5:40 Technically, Moogles started out as some sort of "cave bear" in FFIII. They're a koala with wings, according to Koichi Ishii, their designer. In FFVII's case, the Mog there is a very fat version of it. Cait Sith is also a reference to the Cait Sith (Stray Cat) enemy in FFVI, so it's a reference to both the Gaelic folklore cat and an FF enemy. Reeve is also important since he seems to function as the "good guy" person of the four heavenly generals of the emperor trope in FFVII. Despite being "untrustworthy", his role might be there to reference General Leo, imo- considering he helps the party a lot.

Aerith: *Dies* Cait Sith: *Hits the Griddy*

I actually really liked Cait when I discovered he was Reeve. I thought that was an interesting concept. And they made it even funnier in Rebirth when you realize his fursona is being funded by Shinra

Cait Sith is in my opinion Reeve's inner wonder, he comes off as a serious but hopeful person, and Cait Sith is outlet the person he wishes he could be a fun loving goofy yet witty cat.

Ironically Cait Sith is the strongest person in FF7 if you learn how to manipulate his slots ability. His instant kill limit kills all but 2 bosses .

I always interpreted the Cait Sith dance after Aerith's death more of a reminder of the fortune he gave to Cloud at the Temple of the Ancients. "You will find what you're searching for, but you will lose something dear."

20yrs later, and that scene still pangs at my heart. but then realizing what CaitSith's dance really meant.. 😭 😭

From the moment he briefly cameoed in Remake, I knew that Cait Sith had the highest ceiling for a reimagined character. It is the equivalent of a future Star Wars show or movie making a badass out of Jar Jar Binks.

Holy heck, I missed that he was attempting to scry Aerith’s fate in hopes to find a manner in which she could be saved

You accomplished what was believed impossible. To provide content regarding Cait Sith that is both entertaining, and enlightening. Strange times indeed.

Nailed it. That tiny clip instantly made me want to use him in Rebirth. It’s going to be so good

Cait Sith was always my favorite character. I always loved moogles and the fact that he rode around a chonky moogle made me like him even more.

I've been seemingly the only person on the internet who has been waiting with baited breath for combat footage of Cait Sith since the moment I finished ReMake. When i first played FF7 at a mates house Cait was my favourite character before I knew any of the story and bought my own copy.

I liked him then and like him now, but "Cait Sith's best contribution to the party is his occasional silence," is a great slam!

I cannot believe I never made the connection about his dance animation being him attempting to tell a fortune. That is legitimately brilliant, and I wish it was telegraphed just a bit more clearly back in the day.

He has a command devoted entirely to Dropkicking.

I always sort of just liked Cait Sith. He was mysterious and his limit break was interesting .. even if I was too young to fully understand it… I also really love his theme. So jazzy, so chill. Really sounds like a casino type jam.

For everyone obsessing over the pronunciation of Cait Sith, no one’s asking real important questions about his moogle monster mount. Does it have a name? Does it have hopes and dreams? Does it have autonomy? The fact that Reeve’s cat bot commands it with a megaphone suggests that it does.

Honestly, am I the only one that’s hyped for the Cait Sith/Barret dynamic? After playing remake, one of the first things I thought of when seeing Barret in HD is how cool it will be seeing Barret and Cait Sith interact and go at it. Dude hates Shinra, stupid doll works for Shinra. Hope they expand on it compaired to the original

I trust them to make him much better in the remake. Everyone other party member has been perfect so far.

Why i loved about rebirth, eventhough i didn't like the final chapter, was his redemption, how he choses to talk to cloud and make personal apology to every party member, that gave him a lot of humanity tbh

To be fair, I almost dropped tears when Cait Sith sacrificed itself in the Temple of the Ancients.

I would've taken a second intermission DLC where we play as Reeve/CS in the run-up to platefall but I get that Yuffie is infinitely more marketable as an anime girl.

I just think he's neat.

Bro, your reading of Cait Sith's farewell animation to Aerith in the OG FF7 almost made me cry. I never thought of it that way, and now I can't stop thinking about Cait Sith's sadness and the futility of them trying to read Aerith's fortune as one last bit of hope. Man, that hits hard.

I used to think when I was Little the cat was named Cait and the Mog Doll was Sith XD Now in the Rebirth he is giving studio Ghibli and im alllll here for it baby

Wish I had made my Cait Sith video 2 years ago… I’ve actually always really liked Cait Sith.

