Editing Tifa Lockhart (section)

===Post-''Final Fantasy VII''===
When producing ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'', co-director Takeshi Nozue had difficulty developing a visual framework for Tifa that was "balanced, yet showed off her feminine qualities". Her outfit was redesigned with emphasis on expressing those qualities, while still being pleasing to the eye.<ref>{{Cite book | year=2006 | editor=SoftBank | title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Reunion Files | language=ja, en | publisher=[[Square Enix]] | isbn= 978-4-7973-3498-2 | page=24}}</ref> Nomura describes her character in ''Advent Children'' as having several dimensions, calling her "like a mother, a sweetheart and a close ally in battle" and "remarkably strong, not only emotionally, but physically as well".<ref name="reunion 19-20">{{Cite book | year=2006 | editor=SoftBank | title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Reunion Files | language=ja, en | publisher=[[Square Enix]] | isbn= 978-4-7973-3498-2 | pages=19–20}}</ref> In the film, she wears a white tank top with a black zipped up vest, a pink ribbon around her left bicep, and boots. She also wears a black buttoned-up skirt that covers her thighs and wears shorts beneath it, with a piece of cloth similar to a [[Coattail effect|coattail]] extending from the back of the skirt's waistband and ending at her ankles. She no longer uses suspenders to hold up her skirt and she wears her gloves during the film's fight scenes. Her hairstyle was changed to end at the middle of her back, with the removal of the dolphin tail from her original design.<ref>{{Cite book | year=2006 | editor=SoftBank | title=Final Fantasy VII Advent Children: Reunion Files | language=ja, en | publisher=[[Square Enix]] | isbn= 978-4-7973-3498-2 | pages=18, 24}}</ref> This alteration was due to the difficulty of animating her original length of hair, as well as visibility problems that arose from its black color and the lighting.<ref name="prologue" />

