Zack was the true HERO, he was the true SOLDIER, HE WAS AERITH’S FIRST AND TRUE LOVE. Aerith’s first love was Zack, a young SOLDIER 1st Class who she lost contact with 5 years ago. Sephirot are the ten attributes through which God appears, and Aerith may be tied to one such attribute, chesed, meaning kindness or love. Then … i can't think of any other quote that might fit off the top of my head. Aerith: I have 23 little wishes. He always was, until he took on Zacks persona. Aerith describes her relationship with Zack as "not intimate" and "not good" and that Zack was flirty with other women. A relationship she struggles to admit to herself, but whose implications run deep and may affect the outcome of their mission. Language: English Words: 15,253 Chapters: 4/4 Comments: 21 Kudos: 102 Bookmarks: 24 Hits: 1230 It’s just so strange to me that Square could not once, but twice, make movies that not only shit on the character arcs, lore, and everything else established during the core game, but just seem to genuinely not even understand the game itself. Aerith makes a point that Rude is "not a bad person". Cloud love for Aerith is certainly real, not inducted by Zack's memories. Aerith knows Cloud is a mercenary, but later claims it to be a guess. You can learn more about Zack and Aerith's relationship over here , and if you're a fan, please do take a minute to pick up a code and join the growing list of fans . Anonymous said: What I’ve seen from Aerith stans is that a lot of their real colors start showing up, like Night Sky and Aerith’s VA. —Aerith Gainsborough 23wishes is a tumblr dedicated to the Final Fantasy VII relationship between Zack Fair and Aerith Gainsborough! The Reliable One : Kunsel. Where does Noctis draw his power from, and how is it affected by the crystal being captured? in terms of crisis core, the ultimania had a quote on one of their profile pages calling zack and aerith's relationship 'platonic' but that also wasn't a staff quote. When I first played this game a long time ago, I totally shipped Cloud and Aerith… Zack would go on to become the star of his own game. This stems from the nature of the katakana alphabet and how it is used to represent loan words. Does Cloud love Tifa or Aerith in FF7 Remake? Their relationship is nothing but a memory by the time the original game begins, yet it has a strong impact on the story, and is further explored in the prequel, Crisis Core. The relationship between Aerith and Sephiroth was later changed to that of them being former lovers. Cloud also asked Aerith if she and Zack had ever been serious as a dating pair; Aerith says "No" but that she liked him for a while. I’ve been playing Final Fantasy VII in Japanese and English at the same time, and I’m noticing a lot of neat little differences. Side characters don’t fare any better, but they also barely register. I was coincidentally thinking about FFVII’s legacy this week after a conversation with a friend about FFXV and Kingsglaive, given the easy comparisons between Kingsglaive and Advent Children. 1 Canon 1.1 Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- 1.2 Final Fantasy VII 1.3 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children 1.4 Final Fantasy VII Remake 2 Instead, she calls him “The first guy I liked”—an important difference! Zack Fair (676) Aerith Gainsborough (644) Cloud Strife (507) Tifa Lockhart (335) Sephiroth (Compilation of FFVII) (326) Vincent Valentine (167) Angeal Hewley (166) Genesis Rhapsodos (165) Tseng (Compilation of FFVII) (155) Yuffie Kisaragi (133) Include Relationships Zack Fair/Aerith Gainsborough (794) Tifa Lockhart/Cloud Strife (212) As one of the last First Class SOLDIER members, and with Genesis War considered over, Zack succeeds Angeal's role as the emotional heart of the organization. I make videos for Kotaku. Aerith embraces and comforts Zack who comes to … Artwork of Cloud laying Aerith to rest by Yoshitaka Amano. Fans who prefer to believe that Cloud is romantically linked to Tifa will deny any romantic relationship between the two, however there are also many fans that believe otherwise. As a lead-in to FFXV, it barely makes sense, and it sloppily and inconsistently builds its own lore that doesn’t seem to be part of FFXV. Many years later we desided to back to Final Fantasy again. Zack, assumed to have been born in the town of Gongaga, had childhood dreams of joining SOLDIER to become a 1st Class. As It was established in Advent Children that the two were reunited after death in the Lifestream, so they did have a happy ending. I'm the Voice Actor for Aerith in Final Fantasy VII Remake! Their relationship is nothing but a memory by the time the original game begins, yet it has a strong impact on the story, and is further explored in the prequel, Crisis Core. Aerith never told her comrades about Zack, and neither about a relationship that preceded even him. Distraught over the death of his mentor and friend, Zack finds comfort in the arms of Aerith, strengthening their relationship. Cloud is a bit of a weakling. Many European surnames derive from locations. Zack and Aerith's entire relationship falls here, alongside Tear Jerker and this line from Aerith is what seals it. I like writing fiction. They were too young for it to be true love. Angeal's words of wisdom and strong sense of honor had a profound effect on Zack, who wants to emulate his mentor. