Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth features one of the strangest stories in Final Fantasy history.
Here’s what we think it all means in the end.
This article contains spoilers forFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
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What Is Sephiroths Plan In Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
Sephiroth believed that harnessing that wealth of Lifestream essence would allow him to become a god.
InRemake/Rebirth, Sephiroth is seemingly attempting to complete a much more ambitious version of that plan.
So, he must look towards the multiverse.
Well, at least thats the plan in the original game.
Light Whispers are attempting to maintain the order of the timelines through whatever means necessary.
Said means include everything from resurrection to death.
Indeed, the power of their presence often causes some truly wild things to occur.
Aeriths death in the originalFinal Fantasy 7is one of the most shocking and impactful moments in all of gaming.
To get to the heart of it, Aerith does die inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Soon, she is joined by Cloud who attempts to approach her.
However, his approach is hindered by Light and Dark Whispers who are swirling around him.
At least the Light Whispers are intent on blocking his progress.
Remarkably, though, Cloud does manage to get to Aerith just in time to block Sephiroths strike.
Things getreallyweird from here as we seem to continue cutting between at least two realities.
In both, Cloud is holding Aerith in his arms.
In the other, she is surrounded by blood and Cloud can only weep at her death.
Around this time, the other members of Clouds party have joined the scene.
So what is happening here?
Of course, the first game also taught us that such interventions can have multiverse-spanning consequences.
More on that in a bit.
The idea that we are witnessing two different Aeriths in two realities certainly seems like a viable interpretation.
Ultimately, we end up back at the one where he does not.
Is Zack Fair Really Alive in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?
Fans waited to see if this apparently alive Zack Fair would somehow join Cloud and his crew inRebirth.
In trueFinal Fantasyfashion, though, the answer isnt quite so simple as all that.
Those Zack scenes reveal quite a few important details.
Most notably, they reveal how easily separate timelines can be created by seemingly minor decisions.
When you see a different version of Stamp, you know youre in a different timeline.
Its a handy bit of surprisingly simple (relative to what were talking about) storytelling.
At best, Zacks actions just seem to create more timelines.
ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthare Jenova and Sephiroth.
Zack is able to enter that Clouds timeline and briefly join the fight against Sephiroth alongside him.
Before Zack disappears, though, he tells Cloud to save her (presumable a reference to Aerith).
More on that in a bit.
Eventually, Aerith and Cloud are able to fend Sephiroth off (if not defeat him).
This is what triggers what could be considered some ofFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirths epilogue moments.
The games ending text then informs us that No Promises Await at Journeys End.
Does Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Have a Post-Credits Scene?
Final Fantasy 7 Rebrithdoes not appear to have a post-credits scene.
What Does Final Fantasy 7 Rebirths Ending Mean?
If youre wondering what all of that actually means, then join the club.
Its pretty clear that were not meant to have all of the answers just yet.
If such a thing is possible, he doesnt know how to do it.
At least not yet.
Cloud, meanwhile, obviously wants to stop Sephiroth.
That brings us to The Reunion.
It seems that Cloud and Sephiroth are now locked into a collision course forged by the Reunion Theory.
That makes sense given that we already know the nextFinal Fantasy 7installment will focus heavily on the Wutai region.
More importantly, that scene reveals that Sephiroth is still seeking the fabled Promised Land.
Thats where things start to get much more strange.
Could Clouds involvement in this instance allow Sephiroth to defy the fates and alter the timeline?
For that matter, how will the Shinra and Wutai conflict impact what may happen at the Promised Land?
That brings us back to Aerith.
The question is, what is she?
Is she a manifestation of his weakening mental state?
Could Sephiroth be hunting Aerith through the multiverse to make it destroy all versions of her?
Is Aerith trying to form a kind of multiverseAvengersparty of the strongest heroes so you can stop Sephiroth?
Its just another series of seemingly unanswerable questions that make this whole set-up so intriguing and often frustrating.
But thats about where we leaveFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
What do you think will happen next?
