, which lead to the [[#Lower piping|lower piping]].
  
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The {{A|Lower piping|lower piping}} is directly above the walkway leading into the [[#Core|core]], and is reached through a ladder from the [[#Upper piping|upper piping]].
  
 
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===Core===
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===Assembly plant===
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Seen only in ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'', the assembly plant comprise a series of laboratories on four different floors, linked to a hallway from the core at the bottom of mako storage. The rooms have terminals operating machinery used in the construction of the [[Airbuster (VII Remake)|Airbuster]], as well as other lab equipment. The facilities are separated by stairway ramps with turret defenses and construction sites seen in the rooms between the ramps.
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[[File:S5Reactor-ffvii-core.png|75px|right|thumb|Core.]]
  
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The core is a large, piped, electrical machine with a valve at the bottom. It is reached through a single walkway, on which a [[save point]], a ladder up to the [[#Lower piping|lower piping]], and an inaccessible door are located. On the core, "1997" is written at the top.
  
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===Mako storage===
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The mako storage at the core of the reactor contains several metal pipes, fans regulating temperature on the walls, and large circular vents from the ceiling. Scaffolding and piping is descended to reach the core itself at the bottom.
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The core at the bottom of mako storage is reached through a ladder, and is surrounded by mako around two platforms connected by a catwalk. The core is surrounded by heavy machinery. In ''Final Fantasy VII Remake'', after this ladder is withdrawn, a door opens to the facilities and control room.
 
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The entrance is reached through a small {{A|Elevator|elevator}}, located atop the central structure of the [[#Main staircase|main staircase]] room. The entrance room has a light-brownish tint, in contrast to the rest of the reactor, and comprises a set of rooms surrounded by machinery. The gate to leave is controlled by a terminal, and a [[#Door unlock minigame|door unlock minigame]] is required to open it. Past this gate is a set of steps that eventually lead [[Sector 5#Outside Reactor|the walkway outside the reactor]].
  
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[[File:Big Bomber.png|thumb|right|Fighting the Air Buster.]]
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*[[To the No. 5 Reactor]]
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Known as the "No. 5 Reactor", the reactor is a dungeon seen in the chapter "To the No. 5 Reactor," in which the player controls [[Cloud (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Cloud]], [[Barret (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Barret]], and [[Tifa (Final Fantasy VII party member)|Tifa]].
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The reactor is reached from the [[Sector 4 Plate (Final Fantasy VII field)|Sector 4 Plate]]. The path to the core and from the core seems simple, as the group plant the remotely detonated bomb then leave through the way they entered. At the entrance, a minigame is required to leave, as the three must open the gate at a security terminal by synchronizing their movements at Tifa's command to disable the lock. After leaving, the group are confronted by the [[Air Buster (Final Fantasy VII)|Air Buster]].
 
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*[[A Trap Is Sprung]]
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All quests in the reactor occur in Chapter 7, "A Trap Is Sprung," when a party of [[Cloud Strife (VII Remake party member)|Cloud Strife]], [[Barret Wallace (VII Remake party member)|Barret Wallace]], and [[Tifa Lockhart (VII Remake party member)|Tifa Lockhart]] attack the reactor. After a short path to mako storage to plant the bomb, Shinra set up a trap for [[Avalanche (group)|Avalanche]], in which they will be fought by the [[Airbuster (VII Remake)|Airbuster]] in a televised battle broadcast around Midgar. However, the group have a chance to weaken Airbuster before it is fully constructed by removing parts
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The most commonly fought enemies in the first areas are the [[Smogger]], [[Special Combatant]], and [[Proto Machinegun]]s. Smoggers have fairly high HP and take a couple hits to defeat, but otherwise deal little damage. Special Combatants are more deadly, but have less HP, and can be prioritized first. Proto Machineguns are slow, but have high HP, and take priority over Smoggers. In the later areas of the reactor, [[Blood Taste (Final Fantasy VII)|Blood Tastes]] can also be fought, which deal fair damage, but can be defeated in one or two physical hits.
  
