Highwind soars the skies as the Meteor crashes into Midgar and the Lifestream wells up to save the Planet. The final Highwind model is propelled by a single engine, and appears to be an emergency measure for when the ship takes too much damage.

Cid pulls an emergency lever that jettisons the rest of the load and transforms the Highwind into its final form as two long wings unfold from its sides. After defeating Sephiroth, the party is stuck deep within the Planet, and the Highwind dives into the crater to rescue them the cause of the nose-dive is not explained, and Cid's consternation implies the crew acted on their own, or that the ship, tethered near the crater entrance, was pulled down.Īs the ship is blasted out of the crater by Holy its tails fall off along with some of the shell.

This painting returns on the Shera's main deck floor.īefore the party descends to the Northern Cave for the final battle, the Highwind reveals two jet boosts at the back, replacing the two propellers. The 'Lady Luck' painting on the side of the Highwind.

The airship thus stolen from Shinra, Tifa jumps off the Mako Cannon onto the Highwind, and from then on the ship serves as the party's main transport and headquarters. The other party members infiltrate Junon and rescue Barret, while Cid convinces the airship's crew to abandon Shinra and return to serve him. The Highwind is docked in Junon where Rufus plans to execute Tifa and Barret as scapegoats for the Meteor crisis. It is not explained how Cid avoided capture during this time, but Tifa Lockhart and Barret Wallace are taken away on the Highwind during the Weapons' rise. Cloud's party runs into Shinra at the cave, and the Highwind takes off when the Weapons sleeping in the crater awaken. The time taken to arrange the mutiny of the Highwind crew takes roughly seven days. President Rufus Shinra takes command of the Highwind during the hunt for the rogue SOLDIER member, Sephiroth, and commandeers it to the Northern Cave inside the North Crater. Cloud can spot the Highwind stationed in Junon airfield while first passing through during Rufus Shinra's welcome parade. 26 rocket and would serve as Shinra's main flagship from then on. The airship was confiscated from Cid after the failed launch of Shinra No. A poster of the newly constructed Highwind is on display in the Showcase Room of Shinra Building in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII.

The Highwind was designed and built by Cid Highwind, Shinra Electric Power Company's chief aeronautical engineer.

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