Cloud falling in love with Aerith for 11 minutes straight | FF7R

[@SnorriSnibble]

*This video:* "Cloud falling in love with Aerith for 11 minutes straight" *Me:* "Falling in love with Cloud falling in love with Aerith for 11 minutes straight"

[@kahilisolis1518]

The truth ^^^

[@geocross237]

Spoken like a true shipper.

[@Penny-jw9ls]

This is not a lie

[@soseikiharagatatsu7859]

Girls do shipper but aerith is for zack

[@breadloaf1925]

@@soseikiharagatatsu7859 "I Heard that with a new love, you forgot the old ones, is this what it is? My heart kinda aches" "Argh, I give up. I love you, why me." -Aerith Gainsborough FF 30th anniversary exhibit "For Cloud is her lover, the symbol she wants to protect" - On the Way to Smile Canon prequel to AC Written by Nojima In the Japanese version "Koibito" which you will know means lover if you watch anime a lot. She loves Cloud, accept it and move on.

[@yakisoba1816]

Cloud: Main Character Tifa: Childhood friend Aerith: Transfer student

[@LookingSomewhere]

Accurate

[@Sarune7893]

Shit😂that's on point👌

[@fruitsalad2458]

THANK YOU MY DUDE

[@traptinseid8577]

And we know from anime that transfer student always wins.

[@yuukiasuna4186]

@@traptinseid8577 yeahhh, agree agree agree👍👍👍

[@elishasli]

She made him smile more than once. Maybe 4 or 5 times so far. For Cloud, that's A LOT.

[@geminuri]

even in the OG, the only time Cloud ever laughed was after he had saved her from the turks the first time.

[@mashiatnazmi2845]

Atp it's only tifa who haven't seen him smile. Even Jessie made him smile DAMN!

[@criticalhit114]

yeah but Jessie did it first :P

[@elishasli]

@@criticalhit114 does it matter? My point here is that Aerith makes him happy.

[@esmev9984]

@@criticalhit114 and? He looks happier when he’s with aerith

[@tkjordan1376]

10:16 Cloud saying “I’m coming for you,” not “we’re coming for you” tells you everything you need to know.

[@flowergirlff7505]

Also in Shinra building when Cloud's describing where Aerith would be. "That's where you are" vs. "that's where she is." Their connection is so strong.

[@НикитаСимонян-ж5е]

He loves her, it's impossible to deny it at all.

[@bradkeen9760]

In the Japanese he said “mukai ni iku” Which is a very romantic translation of returning aerith to his side

[@bradkeen9760]

@Aaron9 it’s true It’s used by lovers in media

[@Zero-fx8pc]

In Og there is a scene where she is talking about feeling alone because she is the last of the Cetra and he says “But I’m… We’re here for you, right?”

[@leenguyen2219]

With aerith, cloud get to explore himself more. Her warmth and supportive manner just help him to open up, to be more of a reliable figure people just expect him to be. With cloud, aerith drops a little bit of her pretentious tendency to being optimistic and carefree all the time and actually shows her inner worry and fear. Together they are so natural without having to bother what others think of them. Many ppl don't see they are a good fit cause of their contrast behaviour, but It's okay, cause it's love.

[@kiIIuazoldyck]

What you said reminds me of tidus and yuna's relationship. Someone said "with yuna, tidus became more grounded and accepting of reality and with tidus questioning about Yevon in every way possible, yuna broadens her horizon and realized the dark side of what shes been believing in her whole life." I love that the couples compliment each other so much. Sorry if this is super random lol

[@geminuri]

SE mentions that aerith's warm personality melts clouds icy exterior. Super accurate.

[@fruitsalad2458]

Clearly says what love really is, 2 individual caring for each other while also complementing each of their own weakness together

[@maya_jones3411]

Not just that, but y’all are forgetting the common saying: OPPOSITES ATTRACT.

[@BK-mk3vi]

I never even noticed they kept holding hands when Cloud had a panic attack and Aerith was comforting him. She managed to change Cloud so much by bringing out his soft side. And for him to be dreaming about his mom talking about the right girl for him while he was at Aerith’s house...it seems that Cloud x Aerith is the truth.

[@VelvetHill]

Episodic trauma not panic attacks

[@Radagon543]

No. Cloud x Aerith is not the truth actually.

[@mellotune7]

she dead l mao

[@Radagon543]

@@mellotune7 Case of Lifestream White is there for the CleRith fans. But real men prefer FFVII: Advent Children for ZackxAerith and CloTi.

[@breadloaf1925]

@@Radagon543 FF7 OG is There for clerith too, and if case of lifestream white is canon (which it is) then Zack x Aerith in Advent children isn't because COLW is a prequel to AC and it mentions Aerith as Cloud's lover, and Dirge of Cerberus which happens few years after AC only stated Tifa as Cloud's childhood friend, therefore Cloud x Tifa isnt canon in AC either. Besides Aerith moved on to Cloud, that is already obvious in the OG and stated by SE *a lot* of times.

[@gabbyamerico]

i laughed so hard on the *"gEt HeLp",* and after he just so big softie "learn to talk to her". awww cloud, you cute MONSTER! ☠

[@bolt2134]

Wedge was right "underneath all that he's a big softie"

[@emilygratz9203]

@@bolt2134 yup

[@emilygratz9203]

@@bolt2134 why do you think his name is Cloud in the first place?

[@ErenDenizMert]

​@@bolt2134when did wedge say that

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@emilygratz9203more like front wedge.

[@soniablade6817]

Aerith: ‘Even if you think you have, it’s not real...’ *lies to herself to protect each other from a painful fate*

[@НикитаСимонян-ж5е]

Yes, this has even already been confirmed in an interview with the developers

[@ModestKowa]

@@НикитаСимонян-ж5е Seriously? Where can I see this interview?! 😬

[@НикитаСимонян-ж5е]

@@ModestKowa Yes, he said that if you played the original, and you know the fate of Aerith , you will understand why she says these words . He also said that people in the company argued for a very long time whether to add this line or not , some developers believed that people could perceive these words as if Aerith looked down on the Cloud, but in the end everyone came to the conclusion that this line would lead to very big emotions of people who are familiar with the original, so these words are still present in the game

[@ModestKowa]

@@НикитаСимонян-ж5е Thank you. I thought this during my first time playing remake, but it's always nice to have your thoughts verified by official sources. I'm glad they decided to keep this line in there because it had a huge impact on me (also felt like it was the final piece of the puzzle for me on deciding that Aerith knew the goings on of OG). Can't believe they thought it could be interpreted as her looking down on Cloud, her facial expression and the tone of her voice (especially in Japanese because that's the one I always opt for) say the complete opposite, but that's my perspective I suppose.

[@НикитаСимонян-ж5е]

@@ModestKowa I agree , it's almost impossible to think so , but those who dont know the plot of the original ,they will not understand what Aerith really means anyway . I think they may come up with different ideas

[@LadyPau_]

I don't know anything about Final Fantasy, but I totally ship these two Edit: Ok, now I know more about Final Fantasy and I still ship them so much

[@potatoking4227]

You should really play this if you have a ps4 and the og ff7. Its on ps4 as well.

[@xrosesc]

Ya its a really good game dont think because there r so many with the same title but numbers they r not all the same game in a timeline btw, each game is diff story diff characters diff universe as well.

[@bottledducky9610]

@@xrosesc oh cool, I thought I needed to play every single name to understand the story, time to get this game lol

[@JessicaAriadne]

@@bottledducky9610 Each numbered Final Fantasy is separate from the others. When they make a sequel it will be like 10-2 or 13-2.

[@bottledducky9610]

@@JessicaAriadne ohh okay! thanks

[@chellsief]

Shipping this two since I was 10. Aerith was my favorite character in the game. I cried at the game's ending

[@clarynn]

Me too.she is my favourite❤

[@geocross237]

Same here. I love Tifa, but always was and will be a Clerith shipper.

[@xrosesc]

I cried at Zacks 😐

[@Basch152]

aerith is my favorite character in fiction...period

[@Nephalem-96669]

Me too

[@d.jullipius5756]

The interactions between Cloud & Aerith are, in my opinion, the best in the Remake. They're wonderfully written, superbly voice-acted, & meticulously animated. Props to the writers & animators for designing such believable chemistry between the two. It's not just the spoken dialogues---the nonverbal interactions are outstanding! As a longtime fan of the original FF7, I truly hope that in this Remake, Cloud will be given the second chance to do whatever it takes to redeem himself. Here's hoping for a happy ending---and for plenty of in-game romantic cutscenes (that could rival those of Tidus & Yuna)---for this adorable couple ~

[@boogienightsmarkwahlberg6011]

Yea I really hope they let us have the choice, at the expense of the other. We, I mean, Cloud....cant have both, and as much as both are LITERAL perfection, I've got to choose, I mean Cloud damnit. But it would be really nice if there was a way to save Aerith, either through a collection of game choices, like who goes on the Gold Saucer date, or just out right saving her. What would really kill me is if Tifa sees Cloud's heart belongs to Aerith and she sacrifices herself. I would die.

[@fallenscythe]

As someone who played the original F7.......GOD I AM HOPING AS WELL!!!!

[@shizukagozen777]

OMG I thought I was the only one thinking about Tidus and Yuna !