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If the player obtained the [[All (Final Fantasy VII)|All Materia]] from the [[Beginner's Hall]] in [[Sector 7]], it can be paired with the [[Lightning (Final Fantasy VII)|Lightning Materia]] to use [[Bolt (Final Fantasy VII)|Bolt]] to hit all enemies. This can clear out waves of most enemies in a single move, though doing so relies on MP.
  
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*[[Ether (Final Fantasy VII)|Ether]]
  
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An Ether can be found in a [[treasure chest (object)|treasure chest]] in the [[#Entrance|entrance]].
  
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===Destroying the reactor===
  
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The Sector 5 Reactor is entered through the [[Sector 4#Exit|Lower Sector 4 Plate - Exit]], and the party arrives in the room with the [[#Main Staircase|main staircase]]. From here, the player must descend down through the [[#Piping|piping]] at the bottom floor of the staircase to the [[#Core|Core]], fighting [[random encounter]]s along the way. Upon reaching the core, a cutscene will initiate and AVALANCHE plants the bomb. Unlike the previous reactor, there is no timer and no immediate boss battle after doing this.
  
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Once the bomb is planted, the player must then ascend back up to the main staircase by retracing their steps, and climb the central structure to a door at the very top of the room, where the [[#Elevator|elevator]] is located. This will take them up to the [[#Entrance|entrance]] of the Reactor where they will leave. A [[#Door unlock minigame|minigame]] is required to unlock the door, though upon leaving, the player must fight [[Air Buster]].
  
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It is advisable to equip the party with the Lightning and [[Restore (Final Fantasy VII)|Restore Materia]], preferably on different characters, so once character can cast Bolt to exploit Air Buster's weakness to Lightning while another can heal in a bind. Other than this, during the boss battle, the player can take advantage of Air Buster by attacking with whichever character it is not facing to deal double damage.
  
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After Air Buster is destroyed, the next quest commences in the [[Sector 5 Church]].
  
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In order to leave the Reactor, the party must leave through its entrance, which is blocked off at the end by a gate that can be opened only through a terminal in a room to the left of it. Cloud, Tifa and Barret must all press the button simultaneously in order to open it. The player controls Cloud, and must press the button ({{button|ps|circle}} on PlayStation, [OK] on PC, {{button|ps|x}} on [[PlayStation 4]], {{button|nintendo|a}} on [[Nintendo Switch]]) closely in time with the others. The other two will press the button approximately two seconds after Tifa announces it, which the player must time.
  
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The game has a hidden affection value that determines whom Cloud will go on a date with in [[Gold Saucer (Final Fantasy VII)|Gold Saucer]] later. The value is determined by the dialogue and party member choices made prior to the date.
  
   
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Mako Reactor 5's layout is identical to [[Mako Reactor 1 (VII Remake field)|Mako Reactor 1]], and the characters reference this in dialogue. However, different areas of Mako Reactor 5 are explored entirely in the form of the assembly plant facilities, making it play out differently. Additionally, the lever minigame to operate the security room to leave plays out differently as Tifa is controlled instead of Cloud, and an optional quest, "[[Waste Recovery]]," is added in which the minigame is completed more times to obtain [[Final Fantasy VII Remake items|items]] and [[Materia (Final Fantasy VII)|materia]].
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Cloud is barely hanging on after the explosion:
  
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*"(I don't know if I can hold on)" (-3 Barret, +1 Tifa)
  
   
 
==Musical themes==
  
==Musical themes==
 
{{audio|filename=FFVII - Mako Reactor.ogg|title="Mako Reactor" from ''Final Fantasy VII''}}
  
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Throughout the reactor, the background music is "[[Mako Reactor (Theme)|Mako Reactor]]" {{j|魔晄炉|Makō Ro}}. In ''Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-'' "The Skyscraper of Iron and Steel" plays, and later "Combat" when chasing Hollander.
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In ''Final Fantasy VII'', throughout the reactor, the background music is "[[Mako Reactor (Theme)|Mako Reactor]]" {{j|魔晄炉|Makō Ro}}. In ''Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-'' "The Skyscraper of Iron and Steel" plays, and later "Combat" when chasing Hollander.
 
