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{{Infobox Series
|title             = Ehrgeiz (Universe)
|image             = [[File:Ehrgeiz Logo.png|250px]]
|caption           = {{symbol|other}}
|publisher         = [[Namco]] (Arcade)<br>{{iw|wikipedia|Sony}} (PlayStation, JPN)<br>{{iw|wikipedia|Aniplex of America}} (PlayStation, USA)<br>[[Square]] (PlayStation, EU)
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|designer          = Seichii Ishii
|genres            = Fighting
|originconsole     = Arcade
|firstinstallment  = ''{{iw|wikipedia|Ehrgeiz}}'' (1998)
|latestinstallment = ''Ehrgeiz'' (1998)
|interwiki         = wikipedia
|interwikiname     = Wikipedia
|interwikipage     = Ehrgeiz
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The '''''Ehrgeiz'' universe''' ({{ja|エアガイツ|Eagaitsu}} ''Ehrgeiz'') also known as '''''Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring''''' is a 1998 fighting game developed by {{iw|wikipedia|DreamFactory|game company}} and published by Namco for arcades. It was developed as a partnership between [[Square]] and DreamFactory. It was ported to the PlayStation, where Square released it internationally while {{iw|wikipedia|Sony Computer Entertainment}} published it in Japan, a direct inversion of the companies' usual publishing deal.

The game includes characters from {{uv|Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy VII}}: [[Cloud Strife]], [[Tifa Lockhart]] (who are playable in both versions), [[Sephiroth]], Yuffie Kisaragi, Vincent Valentine, and Zack Fair (who were added to the PlayStation's roster exclusively).

==Franchise Description==
{{iw|wikipedia|Seiichi ishii}}, designer and developer of games like ''{{iw|wikipedia|Virtua Racing}}'', {{uv|Virtua Fighter}}, and the first two {{uv|Tekken}} games, became a founding member of the game development studio DreamFactory. The studio was created as a subsidiary of [[Square]] to make games similar to ''Virtua Fighter'' and ''Tekken''. Their first attempt was the game ''{{iw|wikipedia|Tobal No. 1}}'' for PlayStation, which was successful enough to warrant a sequel titled ''{{iw|wikipedia|Tobal 2}}'' also for PlayStation.

Soon after, Square entered a partnership with [[Namco]] where games can be released on the System 12 arcade board and PlayStation. One of these products of this partnership was the next DreamFactory release, Ehrgeiz. The team's first attempt at making a game with both arcades and home consoles in mind, both were given unique content. While the arcade version has standard versus matches and arcade modes, the PlayStation version has a unique Quest mode, where the gameplay is retooled into an RPG system with character customization and level up mechanics.

The game is notable for containing characters from {{uv|Final Fantasy}} 7 on the roster, as the game was extremely popular when it released the year both and both Square and Namco believed including them would be a strong marketing tactic. The arcade version contained [[Cloud Strife]], [[Tifa Lockhart]], and [[Sephiroth]]. the PlayStation version contained these characters, with the addition of Vincent Valentine, Yuffie Kisaragi, and Zack Fair in his first fully playable appearance.

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==Media with elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series==
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*{{GameIcon|SSB4}}{{GameIcon|SSBU}}Some of Cloud's and Sephiroth's moves, such as their down tilts and Sephiroth's forward smash, originated from this game. The animation of the last three hits of [[Cross Slash]] is based on its animation from this game.
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