Jenova

• Body Inside Nibelheim Reactor
• BIRTH
• LIFE
• DEATH
• SYNTHESIS

“	Because, you are... a puppet.	„
	~ Jenova

Summary

Jenova is an extraterrestrial life-form in Final Fantasy VII who also appears in a non-active role in other entries of the Compilation. Her most active part is in the backstory of the setting, but regardless has a large presence in the overreaching events, as the projects working with her genetic material have produced many of the other antagonists and her cells have left a lasting impact on the setting in Advent Children.

Known as the Calamity from the Skies, Jenova arrived at the Planet on a meteorite during the age of the Cetra, creating a large scar on the Planet, which is known today as the Northern Crater. The Cetra, a race spiritually connected to the Planet, would move to the place of her arrival to try to heal the wound that was created, but the encounter with Jenova almost led to their extinction. However, the remaining Cetra managed to seal Jenova on the Northern Crater, putting an end to her for the moment.

Around 2.000 years later Jenova would be found and retrieved by the Shinra Electric Power Company's science division. Professor Gast Faremis, Shinra's top scientist, mistook her for a Cetra and initiated the Jenova Project. The test consisted in injecting Jenova's cells into the embryo of the baby of his assistants, Professor Hojo and Lucrecia Crescent, but the nature of the project and the discovery of Jenova's true nature led Gast to abandon it altogether. Jenova's remains were then hidden within one of Shinra's reactors until, years later, the baby originally injected with her cells would come to retrieve her, taking her head with him, but falling from the reactor, into the current of spiritual energy of the Planet itself after being confronted by SOLDIER 1st Class, Zack Fair, and a Shinra infantryman called Cloud Strife. Jenova wasn't stopped and, from the Lifestream, would begin the Reunion, a process where all the fragmented parts of her body, even single cells, would gather once again to rebuild her and eventually resume her cycle of destruction, but now alongside her "son", Sephiroth.

Powers and Stats

Tier: At least 4-A, likely 2-A | High 6-A as Jenova∙BIRTH, far higher as Jenova∙LIFE | 4-A, likely 2-A | 3-B, likely 2-A | Unknown

Key: Original Body | BIRTH and LIFE | DEATH | SYNTHESIS | Post Defeat

Name: Jenova

Origin: Final Fantasy VII

Gender: Unknown (Taken the appearance of and sometimes referred to as a female)

Age: Unknown, likely several thousands of years old

Classification: Alien, Parasitic Lifeform, Calamity from the Heavens

Powers and Abilities:

