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Happy Birthday Aerith!!

[Aerith week 2023]

Im back in college now so I won’t be able to post as much. Good thing i can schedule posts lol

Drawing something in celebration of FF7 Crisis Core: Reunion and got distracted with doodling this

To all who bought the remake, may you enjoy (not) our Loveless obsessed man. I will join you soon :D

….poncho gang? 

Cloud Strife

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Ex-First Class SOLDIER

Haven't been drawing quiet sometime but then here he is, I had just played the game now and teared me up :'D Hope You Like It! 🌻😸

madonna and child but it’s sephiroth and pichu

I can't help but go HMMMM when it comes to Sephiroth and his goal of merging worlds. It reminds me of Jewish mysticism.

"The tree of life is a map that shows how creativity flows into manifestation, and how infinite possibilities manifest in reality."

GEE I WONDER WHAT THAT MEANS. IT'S NOT LIKE THERE'S MULTIPLE WORLDS HIDDEN INSIDE THE LIFESTREAM.

Wait then that means that Jenova is also in these many worlds and Sephiroth wants to reunite the worlds to make everything whole again.

If you defeat Jenova in one world, your not permanently getting rid of her cause her essence is scattered in the many worlds of the lifestream

Jenova is the corruption, but wait, if Sephiroth reunites all the world's, then that means that Jenova would be fully whole, and we get the chance to stop her once and for all.

But this obviously has to require some sort of huge sacrifice to do so.

Gee I wonder who is strong enough to take on a fully whole Jenova (if he gets a redemption of some sort)...

Hmmmm....

Interesting 😈

"✨️Still, I'll know someday you'll come and find me...☁️☄️"

I just realized that FF7 Rebirth and the Loki Series have some intriguing parallels. Like is this forshadowing something about Sephiroth's plan to merge the Lifestream and all of its worlds together? The villan named after the TREE OF LIFE in Jewish mystism, MERGING THE LIFESTREAM, THE SOURCE OF MOSTLY EVERYTHING IN FF7!?

DO YOU NOW SEE MY VISION-

Unpopular opinion time, but I really don't think Jenova possessed Sephiroth during the Nebilhelm Incident.

I like to think that it's him choosing to do the things that he's doing. Since in the OG, his will was confirmed to be stronger than Jenova's. Yes, he was vulnerable and his cells might have drawn him towards her. Yes, he might have gotten traumatizing visions, but all that and more made him realize that his entire life was a lie and how Shinra was manipulating him.

He choose to embrace the darkness, because to him that's the only way he could escape from his fate.

I still think that in Rebirth, Sephiroth chooses to be the bad guy.

Like Sephiroth is FED UP with Shinra and their shit. He is tired of being their tool. Finding out he was made up of Jenova's cells and created to be a perfect monster was the nail in the coffin for him.

I JUST SAW THAT NEW REBIRTH TRAILER AND IM GOING INSANE OVER IT!

Here are my highlights!

-Cloud looks so cool!

-Aerith. Just Aerith

-Marline saying, "If Aerith wakes up, then that big scary man is going to kill her" is getting my brain cooking. I think that this line means that Marline is aware of what's going to happen to Aerith or that it means something regarding the alternative timeline Zack is in rather than the classic "it's just a dream" troupe

-THAT ONE SHOT OF SEPHIROTH

-Cloud talking about loosing his mind and Tifa comforting him, saying it's her turn to save him. Just two best friends looking out for each other

-That one shot of Aerith praying with the Whispers in the background and the black feathers falling. DONT DO THIS TO ME SQUARE ENIX-

-The new theme song is so good!

-the many crumbs sprinkled in the trailer for shippers to go wild over

-Like we see some OG moments, but at the same time, SOMETHING DIFFRENT IS HAPPENING HERE PLOT WISE, which means that WE THEORISTS WON! LET'S GOOOOOOO

I recently noticed that Sephiroth's personality in the OG is extremely self-centered and that Aerith says that Sephiroth only cares about the planet and himself during her monolog in Chapter 18 of the Remake.

Sephiroth's goal in the OG FF7 was to absorb all the lifestream in order to become a god. He sees himself on a higher level than the rest of humanity. So the dude has a bit of a god complex.

I've also noticed that Sephiroth is technically like a reverse version of Jesus, and this only fuels his god complex even more. Many of Sephiroth's story beats mirror that of Jesus and his supposed miracles as told in the Bible.

Not to mention that in Advent Children,Sephiroth coming back for a second time mirrors that of the second coming of christ.

Jesus sacrificed his life so that all of humanity gets to go to heaven

Sephiroth sacrifices all of humanity so that he can ascend to heaven.

