Gast Faremis is a minor, yet important character in Final Fantasy VII. A biologist, he used to be the head of Shinra's Science Research Department. Unlike his colleagues, the later successor Professor Hojo and Dr. Hollander, Gast pursued wisdom for its own sake, rather than using it to gain power. In the original Final Fantasy VII his name is given as simply Professor Gast, but the Ultimania guides give Gast's full name as "Gast Faremis". In the Japanese version Gast's full name is also mentioned in one of the books in the Shinra Headquarters library.