Do you ever think about Tifa Lockhart holding up a near 200 lb. Cloud and an 80 lb. sword with one arm while hanging off the side of a building with the other arm? Do you ever think about how strong she is? Do you ever think about how easily she could choke you to death? Do you—
The thought of Cloud very regularly going and sitting right outside Tifa’s window as a kid in the hopes of getting a glimpse of her and then being too shy and embarrassed to acknowledge her wave like this is making me crazy
#FF7R
#FF7Rspoilers
#Cloti
Still fucking dying over Tifa asking Cloud if she’s getting ahead of herself again and Cloud’s mind doing a record scratch as he internally screams because WHAT DO YOU MEAN ‘AGAIN’???
#FF7R
#Cloti
Bro whoever animated Tifa here FUCKS because the way her lips slowly part as her gaze dips from Cloud’s eyes to his mouth then back up to his eyes oozes with such desire and desperation that the screen practically starts to fog up with steam
#FF7R
#Cloti
I didn’t realize how many people didn’t understand that Cloud’s memory of the Nibelheim events is a blend of his own legitimate memories and Zack’s. It’s not a 1:1 replacement of Zack’s memories for Cloud’s.
I know we’ve all been going on and on about The Kiss™️ and rightfully so but I implore us all to talk more about their lovably awkward descent from the Skywheel and how they could barely look each other in the eye afterward because they were too shy
#Cloti
#FF7R
#FF7Rspoilers
Okay, hot take, even though I had no idea it was hot until today: As much as I love the in-game models, I think the CG models of the main characters are STUNNING. I saw people complaining about it under one of FF7R’s posts, and I couldn’t believe it. Just LOOK AT THEM:
On today’s edition of “Things That Make Me Want to Cry”: Tifa’s reaction to seeing Sephiroth again. The way her eyes widen with terror. How she stumbles backwards. The absolute turmoil she must have been experiencing.
This clip means so much to me. This is the little girl who lost her mom and climbed a mountain in hopes of seeing her again. This is the girl who picked up the sword that killed her father and took on the man who'd wielded it. Tifa is resilient and brave. That is her true beauty.
┏┓
┃┃╱╲ In
┃╱╱╲╲ this
╱╱╭╮╲╲ house
▔▏┗┛▕▔ we
╱▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔╲
stan Tifa AND Aerith
beyond the context
of their relationship
with Cloud
╱╱┏┳┓╭╮┏┳┓ ╲╲
▔▏┗┻┛┃┃┗┻┛▕▔
🌹🌸🌺🌼🌷🌹🌸🌺🌼🌷
There is no “biggest fan of FF7,” but even if there were, it wouldn’t be based on how much merch someone owns. I could find you 50 people too poor to buy merch who care about the actual story of FF7 twice as much as those with the biggest collections. Classist bullshit.
We really don’t talk enough about the fact that Rude saw Tifa for a SPLIT SECOND from A HUNDRED FEET AWAY and immediately yeeted the fucking helicopter to save her because her beauty radiates THAT MUCH
Britt Baron: Tifa is independent and doesn’t need to be saved!
Antis: Did we play the same game??? Cloud is constantly protecting and saving Tifa.
Me: Perhaps he does that not because she needs him to but because he wants to.
Antis:
Tifa told Cloud to get an outfit that would match hers, and he said WILL DO. Getting that boy to do absolutely ANYTHING that doesn’t involve swinging a sword is like pulling teeth, but Tifa tells him to dress up & go out with her, and he’s all, “Yes, senpai, whatever you say 🥺”
Cloud: And I went to Nibelheim with Sephiroth to check out reports of monsters around the reactor on Mt. Nibel and Tifa was our guide up the mountain and Sephiroth and I went into the reactor together while she waited outside and—
Tifa:
Before we start being bombarded by Rebirth Cloud clips, let us take one last moment to honor and praise the absolute feat of loveliness that was Remake Cloud ✨
#FF7R
Aerith [checking the tag on Zack’s shirt]: What’s this? 100% boyfriend material?
Zack [checking the tag on Aerith’s dress]: What’s this? Made in heaven?
Aerith:
Zack:
Aerith: You win this round.
The first time I played FF7R, I wept like a child when little Aerith said, “Mommy, don’t be sad. A man you really, really love just died. His heart came a long way to say goodbye,” because all I could think of was:
Imagine thinking you may be the lone survivor after your hometown was destroyed in a tragic fire, only to find another survivor, the one person you’d hoped to see again someday, passed out on the ground at a train station. Seeing that flashback in HD is going to hurt SO GOOD.
This
#TifaTuesday
, I give you wavy hair Tifa featuring the mature dress! If you need me, I’ll be here, quietly dying inside over how beautiful her eyes are.
My only regret about joining FF7 twitter is seeing people rag on ACC all the time because it’s my comfort movie. I watch it whenever I take a mental health day, and (aside from Barret’s outfit which we do not speak of) I think it’s flawless. But what can ya do!
SEPHIROTH CAN SIMULTANEOUSLY EXIST AS A HARDCORE IRREDEEMABLE VILLAIN AND A TRAGIC CHARACTER WHO WAS BROKEN BY TRAUMA CUZ THOSE QUALITIES ARE NOT MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE
Retweeting this because the incredibly frustrating “Cloud is Cloud” discourse is on my TL again. Yes, there IS a difference between SOLDIER Cloud and Real Cloud, whether folks it or not. Cloud’s dissociate identity is perhaps the most important aspect of his whole character arc.
@aertisbutler
Part of what bothers me about this is that some people seem unable to accept Cloud being as mentally ill as he is throughout much of the game. He exhibits obvious symptoms of dissociative identity disorder. He adopts a separate identity to protect himself from traumatic memories.
Remake better SHOW TIFA ATTACKING SEPHIROTH. I want to see my baby girl swinging Masamune in a blind rage. I want him to tire her out by dodging her attacks. I want him to chuckle and say, “I’m impressed,” before slashing open her torso and flinging her down the stairs!!!
It’s not “reducing Cloud down to who he likes” to acknowledge the major role Tifa played in motivating and inspiring him to pursue his dreams and eventually become the man we know and love especially when the content SPECIFICALLY highlights it
Tifa making excuses to drop by Claudia’s house regularly, bringing her baked goods and fresh produce, offering to help her with chores, asking for cooking lessons. And every time she’s about to leave, she stops by the door and asks, “Have you heard from him?”
I honestly just respect Nojima and the devs so much for not cowering in the face of a polarized fandom and just telling their story how they see fit to
I promise you can appreciate Cloud and Tifa and their relationship without constantly feeling the need to compare it to his interactions and relationship with Aerith 😌
Hear me out: Cloud caging Tifa against a wall while they’re surrounded by enemies and taking a bunch of blows to the back to keep her from being hurt 👀