Religious parallels aside, I think it's pretty interesting that Sephiroth acts as some twisted kind of savior in the FF7 universe. But there's one question that's been lingering on my mind that I hope Rebirth can answer. Like how Jesus sacrificed his life, how would Sephiroth sacrifice his

don't you hear the cry of the planet? (save him)

FF7R Mini Theory: Hollow and the Sefirot

So I've been noticing something regarding Hollow and the Kabbalah (it's way too complicated to explain here, but it's basically just Jewish mystism). Anyways, in the Kabbalah, there are these divine attributes called the sefirot from which God would reveal himself. It's also very important because this is where Sephiroth got his name from.

There's also the polar opposite of the sefirot, the qliphoth. The qlipoth that protects the sefirot much like how a peel protects a fruit. The qlipoth are also known to be called "empty shells/husks"

It's like there... hollow inside. Just like Cloud Strife himself

So without these sefirot (divine attributes) that manifest in the physical and spiritual realms, the universe will basically descend into chaos, which is the last thing we want. Cloud and Sephiroth during the edge of creation scene represent the universes of creation (Cloud) and death (Sephiroth), yin and yang,

The Qliphoth and the holy Sefirot

Well...without the sefirot, what will the qlipoth's purpose be? They are now empty, hollow shells, kinda like how Cloud's mind is shattered and how he wants to be whole again, yet he needs to regain his true self in order to do so. The sefirot makes the qlipoth complete, just like how Cloud becomes complete with Sephiroth.

I would be lost drifting alone.

I hate how some FF7 fans who want the Rebirth story to stay the same as the OG are ruining theorists' fun. The trailer just came out, and we still don't know a ton about the game, yet some people instantly came to the conclusion that it's the OG based on what was shown in the trailer.

The developers are probably going to reveal more about the new mysteries in later trailers, yet some people are saying it's the OG all over again. Meanwhile I'm having a blast theorizing about big bad Jenova and time traveler Sephiroth,and many people are analyzing the trailer and making theories out of it that sound 100% better than the plot of the original FF7 (in my personal opinion).

I think that Rebirth is a completely new thing with the same plot points, character arcs, and story themes, but it's different from the original game. And I will die on this ship until it sinks. To all the FF7 theorists, have fun theorizing!

they say the devil was the prettiest angel

I noticed something in the new FF7 Rebirth trailer

Sephiroth reveals the nature of Jenova and her ability but why?

Sephiroth never even revealed Jenova like this in the OG as a part of his plan, so why is he doing this? Isn't revealing her nature the last thing Sephiroth wanted to do?

Here's what I think is happening, Sephiroth is being forced to work against Cloud. He traveled back in time, still tethered to Jenova, hoping to stop her and save the planet from whatever destiny it's tethered to (yet it also has consequences as we see in the alternative timeline)

Sephiroth is doing this of his own will

Yet he's still shackled to Jenova, so he needs Cloud's help in order to break free from her, but Jenova is taking advantage of Cloud's shattered mental state and false persona, so it's like a godly game of tug a war.

I think the Sephiroth who's manipulating Cloud and trying to convince him that Tifa isn't real is the past version of him from the OG, while the real Sephiroth, the one who we've been following all along, is trying to break free from destiny's grasp, stop Jenova and save the planet.

I could be wrong, and this is just a retelling of the OG, but I don't buy that one bit, especially when both the developers and part of the story say otherwise. Anyways, that's what I grabbed from this scene.

I'm sick and tired of these FF7 fans who want/say that the FF7R Trilogy will be 100% like the OG

Ok, but if the trilogy is the same as the OG, then why go all the way to add the characters defying destiny? Why add Zack being alive in some parallel universe? Why add Aerith and Sephiroth knowing more than they should?

I think it would be pretty pointless to have the characters defy LITERAL DESTINY only for events to play the same as the original. It just doesn't make any sense to me.

The developers of FF7R specifically said that NEW MYSTERIES would be added to the trilogy, yet the themes of the story and key plot events will remain intact, it will just play out way differently than the OG. Nearly everyone in the FF7 fandom, including popular influences, agrees that things in FF7R will be changed. Even the developers of Remake said many contradictory statements about the game being the same as OG.

I'm going to die on this hill and you cannot stop me.

Sephiroth wing headcannons

Sephiroth goes through molting season

He can not fly during this time, everything hurts, and feathers are everywhere. It's an absolute mess.

He normally molts outside in a place less crowded with people. God forbid feathers get all over his clothes.

Baths help with loosening up his feathers. He uses a natural body of water if he can find one, He may also bring a ton of blankets to keep his temperature stable.

He has to vacuum his room twice a week. That's how many feathers he sheds

His wing is sometimes extremely sensitive, and he hates it when it is touched. He doesn't want to be seen as vulnerable, so he mostly keeps it tucked in and only gets it out as needed.