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===''[[Final Fantasy Brave Exvius]]''===
  
===''[[Final Fantasy Brave Exvius]]''===
 
[[File:FFBE Sector 5 Reactor.png|right|150px]]
  
[[File:FFBE Sector 5 Reactor.png|right|150px]]
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Sector 5 Reactor appeared during the exploration event "Destroy the Reactor", which featured two versions. The Easy version featured the [[Guard Scorpion (Final Fantasy VII)|Guard Scorpion]] as the final boss, while the Hard version featured the [[Air Buster]] as the boss.
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Sector 5 Reactor appeared during the exploration event "Destroy the Reactor", which featured two versions. The Easy version featured the [[Guard Scorpion (Final Fantasy VII)|Guard Scorpion]] as the final boss, while the Hard version featured the [[Air Buster (Final Fantasy VII)|Air Buster]] as the boss.
 
{{Location section|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius}}
  
{{Location section|Final Fantasy Brave Exvius}}
 
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==Behind the scenes==
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At the core of the reactor where the bomb is planted, the structure reads "1997", the release date of ''Final Fantasy VII'', and the Greek, "σμκινσ", which roughly translates to "smkin", the name given to the rooms of the Sector 5 Reactor in the data. Interestingly, the Sector 1 Reactor reads "1998", and while there is text next to it it is indecipherable.
   
 
==Gallery==
  
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Elevator-ffvii-reactors.png|Elevator.
  
Elevator-ffvii-reactors.png|Elevator.
 
Midgar Reactor Entrance FFVII Sketch.jpg|Concept art of reactor entrance for ''Final Fantasy VII''.
  
Midgar Reactor Entrance FFVII Sketch.jpg|Concept art of reactor entrance for ''Final Fantasy VII''.
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Barret Tifa and Cloud in Sector 5 Reactor in FFVII R.png|''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]''.
  
 
VIICC Mako Reactor 5.jpg|Mako Reactor 5 in ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]''.
  
VIICC Mako Reactor 5.jpg|Mako Reactor 5 in ''[[Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-]]''.
 
FFRK Mako Reactor No. 5 JP FFVII.png|The japanese dungeon image for ''Mako Reactor No. 5'' in ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''.
  
FFRK Mako Reactor No. 5 JP FFVII.png|The japanese dungeon image for ''Mako Reactor No. 5'' in ''[[Final Fantasy Record Keeper]]''.
 
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*At the core of the reactor where the bomb is planted, the structure reads "1997", the release date of ''Final Fantasy VII'', and the Greek, "σμκινσ", which roughly translates to "smkin", the name given to the rooms of the Sector 5 Reactor in the data. Interestingly, the Sector 1 Reactor reads "1998", and while there is text next to it it is indecipherable.
  
   
 
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The Mako Reactor 5 is one of the eight Mako Reactors built by the Shinra Electric Power Company to power the metropolis of Midgar in Final Fantasy VII. It uses the same layout as Mako Reactor 1.

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Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-

Zack Fair and his fellow SOLDIER First Class, Sephiroth, enter the reactor in search of the rogues, Genesis Rhapsodos and Dr Hollander. They fight Sahagin-like monsters, but with a strange mutation: they have the face of their missing friend, Angeal Hewley.

Further investigation discovers both Angeal and Genesis were parts of Project G, an experiment performed by Hollander to make a modern Ancient. The experiment was a failure and Genesis had begun to slowly degrade, and could make copies of himself on humans.

Hollander and Genesis arrive, and while Sephiroth deals with his old friend, Zack chases after Hollander until they reach the bottom of the plate. When Zack has Hollander cornered, Angeal arrives and shows Zack he is a monster by sprouting a white wing, then attacks. Zack refuses to fight his old friend, but the ground beneath Zack breaks from Angeal's attack, and Zack falls into the slums below.