[@thalassaer4137]

LET TIFA BE THE ONE WHO GETS STABBED PLEASE

[@cstrife5305]

@@thalassaer4137 I ship Clerith, but I disagree. Honestly I have a feeling both Aerith and Cloud will die, Aerith to save the planet, Cloud to destroy Sephiroth.

[@maracuj44]

He's such a dork when she's around him, also, she made him smile lots of times, it's so adorable... I love Zack but... Clerith is just so precious 😫

[@Tsuki-Yomi]

Yeah, Zack and Aerith are cute in CC, it's a lovely teenager crush. But life goes on, and I understand that to make Aerith's story arc exciting and memorable, she has to grow up, become a woman and find her true love in Cloud.

[@ModestKowa]

We love his adorkable-ness!

[@johnpettiford6547]

I don’t think Tifa Strife appreciates this comment.

[@xfairfaeriex]

​@@johnpettiford6547 Lol. Clearly you have never read Case of Tifa or watched Advent Children. Their relationship is _rocky_ to say the least. You'd definitely not want her marrying Cloud for the way he treats her - unless you like seeing Tifa miserable.

[@johnpettiford6547]

@@xfairfaeriex Nope. Just going off the actual game and the fact that Tifa literally went inside Clouds mind and freed him from his emotional demons. Well, I did watch Advent Children. But it might be worth another watch.

[@roguesorceress2769]

Cloud falling in love with Aerith Me: I think WE ALL fell in love with Aerith

[@GoldenYoshi1]

Lol, Victoria Justice vibes from this comment

[@sumanya_]

Is this a victorious reference 😂

[@MyFirstHandle]

if it is, then all girls would become lesbian too lol

[@myon9431]

@@MyFirstHandle As a girl, yes, Aerith would turn be lesbian. She is THAT perfect !

[@ame5484]

I hope she is real

[@ladyrhea444]

LOL “I don’t dance.” Immediately cuts to cloud dancing like a professional.

[@hysteri]

I swear 😭

[@antong5522]

He said “i dont dance” not “i cant dance” 😂

[@xeenoskull4268]

10:08 You can hear and FEEL the tremble in Cloud's voice when Aerith said to not fall in love with her...... poor guy

[@kamentrainerhorn2073]

I accept Tifa being with Cloud, but I wish it were Aerith.

[@jasonblancofermin9212]

I still prefer zach for aerith

[@Supperdude9]

Yeah, the heartbreak would be so bad it would feel like a stab in the back.

[@ibraheemhusein9572]

@@jasonblancofermin9212 in the book on the way to a smile aerith says she prefers cloud over zack

[@ThePeteralonzo83]

kudos to the new voice actor of Cloud, he is really good and is able effectively capture those emotions

[@KinaCow]

I think Aerith really caught Cloud off guard. He had his walls built so high up - even towards someone like Tifa, who was a very dear childhood friend of his. In the beginning of the game you spend a lot of time together with Tifa as Cloud, and it just feels distant... like even in Seventh Heaven, they didn't sit directly next to each other, leaving a stool between them. That to me tells a lot about their relationship. Obviously Tifa means a lot to Cloud and he cares very much about her. But Aerith is different. He had a change of heart after meeting her and spending time with her, caring less about being a mercenary and looking out only for himself. He started to truly care about the wellbeing of others, and opened up a lot more. I always felt like Cloud showed much more emotion around Aerith compared to Tifa, who he seemed reluctant to open up to (maybe because they have so much history to their relationship). But for Cloud, Aerith is a fresh start. I love the childhood friends to lovers trope as much as anyone, but sometimes people need to let go of the past. I think that's true for Cloud. He and Aerith had so many sweet moments together in the game (thank you OP for compiling them into one awesome video :D), and to me it's pretty obvious they are both into each other... no disrespect to anyone who likes Cloud/Tifa though, as I could see that being a healthy ship too. But Cloud/Aerith is so romantic and the best choice for me.

[@НикитаСимонян-ж5е]

Cloud and Tifa were never close friends , she never paid much attention to him because she was the queen of the village . Cloud mixed up memories because of the Jenova cells , and in the very first chapter he has a memory where Tifa calls him and he ignores her , but of course it was he who called her and she ignored him .So who are ship Cloud and Tifa, because they are childhood friends, then these people are strange. In fact , the real thing was the memory at the mill when he called her to say that he wanted to become a soldier . He was surprised that she came at all , and in the end , to prove to himself and her , he went to shinra , couldnt become a soldier , because he was weak . As a result , he became an experiment , Jenova mixed up his memories, Cloud created the illusory world of a tough soldier for his protection, his memory took Zack 's story as the basis , so he appropriated his actions . As a result, all his suffering is due to the fact that Tifa could not become a real friend for him. If she had noticed his loneliness , then everything would have been fine with Cloud . Now he doesn 't even know how to high - five people . And its Aerith who is his salvation and a ray of light . Its she who changes him, shows him that he is important to her. This is what Cloud needs. And it is absolutely logical that Cloud falls in love with her

[@justarandomgirl1617]

I totally agree with you~

[@Thedarkbunnyrabbit]

@@НикитаСимонян-ж5е Although I prefer Cloud/Aeris, obviously, you shouldn't blame Tifa for the terrible things that happened to Cloud. He had his own reasons for trying to prove himself by becoming a hero and joining Shinra. He was an awkward, weak outcast in the village, who seemed to frequently get in trouble. Tifa also had a lot of problems, and in a way felt trapped and needing a hero, which is why she made him promise he'd be her hero if he became one. There definitely wasn't a childhood romance there, and people blow it way out of proportion to push the idea that they've been in love since childhood, but Tifa isn't a villain either. They were two struggling kids who became two adults with serious issues. Their primary conflict as a couple is that Tifa doesn't understand him and superimposes an image of Cloud that isn't real on top of him - which feeds into his delusions and false memories until it ultimately causes a complete identity collapse. As has been stated, she continues to not understand him even going into Advent Children, but she's not actively harming his mental state at that point.

[@LunarSpawnSerenata]

@@НикитаСимонян-ж5е So Clerith and Cloti are BOTH tragic love stories in their own light. :(

[@phxsqhenes]

Finally, someone who doesn’t turn shipping into arguing about liking or hating Tifa or Aerith. I’m a Clerith shipper, HEAVILY, but Tifa still has my heart in a way. She means well and she’s awesome just like Aerith. She may not be my favorite female character but I’ve loved her since I first saw her. I respect Cloti too ofc, they’re really cute too. ❤️

[@heartlacies]

I've been shipping these two since I was a child and probably will ship them until I'm a bitter old grandma.

[@croissant-kun4025]

Let me join you and we'll both be bitter grandmas together

[@jankotz2264]

*happy old Grandma

[@itrahhumaira7568]

Can I join too? 🥺 👉👈

[@SLEEPERER]

Im gonna be the grandpa then

[@WifeMeUp]

Grandma stop squishing my cheeks

[@roguexgambit6544]

I like how it's said in an interview that Cloud changes his tone a bit as well as wants to look cool in front of Aerith. Like if you pay attention- you can hear it and see it.

[@Vivi_Pallas]

Which one? Can Haz link?

[@geminuri]

@@Vivi_Pallas it's mentioned in the new remake ultimania. lol. but if you don't know japanese, you'll have to look for translations.

[@princeata6335]

And in the same interview they said he acts like himself towards Tifa, just pointing it incase you missed it.

[@НикитаСимонян-ж5е]

@@princeata6335 It says that he talks to Tifa in a normal tone. (Because it makes no sense for him to attract her to himself , he is not interested in her as a love interest .)Well, then I'll write about Jessie . Sometimes he doesn't know how to talk to her .

[@maya_jones3411]

@@princeata6335 “Being himself” in front of Tifa usually doesn’t mean shit lmao. People, especially guys act cool in front of someone that they LIKE.

[@mochichijun5384]

Idk if this is some game, a series, a movie or whatever, but in the span of 10 minutes I have become unescapeably attached and devoted to this ship.

[@zareeniqbal9651]

it's a game called final fantasy 7 remake! ☺

[@kaaririkime5884]

Samee. I nvr even knew abt this game but now i feel the NEED to know everything

[@sophiette4001]

@@kaaririkime5884 samee

[@martab2987]

Same

[@Prinzessin-s6b]

Can relate. They just have that chemistry going on.

[@foxhound3_]

1 day with Aerith opened Cloud's personality and feelings more than anyone

[@Epona9556]

+100000000000000000000000000

[@lorraine-07]

Facts

[@az_3kgt714]

tbh between tifa and aerith. Tifa was so distant from him for his first 15 years that between cloud falling from the mako reactor to getting picked by don corneo. He had already spent more time 1 on 1 with aerith than 15 years with tifa. All cloud wanted his entire life was some one to want him around. And it really shows.

[@haihuynh8337]

She's a Cetra. She's the steward of the planet. Cloud is one of the products of the Planet. So it's pretty easy for her to know how to look after him, like mother to son. At least, Cloud found the girl his mom hoped for.

