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Originally posted by Hero

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.

Oooh, I think there's one or two around here who may debate that point! Heh heh!

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?"

Uhhh, through some serious mis-use of the Junction system it was possible to make Squall very God-like. I agree about 6, that seemed very balanced. But also I'd would say the same about 4 & 5 too. To be honest, I get the feeling that making characters super-powerful is a trait of the PSX and later FF's.

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.

I hope the movie does give some epic battles and whatnot - the thought of that certainly whets my appetite for the movie. Haven't played X-2 cos it ain't out in the UK yet so I'm keeping my mind open about it - but personally I loved FFX, but that's a discussion for another thread.

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...

Yup, that seems to be it exactly - the final battle with Sephiroth took place in his mind. It was Cloud's way of cleansing his soul and ridding himself of his Demons so to speak. It certainly suggests there is the possibility that Sephiroth was never killed.

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.

That's an interesting premise which could prove to be an echo of Cloud's relationship with Sephy... very intruiging.

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)

Just a couple of things, Marlene is Dyne's daughter not Barrets. Shera was not Cid's wife and it's doubtful that 2 years after the final battle Red would have kids, cos when we see them in the ending - it's 500 years later.

However, I take it you think that Cloud and Tifa didn't get it together then? Certainly the end suggested that (Cloud saying he could "meet her there"), but I'm always open to new suggestions.

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...

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?

You certainly do raise some interesting questions! I think it would be amazing for them to explore more of the relationship between Cloud and Sephiroth - your post has most definitely raised my interest on this project. Keep your posts coming man!

- S