I’ve always pronounced his name as: Cat Shit, because the ONLY time I’ve ever used him; he wiped my party with his shitty limit break hahaha

Yes, I did know that. Even as a child, my main party included Cait Sith because he had the most MP and the most materia slots for magic. Giant ball of HP and MP with Cure3 and Ultima.

FF9’s moogles were top TIER! Also; I don’t think FF7 knows what moogles look like. 7 has always had the ugliest moogles, and Rebirth is no exception. I loved that FF16 went back to the FF9-style design. I also liked FFTA and 12’s moogles despite how different they were to the rest of the series

Holy crap i have GOT to use him, the dance leading to a belly flop looks so funny and given his size, PAINFUL, the energy beam is the cherry on top for me.

cait sith is my unironic favorite final fantasy character of all time so im very glad to see a relatively longform video on him

Look man, I grew up with FF7 and as a small 4 year old the funny mascot creature with a cute cat on his back and a wildly risky and strange set of Limit Breaks. I loved this weird little guy and that love has persisted through my twenties.

Loved this! Awesome work. (I've always loved Cait Sith) I always made him my enemy skill wielder.

So I've had the theory for several years now that Reeve is actually a descendant of the Cetra and isn't aware/was right under Shinra's nose and they didn't realize either, and my reasoning for this is exactly because of Cait Sith and Reeve's ability to 'inspire' him into being. My reasoning behind this is that the only other place where we see any creature at all LIKE Cait Sith is in the Temple of the Ancients, the very place he sacrifices himself. The Temple is guarded by these ancient sentries with bodies that should be inanimate, but have their own sense of will and personality like Cait Sith has. If the sentries guarding the Temple were brought into being by the same magic that Reeve uses for his funny little fursona OC, how did this middle aged desk jockey learn this obscure, ancient magic?

Hah! This is amazing! As someone who got into FF7- no, Final Fantasy in general all because of 7 Remake (and I now am planning to play 9 and 10, both of which I have in my steam library waiting) I have grown a deep love for this world and its characters that can be done justice moreso than ever before. It's saddening to hear that this goofy guy was such a total writeoff in the original game. But with how Remake has been building up Reeve's character, and the Remake/Rebirth team's work on literally everything else, I am excited for Cait Sithe- I'm excited for all of it!

Reeve is Daigo Dojima with a cat fursona

You’re funny 😂 cool vid I’m excited for cait sith in rebirth he looks awesome.

I can’t say I was a fan of Cait Sith before. But it is okay to say I was a fan of the man who controlled him, Reeve Tuesti?

Great video. Now THIS is what remasters/remakes should be for. Bringing unpopular or underwhelming aspects within the game into the forefront by reworking them into something awesome and more interesting. FF7R's got it figured out.

Oh he's very fun to use in the original Especially when You use Game Over on Emerald and Ruby Weapon. And Insta Kill them

I'll come back to that video when our hype gets shattered

ill never agree with this cold ass take that cait sith was never good. As a party member, he embodies the archetype of seemingly useless, but potentially devastating, And in the story, he's every bit the character he is in rebirth, which faithfully represents him. I still remember when remake got a lot of credit for "fixing" Aerith, when really all it did was faithfully adhere to her original characterization, as opposed to the traditional heroine that kingdom hearts and the compilation of final fantasy VII chose to represent her as.

I absolutely agree. I was 10 when the og FF7 came out, and Cait Sith was always just there. With the advent of voice acting, I really got liked him in Dirge of Cerberus, but Square Enix did amazing with him in Rebirth. I love his voice, accent, and cuteness, and I like that he primarily functions without the cumbersome moogle, but to be honest the moogle is even more likable. He has been in my party since I got him.

Cait Sith is the comedic humor of the party. The accent, the charm, the attacks and the visual angles make having him as an active party member a... party. xD

This video has 2009 energy. It’s my favorite piece of internet content to come out in the past 4 years.

“Rejected character of Chuck E Cheese…”, that cracked me up!!! Thanks for the smile today!!!

I know Cait Sith sucks, I’m pretty sure he’s statistically the worst character in the original FF7, but I loved him. He was so weird, but I think that’s what attracted me to him. My final party was Cloud, Cid, & Cait Sith.