[@haihuynh8337]

@@az_3kgt714 Tifa was in doubt of Cloud's identity because he didn't behave like the same Cloud she used to know. She also resent the idea that he was not to her rescue when their town was razed by Sephiroth. She's been through too much loss. She's completely closed herself up. And she had reasons to do so. Moreover, Tifa is very soft in the inside but trying to act tough on the outside. Aerith, on the other hand, has just met Cloud. It was like a lonesome explorer just discovered a new land after years of wandering. She has no torn past in common with Cloud. Moreover, she's sentenced to certain death. All she wants is to spend the rest of her days in the best way possible. But as soon as Tifa and Cloud solve their torn past and get to the common ground, she'd become his best ally. Especially, Aerith will no longer be there anymore.

[@drakedesjardine5791]

Tifa : True Friend Aerith : True Love Sephiroth : " Don''t deny me....Embrace me... "

[@SephirothsGirlfriend]

Yes, Sephiroth my love :) LOL

[@Nemesislord001]

Cloud: *Screams and charges forward*

[@Dieg657]

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

[@grantnguyen9749]

Sephiroth is gay for cloud

[@mintz276]

Sephiroth will always find a way to win Cloud over

[@erikohman2294]

The original game had this tagline: "The story of a love that can never be and a hate that allways was."

[@aconite72]

The second tag line is “One man can make a difference that lasts forever.” Changed capital D Destiny to try and save Aerith.

[@erikohman2294]

@@aconite72 When you talk about Destiny, do you mean ff7R? Im not really remmebering that from the original.

[@bladerj]

its obviously about sepiroth unsolicited love for cloud

[@adrianschaeuffler7513]

Who tf would blame Cloud, it is impossible not to fall in love with aerith

[@lordartoriuscollbrande7434]

Just looking at her red dress makes me ripe as a tomato. I can’t help adoring her.

[@JustinStrife]

I never fell in love with her. And I played the game back in 1997 when I was 17.

[@SuperCrysiscore]

This is the Girl i would want to marry.

[@lordartoriuscollbrande7434]

@@SuperCrysiscore I don’t know man. Don’t take this as anything personal please but to be honest if she was really a real person, we’d really have to fight over her. In an honorable sword duel, may the victor claim the bride. I’m sorry but fate sometimes cannot be changed. Luckily, she’s just a fictional character so that duel would be nonsense unfortunately and we’d just be lunatics fighting for nothing. Oh well.

[@KibatsuMusic]

Aerith simp

[@Disembow1280]

7:03 I remember seeing Aerith in that red dress for the first time and thinking to myself "...did I just FEEL my pupils dilate?"

[@az_3kgt714]

It was a jaw drop..holy shit moment lol. Even after playing the og since 97. Seeing that moment *chef's kiss* magnific.

[@thatsjustdappourocketiquet2819]

Cloud with Aerith: Oh uh hello hi can I hold your hand Cloud with literally anyone else: *Get Help.*

[@haydensilas65]

I love how he says to the flowers, “Learn to talk to her”. He loves her. 😭 I don’t blame you Cloud, she’s sooooo precious. This game made me SUCH a Clerith stan man. I really hope we get a chance to save her with this being a potential AU and all. I love Aerith, and I want my boy Cloud to be happy. He’s clearly fallen for her.

[@eternaldarkness2101]

Weiss.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Agree. But Aerith did proposed to Cloud 4 times including when Aerith and Cloud watching the final episode of Nijigasaki Anime Season 2 together!

[@Delipup]

Me who has never like watched or played any of final fantasy at all: oh wow look at them so pretty! Me after watching this video: OW THEY’RE SO CUTE WTF

[@theNoobmaster69]

Do not play this game if you want your heart broken eventually

[@hallowfeather2412]

This was my first game in the final fantasy franchise and damn it’s so good I played the whole game multiple times

[@yuukiasuna4186]

They look perfect each other😍

[@midwestbambi]

@@theNoobmaster69 im not a gaming person but after watching this i think i might give it a try. this is a series right? would i have to play all of them? or can they be understood as standalones? what gaming console is this on?

[@ShuiroHotaru]

​@@midwestbambi Final Fantasy is a game series, but each Final Fantasy is a different story. So you can totally start with the one you want. Final Fantasy VII is a bit different, because the game was so successful they made multiple games out of it's universe, novels, movie, etc. You can play the Original Final Fantasy VII or you can directly start with Final Fantasy VII Remake. Just know that if you start with Remake there's bits of the plot that you'll probably don't understand completely or that are gonna be a little confusing, especially regarding Aerith. But I promise you that you don't need to be a gaming person to enjoy their story ^^

[@salazar556]

What I love about the relationship between Cloud and Aerith is how she can really open him up. She makes Cloud a different person. I also think it's interesting how much Cloud changed in Advent Children. It got to the point where he ignored and distanced himself from Tifa, his childhood friend.

[@ugh5281]

i find it kinda funny that people use Advent Children to claim they're "endgame" and that they're romantically together when in reality they sleep in different beds and he distances himself from her. i know he had his reasons but that movie is NOT proof of how they're supposedly a couple lmao, if anything it shows how incompatible they are. tifa doesn't understand him and cloud doesn't know how to communicate with her. he cares about her as a friend for sure, but there was 0 romantic chemistry between them and litteraly no indication whatsoever that they were together in that movie.

[@stavcy]

⁠@@ugh5281toooo real. i mean, do you even want Cloud and Tifa to be happy at this point? or just want the satisfaction of them being somewhat “together” in the end just so you can finally shove it up all clerith fans faces… i think that’s what means most right now. Winning a damn debate, rather then the actual characters happiness w each other. Just my observation…

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@ugh5281Aerith deserved to get married with Cloud...

[@amnos180188]

Honestly I never understand why they used AC to justify the endgame r/s??? Like when I first watched it I thought they're merely good friends. At most post AC you can say they can get together but again it's still up to interpretations. They kept saying they built a family and adopt kids but failed to add that Barrett literally was there at the beginning till he dip. It's literally like Avalanche 2.0 @@ugh5281

[@ace.squirrel]

"all u did was give me a flower but lemme tell u how cool I am" GET OUT OF MY HEAD that was exactly what I was thinking 😂 They're so precious, I'm not okay

[@SleepyMilkshakes]

7:57 I LOVE THIS INTERACTION SO MUCH and nobody ever talks about it!! he quickly runs over like he’s worried he’ll miss the opportunity to help her up, like he wants an excuse to be close to her and grab her wrist 😭 also the easiest way for him to express that he cares for people seems to be by protecting/helping them lol. god i love them 😭

[@Vivi_Pallas]

Also: Cloud: Goes to wall market for the specific purpose of helping Tifa. Also Cloud: Runs to check on Aerith first.

[@JillyJello2]

I love it too! Also notice how even though he's sitting right next to Tifa on the floor, he crosses the room to Aerith without even looking back to see if Tifa is getting up, let alone giving her a hand first. Aerith is already mostly up anyway by that time, but Cloud still holds her arm for support. It might seem like a minor detail but the game is full of these instances where Cloud's concern for Aerith far outstrips his concern for anyone else.

[@nohemi6899]

@@JillyJello2 The moments he holds her arm and stays in physical contact with her always gets me. I never even noticed and Cloud usually doesn't like being touched or even touching others! It made the dream hit even harder for me because yet again he tries to grab her arm. 💕💕

[@kiryn5977]

@@Vivi_Pallas *Cloud: only goes to Wall Market to help Tifa AFTER Aerith made him do it (Cloud literally had a convo w/ Tifa on the wagon on the way there, agreed to let her go in alone, jumped off, turned around and started walking away---and ran into Aerith, who said, "Oh no you don't, you're going after her." And Cloud still tried to argue with Aerith, and only agreed to help Tifa after Aerith kept insisting on it! Like....it isn't even accurate to say that he's in Wall Market bc his concern for Tifa is that great, and then everything he does while there is about protecting AERITH, like....are you even kidding me rn XD Cloud almost literally said, Tifa who? His head's empty, no thoughts, only Aerith 😂)

[@oreidaazenha23]

I can't just ignore the fact that he doesn't denied he had something special with Aerith to Tifa... '---'

[@icanisa]

I knowww rightt xD

[@cloudo3884]

He didnt lie when he said he didnt like lying

[@thuyanhtong3020]

Yeah, and he said that Tifa is not his girlfriend and tifa is not a special people to him. I guess his mean is tifa was his girlfriend, and now tifa is his ex-girlfriend. Definitely, Cloud love aerith and aerith love cloud

[@leahjanulgue7200]

@@thuyanhtong3020 Tifa is not Cloud girlfriend nor ex-girlfriend. She is Cloud childhood friend.

[@xrosesc]

thuy anh tong 🤣what?? No Tifa and Cloud have been together since childhood, Clouds have had a crush on her since they were kids and he probably still does so he’s undecided because his feelings r everywhere with the two girls. Thats why Cloud is so overprotective of Tifa tho cuz they’ve known eachother n they all they have, they became orphans together 😕 but I personally prefer cloti cuz ik the story thats why but I dont think Aerith is a bad character either.

[@zia2550]

I can't believe I've spent 10 min of my life, to see about a ship of a game that I know nothing about, just to fall madly in love for the ship and both characters, just to know that this ship its impossible and ended up with a broken heart. You warm my heart just to ripped out 😭😭😭😭

[@msuzuki5971]

That's what the Remake (which is actually a sequel...) is for, hopefully! Changing destiny is its main theme, and they have been foreshadowing that things might be different this time 👀👀👀

[@sunnysodapop]

LITERALLY THOUGHT I WAS ALONE! I just bought the ps4, gonna buy this game and the original on switch, pre-order pre-order upcoming novel and already reading fanfics and made a pinterest board. ALL FOR THIS SHIP! It broke my fucking heart but I would never forgive myself if I never learned the whole story or experienced it myself but I also can't forgive myself because I'm genuinely so sad about them. And it's all because of that final fucking scene. Wtf?! And to find out that she's NOT the girl people want him with?!?!

