Red XIII

is a playable character in the RPG Final Fantasy VII. He is notable for being a non-humanoid party member: resembling a red lion or dog, possibly based on a manticore. Born with the name "Nanaki" (￣ﾃﾊ￣ﾃﾊ￣ﾂﾭ) he believes himself to be the last of a race sworn to protect their home of Cosmo Canyon with their very lives. Despite his appearance and somewhat aloof personality, he is actually an adolescent by his species' standards, possessed as they are of incredible longevity. Nanaki believed that his father, Seto, had been a coward who abandoned Cosmo Canyon during a war with the now-extinct Gi Tribe, leaving the tribes to fight on their own. As such, he was deeply ashamed of being Seto's son. Nanaki's "official" mate is named Dinne....