ABOUT
I made this site because I think that Rufus is an under-rated and often misunderstood character. He's my favorite in the entire FF7 game and probably the entire FF series. There aren't many Rufus shrines on the web, and the few that used to be around are mostly dead. I like having a little place just for him.
The main reason I started this site though, is because I wanted people thnk a little more in-depth about him. I've been a Rufus fan and a Rufus RPer for an absurdly long time now, and I have some unique insights and thoughts on his characterization. There was actually an on-going argument between my friends and I about if he actually dies (edit: I TOTALLY WIN LIFE), and if he was truly evil or if he was made that way by uncontrollable circumstances (you should already know where I stand there). This was a good way to spread my opinion about Rufus, as well as to connect myself with other ShinRa fans. My favorite part of this shrine has really become the thoughts and things that people have sent in.
Rufus is HOT. That part's shallow, that's a reason all to itself.
This site is named Empire because I think it describes ShinRa's hold on Midgar fairly well. The word is associated with power and domination, and that's exactly how Rufus is seen. He's the most powerful man in the world, really.
SITE FACTS
Empire officially opened on Feb. 22, 2003 and was hosted at faeriekitty.net. I moved the site to my gaming domain, final-heaven.org, on Oct. 1, 2004, where it has stayed ever since.
This site should work with any newer browser in any resolution. Empire may not work properly in Netscape, because Netscape sucks. Is common fact, yes.
CURRENT LAYOUT
This layout is version 4, titled "A Chrome Disguise" after the song Chrome by VNV Nation. Lyrics in the layout come from that song, though I really don't feel like they fit as well as songs from previous layouts. All graphics were made/edited by me in Photoshop7. All HTML is coded by hand and uploaded in AceFTP. Credit also goes to Enthusiast 3 which now helps to power the site. Fonts used are Arriere Garde, Harting, and Arial Narrow. Brushes by Papercuts and textures by Gender. Art © SquareEnix, header image features artwork of Rufus from FF7:Advent Children Reunion Files. The ShinRa building in the background was captured from the Official Crisis Core website. Please don't steal anything.
Part of Final-Heaven.org.
This site is 100% unofficial. Rufus and Final Fantasy are © Square Enix.