[@zaytaz9331]

You should buy the game tho its really good😭 its name is final fantasy 7 remake

[@gamerforlife3946]

@@sunnysodapop Actually in most official votings (no bots allowed), people choose Cloud abd Aerith. Cloud and Tifa is just more popular because of what happens ofcourse and most want Cloud to be happy not to be miserable after what happens

[@sunnysodapop]

@@gamerforlife3946 Cloud and Tifa are more popular because it doesn't matter how emotional and beautiful Clearith is, all the girl's wanna be Tifa and all the guys wanna screw Tifa because she's pretty and can fight. Advent Children already showed that Cloti means nothing. And I'm not saying this to be insulting to the ship. Even in death, Cloud literally picks Aerith. He was depressed for 2 years and only "moved on" because he didn't move on! He saw Aerith's spirit and considering he wanted to meet her in the Promised Land in the game...idk, I'm getting strong "I can't live without you" vibes. The writers even contrasted with Tifa and Aerith, Cloud doesn't start to forgive himself or go forward until Aerith shows up. Being with Tifa, he would still be miserable.

[@shuyotirah9132]

I know nothing about Final Fantasy but im already in love with Aerith

[@markjustindimataga7120]

She's not a real life person...

[@shuyotirah9132]

@@markjustindimataga7120 yeah no shit lmao

[@martinafuentes425]

@@markjustindimataga7120 don't ruin their fantasy !!

[@martinafuentes425]

@@markjustindimataga7120 oops ticketed wrong person

[@WitmanHH]

@@markjustindimataga7120 Thanks captain obvious, i could never realize whitout your comment 🤣

[@mirinx_4819]

Bruh I swear at this point if Aerith asks Cloud to jump off a building he would definitely do it

[@miakarochelle]

Cloud: I simp so hard I'm ready to jump off a building for yah

[@Vivi_Pallas]

No question

[@HHSFr]

And he won't die.

[@luf4rall]

He's already jumped off buildings

[@Firebender554]

Cloud: Aerith said we were having burgers Tifa: If Aerith jumped off a cliff, would you? Cloud: *stares into the void* Tifa: Cloud! Cloud: Well, I-I mean it depends... Tifa: DON’T JUMP OFF A CLIFF! Cloud: Well I wasn't planning on it! Tifa: But if Aerith jumped, you would?! Cloud: *Staring into the void again* Tifa: CLOUD-

[@witokija]

I literally know nothing about final fantasy. But this is one of the best things i've ever seen. Both the editing and the relationship dynamic is an absolute goldmine.

[@Justgirlmustache]

Well luckily all u need is Final fantasy 7 since each game is a separate story line

[@tiffanydickert4972]

Most final fantasy games are pretty dynamic. FFVII, FFIX, and FFX did it best. My personal favorites.

[@Gregski96]

After reading comments I feel so much better knowing that it's not just me falling in love with this character shes a masterpiece with 100%matching voice both in eng and jpn

[@stavcy]

I love Aeris! She is THE heroine! What a goddess.

[@incogniftoar3943]

I'm rewatching the same clips, just from different channel over and over again, and can't stop. send me help pls

[@Strifie]

Nah chief you don’t need help you are in heaven now

[@onewingedangel5877]

Same 🤣

[@RMS129]

Same, it's just so sweet the moments between them!

[@alwandhiyaharits3971]

artinya, jomblo bang, sabar bang

[@brileonn]

Same aha. I feel like I wanna play the game again, but I really just want to relive all the Cloud x Aerith scenes a billion times more 🥺💗

[@Fudzbo]

"You can't fall in love with me." TOO LATE.

[@paleriderpalehorse55]

- Max Dood

[@brileonn]

Cloud and Aerith were the best part about this game! Aerith has always been my favourite character but I love that I started to like Cloud more too when he was with her. She brought out such a nice side of him that we didn't see with any of the other characters. They're the cutest.🥺💗

[@kvothe8514]

Aerith is so precious and cute, i really like her since the beginning, she and Cloud are so lovely together

[@mikisaihara2659]

I always come back to this video whenever I start thinking about ff7, this video genuinely makes me feel like a middle schooler having a crush with my toes curling, smile widening, face blushing and everything. I really hope we get to save her this time around 😭😭😭

[@purwantiallan5089]

Well in real life sadly its clear.

[@Varnilla_]

being a hardcore cloti fan when i was younger, this video has been the one to finally convert me. their chemistry is undeniable x

[@yuukiasuna4186]

U are not the only one❤️

[@守宁-v6u]

你不是唯一一个

[@mithrandir117]

The dynamic between Cloud and each of the gals is contingent on choices you make… so scenes like these with Aerith are more abundant when you favor her, and Tifa if you choose to favor her. That said… I watched the video for each, and the difference in chemistry is unmistakable. I’ve always been team Clerith, and this video about makes me cry for how powerful the bond is between them… so much more organic, so much deeper… There are undeniably scenes that are Cloti if you play that way… but they don’t resonate like the Cloud and Aerith scenes do! He is softer with Aerith, tries harder, is more playful, is happier (so much of the Cloti scenes seems driven by guilt and/or duty)… Cloud wants to be around Aerith. Chooses it, and finds joy in being around her. It’s so much more awesome.

[@ErenDenizMert]

Welcome 😂

[@azawani08]

It's simply stunning the way you can understand people's feelings by just watching even the simplest of their gestures. I admire you

[@lorraine-07]

At the scene where Cloud asks Aerith if she'll be alright getting back home and she says "And if I said I didn't?" He immediately says, "I'll go with you" with no second thought. Even though he needed to get back to Tifa and Sector 7. Unlike with the rest, he'd most probably say, "For the right price." AND TAKE NOTE: He's only met Aerith for about a day and look how different and close their interactions are than the others, despite Cloud's enigmatic personality. Aerith was the only one who made Cloud open to his feelings. And yeah I know, Tifa too but then again, Cloud and Aerith have only met for one day, and they're bond is already pretty much progressed. You can only imagine if Aerith was Cloud's childhood friend. (Please I don't mean any hate on Tifa or any of the other characters. They're all amazing. Just stating some opinions and yep you guessed it, proud Clerith shipper here)

[@haysnairte4]

I'm a man, and IMO what you're saying is 100% true, the tears, the guilt, the loss in Advent Children, the sad Theme playing even after the Aerith Death Scene is over and Jenova Boss Appear, I think the message is crystal clear. Tifa is a very caring girl especially when Cloud get mako poisoning, but kindness can't really open someone's heart, because the end of the day, heart don't lie, and the most painful way to realize it is when your loved ones, gone 🥲

[@riogakun]

@@haysnairte4 Are you guys really ignoring one of the most important parts of the original? Cloud's subconscious and how Today helps Cloud find himself.

[@nohemi6899]

@@riogakun You're the one thinking that everything Cloud does until the Lifestream event basically doesn't matter. Not realizing that means anything with Tifa before that doesn't matter either. He still remembers Aerith after the LS. He still talks about her, fights for the planet in her memory, mourns her in AC. But if you want to ruin Cloud's character like that for Tifa. Go ahead.

[@LostChildOfTime]

Cloud only got to be in a successful relationship with Tifa because of his experience with Aerith.

[@LordMalice6d9]

@@LostChildOfTime True. Tifa is the woman whom Cloud develops a romantic relationship too. But Aerith was Cloud's soul mate. There is a big difference.

[@_Archo]

These 2 are literally perfect for eachother and I'm not that into love but this is something else. They have both been lonely and excluded from everyone but now they're allowed to be a part of each other's life and it's cute funny and beautiful, the world needs more women like aerith

[@gambishdasidelinestory9462]

Aerith is the kind of woman a lot of guys need in this world .. one that makes you leave your comfort zone with no judgement, makes you laugh, smile when you haven’t allowed yourself to have one in years One thing that caught my attention but is really subtle is that we all know how Cloud blames himself for what he feels are his failures from his past …. When they were in the sewers and Aerith and Tifa were pulling cloud up (from falling), Cloud got up and immediately says “sorry about that” and Aerith replies “no need to be” … a lot of men need to hear and know how their failures do not define them

[@christine8459]

Oh my, the scene at the sewers is so subtle it could easily be missed. Thank you for mentioning it. Cloud really does put a facade of always being strong. I'm sure being told that he doesn't need to be sorry for falling means a lot.

[@gambishdasidelinestory9462]

@@christine8459 yeah that’s why I favour Aerith, she checks in on Cloud without making him feel like he is fragile

[@SuperQueenV.]

