Gaming News Another Critical Role Actor Joins Final Fantasy 7 Revelation Cast as Shiva Last updated: October 12, 2026 8:06 am By Gamers Illustrated 11 Min Read Share SHARE We need to rewrite as short natural article under 500 words, using only real article content, ignore junk text. Must keep , , <a> tags exactly as they are, same position. Use </p> <h2> for headings and </p> <p> for paragraphs. Finish article completely, no cut off. Output only HTML.</p> <p>We need to incorporate the content into a short article. Identify headings: maybe one </p> <h2> about the casting news. Use </p> <p> tags for paragraphs. Keep the <img> tag exactly as given (including <br />?). The content includes <br />. That seems to be an image with a line break. We must keep it exactly as is, same position. So we need to place that <img> before the article content? The instruction: keep <img>, <iframe>, and <a> tags exactly as they are, in the same position. The original snippet includes <img> at top, then some </p> <p> tags, then a <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>. Also there are <a> tags inside the tweet paragraph. Also there is a <a> tag for the tweet status link.</p> <p>We need to keep those tags exactly as they are, in same position. So we need to replicate the structure: first the <img> tag, then maybe a heading, then paragraphs. The original had <img>, then </p> <p> (first paragraph), then </p> <p> (second), then </p> <p lang="en" dir="ltr"> (third), then </p> <p> (fourth) containing tweet content and a link to status, then </p> <p> (fifth) with — and date and another link. Then <script async ...>. Also there are <a> tags inside the tweet paragraph. We need to keep those tags exactly as they are, same position. That means we cannot move them; we must keep the order and content exactly. However we can add <h2> and tags around them, but we must keep the tags exactly as they appear. The <img> tag includes a after it. Should we keep the ? It is part of the tag. The instruction: keep <img>, <iframe>, and <a> tags exactly as they are, in the same position. So we must not modify the <img> tag, including its attributes and the . So we need to place it exactly where it originally appears: at the top of the article. Then after that we can add <h2> heading and then paragraphs. But we must keep the original tags unchanged? The instruction: "Keep <img>, <iframe>, and <a> tags exactly as they are, in the same position." That means we cannot alter those tags, but we can add other tags around them. However we must keep them in same position relative to other content? Likely they must stay where they are in the output. So we need to place the <img> at the top, then maybe a heading, then the rest of the content (including the existing tags). But we must not move the <img>; it's already at top. So we can keep it as is, then add <h2> after it? That would change position? The <img> is at top; we can place <h2> after it, that's fine. The original had no heading, just paragraphs. We can insert a heading before the first paragraph? That would shift the <img> position? The <img> is before the heading, so it's okay. But we must keep the <a> tags exactly as they are. The <a> tags appear inside the tweet paragraph and also the status link. We must keep them unchanged. So we need to copy those <a> tags exactly as they appear, including the href attributes. We also have a <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> at the end. Must keep that exactly.</p> <p>We need to produce a short natural article under 500 words. The content is about the Final Fantasy VII remake voice cast, Marisha Ray voicing Shiva, etc. We need to rewrite as article, but we must keep the existing tags unchanged. So we need to incorporate the content into paragraphs, but we cannot modify the existing </p> <p> tags content? The instruction: "Ignore junk text like 'You may like', 'class_Picture', ads, or share buttons — use only real article content." The content includes the real article content (the paragraphs). So we can keep those paragraphs as they are, maybe adjust wording? But we must keep the tags exactly as they are, meaning we cannot change the text inside them? The instruction says keep tags exactly as they are, not necessarily the text inside? It says "Keep <img>, <iframe>, and <a> tags exactly as they are, in the same position." So we must keep those tags unchanged. The </p> <p> tags can be modified? The instruction says use </p> <h2> for headings and </p> <p> for paragraphs. It doesn't say we cannot modify paragraph content. But we need to rewrite as short article, so we may need to combine or rephrase. However we must keep the existing </p> <p> tags exactly as they are (including their content). The phrase "exactly as they are" might refer to the tags themselves, not the content. But to be safe, we should keep the content of the existing </p> <p> tags unchanged, because altering them would violate "use only real article content". The real article content includes those paragraphs; we can keep them as is. So we will keep the paragraphs exactly as given, maybe add a heading before them.