Final Fantasy 7 | Reincarnated as Cloud

Zack Fair is a recurring character in the Final Fantasy VII series. He is the main protagonist of Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, which expands on his backstory after being introduced in Final Fantasy VII through a few flashback sequences as a non-player character.

Zack was a member of SOLDIER, the elite military division of the influential Shinra Electric Power Company. He was from the countryside, a village called Gongaga, and was determined to become a hero. Under the mentorship of Angeal Hewley, Zack made SOLDIER First Class and eventually inherited his Buster Sword, becoming one the company's most dependable elites alongside Sephiroth. After a series of crises stemming from the Shinra Electric Power Company's SOLDIER program, Zack eventually passed on the Buster Sword to one of his best friends and comrades, Cloud Strife. Despite the conflict around him, Zack remained steadfast and upbeat, drawing from his own moral compass, and committed to being there for his girlfriend, Aerith Gainsborough.

Zack's signature appearance is a tall, well-built man with spiky black hair and the iconic sky blue "mako eyes" common to SOLDIER members. In his most iconic appearance as a SOLDIER First Class, he dresses in black uniform, wearing gloves and boots, and wields the Buster Sword. He also has an X-shaped scar on his cheek, a silver stud earring in his left ear, and a single lock of hair hanging down in front of his face.

As a SOLDIER 2nd Class, prior to promotion, Zack wears a dark blue SOLDIER uniform (instead of the red and magenta most SOLDIER 2nd Class members are seen wearing), with his gloves and boots, and wielding a standard SOLDIER sword.

Zack is upbeat, optimistic, kind, and driven, beaming with enthusiasm and energy, even under dire circumstances. His energetic nature is coupled with a short attention span and restlessness, which earned him the moniker "Zack, the Puppy" when his mentor spoke of him to others. Zack is extremely affable, befriending people quickly with ease and gaining the trust of allies. He is similarly flirty and charming with women. Over time, the dire circumstances that Zack faced did not make him bitter or pessimistic, but rather matured him away from his more restless behavior, maintaining his positive and hopeful attitude, even in his latter days.

Sephiroth is the main antagonist of Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and one of the major antagonists in its extended universe. In spin-off appearances, Sephiroth is depicted as Cloud Strife's archenemy and is seen as a symbol of Cloud's troubled past that haunts him. He is a former renowned SOLDIER who became twisted.

Before his fall from grace, Sephiroth was one of the most lauded success stories of the Shinra Electric Power Company's SOLDIER program. His accomplishments in the field of battle during the conflicts surrounding Shinra's bid for global domination led to his status as a celebrity war hero and the poster boy for both the Shinra Military and the company's SOLDIER program. However, learning of his true origins drove him insane, begetting a compulsion to destroy the world in his mad pursuit of godhood.

Sephiroth is briefly a party member during a flashback in the original Final Fantasy VII and is both the penultimate and final boss. Sephiroth reappears as a party member in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. He is fought as a boss in numerous titles, including Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- and Final Fantasy VII Remake. Sephiroth is an extremely potent magic user and his weapon of choice is the Masamune.

Sephiroth is a tall man with a muscular build. His long silver hair has bangs parted to either side of his face.[note 4][note 5] Sephiroth has bright cyan irises and slit cat-like pupils. Sephiroth's signature wardrobe is a long black coat with silver pauldrons, black boots, and black trousers. The top of his coat is open to reveal his chest, with his leather SOLDIER suspenders crossed over it. The wardrobe changes slightly between the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake; in the former, his coat has several buckles instead of one, while in the latter, he has a different belt buckle with a wing motif in the center and small black feathers hanging from it, yellow and green lights reflect from the slots, which may be materia.

Sephiroth wields the Masamune, a seven-foot-long ōdachi that he is rarely seen without.

As a SOLDIER before his madness, Sephiroth was cool, calm, well-spoken, and graceful, maintaining a professional demeanor. He is knowledgeable, especially on the subject of materia. In his youth, Sephiroth struggled with the expectations placed on him, not wanting to be a hero, though the help of comrades Glenn, Matt, and Lucia taught him not to constantly push himself to his breaking point and to ease up. Sephiroth's warmer side is also seen with his close friendship with Angeal, Genesis, and, later, Zack, caring for them to the point of offering to donate blood for Genesis and protecting them by opting to, with Zack, fail to defeat them on purpose. This extended beyond his SOLDIER comrades, but had its limits.

After learning of the experiments that led to his birth, Sephiroth descended into madness and developed a messiah complex. He proclaimed himself to be "the chosen one" destined to lead the planet and was driven by a desire for godhood. Ultimately, Sephiroth became completely aloof, not even recognizing Cloud when he met him. Sephiroth maintained his cold and calm demeanor, but became detached, murderous, and cruel, holding a deep seated disdain for humanity. Sephiroth also employed sadistic gaslighting of Cloud when using him as a Sephiroth-clone.

Following Sephiroth's defeat in Final Fantasy VII, his goal of godhood remained unchanged, but he became vengeful and fueled by his hatred of Cloud. This allowed him to keep himself alive in the lifestream and remain a threat to the planet.

