01.17.2007 SEPHIROTH & RENO TEENS ARRESTED FOR MURDER
No, this news doesn't come from The Onion, but instead the reliable IGN. Thank you to reader Travis who sent in this tip, if only this was a cosplay convention gone awry, it would be the best story I've ever heard.
Two 15 year olds in Germany have been arrested for kidnap and murder, and have publicly used the aliases of 'Sepheroth' and 'Reno' instead of their real names. Once the public figured out that this is straight up Final Fantasy VII devil worshiping, the nation quickly summoned an uproar that not even Gears of War could compete with. Once the media confirmed that the two teenagers actually had Final Fantasy VII installed on their computer, Germany has since began to call the decade old game 'Killerspiele' - which translates to 'killer game' in German. So there you have it Zelda fanboys, not only did Aeris make millions of people weep, but Final Fantasy has even killed people in real life. Final Fantasy > Zelda. Case closed. Forget Bonnie and Clyde, no one fucks with Reno and Sephiroth!