Final Fantasy VII Revelation Announces an NPC-ified Version of Shiva Voiced by Marisha Ray | NYCC 2026

A seemingly new type of Shiva is joining Final Fantasy VII Revelation. At the game’s New York Comic Con panel, it was revealed that Critical Role performer Marisha Ray is joining Revelation as “Polydroid Shiva.” It wasn’t explained how, exactly, this pointy version of the series-recurring ice lady summon will fit into Revelation, but in the BTS clip played during the panel, she seemed to be announcing a snowboarding minigame and blamed Vincent for her “situation.”

“Have you any of the faintest idea of the consternation you’ve caused?” Polydroid Shivia says. “Polydroid problems aren’t my purview,” Vincent replies. (Cold, brother!) She then demands him to, “Drop on a board, caped one, and give my slopes a spin. Let us see how you carve!”

Ray stood up from the front row of the panel, but did not join the stage. Moderator Lucy James asked Matt Mercer, the voice of Vincent Valentine and Ray’s real-life husband and Critical Role co-star, what it …