Zack & Cloud with Buster Swords vs Sephiroth - Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth

Zack & Cloud with Buster Swords vs Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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[@ninegearcrow]

I love the subtle facial animation in Sephiroth's eyes when he spots Zack there too. He's clearly thinking like "Wait, what the fuck?!" and then very quickly shifts to "No, wait, this is awesome, I can torment BOTH of them at the same time now!"

[@Mark359.]

Confusing ending or not you have to admit it cloud fighting alongside zack was extremely cool.

[@drew1429]

Oh yeah for sure, I think this phase is great. Is some of the other phases I feel are unneeded

[@Eriqzzzz]

@@drew1429 the boss after this probably did but I did enjoy the sections and little beat down we gave jenova. And the music around that part? chefs kiss

[@flyaroundyourfire]

💯

[@AC-mt9mg]

Oh God yeah, makes me hopeful for the next game

[@krisis4045]

I love how sephiroth isn’t even trying to mess with Zack’s head the way he does with cloud, he knows his shit won’t work with him. I hope we get a Zack DLC like we got with yuffie

[@cliffordgardner7975]

Honestly, we'll probably get a Zack chapter where he reunites with Aerith, fighting in the other world. The fact they made him a playable character with a tutorial instead of a "guest" character almost guarantees he'll have a big roll going forward

[@0axis771]

Sephiroth biologically cannot. It was stated in Crisis Core in a little report after Zack escaped from his pod. --- Document 1 Analysis of Procedural Failure Failed Case #1: SOLDIER 1st Class Summary: Desired effect effect did not occur. Strong tolerance to Jenova cells due to SOLDIER conditioning assessed as cause. --- Hollander even noted that the "S cells" in Zack are mutated due to being a SOLDIER. Sephiroth's influence simply cannot function on Zack.

[@krisis4045]

@@0axis771 oh shitttt hell yeah then, I love zack he’s so cool

[@krisis4045]

@@cliffordgardner7975 I hadn’t thought about that, I’d honestly be fine if they even just make him an optional character to put in your party, wouldn’t show up in cutscenes or nothin but able to be playable in combat

[@muslihinomar1353]

chad fair literally can't be brainwashed by jenova LMAOOO this guy is too funny

[@isaakknight6673]

Notice how quickly this phase ended and how quickly Sephiroth separated them? Cloud and Zack together are a deadly duo for sure Here’s hoping Part 3 unites them again cause Sephiroth won’t stand a chance

[@drew1429]

I did think that when I first played it but that thought got lost among all the stuff that happened right after. It was such a short phase and they were kicking his ass during it, it felt like one of those victory lap bosses during that phase, so clearly he was like "Nope not dealing with this, let's cut this team-up out right now"

[@SwobyJ]

@@drew1429 He's an unwelcome intrusion (as one that actually has beaten back Sephiroth and isn't a 'puppet') and Aerith was 'underestimated'. Sephiroth didn't quite lose this time, unlike Remake where it seemed he confidently won, but he seemed to want more than he exactly got in Rebirth. Zack will surely be playable in the third game (unless his inclusion here didn't 'play well' to audience in the devs' view), and I wouldn't entirely write off (a different?) Sephiroth being playable.

[@sentientmustache8360]

@@SwobyJplaying as a version of Sephiroth that never went insane would be cool

[@SwobyJ]

@@sentientmustache8360 That's my Lv 70 Sephiroth in Ever Crisis.

[@oathkeeperkingdom4909]

I say that Def to to Bc He Knows He Cant really take em both He can But It will not be as easy as he wants it n Will take all what he has in store for Later. And def Against Zack i can say Yes Been sayin this For Yrs Bc Zack is a Official 1st Class Operative big diffrence In Operatives N comments added man even Solo'd Bizarro Seph Thats A Fact n i Add that This man took a Whole Army Dose This Gain Him Seph Status? But In all this Atm I rank Cloud As A 2nd Class really (But By ACC Def 1st) Since hes Still Kinda Off His Dial But bck to zack Hojo's Lab Monitored Zack N Sephs Fight n The Reports Read Seph Showed lots Of Effort towards Zack So he Acknowledges zack as SOLDIER N since cloud Staggred Seph then killed him Back then him to

[@RealCFZ]

3:38 I love how this synergy attack is basically a fusion of Zack’s Rush Assault and Cloud’s Ascension. It even ends with Zack raising his fist up while Cloud uses Climhazzard.

