Final Fantasy 7 - Wutai Theme (Extended)

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Wutai (ウータイ, Ūtai?) is an optional location in Final Fantasy VII.

The name refers to the nation occupying the western-most continent on the planet of Gaia, although the name is also primarily used to refer to the nations' only known major settlement, Wutai Village. The countries' people are also referred to as Wutai.

Once a proud, powerful and independent nation state known for its peoples' honor and mystique, after the Wutai War against the Shinra Electric Power Company it fell to serving as a simple tourist attraction and resort, no longer serving as a global power. However some individual pockets of rebellion still seek to regain the countries' old glory and numerous rebel factions sometimes use Wutai as a base of operations.

The nations' guardian deity is Leviathan and as such the god's likeness appears throughout the nations' architecture through banners, flags, and statue representations. Yuffie Kisaragi can obtain a summon materia for Leviathan by defeating her father in a character-oriented sidequest.

The Wutai people, much like the culture and settlement, are based primarily off of Japan and China. They have the characteristics, appearance and somewhat stereotypical personality traits of real-world East Asia.

Wutai soldiers wear Samurai-like uniforms of green and orange, the color of which dictate rank, and wield varieties of halberds with gun attachments. Another notable Wutai weapon is the oversized Shuriken. When Vincent Valentine first meets Yuffie, he comments on her large shuriken looking familiar, possibly referring to fellow Turk Cissnei, who also possessed such a weapon (also possibly referring to a Before Crisis mission in Nibelheim).

The nation is traditionally ruled by a monarchy, whose leader resides in a large pagoda overlooking the village. During the events of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII Wutai is ruled by Godo Kisaragi, his daughter, Yuffie Kisaragi, is next in line for the throne.

It is notable that some of Wutai people have neither Japanese nor Chinese names, but Russian: it applies to characters Gorkii (who is named after Maxim Gorky), Chekhov (Anton Chekhov), Staniv (possibly short for Constantin Stanislavski) and Yuri (a common Russian name). The Pagoda bosses may be named after famous dramatists: Shake may be a reference to William Shakespeare, and Godo may be an allusion to the play Waiting for Godot.

During Final Fantasy VII, Cloud's party can visit Wutai anytime after getting the Tiny Bronco on any disc. As soon as the party lands on the continent, a group of weak enemies attack. While they fight them off, Yuffie steals all of their Materia (she must have previously joined for this to occur and she can only steal the top fifty materia from the party's inventory), forcing Cloud and his team to make their way to the town of Wutai to try to get the Materia back.

They must hunt Yuffie down in various hiding spots across the settlement, constantly being tricked and out-thought again and again by the ninja. Then the current group of Turks can be found inside a building in the town, however they have little interest in fighting with the party as they were off-duty.

Don Corneo Slavery
Don Corneo captures Yuffie and Elena.
When they finally catch up with Yuffie, Don Corneo emerges. The Don, having been exiled from his old home in Midgar's Wall Market after working against Shinra, had run to Wutai to avoid capture. Being a disgusting pervert, he kidnaps both Yuffie and the female Turk, Elena, and he takes them up to the Da Chao mountain to have his way with them. Cloud's party works with the Turks to defeat Don Corneo and his monster Rapps.

Afterward, Yuffie can challenge her father, and his four guards in the tower. She must fight all five of these battles alone, but not in a row. When Godo is defeated, she is recognized as the true heir to the Wutai throne.