Editing Tifa Lockhart (section)

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{{Infobox character
| name = Tifa Lockhart
| image = Tifa Lockhart art.png
| image_upright = 0.75
| alt = A dark-haired light-skinned woman facing the viewer wearing dark red boots, brown mini-skirt, a white shirt with the midriff bared, dark red gloves and armor on her left elbow. Her long hair is curved to her right and is forked at the end.
| caption = Tifa Lockhart artwork by [[Tetsuya Nomura]] in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''
| series = '''[[Final Fantasy]]'''
| firstgame = ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' (1997)
| creator = [[Tetsuya Nomura]]<ref name="lockhart2"/>
| designer = Tetsuya Nomura<ref name="amano2"/><br />Dan Suzuki (''Remake'')<ref name=remake-ultimania/><br />Roberto Ferrari (''Remake'')<ref name=remake-ultimania/>
|voice = {{Collapsible list|title=[[English language|English]]|[[Rachael Leigh Cook]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kingdom Hearts II Voices Announced|url=http://www.1up.com/news/kingdom-hearts-voices-announced |work=[[1UP.com]]|last=Pinckard |first=Jane |date=8 February 2006 |access-date=29 June 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604182412/http://www.1up.com/news/kingdom-hearts-voices-announced |archive-date=2011-06-04 |url-status=dead}}</ref>|[[Britt Baron]] (''Remake'' series)|Glory Curda (''Remake'', young)}}{{Collapsible list|title=[[Japanese language|Japanese]]|[[Ayumi Ito]]|[[Yōko Asada]] (''Ehrgeiz'', arcade version)|[[Yūko Minaguchi]] (''Ehrgeiz'', home console version)|Ayaka Mitsumoto (''Remake'', young)}}
| weapon = Gloves
| home = Nibelheim
| motion_actor = Haruka Shibai (''Remake'')<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.vg247.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-fans-think-theyve-found-confirmation-of-the-kalm-flashback-in-part-two |website=[[VG247]] |title=Final Fantasy 7 Remake Fans Think They've Found Confirmation of the Kalm Flashback in Part Two |date=2020-07-13 |accessdate=2024-05-09 |first=Hirun |last=Cryer |archive-date=May 9, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509220424/https://www.vg247.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-fans-think-theyve-found-confirmation-of-the-kalm-flashback-in-part-two |url-status=live }}</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''Tifa Lockhart'''|ティファ・ロックハート|Tifa Rokkuhāto|lead=yes}} is a character who debuted in [[Square (video game company)|Square]]'s (now [[Square Enix]]) 1997 [[role-playing video game]] ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''. She was created as a foil to her teammate [[Aerith Gainsborough]] by members of the development team including director [[Yoshinori Kitase]] and writers [[Kazushige Nojima]] and [[Tetsuya Nomura]]; Nomura additionally contributed her visual design. She has since appeared as a playable fighter in ''[[Ehrgeiz]]'' and the ''[[Dissidia Final Fantasy]]'' series and made cameo appearances in several other titles, such as ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''[[Itadaki Street]]''. Beginning in 2005, she has been featured in sequels and spin-offs as part of the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'' series, including the animated film ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|Advent Children]]'' and the ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'' trilogy.

Tifa is the childhood friend of [[Cloud Strife]], the [[protagonist]] of ''Final Fantasy VII''. She is the owner of the 7th Heaven bar in the slums of [[Midgar]] and a member of the [[Eco-terrorism|eco-terrorist]] group [[AVALANCHE]]. She convinces Cloud to join the group to keep him close and safe, and later assists in saving the Planet from the game's villain, [[Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)|Sephiroth]]. Titles in the ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII'' later expanded upon her character, such as in ''Advent Children'', where she attempts to convince Cloud to let go of his self-imposed [[guilt (emotion)|guilt]] and move on with his life after Sephiroth's defeat.

Tifa has been named the [[Pin-up model|pin-up girl]] of the "cyber generation" by ''[[The New York Times]]'', and has been compared to [[Lara Croft]] as an example of a strong, independent, and attractive female character. Critics have repeatedly praised her strength and appearance and described her as one of the best female characters in video games. Her design's sex appeal has received some criticism for overshadowing other aspects of her character.