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Canon: Final Fantasy VII
Canon Point: Advent Children: After being defeated by Loz
Background/History: Wikia || [Loveless]
Personality:
Tifa Lockhart acts far more mature than her 22 years of age would suggest. This is due to her having to grow up quickly. At the tender age of eight, Tifa lost her mother. Young and confused, adventurous Tifa got into her mind that if she climbed a mountain, she'd be able to see her other once more. That ended with her in a week long coma. From that moment onward, her father had become protective and Tifa had to learn to grow up without the help of her mother. Despite the tragedy and the sudden changes she would have to grow accustomed to, Tifa was still very popular and friendly. She had many friends growing up. She remained cheerful and supportive. In her preteen years, most of the boys in her village starting leaving for the army. When confronted by Cloud, whom she'd known her entire life, about his soon departure for the quest of power and fame, Tifa asked him to promise that he'd be her knight in shining armor. She said she'd wanted to "try it out, at least once." Considering she'd been best of friends with the boys, she'd have to keep up with them and show the that she could roughhouse just as much as them. Her admission to Cloud on this topic showed that she wished to be a little...girlier. Even if just in his eyes. She was shy about it, embarrassed even, but determined to give him some sort of excuse to come back and see her once more.
With her friends gone, Tifa was soon put into self defense lessons with a master martial artist named Zangan. She was determined to make herself useful and possibly show everyone that even though they all left to become stronger, she was able to gain strength and still stay home. She knew that her friends would become great soldiers and didn't want to be left behind, waiting and playing the damsel. Sure she had asked Cloud to save her in her time of need, but she liked to think that she could be right by his side, watching his back too. So she worked hard and pushed herself, she held so much promise that Zangan had declared that she was quite possibly the greatest student he ever took on. Still as adventurous as ever, Tifa learned her way up and down the mountain without any more disasters. She'd come to know the mountain well enough that she was contracted by ShinRa as a guide at just the age of 15. Despite her father's protest, Tifa was determined to show these SOLDIERS (among them First Class, Zack Fair and The General Sephiroth). She never stopped thinking about Cloud, even going so far as to ask Zack if he'd known a blonde SOLDIER, referring to Cloud. It could also be because he never wrote her any letters. It's shown that she'd at least received letters from Johnny, and Tifa grew worried about the boy she had made a promise with a few years ago.
Unfortunately, Tifa would again be forced into growing quicker than any teenager would have to. Sephiroth's sudden rampage on her small village set it aflame. Tifa saw her village burn down to the ground and lost her last family member. She was the last Lockhart. Seeing her father's bloody figure on the ground, being there for his final moments tore at Tifa. She turned to revenge and in a fit of rage and teenage stupidity, she acted before thinking. She should've known that she would be no match for the greatest SOLDIER that ever existed. She was just a child and was dispatched of quickly. When she woke up, she was in Midgar with Zangan. Her master would soon leave once he knew she was out of danger, and she would be forced to live on her own. At 15 years old, Tifa was practically alone in the world. She learned to be tough and survive in the slums of the large city. She was fortunate enough that a year later she met a man named Barret. He had a baby, not even a year old, with him. And so he took Tifa in as well and Tifa learned to work, to take care of a child and take care of a grown man. At some point she became the owner and proprietor of the bar, Seventh Heaven.
In the four years of serving people, having a family again, having friends who decided to live dangerously, she learned to be a motherly woman, who cares about everyone around her. Mama bear is a good way to describe her, really. Warm and kind one minute but if you hurt her loved ones, watch out! She can be a tad bit overprotective. She's very giving and will easily sacrifice everything she has to make others happy. Tifa's trust isn't something given, it's earned. But when you have it, she trusts you with her life. When one becomes important enough to her that she legitimately trusts them, she's willing to give her soul and mind for that person. Which is actually saying a lot considering she's very willing to help strangers out as well. It's just a bigger step when one becomes someone she can call a friend. She's very self-sacrificing and will put herself in danger's way in order to protect her loved ones. She's not one to back down from a fight and this is especially true if she's defending someone. She's also very stubborn, when she believes her way is the right way, don't expect her to just back down. If you're not going to see it her way, then she's better off without you. Or she'll at least try to make you see it her way. Unless of course, you're a very close friend. Then she becomes a lot more open minded. She has a horrible habit of taking care of everyone but herself.
