President Shinra Cut | All Cutscenes - Final Fantasy 7 Remake

[@caelanjarman2466]

I feel like the remake did him justice. The original version of him sounded like a buffoon who relied on money to make his problems go away. Here, he's shown to be clever and resourceful enough to turn even a major setback to his advantage, like how he frames Avalanche actions as blatant terrorism to start a war that his company could profit from. A horrible human being for sure, but you can tell that he earned his position. Making it all the more horrifying when he was shown to be the lesser of 2 evils.

[@ADAPTChance]

I agree. I'm glad they added more depth to his character and you get to learn more about him and his actions.

[@Killer_Kool7]

Lesser of 3 evils. Hojo Sephiroth and Jenova

[@SnowyWolborg]

You nailed it. Original Rufus even said that his father wasted far too much money on trying to brainwash the public with money and fake philanthropy, which is why he would have chosen to keep the peasants in line with fear.

[@tylersoto7465]

But would be cool to be president shinra being in charge of a corporation and build midgar lol

[@fizzy69o.0]

@@Killer_Kool7 arent those 4 evils then?

[@richiec4428]

I'm glad we actually get to see him stabbed instead of finding him keeled over on his desk.

[@ADAPTChance]

Both scenes work well to me but this is a nice variation from the original.

[@Subster]

Good 4 him he’s evil

[@noctissama3146]

Indeed both versions are good. Just in the original I find it more scary to just find him stabbed cause it creates a mystery

[@fizzy69o.0]

He had more screentime here in general tho

[@FauZhee]

@@noctissama3146 OG Sephiroth was meant to be a mystery, but it's no longer really works now because he is already so popular, that's how the remake went to this route.

[@Cyfin]

I just noticed the small Cait Sith cameo at 6:33 and I LOVE that addition. Reeve was fully intending to come help Avalanche but was too late. Subtle and interesting way to launch off his story arc.

[@louis-marcelotsamamba6688]

He’s like the physical embodiment of capitalism in the remake.

[@frankie3010]

Piss off, commie.

[@padraigcrilly9412]

A montage between Trump and Vernon Dursley - from the Harry Potter books.

[@ijasab35]

Cool. i didnt knew Skull Face was elected to became Shnra's President

[@MY5TCrimson]

I literally never realized until you said it. xD

[@Lunafreya_Nox]

Can I asked was President Shinra is Cloud father or not?

[@FauZhee]

@@Lunafreya_Nox idk, that's still fan theory that I'm waiting to be confirmed or debunked.

[@sonicfan2403]

Also Jack Ryder

[@dillonkinder9296]

It’s funny President Shinra sounds like Skull Face from Metal Gear Solid 5

[@athfcoz]

There's a song by Meatloaf called In the land of the pig the butcher is king. Always reminded me of President Shinra

[@grandadmiralzaarin4962]

Guy definitely has some good taste in office décor, even if his personality is deplorable.

[@clementineshetheyfae8312]

I still can not fucking believe how this game took a nosedive in that last cutscene. This is genuinely one of the best pieces of political media I have ever interacted with until that last fucking scene where they didn’t kill him and they all just sit there letting him get the upper hand and then fucking Seperoth does it truly fucking pathetic

[@dennissepulveda6118]

Indeed, your comment is truly and utterly pathetic

[@Psycho-Thinker]

He did Skull Face in MGSV

[@markmansion]

Who?

[@SiM0n1755x]

@@markmansion I believe you mean WHHHOOOOOOOO?!

[@markmansion]

@@SiM0n1755x Lol. Such a lust for revenge!?

[@SiM0n1755x]

@@markmansion oh, good; I was under the impression you didn't know who Skull Face was.

[@markmansion]

@@SiM0n1755x Ha, I was initially trying to make Skull Face joke but I forgot to type it out as "WHOOOOO!?"

[@FFVogter.-em6zz]

James Horan nailed it as Shinra as he did with Skull face. Also, he was Wheeljack in Transformers Prime.

