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While Terra is in Olympus Coliseum, Zack reveals that he aspires to become a hero like "another," referring to Sephiroth.<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania|Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep Ultimania]]''''': "As in the original game, it's Sephiroth. In "KHI FM" and "KHII" Sephiroth was portrayed as a being of darkness, but at the time of "KH BbS" we don't know whether or not he was a being of darkness."</ref> Later, after Master Xehanort's defeat, a black feather falls before Zack as he watches Hercules train, hinting at Sephiroth's presence.

[[File:Sephiroth 01 KH.png|thumb|left|Sephiroth challenges Sora as the contender for the Platinum Match.]]

Needing to find Sephiroth, [[Cloud]] decides to ally with [[Hades]]. Hades promises to locate Sephiroth in exchange for Cloud killing Hercules in a tournament, with no intention of honoring his agreement.{{fact}}

[[File:Sephiroth Descends 01 KHII.png|thumb|right|Sephiroth interrupts the gang on their way to stave off the invasion, and inquires about Cloud's whereabouts.]]

After the [[Master Control Program]] is defeated, Sora encounters Sephiroth at the [[Dark Depths]] at [[Hollow Bastion]]. The villain again asks about Cloud, but Sora and his companions do not reveal anything. He then inquires about Sora, [[Donald Duck|Donald]], and [[Goofy]]'s identities, but again, they refuse to answer. Sephiroth then notices Sora's [[Keyblade]] and attacks, intending to test Sora's power and that of the Keyblade. Even though Donald and Goofy accompany Sora when he confronts Sephiroth, they do not fight alongside him, as Sephiroth only wishes to battle the Keyblade master. Sora appears to overcome him, but Sephiroth simply shrugs off the battle. Sephiroth compliments Sora on his skill in wielding the Keyblade, but says that Cloud is the only one that could "eliminate him." Sephiroth then tells Sora to find Cloud so that they could settle their feud.

In all incarnations, Sephiroth is portrayed as a master swordsman, wielding a long blade known as the Masamune. In the ''Kingdom Hearts'' universe, Sephiroth boasts a large repertoire of techniques which reflect some of the abilities he used in ''Final Fantasy VII''. He moves about with impressive speed, and is able fly and teleport. His "Firaga Wall" attack summons gigantic pillars of flames that can suck matter in. Another attack sends out orbs of darkness called "Shadow Flares". His most powerful attack, "Meteor," calls down meteors that revolve around him before exploding.

His most noticeable technique is "Heartless Angel", which that drains Sora's MP and kills him instantly (unless Second Chance is equipped, in which case he will be left with 1 HP), if he is not interrupted in time, immediately followed by "Flash", which is fatal unless blocked via Reaction Command. He also uses a variation of Cloud's "Omnislash", in which he flies around the arena slashing wildly. In both games, all of his attacks are extremely powerful, able to easily kill Sora even with maxed stats. Sephiroth has extremely high HP in both games. To add to the difficulty, Sora must to fight Sephiroth one-on-one without any help from his allies.

Almost all of Sephiroth's attacks in the Kingdom Hearts series, such as "Supernova", "Heartless Angel", and "Shadow Flare", are named after attacks he uses in the ''Final Fantasy'' series. The few attacks he does not know in the ''Final Fantasy'' series, such as "Meteor" and "Flash", are still named after attacks in the series. Sephiroth's ''Kingdom Hearts'' appearance heavily influences his attacks in ''{{ff|Dissidia Final Fantasy}}'', such as his Flash attack from ''Kingdom Hearts II'' appearing as "Oblivion", and his Shadow Flare, which uses similar graphics to the two ''Kingdom Hearts'' games in the original Japanese version of ''Dissidia''. His Heaven's Light HP attack resembles his aerial combo in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', and in his EX Mode, Sephiroth takes on a purple aura similar to that he takes on in the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series when his HP is low. Sephiroth also quotes or paraphrases many of his ''Kingdom Hearts'' lines, such as "It's time" (based on "The time has come") and "Know your place."