• Inherent
• Via Adaptation and Mimicry
• Advent Children

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Large Size (Type 0), Self-Sustenance (Types 1 and likely 3); Immortality (Types 2, 3, 6 and 8. As long as her cells remain, Jenova can sustain her will through them and use them to build a new body); Regeneration (Low-High, can use the Reunion to rebuild her body from fragments, even cells); Space Survival (Has travelled through outer space); Shapeshifting; Power Mimicry (Jenova can imitate the appearances and, to an extent, abilities of others); Adaptation (Jenova can grow and adapt to the threats of the environment around her and the abilities of her enemies); Non-Physical Interaction (Spectral enemies aren't uncommon in the Planet); likely Energy Manipulation (while Jenova is not native from the Planet nor is part of its cycle of the Lifestream, Bugenhagen explained that said cycle is not limited to just the Planet, rather it extends to all living beings in the universe, meaning Jenova may also have Spirit Energy of her own); Flight and Levitation; Telekinesis; Teleportation; Invisibility; Telepathy; Mind Reading and Memory Reading (Jenova can read the memories and emotions of others), Mind Control and Possession (those with her cells will become puppets of her will, unless they have a strong enough mind); Illusion Creation and Perception Manipulation (as seen with Kadaj, and described by Tseng, Jenova can appear to a person as someone from their memory, tricking their senses to be seen, heard and overall perceived as said person); Intangibility; Body Control (her disembodied parts can function as extensions she can also transform); Pain Manipulation and minor Biological Manipulation (as displayed by Kadaj, Jenova has the power to heal injuries in a process different from magic and take away the pain from others, as well as give them back when she wishes); Corruption (Type 1, can infect with a powerful virus, that can cause Insanity in living beings and turn them into Monsters); Limited Power Bestowal (with the right procedure, Jenova cells can grant the host greatly enhanced physical capabilities and pass down some of her abilities). Resistance to Banishment (despite the destruction of her body, Jenova's spirit was not forcefully taken away from the living world by the Lifestream, rather small fragments of her soul started to merge with it. By the end of the original game, the Lifestream couldn't forcefully take her physical form anymore); Mind Manipulation, Memory Manipulation, Soul Manipulation, Soul Absorption and Empathic Manipulation (her alien existence could not be assimilated by the Lifestream, nor her will be overwhelmed nor eroded. Hojo commented that instead of becoming part of the Lifestream, Jenova was overtaking the Lifestream itself); Corruption (Types 1 and 2, Jenova was exposed to constant Spirit Energy yet never suffered from mutations like humans becoming Makonoids. Additionally, her biology is made to be compatible with her own mutagenic virus); Biological Manipulation and Disease Manipulation (as a parasitic entity described as having abnormal resilience, Jenova's biology is conditioned to withstand extreme hazardous conditions so even her cells can survive); Fire Manipulation and Heat Manipulation (withstood her entry and impact into the Planet in a huge meteorite); Gravity Manipulation; Poison Manipulation; Madness Manipulation; Berserk Mode Inducement; Paralysis Inducement; Death Manipulation; Transmutation; Size Manipulation.

Magic; Water Manipulation (via Aqualung, Blue Light and Blue Flame); Heat Manipulation and Wind Manipulation (via Tropic Wind, the former also via Red Light); Light Manipulation (via Laser, W-Laser and Tail Laser); Attack Reflection (via Reflect); Time Stop (via the Stop spell); Silence Inducement (via the Silence Spell); Power Nullification (via the Silence ailment, which disables all abilities that require voice, commands or words); Healing (via Cure3/Curaga); Poison Manipulation (via Bio2/Biora); Energy Projection (via Ultima); Minor Empathic Manipulation (can provoke intense rage and sadness via contact with her tentacles). Resistance to: Biological Absorption, Deconstruction and Matter Manipulation (the Lifestream's process of absorbing and diffusing physical matter to retake the Spirit Energy of any living being didn't manage to destroy her cells, which remained active for the Reunion. Once her SYNTHESIS body was finished in the Planet's Core, she was unaffected by this process altogether); Absolute Zero (evolving her prior resistance to cold, has endured Shiva's Diamond Dust); Earth Manipulation; Water Manipulation; Silence Inducement; Time Manipulation and Time Stop; Sleep Inducement and Petrification (thanks to her adaptive abilities, Jenova becomes more resistant to abilities from her enemies, such as the party or the Cetra who could use these effects).

Immortality (Type 9, as described by Hojo, Jenova's very spirit had already merged with the Lifestream, spreading through the Planet in a process that would render the destruction of her very soul pointless and make all spirits eventually join her upon death. Merging with the Lifestream would entail also becoming its different layers and realms, such as the place where the souls of the dead reside); Disease Manipulation (via Geostigma, enforcing her will in those carrying her cells, she can cause this fatal disease); Soul Absorption (those afflicted with Geostigma won't pass away, but become part of the Negative Lifestream, and eventually all spirits and all life would become part of Jenova); Incorporeality (while her biological remains still exist, and they allow Sephiroth to manifest itself in the physical world, Jenova has become an entity ingrained in the Lifestream itself). Likely Banishment, Biological Absorption, Soul Manipulation, Mind Manipulation, Empathic Manipulation, Matter Manipulation and Deconstruction (Having entered the process of becoming the Lifestream, Jenova should have its properties to remove them from the mortal world, dissolve physical matter and erode the individuality of spirits to retake their Spirit Energy into itself); possibly Nigh-Omniscience and Nigh-Omnipresence within the Lifestream (the Lifestream itself permeates the whole planet and connects all sort of realms within), Resistance to Time Manipulation (the layer of Souls in the Lifestream has no real time, and spirits are no longer bound by its flow).

