Priscilla (Final Fantasy VII)

Priscilla is a non-player character in the Final Fantasy VII series. She has a minor supporting role in Final Fantasy VII, with an expanded role in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. Priscilla lives in Under Junon with her grandfather, training and communicating with dolphins. She has a deep love for the sea and all things living in it, and hates the Shinra Electric Power Company for building a naval port and polluting the ocean with an offshore mako reactor.^[2]

In Final Fantasy VII, Priscilla is part of the CPR^{[note 1]} minigame and rewards Cloud Strife with a whistle after he revives her. The whistle can summon Mr. Dolphin, who helps him reach the upper city of Junon.

History[]

Before Final Fantasy VII[]

Priscilla was born in 1994. She was raised by her grandparents in Under Junon and enjoyed hearing their stories about the area's former beauty prior to Shinra's occupation, seeding a hatred toward the company. As a lover of all things aquatic, Priscilla's discontent strengthened after an underwater mako reactor was built and contaminated the surrounding waters. At some point, she began communicating with dolphins.^[3]^[2]

Original continuity[]

Mouth to Mouth — Cloud resuscitates Priscilla.

In "The Stowaway Strategy", Priscilla called to Mr. Dolphin on the beach and mistook Cloud's party for Shinra, dismissing them rudely despite their protests. When she entered the water to warn Mr. Dolphin about Bottomswell, she was attacked by the monster and nearly drowned. Cloud saved her with CPR^{[note 1]} at the behest of the townspeople and she was taken to rest in a nearby house. Upon waking, Priscilla thanked Cloud, apologized, and gave him a special amulet.^[3]

When Barret heard music outside, he questioned Priscilla, who explained it was rehearsals for Shinra's new president Rufus Shinra's reception, upsetting Barret. A similarly feeling Priscilla recounted her grandparents' story about the beach's former beauty before upper Junon's construction led to sunless darkness and adjacent water pollution. The party resolved to reach Junon by climbing the tower, but Priscilla cautioned about a high-voltage current underneath. She suggested riding Mr. Dolphin instead, providing Cloud with a whistle to summon the dolphin, allowing him to reach the city.^[3]

Upon Tifa Lockhart and Cid Highwind's return to Under Junon in "Turmoil", a confused Priscilla was questioned about the lifestream. She described it as Mr. Dolphin's "playground" and that it ran beneath a southern island. Tifa informed her of Cloud falling into the lifestream at the North Crater, sparking great concern in Priscilla, emphasizing the need to hurry and help him as he was important to her. After Cloud's rescue and the party's return to Under Junon, a worried Priscilla scolded Cloud, demanding he be more careful since they were going to get married in the future.^[4]

Remake continuity[]

Priscilla and Mr Dolphin from FFVII Rebirth — Priscilla and Mr. Dolphin.

Priscilla, alongside Rhonda, welcomed Yuffie into refuge at Under Junon after the young ninja left Midgar, and the two girls quickly became friends. When Yuffie attempted to leave Junon in a small boat, the Terror of the Deep, a monstrous aquatic serpent that lived in the waters nearby, attacked her. Cloud and his friends, who were in town, came to rescue and defeated the creature.

On the next day, Priscilla helped Cloud into reaching Upper Junon by having him ride Mr. Dolphin and reach the control tower, so he could lower the cargo lift for his friends to climb on and reach airport up top.

Gameplay[]

Final Fantasy VII[]

Priscila is involved in the CPR minigame, after she nearly drowns following the attack by the Bottomswell.

The player must fill a lung-styled gauge by pressing the button at the right time. Pressing it once will make Cloud start to breath in, and pressing it again will breathe out.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth[]

Priscilla is involved in the Dolphin Show minigame, available during chapter 12, "A Golden Key", as part of the odd job "Tides of War and Worry".

In this time-trial minigame the player must ride Mr. Dolphin at high-speed through an ocean course filled with obstacles. The player can gain speed by collecting beach balls. This minigame is one of the sources of Dark Matter, a material required to upgrade certain accessories.

Dolphin Show Minigame - Reward Table
Classification	Target Time	Reward
Rank I	02:00:00	Elixir x1
Rank II	01:48:00	Cosmolite Ore x1
Rank III	01:40:00	Dark Matter x3

During chapter 4, "Dawn of a New Era", this minigame is mandatory to reach Upper Junon, but is simpler and has no time limit.

Characteristics[]

Appearance[]

Priscilla is a 13-year-old girl with a slender build. She has tan skin, golden brown eyes, and swept brown hair with bangs tied in a ponytail. She wears a ruffled yellow beach halter with white trim, a short orange sarong, and light yellow sandals (white in Rebirth). Priscilla's accessories include a teal hairband, a dark green barrette resembling seaweed, and a seashell necklace. In Rebirth she has blue nail polish.

Personality[]

Priscilla is a cheerful girl who loves the ocean and its natural inhabitants, especially dolphins.^[2] She hates Shinra for building a city above Under Junon, polluting the surrounding waters with a mako reactor, and fears for the safety of aquatic creatures because of that. She initially regarded Cloud's party distrustfully, mistaking them for Shinra, and rudely told them to go away.^[3] However, after Cloud rescued her from the monster she was attacked by, she became enamored by him and passionately yearned for him to be her future husband.^[4]

In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, she no longer mistakes the party for Shinra, nor is enamored by Cloud. She has a friendship with Yuffie.

Behind the scenes[]

Girl's-Shirt-FFVII-Remake — Shirt in the *Final Fantasy VII Remake* announcement trailer.

The girl going down the slide in the Final Fantasy VII Remake announcement trailer wears a shirt that appears to depict the artwork for Mr. Dolphin (see gallery.)