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Thanks to Scott Baird of ScreentRants.com for the inspiration! 10. THE SUPERNOVA ANIMATION Final Fantasy VII was the first 3D game in the series. It blew everyone away at the […]
Thanks to Scott Baird of ScreentRants.com for the inspiration! 9. HOJO’S BIZARRE ADVENTURE Professor Hojo loves experiments that involve the creation of new life forms. This is how Sephiroth was […]
Thanks to Scott Baird of ScreentRants.com for the inspiration! 4. THE HOJO BEACH PARTY Professor Hojo might be the most despicable character in Final Fantasy VII. Jenova and Sephiroth at […]
Thanks to Liz Shepherd of TheGamers for the inspiration! So this theory has been around for a while, especially since Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII brought forth more information […]
Thanks to Pawn315 for the inspiration! TL;DR opener (it really needs it): FF7 – Hojo was forced to raise Sephiroth as his “adoptive” father/legal guardian. Regarding OP, I actually like […]
The Theory Rufus Shinra of the Shinra Corporation secretly helped AVALANCHE fight against Sephiroth. Evidence Most of this theory comes from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, and how he appears […]
Cloud didn’t live up to his dreams. The stress was too much for him to bear when he went back to Nibelheim. He got motion sickness on the way. The […]
Has anyone else found it a little odd that Shinra has fan clubs for SOLDIER First Class members? Fan clubs are exclusive to Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, in which: […]
Most Final Fantasy villains are gigantic neckbeards. Sephiroth constantly whines about his mother, lives in the basement of the Shinra mansion and has massive unwarranted self-importance. He’s in his 30’s, […]
In the slums of Sector 5, Aerith gives Cloud a tour of her hometown. They eventually meet a sickly man in a one-room home. This man is incoherent, able only […]
Thanks to webbc99 for the inspiration! Sometime in 2017, script writer Yoshinori Kitase debunked several Final Fantasy theories. Two of those theories were from Final Fantasy VIII: Squall’s Dead and Rinoa […]
We’re all familiar with one of the most iconic death scenes in history: In a temple underneath the city, Cloud and the party find Aeris praying on an altar. As […]
Cloud: …I know. I’m the one that was stupid. I really wanted to play with everyone, but I was never allowed into the group. Then later… I began to think […]
Maybe you’ve seen this parodic image. This isn’t as far from the truth. It’s much more than just lazy writing. What I think they were going for was a direct […]
I used to think Exdeath and Kefka were unbelievable villains of the Saturday Morning Cartoon variety. No one could be this campy, right? The arrogance, the flamboyance, the corniness. Each […]
Thanks to Schwahn for the inspiration! Final Fantasy VII is getting a remake. Finally, after two decades we’ll play a remake of one of the most popular games of all […]
I mean, c’mon. What…like they can’t they keep their parents or something? Orphans seem to be a common theme in Final Fantasy, but parents aren’t amirite?!. Here’s a SPOILER list: […]
According to the Final Fantasy VII game manual, Sephiroth’s age is unknown. According to Sephiroth’s entry on the Final Fantasy Wikia, he’s: Approximately 20 years old at the start of […]
Final Fantasy VII is one of the most iconic JRPGs of all time. Final Fantasy X-2, on the other hand, was a bit more contentious. Suggesting the former connects through […]
In the Lifestream… Cloud: I’m a coward, I’m cowardly, sneaky and weak… Tifa: No, only if you think you are. But if you know yourself, you can take care of […]
I’ve written about the tonal shift of Final Fantasy villains and how they changed from one-dimensional stock characters to having some type of pathos. But why did they shift this […]
In Last Order: Final Fantasy VII, everybody calls Zack “Zacks”, as if there are more than one of him. This is just a Japanese pronunciation of a Western name. They […]
We’re all aware of the most famous death scene in Final Fantasy history. Leading up to her death, Aerith runs to the Forgotten Capital, the primary capital of the ancient […]
Thanks to Sepaphor for the inspiration! To show how almost any theory could fall for the “dead theory”, let’s take a variation of the Squall Dead theory, using Cloud: Basically, after […]
Sephiroth’s actual job (occupation) is SOLDIER 1st Class, which is similar to an elite Warrior. And Final Fantasy VII technically doesn’t have a job class system. Based on how you […]
The Theory That the Knights of the Round, the thirteen knights behind the most powerful summon materia in Final Fantasy VII, are not only Cetras, but fought Jenova 1,000 years […]
Usually, Final Fantasy will have several different villains will one common goal: to bring about the Void. It isn’t until Final Fantasy VI that we have two different enemies. First […]
So why do all monsters in Final Fantasy seem to attack you? The tradition answer is they’re hostile. That makes sense in Final Fantasy VII as well, but I think […]
Thanks to Kotaku for the inspiration! Remember the first Dissidia on the PlayStation Portable? Fans loved the fanservice of pitting their favorites against each other. The only problem was the […]
I found this post on Twitter, about the toxic stages of a fandom: I love this. I own this. I control this. I can’t control this. I hate this. I […]
Thanks to TBAAAGamer1 for the inspiration! Both here and here. These are long, thought-provoking posts exploring the themes of Sephiroth and Jenova. But in the comment section, TBAAAGamer1 made an […]
Shinra has fan clubs for SOLDIER First Class “Heroes”. Each of the prominent SOLDIER First Class members has one. Angeal has Keepers of Honor Sephiroth has Silver Elite Genesis has […]
I’ve noticed Final Fantasy VII seems to have a paranoia of Abrahamic religions. We’re all aware of Final Fantasy VII’s reference to Jewish mysticism, most notably the Kabbalah: Final Fantasy […]
Dedicated to milkycigarette! I’ve noticed something: everyone wants tips, but no one seems to make a post giving them. I’d thought I’d take some time to share with you a […]
Happy Jenova Day! Together, on our Mother’s Day, let our love for our mother sail the darkness of the cosmos with this planet as a vessel! We should all thank […]
An optimistic woman proficient in hand-to-hand combat. Contrary to her rough-and-tumble appearance, she often encourages her friends. —Description Tifa is a bartender, a martial artist, and a member of the […]
First, let’s look at Sephiroth’s most obvious parallel to Jesus Christ: Sephiroth considering Jenova to be his mother, yet also being implied to have become one with her, may allude […]
What are some plot holes in Final Fantasy games? I wrote: For me, actual one winged angels in Crisis Core. Even if they could soar through the sky by levitation, […]
We know Sakaguchi wanted to keep every Final Fantasy as a standalone game. When this game first came out, no one expected sequels. So when the game ends on an […]
In anime, the idea of different hair colors is somewhat of an inside joke. In Japan, it’s typical for a young lady to start dying her hair. These colors aren’t […]