Final Fantasy VII The First Soldier is heading toward its fourth season, but before we get there, the game has added a new limited-time format: Variant Mode, which gives players the ability to play as two of the franchise’s most famous faces: Bahamut and Sephiroth.
Variant Mode pits nine players controlling the standard Soldier recruits from the battle royale against three “variants” in an asymmetrical battle mode. The recruits must attack two specific objectives on the map in order to win, while the Variants must protect them for the full 15-minute match.
Variants possess the ability to transform into various enemies from FF7, including the Bomb, Cactuar, Slug-Ray, and the aforementioned Bahamut and Sephiroth. Players will respawn after being defeated, and the Variant team can choose a new transformation before respawning.