Now, if someone tries to RESTRAIN Sephiroth's wing, then hoo boy, that's a different story. Do that to him, and a different side of Sephiroth will show.

He sleeps using his wing as a blanket

Sephiroth sometimes prefers to wear loose-fitting clothes or no clothes at all, especially during molting season, to give his wing more space.

One-Winged Angel

I cannot stop thinking about Cloud and Sephiroth jian bird symbolism.

A Jian bird is a mythical bird that possesses only one eye and one wing. We already see this in both Cloud and Sephiroth's Kingdom Hearts designs.

Another thing about Jian birds are that they are two halves of a whole, dark and light, yin and yang.

"These creatures are born imperfect, and they need to lean against each other and act as one in order to be able to fly. Their mutual dependence is eternal, lasting through death and rebirth."

This symbolism just SCREAMS Sefikura to me, like imagine the possibilities this has in store for the FF7R Trilogy.

And you know what they say, without their other half, someone is left feeling empty or should I say...hollow 👀

I would really want to know the general opinion about this topic. I respect all opinions so no need to come at me.

How Sephiroth time traveled in FF7 Remake: A🧵 of evidence

Advent Children music playing during Sephiroth-related scenes

He knows more things than the rest of the main cast (Aerith also knows things but not as much as Sephiroth)

Sephiroth got his famous wing in Advent Children, yet somehow he has it in the Remake (this is the biggest piece of evidence that Sephiroth time traveled)

Ok but if the Remake is really like some people say, the OG FF7 all over again, then how the heck does Sephiroth have his famous black wing when HE ONLY HAS IT IN ADVENT CHILDREN, WHICH TAKES PLACE AFTER THE ORIGINAL FF7?

Hallucination or not, Sephiroth guided Cloud so that he could meet Aerith, shows him The Edge Of Creation, asks Cloud to defy destiny, shows him and the party a vision of meteor, and says really cryptic lines, and I think these reasons are really telling peices of evidence that Sephiroth time traveled.

I just thought of something that many other people forget to point out about FF7R.

Now Cloud at the beginning of FF7R doesn't care about the planet, remember he is hiding behind his 'too cool' persona.

Here is what I realized.

I noticed how Sephiroth says some very cryptic things towards Cloud, so it got me thinking.

What is Sephiroth doing? He is TRYING to make him 𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘦.

He says things in Cloud's hallucinations like "our beloved planet is dying." and "The bonds that connect us will be no more, and I loathe to live in such a world"

Heck even during the Edge Of Creation scene, he SHOWS Cloud the result of what WOULD happen if the planet did die saying "our world will become a part of it, someday"

He then asks Cloud to help him defy destiny, not only to defy his fate but the fate of the planet as well. SOMETHING is causing the planet to die, and it isn't Shinra cause Aerith said so in one of her speeches.

It's destiny itself that is making the planet die, cause in the OG it WAS Sephiroth and the PATH HE CHOOSE that causes him to try and kill off the planet in the OG. But here's the thing. Sephiroth in the FF7 universe has free will, yet he needs HELP. He wants to break free from destiny's grasp like he's trying to do in the FF7R trilogy.

And so he turns to the one person he knows that can help him, the ONE PERSON who knows him better than anyone else. The ONE PERSON who can help save the world by his side.

That person is Cloud Strife

Sephiroth is trying not only to stop his cruel fate but he's trying to stop himself as well.

My unpopular FF7 opinions. (A thread)

Making Cloud's reason why he wanted to join SOLDER cause of Sephiroth will be much more impactful on the plot and Cloud's character arc as a whole. But this is just in the realm of headcanon

I want the FF7R Trilogy to move away from the original plot. It just doesn't make any sense to me that they will tell the same story again, like the party literally changed the course of destiny and the Whispers are literally RIGHT THERE. Also, the developers teased this as well from what I saw.

Sephiroth should sacrifice himself to save the planet. It will be so much more meaningful to his character, who is all about wanting to follow his own path and break free from the chains of his fate. It will make a perfect redemption arc if it even happens.

I personally think that Cloud and Tifa should just stay friends and that the developers can leave the shipping up to player interpretation. Besides, the game is not always about shipping.

I think that Hollow being about Zack and Aerith is a red herring. It isn't even about his true self either.

That is all I have for now. So please don't go after me, it's OK to have different opinions about something. You just have to be respectful! These are just my thoughts and feelings about FF7 and the Remake and I hope you enjoy them!

He's so pretty! Shjaskkakskajksm

Disappointing conference from square this year, so here’s a small doodle of sephiroth. At least a lot of other cool games were shown. That’s something to look forward to. 

"°•☁️ And there you'd be

Shining brightly... ✨️☄️•°"