The self-proclaimed genius in charge of the Science Division
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Voice Actor (JP): Nachi Nozawa
Voice Actor (ENG): Paul Eiding
The current head of the Science Division. He has been involved in the “Jenova Project” from the beginning, which aims to breed an Ancient, and has been opposed to Hollander due to their separate projects within the [Jenova] project. He is also heavily involved in SOLDIER research and watches Sephiroth with great interest. Many people consider him to be dangerous because he is an eccentric who would not hesitate to switch sides to a rival organization as long as he can do his beloved research.
“Kuh, huh, huh. No second-rate scientist can cure degradation.”
――The Shinra Building: To Genesis, who is pointing his blade at him [Hojo].
“A product from foolish era, when people assumed, ‘The unknown life-form that came from the sky is an Ancient.'”
――The Shinra Building: Explaining Genesis to Zack.
→ He looks down on Hollander, but has an inferiority complex himself about the genius scholar Gast.
↑ Knowing that Jenova is not an Ancient, Hojo uses its cells, and experiments with Cloud and other materials while keeping his plans to himself.
Link to the FFVII Series
The Mastermind Behind the Story
Hojo is, in a sense, the true mastermind behind FFVII. In the story, Cloud loses sight of his true self due to human experimentation, and Sephiroth becomes an enemy of the Planet when he discovers the secret of his birth, but it was Hojo who conducted the experiments on both of them.
← He implanted Jenova Cells into Cloud and the other inhabitants of Nibelheim, turning them into “Sephiroth Copies,” and waited for them to start moving towards Sephiroth’s revival.