Final Fantasy 7 Lore ► Rufus Shinra's Origins Explained

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Rufus Shinra is a very interesting character. Not only did he appear as an antagonist within the original version of Final Fantasy 7, but he also appeared in Before Crisis and Advent Children in equally important, but supporting roles.
Throughout this Origins video, we will explore how Rufus attempted to usurp his father to become the President of Shinra and what happened after the Shinra Headquarters was destroyed by Diamond Weapon.
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[@mastertadakatsu]

"A good son would have known!" Best line in Advent Children.

[@FinalSeraphLeo]

To quote FFVII Abridged. Rufus :"Oh, I'm no son of a bitch, I'm the heir to a bastard!"

[@heyaheyo1420]

Cloud: "You should try his dresses, way more comfortable!" Rufus: "Oh I do agre... wait how'd you know?"

[@torgan]

Xander Mobus was bloody brilliant

[@nathanlabrador7664]

@@heyaheyo1420 "I wore... one..."

[@heyaheyo1420]

@@nathanlabrador7664 to each their own I am not a judgemental person!

[@jesusfollowerswomenministries]

Jesus whom is the one and only true God and Creator came to earth 2000+ years ago to go to the cross to pay our sin debt in full. His sacrifice was sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). A created being could not pay the infinite penalty required for sin against an infinite God. Only God could pay such an infinite penalty. Only God could take on the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21), die, and be resurrected, proving His victory over sin and death and that true and only God is JESUS! And He did all that because He loves us and wants to save us and have a relationship with us. JESUS is the only way to Heaven, only He can save us from sin and from hell ( Luke 5:32, John 14, Romans 6:23). Jesus is waiting for you to come to Him, He won't cast you away from Himself if you come to Him. He calls us all to repentance, He loves us and wants to save us. believe and have faith in God then the Holy Spirit will come in and lead you to repent of your sins and God will forgive you of your sins and cleanse you by the blood of Jesus and you'll get born again by His Holy Spirit and have His salvation, you will become a new creation (John 3:3-19). God bless

[@CobaltContrast]

Rufus is so human like. What a great villain. He's not evil. He just has priorities antagonistic to the protagonist.

[@FauZhee]

or (eventually) same goal but have completely different method with our protagonists.

[@callmeshaggy5166]

"I'll rule through fear" or something like that... Nah the man definitely had an evil in him.

[@razorblade6219]

@@callmeshaggy5166I swear old game characters always have some random ass outlier like from the rest of their portrayal I’m sure he somewhat meant what he said there but he probably meant it in a very literal like ruling through fear mainly will be effective rather than being some villainous tyrant. But maybe he was just originally a bad person and grew past it.

[@bobgray6498]

Rufus was always very memorable to me, despite not being in the game a whole lot. Whenever he was onscreen, he made a big impact

[@thesweetone]

One of my favorite under rated characters. Machina abridged 5 seasons retelling of FFVII is a must watch for any fan too.

[@jmathieson15]

I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve watched those. On season 2 again right now

[@6Kubik]

I dont know abou you but i love how he calls his dog darkstar "D." thats so cute. I hope we see him and his doggy more together.

[@lebonk8081]

Heideger, fire the cannon!!! Fire the THE CANNNON!!!! OH GOD I DON'T WANNA DIE!!!!!!

[@TheTimeMage]

so your telling me, between rufus, sephiroth and their parents, one of the best selling installments in the series...has family drama as the driving plot? XD

[@orwellianwiress]

YES YES YES! Rufus is so underrated and underused!

[@andresfelipemendozavelez1493]

And I just finished FF7 again (original one, not remastered), such a fine little game.

[@chadsmith5933]

remake is a hallway simulator

[@73willyg]

@@chadsmith5933 life is a hallway simulator. Birth to death.