Mever used him in the OG, ever. Hated his kit. So in Rebirth I wasn't hyped for him at all, but when I got him, holy shittin shit. That cat is friggin broken as hell! I absolutely love him now. His basic attack staggers more than the crowd at a Lynyrd Skynyrd show. And his new kit is absolutely incredible. Get a 4th party member, the suuuuper punch in "fortune teller" the cool dice, and of course the fact that he can build up stagger faster than you can fart. They made a nobody into HIM.

Finally! Someone else who thinks Amarant sucks! Thank you!

I love Cait Sith, such a goofy lad

I always assumed Cait Sith was an autonomous doll Reeve could speak through that mostly recieved orders and transmitted data, not a remote controlled puppet. But yeah, loving Rebirth. Not perfect, but seems like they're able to explore things in more depth than before. Only like halfway through it but so far it feels true to the original vision while adding enough of a twist to make it feel fresh.

I never got why people kept calling Hope a crybaby. He's literally like a 10 year old kid who watched his mom die and is now being hunted as an enemy of the planet. But in og ff7 aerith was my least favorite character

Cait Sith is Reeve's fursona. Change my mind.

Don't know why I got recommended this video 5 months later but I just wanted to mention I always loved Cait Sith but he gets a LOT more screentime and personality in Dirge of Cerberus. Same thing with Yuffie and of course Vincent they all get much needed spotlight in Dirge that they were lacking in the original game. I'm aware Dirge didn't review that great but being able to see these lesser utilized characters is a treat and also I'm just a sucker for that PS2 jank aesthetic 🤷 Edit: Also just remembered Reeves in general is significantly more important post FF7 (AC and Dirge) because he basically takes over Shinra and runs it humanely attempting to right all the wrongs of prior leadership.

I was expecting to be hyped about seeing Cloud, Tifa, and Aerith again the most...but somehow Rebirth had me enthralled every time Cait Sith and Nanaki were on the screen. For Nanaki that was particularly the case after the funny "reveal" of his in Rebirth.

Cait Sith is one of the best gimmic characters in FF.

I put Cait Sith into my party to try him out and I have not removed him if that says anything, plus he gets a really cool synergy attack with Barret.

Rebirth is the best thing that ever happened to Caith Sith.

I was sold on Cait when he started talking

his name is cait sith in english translations. But in the Japanese translations however, its ケット・シー　(ketto shi) which is a japanese way of saying, ket shi (or cat sí?)

I had a similar feeling of "Wait. He's actually cool?" ...but I sure didn't go into such detail as you have. Thanks for this detailed analysis; it was a fun ride that I found myself agreeing with easily.

Can't believe I just sat through 12 minutes of pure SLANDER just to get to the good stuff. Let me be perfectly clear: Cait Sith has _always_ been awesome. He's an interesting character who is both goofy and serious, both cat and man (and moogle), both friend and foe. He plays a pretty significant role in the story, acting as the party's man on the inside, and despite the betrayal, he always fights _for_ Cloud and friends. Gameplay-wise, however, he is far and away the best character in the game, in that he can defeat any enemy in a single turn with much less investment than any of the other characters that can do so. The only requirement is to get 40 kills Cait Sith, so basically right from when he joins, you can get an insta-win machine for any fight left in the game. It is telling that there are entire speedrun categories where the only additional rule is that you can't use this one move. Aside from that, he is the best spell-caster in the early-to-mid game because of the Silver M-Phone, which is obtained in Mt. Nibel and has 8 unlinked Materia slots. Since Materia increases stats, more slots means more stats, which is enough for him to reverse the gap in Magic and MP with Aerith -- for whom he's essentially a drop-in replacement after Disc 1 anyways. In mid-to-late game, Vincent does bring just a _dash_ more to the table in terms of MP, while the sacrifices to HP and Attack are made up for by his ability to shoot from the back row.

You think they should improve Cait Sith's character in rebirth and get him to be a functional character he desrved better writing and better battle mechanics since hes so cute

I completely forgot about hope. Thanks for reminding me of him. Now I shall proceed to forget about him again. As well as the game he is from.

And Cait Sith has redeemed. From whatver to one of my favorites of all time.

He is SO much fun to play in Rebirth.

That was a really fun video. I hadn’t thought about the contrast between Cait Sith’s short “death” and how it influences the impact of Aerith’s actual death. I have no doubt that they’ll make his character more interesting and likable, like they did with Yuffie. Also, I like how a couple of his attacks have the word “kitty” in them. It’s really cute. 😁

It's funny because he's actually the strongest in the original. He can one shot any boss if you pause the game and get the guarantee kill every time.

