Professor Hojo, Department Head for the Shinra Scientific Research and Experimentation Department. Professor Hojo is responsible for the creation and experimentation of Sephiroth, aswell as being directly responsible for the founding and creation of SOLDIER, in which normal soldiers in the Shinra Army were giving JENOVA cells, and showered with Mako Energy, turning them into superhumans capable of incredible things.Throughout the progression of Final Fantasy 7, Hojo continues to be a plot point and the main source of strife between Avalanche, and most of its members.