Aerith wields the Magic of Lifestream: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aZ-ZhKqelt22lXU.htmlsi=HZXwzf7_Sv9dN0HM

Sephiroth: "The multiverse is BS, let's end it" Fans: "You know, he aint wrong..."

(And suddenly, they finds Doctor Strange) Doctor Strange: "Oops, sorry, wrong universe." (And Strange leaves the scene through a portal) Cloud: ????

Cloud: “Wait what is that noise?” Far off Voice: “I was in SOLDIER DAMNIT!!!!”

Sephiroth doesn't just want to live for eternity but now his sword masamune can literally cut through the fabric of reality and time. How is this dude so powerful? For real though. I know he's got Jenova but damn. He's already a god.

Now I see how Sephiroth came into Smash bros.

Cloud: Why’s that dog standing on two feet and about to clonk you with a Shield?

I for one am enjoying this quite a bit. This idea of the originals game villain knowing he lost and changing the timeline is fun. Also I love the sephiroth cloud shenanigans

Sephiroth: *shows the multiverse* TVA: Time to get to work

0:47 FFXIV SMN casting ruin III sound effect lol

Ohh...i think im understanding that clip at 3:10 that featured Cloud in a robed hood. That could be a world where Cloud succeeded at a test subject or succumbed to degredation, and became another robed person.

Technically, these “Multiverses” aren’t even real in the FF7 universe. In fact, these probably are just memories from dead individuals in the Lifestream from their beginnings to their end. Usually multiverses or timelines can be physically travelled to by a means like a time machine or some device/magic spell. But due to Sephiroth’s shenanigans, they’re disrupted and made to change when it *shouldn’t*. With these changes, they’re automatically set to “Self-Destruct” and collide with each other. Because think about it, if these multiverses exist, wouldn’t Sephiroth go to a universe where no one could stop him? OH WAIT, he can’t. Cause there’s only ONE GAIA and ONE LIFESTREAM. He can’t go anywhere else. These worlds only exist in the Lifestream and NO ONE CAN GO IN IT. It’s basically the Spirit World.

Sephiroth is so beautiful, cloud is very sweet, this was a beautiful part of the game. ❤

I see more people complaining because multiverses are overplayed at this point, mainly because of marvel fucking it up in the past few years. Being bored of the concept doesn’t make it bad by default.

Just a reminder: Nomura was holding back from the Multiverse bullshit but Kitase wanted it. So blame Kitase, not Nomura.

I find the concept interesting, IF handled with care. This whole scene raises the stakes x100. Hopefully, they have written the conclusion well for part 3. Enough of Kingdom Hearts nonsense. Passing bad, lazy writing for sophistication, and to push for more nonsensiscal sequels under a popular brand name.

The merging of worlds to become Safer Sephiroth

I love the remixed city of the ancients theme. Is the soundtrack out anywhere?

I don't care about other ff7 fans, i love multiverse stuff and i loved this game so much. Can't wait for part 3!!

Now Cloud is an Avenger!

Now I kind of want a Sephiroth and Cloud version of Rick and Morty.

Love the added depth.

Wow great plan Sephiroth. Instead of fighting one Cloud now you get to fight endless Clouds. Surely that isn't a bad idea...

This multiverse trope is only special for the first time when whoever pulled this stuff. Now everyone and their moms want to use this tired trope in their movies/video games and it's aggravating as fuck at this point.

I knew it Final fantasy Universes are connected to each others!!!

What’s the name of the ost?

So much for being a remake

Multiverse and time travel again.

I guess if we see Sephiroth in others games is all part of a alternative timeline.

Lightning herself was the multiverse once..

This is basically the plot of Kingdom Hearts, where whoever opens KH gets reborn as God and gets to recreate and restart reality in their image.

The Final Fantasy Verse

IT LOOKS LIKE SEPHIROTH WANTS TO KISS CLOUD STRIFE ON THE LIPS

Nomura: I like multiverse and complicated plots. Fans: there was nothing wrong with the original story.

I want this to end with Sephiroth kinda getting his way. A new world forms everyone’s happy but Sephiroths dead and we get a goddamn explanation for the end of dirge with genesis popping up somewhere

I can't find this OST

Sephiroth said about the white matter that Aerith gave: A very poor form. That is, both black and white matter have a charge, respectively, of hatred and love. Cloud was left with an empty Holy Materia at the end of the game.

FF8 reference.

Just tell us about the crystals. Thats all I wanna know.

