In Final
Fantasy VII, Yuffie debuts as a
self-proclaimed "Materia Hunter" who joins Cloud Strife's
party (originally hoping to steal their Materia). Through theft, her true intention
is to restore
her country, Wutai, to its former glory before it was conquered by Shinra. Despite
her obnoxious personality, Yuffie is friendly, helpful, optimistic and
willingly helps the party in their battles. Although a skillful ninja, Yuffie is
prone to sea and air sickness and shows signs of kleptomania.
In Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, a 9-year-old Yuffie meets Zack
in Fort Tamblin during a Shinra invasion, where she proclaims herself as
"Wutai's Greatest Warrior". Zack plays along with her antics and she
runs off. After losing the war to Shinra, Yuffie's father and the leader of
Wutai, Godo Kisaragi, turns their hometown into a tourist attraction. Yuffie
was not happy about this, and since that time, wanted to restore Wutai to its
former glory.
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