[@CommanderShepard-wq3wo]

@@chadsmith5933 lol, sure

[@chadsmith5933]

William...you can make choices take left or right turns go up down... Not in the remake lmao at some points in the game I just couldn't go backwards or where I wanted to go I was forced to where they wanted me

[@andresfelipemendozavelez1493]

@@chadsmith5933 lol agree, a little bit more freedom would have been better

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

In Remake, Rufus' supposed ruthlessness was overshadowed by an apparent desire to screw and kill Cloud...and it might not have been in that order 😂. In replaying that fight for my hard mode run though, I see that Cloud was actually the instigator of a lot of the flirty lines like saying "Got my number?" and I'm left wondering if he even knew what he was doing. Ha, I love the idea of Cloud being an accidental tease 😁

[@grapespace]

That transition effect at 14:30 is so incredibly crisp and clean…

[@neoshadowdukeofgames8223]

Rufus is a lot more interesting than I thought. Quite an interesting character. FFVII is truly the dark side as a team, more than any other FF

[@25Erix]

So Rufus has been one of my favorite characters in this game. I knew he had an older brother (any Crisis Core player would know) but I never knew he had a younger one. I've researched the game and its lore extensively since 2006 so finding out a little tidbit like that makes my knowledge that more complete. Still waiting on a video on the fon Ronsenburgs. But I'll also take Kain Highwind.

[@6Kubik]

He has more half siblings. In the novel about his younger brother he said that there were already people comming to him. So he has at least 2 more half siblings but in the book it also sounded like he has up to... 6 or 7 siblings 😅

[@rufusshinraisdamnhawt4605]

I'm a simple woman. I see Rufus, I click. Best boi. ♡

[@dashibs]

God yes it's why I'm here

[@arnold666heartagram]

I am a huge fan of Rufus nice too meet you

[@dashibs]

@@arnold666heartagram as am I!! I'm the biggest simp for him

[@arnold666heartagram]

@@dashibs You are a Rufus Shinra fangirl?

[@dashibs]

@@arnold666heartagram a very very big fangirl. He's not like his dad so he's gonna be a faithful husband someday. Hopefully to me. Heheh. I'm 2 years older than him though.

[@brahms0624]

I always get so into these origin videos, I get sad when they end.

[@alenaduplantier4505]

He kinda looks like the lost brother of cloud

[@TheKmacback1]

i kinda have a theory. Who is clouds dad?

[@andrewhudson7108]

@@TheKmacback1 there’s a fan theory that President Shinra is Cloud’s father. Since he had a manor in Nibelheim, Cloud’s father is never mentioned, and he and his mother are treated like outcasts.

[@BluHana06]

At this point, everyone who has the same blonde shade as Rufus and his known brothers is consider a sibling to me. His dad was a horn dog.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

@@andrewhudson7108 I really like that! Would be awesome if that were true.... Oh god. Wait, no it wouldn't. Rufus flirts hard with Cloud in Remake. He would be flirting with his brother!

[@YZ4hunnid]

the new novel that was written by Nojima says cloud father was a traveler and disappeared when he was on the other side of mountain when cloud was of walking age. they found his belongings but not him.

[@paarsetulpen9551]

I love your character lore videos! I hope you do one on Tseng as well.

[@diadorim273]

Seconded! Tseng needs more love!

[@jamesoneavatar8644]

Just watched Advent Children Complete, so this was more interesting than it would have been a week ago

[@sirdryden42]

“At least I invented the Shintranet.”

[@bighomie95873]

Will say Rufus was a formidable foe in the remake. Can’t wait it to see what the future holds

[@MichaelNealeYT]

Hoping Rufus gets more screen time in the FF7R series!

[@f.prince6642]

These videos always fill in the gaps thank you.

[@nha-a-itk8909]

Can you do an origins for Emet-Selch from FFXIV?

[@Nigel222]

I suspect the remake series will make him more sympathetic and potentially have him as a temporary party member like RED13 was at the end of Part 1.

[@ChroniclerofLore]

Been a fan of your work for some time. Keep it up.

[@kozahtli7697]

Wow super good video. Learned a lot. Thank you!

[@nikkit159]

I’ve been waiting for this! Rufus is my top 2 characters

[@amiiboking64]

This was a pleasant surprise! I really like Rufus! Perhaps an origin video on Cid Highwind next?

[@kidvalhalla6091]

Good work!

[@brianp6637]

Amazing video!!

[@gamingdemigodxiii5630]

Could you please do Kain Highwind or someone from FF6 next?

[@sladelius6174]

Setzer.

[@Halcon_Sierreno]

A re-release of Before Crisis on Steam would be a good thing. Events from that game even get mentioned in FF7 Remake.