[@banyenkanta6231]

How president shinra found power and courage from the golden gun? Did Barret forgot he has like A10 calibre arm against a puny gun?

[@sonicfan2403]

Maybe it's the Golden Gun from GoldenEye. You know them things a One hit Kill XD

[@kariolm2579]

Funny thing about games like that (JRPG especially) is that power of a weapon is pretty arbitrary and tends to be however strong (or weak) as a story demands. But if we want to go into more realistic scope, Shinra got a jump on (unsuspecting) Barret. A .45 may not be as powerful as Barret's 7.62 gattling (guessing the caliber), but at that range, pretty lethal and he could get few shots out if Barret as much as twitched his right arm in wrong direction.

[@AssaultSpiral]

Size of the gun doesn't matter during a cutscene. All that matters is who has theirs pointed at the other guy first.

[@wiffmastermase]

I really liked the changes they made on the president. Much better than the lard ass from the OG

[@EliFlores-fe5cd]

He is still alive

[@venetianlagoon3496]

I don't remember how many times I was killed

[@bardockofalecido]

All I hear is Skull Face lul

[@fizzy69o.0]

14:44 he spitting facts tho

[@jonathonbrown1559]

3:07 bathed in *MONO*

[@josephagar1005]

Anyone else think that Shinra is a little underrated?

[@Lunafreya_Nox]

Was president shinra is Cloud Father!?..

[@loganthevillager9176]

@@Lunafreya_Nox No.

[@Tiger_weirdo]

@@Lunafreya_Noxno lol he is the father of Rufus and Lazard (from crisis core)

[@theeditor9352]

The reactor 1 bombing scene is way worse than George Lucas claiming that Greedo shot first. What's with these retcons for the heck of making the designated good guys less evil? Semi-evil heroes are way more interesting.

[@pancakes8670]

Actually it was implied in the original game that Shinra framed Avalanche for the chaos. They just made it more clear in the remake by actually showing it.

[@theeditor9352]

@@pancakes8670 What "implied" are you talking about? That' s stage 1 of original game. Barret set up the bomb. That's why you have timer as you escape. Your party knows exactly how many seconds before the bomb go kaboom. It's very clear.

[@fizzy69o.0]

Actually it depends. Some anti-heroes are great but some seriously suck. Same goes for normal heroes

[@WildSableye]

I think it was a necessary change. Characters like Wedge, Jessie, and Tifa would realistically be horrified by the concept of doing all that damage. Yet in the OG no one ever comments on it. Jessie seems to have some regrets right before she dies, but that's it. The importance of the change is all of the characters' REACTION to this unforseen bigger-explosion. Biggs immediately jumps into denial, hoping that this couldn't have been them, owing to the fact that his character is now written as someone who anxiously frets over how any one thing can go wrong. Wedge maintains that it is possible it was them, and is clearly horrified by the outcome. This tracks with Wedge later being characterized as someone who always blames himself for negative outcomes, and has a lot of self-doubt. Jessie, being the one who placed the bombs, is utterly baffled as to how this could have happened, and though she tries to rationalize that this must've been something else, she comes to the conclusion that there's no other explanation - also blaming herself. There's an entire chapter dedicated to her trying to "right" that wrong, which goes to show how much her character values life; that she's in Avalanche for genuinely selfless reasons (a motivation that has a very real backstory revealed that very chapter.) And finally, Barret is completely adamant that it *doesn't matter*. No mater what they did, his focus is sending a message - and now that that message was sent, he convinces everyone to move on, in a very dramatic speech highlighting his skills as a team leader. He manages to comfort everyone's insecurities and assure them that they're doing the right thing, revealing how he managed to become such a respected leader, and showing how much Barret is committed to the end goal of destroying Shinra over the price of human lives.

[@SpySecretSquirrel]

Currently replaying the original on the switch and Cloud (at least whatever thoughts are inside of him) says "Watch out! That's no ordinary bomb." implying that the bomb they used wouldn't have made as huge of an explosion as they thought.