Remaining Fantasy VII is a sport well-known for its groundbreaking story, which endlessly modified the probabilities of RPG storytelling.
One cause for that is that the sport’s well-written characters and tragic developments are foreshadowed all through the sport, a few of which gamers will solely perceive extra on their second playthrough. That is why gamers nonetheless discover themselves taking part in the unique model years later and experiencing the basic JRPG in all its glory.
Sadly, the English model of the sport had some localization points, so there have been some plot components that followers missed or just misunderstood over time. Sequels, remakes, cameos in different video games, and even motion pictures assist resolve a few of these looming plot threads, however there are nonetheless particulars that gamers miss to at the present time.
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Sephiroth truly did that.
Or was he?
One of the iconic scenes in Remaining Fantasy VII is while you come throughout Midgar Zolom caught in a tree. Cloud sees this and wonders if that is Sephiroth’s doing.
It is a recurring theme all through the sport, with the celebration encountering occasions the place Sephiroth seems to be wreaking havoc, or leaving annihilation in his wake, constructing stress in the direction of the inevitable showdown. Nevertheless, it was unclear whether or not this was Sephiroth’s doing or his mom Jenova’s, till this was made extra clear within the remake.
After virtually an encounter with Sephiroth, we’re pressured to combat a few of Jenova, who’re utilizing the looks of their son as a pseudo-doll to hold out their destruction. This has lengthy given gamers the impression that Jenova is definitely the principle villain, controlling Sephiroth by way of the cells coursing by way of his physique.
After all, this was later debunked within the media and proven to be truly the other. That being mentioned, the remake appears to be teasing the ultimate installment of the trilogy to make Jenova’s affect extra distinguished. It is nonetheless up for debate whether or not Sephiroth was revealed to have been in management all alongside, or if the 2 had been apparently extra complicit, nevertheless it does serve to make Sephiroth, who lacks company, a extra tragic character.
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Cloud’s retelling of Nibelheim just isn’t supported.
Extra holes than Swiss cheese
As most avid gamers aware of Remaining Fantasy VII now know, most of what Cloud says in regards to the occasions in Nibelheim does not go the sniff check.
All through Cloud’s story, we see a very completely different model of the character. He appears fairly completely different from earlier characters, being amiable and joking. He claims to be knowledgeable, top-notch soldier, however when he truly will get into fight, Cloud proves to be solely a Degree 1. It is a big hole subsequent to Sephiroth’s large stage 50.
When interacting with the townspeople, together with Cloud’s personal mom, they act in a approach that makes Cloud unrecognizable. That’s, till a white flash seems on the display screen, unexpectedly. When Cloud solutions, at first this flash seems to be simply the passage of time, nevertheless it seems to be Cloud’s recollections colliding with false recollections.
There’s additionally a good earlier second that foreshadows that Cloud will not be a first-class soldier to start with. For instance, when Cloud places on the Shinra uniform, he turns into a bit sentimental as he remembers the delight he felt when he first wore it. It might appear unusual contemplating it is a regular Grant uniform, however it is a bit of a foreshadowing that reveals that Cloud is not the first-class soldier we thought he was.
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Cait Sith predicts Aerith’s loss of life.
luck was not on our aspect
Once you first meet Cait Sith within the Gold Saucer, he is simply pretending to be a pleasant mascot who desires to learn your fortune. After a number of failed makes an attempt to inform Sephiroth’s location, he’ll convey you an eerie fortune that reads, “What you pursue will likely be yours. However you’ll lose what you maintain pricey.”
After all, this refers to Aerith’s loss of life within the Forgotten Capital later within the sport. On condition that Cait Sith is an aloof character more often than not and extremely suspicious, it is easy to dismiss his destiny as a sham. Nevertheless, virtually all the good luck he says will ultimately change into true, and utilizing this leverage he’ll infiltrate your celebration.
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The person within the sewer is a clone.
“This individual is sick.”
Within the slums of Sector 5, you’ll encounter a sick man in a pipe. In true JRPG style, you spend ages pondering there may be a option to remedy that man later within the sport, however no such remedy exists.
As we study later, this sick man is without doubt one of the hooded Sephiroth clones you will truly encounter. When she first meets him, Aerith notices that the person has a tattoo of the quantity 2 on his physique. Sadly, even should you get the drugs with a coupon, it will not remedy him.
Once you return later within the sport, a close-by resident will inform you {that a} group of hooded males got here and left with him, mentioning one thing a couple of reunion.
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Sephiroth did not care about Cloud.
he simply is not that occupied with you
Avid gamers have been detailing the deep relationship between Cloud and Sephiroth for years, however should you’ve solely performed the bottom sport, this can be the primary you have heard of it. The truth is, most of Cloud and Sephiroth’s rivalry comes from supplemental media and cameo appearances in different video games to flesh out their dynamic.
Within the precise sport, Sephiroth typically mocks and talks to Cloud, however his general relationship with him is distant and chilly. As we see within the Nibelheim flashback, Sephiroth barely acknowledged Cloud till the spiky-haired hero was in a position to throw him into the Lifestream. Till his combat with him on the finish of the sport, Sephiroth could not care a lot about Cloud, solely seeing him as a pawn that could possibly be exploited.
Due to Remaining Fantasy Creation Kids and Kingdom Hearts, Sephiroth and Cloud grew to become nice rivals, a type of Mandela impact took maintain, and their relationship was recontextualized.
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Everybody in Nibelheim is a paid actor.
gaslighting olympics
When your celebration visits Nibelheim for the second time after Sephiroth’s rampage, you could be stunned to search out the town surprisingly crowded.
Surprisingly, most individuals appear unaware of Sephiroth’s actions all these years in the past. Throughout my first playthrough, I chalked this up as an disagreeable and unrealistic second. It wasn’t till my second playthrough that I lastly came upon that these residents had been truly paid by Shinra to carry out and had been attempting to cowl up the incident for passersby.
It is a small level in a piece of the sport that does not actually matter (except you are an enormous fan of Vincent), nevertheless it exhibits the facility and size of Shinra’s propaganda.
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Sephiroth loses his gloves within the notorious Aerith scene.
Somebody received fired for that blunder.
It is a very small continuity error that the majority gamers will seemingly miss when taking part in for the primary time. This ought to be forgiven, because the scenes that happen are fairly upsetting.
When Sephiroth comes down from the sky and is about to stab Aerith, you would possibly discover that the white-haired villain is not truly carrying the enduring black gloves. However proper after stabbing the one you love celebration member, his gloves all of the sudden seem.
Sure, I admit it is a pretty mundane element that does not actually have any affect. That is just like how The Simpsons nerds complain that certainly one of Scratchy’s ribs makes the identical xylophone sound. However it’s a enjoyable little little bit of trivia which you could inform folks when the scene comes up in informal dialog.