[@enthalpy]

Zack looking at Cloud’s eyes and seeing the mako glow.

[@kirara2516]

Cloud and Zack teaming up. Together again as equal warriors. The absolutely stupid grin on my face right now is insane. 🎉😃

[@kaz101]

Zack and Cloud somehow teaming up was the one thing I needed most out of this game, and it happens exactly as I imagined it years ago

[@paperluigi6132]

The ONLY way this fight should be done.

[@pharaohatem6962]

1:32 Sora and Riku vs Xemnas vibes

[@shatdamouthboyah4568]

Damn I just realized that Zack holds his sword like Riku there

[@hartantoanggoro]

@@shatdamouthboyah4568 Zack imitates Sephiroth stance when he still a hero of Midgard.

[@harmonictie5844]

2:56 Cloud and Zack have the same recovery animation!

[@chiz_thy_driz]

Makes perfect sense, cloud did harness zack's memories via mako

[@Thecommander248]

Ayep. Zack wasn't just Cloud's best friend. Zack was Cloud's hero. Literally saved his life on multiple occasions.

[@billyhorchel5429]

You’ll be my living legacy

[@awtodor]

Gigachad Zack talking shit to Sephi

[@josecuestas7246]

Only left Angeal, to that it were three Buster Swords 🗡🗡🗡

[@alexandreramos7244]

Wait for chapter 3...

[@boiyonetta]

Now imagine if Angeal joined the battle. That'd be three Buster Swords

[@Arkaeus04]

But he won’t use most of the time and mainly uses soldier sword

[@AnimeJR9025]

A team up in the the next game I want is Cloud, Zack, and Young Sephiroth vs Regular Sephiroth

[@mpnuorva]

Dreams and Honor. He's with them in spirit.

[@grandlethal1813]

​@AnimeJR9025 that would actually be interesting

[@themoonsrequest]

THANK YOU!!! THE DUOS IN ACTION WITH THEIR PROPER BLADES

[@jadeusdragias]

The real hero of FF7 finally enters the fight.

[@shadowoftheundead]

Kept the buster sword all the way to the end, except to get new abilities from the other swords. Not the most optimal and efficient way but it just felt weird without it. Really liking how the first and canon weapon in the remakes arent completely obsolete throughout the entire game.

[@kevosodumb4764]

my exact thoughts

[@christopherlee6330]

I ran other weapons for sude missions and ran buster sword for all main story. Probs made it a bit harder but it just felt RIGHT

[@cliffordgardner7975]

That's been my go to but thinking about it, I'm debating on swapping swords not for gameplay sake but for the fact that Cloud needs to stand on his own 2 feet without Zack and having a different sword side by side to Zacks one of a kind sword makes it seems like their equal. (Even though Zack is LEAPS AND BOUNDS stronger than Cloud. At this point)

[@RepublicTrooper125]

If I hadn’t played Crisis Core first then I would have stuck with a different sword that appealed to my visual tastes but because of Angeal, I had to honor him. So I stuck with the Buster Sword to prove my honor!

[@RealCFZ]

Part 3 is gonna be hard on me cause should I stick with the Buster Sword or the Ultima Weapon.