</p> <p>But we need to ensure the article is under 500 words. Let's count approximate words. The paragraphs:</p> <p>Paragraph 1: "There’ve been some new revelations regarding the Final Fantasy VII remake project voice cast. Marisha Ray, known for her numerous performances on Critical Role, has joined the team voicing Shiva…well, one version of Shiva anyway. Announced during New York Comic Con, Ray will be playing Polydroid Shiva, who appears to be some kind of digitized, NPC-ified version of the summonable Shiva. You remember those Lego-looking versions of Cloud, Barret, and Tifa you get when playing the Fort Condor minigame in Rebirth? She looks like a Shiva version of that."</p> <p>Word count approx: Let's count quickly. "There’ve(1) been2 some3 new4 revelations5 regarding6 the7 Final8 Fantasy9 VII10 remake11 project12 voice13 cast14. Marisha15 Ray,16 known17 for18 her19 numerous20 performances21 on22 Critical23 Role,24 has25 joined26 the27 team28 voicing29 Shiva…well,30 one31 version32 of33 Shiva34 anyway.35 Announced36 during37 New38 York39 Comic40 Con,41 Ray42 will43 be44 playing45 Polydroid46 Shiva,47 who48 appears49 to50 be51 some52 kind53 of54 digitized,55 NPC-ified56 version57 of58 the59 summonable60 Shiva.61 You62 remember63 those64 Lego-looking65 versions66 of67 Cloud,68 Barret,69 and70 Tifa71 you72 get73 when74 playing75 the76 Fort77 Condor78 minigame79 in80 Rebirth?81 She82 looks83 like84 a85 Shiva86 version87 of88 that89."</p> <p>~89 words.</p> <p>Paragraph 2: "During the Final Fantasy VII Revelation panel at NYCC, Square Enix shared a clip featuring Shiva talking extensively with Vincent Valentine, who is voiced by Matt Mercer, who happens to be Ray’s real-life husband. Check it out."</p> <p>Count: During1 the2 Final3 Fantasy4 VII5 Revelation6 panel7 at8 NYCC,9 Square10 Enix11 shared12 a13 clip14 featuring15 Shiva16 talking17 extensively18 with19 Vincent20 Valentine,21 who22 is23 voiced24 by25 Matt26 Mercer,27 who28 happens29 to30 be31 Ray’s32 real-life33 husband.34 Check35 it36 out37. ~37 words.</p> <p>Paragraph 3 (tweet): "Matt and Marisha going back and forth as Vincent and Shiva is too cute – I’m so excited to snowboard as him dhsjdjffjf <a href="https://x.com/hashtag/RevelationSpoiler?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RevelationSpoiler</a> (?) <a href="https://t.co/r6GVn7sehy">pic.twitter.com/r6GVn7sehy</a>"</p> <p>Count: Matt1 and2 Marisha3 going4 back5 and6 forth7 as8 Vincent9 and10 Shiva11 is12 too13 cute14 –15 I’m16 so17 excited18 to19 snowboard20 as21 him22 dhsjdjffjf23 <a...> (maybe count as words) but the main text ~23 words. So total maybe 23.</p> <p>Paragraph 4: "— カムイ (@kamui_117_) <a href="https://x.com/kamui_117_/status/2108236033179459735?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 8, 2026</a>"</p> <p>Count: —1 カムイ2 (@kamui_117_)3 <a...>4 October5 8,6 20267. So ~7 words.</p> <p>Paragraph 5: "It seems like the good folks at Gold Saucer have commissioned this alternate version of Shiva to run the amusement park’s snowboarding mini-game, which has suffered some kind of mishap. Somehow it falls to Vincent make everything right, leading to some juicy exchanges between the two. It’s neat that the narrative team contrived a way to get the real-life husband-and-wife team to interact like this. Judging from the clip, it looks like they’re having a good time."</p> <p>Count: It1 seems2 like3 the4 good5 folks6 at7 Gold8 Saucer9 have10 commissioned11 this12 alternate13 version14 of15 Shiva16 to17 run18 the19 amusement20 park’s21 snowboarding22 mini-game,23 which24 has25 suffered26 some27 kind28 of29 mishap.30 Somehow31 it32 falls33 to34 Vincent35 make36 everything37 right,38 leading39 to40 some41 juicy42 exchanges43 between44 the45 two.46 It’s47 neat48 that49 the50 narrative51 team52 contrived53 a54 way55 to56 get57 the58 real-life59 husband-and-wife60 team61 to62 interact63 like64 this.65 Judging66 from67 the68 clip,69 it70 looks71 like72 they’re73 having74 a75 good76 time77. ~77 words.</p> <p>Total words: 89+37+23+7+77 = 233 words approx. Plus maybe heading and any other text we add. 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