[@Lancelotxxx]

the fight against him in rebrith is low key one of the hardest of the whole game

[@skolaskellofkells6195]

Could you do origins video on Barret?

[@vernalai7126]

i see rufus, i click

[@cloudstrife1983]

How about Reno and Rude?

[@marianix1591]

He’s my favourite character in the series. I can’t wait to see where they will take him!

[@belavera994]

Oh wow, I just watched the FF7 Advent Children movie and played Dirge of Cerberus, so I had no idea Rufus started out as more of a bad guy, his character development really is interesting, I personally believe he turned over a new leaf, the Turks seem to sincerely care a great deal about him and I don't think Reno and Rude would, if he hadn't changed for the better.

[@jazza6974]

Would love to hear your thoughts about Rufus in the FFVII Remake. Would make a great video and would like to hear your theories predictions about his role. Seems like they are gona include more avalanche and wutai in the future?

[@angrytacos5497]

Nothing better than some FF lore vids

[@eladriellebachental]

Pls do Emet-Selch

[@e-pearlm]

I knew I liked this guy for a reason he's hard on the outside but a marshmallow on the inside 😄

[@samrabey89]

Rufus was always one of my favourite people

[@Koniving]

Fun observations but not sure if on here as I watch.... Rufus's remake outfit has a wild west style gunslinger saddle belt, and a couple of moves taken or inspired from old high-budget cowboy films such as those by Clint Eastwood and Chuck Norris (gun slinging/counters).

[@ScottShankle84]

Gold saucer owner, Dio origins? Buginhagen origins? Great videos.

[@MyNameIsntRyan]

LMAO Dio origins

[@tytar2132]

@@MyNameIsntRyan toad origins

[@crusherjoe8519]

On an unrelated note, kinda, what do you thing of Japanese video game music being played during the opening ceremonies of the Tokyo 2020 Summer Olympic Games? It has been trending on Twitter. I figured that Japan would pull something like this, with it being one of the world capitals of video games which has so done so much to pioneer video games and make them what they are today. Selections from Square Enix, Capcom, Sega, Bandai Namco, Konami, etc., titles were used. Square Enix were well represented with Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, Kingdom Hearts, NieR, SaGa, Chrono Trigger...

[@crusherjoe8519]

To hear the Final Fantasy Main Theme by Nobuo Uematsu on the world stage ... what could be more exciting and exhilarating for a Final Fantasy fan?

[@montelvontaviouspore]

Please can we get a Rikku Origins Explained video as well Daryll? 🙏

[@dinham16]

Sorry for the newb questions… Are all the screenshots from Before Crisis? I thought it wasn’t written in English. Also, when did the stuff happen between 7 and AC with the kidnapping? In a book/graphic novel?

[@Kaboomboo]

There are fan translations of Before Crisis. The events between 7 and AC are a series of novellas called _On the Way to a Smile_ and can be found online for free, or as unofficial audiobooks on YT.

[@user-ki9fs9pp9m]

Make a video about hope from final fantasy 13

[@abruenin236]

What is that 2D game shown in the video?

[@ambermurray2862]

What is this ost called?

[@samuelthompson7791]

I think it would be amazing and hilarious if you made a joke origins - like on Quina about learning different cuisine

[@durantes]

Don’t suppose we could get an Emet-Selch origin video in the future?

[@kixx6]

Can we get a Vaan Origins pls?

[@Sakura_Matou]

Rufus was my favorite Character, I was hoping he would join the party.

[@FarelForever]

Rufus.... the Seto Kaiba of FF7. SCREW THE RULES, I HAVE GIL!!!

[@captain_dsz6049]

legit though rufus exudes huge seto kaiba energy i mean even the overthrowing of the father through coorperate subterfuge albeit instead of with board members with the turks gozeboro and president shinra have a lot in common too, i just think of heidigger as his mokuba its a shame no abridgers thought to make that joke "shut up heidigger"

[@captain_dsz6049]

also i can totally see rufus busting out his trump card but instead of 3 blue eyes white dragons or an obelisk the tormentor itd instead some genetically engineered super turk

[@captain_dsz6049]

although that being said i dont know who rufus' 'yugi' would be as its definitely not cloud

[@FarelForever]

@@captain_dsz6049 Really now? You mean Cloud doesn't grow giant and more cool whenever he enters battle?

