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 Zack Fair important?

Although Zack is already dead at the start of Final Fantasy VII, is rarely mentioned and only appears late into the story via flashbacks, he is a crucial part of the game's story, as Cloud Strife, the main character, unknowingly confused parts of his own past with Zack's following traumatic events involving the two and ...

Is Zack Fair 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 is Zack Fair personality?

Personality. Zack has a positive attitude and is always ready for work. His energetic personality and low attention span earned the nickname "Zack the Puppy" from Angeal. He is loyal to SOLDIER and dreams of becoming a hero. He is sociable and easily befriends almost everyone.

Does Aerith love Zack or Cloud?

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. Her feelings aren't necessarily complicated by that, especially as Cloud grows to deal with his PTSD and Zack manifestation.

The Curious Case of Zack Fair

Are Cloud and Zack the same person?

Zack was originally a small addition to Final Fantasy 7 and was designed to be a mysterious character. As his character grew over the course of development, he morphed into a double for Cloud.

Who is Cloud canonically in love with?

The Sexbomb Bae: Tifa Lockheart

Cloud's traditional partner in crime, and to many fans Cloud's one true bae, Tifa is Cloud's childhood friend from many years ago.

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.

Does 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 Sephiroth and Aerith supposed to be lovers?

During development, Aerith was supposed to be Sephiroth's sister as both designs resembled each other, but they were made former lovers with Aerith remembering Sephiroth when meeting Cloud as both are ex-SOLDIERS.

Who is more popular Zack or Cloud?

Cloud received a staggering 60.2 percent of the overall vote in a landslide victory. As the star of the most widely loved Final Fantasy game ever, this makes sense. Many of Cloud's fans wrote that they adored his aloof personality, even though it was a turn off for the Zack stans.

Was Cloud jealous of Zack?

Does Cloud get jealous? Cloud has always wanted people to admire him and wants the girl he loves to notice him. Zack had all that. This is what Cloud's jealous of.

Will Zack Fair survive?

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.

Why is cloud strife so handsome?

Many view Cloud as a handsome fellow because of his golden locks and chiseled jaw. A little bit of dirt and grim go a long way to enhance his appearance even further as it highlights the determination in his eyes, which this artist obviously understood.

Is Zack Fair a Sephiroth clone?

Zack, also a Sephiroth-clone, was a complete failure: he was not mentally affected by the experiment due to previously being unaffected by the identical SOLDIER procedure. The twelve successful Sephiroth-clones became the group of fanatics that follows Sephiroth around in Final Fantasy VII.

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.

Did Zack Fair date Aerith?

A core focus in the prequel's story is the budding romance between Zack Fair and Aerith, and Crisis Core Reunion makes that relationship more heartwarming — and heartbreaking — than ever before.

Why does Sephiroth hate Cloud?

To Sephiroth, Cloud was nothing, a faceless infantryman who dared to stand up to him when he was reclaiming his birthright as heir to the power of Jenova. To him, Cloud is an irksome reminder that even seemingly insignificant people can face overwhelming odds to protect the ones they love.

Was Zack friends with Sephiroth?

Angeal was one of the only people Sephiroth was close with, and Angeal was close with Zack, and Zack was close with Cloud. Sephiroth and Zack never seemed like best buddies or anything, but they seemed to get along fine.

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.

Who was Aerith first love?

Zack Fair. Aerith's first relationship was with Zack Fair.

Does Cloud ever smile?

Nomura cites one of the film's final scenes, in which Cloud smiles, as his favorite, highlighting the lack of dialogue and Cloud's embarrassment.

Does Tifa have a daughter?

The four-year-old Marlene takes it upon herself to care for Tifa Lockhart's 7th Heaven bar when Tifa joins Cloud Strife and Barret on an Avalanche mission.

Is Cloud Strife asexual?

In fact, an examination of Cloud's romantic and sexual habits (which are nonexistent on-screen) suggests he is asexual. (Based on material outside the game, he does not seem to be aromantic.