• Original Body
• BIRTH and LIFE
• DEATH
• SYNTHESIS
• Post Defeat

Attack Potency: At least Multi-Solar System level (Upon arriving to the Planet 2.000 years ago, Jenova proved to be such a massive threat to the world itself that the Planet had to create the 8 Weapons to put an end to her menace. Each Weapon is on par with Minerva, an entity stated to be more powerful than Summons altogether, by virtue of proving to be a greater threat than Zirconiade, a Summon whose coming was considered an apocalyptic event, compared to Bahamut Fury's casual defeat, as a single Weapon needed the collaborative effort from all fugitive Turks to gradually take down, compared to Zirconiade who was barely defeated by 4, thus likely even surpassing Zirconiade's full power. Though the confrontation was ultimately avoided, as Jenova was sealed by the Cetra, the fact that the Planet itself created the Weapons specifically to destroy Jenova is a testament of her power. Furthermore, this indicates that Minerva herself was not enough to fight Jenova), likely Multiverse level+ (The Weapons would eventually fight Cloud and his allies, putting Jenova on that level. Cloud would eventually become far stronger since fighting in Ramza Beoulve's army during his stay in Ivalice, as an equal to Balthier and Luso Clemens, the former whom had defeated Gilgamesh twice alongside Vaan, and the latter who had teamed up with Vaan on his own adventures)

Speed: Massively FTL+ (Far more powerful than individual Weapons, who are on par with Minerva, an entity stronger than Summons altogether, thus above Zirconiade and, by extension, much more powerful than Bahamut Fury. The Jade Weapon could fight entire groups of Turks at once, when four of them could keep up with Zirconiade. Should be no weaker than Sephiroth before he fell into the Lifestream, who could completely outpace Zack, who had defeated Minerva in combat)

Lifting Strength: Stellar (Far stronger than the Weapons and Minerva, thus, much more powerful than Typhon)

Striking Strength: At least Multi-Solar System level, likely Multiverse level+

Durability: Multi-Solar System level (Far stronger than the Weapons, among whom the Jade Weapon was a greater challenge to the Player Turk and their allies than Zirconiade, requiring the collaborative effort of all fugitive Turks to defeat, compared to Zirconiade who was barely defeated by four. Each individual Weapon surpasses Zirconiade's full power, by virtue of being on the level of Minerva who is described as above Summons altogether. All this puts the Weapons far above Bahamut Fury and ZERO), likely Multiverse level+ (More powerful than Weapons, who can endure constant attacks from Cloud and the party, taking a lot of punishment before going down at a point when Cloud would become far stronger since fighting in Ramza Beoulve's army during his stay in Ivalice, as an equal to Balthier and Luso Clemens, the former whom had defeated Gilgamesh twice alongside Vaan, and the latter who had teamed up with Vaan on his own adventures)

Attack Potency: Multi-Continent level as Jenova∙BIRTH (Jenova∙BIRTH and LIFE are mutated pieces from the remains of the beheaded body of Jenova that was kept in the Shinra Headquarters. Though not stated, but likely due to hibernation after being sealed and have pieces removed for experimentation at Shinra's hands, Jenova's original strength is effectively gone. Jenova∙BIRTH can keep up with the main party after they had earned control of Shiva. Immediately after their fight, the party would find and control the Ifrit Materia), far higher as Jenova∙LIFE (A surprise attack from Jenova∙LIFE could instantly kill Aerith. Fought the main party at the very end of the events of Disc 1 when they had grown far stronger since first joining forces with Vincent Valentine, who had easily taken out 3rd ver. Ravens, a type far stronger than the 2nd which effortlessly defeated 2nd Class SOLDIER members, like Sebastian and Essai, whom compare to Zack Fair when he took down Ifrit)