[@lordmeian3929]

its strange that cloud didnt have a mental breakdown when he saw zack

[@drew1429]

At this point Cloud has his own interpretation on who Zack is and what their relationship was so he is probably just like "oh man thought you died guess I was wrong"

[@maellesaliou5871]

Even though Cloud's brain tried to make him understand that Zack was dead, it did it in a way that protect Cloud from further trauma with more memories alteration. I gess It's one things to think that your friend died by drowning in a river, and another to see said Friend bleed in front of you After he saved you and took Care of your comatose self for one year and you and him were experimented on for four years 😢

[@danielcook7975]

​@@drew1429Zack is dead, nothing in rebirth has changed it still follows of and compilation What we are seeing is added lore and what not, cloud thinks he is alive now but he will find out in part 3 not do much. Cloud is gonna have a full on psychotic breakdown that only Tifa his one and only love interest can fix. Nomura said it will follow OG and it follows that to a T, no deviations no multi timelines yeah sephiroth basically could be lying about that he goes about Tifa

[@madelinemcmillan4020]

​@@maellesaliou5871it has less to do with how zack died more to do with cloud trying to protect his solder persona, still thinking he did all the things zack did. In his mind zack was the one who never made into soldier who was his friend that was it

[@VellvetFoxie]

@@madelinemcmillan4020 Well sort of, with the context we have now, Cloud thinks there were 3 SOLDIERs that were sent to Nibelheim: Sephiroth, himself, and Zack. He knows OF Zack's existence now, whereas he didn't find out until just a bit later in the OG, but his mind still refuses to accept the truth, and has instead come up with a new explanation; both him and Zack were there, as SOLDIER, there was an accident, the bridge snapped, Cloud made it, but Zack was dragged away in the river current, likely dying.

[@retrojolt5100]

3:19 THATS WHAT HIGH BRAVER DOES?!???!!

[@Thecommander248]

Kick@$$ isn't it?

[@fabriciopainseph1620]

Zack holding the Buster Sword as if he's Riku.

[@MiracleX19]

Same company

[@Fuening]

Or Obi-Wan….Haha.

[@MiracleX19]

@@Fuening Sword above the head looks cool

[@AndrewUchiha4747]

Feels like Cloud should’ve done that stance. He’s the Riku in this situation Zack being Sora Sephiroth, Ansem

[@fabriciopainseph1620]

@@AndrewUchiha4747 He kinda does actually, but only later when he defeats Sephiroth.

[@SiM0n1755x]

Zack's the big bro who hasn't seen the lil bro in who-knows-how-long and is proud to see how much the lil bro has grown 😊

[@awtodor]

One of the greatest moments on vgm history. Wasn't even a l massive fan of Zack prior to this game, but it was executed so well that you couldnt help feel that rush.

[@LygarZeroX]

it is much better for them both to have buster swords. it is more symbolic. the proper way to play the game. the other weapons should only be used to gain their abilities for training and leveling with.

[@kirbone511]

And to prevent wear tear and rust of course!

[@mariorusinek5037]

The music is so AWSOME

[@Sephiyroth]

I’m glad i kept the buster sword equipped after i gained other weapon skills

[@MiracleX19]

DOUBLE BUSTER SWORDS BRO!!!!!!!

[@maellesaliou5871]

The fact that Cloud was able to meet a Zack who recognized him and with whom he fought in tandem may force Sephiroth to come up with another lie to break Cloud's spirit in the Northern Crater in part 3 if Cloud remembered at the very least that he and Zack were Friends, and got this confirmation from a version of the man himself, so yeah even with Cloud's memories of Nibelheim not being the same as Tifa's, Sephiroth may have a harder Time making Cloud beleive that he's not Real in part 3

[@drew1429]

Won't the reunion be extremely early in Part 3 unless they add serious filer? I don't see them really changing what goes down there. More than likely any changes they start doing will come after.

[@synxswn5925]

I have a feeling that this time Sephiroth will have easier time to control Cloud to do his bidding. And it has something to do with reunion of the worlds. As you remember, Seph said that Cloud need another nudge and then Cloud promptly slashed him and Seph gave him his blessing. Whatever that was, allowed Cloud to unconsciously use black arbiters to enter the temple where Aerith was praying. And considering the ending, where he brashed off the Black Materia like nothing, tells me that Seph actually has even tighter grip on Cloud than before. Whatever he did during the reunion of the worlds, will play its part again.

