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Cid Highwind - Version 4 vs Version 5
Jun 13, 2026, 09:14 AM
Re-embedded official screenshot
Jun 15, 2026, 11:00 PM
Noted that Cid's airship, the Highwind, becomes available roughly four to six hours into the game
1-Cid Highwind is the cantankerous pilot of the airship Highwind and one of two characters who become fully playable for the first time in Final Fantasy VII Revelation. As the party’s aviator, Cid is closely tied to the airship that carries the group across the world during their journey.1+Cid Highwind is the cantankerous pilot of the airship Highwind and one of two characters who become fully playable for the first time in Final Fantasy VII Revelation. As the party’s aviator, Cid is closely tied to the airship that carries the group across the world during their journey. His airship, the Highwind, becomes available roughly four to six hours into the game and opens up free exploration of the planet.2233In Battle445566Cid fights with a lance and can control the tempo of a battle, quickly closing the distance for powerful single-target strikes or shifting to sweeping area-of-effect attacks. He uses the hybrid battle system and the job-inspired FITS system like the rest of the party.7788Character991010The reveal leaned into his bravado with the introduction: “The Leaping Lancer, the Dashing Dragoon, the one and only Cid Highwind!” His home, Rocket Town, was among the locations shown during the gameplay presentation and is one of the named regions players can visit while exploring the planet.11111212See also Vincent Valentine and the full party.