[@FauZhee]

@@captain_dsz6049 I think Rufus is more like both, Seto (in role & personality) and Mokuba (for being often got kidnapped LOL)... at least in the abridged.

[@matthewjohnson7180]

I'd like to put in a request for Laguna Loire

[@blondeleogirl]

Always loved Rufus as a character. I liked to believe the Turks were totally loyal to him because underneath the persona of an entitled son of a despot, he was trying to be different than his father. He tried to change things to an extent in Before Crisis. He helped to rebuild after the events of ff7. Pretty complex character if you read into it. Always thought he was interesting 😊

[@pg3772]

Barret next!!

[@gibbs615]

Rufus sorta reminds me of Prince Lotor from Voltron who also wanted his father dead and take his place.

[@joeh2236]

You should do fran from XII since she's the only non fully human character you get to control in the game

[@CobaltContrast]

Wait a second. They made interesting antagonists all vying for their own slice of glory? OMG. You put into literl terms what I've never noticed about why I liked the Turks or the bad guys in ff7 so much. You kinda loved to hate them. And they all stood out. Well written script.

[@kamenridersalim4450]

Still waiting for Emet Selch origin video

[@TheEricZ]

Do Cecil from FF4!!

[@frankbauerfeld4205]

Danke!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Thank you so much Frank!

[@joshuaducharme4556]

please do kuja final fantasy 9

[@bintangpandunegoro1403]

Genesis please

[@Vinn_Tree]

The villain that got away.

[@OmarO_721]

Have you done Seymour yet?

[@orwellianwiress]

Yes please! He's one of my favorites!

[@dariushlarijani8083]

Seymour been done so many times on his channel

[@orwellianwiress]

but that's still not enough Seymour!

[@dariushlarijani8083]

@@orwellianwiress how many reflection stories do you want? comparing Seymour to his mother/father then looping them to yuna.

[@jamie4099]

Whats president shinras name answer me that

[@AnaSilva-eh3br]

1:36 ?????

[@johnnada6855]

FF UNION., i´m replaying FF 7 on my ps1 right now, and Sephirot didn´t knew who Jenova really was., when he found about Jenova in the shinra mansion he thought Jenova was an Ancient, a Cetra,. but she wasn´t a Cetra, she was a monster-alien-witch from space that represents chaos in this game basically., but Sephirot, since Profesor Gast said to him that Jenova was a woman and was his mother and died, sephirot thought his mother was a normal human woman., then he finds out about Jenova but he thinks that she was a Cetra, an Ancient., he gets angry and wants to get Jenova´s corpse but he doesn´t seem to understand who Jenova is really., so., i think that Jenova took over Sephirot, the evil Sephirot is a mix between sephirot and Jenova., is the ultimate incestual and unholy almost like luciferian creature, an unholy angel, the opposite of Aeris which is a real Cetra, i think, VINCENT is the father of Sephirot and Gast and Hojo are kinda the scientific fathers of sephirot, Lucrecia is his mother but Jenova is his unholy mother since he was injected with jenova cells and mako since he was a child, he is a mix between jenova and mako and human

[@greyshadow9848]

It confirmed Hojo is sephiroth biological father and lucrecia is his mother he was inject led with the cells as a fetus while still being in the womb

[@johnnada6855]

@@greyshadow9848 But still, Sephirot didn´t know who Jenova really was, when he readed the documents he concluded that Jenova was just a Cetra, the last Cetra, he didn´t seem to know about Ifalna or that Jenova wasn´t a Cetra, i doubt Sephirot even knew about Lucresia

[@greyshadow9848]

I never said he knew I was just stating that he has biological parents and who they are and how he was made ,it’s clear he has no idea ,don’t jump to conclusions on someone else’s words

[@annikamyren3026]

@UCHLFMrPRscNS0vFzyliLp4w not nice !!

[@greyshadow9848]

What are you responding to or are you a bot nothing rude was said and there’s no one with that name here why are you @ing a random string of digits

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

Who are the remnants of sephiroth, like where did come from and how are they related to sephiroth

[@kk28262484]

They are physical manifestation of Sephiroth's consciousness in the life stream. Due to J-cell, Sephiroth can never dissolve in the life stream so he just lingers there. Because his own memories are fragmented, he uses other people's memory of him to create the three remnants and unleashes them to Gaia. Their purpose is to find J-cell for reunion and thus completing physical resurrection of Sephiroth.

