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Hero · Oct 6th, 2003, 01:07 AM

I'm probably a more diehard final fantasy fan than any of you and I can safely say I'm 100% happy they decided a movie than a game.

Let me explain to you why... You people seem to only care about gameplay, solving riddles, and finding secrets and making Cloud some bad*** with ultra mega super powers so he can slaughter any Weapon he comes across.

Final Fantasy 6 and Final Fantasy 8 were the only games in the series, of which it wasn't easily possible for you to become a super god and just destroy everything in your past. I remember first playing Final Fantasy, enjoying the fact that there was desperation and struggle. "Oh crap two of my guys are dead, I only have one Phoenix Down, and I only have 1850 hit points, what do I do?"

A movie will truly demonstrate an epic battle, struggle and character development. Plus, we'll get a lot of answers about Cloud's past and we won't have to deal with some cheesy bullshit like Final Fantasy X2, which is just as much a disgrace to the series as X was. Just because 7 was a better game than X, doesn't mean a 7.2 will be better than X2.

Food for thought : The female looking gent that Cloud is battling in the photos and video (i have a clip on my harddrive from a convention in Japan, it's basically a trailer to the movie and I'm amazed even with the bad quality of the clip), is NOT Sephiroth. Judging from what we've seen, none of the characters from the past game make a return except for Cloud. Apparantly, Sephiroth was not destroyed during the Meteor failure.

More interesting to note... Did Cloud really fight Sephiroth one on one before Meteor? If he did, did he really kill him? From what we saw, Cloud was fighting the Sephiroth in his mind, not in physical form...

Other things to consider... Why did Cloud's robe change into something that would obviously hint...? Cloud's left arm is covered by a shroud sleeve that we can all safely recognize as part of Sephiroth's attire.
Interesting part of the video to note... The apparant villain of the movie walks up to a throne, were sits a figure in a white robe, not moving and it appears to be Sephiroth? Cloud over looks the fallen Midgar after he stabs his sword in the floor. His sword has rust and battle cuts. In no part of the video does it show any other characters than Cloud or his opponent, and a flash back of Sephiroth walking into the fire.

My theory: Just like in Final Fantasy 7, the popular belief is that Sephiroth is dead, but he probably isn't. The gentlemen that fights Cloud wields a sword exactly like Sephiroth's, but he isn't Sephiroth because the character in the flashback and him have different faces. I believe he is another genome soldier, like Sephiroth, apparantly perfect in battle and he believes Sephiroth is like his father, which would explain him kneeling to the figure on the throne that appears to be Sephiroth. I think everyone in the party separated after the incident - Yuffie returned to her island, Barret takes care of his daughter, Tifa resides somewhere close to Barret, Cid went back to his wife, Red is taking care of his new born children, Vincent returned to his sleep, Cait Sith returned to Golden Saucer, and Cloud lingers on, crushed by the memory of Aeris. (Another clip in the movie shows Cloud walking through the church that Aeris resided in)

I can only say one thing... The memory of Sephiroth killing Aeris still hurts, and given that it's only been 2 years since the incident, in Final Fantasy 7's world, I think Cloud is even more bothered by it than we are.

I anticipate this movie.

***EDIT**** Additional info
I think Cloud's appearance in Kingdom Hearts is also a hint of future events in the Final Fantasy 7 world. Cloud has one wing exactly like Sephiroth. Sephiroth was known as the One Winged Angel, and Cloud has half a robe like Sephiroth's in the movie clips.

HMMM...

Oh and what else do we see? Cloud is fragmented on half, and Sephiroth is fragmented on the other half...
https://mb.game-server.cc/Sep03/ff72big.jpg

Some kind of hint to an unseen tie between these two? Could a link between Cloud and Sephiroth explain why Cloud no longer associates with his best friends?

Oct 6th, 2003, 01:07 AM	#17
Hero Lost Hero Joined: Mar 2003 Location: California... For now... Age: 40 Posts: 225	I'm probably a more diehard final fantasy fan than any of you and I can safely say I'm 100% happy they decided a movie than a game. Let me explain to you why... You people seem to only care about gameplay, solving riddles, and finding secrets and making Cloud some bad* with ultra mega super powers so he can slaughter any Weapon he comes across. Final Fantasy 6 and Final Fantasy 8 were the only games in the series, of which it wasn't easily possible for you to become a super god and just destroy everything in your past. I remember first playing Final Fantasy, enjoying the fact that there was desperation and struggle. "Oh crap two of my guys are dead, I only have one Phoenix Down, and I only have 1850 hit points, what do I do?" A movie will truly demonstrate an epic battle, struggle and character development. Plus, we'll get a lot of answers about Cloud's past and we won't have to deal with some cheesy bullshit like Final Fantasy X2, which is just as much a disgrace to the series as X was. Just because 7 was a better game than X, doesn't mean a 7.2 will be better than X2. Food for thought : The female looking gent that Cloud is battling in the photos and video (i have a clip on my harddrive from a convention in Japan, it's basically a trailer to the movie and I'm amazed even with the bad quality of the clip), is NOT Sephiroth. Judging from what we've seen, none of the characters from the past game make a return except for Cloud. Apparantly, Sephiroth was not destroyed during the Meteor failure. More interesting to note... Did Cloud really fight Sephiroth one on one before Meteor? If he did, did he really kill him? From what we saw, Cloud was fighting the Sephiroth in his mind, not in physical form... Other things to consider... Why did Cloud's robe change into something that would obviously hint...? Cloud's left arm is covered by a shroud sleeve that we can all safely recognize as part of Sephiroth's attire. Interesting part of the video to note... The apparant villain of the movie walks up to a throne, were sits a figure in a white robe, not moving and it appears to be Sephiroth? Cloud over looks the fallen Midgar after he stabs his sword in the floor. His sword has rust and battle cuts. In no part of the video does it show any other characters than Cloud or his opponent, and a flash back of Sephiroth walking into the fire. My theory: Just like in Final Fantasy 7, the popular belief is that Sephiroth is dead, but he probably isn't. The gentlemen that fights Cloud wields a sword exactly like Sephiroth's, but he isn't Sephiroth because the character in the flashback and him have different faces. I believe he is another genome soldier, like Sephiroth, apparantly perfect in battle and he believes Sephiroth is like his father, which would explain him kneeling to the figure on the throne that appears to be Sephiroth. I think everyone in the party separated after the incident - Yuffie returned to her island, Barret takes care of his daughter, Tifa resides somewhere close to Barret, Cid went back to his wife, Red is taking care of his new born children, Vincent returned to his sleep, Cait Sith returned to Golden Saucer, and Cloud lingers on, crushed by the memory of Aeris. (Another clip in the movie shows Cloud walking through the church that Aeris resided in) I can only say one thing... The memory of Sephiroth killing Aeris still hurts, and given that it's only been 2 years since the incident, in Final Fantasy 7's world, I think Cloud is even more bothered by it than we are. I anticipate this movie. EDIT*** Additional info I think Cloud's appearance in Kingdom Hearts is also a hint of future events in the Final Fantasy 7 world. Cloud has one wing exactly like Sephiroth. Sephiroth was known as the One Winged Angel, and Cloud has half a robe like Sephiroth's in the movie clips. HMMM... Oh and what else do we see? Cloud is fragmented on half, and Sephiroth is fragmented on the other half... https://mb.game-server.cc/Sep03/ff72big.jpg Some kind of hint to an unseen tie between these two? Could a link between Cloud and Sephiroth explain why Cloud no longer associates with his best friends? __________________ Last edited by Hero; Oct 6th, 2003 at 01:16 AM..

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