Age: 20
Hometown: Nibelheim
Occupation: Bartender / Rebel
Weapon: Glove / Martial Arts
Tifa is a very bright spirited young woman who grew up with Cloud in Nibelheim (or so they think). They were childhood friends (perhaps?), but were seperated when Cloud left Nibelheim to join Soldier. They were reunited when Cloud joined up with Avalanche. She is an accomplished martial artist and guide to the nearby Nibel Mountains. In battle, she's strong with both magic and fighting. She likes Cloud, as she's known him for years, but her intentions are not as obvious as those shown by Aerith. Still, Cloud may yet end up with Tifa after all.
Where you meet her: After the first Mako reactor is blown up in Midgar, the members of Avalanche return to their base in the Sector 7 slums. The base is hidden beneath the bar where Tifa works. She joins the party for their next mission.
Level 4 Limit Break - Final Heaven
Tifa's limit breaks are all cumulative, that is, she performs them all up to the highest level. Each one requires a spinning slot that you stop. It could land on Hit, Yeah, or Miss. If it lands on Hit, it's a normal hit; if it lands on Yeah, it does maximum damage; if it lands on Miss, the move is never executed. Final Heaven has one Yeah surrounded by Misses. If you're lucky enough to have it stop on Yeah, it deals 9999 points of damage to a single enemy, but that's after Tifa's other 6 limits have happened. You find Final Heaven on Disc 2. Return to Nibelheim after Cloud and Tifa are both back in your party. Go to Tifa's room and have her play the piano. If Cloud played the piano during the Nibelheim story, it tells you the notes to play. If not, then I'll just give you the notes: Do Re Mi Ti La Do Re Me So Fa Do Re Mi, which translates buttonwise as: X, square, triangle, R1+triangle, R1+square, X, square, triangle, R1+X, circle, X, square, triangle.
Most Powerful Weapon - Premium Heart
Get the Midgar key, then go back to Wall Market in Midgar. Enter the first building in the middle, which has a computer in it. Earlier in the game, if you touched the computer, a ceiling gun shot at you. Now, you can punch away at the keys and you'll get the Premium Heart. It's attack power increases as Tifa's limit gauge fills up.