Biggs

"We'll do even better next time."

- Biggs

Biggs is a minor character in Final Fantasy VII, with a more prominent role in Final Fantasy VII Remake. He is a member of Avalanche under Barret Wallace. While in story scenes he is shown to have some combat skills, Biggs never joins as playable characters, guest or otherwise. Instead, he serves supporting roles, together with with his friends Wedge and Jessie focusing into the technological areas of Avalanche's efforts to oppose the Shinra Electric Power Company.

Early Japanese materials write Biggs's name as, with a "k" sound), which is the way the name of the original Biggs from Final Fantasy VI is written. Some instances of optional dialogue in Final Fantasy VII erroneously use this original name.

Appearance
Biggs is a lean young man with swept-back brown hair and a bandana tied round his forehead. He wears an olive shirt and green three-quarter trousers, brown boots with silver fasteners round the ankle, brown gloves, and two belts: one black and one brown, the latter of which has a pouch on his left hip.

Personality
Biggs is considered the strategist of the group, acting as a calm and thorough contrast to Barret's intensity. Biggs can nonetheless be hotheaded and energetic, and a bit of a complainer, being shown to gripe about Barret's strictness as he dozes off on the train. He enjoys drinking, as he is ecstatic over the refreshments Tifa provides for the rest of Avalanche upon their return from the Sector 1 Reactor, and invites Cloud to partake, as well. Despite his confidence, Biggs is also prone to overthinking things, particularly when involving his allies, to the point of becoming very stressed.

Story
Before joining AVALANCHE, Biggs was previously a teacher at Sector 5's Leaf House school.

Final Fantasy VII
Biggs and Wedge jump off the train with the rest of AVALANCHE, and take part in the attacks on Midgar's Sector 1 and Sector 5 Reactors. The mission is a success, and AVALANCHE retreat to the Sector 7 slums, where their hideout, 7th Heaven is located.

After resting up, AVALANCHE head for the train, but problems arise concerning Cloud's fake ID at the checkpoint, and Wedge shows up to warn the party that the train carriages are going to shut down to catch the intruders onboard. He, Biggs and Jessie stay behind, in disguise, while Cloud, Barret and Tifa escape into the underground railway system.

When Shinra attacks Sector 7 to drop the plate upon the Midgar Slums, Biggs is badly wounded alongside Wedge when they fight Shinra forces to enable mostly everyone to evacuate in time. In the original, Biggs dies feeling his death is deserved for destroying the Sector 1 Reactor. But in the remake, Biggs's death is averted when he is saved by Cloud. The game's final ending scene shows Biggs survived sector 7's plate drop. His final scene is shows him confined in bed, and then waking up from his injuries.

Final Fantasy Trading Card Game
Biggs and Wedge appear with fire-elemental cards.

Behind the scenes
A number of players have remarked that Biggs's appearance in Final Fantasy VII Remake resembles the actor Charlie Sheen, especially from the movie Platoon wearing a similar olive shirt, brown swept-back hair, and red bandana.

Voice
In Final Fantasy VII Remake, Biggs is voiced by Gideon Emery, who previously voiced Balthier in Final Fantasy XII. The recording process was different when compared with Final Fantasy XII, as he did not have the animation ready when recording, and was not focused on fitting English lines to Japanese flaps; instead, he had a little animated reference, and his main focus was timing and not being a frame over. Emery felt leaving the "comfortable leading man lane" felt fresh, and enjoyed the wisecracks between Biggs, Jessie, and Wedge.