[@rifakcaz9393]

Zack's high braver hits so hard without stagger, its like cloud's infinity's end on staggered enemy

[@alimichalkan8046]

How come high braver didn’t show up with mine? Do I need to charge high enough to get it?

[@rifakcaz9393]

@@alimichalkan8046 you need to get Zack's Charge to lvl 3. When you use it, there's a little QTE where you need to press square at the right time three Times to do the full move, and then it consumes all Zack charge level.

[@ReIentIess1]

Thank you for uploading this, with Cloud using the Buster Sword as he should be. Makes this scene so much more powerful. This is the only one I could find with him using it

[@RealCFZ]

*Insert that one Xenoblade Chronicles 3 meme with Shulk and Rex chain attack*

[@user-mm5zf2ey4g]

Nice video. I just wish the "embrace your dreams" part was recorded too.

[@drew1429]

I think the "save her" line here as well as a few other details in the last parts of the game mean they have to somehow or another save Aerith in the next game. Because if not that line just comes off as pointless because it's like "sorry man we are already too late for that" as well as some other parts of the end just kind of become unnecessary if it is simply "she is dead because that is just fate and all these little things are purely to mess with their players head in a meta way".

[@kirara2516]

But Zack doesn't know that. He's going off what Marlene told him.

[@Gumshoe08]

In the Japanese dub he just says "Aerith"

[@aguywithgames3135]

The only way this could get crazier in Part 3 is if Re:timeline Cloud teams up with _Advent Children Cloud._ I could be proven wrong later on, but rn there’s no way I could be satisfied with all this timey-wimey stuff without the original Cloud (voiced by Steve Burton, as unlikely as that is) coming back for Round 3 as well.

[@sora_escandar222]

cannot wait for Cloud to recover his memories in part 3 and get along with Zack

[@snappyjay2073]

Monty Oum would be proud

[@oggregster]

Really love how pissed zack sounds at sephiroth for disrespecting the SOLDIER honor would have been nice he mention angeal and genesis even they didn't sink that low(yet for genesis still unaware of his intend after dirge of cerberus)

[@Throb334]

idk why but Zack’s voice in rebirth sounds so much better than it did in reunion, maybe im used to rick gomez’s lines in crisis core

[@TheMusicMeister.]

Three friends go into battle. :Cloud, Sephiroth, Zack One is captured - One flies away - The One that is left becomes a hero. - Who is The Prisoner, The Wanderer, The Hero in this Battle?

[@NDCCMTX]

Zack is the prisoner of fate, Cloud is the wanderering SOLDIER, and Sephiroth thinks himself as the hero.

[@LostGeburah]

god i love fanfictions!

[@ark7204]

This whole sequence is basically a Dissidia (Opera Omnia) all over again. Except even more confusing 😅

[@pokemaster2185]

I find it funny that Zack’s battle stance is literally just Riku.

[@drew2031]

I'm curious how part 3 is gonna top this.

[@cat_gamer9000]

This was my favorite part of the game I just really wish this part of the dual lasted longer

[@Gumshoe08]

Weird. Cloud wasn't even shocked. Like literally no emotions at all on the reaction. Ik they're in danger but thats not how i imagined he would react seeing his bestfriend that saved his life. Prolly just because of the execution, if they gave it a few more minutes we could of get atleast something

[@fadlanfadilah1171]

i think zack would have his own episode like yuffie before the 3rd final game. we never see him in that worldline where he goes to meet hojo but gets ambushed instead.

[@drew1429]

Cloud is a fairly nonplussed individual so I think it is on brand for him. But I do agree the pacing is so frickin fast at this last part of the game that things are just coming and going so fast.