Speed: Sub-Relativistic+ (When these Jenova∙BIRTH fought Cloud and the party, he was noticeably stronger than he was during the events of Midgar, when he could already dodge the lasers of Shinra's security systems. Jenova∙LIFE encountered the party after thay had grown far stronger since first joining Vincent Valentine, who could casually defeat 3rd Ver. Ravens, a class far above the 2nd one, which could blitz 2nd Class SOLDIER, who surpassed the level Cloud had in Midgar)

Lifting Strength: Class M (Jenova∙BIRTH can fight against the party, who had already could control Shiva, a Summon on the same level of Titan. Jenova∙LIFE confronted the party when they had far surpassed said level)

Striking Strength: Multi-Continent level as Jenova∙BIRTH, far higher as Jenova∙LIFE

Durability: Multi-Continent level as Jenova∙BIRTH (Despite the heavily weakened state of the Jenova fragments, Jenova∙BIRTH could still endure the attacks of the party who had the power to control Shiva and, immediately after their fight, show they could control the Ifrit), far higher as Jenova∙LIFE (Endured the attacks of the main party at the very end of the events of Disc 1 before being defeated, when they had grown far stronger since first joining forces with Vincent Valentine, who had easily taken out 3rd ver. Ravens, a type far stronger than the 2nd which effortlessly defeated 2nd Class SOLDIER members, like Sebastian and Essai, whom compare to Zack Fair when he took down Ifrit)

Attack Potency: Multi-Solar System level (Though not quite on par with the power of her original body, Jenova∙DEATH could fight and harm the party during their encounter at the Whirlwind Maze. By this point, they all were on the same level as Red XIII whom had already learned his Stardust Ray Limit Break and shortly after, Cloud would survive the energy released by the awakening of five of the eight Weapons), possibly Multiverse level+ (Immediately after the events of the Whirlwind Maze, Cloud would be sent to Ivalice where The Weapons would eventually fight in Ramza Beoulve's army as an equal to Balthier and Luso Clemens, the former whom had defeated Gilgamesh twice alongside Vaan, and the latter who had teamed up with Vaan on his own adventures. However, Cloud arrived at Ivalice in a very weakened state and eventually caught up during the stay itself, becoming far stronger upon his return to the Planet, point by which the rest of the party had grown stronger on their own as well, so its unclear if Jenova∙DEATH manages to completely scale like the Weapons, who fought Cloud and his allies by that point, or Original Body Jenova who was explicitly stronger than the Weapons)

Speed: Massively FTL+ (Kept up with the party during the events of the Whirlwind Maze, point by which Red XIII could already perform his Stardust Ray Limit Break and had a level comparable to Weapons, virtue of Cloud surviving the energy released by the awakening of five of them. The latter would put the party on a similar level to Minerva, an entity stronger than Summons, including Zirconiade and, by extension, much more powerful than Bahamut Fury)

Lifting Strength: Stellar (Comparable to the party during the events of the Whirlwind Maze, point by which they already were comparable to the Weapons, thus far superior to Typhon)