For the ''[[Final Fantasy VII Remake]]'' series, the development team worked heavily with Nomura to refine her design,<ref name="ult"/> working with artist Roberto Ferrari and character modeler Dan Suzuki.<ref name="yj"/><ref name=remake-ultimania/> Details like charms were added around her wrists, and roughly twenty hair colors were considered before settling on ashen brown.<ref name="ult">{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Material Ultimania |publisher=[[Square Enix|SE-Mook]] |author=[[Studio BentStuff]] |date=October 29, 2020 |isbn=9784757568693 |page=31 |language=Japanese}}</ref> The development team wanted to avoid favoring either Tifa or Aerith so they deliberately tried to give them equal screen time, as they wanted both to be positioned as heroines,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.usgamer.net/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-developers-interview-feature-tifa-aerith-cloud-romance |title=Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Developers Tried to Avoid Playing Favorites With Tifa and Aerith |website=[[USgamer]] |date=2 April 2020 |first=Kat |last=Bailey |access-date=2 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200408093026/https://www.usgamer.net/articles/final-fantasy-7-remake-developers-interview-feature-tifa-aerith-cloud-romance |archive-date=8 April 2020 |url-status=live}}</ref> and emphasized Eastern aesthetics and the cuteness of her face to contrast with Aerith's Western aesthetics.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Final Fantasy VII Remake |magazine=[[Weekly Famitsu]] |pages=18–19 |date=July 2019 |issue=1596 |language=Japanese}}</ref> They additionally wanted to emphasize her athletic physique, so they gave her visibly defined [[abdominal muscles]].<ref name=gematsu>{{cite web |url=https://www.gematsu.com/2019/06/final-fantasy-vii-remake-director-tetsuya-nomura-confirms-honey-bee-inn-cross-dressing-event-new-events-dialogue-options-and-enemies |first=Sal |last=Romano |accessdate=17 June 2023 |date=19 June 2019 |title=Final Fantasy VII Remake director Tetsuya Nomura confirms Honey Bee Inn cross-dressing event, new events, dialogue options, and enemies |website=Gematsu |archive-date=June 17, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230617101809/https://www.gematsu.com/2019/06/final-fantasy-vii-remake-director-tetsuya-nomura-confirms-honey-bee-inn-cross-dressing-event-new-events-dialogue-options-and-enemies |url-status=live}}</ref> Square Enix's ethics department requested changes to her clothing, giving her black undergarments and a form-fitting tank top to "constrict" her chest so it would not "come off as unnatural during heavy action sequences".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://onlysp.escapistmagazine.com/square-enix-ethics-department-tifa-character-outfit-change-final-fantasy-vii-remake/ |title=Tifa's Outfit Changed in Final Fantasy VII Remake on Advice From Ethics Department |work=[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]] |date=21 June 2019 |first=Nathan P. |last=Gibson |access-date=4 May 2020 |archive-date=9 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109054217/https://onlysp.escapistmagazine.com/square-enix-ethics-department-tifa-character-outfit-change-final-fantasy-vii-remake/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="gameindustry">{{cite web |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210109054310/https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-20-square-enix-ethics-department-advised-change-to-breast-size-on-final-fantasy-vii-character |title=Square Enix "Ethics Department" advised changes on Final Fantasy VII character |website=[[gameindustry.biz]] |first=Matthew |last=Handrahan |date=21 June 2019 |accessdate=17 June 2023 |archivedate=9 January 2021 |url=https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2019-06-20-square-enix-ethics-department-advised-change-to-breast-size-on-final-fantasy-vii-character}}</ref> Suzuki considered the innerwear an improvement to her design.<ref name=remake-ultimania>{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Material Ultimania |publisher=[[Square Enix|SE-Mook]] |author=[[Studio BentStuff]] |date=October 29, 2020 |isbn=9784757568693 |pages=75–77 |language=Japanese}}</ref> Some media outlets however misinterpreted the information and claimed her bust size had been reduced;<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/06/tifas_chest_size_reduced_in_final_fantasy_vii_remake_per_square_enix_ethics_department_request|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622062439/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2019/06/tifas_chest_size_reduced_in_final_fantasy_vii_remake_per_square_enix_ethics_department_request |archivedate=2019-06-22 |website=Push Square |title=Tifa's Chest Size Reduced in Final Fantasy VII Remake Per Square Enix Ethics Department Request |first=Sammy |last=Barker |accessdate=2024-11-09 |date=2019-06-19}}</ref><ref name="gameindustry"/> the development team later illustrated that when creating her character model, a padded Japanese G70 cup size (95&nbsp;cm) bra was used on a real-life model to portray it accurately.<ref>{{cite book |title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Material Ultimania |publisher=[[Square Enix|SE-Mook]] |author=[[Studio BentStuff]] |date=October 29, 2020 |isbn=9784757568693 |pages=54–55 |language=Japanese}}</ref>

Ferrari created the multiple alternate outfits included in ''Remake'' for Tifa, aiming for designs that would be easier on the animation team but would also pay homage to outfits she had in the original game. Various ideas were considered during development, including a maid costume and a bikini modelled after a [[chocobo]], one of the ''Final Fantasy'' series' mascots. They ultimately settled on a black [[cheongsam]] with her hair worn in pigtail buns, as well as a black kimono, both of which are worn with stockings. Ferrari commented that the latter was particularly difficult to create, as several of his design submissions were rejected during the process.<ref name=remake-ultimania/> In ''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth'', two beachside outfits were added for her: a blue [[crop top|tied-up shirt]] and [[short shorts]] with her hair in a bun adorned with a flower, and a white- and blue-frilled bikini with a similar hairstyle.<ref name=inside-bikini>{{cite web |url=https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2024/03/08/153423.html |first=Gen |last=Gumachi |script-title=ja:『FF7 リバース』の「水着ティファ」は目のやり場に困る！ 隠し切れない大胆な胸元とショートパンツの色香にKO寸前 |website=Inside Games |language=Japanese |accessdate=2024-05-08 |date=2024-03-08 |archive-date=May 10, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240510084359/https://www.inside-games.jp/article/2024/03/08/153423.html |url-status=live }}</ref>