Also spelled Lockheart by the NA team translating the original
game, Tifa is a childhood friend and heroine to Cloud Strife, the main protagonist of Final Fantasy
7.
As a member of Avalanche, she participates in eco terrorism in an effort to save the planet and get revenge on Shinra for the destruction of her home town, Nibelheim, and the death of everyone she knows by the legendary
SOLDIER, Sephiroth. She owns and operates Seventh
Heaven, the local
bar, where she provides delicious food and drinks.
After reuniting with Cloud at the sector 7 train station, Tifa goes on a
journey with him to settle the score with Sephiroth and save the planet, all the while showing concern for Cloud's
poor mental state.
Once Cloud loses his mind in a key scene, Tifa is the only person capable of restoring him to his true self in the pivotal event of the
game.
The night before the final battle they confess their love to each other and express it "without words".
They continue to live together as a family, adopting Denzel and Marlene, in the rebuilt Midgar town of Edge.
Tifa Lockhart is a brave,
beautiful deuteragonist and heroine.
"Words
aren't the only way to show how you feel" - Tifa to Cloud, the night before the final battle
"Inside, I knew, Cloud and Tifa would be together" - Kazushige Nojima, AC Reunion Files
"For years, Cloud and Tifa have been holding favour for
one another. On the night of the final battle they express their feelings without words" - 10th anniversary ultimania