Final Fantasy VII

APQ CloudFall

Cloud falls from the reactor.

Following their successful attack on the Sector 1 Reactor, the members of the eco-terrorist organization AVALANCHE hope to repeat their victory on the No. 5 Reactor. After climbing through the city's underground subway system they break into the reactor. AVALANCHE fights its way down to the main generator and plant the explosives. On their way out, President Shinra greets the insurgents; Shinra had known of the attack beforehand, and prepared the reactor as a trap for AVALANCHE.

The robot Air Buster is sent in to defeat the terrorists, while President Shinra leaves, certain of victory. The party destroy the Air Buster and as it explodes, Cloud Strife is caught in the blast and falls into the slums below like Zack had done seven years earlier.

Although the reactor explodes, it is later seen in use powering the Sister Ray cannon, indicating Shinra repaired the damage, unlike Mako Reactor 1, which was utterly destroyed and never repaired. This is odd, given that Jessie said she would make her next bomb even more powerful than the one that destroyed the Sector 1 Reactor, but is supported by the visibly smaller explosion that results. Given that Shinra had enough foreknowledge to set an ambush, it's possible the explosion was mitigated by them in some way.

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Barret Tifa and Cloud in Sector 5 Reactor in FFVII R

Confronting Airbuster.

In the Remake, the Sector 5 Reactor's functions are expanded upon: no longer being merely a reactor, but also doubling as Midgar's (and thus, Shinra's) largest weapons development plant. Development of the new Airbuster is underway when Avalanche infiltrates the complex on their second bombing mission. In stark contrast to the original game, Jessie spends considerable effort reworking her explosives the night before the attack to make the explosion smaller (not bigger) than the one that occurred in Reactor 1, in order to minimize damage and risk of casualties. Nevertheless, debris rain down on Sector 5 undercity, with the slums suffering as a result - something which Shinra plays to their advantage, through manipulation of the press and mass media.

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Geography

Overview

Mako Reactor 5 has an identical layout to the Mako Reactor 1, with a different entrance. It is reached through the lower Sector 4 Plate, which leads directly to a chute that can be slid down to the floor of the utility access room.

In Final Fantasy VII, Mako Reactor 5 differs from Mako Reactor 1 in that it has a blue and green tint while using otherwise identical screens. In Final Fantasy VII Remake, the reactor interior appears much more blue, and though the layout is the same, a different route through the reactor is visited that goes through several armories.

Entrance

Reached via elevator from the utility access, the entrance is a laboratory of rooms with a gate leading outside. The gate can only be operated by lever machinery, which will only work if those pulling the levers move them in sync with one another. After opening the gate, a passageway leads out into Sector 5.

In Final Fantasy VII Remake, the entrance laboratory also contains waste storage near the security lever, the door to which is opened by the same security mechanism.

Utility access

The utility access is the first area the party visits after crawling in through the Sector 4 Lower Plate. It is an expansive room with brick walls and metallic pipes, one of which is located near the top-right of the room by a door leading in from the Lower Sector 4 Plate. This pipe can be slid down directly to the bottom floor of the room.

The room is built around a large central structure, with a staircase connecting the top of the structure. Atop the structure, a door to the elevator is located, along with a smaller round tower at the center that is climbed using ladders. At the room's floor is an armory, which in Final Fantasy VII Remake contains three storage ports for mechs, with the Airbuster located in the middle port. A door from the armory leads to the mako storage upper scaffolding.

Assembly plant

Seen only in Final Fantasy VII Remake, the assembly plant comprise a series of laboratories on four different floors, linked to a hallway from the core at the bottom of mako storage. The rooms have terminals operating machinery used in the construction of the Airbuster, as well as other lab equipment. The facilities are separated by stairway ramps with turret defenses and construction sites seen in the rooms between the ramps.

Mako storage

The mako storage at the core of the reactor contains several metal pipes, fans regulating temperature on the walls, and large circular vents from the ceiling. Scaffolding and piping is descended to reach the core itself at the bottom.

