...Does it make me more or less of a freak that I don't count compilation canon when I tally up how sympathetic Sephiroth is? B-because, my bleeding little heart broke for him when I first played the original game, and I haven't played CC yet.

Agreed on the WTF factor of Gackt. I'll get around to CC eventually, but I'm sort of dreading it because, you know...Gackt. Not a bad musician, all things considered, but it's a bit weird seeing him as a FFvillian. =/