Tifa has quite a lot of patience, even for (some) of her enemies. She'll sit and listen to someone's life story for however long they need her for because she believes people deserve at least that, a lending ear. A shoulder to cry, a lap to sleep on. Well...ok maybe not her lap. But she'll help however she can. It comes with working as a bartender in the slums of Midgar for four years. When you're on the receiving end of life stories from people hoping to drink their worries away into oblivion, you realize you can sit through just about anything. Just about. Sure she's patient, but even Tifa Lockhart has a stopping point and when it hits, don't expect her to just sit and take it. She'll try to politely work through the issue at first, but when the doesn't work, Tifa isn't above being rude and blunt if she needs to. She's never really had any problem with telling someone to get out of her face before, and she doesn't now. Tifa also isn't beyond getting physical if need be. Though, usually for issues like this, it's her last resort.
When her second family and home was crushed by a section of city (literally), she went to travel with the people who survived. People she would later call her family (hopefully this time they won't die). She easily fit the role of the glue that keeps her ragtag group together, Tifa likes to joke around and keep the atmosphere light around her friends. She'll easily sit down and have a beer or play a game of cards with her friends. Despite being a fairly quiet young lady, Tifa can be rather crude when need be and hell, impulsive too. In one instance she jumped at the chance to be able to squeeze any information from Don Corneo, so desperate was she that, without a second thought, she dressed herself up and off she went to try to seduce the information out of the creep.
Although Tifa is a little rough around the edges and not the most dainty of girls, she's actually pretty shy and will clam up when it comes to her personal...romantic feelings on people. She's also not one to divulge information about herself and her past so readily. When Tifa is nervous or thinking she usually pushes a strand of her long hair away from her face and behind her ear. She almost always has a smile on her face which seems to be mysteriously contagious. Tifa tends to stand up straight, leading with her chest as she gives off an air of pride in herself. When talking to small children or animals, Tifa lowers her self to be at the same level as them as she likes to give respect to just about anyone she meets. While Tifa takes great pride in who she is, she never thinks of other people as 'lower' than herself. She prefers to think of everyone on the same level, albeit that changes if one gets on her bad side, though that takes effort.
Throughout the years, young miss Lockhart never lost her touch with her martial arts. Even though she wasn't in the front lines when she first joined Avalanche, Tifa trained in case they needed her. Not to mention, owning a bar and being a very attractive young lady in said bar in the slums of course gave her a lot of attention. She didn't like that she had to be violent, but Tifa had a very strict "keep your hands to yourself" rule in the bar. Anyone breaking said rule would find themselves out on the street. Tifa's purpose for the bar (other than to have a cover/home for Avalanche) was to bring a little bit of reprieve warmth to an otherwise depressing city. She wanted to have a place where people could be happy....without the perverts getting handsy. They could go to Wall Market for that. So Tifa made sure to keep training her body. Sure enough, the day came where she set off on adventure to save the world and Tifa's strength was at the ready.
When everything was said and done, Tifa found herself the owner of Seventh Heaven once more. Rebuilt and now in a city building itself called Edge. She had her thoughts about doing this again, but with her friends at her side, she was confident that this was what she could do. And so, two years passed and Tifa grew. She learned much about herself and her friends. Family is a very important concept to Tifa. She puts a very big emphasis on family and bonds. She easily promised Barret that she would take care of Marlene while he went in search of what his purpose was. Later, she just as readily adopted a young boy Cloud had found, Denzel. She even helped out with many orphaned children around the city. She didn't have the means to take care of all of them, but she wanted to give what she could. Despite the peace and restoration, Tifa's insecurity was something that was ever present. It didn't help that Cloud randomly disappeared and no one could get a hold of him for several months. Tifa could manage on her own, but it hurt to have her friend leave her like that. She loved him, after all. So Tifa became a single mother in everything but blood. Though Denzel and Marlene weren't hers, they were hers. She took care of them, took care of the bar, and patched messages over to Cloud's voicemail whenever necessary. She is a capable woman.