

He is obsessed with making himself a mob character and allowing himself to be tortured by investigators for nearly a week because he feels it adds to his image as a mob character, even though he could have easily killed his torturers or simply used his knowledge of healing magic to recover from all the damage they did to him instantly. Despite being distant from his loved ones, he does care for them. He likes money and prefers to earn it himself rather than rely on the funds gathered by his subordinates. It annoys Cid whenever some of his subordinates take credit for the otherworldly knowledge they learnt from him. The Shadow Garden is extremely loyal to Cid, and some of its members are secretly in love with him, although Cid is oblivious to that. In his Shadow persona, he is obsessed with appearing cool and mysterious in front of his followers, muttering ominous lines and performing silly antics. In his civilian persona, Cid hates drawing attention, portraying himself as a below-average student. His followers believe him to be a brilliant mastermind when in reality his success comes from dumb luck, improvisation, and his superior combat prowess. He appreciates the hard work of other people and disdains those who rob power. He spares no effort dedicating himself to that goal and takes great pride in his achievements.

Inspired by TV Shows and stories, Kagenou is obsessed with becoming the Power Within Shadows, a person who exerts enormous power from the shadows. Under his John Smith guise, Cid adorns a suit, fingerless gloves, and another domino mask to conceal his identity.Įven side characters have their own battles to fight. Under his Shadow guise, Cid adorns a full-body slime suit, gloves, and boots along with a hooded trenchcoat, as well as a dark domino mask to conceal his identity. Cid is a slim young man with short dark hair, while his facial features are often described as generic and frail.Ĭid normally wears the Midgar Royal Spellsword Academy uniform which consists of a dress shirt, trousers, a blazer jacket, a tie, and a pair of loafers.