12:11 looking back its hilarious that they did EXACTLY that, only actually playable in the flashback and you get 1 fight in a hard mode simulator thats it

I always called him "Kay-it". I'll have to get used to "Kate" lol Cait Sith was always left on my bench. In the 9 times I played and beat FFVII in my lifetime, I think I've used him maybe twice. Maybe. Great video about these optional characters backstories, and why CS looks WAY cooler in Rebirth. Thanks for using the tune dude!

I always considered Nanaki a dog

Cat-sith is a character from celtic mythology. Cait Sith is a character from Final Fantasy 7. They are 2 different characters. One is derived from the other, they are not the same. Cait Sith is a robot controlled by a Shinra employee. Cat-sith is not a robot. That right there should be enough to clue you people in that they are not the same character.

What do you think about Cait Sith? Outro song performed by The Gamersician. Check that dude out 😎

My party always was Cloud (since you can't change him) Vincent and Red/Nanaki, and it will also be in the new game... if Vincent would've been playable but since it was already known pre release that he wouldn't in rebirth his place will be taken b Aerith, just because she is apart from Barret the only other character next to cloud who can attack airborne enemies by default.

*“Fortnite dances in front of dead Aerith”*

I actually have replaced Red XIII with Cait Sith in my playthrough of Rebirth as his voice actor, overhauled personality and play style are compelling.

Holy crap that Aerith death thing with Cait Sith is so sad. Would've never put that together myself, but it makes so much sense, that he's trying to read a fortune but fails since she has no future.

He’s a blast in Rebirth! I Pumped him full of Luck and he’s a powerhouse of a kitty

Cait Sith was akways my favorite party member. Such a distinct look and olaystyle

i always liked cait sith, but i wasn't that proficient in english the first time around and i thought cait sith was the mog doll at first so this megaphone weapon didn't make much sense to me at the time. however i can see why people didn't like cait sith, mainly because he kinda sticks out like a sore thumb and he wasn't edgy and cool and his limit break was generally hot garbage with the chance of creating a game over, could you imagine tifa having a game over slot in her slot machine, yeah that would probably tank their popularity quite a bit. ofcourse cait siths story without proper context was confusing and often antagonizing to most players so most players would judge cait sith by his first impression as a dopey antagonist who sucks to play as. but what i saw was a fun loveable character that had a few tricks up his sleeve who wasn't perfect, who made mistakes who actually brought light to an overall dark and quite somber game.

Cait Sith is one of the most creative characters. Man, just think about it: To his creation until the final of the saga, he makes us think about his history. Man, a cat fortune teller and spy created and linked with a man who works unhappilly to a empire of evil and decide to use espionage as a mean of rebel himself. This is BAD ASS! And Caith Sith can be a usefull member in gameplay when you know how to use his abilities. It is like playing a game and investing in stocks at the same time. Calculating variables in his moves. Wanna know what really sucks with random attacks? Malak and Rafa from FF Tactics. Those guys is much more pain in the ass. Caith Sith can be useful anytime. And I love this character, not because of nostalgia or the fact I love cats, but for his personality traits and his concept art. He is awesome. He is prepared to sacrifice himself at any time for his people and principles.

Lmfao the curb stomp comment had me rollin. Cait is cooler now for sure.

I agree completely. Cait Sith won me over in this game. He was spectacular in every way.

Well now that Rebirth has been out for a bit, whats your updated opinion on Cait Sith? Did the dynamic duo of cat and big plush live up to or even exceed your expectations?

I wasn't into FF7 until I played Crisis Core, and still then haven't actually completed a full playthrough of OG. Perhaps my opinion of Cait Sith is predominantly influenced by speedruns and Machinabridged. But honestly my least favorite was Vincent. The reason I told myself FF7 was overrated back in the day was because I thought Cloud was a mopey edgelord. And all of those impressions were fueled by Squares fumbling with the character in other media at the time, like Kingdom Hearts and Dissidia. And I felt like Vincent was trying to out edgelord the MC in his own game. Granted I now know that Cloud is a socially awkward nerd fronting as a badass, that FF7 is one of the funnest worlds Square has created that somehow makes the silliest jokes land in spite of being paired by some of the gravest moments. The fact that Vincent is a literal vampire isn't accidentally absurd in a failed attempt at coolness, it's intentionally silly, it's part of the vibe. But Cait Sith best exemplifies the heartwarming silliness of FF7, and I can't not love him. There's no subtlety to his character, the way he forces his way into your party is a feature, how it's immediately obvious how corporate he is. The betrayal was shocking but the fact that he's a double agent, not really. And he's just a silly little guy.

