They only included altar scenes from the rainbow timeline. I think the credits are showing us the POV from Aerith That Lived, and if we take credits scenes as what’s actually canon, then Cloud is the one that ended up in a divergent timeline
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There isn’t a glimpse of Aerith dying in the credits. Just clips of her falling unconscious (maybe because of exhaustion while praying?)
Not a single shot of blood or the team reacting to her death. We don’t see Tifa, Yuffie and Nanaki crying at the end either
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I think they’ll confirm the Church is the entrance to the Promised Land in Part 3. Aerith uses the flower bed to send Cloud between worlds. The Church is their place, they know they can always find each other there.
“The Promised Land, I think I can meet her there.”
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Cloud: “A story will cost you. A lot.”
[30 min later]
Cloud: “Here’s some top secret mission info. Oh and I left home when I was a teen. I also think my Mum would’ve wanted us to get married but I’ll tell you that next week after I buy you that villa in Costa Del Sol.”
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Lol hear me out: But what if we got it wrong and the person that Sephiroth at EoC is trying to save is Aerith. That final block where he disarms Cloud is the same blow that Cloud deflects in the Forgotten Capital. It’s like EoC Sephiroth was training Cloud for that moment.
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I cut together the ending of FF7 First Soldier S1 with FF7 Remake's Edge of Creation scene, and it honestly looks like Cloud drops in as soon as Sephiroth is done reminiscing if you look at the way Sephiroth is standing and holding Masamune.
Rosen tells Sephiroth "I'm not the
The shot with the rest of the party is outside the Shell House and before you make your way to the altar. The trailer then splices it with Cloud on the altar; the design on the floor is the same as the new artwork of Aerith. Cloud swings in time to block the Masamune
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My eternal exasperation with SE over turning their entire game into a dating sim instead of having a coherent canon. The more I play Rebirth the more I’m convinced the affinity system is ruining the game.
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and if i say the reason for this is there not being enough meat in the game to chew on and their fear of offering their audience anything new to the lore & of substance to make us love the characters even more instead of fluff & fanservice….then imma be the bad guy
There is no fucking way Sephiroth came from Hojo’s loins. You gotta be shitting me. They got a sperm sample from Vincent or something. Good lord.
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TFW you realise it’s actually Aerith’s date night and she chooses who she wants to bring on a date with her. Cloud is actually the leftover choice if she picks one of the other girls 🤣
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Got tired of seeing everyone using the blurry pictures so I took screencaps of the story synopsis stuff. Bonus chapter selection summary where Aerith is described as a beloved companion.
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Rebirth end credits are through Aerith’s eyes. All “optional” scenes like Loveless, water tower etc. shown were from the Aerith route. And you don’t see her die because in her reality, she lived.
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Nojima explains he wrote the lyrics for “No Promises to Keep” to represent Aerith’s feelings to everyone she holds dear.
The lyrics are purposely broad to show how she wants to always hold onto those she grew close to despite the burden of her destiny as the last Cetra.
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NGL I would have much preferred it if we’d stayed in the Aerith Lives timeline and not the Aerith Died timeline. If they’re gonna spend 50h rehashing OG they can count me out for Part 3
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Anyway all the drama today is why I don’t care about Ultimanias. If you need to read companion books and interviews just to understand what’s being presented to you in the game, the developers themselves have failed
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Wait, Nobuo Uematsu wrote ‘High Five’ as well, in addition to ‘Hollow’? Haha did Square Enix just say, “Uematsu-san, please come out of retirement to write some new Clerith tracks for us.”
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Sometimes I think Aerith is referring to herself when she talks about the flowers. There’s something important she needs to tell Cloud, but Cloud has to find himself first before he’s ready to hear what she has to tell him.
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(1/3)
Real Cloud is Adult Cloud in Remake but it was Teenage Cloud in OG. It suggests the Real Cloud we’ll uncover in later parts is from the post-OG timeline. The memory flashes we saw in Remake are things only post-OG Cloud should know, like Aerith’s death & the plate falling.
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Set up my Final Fantasy Clerith shrine and made Materia Parfait with chocolate Buster swords, matcha ice cream, chrysanthemum for the reunion flowers and strawberries for Aerith. Ready for the end 😭
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Sephiroth, Aerith, Cloud and the Nebula Theory:
Sephiroth shows Cloud a nebula and tells him that that which lies ahead does not yet exist. We could take it metaphorically to mean the future is yet unwritten or literally: Nebulae are the birthplace of stars. (1/5)
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Some of the things people in Cosmo Canyon say to Aerith after she tells her story during the river of lights ceremony. They’re so encouraging and I love this part for that.
They’re being so flirty here. Cloud was teasing and acting cool when he said it’ll cost her A LOT while at the same time already stepping in front of her in Protect Mode. And Aerith flirting right back by saying she’d go on a date with him. His face at the end. 💕
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Asked whether they prefer Cloud or Zack, FFVII Rebirth devs Hamaguchi and Kitase both say Cloud: Hamaguchi because of how much time he's spent looking at Cloud's face; Kitase because while Zack can take care of himself on his own, Cloud is more helpless and inspires empathy.
Some additional Cloud and Aerith stuff. I find it quite amusing that the last one sounds like Cloud is picking Aerith up after a day at the spa. 🤣
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Just read a YouTube comment saying that the “Crisis Core BGM” plays when Cloud cries as Aerith walks away and I’m just like, FUCK YOUUU THAT’S LITERALLY THE FIRST NOTES OF OG FFVII. CRISIS CORE WAS SUCH A FUCKING MISTAKE. I’M ABOUT TO THROW HANDS.
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FF7 Remake Part 3 main story has already been completed, and Nomura thinks they will perhaps start voice recording in the near future.
He remarks that Kitase proposed an idea to him about “something” very important to include, even though it wasn’t in the
Cloud to Tifa: “You owe me money.”
Cloud to Jessie: “You owe me a pizza.”
Aerith to Cloud: “I’m going to serve you your only meal in this entire game and we’re going to eat ourselves stupid. And then we’re going on that midnight date I owe you because I’m so generous.”
Cloud:
Aerith hates the sky.
Clouds shield the earth from the heavens but, no matter how far apart they are, they always return to where they’re meant to be.
So the earth waits, for falling rain.
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