Striking Strength: Multi-Solar System level, possibly Multiverse level+

Durability: Multi-Solar System level (Could take the party's attacks during their encounter at the Whirlwind Maze. By this point, they all were on the same level as Red XIII whom had already learned his Stardust Ray Limit Break and likely comparable to the Weapons themselves, as shortly after, Cloud would survive the energy released by the awakening of five of the eight Weapons), possibly Multiverse level+ (Immediately after the events of the Whirlwind Maze, Cloud would be sent to Ivalice where The Weapons would eventually fight in Ramza Beoulve's army as an equal to Balthier and Luso Clemens, the former whom had defeated Gilgamesh twice alongside Vaan, and the latter who had teamed up with Vaan on his own adventures. However, Cloud arrived at Ivalice in a very weakened and eventually caught up during the stay itself, becoming far stronger upon his return to the Planet, point by which the rest of the party had grown stronger on their own as well, so its unclear if Jenova∙DEATH manages to completely scale like the Weapons, who fought Cloud and his allies by that point, or Original Body Jenova who was explicitly stronger than the Weapons)

Attack Potency: Multi-Galaxy level (Jenova∙SYNTHESIS is the new body created by Jenova after successfully completing the Reunion, stronger than ever before and the closest to perfection. Fought the main party right before they would engage Sephiroth in the final battle, point by which they already had control of the Knights of the Round), likely Multiverse level+ (SYNTHESIS is Jenova's ultimate form, far surpassing the power of any of her fragments and even her original body)

Speed: Massively FTL+ (Though weaker, Jenova∙SYNTHESIS still compares to Safer Sephiroth, who could catch and move a comet at these speeds through outer space using his telekinesis and is capable of reacting to his own telekinesis. Additionally, Jenova fought the party who could control the Knights of the Round)

Lifting Strength: Stellar (Far more powerful than any of her previous forms, creating an even wider difference by which she surpasses Typhon)

Striking Strength: Multi-Galaxy level, likely Multiverse level+

Durability: Multi-Galaxy level (Took the attacks of the party who could control the Knights of the Round. Though Jenova∙SYNTHESIS can't endure the entirety of their Ultimate End move, that's mostly of the damage caused by their combined assault rather than the single strike dealt by King Arthur, which destroys their dimension), likely Multiverse level+ (Fought the main party after they had become much more powerful since Cloud's return from Ivalice)

Attack Potency: Unknown (After the destruction of her body at the Planet's Core, Jenova's Spirit became a parasitic entity within the Lifestream, slowly merging with it. However, while her influence remained for a while, she was mostly passive during that time, letting Sephiroth take action using her, lacking any sort of displays of power. While the Spirit's power correlates to the power of living being's body, it's unknown how her death affected Jenova and if all the events made her weaker or stronger, such as was Sephiroth's case)

Speed: Unknown (Never took action after her defeat), possibly Nigh-Omnipresent within the Lifestream (Hojo mentioned that Jenova's Spirit was already merging with the Lifestream itself and this process would reach a point that all souls would join her instead of returning to the Planet. This is later seen with how Sephiroth and Jenova would essentially create a current outside the Planet's system of life and death with the Geostigma disease, which causes those who die from it to become part of Negative Lifestream existing aside the natural one and never rejoining the Planet. However, it's unclear how far this spread managed to get before Sephiroth's defeat in Advent Children, but had it been fully achieved, Sephiroth, and by extension Jenova, would have taken over the Lifestream entirely)

Lifting Strength: Unknown (Doesn't display any feats of strength)

Striking Strength: Unknown

Durability: Unknown (Though the strength of the Spirit correlates to durability in a similar way it does to power, it's unknown if Jenova has become weaker or stronger after her defeat, as she lacks any explicit feats or evidence of it. However, merging with the Lifestream and begin spreading through as a spiritual entity it makes her extremely hard to truly destroy)

Stamina: Superhuman (If stories passed down about her are true, Jenova was relentless and didn't stop until she was sealed. Notable is that Jenova isn't stopped by pain or injury, and even when reduced to pieces she will try to rebuild herself. The only ways she was ever stopped were after the Cetra managed to seal her after she nearly drove them to extinction, and by the destruction of her body at the hands of the party, despite which her will and memetic legacy keep existing within the Lifestream alongside Sephiroth) | Nigh-Infinite (The Lifestream is constantly in a cycle of growth by absorbing the Spirit Energy of the dead. While the use of Mako through reactors will eventually dry the Planet, the process on a global scale would still take a very long time)

Range: Extended Melee Range with her appendages, such as her tentacles. Planetary with magic and psychic abilities (has moved large celestial bodies through space in the past and her influence can be felt on the Planet regardless of location) | At least Planetary with Geostigma and her influence, likely much higher within the Lifestream.