😢 Oh my goodness! I didn't really put two and two together. She definitely responds to him much better than Tifa. Cloud and Aerith are just a perfect match. Thank you for this 😊

[@gambishdasidelinestory9462]

@@SuperQueenV. yeah get you a girl like aerith

[@RIPDixie1865]

Indeed. Now if only us men were lucky enough to fall a few thousand feet directly directly into the lap of said woman like Cloud did

[@fisthound0027]

when Cloud hangs with Avalanche he is normally more of an ass, serious, doesnt really care for anyone and has a cold blooded nature from being a Soldier too long. when he meets Aerith he slowly becomes more humane and opens up without even realizing it

[@hamizanyunos1502]

Cloud was never a SOLDIER he only got Mako and Jenova Cells injected in him by Professor Hojo because he has Mako in his veins he believed he was a SOLDIER when he never made it into the process. I think he got his SOLDIER persona mainly from his own interpretation and idea of what SOLDIERs are like

[@1Ashram]

In other words, he is a Edge Lord Supreme

[@hamizanyunos1502]

@@1Ashram Well some have theorized that Cloud's idea of a First Class SOLDIER comes from his interpretation of Sephiroth namely his aloof professionalism.

[@ubergamer2010]

"She's calling out to me. I can feel it" doesn't mean much to players who saw Tifa's scene, but for us Aerith players, after that one scene... :(

[@flowergirlff7505]

That's why people denying the aerith/cloud scene happened seems ridiculous. Also the amazing thing is that it's Cloud's resolution scene, not Aerith's. So it's how Cloud feels, while the other two focus on how Barret and Tifa reasons for going to Shinra.

[@maya_jones3411]

@@flowergirlff7505 Not just that, but in the dream scene, Cloud DID NOT even hesitate to try and grab Aerith, while in Tifa’s scene it literally took him awhile to hug Tifa.

[@konjiki8203]

@@maya_jones3411 Tbf there were several factors as to why. Aerith was this new girl that Cloud met that was vibrant and was also in danger at the time so it was natural to reach out to her, and there were hardly any problems between them in terms of interaction. When it comes to Tifa, the issue of Cloud’s past about Nibelheim become involved, and him expressing those feelings become difficult. Outside of saving her when danger is afoot, or other situations like where a guy might hit on her, Cloud is very apprehensive when it comes to Tifa, like he might screw up, again in his terms.

[@BlazerT48]

@@konjiki8203 also not to mention the whole “Zack’s memory” in Cloud thing maybe the reason why he opened up so quickly (hence she says “it’s not real”). I love Clerith with my heart and it’s definitley my FF OTP but I’m aware how tragic this ship is and Clifa would be more true to Cloud’s own self without the identity crisis mumbo jumbo

[@ul5645]

@@BlazerT48 but Cloud doesn't have Zack's memories though. Cloud himself explained it in og, he literally tells everyone how he made up his whole persona. There wasn't any indication that he had Zack's feelings or memories. He only knew about the stories Zack told him and incorporated those stories into his own, making his SOLDIER persona. It doesn't make any sense, like if he had Zack's all this time, shouldn't he knows who Aerith is from the moment they met in that LOVELESS. He even being rude to her. About how easy Cloud opened up to Aerith so quickly, it can be anything actually. For me it's because they have similar childhood, lonely, lost the same important person, experimented, both wear a mask to hide their true feelings, and yet they can bring out the best in each other and be vulnerable to each other. It even stated that "Aerith's warm cheer begin to melt Cloud's frosty exterior." But it's not only Cloud though, Aerith's also opened up so quickly with him that she was to other people. And about "it's not real", in interview, Nojima said that line is related to Aerith's fate later in the story. So basically she's trying to separate Cloud from the heartbreak of her fate

[@aetonazniel70]

That japanese line which is normally used in romantic context...hes in love.. too late aerith!!!

[@Nazoou_Neon]

What’s too late?

[@elishasli]

@@Nazoou_Neon when she said not to fall in love with her. Too late cuz Cloud's already in love with her

[@Nazoou_Neon]

@@elishasli The creator of the game said they aren’t going to play favourites with Aerith and Tifa in the remake and that it’s going to take a familiar route in what we decide for Cloud. It’s up to the players choice who he ends to with. It’s canon that he’s in a love triangle as well, which means he’s in love with both girls.

[@eternaldarkness2101]

Devs want us to choose who Cloud ends up with 😂🤣 My swords just passing through Aerith, just a little tickle thats all you will feel. The new story narrative. 😏

[@miakarochelle]

@@Nazoou_Neon you're right but better to choose the og option than the boring bland fan service option 😁😁😁😁

[@xenorayy]

I've never played FF and I can barely name five characters but this is adorable and their designs are amazing

[@agata_cz]

You should give the remake and original game a go :) the story is amazing

[@Lillith-uj7tt]

Oh and u don't have to play ALL FF games to play this one

[@gregorychicoine2033]

Easy really. Aerith wants cloud. Tifa wants cloud. Sephiroth wants cloud. Reno wants cloud.... That's ff7

[@marksullivan00]

@@gregorychicoine2033 Andrea: "Am I a joke to you?" Madame M: "Yes you are."

[@marksullivan00]

@@gregorychicoine2033 Andrea: "Am I a joke to you?" Madame M: "Yes you are."

[@MaxBraver555]

It’s part of the story of FF 7, Cloud changed after meeting Aerith, no matter who player choose to get affection with.

[@markperkins2824]

I just realized Aerith probably gave him that flower because she remembers what happened and now she’s reunited with him again 🤯🤯

[@Emucratic]

This is such an underrated comment my god.

[@stavcy]

I’m sayinggg

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@Emucraticwell sadly too underrated.

[@НикитаСимонян-ж5е]

Its obvious lol

[@ivegotavandetta]

I dont get it 😂

[@tiffness270xJUDASx]

I ship these two as hard as I shipped yuna and tidus. Just perfectly made for each other. THEY JUST FIT. Like two pieces of a puzzle, different parts with different depictions but they connect. Ugh they're so cute I could vomit

[@funtimeLJ6789]

Me: not a Final Fantasy fan Also me: watches this video Also also me: completely invested in this ship and smiling because it's too cute

[@gvegas]

When Tifa asks how Cloud how he knows Aerith, he replies they save each other. Round and round it goes. That’s some deep meaning there.

[@juminsalim4146]

I just dont get how ppl who play this game still doesnt love the relationship between clerith. Clearly dont need these vids to tell that they have feeling toward each other. It is so obvious that my 5 yo niece can tell which one is the couple when she watched me play, and i didnt even explain things to her.

[@arwinado]

Well,i tried looking at the communities for the other ships and made my judgement that most ships (mainly zack x aerith and cloud x tifa) only exist because the shippers -don't understand that cloud is an actual character and not just a flesh vessel to insert yourself into the world(i mainly see this with cloti's that only talk about tifa's feelings for cloud and not vice versa) -misunderstand the game's plot,refuse to do more research on the game,and by extension,the way romance actually works or blantantly ignore everything they're told in favor of their ship.(i mainly see this with zerith's that say that aerith "belongs" with zack because she had a non serious teenage crush on him,despite the fact that someone can love more than one person in their life,zack is already dead and she moved on from him,yet say that cloud should move on after aerith died and that he doesn't belong to her.) -they never get the chance to do their own independent research because of reasons like not having the money for the game and can thus easily be brainwashed into believing cloud and aerith were never a thing. While there's more reasons why these ships exist,they almost always boil down to these three reasons,like how each color known to man is technically just red,blue and yellow used in very specific ways.

[@Gallade400]

As much as I love Aerith as a character, the facts just points to the other direction. The fact being, Aerith and Cloud' affections are only influenced by Zack. In CC, Aerith wrote letters to Zack for almost two straight years. In the original FFVII, Aerith actually distanced herself from Cloud during their visit to Gongaga, Zack's hometown. Going back, Cloud's words to Aerith during their first meeting in the church was heavily influenced by Zack's memories--or at least Cloud's locked memory of Zack. Because of the events of Crisis Core, it's highly possible that Aerith's affection to Cloud is only influenced by his eerie similarity to her ex-boyfriend. The same way goes for Cloud. His affection to Aerith is most likely influenced by Zack's memories. I'm pretty sure that if your niece grew older and found the real history of this game, she just might point Cloud to Tifa, or Barret or something.

[@ul5645]

@@Gallade400 no, Aerith has already said it multiple times that she loves Cloud for Cloud. Sure at first she's drawn to him because he kind of behave like Zack but she started to love Cloud more as the time goes. And Cloud doesn't have Zack's memories, he already explained everything in og. For example, if Cloud ever have Zack's memories he would have remembered Aerith right? Yet he doesn't remember her, heck he even being rude to her the first time they meet at Loveless street. There's a lot of quote from ultimania that said Aerith loves Cloud more, here some of it: "Although Aerith felt close to Cloud because he behaved like Zack, her interest in Cloud himself grows and she is attracted to him" -Ultimania "I heard that with a new love, you forgot the old ones, is this what is it? My heart kinda aches. Argh, I give up. I love you, why me." -Aerith Gainsborough FF 30th anniversary exhibit "For Cloud is her lover (Koibito), the symbol she wants to protect" -On the Way to a Smile, canon prequel to AC Sorry for the long reply, I might not explained myself well here since English isn't my first language. Maybe you can started to read the OP pinned comment and the replies there, there's a lot of people who explained it better than me, esp Kpetalis, Kiryn and Breadloaf ^^

[@Gallade400]

@@ul5645 @Ul Cloud never had Zack's memories per se, simply influenced by it. Zack's memories were being imprinted onto Cloud and is therefore conflicting with Cloud's. This is why we see the instant flashes whenever Cloud is asked about his past, whether they are his or not. That being said, Cloud's rudeness to Aerith at LOVELESS avenue is simply his usual behavior. Perhaps SE didn't want those white flashes being repeated over and over, so much so that the big plot twist wouldn't be so much of a plot twist in the end. If so, then a white flash upon meeting Aerith would signal the players to immediately think that something is weird, and after the flashback scene in Kalm, players would've already got the gist of it. That big reveal wouldn't be as appealing if the players understood that something was messed up in Cloud's brain, immediately in Disc One. Though, I do believe that Aerith's love for Cloud progressed, unlike Tifa who always had been. However, Aerith's early demeanor towards Cloud is still influenced by Cloud's similarity to Zack--especially with Cloud carrying that big ass sword.