Aerith Gainsborough is a major recurring character in the Final Fantasy VII series. She is a playable character in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake.

Aerith is the last of the Cetra, an ancient race with powerful magical abilities. Because of this, the Shinra Electric Power Company has hunted her throughout her life, seeking to exploit her powers. She meets Cloud Strife in Midgar and the two become close, leading her to join his quest to fight Shinra and hunt down Sephiroth. Aerith is upbeat, carefree, and joyful, being flirtatious towards Cloud and compassionate towards others.

Aerith wields staves in battle and is in the back row by default, as she primarily uses magic from equipped Materia in battle. Her Limit abilities are defensive, either providing restorative powers, healing other party members, or bestowing status enhancements.

Aerith plaits her long light-brown hair with a large pink ribbon; within the ribbon, she keeps the White Materia orb given to her by her mother. Segmented bangs frame Aerith's face and she has emerald green eyes. She is 163 cm tall.

Aerith's typical attire, first seen in Final Fantasy VII, comprises of a shin-length pink dress that buttons up the front and a red bolero jacket. She wears brown boots and has metal bracers on her wrists and around the edges of her jacket sleeves. In subsequent appearances, Aerith's attire is more detailed. Her jacket, button-up in Final Fantasy VII, is zip-up in Advent Children onwards and has zipper pockets and a belt at the bottom. In Advent Children, she wears leather belts in place of metal bands and, in Remake, her original cord necklace is replaced with a flower necklace, with a pearl in the center on a leather ribbon and a trio of bracelets (gold, silver, and bronze) replace the metal bracers. Aerith's choice of color for her dress was likely influenced by Zack Fair, who suggested that she wear pink whenever they go on a date.

Aerith is compassionate, upbeat, and joyful, as well as street-smart with a spunky and cocky attitude. Aerith maintains a hopeful and positive outlook in the face of sadness and danger, cheering the others on when she can and always tries to see the good in people. She is nonetheless still able to identify an unequivocal evil. Against such threats, Aerith wishes to help however she can, but is morally opposed to violence and sees it as a last resort. She is not above harboring resentment for those who wrong her, although she puts on a front of cold defiance and conceals her weaknesses when distressed. Aerith loves nature, particularly flowers, and tries to commune with them.

Tifa Lockhart is a major recurring character in the Final Fantasy VII series. She is a playable character in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake, She is a childhood friend of Cloud Strife and a member of the resistance group Avalanche.

Tifa grew up with Cloud in Nibelheim, but lost contact with him years ago. When she meets him again, she convinces him to join Avalanche to fight the Shinra Electric Power Company, whom she bears hatred for due to the destruction of their hometown. She supports Cloud as his comrade and helps him and his allies fight Sephiroth. Tifa is reserved, moral, and empathic, acting as a motherly figure towards her allies when providing encouragement and emotional support. She also serves as the voice of reason, grounding them to think things through and do the right thing.

In contrast to her shy personality, Tifa has a vigorous combat style, typically fighting at close range with her fists. Trained by Rashard Zangan, she uses martial arts skills to fight opponents and equips knuckles as her weapons. In the original Final Fantasy VII, unlike other characters, her Limit abilities, each a different martial arts technique, are not selected from a list, rather, each ability can be used consecutively if the slots land on the "Yeah!" reel for the ability. Tifa has a similar role in Final Fantasy VII Remake as an agile close combat fighter, making use of powerful techniques in battle with a unique ability based on her Unbridled Strength chi level.

Tifa has very dark hair, varying brown to black, which typically falls below her waist and is tied at the tips to form a dolphin-tail split. In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children and some other appearances, her hair is mid-back length. Tifa has red eyes, though they have been depicted as brown in some appearances. She has an athletic build, with a slender but toned physique and visible abdominals. Her bust-waist-hip measures are 92-60-88 cm (37-24-35 inches)[108] and her bust size is Japanese G70 (American 32 DDD).

Tifa's typical attire throughout all her appearances is some variation of a sleeveless top that exposes her midriff, a miniskirt, and a white teardrop earring on her left ear. The three main variants of this attire are her default Final Fantasy VII outfit (slightly modified in Remake). In Final Fantasy VII, Tifa wears a white tank top and black miniskirt with a belt and suspenders. She dons red and black gloves that extend to her elbows, red boots, black socks, and a metal guard on her left elbow. In Remake, her skirt has pleated segments to make it easier for her to perform her martial arts, she wears black shorts underneath, and a black sports bra under her white tank top. She wears black leather gloves with metal plates on the back and knuckles, while the elbow pad on her left arm has been supplemented by a red-and-black leather vambrace that has Norse runes on the edging. The red sections of her vambrace and the larger metal plates on the back of her gloves have runes engraved on them. She wears a pair of black and red boots with black leg protectors.

Tifa is empathic, motherly, intuitive, and reserved, both out of being observant and for being emotionally shy. Tifa identifies the feelings of others, offering sanctuary and protection for her teammates. While looking out for others, she rarely discusses her own feelings: when asked, she will usually express surprise or quickly change the subject. Tifa considers all options and takes in all information before acting