Standard Equipment: None notable

Intelligence: Gifted (While there's uncertainty on how Jenova's mind exactly operates or how similar it is to a human's, in a traditional sense she has been described as very intelligent, and has displayed extremely cunning strategy and deception, taking full advantage of her ability to read minds and mimic appearances, memories and abilities, to blend and attack by surprise the Cetra, who despite having access to the powers, magic and knowledge of the Planet, were almost defeated and barely avoided extinction during this war. Jenova efficiently spreads her influence through hosts to slowly decimate species and take over the entire planet, a process that's implied she has successfully carried out several times in the past. And while there are many interpretations of their exact relationship, if one subscribes to the theory that Jenova at least influences Sephiroth's actions then it casts much sinister light on her determination and intelligence to achieve the destruction she craves)

Weaknesses: The Reunion can take a long time to accomplish if her cells are scattered too far apart. Her variant of Ultima takes a while to cast unlike the one from other users. After her physical death she no longer can directly interfere with other beings despite merging with the Lifestream, and must rely on Sephiroth to do so as he kept his individuality while Jenova sacrificed hers.

Notable Attacks/Techniques:

• Biological Abilities and Effects
• Psychic Abilities
• Magic and Skills

Due to her parasitic nature and alien biology, Jenova has many abilities to spread her influence and swiftly eradicate all living beings on the planets she eventually comes across.

• Infection: When interviewed by Professor Gast, Ifalna, Aerith's mother, mentioned that Jenova unleashed a deadly virus on the Cetra once they made contact. This virus is generated and stored within her own body.
• Madness: Ifalna's recount of events also mentioned how the virus led people to go mad. A possible example of this could be the Sephiroth Clones, who are injected with Jenova's cells. People who lack strong willpower will become puppets of Jenova's will and lose the sense of self, beyond whatever Jenova (and later Sephiroth) may want from them. It can be speculated that the virus has similar properties to the Jenova Cells.
• Mutation: The third effect of Jenova's virus, people infected will become monsters.
• Enhancement: With the right procedure, and under some very strict conditions, the use of Jenova's genetic material can have beneficial effects for the host, such as greatly increased physical abilities and even replication of Jenova's other abilities. This is the result of the Project S branch of the Jenova Project, whose result was Sephiroth himself, and later a simplified replication of it in the form of the SOLDIER Program to create Shinra's army of Super Soldiers. The conditions to avoid most negative effects require using pure Jenova Cells to avoid biological decay, ensure the host intertwines properly with Jenova's material (such as in Sephiroth's case, who received the cells as an embryo) and the individual must have a strong mind so he will keep his sense of self. However, must be noted that not all negative effects are eliminated, even successful SOLDIER are potentially vulnerable to Jenova and Sephiroth's influence and the presence of the cells will make them vulnerable to Geostigma.
• Shapeshifting: Jenova can easily transform and change her appearance or parts of it to take different appearances, mimic other living beings or simply assume more monstrous and powerful forms. Ifalna mentioned that this is how Jenova deceived the Cetra, by turning into their friends and family, and during the game, it can be seen how fragments of Jenova's body can transform into replicas of Sephiroth's original appearance as well as large monstrosities to fight the party.
• Regeneration: Under normal circumstances, Jenova can quickly regenerate damage done to her body, including lost limbs and wounded organs. If the damage sustained is too great, however, Jenova will still survive, but will need the process of the Reunion, to heal herself.
• The Reunion: Even if Jenova's body is torn to pieces, her parts, even single cells will eventually gather back together to rebuild her body, regardless of how far away they are from each other and the conditions. The name "The Reunion" was coined by a theory proposed by Professor Hojo, who first discussed this idea; carrying out an experiment by injecting normal people with Jenova Cells and observing that they had their wills overridden by Jenova and Sephiroth and had no other purpose than gathering together for their master, eventually migrating to Jenova's location. Among those people, Cloud Strife himself saw his actions influenced by this instinct caused by the Jenova cells in his body. Depending on the context in which her cells have separated the process of the Reunion may take even years, so it may or may not be combat applicable.
• Geostigma: The newest effect Jenova Cells have on the host, thanks to Sephiroth's influence as well. A fatal disease caused by the cells in the body. The parasitic presence of Jenova causes an internal conflict between the cells and the patient's Spirit Energy, this leads to the body overworking itself trying to purge the cells, which causes symptoms such as physical weakness, extreme fatigue, seizures, hallucinations, depression, dark sores on the skin which emit a black pus and, eventually, death. However, the severity of the symptoms may vary from patient to patient, some may die within a couple of hours while others may simply have occasional bouts of pain. Those who die of Geostigma won’t join the Lifestream but rather will become part of the Negative Lifestream Sephiroth created. Given Geostigma injects Jenova Cells in those suffering from it, they may have their Reunion instinct awakened and are vulnerable to Sephiroth and Jenova enforcing their will through them, which the former comments on his confrontation with Cloud as "using Jenova’s will to control those with the disease and eventually take control of the Planet". Geostigma can be contracted by contact with Jenova Cells scattered in the Lifestream, direct contact with Negative Lifestream or being wounded by a Shadow Creeper, as they are made of Negative Lifestream.

