Denzel

デンゼル

Denzel is a young boy with brown hair who lives in Edge alongside Cloud, Tifa, and Marlene. He first appeared in Advent Children and serves as the central figure in Case of Denzel, a novella within the On the Way to a Smile tie-in series. Denzel is the son of Chloe and Abel, a Shinra employee. Ruvie, Reeve's mother, raised Denzel until she passed away. Eventually, Cloud finds Denzel and brings him to live with himself, Tifa, and Marlene. Kyousuke Ikeda voices Denzel in the Japanese version, while Benjamin Bryan provides the English voice.
In Case of Denzel, Denzel's parents perish when the Sector 7 plate collapses. Before his death, Abel entrusts Denzel to Arkham, a resident of Sector 5, and Denzel is subsequently raised by Ruvie Tuesti. When Ruvie dies during the chaos caused by the Lifestream burst, Denzel settles in the Midgar ruins with Rick, a new friend, assisting in gathering materials to build the new town of Edge. Rick later leaves Denzel, who wanders off and eventually encounters Cloud's motorcycle. Shortly thereafter, Denzel suffers a Geostigma attack, collapses, and is discovered by Cloud. Cloud believes Aerith's influence guided Denzel to his bike, so he brings the boy home.
In Advent Children, Denzel's Geostigma continues to weaken him until he agrees to go with Yazoo to be "cured." Denzel and other abducted children are taken to the Ancient City of the Cetra. There, Kadaj manipulates them, bringing them under his control as they awaken to a "Reunion Instinct." After Cloud's rescue attempt fails, Denzel and the other children are brought to Edge, serving as human shields for Yazoo and Loz as they try to destroy the Midgar memorial. Denzel regains his senses after Tifa protects him from Bahamut SIN and returns to 7th Heaven to be with Marlene. Cloud cures Denzel of his Geostigma using Aerith's purified water. He is last seen at the end of the film in a photograph on Cloud's desk that features the entire main cast.