The core at the bottom of mako storage is reached through a ladder, and is surrounded by mako around two platforms connected by a catwalk. The core is surrounded by heavy machinery. In Final Fantasy VII Remake, after this ladder is withdrawn, a door opens to the facilities and control room.

Gameplay

Final Fantasy VII

Big Bomber

Fighting the Air Buster.

Main article: No. 5 Reactor (Final Fantasy VII field)

Known as the "No. 5 Reactor", the reactor is a dungeon seen in the chapter "To the No. 5 Reactor," in which the player controls Cloud, Barret, and Tifa.

The reactor is reached from the Sector 4 Plate. The path to the core and from the core seems simple, as the group plant the remotely detonated bomb then leave through the way they entered. At the entrance, a minigame is required to leave, as the three must open the gate at a security terminal by synchronizing their movements at Tifa's command to disable the lock. After leaving, the group are confronted by the Air Buster.

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Lever Minigame from FFVII Remake
Tankbuster from FFVII Remake

Lever minigame (top) and fighting the Airbuster (bottom).

Main article: Mako Reactor 5 (VII Remake field)

All quests in the reactor occur in Chapter 7, "A Trap Is Sprung," when a party of Cloud Strife, Barret Wallace, and Tifa Lockhart attack the reactor. After a short path to mako storage to plant the bomb, Shinra set up a trap for Avalanche, in which they will be fought by the Airbuster in a televised battle broadcast around Midgar. However, the group have a chance to weaken Airbuster before it is fully constructed by removing parts

Mako Reactor 5's layout is identical to Mako Reactor 1, and the characters reference this in dialogue. However, different areas of Mako Reactor 5 are explored entirely in the form of the assembly plant facilities, making it play out differently. Additionally, the lever minigame to operate the security room to leave plays out differently as Tifa is controlled instead of Cloud, and an optional quest, "Waste Recovery," is added in which the minigame is completed more times to obtain items and materia.

Musical themes

"Mako Reactor" from Final Fantasy VII
Music

In Final Fantasy VII, throughout the reactor, the background music is "Mako Reactor" (魔晄炉, Makō Ro?). In Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- "The Skyscraper of Iron and Steel" plays, and later "Combat" when chasing Hollander.

Other appearances

Dissidia Final Fantasy NT

Midgar (Final Fantasy VII) dissidia arcade 2

Sector 5 in Dissidia NT

The Midgar arena takes place outside Sector 5.

Final Fantasy Record Keeper

Cloud collects his reward at AVALANCHE headquarters and turns to leave, but his childhood friend Tifa convinces him to join their raid on Mako Reactor No. 5.

Description

Mako Reactor No. 5 is unlocked by completing Mako Reactor No. 1 in the Final Fantasy VII realm. Completion of this dungeon unlocks Mist Cave in the Final Fantasy IV realm, Zanarkand in the Final Fantasy X realm, and Sastasha Seagrot in the Final Fantasy XIV realm.

Final Fantasy Brave Exvius

FFBE Sector 5 Reactor

Sector 5 Reactor appeared during the exploration event "Destroy the Reactor", which featured two versions. The Easy version featured the Guard Scorpion as the final boss, while the Hard version featured the Air Buster as the boss.

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Behind the scenes

At the core of the reactor where the bomb is planted, the structure reads "1997", the release date of Final Fantasy VII, and the Greek, "σμκινσ", which roughly translates to "smkin", the name given to the rooms of the Sector 5 Reactor in the data. Interestingly, the Sector 1 Reactor reads "1998", and while there is text next to it it is indecipherable.