Wall of text and some spoilers are involved. People are really leaning into the multiverse theory and I honestly don't understand why. Giving Sephiroth the plot point of the Ascian's goal of rejoining the 13 reflections of the source in FFXIV is pretty dumb. OG FF7 always pointed out that people return to the life stream and FF7 Rebirth leans very heavily into the topic of death and the emotions humans go through despite returning to the life stream. The repeated line "It's not death, it's a homecoming" phrase used to celebrate death, not mourn it. So essentially, Sephiroth's goal is to revel in death of all things, as this is apparently something Jenova once did. If we look at the difference between the Cetra and the Gi, the Cetra returned to the life stream while the Gi could not. The Gi created the black materia as they are forced to live as specters after death as they are extraterrestrial beings on the the planet. Their emotions regarding the concept of death is different from the rest of the inhabitants because the long for a true death. The black materia is to meant to basically reduce everything to nothingness. Then there's the whispers, meant to be a guide to keep the planets destiny unchanged. They serve as a meta 4th wall representation to the players about narrative changes to the the stories major events from the original game. However, we see Sephiroth and the Weapons utilize Whispers. White whispers seem to be on the side to protect the planet's destiny, with whispers seemingly infected by Sephiroth's will due to... well... spoilers for anyone that hasn't played the original. let's just say if you know, you know. Anyway, I don't think there's a multiverse. Sephiroth starts doing a lot of meta talk from this point on. The "True nature of reality" would really refer to perceptions of world through the eyes of an individual and "what ifs". "When the boundaries of fate or breached, new worlds are born." From a meta analysis, people take their hopes, dreams, and regrets to their grave. In game, the life stream is also a reservoir of the planet's memories, and by extension, the memories of the people that have returned to the life stream. "Some quickly perish... while others endure." refers to the the willpower of and strength of a persons belief in their convictions . And this case, it's how strongly they hold on to them to them to their death. You see this in Zack. Make no mistake, the man is dead dead. This isn't something that's going to be so easily retconned by something like the multiverse, especially considering he is very prominent in the life stream, along with Aerith, in Advent Children. His hopes, dreams, and conviction endured even after his death, but we see Zack falter a bit when he is forced to choose between saving Cloud or saving Biggs, both that turn out to be nothing burgers. When Cloud states the planet is screaming, and Sephiroth says that he thought he'd finally understand. Maybe this is because Cloud also has the S-Cells in him, but we already know the planet is screaming because Jenova infected the life stream and Sephiroth is manipulating it. But Sephiroth seems to interpret it as screams of joy. This may be why, despite people infected by Hojo's experiments with Jenova's cells, they are able to return to the life stream, despite having genes that from something not of the planet. "Let go of the past, Cloud. We are the bear witness to the reunion of worlds" more meta commentary to the player that this version of the Reunion Theory is different from the OG. With more talk of the promise land in Remake and Rebirth, and specifically with Rebirth as a title for a game that focuses very much on death and loss; I believe Sephiroth's goals are very simple. Especially after we see the part of the ending with Rufus. Sephiroth wants forcefully enter the promised land by using the meteor to do something very ironic. Remove individual perception to accept the actual reality of death. Through accepting death, there is nothing to mourn. Instead of defying fate, accept that death is the fate of all things. He is actively challenging the planet to except this reality of it's death in a celebration to throw open the gates to the promised land, which he feels is his birthright and by extension, it 's satisfying Hojo's scientific hypothesis of the new version of the Reunion Theory. Edit: Forgot to also link the other part of what he means by worlds. This could signify the joining of life and death. Immortality, but in a way unlike the Gi. Not of just spirit but of flesh as he doesn't suffer from degradation, unlike other SOLDIERs. TLDR; I don't believe in the multiverse theory. Sephiroth's goals are slightly different, but he is ultimately repeating the same actions. The outcome of the remakes will more or less still come out the same, just recontextualized.

Who wrote this? lol

Sepiroth shows cloud how lazy writers have gotten and how the multiverse will milk this franchise in the future with shitty spin offs.

I highly doubt we're going to get deep into this whole multiverse concept and just focus on the worlds important to the story.......i hope

Wheres the universe where Square and Disney made a FF9 movie?

ok so what youre saying is theres an entire possibility that sephiroth is aware of my existance and therefore loves me back and would let me fix him.

I don't care what anyone says, the multiverse will always be an exciting concept to explore.

Why am I getting some last of us 2 ending bullshit vibes??

kinda really tired of this multiverse shenanigans thing

Who the hell thought it would be a good idea to inject the multiverse into FF7? Why did it need a multiverse angle? The story was perfectly fine without it. Every movie, comic, and video game that injected this concept became dumber for it. Its a tired troupe that needs to die.

Multiverse themed stories are cooked by lazy, half-assed writers.

What a great disaster. Tetsuya Nomura should be ashamed of the stupid shit he is doing to ruin a perfect story.

It's exactly as the same entering the Lifestream in OG. This multiverse discussion is just ass

Ngl this generally ruined the story for me.

why does everything has to have a mutliverse now???? it getting lame

Chrono cross did it better