Sephiroth deserves profound sympathy as a tragic victim of circumstance, but he neither deserves nor would ever accept redemption. It requires remorse, recognition of wrongdoings, & desire to atone. He possesses none. He does not view himself as a fallen man in need of saving.
when 99.9% of the fandom doesnt rewatch the source and goes off of memory and fanon alone and all your favorite characters get severely mischaracterized 💔