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Eastern continent Midgar - Midgar Wasteland - Kalm - Chocobo Farm - Marshes - Mythril Mine - Fort Condor - Under Junon - Junon (Cargo Ship - Junon Underwater Reactor)
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Northern continent Bone Village - Sleeping Forest - Corel Valley - City of the Ancients - Corel Valley Cave - Icicle Inn - Great Glacier - Gaea's Cliff - North Crater - Whirlwind Maze - Northern Cave - Chocobo Sage's House
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Final Fantasy Chaos Shrine - Western Keep - Cavern of Earth (1 · 2) - Mount Gulg - Cavern of Ice - Citadel of Trials - Sunken Shrine - Flying Fortress - Chaos Shrine of Yore (Part 1 · Part 2)
Final Fantasy II Semitt Falls Cavern - Snow Cavern (Snow Cavern · Return) - Dreadnought - Deist Cavern - Coliseum - Castle Fynn - Tropical Island - Cave of Mysidia - Leviathan - Mysidian Tower (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3) - The Cyclone - Castle Palamecia - Jade Passage
Final Fantasy III Altar Cave - Castle Sasune - Sealed Cave - Nepto Temple - Tower of Owen - Subterranean Lake - Molten Cave - Hein's Castle - Cave of Tides - Goldor Manor - Dragon Spire - Castle Saronia - Sunken Cave - Saronia Catacombs - Temple of Time - Ancient Ruins - Falgabard Cave - Lake Dohr - Cave of Shadows - Doga's Grotto - Bahamut's Lair - Ancients' Maze - Eureka (Part 1 · Part 2) - World of Darkness
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Final Fantasy V Wind Shrine - Torna Canal - Ship Graveyard - North Mountain (North Mountain · Part 2) - Castle Walse - Walse Tower (Walse Tower · Sunken Tower) - Karnak Castle - Library of the Ancients - Desert of Shifting Sands - Catapult - Tycoon Meteorite - Ronka Ruins (Part 1 · Part 2) - Walse Meteorite - Karnak Meteorite - Gohn Meteorite - Castle Exdeath (Castle Exdeath · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4) - Big Bridge - Underground Waterway - Castle of Bal (Castle of Bal · Dungeon) - Drakenvale - Xezat's Fleet - Barrier Tower - Great Forest of Moore - Death Valley - Pyramid - Guardian Tree - Island Shrine - Fork Tower (White Tower · Black Tower) - Great Sea Trench - Istory Falls - Sealed Castle Kuza - Interdimensional Rift (Part 1 · Part 2) - Fire-Powered Ship - Gil Cave
Final Fantasy VI Narshe Mines (North Mines · Abandoned Mineshaft) - Figaro Castle (Figaro Castle · 2) - Mt. Kolts - Imperial Camp - South Figaro Cave - Phantom Train - Esper Valley - Zozo - Opera House (Opera House · Part 2) - Magitek Factory - Vector - Thamasa - Esper Caves - Airship - Floating Continent (1 · 2) - Solitary Island - Mobliz (Mobliz · Part 2) - Darill's Tomb - Falcon - Mt. Zozo - Cave on the Veldt - Owzer's Mansion - Cultists' Tower (Part 1 · Part 2) - Phoenix Cave - Narshe (Part 1 · Part 2) - Yeti's Cave - Ancient Castle - Dreamscape (Part 1 · Part 2) - Ebot's Rock - Kefka's Tower (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4) - Lethe River - South Figaro - Cataclysm - Coliseum - Zone Eater's Belly
Final Fantasy VII Mako Reactor No. 1 - Mako Reactor No. 5 - Midgar Highway - Under Junon - Shinra Cargo Ship - Corel Prison - Gongaga - Cosmo Canyon - Nibelheim - Mt. Nibel - Wutai - Temple of the Ancients - Forgotten Capital - Gaea's Cliff - Whirlwind Maze - Ultima Weapon - Underwater Reactor - Shinra No. 26 - Sector 8 (Part 1 · Part 2) - Sister Ray - Godo's Pagoda - Shinra Building - Battle Square - Inside Northern Cave - Marshes - Banora - Wilderness - Tamblin Mountains
