Here's an article from 1UP.com that finally gives an actual name to Bahamut, a second monster to be in AC, and a surprise name for the new Airship! :fangirl: There's also more information on the AC Limited Edition:

Calling FF Fans: Pieces of Advent Children
A collector's edition and merchandise galore!
by James Mielke, 08/09/2005

As we mentioned in our last story on Square's second foray into feature-length computer-generated storytelling, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children will ship on DVD in Japan on September 14th, 2005, with the U.S. release shipping a week later. The difference between the Japanese and U.S. release is that in Japan, consumers will have the option of buying the regular edition of Advent Children, or, if big spenders feel like laying out nearly $300 bucks, they can snag the limited boxed set, called "Advent Pieces." Click on the pictures for the big, tasty images.

To recap, the Advent Pieces box will come with a big Cloud-on-motorcycle (the Hardy Daytona reinvented?) figure, a paperback compilation of the Advent Children script (in Japanese), a mug and a hat with the Cloud Wolf motif emblazoned on the pair, a snazzy t-shirt that will most likely not fit most standard-sized American importers, a silver keychain, a DVD created by famed animation studio Madhouse (Ninja Scroll, Animatrix, etc.), and a reissue of the PlayStation 1 game Final Fantasy VII International (with new cover and disc art). Take a look at the new hi-res pics of the items in case it helps you decide whether or not you're going to purchase this exorbitant item. We sure as hell are.

In other interesting news, toy maker Kotobukiya, known for their high-quality Final Fantasy X and X-2 figures have released images for their upcoming FFVII: Advent Children merchandise. The revelation found in these images are the names of the huge monster(s) seen in the various Advent Children trailers, which were presumed to be, among other things, Bahamut, but never quite confirmed. Now, thanks to the miracle of Internet goods shops, the names of Shin Bahamut, Jado Gripper (an as yet unseen monster), and the Shera airship (Cid must have traded the High Wind in at the airship dealership for something with power windows) are finally revealed, only a few weeks before the finished movie debuts at this year's Venice Film Festival (last year's festival showcased the first ever work-in-progress in its history, giving the honor to Advent Children via a 25-minute trailer). And beginning the week of September 8th, Advent Children will see a limited theatrical release in Japan, preceding the DVD launch at retail. We'll have more coverage of the highly anticipated sequel to Final Fantasy VII (the game) as it develops, but take a peek at the uber-rare goods Square-Enix is packing in with the LE set and drool.

Click here to see the pictures

Source: 1UP.com

HE NAMED IT AFTER SHERA! :fangirl:

That's so cute. :wub:

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Thank you for informing us, Aly!

Goodness, $300 for Advent Pieces!? Sounds worth it though with all the stuff included. And a 'Shera' airship? Cid, you old dog you! ;) lol But, I wonder what happened to the Highwind.

I wonder what it'll cost in England. :rolleyes:

:lmao: for some reason I found that funny.

And that is absolutely adorable!! :wub:

Aww... he named it after Shera? Bless! :fangirl:

That was so sweet o Cid. See, he can be a nice man.

Underneath Cid's tough exterior, lays pink goo of utter sweetness and lurve. *huggles cid plushie*

"Shera" airship??? Awww... :wub: I wonder if we will see any CidxShera in AC? ^_^

Well, it looks like Advent Pieces won't be making a state-side release... :sad: I wanted to see Last Order!!!!! :cry:

I am sure the anime will be online within days. :whistle: And there's always ebay for me.

Anyway, it is awesome the ship is named after Shera. So cute! ^_^

Kawaii! Cid always knew he had feelings for Shera but he would never admit them to himself.

Haha! As a recall didn't the Highwind get damaged quite a bit in the ending FMV? I doubt that ship would actually sell his baby! :lol:

I think it's sweet that the airship's named Shera, too! :fangirl: I hope that doesn't mean that something's happened to her! :(

I'd heard that the airship's name was Sierra before this. I wonder if they changed it? :unsure:

And Bahamut's name is Shin Bahamut! I thought that was interesting, too. :rolleyes:

I would think so, too. It's only about 20 minutes long.

I read somewhere that Sierra is Shera's name in the Japanese version. Just have to wait until AC to see how the Japanese voice actors pronounce it.

Aha... I had wondered about that. :rolleyes: Perhaps Wilhelm or Shadow Spirit would know? Wilhelm is fluent in Japanese, and I believe that SS has played the Japanese game.

I really hope they release them in the United States.

I don't know if they gave a romanization of her name before, but "Sierra" does sound closer to her original name than "Shera" (if that's supposed to be pronunced like the 'sher' of the drink 'sherry') IMO. But the name in Japanese is the same as Shera/Sierra's.

And I thought they'd already given Bahamut's English name as "Sin" in some Amercian toy fare or convention? Though that might be another translation thing, since 'sin' would be 'shin' in Japanese.

"Sin", huh? Another FFVII/FFX link? :P