Is Zack Fair alive in FF7?

Zack Fair, Cloud's friend and mentor who met his untimely end at the hands of Shinra, is confirmed to be alive in this new timeline, and the Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth title may be referencing him specifically.

Is Zack alive at the end of ff7?

The final scene of Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade suggests that events are now taking place in a different timeline, and we see Zack alive and well carrying Cloud into Midgar before going into Aerith's church.

Does Zack Fair come back to life?

Zack is an interesting character, so his return is welcomed by most Crisis Core fans, but reversing his death makes the Crisis Core ending feel less profound. Zack's death no longer has the same emotional impact, as players know he is alive again, making Crisis Core's ending hollower.

Is Zack Fair alive now?

Zack Dies in Crisis Core Reunion — He Does Not Live in the Remaster, and Here's Why. Square Enix did not change the story of Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion at all, even including the life or death of Zack Fair at the end.

What happens to Zack Fair?

Zack decides to stop Genesis, and after defeating him, he and Cloud head to Midgar, where he hopes to be reunited with Aerith. However, Zack and Cloud are intercepted by Shinra infantry, and Zack is killed. In his dying breath, Zack gives the Buster Sword to Cloud, telling him to be his living legacy.

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Does Aerith love Zack or Cloud?

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion has proven that Aerith will be better off with Zack instead of Cloud.

Does Cloud remember Zack?

Tifa follows him past the town and into the mako reactor to his memories of confronting Sephiroth. Tifa is injured and the black-haired SOLDIER runs up to fight Sephiroth. Cloud remembers the SOLDIER's name is Zack.

Did Aerith know Zack died?

Nope. She didn't find out until she dipped into the Lifestream ofc. And Zack's death was never reported in the news. This is Shinra remember.

What did Cloud do after Zack died?

But Cloud's mind wasn't healed yet, so watching his best friend die was too much for him. In his delirious state, Cloud combined Zack's memories with his own. Convinced that he was a former member of SOLDIER — and with no memory of Zack or his sacrifice — Cloud stumbled into Midgar alone.

Is Zack stronger than Cloud?

Both Zack and Cloud are very powerful fighters. A battle between them would be a very close match. However, purely because Cloud gets more time to develop his skills, while Zack dies earlier, Cloud ends up being a little stronger than Zack.

What does the ending of FF7 mean?

Even after her death, Aerith is the one to protect the Planet and save the people still living using the Lifestream, where people return to after their life ends, symbolizing the game's theme of life and death. The game ends much in the same way as it begins - with Aerith's face.

Is Zack Fair in FF7 remake?

He also appears in other entries as a supporting character, including Last Order -Final Fantasy VII-, Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, and Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Does Tifa love Zack?

She came to him with her thoughts. And sure she said she hated him but the pain in her eyes spoke volumes - she loved Zack and was conflicted between him and Cloud. But in the end it's clear she still loved Zack, because in FFVII and she visits his home town it talks about a girlfriend.

Why is Zack alive in ff7 Intergrade?

How Is Zack Alive In Final Fantasy 7 Remake? That's about it for Zack's tale in the original timeline. Zack's mind was grafted onto Cloud's so the latter could cope with his trauma, and Zack's spirit looked on from the Lifestream.

Does Tifa remember Zack?

Tifa did remember talking to Zak and Sephiroth but never saw cloud as he was in uniform of a Shin-Ra.

Who is Cloud in love with?

Cloud has no choice to make. His love of Tifa helps him recall why he loves Aerith; loving Aerith healed the affectations that prevented him from loving Tifa. The girls never compete over him — they love each other, too.

Did Cloud have a crush on Zack?

The story of Crisis Core Reunion emphasizes just how much Tifa may mean to him as he caresses her face gently before facing Sephiroth in the Nibelheim reactor. However, Cloud seems to have a rather big crush on Zack, if his scenes and actions in Crisis Core Final Fantasy 7 Reunion are anything to go by.

Were Zack and Cloud in love?

In the original compilation, there's a bit of a clear throughline that Zack was Aerith's first love and she eventually grows to love Cloud too.

Why is Aerith's death so iconic?

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Twenty-three years is long for any piece of fiction, but is basically ancient history in gaming. The scene is so memorable because few titles had done anything similar before. If a character died, it was usually a lesser support role and the execution was not as dramatic.

Who is Tifa love interest?

Cloud is the love interest of Tifa and Aerith.

Who is Aerith's love interest?

At the age of 16, she meets Zack, for whom she develops feelings during his stay in Midgar. Aerith and Zack develop a romantic relationship, but Zack is killed at the end of Crisis Core after being held in a Mako chamber for four years in the Shinra Mansion basement.

What is Cloud Strife's mental illness?

Cloud suffers a form of PTSD from his trauma after the death of Zack. But that was not the only trauma he went through — his mother was killed by Sephiroth when he was 16.

Was Zack Fair a hero?

But the character who has the most impact in shaping Cloud's personality is actually a much simpler character, the SOLDIER hero Zack Fair, whose story wouldn't be told in full until the prequel game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII (and retold recently in Reunion).

Is Cloud Strife a clone of Zack?

Cloud was not a clone at all, it was a ploy by sephiroth to control him.