Wait you weren't sold when Tifa was using mog like a weapon while twirling???

Love this so much stuff

My intro to the character wasn’t through the original game, but Dirge of Cerberus. I was confused why Reeve (who mostly showed up in the story as himself) was occasionally a cat robot. But I liked Reeves character and so ignored that one weird infiltration stage. Because of that, when I went back to ff7 and advent children, I had much more appreciation for cait sith than I would otherwise. FF7 machina abridged’s version of cait sith didn’t hurt either 😁 I’ve loved reeves scenes in the remake/rebirth as either himself or cait sith. My favorite scene is Reeve sitting and humming at his desk while changing the wanted posters. He knows this can’t last, he’s a mole, but boy oh boy is he enjoying his antics and friendships as cait sith! It makes his betrayal and rejection at gold saucer hurt so much more. I loved the brief moment in remake As sector 7’s plate starts to fall, where we see cait running towards it only to fall down in despair. The implication being that Reeve decided to try to stop Shinra’s plan, but didn’t get there in time. That was an excellent character moment absent from the original. Not only did Reeve object to the plan in person, he made an effort to stop it himself. Reeve is the one sane man at Shinra, The only one actually trying to improve peoples lives and curb his colleagues murderous plots. I also love that cait sith’s go to “get out of trouble” strategy is to look cute. A livid Vincent is holding him up menacing him and cait just does a cute little cat pose to seem innocent and harmless. I just really like Reeve, he’s such an interesting and fun character, and I’m thrilled that the new game mechanics add to the enjoyment of his character this time around.

He worked better in Rebirth for me because I wasn't reading his dialogue and imagining he had the voice of Barney the Dinosaur which gets annoying to read.

“Who’s your least fav-“ “YUFFIE.” “… I didn’t fin-“ “YOU DON’T NEED TO.”

Hi there wiz i just found your video i loved it a lot but i really love cait sith in ff7 rebirth remake a lot seriously

BUT HE’S A CAT! What more do you people want!?!? But seriously, I love the moogle that accompanies Cait. I like the idea that he’s just a toy moogle that’s TRYING to fit in with the other moogles, but he’s just too different. I think of Cait as being the brains and the moogle being the brawn.

I've used cait sith in my main party every playthrough, he's always been one of my top favorites, he's so cute & has an interesting plot.

After completing Rebirth I must say the game did an absolutely phenomenal job at making me care about characters I never liked. I'm really glad it has sections where it forces you to pick up characters you might not have ever put in your party.

crazy cause once i got him i kept him in the party, and never got rid of him, he makes a great tanky spellcaster

Eh, Cait Sith in the original has the only limit that can one shot any ennemy, including the Weapons. His transform limit also came handy in tough challenges (like the Monomod mod). And he comes with manipulate, which, yay for ennemy skills, I guess! Him being basically a Reeve avatar I always found funny. But yeah, they did make him look 10 times more interesting in 10 seconds in the trailer, and the synergy abilities also allow far more fun.

I actually always had Cait Sith in my party during OG FF7, his arc was very interesting and I love gray characters or characters with a redemption arc. Him being a spy who has a change of heart after travelling with the party, wondering why they're doing this, also confronting Avalanche's past crimes, giving nuance to the group is one of the best writing decision of the entire story. People just don't like him because A) he betrays the party and people are very surface level, never questioning why and not trying to understand a character's motivations and B) his combat is very gimmicky, but he's proven to be one of the most versatile party members if you know what you're doing. In conclussion: Cait is actually an amazing adition to FFVII

Not only did they expand upon Cait Sith, but they actually made him a fun party member who is broken too lol. He gets a 2 ATB ability which is Lucky Slots and if you switch to someone else and use it, you don't even have to manually stop them and I'm pretty sure you get a random broken beneficial effect. One of them gives the whole party auto life, and the only other one I saw does a lot of damage which can pressure and stagger. Overall he's just so damn good in Rebirth, I have used him at every chance I've had since I got him.

The repeated comments about nanaki being called a dog or a cat is so funny to me 😂