[@chefboiardeeznutz9881]

@@kk28262484 damn, that's dope. Thanks for replying.

[@bakugan9000]

Will we get FF7 remake for PC 😥 coz honestly

[@valvesofvalvino]

Rufus is a really interesting character, I can't wait to see how they develop him in the remake.

[@AceofDiamonds236]

After beating Dissidia 012 for the first time I'm binging through this series to learn more about the characters in it. If this series has any chance of continuing someday, it might be neat to see a summary of Garland with how much his story has expanded between the likes of his role in Dissidia and Stranger of Paradise.

[@williammoralesiii2527]

Origins of Aya Brea or Fei

[@allendeen]

Lufus-o!

[@dante19890]

did Rufus take a mako bath

[@mysteriousfun4759]

Rufus could have his own movie where he is Oscar Wilde CEO freaking aristocrat playboy ingenue and I am so here for him if he is thinking of green technology. I ship him with Cid. Sue me.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I have never heard of that ship but I support them all, lol. And I love that description of Rufus. Read a story that had him being with Genesis in a turbulent relationship fueled by Rufus' coke addiction. That wasn't the whole story (it was a SephxCloud story with other relationships), but I loved how real and viceral their relationship was (also, Genesis' love of literature and Loveless plays well into Rufus if he enjoyed Oscar Wilde, lol!). It was a sassy Cloud that read Rufus the riot act to get his shit together and stop hurting Genesis, who was initially only meant to be his body guard. I'm trying to think if Gen was an insufferable asshole as usual in that story but can't remember. The story is called Blonde Ambition, by SephCountTheWays if curious and while I know it's on FF.net, not sure if it's on AO3 (also, the story has been going on for forever and sadly now is updated only once a year or so, but the chapters are very, very long for the wait).

[@mysteriousfun4759]

@@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley beautiful story. Ya I am really into it. Also I love Lily of the Valleys. Thank you!!

[@dalejennings2677]

13:32 cloud totally looks like lightning. Had to go back and look again. But ya, he looks like the pink haired franchise killer. Lol

[@DJ_Treu]

True origin: That kid from rikkus ship

[@ecritdelajaponographie8565]

Does this video contain Intergrade spoilers? I won't watch it until I know it doesn't or provenance grants me the ability to buy a PS5.

[@captain_dsz6049]

it only mentions how rufus was redesigned for remake/intergrade and that his boss fight is slightly different from the original

[@johnnada6855]

Is RUFUS Cloud´s brother ?

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

A very good question. Who knows, perhaps they may allude to this in the Final Fantasy 7 Remake and/or Ever Crisis

[@johnnada6855]

@@FinalFantasyUnion If not., is a very good fan fiction

[@sol3407]

So cloud older brother & father will be revealed in the new final fantasy I'm sure.... A great opportunity to explain clouds origin and a great treats at the OG lol I already predicted Zach would come back so let's see if I'm right about this

[@Night-Lord]

I hate that such a awesome character is named Rufus

[@animazen]

Not sure how much content there is, but I always thought the Turks were cool

[@Willchannel90]

Imagine the remake of part 2 and part 3 Final fantasy 7, Cloud, his friends and Sephiroth going to kick Shinra hard. Until Midgar belong to them a better future.

[@SorcererLance]

I still sorta feel Rufus should have stayed dead in FF7, as largely his own arrogance was his undoing. Even though he was SUPPOSEDLY killed in a double-KO during the face-off against Diamond Weapon, Rufus did unwittingly provide some much-needed help to the protagonists and by extension, the people of the planet by not only destroying Diamond Weapon in one shot, but in that same shot, he also destroyed Sephiroth's barrier over the crater. His later reappearances felt more like fanservice to those who liked him as he felt like he had less and less purpose as the sequels went on... honestly anyone else could have had Jenova's head in Advent Children and the plot wouldn't have been too drastically affected

[@FauZhee]

Yeah, and other compilations are more about his side than him with protagonist's gang.

