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Introduction to Before Crisis

Before Crisis is set six years before the events of FFVII. You get to play as the Turks (though not the canon ones). Your enemy is AVALANCHE, who has become an immense threat to the ShinRa Company. It is up to you to stop them and foil their plans.

The game contains 25 chapters, and several extras in between and after. It came out in Japan in 2004 and made its official ending this April 2006, with an extra mission released on May 2006.

Genre: Action RPG

Mode:One Player

Platform: Cell phone

Type of mobile:
NTT DoCoMo i-Mode phones
Softbank Yahoo!Keetai phones
AU EZweb phones

Cost: Monthly subcription. Each episode costs roughly $5 US Dollars, including bonus episodes.

Trailers:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=MURzaSRH3Ek

Translated Episodes:
http://www.freewebs.com/gunshotromance/missions.htm
http://one.xthost.info/ffwebnovel/ (Synopsis of the episodes and script)

Chapter screen shots:
http://shinra.dragoon.nu/divine/bc_chapters.php

Materia System FAQ:
http://www.beforecrisis.net/ff7bc/info/materia.php

Links:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/mobile/bcff7.html
http://www.beforecrisis.net/

Before Crisis Turks:

Since this won't take too long, I will address the leader of the Turks in the Before Crisis period. He's not a n00b Turk, so that's why he gets his own spot.

Veld: The newly introduced character is in charge of the Turks, organizing their missions etc. He is a man who is very particular when it comes to mission success and very unforgiving when it comes to failure. He is feared by all of his colleagues. When Heidegger usurps his place as head of the Department of Administrative Research in episode 9 - A Step Further into Uncertainty, he blackmails President Shinra into giving him back his job. Formerly a resident of Kalm Town, he had a daughter and wife that perished when the town was razed due to (his) misheard commands during the Wutai war, as discovered in episode 13 - A Scar that Disrupts the Peace.

idea Because these new characters do not have canon names, active members of this thread voted unanimously what should be their "canon" names in order to avoid confusion. The names in red big letters and bold are their "canon" names and shall be referred to them as such.

Update 6/25/07: The Turk known as Shuriken Female or Female D, will now be addressed by her canon name: Cissnei. Her name will be highlighted in light blue with a link to her image in Crisis Core.

Update 1/29/08 The Turk known as Martial Arts Female or Female C, will now be addressed by her canon name: Yuuko. This was proven by the Crisis Core Ultimania. Sorry no Crisis Core pics of her.


Unknown Male A: One of the playable males. An ex-gang leader from Junon, he enjoyed fighting other gangs and stealing bikes, riding around causing havoc. Highly skilled in hand-to-hand combat as well as the ability to ride motorbikes and fixing them. He was rather unfamiliar with failure and with his ever growing confidence, decided to raid to Shin-Ra to steal some bikes, but was arrested by Reno. Realizing his skills could be used to achieve fame and fortune, he decided to offer his services to the Turks. He enjoys using the weapon "Electro Rod", a metallic rod that emits electrical shocks of sorts. He is originally from Midgar, Upper Plate. What a wanker. Gimp

Unknown Female A: Her father being a teacher at the Shin-Ra Militia Academy, she decided to enrol to the Academy. Graduating with outstanding results, her forte was marksmenship. Her excellent handling of firearms impressed the leader of the Turks, Tseng and he decided to recruit her to the force, with great confidence in her. She is a very serious female who rarely jokes around, and is due to this, is often very strict. Her weaponry is generally guns. She is also Elena's older sister. Isabelle

Unknown Male B: A former bodyguard of Don Corneo, his specialty is his rapid fire of guns with outstanding accuracy, much like Female A. Spending most of his time in the slums, he became fed up with the politics that had over-run the underworld society and he was offered a role in the Turks. He took up the role, knowing that it would put his skills to the test. His ruthless and "undergound" style of achieving his missions often resulted in him failing. His weaponry is mainly firearms. Ricky

Unknown Female B: A female hunter from Mideel who often did things in a flashy manner. Always dressed as a person who came from a wealthy family, she had familiarized herself with the art of hunting ever since she was a mere child, specifically handling a shotgun. With a personality that liked to show off, she always wanted to better herself by accepting almost any job and when she was offered a place in the Turks, she immediately accepted. Her weaponery is a range of shotguns. Rachel

Unknown Male C: He is an ex-detective from Costa del Sol, where he solved some rather complicated cases. A passionate, hot blooded and courageous man, he puts his all into everything he does ? a trait that carries through to his personal as well as professional life. His tendency to rely on his emotions eventually got the better of him. He got himself into trouble, presumably in the course of his work and, finding no way out, took the job offered to him by the Turks who had been recruiting him for some time. He uses his powerful fists as a weapon to punch enemies. Joaquin

Yuuko: A mercenary recruited into the Turks when Veld decides that they are lacking the required manpower to deal with AVALANCHE. As a mercenary, she has seen a lot of battle, and is certainly used to taking orders, so her adjustment into the Turks is easier than it has been for some. A thoroughly businesslike woman on a mission, she gets her work done with a minimum of fuss. She is level headed, alert and perceptive, and is able to assess a situation and take the most prudent course of action. She is a skilled martial artist who uses a style which involves a lot of jumping and kicking style. Her home town is Icicle.