Aside from the unnatural biological properties of her genetic material, Jenova possesses extremely powerful mental powers, which she can use to complement her parasitic properties when interacting with other species. Many of these abilities are seen through Sephiroth in the original game, who inherited Jenova's abilities thanks to the Jenova Project.

• Masquerade: Jenova can appear to others as someone who can be found on their memories, tricking their senses and mind so she is seen, heard and perceived as that person. If Jenova does not know a person's memories, then she will be seen in her true appearance.
• Consciousness Scan: Jenova can read the memories and emotions of others, as implied by Ifalna as well. Kadaj later shows Jenova could fully scan the consciousness of a person and thoroughly investigate their memories. This ability, among the other Jenova has extends to everybody who has her cells, but to a lesser extent and varying degrees.
• Pain Bind: While never using this ability herself, as seen with Kadaj, Jenova can heal wounds and take away the pain of a person. However, at any time she wishes, she can reopen the wound and injuries she had previously healed and return the pain in full force to said person.
• Telepathy: While mostly Sephiroth showed the ability to project his voice into the minds of others, and did so several times, Jenova, in one meaningful moment and in her single spoken line in the entire compilation, left a single message to Cloud Strife after her defeat following Aerith's death: "Because, you are... a puppet."
• Mind Control and Possession: Those injected with Jenova Cells, unless they naturally have a very strong mind, will inevitably have their sense of self overridden by Jenova's own will, as seen with the mental decay of the Sephiroth Clones. However, even if they do withstand the presence of the cells in their bodies, they are still vulnerable to manipulation and active influence from Jenova or Sephiroth, who can force control of their minds and bodies to use them as puppets. The entire Reunion occurs thanks to Sephiroth Clones becoming puppets whose only purpose is to return to their masters Sephiroth and rejoin Jenova.
• Illusion Creation: Seen through Sephiroth, during the encounter in the Whirlwind Maze, he displayed the ability to create whole illusory scenarios by recreating the entirety of Nibelheim down to its last detail and just moments later show its destruction, and later trick the person holding the Black Materia (Barret or Red XIII) by concealing the party and his surroundings from him.
• Telekinesis: As seen though Sephiroth, Jenova had the ability to levitate people with her mind, displayed when Sephiroth managed to restrain and hurt the party in their final confrontation in the original game.
• Levitation: During the final battle against Jenova, she can be seen levitating towards the party and during the fight. Before that, the parts of Jenova, taking Sephiroth's shape, were commonly seen levitating and flying while travelling from one place to another.
• Intangibility: As seen with the Jenova fragment taking Sephiroth's shape in the Cargo Ship, Jenova can easily phase through solid matter. Another possible instance of this ability is seen in the encounter between a Sephiroth body and Tseng in the Temple of the Ancients, Tseng had sent a subordinate to the single entrance to the room and neither he or said subordinate had noticed anyone else in the room, then suddenly Sephiroth appeared from the opposite side, where later exploration reveals that there is only a wall.
• Teleportation: Incidentally, one of the first abilities Sephiroth manifested even before he fully connected with Jenova, and likely one of the many abilities he obtained from the Jenova Project. Jenova bodies also have displayed this ability on occasion, warping small distances within the same area.