[@ul5645]

@@Gallade400 but Zack's memories never were being imprinted to Cloud though, In og he explained it himself saying: "I made up the story about what happened five years ago and my being in soldier" "I left my village looking for glory but never made into soldier" "I was so ashamed of being so weak. Then I heard this story of my friend Zack.. " "And I CREATED an illusion of myself made up of what I had seen in my life" "And I continue to play the charade as if it were true" "But weak people... Like me, get lost in the whole thing" "The combination of jenova cell, Sephiroth's strong will and my own weakness are what created me." "Everyone knew that. I'm cloud... The master of MY illusionary world" Those original lines of CLOUD should explained enough. He doesn't have Zack's memories or anything, it's more like a strange widespread misconception that only happen in western fandom. About the white flash, it can be anything actually. I remembered that it's already explained in the remake ultimania that it happened when Cloud tried hard to remember something, when Cloud gets snippet of the future (Aerith's future mostly), and as way to save himself from the truth (when Aerith said Zack name, but Cloud can't hear that). But I don't save the translation so sorry. But I'm sure almost every new player already aware that something was messed up in Cloud's brain lol.

[@delbroox]

Yes he is. I understand and respect those who prefer Tifa, but Aerith and Cloud would be so much more interesting as a love story.

[@alena1884]

Yes plus, Tifa acts in a sway where I think her and cloud won’t make a good couple, I feel like Aerith and cloud would have worked out and actually be a pretty good couple, whenever I saw cutscenes of Tifa getting touchy with Cloud I just felt like punching her, it annoys me every time.

[@bentucky4324]

That's what I thought too until I played Crisis Core and realized that Aerith & Zack really belonged together. This playful and sassy Aerith wasn't developed until she had met Zack. And Cloud just belongs with Tifa given everything they both have been through. They literally have no one else but each other at the end of the day. No parents, family, etc.

[@delbroox]

@@bentucky4324 except that in FF7, Aerith says she was never serious with Zack and later when she goes on a date with Cloud she says she likes how he's different from Zack and wants to know him for real.

[@dwafdiddledump]

@@bentucky4324 this simply isn't true, though. tifa helped raise marlene and deeply cares for her as part of her family. after the OG game, they've formed a family with their friends. they both aren't alone. also, no matter what crisis core wants you to think about aerith, it is a retcon of aerith's character. there is no reason the writers needed to attribute every single character trait she had in the OG game to zack, even down to the way she dresses. not to mention that crisis core was directed by someone who didn't work on the OG game, so ofc he didn't get the characters. he's also since resigned from SE. not to mention that, in aerith's novel that is officially liscensed as a canon work by SE, she admits that she loves cloud much more than she ever loved zack. cloud, too, would not answer tifa's question of whether or not he loved her in her novel (and then left after assuring her they'd get through their issues together), but in the remake when aerith tells cloud not to fall in love with her, he says he wants his own say in the matter. so... idk you tell me who "belongs" with who, or not.

[@LuisSR01]

@@bentucky4324 'That's what I thought too until I played a prequel that was directed by a guy who didn't work in the original FF7 where Aerith says to Cloud that she and Zack were nothing serious and where Elmyra says that little 8 year old Aerith was a cheerful chatterbox since the beginning, not that she learned to be like that from a man'.

[@TienNguyen-yv5pq]

lol you also notice how upset Cloud was when Aerith was taken from him. That was kinda a highlight for me cause you see him ignoring every ill-intention from others towards him or he is obvious to bad stuff Shinra has done and has never show any anger. But he was super pissed when the whispers took Aerith right before his eyes. Even with the camera's angle just slightly from above to make it feels more menacing, staff really put lots of thoughts in expressing Cloud's emotions cause he is bad with words.

[@christine8459]

You can't be more right about this. Cloud isn't a man of many words that's why you can see how he truly feels from his expressions. I especially love his eyes and how he conveys his feelings through themT^T. Cloud is so precious and Aerith made him feel that❤.

[@WriterSarahO]

I am kept awake at night still wondering what Cloud would have done if he was able to grab her in the resolution scene. Send help.

[@zamaskowany12]

Option A- Grab her hand and try to kiss her Option B- Grab her hand and try to hug her Option C- Grab her hand and try to run away from this dream together.

[@詩姫-m1c]

He’ll hug her and ask “Is this real enough?”

[@indrasatria6087]

@@詩姫-m1c that's already tidusxyuna. lol

[@francescabarchiesi2170]

A kiss, obviously!

[@gretalamb2030]

GIRL ME TOO LMAO

[@xinglin96]

cloud definitely has feelings for her

[@abiraakram6971]

Me slowly turning into a Clerith fan for 11 minutes.

[@JohnArceane]

Knew I wasn't the only one...

[@daeith1233]

This video litteraly made me a Clerith. At first I was a Cloti but I didn't really see a romance between Cloud and Tifa compared to Cloud and Aerith

[@abiraakram6971]

@@daeith1233 I’m still a Cloti fan but I also like Clerith.

[@daeith1233]

@@abiraakram6971 yeah a lot of people love the two ships and I respect the Cloti one a lot, even if I prefer Clerith

[@Brohamond]

Yeah. I remember playing the original fully on PS1 at least 3 times and having Cloud lean toward Aerith or Tifa each playthrough. I think I like each relationship equally but Tifa edged out slightly because the childhood friend sentiment (can relate with my wife). I haven't played the Remake yet but watching these scenes (especially that vision with the tear drop) - Square did a really good job with Cloud and Aerith here. The subtly of them bonding is a pleasure to watch.

[@vishalangaria]

Take a shot everytime Cloud and Aerith say each others name.

[@VIPER_WOLF88]

Watch out toilet! Here I come 😂

[@vishalangaria]

@@VIPER_WOLF88 do you want me hold your hair back??

[@VIPER_WOLF88]

@@vishalangaria nah bro, a flush will do 👌🏻

[@melioras_pheonoraptor8936]

In the whole game he says Tifa’s name more than anyone else 💀

[@queencard97]

@@melioras_pheonoraptor8936 coz she got more chapters than aerith, but while aerith only appears for half of the game, she can almost outnumber the times cloud calls aeriths name, that's just proves something.

[@GeorgiaAndrea]

Ahh it’s super romantic listening to Cloud speaking to Aerith in Japanese. He really sounded like he’s in love with her. ❤️

[@genesisr1040]

Cloud with Tifa: "Where is my money?" Cloud with Aerith: "Where are my dates?"

[@archi4226]

Cloud with Jessie: you owe me a pizza

[@giztotheibe]

​@@archi4226😂😂😂😂

[@yurisu1590]

@@archi4226 don't man she die, let that pass :(

[@LilxPepto]

@@yurisu1590 screw jessie

[@quwaran.7264]

@yurisu1590 🤣🤣🤣

[@limeonade104]

Aerith isn’t just Cloud’s dream, but her comfort/warmth brings him a sense of home. They’ve been separated for 24 years and are finally reunited. This is Cloud’s chance, and I want him to finally have his happy ending! Also it’s been months but I never stop thinking about them lol.

[@chisakiryu]

sure ffvii is my fave game of all time, since 1999. cloud will save aerith this time just like the lyrics in hollow. "this time i will never let you go"

[@sherly3492]

Wait, I'm new in this FF but i already fall in love with this Clerith shippers. What's happen? I thought aerith is dead already? :" Can someone explain this to mee?

[@LuisSR01]

@@sherly3492 Basically this Remake hasn't the 'Remake' meaning we all have in our minds. This is a sequel of FF7 and more specifically a sequel to the movie FF7 Advent Children. The villian Sephiroth has returned to the past to change his fate but the heroine Aerith also seems to be aware of the future and at the end of the game they basically destroyed fate, so anything can happen in the next parts, including Aerith's fate

[@sherly3492]

@@LuisSR01 so.. in the end of this game, aerith didn't die like the past? :') oh wow-

[@LuisSR01]

@@sherly3492 this isn't the complete game, it's just the first 20% of the original so we have yet to see what happens to Aerith

[@vmalnar1156]

Their relationship with each other is so pure and healing to the heart.

[@purwantiallan5089]

Me too.

[@agasa9312]

They bring out a better version of themselves when they are together. I ken nat!!!!

[@tadookie9688]

People saying the “you can’t fall in love with me even if you think you have it’s not real” means aerith is rejecting cloud are in soooo much denial. 💀💀 Anyone can put two and two together and realize she’s trying to suppress her own growing feelings for cloud to save him from the pain he’ll feel when she’s gone.