Unknown Male D: Fencer who was born in Gongaga and has a soft spot for beauty. He does not tend to stay long in any one place. His hometown fears him for his power; It's said that he killed an entire group to rescue a friend of his and as a result was imprisoned. Under the condition he would join the Turks, however, he was bailed. He joins the player in episode 18, A Cry that Rings Throughout the World. Jin

Cissnei: Girl who uses a throwing star and whose birthplace is not known. She has a mothering side and tends to look after her colleagues. She was recruited with intent for her to become a Turk while still in an orphanage. She was brought up under their harsh training techniques from a very young age; in the history of the Turks, she is the youngest member to join. She joins the player in episode 18, A Cry that Rings Throughout the World. Shisune makes an appearance in Crisis Core. So far her role in unknown.

Unknown Male E: A young man who was born into a wealthy household, and despite being raised in an environment where anything he wanted could be purchased, he was unsatisfied with money and demanded to join the Turks in order to seek out a new life of his own. The brand of the Turks is very dear to him, and he follows their ideals every day. He is a short-range fighter, using nunchaku in battle. He appears in Episode 1, only in the Softbank version. Bridget

Unknown Female E: She is the new female of the group only available for the Yahoo!Keetai version. Only thing that is know is that she uses throwing knives as her weapons. Her hometown is Corel. Although she feels as if she's all alone in the world, she covers it up by cheerfully doing her duties. Renata

"The Legendary Turk: Originally from Junon, he is a super-first class agent who was once feared on the battlefield as the God of Death, and is nicknamed the "Legendary Turk." He's known to be famous within the Shinra Company and is a senior member of the Turks, even above Reno and Rude. His fame attracts a great deal of attention, those he is intensely private in both his official and personal life. He becomes a playable character after completing Episode 24, and can be used for Episode 10 and on. He smokes cigars and fights using both chain bombs and remote controlled bombs in battle. Duke

Others

Tifa: A strong and skilled young girl who lives in Nibelheim, she and Cloud grew up next door to one another. She was taught martial arts by a martial arts expert named Zangan and became a tour guide for visitors who came to Nibelheim and intended to go rock climbing in the mountains that loom over the town. She appears only in Episode 12.

Yuffie: A female ninja from Wutai, and the daughter of its leader, Godo. She hates AVALANCHE, but hates the Shinra Company even more, blaming them for the decay of her people's country. She only appears in Episode 14.

Aeris: The last of the Cetra, who were also known as "the Ancients." She is the daughter of Professor Gast and the last full-blooded Cetra, Ifalna. While Aerith was only 20 days old, Professor Hojo had Gast shot and killed, and Aerith and her mother apprehended. Seven years later, the two escaped from the Shinra headquarters in Midgar, but Ifalna — exhausted and wounded — soon died. Before she died, however, she entrusted Aerith to a widow named "Elmyra Gainsborough," who then raised Aerith as her own daughter. In the time since, the Turks have been assigned to keep a lookout for her, and have tried to persuade her to return to the Shinra headquarters many times. Rather than trying to kidnap her directly, they hope that she can be persuaded to return willingly. She appears in Episodes 12 and 24.

Vincent: A former Turk, and old colleague of Veld, Vincent has a small role in Before Crisis, appearing briefly in a late episode of the story. Bring on the Veld/Vincent yaoi fanfiction ladies.

Barret: A resident of the town of Corel and an advocate of the use of Mako Energy, he appears in Episode 16.

Red XIII/Nanaki: A lion-like creature that lives in Cosmo Canyon along with his mother and Bugenhagen, he appears in Episode 18.

Shalua : She appears in Episode 21, and is seeking to recover her younger sister who was taken by Shinra years earlier, as they wished for her to become a member of SOLDIER. She appears with a larger role in Dirge of Cerberus, as a scientist for Reeve's WRO. This is before she lots several body parts making her less guro and a little bit more attractive.

Elena: n Final Fantasy VII, Elena is the newest member of the Turks, but in Before Crisis, she appears as a high school student wearing a typical Japanese school girl uniform. She is Isabelle/Female Turk A's younger sister, but despises her and the Turks, because her sister has outdone her, which really is a stupid reason. Elena please get over it or find a better excuse to hate your sister. It only makes you look more annoying. She appears in episode 22 as a civilian.

**Yes, most of the info is from Wiki. So sue me, I'm lazy, but I did make sure if the info was right before posting it.

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Thread Fanart:

Ta-kun: Spoons
Dragon_Fear: Turkish Pie
Lolita Doll and her Impromtu Turk Hierarchy
Kurosune_Aoki: Tseng x Reno Art
Kurosune_Aoki: My Sister
Lolita Doll: Sisterly Love
Fallen_Kuroneko: Reno's carelessness
Eve the Evil: The Turks
hatsuharuluvsyuki: The Turks in Avatar.
WellBlimey: Stick Turks

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