Jenova's mimic ability isn't limited to read the mind of others, she can also learn abilities and powers from the species inhabiting the planets she comes across. Such is the case with some of the spells the Cetra used, seen how Jenova learned a few of their secrets, along abilities of her own to fight directly.

• Laser: A quick beam of light shot at a single target from Jenova's body. She can shoot several times in succession.
• W-Laser: A more powerful variant. Jenova shoots two beams at once at a single target with enough force to create a small burst of energy. Like with the regular Laser, she can shoot several times in succession.
• Tail Laser: Jenova shoots a laser and then quickly drags it through the area where the enemies are standing, creating a large explosion.
• Gas: Jenova will emit this substance to attack a single enemy. Despite its name, however, it doesn't have the Poison attribute.
• Red Light: Jenova causes a sudden flash of light that uses heat to strike a single enemy.
• Blue Light: Similar to Red Light. However, this blue flash inflicts damage of the Water element.
• Blue Flame: Jenova unleashes mystical blue fires that inflict Water damage to an opponent.
• Tropic Wind: Jenova releases a searing wave of heat in the form of large red bubbles, striking an enemy with Fire and Wind damage.
• Aqualung: Jenova conjures massive bubbles of water and energy at all enemies.
• Bio2/Biora: Jenova conjures bubbles of venomous liquid that damage her enemies and leaves them poisoned.
• Ultima: Jenova's last resort in her final battle, the most powerful black magic spell after Meteor itself. When cornered by the party, she will begin preparing this spell, indicated in-game with a countdown, and unleash it as her final attack. A massive energy wave that strikes a large area for non-elemental damage. The spell cannot be reflected.
• Silence: A spell that disables the use of the voice, preventing the use of any ability that requires sound, words or vocal commands, such as Magic, Summoning, Singing, Prayers, Speechcraft, etc.
• Stop: A spell that freezes the time of an opponent, effectively leaving them completely helpless.
• Reflect: Casts a magical barrier that reflects all non-physical attacks at the enemy, even those which aren't specifically magic unless they have barrier piercing properties. Will activate four times before wearing off.
• Cure3/Curaga: A very high level healing spell Jenova will use to hasten her regeneration.
• Repeating Slap: Jenova repeatedly whips a target with a tentacle. This attack inflicts the Fury ailment.
• Absorb: Jenova stings her target with one of her tentacles. This attack inflicts the Sadness ailment.

Gallery

The Jenova Doll

Jenova's Mask

Jenova's Containment Room in the Original Game

Jenova seen in the Nibelheim Reactor

Jenova's headless body kept in Shinra HQ

The box containing the last Jenova Cells, referred as "head", in Advent Children

Cloud's Geostigma

Ruvie, a fatal victim of Geostigma

Notable Matchups

Notable Victories:

Notable Losses:

Inconclusive Matches:

Discussions

Discussion threads involving Jenova