After defeating Sephiroth and Paying their respect to Aerith, Barret reunited with Marlene. They returned to the ruins of Midgar, destroyed in the battle between Holy and Meteor, where they helped construct a new city, Edge. Barret is now searching the world for an alternative energy source to replace mako, and his peace of mind. Searching for a way to atone for the deaths of Jessie, Biggs, and Wedge, and to adapt to life after the end of Shinra and the need to fight. He removed his gun-arm for a regular steel hand.