A seemingly new kind of Shiva is becoming a member of Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation. On the sport’s New York Comedian Con panel, it was revealed that Essential Function performer Marisha Ray is becoming a member of Revelation as “Polydroid Shiva.” It wasn’t defined how, precisely, this pointy model of the series-recurring ice girl summon will match into Revelation, however within the BTS clip performed through the panel, she gave the impression to be saying a snowboarding minigame and blamed Vincent for her “state of affairs.”
“Have you ever any of the faintest thought of the consternation you’ve triggered?” Polydroid Shivia says. “Polydroid issues aren’t my purview,” Vincent replies. (Chilly, brother!) She then calls for him to, “Drop on a board, caped one, and provides my slopes a spin. Allow us to see the way you carve!”
Ray stood up from the entrance row of the panel, however didn’t be a part of the stage. Moderator Lucy James requested Matt Mercer, the voice of Vincent Valentine and Ray’s real-life husband and Essential Function co-star, what it was like appearing alongside Ray and seeing her within the sport. “It was superb, are you kidding me!” Mercer stated. “[Shiva] is her favourite summon in the entire sequence.”
Once they realized they had been sharing scenes collectively after Ray was booked, he stated they celebrated, however had one hesitation. “Speaking to the group, too, it was like, ‘I hope this wasn’t any nepotism situation,’” Mercer stated. “It was like, ‘Oh no, they didn’t know she was your spouse.’ I used to be like, ‘That’s proper, you earned that, child!’”
The hour-long panel was a sendoff for the forged, lots of whom have spent practically seven years recording for these roles. Cody Christian, who voices Cloud, estimated he’d spent “800 hours collectively” within the sales space to nail his traces. “Each inflection, each breath, all of it issues. We’d spend 10 minutes on 3 words simply to verify it was proper,” he stated.
Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation releases on April 8, 2027. Director Naoki Hamaguchi (who was not on the NYCC panel, however thanked followers by way of prerecorded video message) has stated that the sport will take more than 100 hours for completionists to beat.
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Vincent and Polydroid Shiva (voiced by Matt Mercer’s spouse, Marisha Ray) on the Snowboarding area. Video proven at New York Comedian Con.
‘–And provides my slopes a spin!’
Oh he can provide my slopes a spin… 😏
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— Phantomyre ⚰️FF7 REVELATION (@Phantomyre) October 8, 2026
What do you suppose is the cope with this model of Shiva in Ultimate Fantasy VII Revelation? Extra importantly, are you excited to shred the slopes within the sport?? Hash it out within the feedback.
Leanne Butkovic (she/they) is an Editorial Programming Supervisor at IGN, the place they’ve additionally written about TV, motion pictures, and video games.