Presumed dead in Final Fantasy VII, Rufus returns in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. Infected with Geostigma, Rufus asks for Cloud's help to rebuild Shin-Ra. He also hides Jenova's head from Kadaj for most of the movie until he decides to reveal himself.

Two years after the end of Final Fantasy VII the world is starting to get back on it's feet and is working towards a new future. However, there is a new threat from a new illness called Geo-stigma, and three men that seem to be seeking Jenova. Cloud and his friends from the orginal game must once again reunite to combat the new threat.
 
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He is an actor, voice actor and narrator. He is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion. He is a Hanshin Tigers fan. His "Kojirou" alias is not to be confused with [Akito Sakuragi](https://anilist.co/staff/125572)'s alias (they have different kanji at the end).

An American actor and voice actor. He is originally from Sioux Falls, South Dakota, but he currently works and lives in Los Angeles, California. He is the current announcer for the second incarnation of The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and the current voice of Jon Arbuckle in The Garfield Show. He is also known for his role of the Riddler from Batman: Arkham Asylum and Batman: Arkham City.

Non-anime roles:  Baron Lived/Devil in "Timm Thaler" (TV series, 2002) (German)  

AC: Complete contains a considerable amount of new footage that the original version lacks, as well as roughly a thousand revised scenes. This adds a total of 26 minutes to the film. 
Some of the new scenes include a more in-depth look at the Geostigma, Denzel and Kadaj's origins, as well as an extended fight between Cloud and Sephiroth. 
The Japanese release of this edition features a new ending track from Kyosuke Himuro called "Safe and Sound", with additional lyrics from My Chemical Romance frontman Gerard Way. The track replaces Himuro's previous track "Calling" from the original cut of the film. However, in the North American release, the song "Calling" remains, and "Safe and Sound" is absent. 
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'On the Way to a Smile' is a series of short stories taking place between the time of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.

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