[@spenguin5179]

also pretty sure Cloud doesn't remember them being best friends... just that Zack was on the Nibelheim mission and possibly died in the river. to Cloud, it's like seeing an old co-worker (rather than a friend who died right in front of you)

[@maellesaliou5871]

​@@spenguin5179weird, I remember Cloud wondering How he could forget Zack whom he considered to have been a good friend in the french dub when he talks about him to Tifa. Maybe there's mess emotion this Time because this Cloud doesnt remember the way he once admired Zack and looked up to him, or the fact that they only had each others for 5 years. It doesnt seem like it was the same in crisis core and reunion, but in FF7 OG Cloud and Zack were conscious when they were prisonners in the Nibelheim labs, and they were on the run for one year After escaping

[@madelinemcmillan4020]

​@@spenguin5179nah he just thinks their positions were swapped still friends, but cloud did the things zack did

[@seangross5057]

Do you think there will be a DLC of Zack or outfits pick

[@TrueUnnamedHero]

i dont understand why rebirth does not let you use cloud with the og first class uniform, its already in the first part of the game fully. same with tifas cowgirl outfit and barrets flashback clothes. makes no sense at all.

[@supersparks25]

Unsure of what the moment will be like in part 3 that does the flashing cuts. But an idea I had was it being Cloud and Zack in separate places fighting against Sephiroth with Tifa and Aerith respectively. Also for coolness factor instead of the buster sword Cloud instead uses the Fusion Sword.

[@RandomOnePerson]

Why did the dark whispers leave Clouds body after Zack touched him at 0:58? Is it possible that Zack can manipulate the whispers too since he was able to easily adapt to Jenova’s cells like Sephiroth?

[@jamesroad316]

It's funny seph keeps calling cloud a puppet when he himself is the biggest puppet of jenova. I find that hypocritical of him. Even worse he still thinks she's an ancient when all she is is an alien parasite

[@zaqareemalcolm]

It's never been really clear throughout the compilation just how much of his genocidal insanity as well as him adopting some of her instinctual behaviour as tangible goals is really Jenova's lingering consciousness (if any) asserting some subtle control over him, if anything the series also makes a case of it being the other way around and Sephiroth was just that vengeful and crazy, which is also supported by what Hojo says about his reunion theory at the Whirlwind Maze in the original game, as well as the FF7 10th Anniversary Ultimania

[@strahinjagov]

Zack: "You were a Soldier, how could you turn your back on everything we stood for?" Sephiroth: "Easily" Zack: "Right" 😂😂😂😂

[@marcelousneal4641]

I hate how you charged zack all the way to level 3 & didn’t use any of the moves associated with the charge 😂

[@AndrewUchiha4747]

2:30 Zack buddy, your SOLDIER experience was a lot different compared to Sephiroth’s. You wanted to be a hero… Sephiroth never had a choice. He never even wanted to be a SOLDIER. He just was one.

[@filippocordaro4083]

Many say that Cloud got his sword skills from Zack, but I seem to notice a lot of differences.

[@hartantoanggoro]

2 Buster Swords, too bad Angeal is not there to see it

[@arscente3279]

Right after beating this phase the game proceeded to crash for me. Even my PS5 couldn’t handle it.

[@Ryuma222]

Imagine original zack voice actor, feel like it would be way nore impactful. Also his voice sounds nore authentic and real. Plus added on to are memories of that voice it would be more impactfull. Its not that this voice actor for the new zack isnt a good actor, its just to me his voice does not match zack and dosent have that depth to it that make zack sound more real. Its like theres no real emotion behind his voice. Not trying to 💩 on the guy, I can tell he is a good voice actor but just doesn't for for me. I just prefer the original. More depth to me. And no im not just missing the original i actually like the voice actor for cloud probably more and tifa and maybe the whole cast. Sephiroth is hard for me i would probably say the original but the new one is basically the same. Yeah the new crew has nore of that depth in there emotional range then the older cast i feel like.

[@jameshunter6289]

Zacks charge design sucks

[@celinbraz8672]

No it doesn’t