In 2007, Sephiroth was named the 14th best character of all time in "Dengeki PlayStation"s retrospective awards feature about the original PlayStation. UGO.com placed Sephiroth 25th on their 2009 list of top Japanese RPG characters, calling him "one of the most visually striking villains of all time" while praising how different he is from previous "Final Fantasy" villains. "Famitsu" readers voted Sephiroth as the 21st most popular video game character. In the "Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition" from 2011, he was voted as the 32nd best video game character of all time.