Final Fantasy VIII Fire Cavern - Dollet (SeeD Field Exam · Dollet) - Balamb Garden (1 · 2 · MD) - Presidential Train - Centra Excavation Site - Unknown King's Tomb - D-District Prison - Missile Base - Fisherman's Horizon - Balamb - Galbadia Garden (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3) - Trabia Ravine - Great Salt Lake - Ragnarok - Centra Ruins (Part 1 · Part 2) - Cactuar Island - Deling City - Deling City Sewers - Lunatic Pandora - Winhill = Ultimecia Castle
Final Fantasy IX M. S. Prima Vista - Evil Forest - Village of Dali - Gizamaluk's Grotto - Burmecia - South Gate - Gargan Roo - Cleyra (Sandpit · Cathedral) - Alexandria Castle (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4) - Fossil Roo - Conde Petie Mountain Path - The Iifa Tree - Madain Sari - Oeilvert - Desert Palace - Mount Gulug (Part 1 · Part 2) - Ipsen's Castle - Shrines of Ipsen - Pandemonium (Part 1 · Part 2) - Ice Cavern - Crystal World
Final Fantasy X Zanarkand - Besaid - S.S. Liki - Kilika Woods - Luca - Mi'ihen Highroad - Mushroom Rock Road - Moonflow - Thunder Plains - Macalania (Woods · Temple · Lake) - Sanubia Sands - Airship (Airship · Part 2 · Part 3) - Via Purifico (Maze · Sewer) - Highbridge - Calm Lands - Mt. Gagazet (Part 1 · Part 2 · Cavern) - Dome (Part 1 · Part 2)
Final Fantasy XI Inner Horutoto Ruins - Maze of Shakhrami - Waughroon Shrine - Batallia Downs - Delkfutt's Tower - Beadeaux - Sarutabaruta
Final Fantasy XII Nalbina Fortress - Garamsythe Waterway - Nalbina Dungeons - Barheim Passage - Lhusu Mines - Dreadnought Leviathan - Tomb of Raithwall (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3 · Part 4) - Light Cruiser Shiva - Henne Mines - Golmore Jungle - Stilshrine of Miriam (Part 1 · Part 2) - Mt Bur-Omisace - Salikawood - Sochen Cave Palace (Part 1 · Part 2) - Draklor Laboratory - Feywood - Sky Fortress Bahamut
Final Fantasy XIII The Hanging Edge - Lake Bresha (1 · 2) - The Vile Peaks (1 · 2) - Gapra Whitewood - Sunleth Waterscape - Palumpolum (Part 1 · Part 2) - Nautilus Park (Part 1 · Part 2) - The Palamecia (Part 1 · Part 2) - Fifth Ark (Part 1 · Part 2 · Part 3) - Vallis Media - Yaschas Massif (Part 1 · Part 2) - The Archylte Steppe (Part 1 · Part 2) - Mah'habara Subterra (Part 1 · Part 2) - Sulyya Springs - Taejin's Tower (Part 1 · Part 2) - Oerba (Part 1 · Part 2) - Pulse Vestige - Valhalla Age Unknown - New Bodhum 003 AF - Bresha Ruins 005 AF - Eden - Orphan's Cradle
Final Fantasy XIV Sastasha Seagrot - Tam-Tara Deepcroft - Copperbell Mines - The Bowl of Embers - The Thousand Maws of Toto-Rak (Part 1 · Part 2) - Haukke Manor (Part 1 · Part 2) - Brayflox's Longstop (Part 1 · Part 1) - Stone Vigil - The Howling Eye
Final Fantasy XV Malmalam Thicket - Hammerhead - Fociaugh Hollow - Altissia - Keycatrich Trench - Greyshire Glacial Grotto - Disc of Cauthess - Fort Vaullerey
Final Fantasy Tactics Orbonne Monastery - Magick City of Gariland - Ziekden Fortress - Balias Swale - Golgollada Gallows - Monastery Vaults - Lionel Castle - Riovanes Castle - Lenalian Plateau - Walled City of Yardrow - Yuguewood - Merchant City of Dorter - Castled City of Zaland - Lesalia Castle - Free City of Bervenia - Dugeura Pass
Final Fantasy Type-0 Togoreth Stronghold - McTighe - Corsi - Corsi Cave - The Battle of Judecca
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