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Zack and Aerith on their "first date" together in crisis core These relationships were all dropped and the While being able to romance a character in a game is fun, the changes made to Cloud and Aerith's relationship in Final Fantasy 7 Remake greatly alters how their relationship could be perceived by players. They could have gone to another town, but he wanted to go right to Midgar. These relationships were all dropped and the two of them don't interact much before Sephiroth kills her. or so they say, i know there isnt much evidence and the fact that she dies in the series after zack dies. An appreciation blog dedicated to the relationship between ZACK FAIR and AERITH GAINSBOROUGH from the FINAL FANTASY VII compilation. Main Pairings on this page include: Clerith, Zerith, Clack, Aerti, Zaqua, Zacknei, Zaclerith. Final Fantasy Wiki is a FANDOM Games Community. Maybe the biggest thing I notice in this episode is that in Japanese Aeris definitely does not refer to Zack as “My first boyfriend” in the Japanese version. She lied to Cloud about her and Zack's relationship not being serious since Crisis Core proved that it was. Apr 1, 2019 - Discover the magic of the internet at Imgur, a community powered entertainment destination. Haha, by "real fan", I meant someone who truly loves Zack and Aerith together, because of their relationship and story! “Aerith. And if FFVII is about protecting nature from human greed, what the fuck is AC about? ship name(s): zerith, ザクエア … When Zack was revived, BMD witnessed Aerith's and Zack's reuinion and mistook it for something it was not. Who knows! Aerith describes her relationship with Zack as "not intimate" and "not good" and that Zack was flirty with other women. In FF7 Remake , however, Cloud meets Aerith in the marketplace, when she is being attacked by FF7 Remake's Whispers . In the original English release of Final Fantasy VII, Aerith's name was transliterated as \"Aeris\" by SCEA. In the original game, players meet Aerith when Cloud falls through the ceiling of the church in the Sector 7 Slums, which Crisis Core players learned was actually how Aerith also met Zack Fair. Concept art of Aerith's menu portrait by Tetsuya Nomura. (, May 31, 2012. Because Aerith looks wanting a ribbon in the market, Zack buys a pink ribbon for Aerith then puts it on top of her braid. As always, a warning: any Japanese you learn over the course of this video might never be of any use whatsoever to you. This project is very special to us. So my question is, what is her relationship with the ex-soldier and how does it involve meeting cloud? I think I figured that out, too. This is a blog basically for shipping. But a chance encounter of the eve of Zack's deployment to Mideel will change things in all the best ways. 197. She feels him die when he is just a mile outside of Midgar, gunned down by Shin-Ra soldiers (she didn’t know the cause of death, just that he returned to the planet). When directly asked about it, Co-Director Naoki Hamaguchi elaborated, "we have been very conscious about the player’s amount of time with Tifa and Aerith and keeping it equal. The relationship between Aerith and Sephiroth was later changed to that of them being former lovers. Today, we’re going to meet Tifa and Aeris. This is a blog basically for shipping. Also, the materia and summons (one of the coolest aspects of the game) are abruptly removed from play in AC to focus on hand-to-hand combat. Maybe the biggest thing I notice in this episode is that in Japanese Aeris definitely does not refer to Zack as “My first boyfriend” in the Japanese version. I totally wasn't crying while editing this.... This song is so emotional and powerful and it matches Zack and Aerith's relationship so well!! Does that mean that the bros’ powers draw from Noctis? (. So the Kingsglaive powers draw from the king, who channels it through the crystal? Nothing in this entry indicates that Zack had provided Aerith with an amazing or healthy relationship. Zack was a Soldier First Class that sacrificed himself to save Cloud when they were escaping from a laboratory. In 2008, Square Enix released Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII - for the PlayStation Portable. An early plot development in the game has Cloud seemingly fall to his death from ~20 stories, while in AC he’s suddenly become Peter Pan. Aerith and Zack were in a relationship prior to the events of Sephiroth burning down Nibbleheim, leading to Zack and Cloud being captured by Hojo immediately after, so it would make sense that Zack's feelings for Aerith would bleed over into Cloud's personality too, since his … Zack/Aerith, FF7, Zack, Aerith are the most prominent tags for this work posted on July 15th, 2019. I haven’t watched SarahKey’s videos, but I … Pretty name, right?” Zack's in an open relationship with the two most perfect people on the Planet who've never met. In the comp Zack and Aerith date for a while (bout a year or so). Aerith & Barret Remake Voice Actors Play Final Fantasy VII - Briana White & John Bentley, Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania, Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Complete, https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Aerith_Gainsborough?oldid=3383181. Tetusya Nomura interview. 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