[@tadookie9688]

Same with the Hollow lyrics- it’s so blatantly obvious it’s about Cloud’s feelings for Aerith and his regrets/guilt. Even if you didn’t see the romance between them, that moment ™ in the og is probably the most important scene in FF7 by far. It’s brought up in 7R, it’s brought up even after it happens in the og, it’s brought up by people who never played FF7. Aerith is literally the most pivotal character in the game.

[@rnkkhv]

Her feelings don't matter. What matters is how Cloud feels, and according to the original, he didn't fall in love with her. So her words don't mean much. And I don't think they're for the player at all. The important thing is that she added that it's just his imagination, in case that happens.

[@theirbrotherhoodandfriends6101]

@@rnkkhv if her words didn't mean much at all to him, then Cloud wouldn't have such a devastating look on his face when Aerith told him not to fall in love with her. He even rejects the idea by asking if he can have a say about it.

[@rnkkhv]

@@theirbrotherhoodandfriends6101 First of all, Cloud doesn't have a "devastating look". Ultimania clearly indicates that he sees her disappearing, and is trying to grasp her, so it's more his face of confusion. Secondly, he is not trying to speak out, because the English translation is wrong. He says that this Aerith "sounds one-sided." And if you look at the free camera, his face doesn't look romantic. And if that were true, he would have had a good chance of doing so, after an objection, but he is silent, which comes to the point where his objection says that she is clearly saying something inappropriate, and there is no point in going any further. And at a subsequent meeting in the Shinra building, he doesn't seem interested in her either, which confirms that he's not interested in her.

[@theirbrotherhoodandfriends6101]

@@rnkkhv Cloud tries to act cool and composed all the time. So maybe that's the reason why he doesn't want to look like he is that concerned when they met Aerith in the Shinra building again but you can see that he is clearly worried about her when they're on their way. Cloud always reminds the team that their number one priority is to get Aerith to safety. And Cloud saying "please" to Barret with a sincere look on his face while asking him to take Aerith away from the Shinra makes me think that he really cares so much.

[@gabbiness]

I'm so glad someone else mentioned that pose change when he and Aerith are talking at the playground! The body language says so much, especially about Cloud because he's so defensive and closed off most of the time. So seeing him open up to Aerith is so gosh darn beautiful!

[@carlosleon6533]

"This time, i will never let you go"... god, i sure hope...

[@spectralpeach]

I just have to say that I had never played a Final Fantasy game in my life, but last year this video got recommended to me by KZbin and I watched it out of curiosity and I literally got FFVIIR because I was so intrigued by Cloud and Aerith’s relationship. Now I’m thoroughly obsessed with the game but mostly Clerith❤️ I also played Crisis Core Reunion since I wanted more FFVII content😄 Now I come back and watch this video occasionally. Anyway great video and thanks for basically getting me into FF!

[@ErenDenizMert]

Same here.

[@purwantiallan5089]

​@@ErenDenizMertsame too for me.

[@walteranurantha5014]

Same also here I like Clerith but, Clifa is my favorite backstory-wise and goal-wise. I even watched the original and crisis core.

[@luf4rall]

I love that the top google results for "mukai ni iku" is a twitter discussion on this romantic scene.

[@bebs5268]

the chemistry between cloud and aerith is something i love SO MUCH!! they just seem to bring out so much in each other and it’s so natural, they really are my favorite ship :)

[@solbutton1611]

I haven’t played any of the FF games, but this was a whole romantic movie in 10 minutes and 45 seconds and it broke me

[@madeIeine]

I just noticed that when Cloud first met Aerith, why would Cloud even tell Aerith keep her distance to him like what? You don't even know her? You don't even know if you'll meet again or sumn to tell that. 😂 That's not necessary to tell to a total stranger like would you even tell to a total stranger who would hand you a flyer around the streets to keep your distance to them? 🤣 He's totally interested about her the moment he landed his eyes on her. 💞

[@yuukiasuna4186]

Right😆

[@nohemi6899]

HE'S WHIPPED, YOUR HONOR.

[@CrazyxEnigma]

How'd I never know this existed and it has over a million views?!?!? Captions are great too, some of em are pretty humorous.

[@GavinusMaximusMaster]

I have never played a single final fantasy game but I have watched this video at least two dozen times and it is a huge motivator behind my desire to play the next installment so I can see where their love story goes. What a banger you made seriously. If things don't work out this time I will never recover.

[@sarahbanuelos6763]

OMG I laughed out loud at that "...yep," part. Thank you for making this, it was a pleasure to watch ^-^

[@KrAzyDiaBLo23]

As a 7 year old when I first watched my brother play this game, and me no concept of character development or romantic pairings, just watching my big brother play I ALWAYS thought Cloud and Aerith were the couple of the game. No questions asked or doubts. And that it was so devastating at the scene of her death that that was how someone looked when their LOVED one died. Aerith and Cloud gave me my first concept and impression of what Love truly looked like and that’s what I wanted when I grew up. Crazy how much these characters and this game influenced me as a person. Love Cloud and Aerith. ♥️

[@LordMalice6d9]

Did you ever find your real love when you grew up?

[@KrAzyDiaBLo23]

@@LordMalice6d9 I did. ☺️ we were 17, and now we are 35. Facing challenges as one unit. We both strive to be each other’s home and peace. 🕊️ Just like her.

[@LordMalice6d9]

@KrAzyDiaBLo23 It must be nice. I never found a decent girl or woman that I wanted to be with or who was available, and I'm 35 now. I give up. But your math seems a bit off. If you were 7 years old when you first saw your big brother play FFVII and FFVII was first released in 1997, then the earliest year you were born was late, 1989 or early 1990. Which would make you closer to 34 in the year 2024. But besides that. Aerith always seemed like Cloud's soulmate.

[@KrAzyDiaBLo23]

@@LordMalice6d9 it’s nice, but definitely NOT easy, it has never been perfect, in fact we separated for awhile in college. Dated other people. But when our families got together it just fit. Don’t give up. There is always a plan. Yes, I was born in 1988. So probably 7 turning 8 I would say, and he’s 7 years older than me. Now I’m going be 36 here soon. 🥴 Yes 💯 I have always felt she is. So I’m only hoping for great things in the 3rd release. We shall see!!

[@redwine9693]

even as a child, it was so obvious to me that cloud was in love with aerith. the remake only amplified that. there’s just something different about him when he’s with her specifically.

[@kalynn1589]

this is awesome, funny and much love to both Aerith and Cloud. yeah the dream sequence is more obvious in Japanese. if a man says mukae-ni-iku to a woman in this situation it is practically a phrase to whom he is seriously in love with, like someone he would marry with. if Cloud was just going to get Aerith out of trouble it would be more suitable to say tasuke-ni-iku.

[@flowergirlff7505]

Which one does he say in Japanese? I'm assuming the one that's closer but I don't know the words.

[@kalynn1589]

@@flowergirlff7505 it is mukae-ni-iku(迎えに行く) in Cloud's resolution, where he says "i'm coming for you" in English. it literally means "i will go pick you up", but has romantic subtext behind it(in Japan it was once a pure and sincere way to say "i will make you my bride"). it implies he is in love with Aerith and how much he cares for her. if she was just a member of the team it would be other words like tasuke-ni-iku(助けに行く), which could be said to anybody to be rescued. mukae-ni-ku is a calm yet emotional sentence when used in a romantic context, plus Cloud is a blunt man and does not normally speak this kind of stuff, so it is very sweet for those words coming out of his mouth.

[@flowergirlff7505]

@@kalynn1589 Ahhh I heart so much! Thanks!

[@sophiette4001]

@@kalynn1589 I love this...💖

[@midnightstarlis6405]

i’mma die from the wholesomeness and sweetness from Cloud and Aerith- 🥺

[@cibicibi5493]

Clerith forever

[@nataliesophia215]

That "I'm coming for you" of Remake reminds of "You came for me, that's all that matters" from AC. They could've made him say "I'm going to rescue you" but they used that specific parallel from AC. I find that detail really sad but beautiful. Anyways, #clerith 😭❤️

[@JPGR5229]

When you are so addicted to this video you watch it once every day

[@winnieharbs3011]

I feel like since the remake, either Clerith shippers are louder, more confident, or there's more of them. I love it! Also, this video is cute and funny! Good job!

[@magicalgirl4]

Thanks to the Remake I became an FF7 fan and Clerith shipper 😄

[@khalidibnal-walid2929]

Don’t know why considering this game literally killed Clerith by resurrecting Zack. She literally knew the instant he was alive again. Have fun watching your ship be destroyed over the next games. Don’t even know why they set you people up for this. They obviously brought the poster boy Zack back to be the new main character.

[@khalidibnal-walid2929]

@Radio Kaos Yeah you’re not making any sense. First you said Zack was dead. I sit here and tell you over and over it’s been confirmed he is not dead. What ever. If you can’t admit you’re wrong and that they confirmed Zack is alive. You can keep repeating the same notes “we aren’t changing the story much” and yet they’ve already written in Sephiroth appearing when he shouldn’t, some fate god getting destroyed and that Zack is alive. Lmao

[@khalidibnal-walid2929]

@Radio Kaos game8.co/games/Final-Fantasy-VII-Remake/archives/286914 In the ending, Zack being alive changes things a lot, what made you do it? Nomura: That would be the climax of all the mysteries we planned for part 1 (laughs). Nojima: You also get a good look at Stamp.