[@Janenba]

So... FF12 lore? lol

[@jesusfollowerswomenministries]

Jesus Christ God the Father God the Son God the Holy Spirit is the one and only true God and Creator came to earth 2000+ years ago to go to the cross to pay our sin debt in full. His sacrifice was sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the world (1 John 2:2). A created being could not pay the infinite penalty required for sin against an infinite God. Only God could pay such an infinite penalty. Only God could take on the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21), die, and be resurrected, proving His victory over sin and death and that true and only God is JESUS! And He did all that because He loves us and wants to save us and have a relationship with us. JESUS is the only way to Heaven, only He can save us from sin and from hell ( Luke 5:32, John 14, Romans 6:23). Jesus is waiting for you to come to Him, He won't cast you away from Himself if you come to Him. He calls us all to repentance, He loves us and wants to save us. believe and have faith in God then the Holy Spirit will come in and lead you to repent of your sins and God will forgive you of your sins and cleanse you by the blood of Jesus and you'll get born again by His Holy Spirit and have His salvation, you will become a new creation (John 3:3-19). God bless

[@saynotop2w]

Back stabber gets back stabbed and get surprised

[@johnnada6855]

The things Square-Enix missed in this FF 7 Remake are a) They missed the chance to make Midgar more cyberpunk., if you play the original game, yes some people has regular clothes., like suits and such but others look like in a cyberpunk world., and i´m talking about the NPCs, especially the people in the slums they missed the chance to make them look more poor or something, Midgar should looke like Akira, Blade Runner and ALITA they missed the chance, even Crisis Core made it better in that regard., there were too few situations and locations both in midgar and the slumbs that looked like cyberpunk and poor., b) They missed the opportunity of introducing DETECTIVE JOE !!, it would have been amazing if there was a side quest involving Detective Joe., although i think Detective Joe ended up divinding itself between Barret and Cid, i think he looked like Cid but acted like Barret., still was a missed opportunity., c) They missed the opportunity of using WANTED posters for Yuffie, in the original concept of FF 7 the Turtles paradise flyers were WANTED posters and Yuffie looked different in each poster, you when you find her she looked like the last poster you found of her., a missed opportunity., d) The FAKE Red 13s.... in the original concept there were 2 clones of Red 13, Cobalt and Indigo., which looked like him but like cyborg versions of Nanaki, and were bosses, they missed the opportunity of introducing them as an eastern egg, e) Crazy Soldier Drop outs., in the original concept you could find in the world ex-soldier members that went crazy cause the experiments with mako, some sort of mako-yunkies, an example was the "guy inside the pipe" in sector 6 slums,.... those are stuff i think they missed so till the next remake i think lol

[@aznguymetal]

Rufus look like Putin from Russia.

[@thesecorridorsoftime]

What ?really? Dude..i bet some people thought there was a bomb or someone with a weapon..that is not funny:/ it's pathetic, stupid and sad..

[@jonbourgoin182]

Stop that stupid horse laugh

[@ravinraven6913]

after watching a 3 hour youtube video about FF7. I gotta say, it has one of the worst stories. After watching the FF7 and FF8 videos, here, I came to the conclusion both games stories sucked. They were some of the first 2 rpg games I played. Even back when they first came out, I loved them and wondered why there wasn't more JRPG here. Now, I don't think I will ever play another one. And whatever it is they are calling Final fantasy now, is not final fantasy, if you don't have all the summons, its just a JRPG with a final fantasy skin on. But watching the story play out in 3 hours as opposed to 3 weeks, 3 months or more... the story seemed to go from good to bad, to horrible and ugly. I had gotten almost all the way to the end in FF7 and had no idea I was wrong about the story. Same with 8. I thought Cloud was a former SOLDIER, turns out their story telling was not good, specially when we just button mash so we can hurry through to the next scene. It dragged on so long that people with short attention basically had their own stories on what was happening in FF7, again, same thing with FF8, took me till just yesterday to find out who Squalls parents were and what the point of both games were. They changed too much every time you thought you knew what was going on, and not in a good way. Sucks, I wanted to play the remake of ff7 but if the story is that bad, I have no interests in finding out squall is some nobody who pretended he was some one else that was cooler and more connected to the characters....so stupid

[@NordkapSounddesign]

I really cant stand the compilation of Ff7. In my head canon the original Ff7 stand for itself. As a concluded Story. And rufus is dead. As it was imagined in the original Story. His character alterations doesnt even match with the original Vision.