You’d be hard-pressed to find a more iconic villain than Final Fantasy 7’s Sephiroth. As part of its celebration of “Cool Sword Day,” Polygon interviewed Nomura on the origin of Sephiroth’s sword and some of the design philosophy behind it. But the fact that Sephiroth’s sword changes lengths as needed is definitely the most shocking — and hilariously out of pocket. Apparently, he even consulted Final Fantasy 7 Remake series director Motomu Toriyama, and asked scenario writer Kazushige Nojima, who penned both the original and Remake, to write the section. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth is available on PS5 and PC.