[@khalidibnal-walid2929]

@Radio Kaos Man I just hope you are right. I’m sorry but I don’t mess with Zack really. Especially with how his fans trash on Cloud and Clerith for real.

[@elizabethchint6485]

Honestly I feel if Aerith hadn't died, her and Cloud would've ended up together. It's sad to see some fans claim Cloud's feelings for her weren't real.

[@yuukiasuna4186]

Haha.. that's because they are cloti fans😂

[@elizabethchint6485]

Ugh, it's unfortunate. I love Tifa but she's in all honesty a rebound for Cloud, her creation anyways.

[@jet44444]

@@elizabethchint6485 I mean, she only got with Cloud by default since Aerith died... lol Tifa deserves better.

[@elizabethchint6485]

It's crazy how some cloti are already like, see we're endgame we got so many moments of Cloud and Tifa in the first part and they're gonna have sex under the highwind in HD. Like sex is what makes a relationship and they seem to forget that this is only the first part and Cloud and Aerith will have more moments. I don't care what they say, Cloud's feelings were real for Aerith. You don't constantly think about someone like Cloud did after their passing if you didn't feel something for them.

[@LuisSR01]

@@elizabethchint6485 It's funny how they pretend they got more moments than Cloud and Aerith lol maybe they count them x2 or something

[@msuzuki5971]

I really wanted the multiple scenes where Cloud has to keep reminding Barret and Tifa that they need to save Aerith to be included here, he's laser-focused and visibly annoyed that the others are getting distracted lol Also that scene where Cloud proudly claims to be a SOLDIER, when he's spent the whole game correcting everyone... Just because he heard that Hojo was planning to have Aerith breed with a SOLDIER. He even corrects others again after that, so it was 100% intentional.

[@JillyJello2]

Omg you are so right, it was intentional wasn't it? Someone else had pointed this out in a comment on another video, and I found it amusing but chalked it up to mostly coincidence. After all, never in a million years would Cloud actually want to take part in such a twisted experiment under Hojo. That being said, Hojo's plans definitely put some thoughts into Cloud's head, didn't they? I can't say what those thoughts were exactly, but they resulted in Cloud not being able to say "ex-SOLDIER" to Hojo in this context. The idea of him being a good match for Aerith was too strong. And yeah, he definitely corrects Rufus later on, he never misses a correction in the entire game except for this one. It's not a coincidence! Thanks for this.

[@Snow.Frostborne_Ch]

Cloud: *builds emotional walls that are taller than the sky* Tifa: *tries to climb said walls* Aerith: *fucking punches a hole right through the walls* Honourable mention Jessie: tosses a grenade that breaks a small hole through it

[@nohemi6899]

You're NOT wrong. Tifa definitely tip toes around those walls, but Aerith? Her bubbly, playful, assertiveness is just what the doctor ordered! Getting Cloud to talk is like pulling teeth, but with Aerith, he's quite the chatterbox. 💞

[@annamaria1984]

Tifa loved cloud for a long time,that’s why she is trying hard to impress him and can not be herself because of nervousness when she is close to her crush. Meanwhile Aerith loved another man and she being herself around cloud made him feel relaxed. I love your description though!

[@sunnysodapop]

Not only is this accurate and underrated asf but I LOVE the inclusion of Jessie. She literally had as much potentional as Aerith but the writers just fucked that relationship up the ass. And for what?!

[@ModestKowa]

Best freaking comment! Love the honourable mention of Jessie too, hilarious 😂

[@ALostExplorer]

Is it just me, or was Remake!Jessie kind of a foreshadowing for the kind of woman that Cloud likes or feels more willing to open up to? Someone chatty, a little funny/silly, older (I think she's 2 years Cloud's senior) and some real confidence in her self worth? Even she was capable of noticing that Cloud's front was kind of a facade pretty early. Don't want to sound like I'm diminishing Jessie's character, though. She's easily one of my highlights in the Remake. And if she doesn't make it back in subsequent games, I'm going to be really sad.

[@TimeHasCome2]

The amount of serotonin I get from this video specifically.. unbelievable. Thank you for the funny commentary too!!

[@DriverNeku]

I. Fucking. Love and cherish every moment I have with Aerith in this stupid little game, it feels like I have a friend really, she's a comfort character that you'll never forget having, she's the character that brings people back up in life, honestly I never thought a game I got 6 months ago would mean something alot more than any other game.

[@myon9431]

Yes yes yes I absolutely agree... and it just makes 'THAT' moment so much sadder

[@haysnairte4]

I hope girls can learn a thing or two about her, that's how you become adorable, I mean it

[@athulyanair3050]

I just finished the game a few days ago and can I just say, this video is now officially one of my favorite videos on youtube overall! Adding this to my library to watch whenever I feel down!! Your comments were literally the way I felt as I went about hopelessly simping for Cloud and Aerith throughout the gameplay.

[@fanzy7]

The real couple of FF7 story is here ! Aerith/Cloud 👌

[@LCardosed92]

Aerith x Cloud has always been canon since the original game. The remake only made it more obvious. I copied a post from another person in another video something that confirms that : "I mean...it's not like Square in their publishing campaign back in 1997, tell us during the trailer, while showing the scene of Cloud laying Aerith's body on the water at the city of the ancients, " The story of a LOVE that can never be." That too obvious to you guys? The company and the author told us about it even in the marketing campaign and made it SO obvious both in the OG and the Remake that I don't understand this whole shipping war. Kazushige Nojima himself, the writer, has confirmed this several times in interviews since the OG game. He called them "star-crossed lovers" in one of his interviews for the OG game. I will put the links below if you want. Cloud is haunted by Aerith's death in the OG until the end and wants to meet her again - except of the OG game ending - Cloud: "An answer from the planet, the promised land. I think I can meet her there". Even years latter, in Advent children we see this to be true, and Kazushige Nojima in an interview confirmed that Cloud and Tifa aren't in a relationship nor have they ever been in a relationship until advent children. According to him, they couldn't have anything more than friendship because Cloud is still in love with Aerith and blames himself for her death. The only thing that is keeping them simply living in the same place are Marlene and Denzel. Tifa even berates him in the AD because he disappears and doesn't pay attention to her, and that's because she can't understand him. She had this idealized version of him in her head of the knight in shining armor (the promise, that's what heroes do, they save people) and what she got was this shell of a man that is almost broken from his "perceived" sins. I really don't know how anyone can say that this song is for anyone else BUT Aerith. It's so obvious that to claim otherwise is simply projecting their expectations and not listening to the song and not really following the story."

[@flowergirlff7505]

Even in the AC original end credits show Cloud on his motorcycle on a road by fields of yellow flowers and Aerith waiting for him. It's implied that he finds his promised land. They got rid of it in later editions because of rabid cloti fans but you can find it on KZbin

[@yannispirou101]

I think both of them are supposed to be "canon" and that's why they give us an option, unlike in FF8, FF9, FF10 and FF15.

[@nohemi6899]

@@rodanandme Agreed. I understand open endings with games where you yourself can make the character. But Cloud is himself and I think this is a chance to make it clear where his feelings are as well as just enjoy his journey overall. I know Aerith will inevitably die, I'm sure SE will absolutely play with that fact so much since we're expecting it. But this time we can truly see his interactions and emotions this time around.

[@gunghocg]

“Projecting expectations” = nailed it

[@ErenDenizMert]

@@nohemi6899 I hope not. They can kill Tifa for a change😂

[@sebastianmoran5966]

"get help" 😂, if you guys watching this, u should prepare the pause button coz the texts are fast af 😂

[@thedarkopz516]

LMAO! i feel it

[@elleandromeda1897]

she makes him smile so much! I haven't seen Cloud smile this much with anyone.

[@LuisSR01]

So happy for this amazing video to hit 1 million views, clerith is just amazing ❤️

[@sakura118]

I have always shipped them as the main couple! Cloud was never completely able to move on even after she was gone. So sad 🥺

[@gambishdasidelinestory9462]

One thing I see Tifa and cloud fans mention and upload is the cloud saving tifa from the landing and she lands on top of him LOL one thing they always do is cut that scene off at a certain point and this is why …. Everyone watch that scene again, tifa is lying on top of him, Cloud (as he does to everyone) asks Tifa if she is okay then he quickly moves so she can get off of him, but surprise Tifa fans always cut that part out With Aerith, when he rescues her or is holding hands the physical touch lingers, when they did the HI5 in the colosseum, when she held his hand right before he was going to fight Rude, when she held his hand trying to calm him down, held her for a while in the bridal position. One more thing I wish ppl would have seen is, watch the scene right before when Aerith and Tifa hold Cloud when he says Ghosts aren’t my thing… when they all fall through some container and cloud asks Aerith if she’s okay, Tifa walks past them and Aerith and Cloud are just in the back

[@PhrygianTurk]

spitting facts brother

[@ILovePizza620]

This is so true man

[@LARK-ht7kd]

Hear Hear

[@monstar.x9315]

I hope she stays alive in the remake..please because this is too good. I love both her and cloud together 🥺

[@purwantiallan5089]

She did stayed alive. Both in REMAKE and in real life.

[@monstar.x9315]

@@purwantiallan5089 lol 😅

[@Mista_Cassla]

Wow what a really well put together video

[@purwantiallan5089]

Aerith Gainsborough loves Cloud the same way Rise Kujikawa loves Yu Narukami.