zack fair is perfect

me? gongaga

[@EmptyPlaylist]

Idk why there's something so funny about Zack screaming at the great sephiroth himself through a phone having a temper tantrum and Seph's only response is 😑

[@arigungame2550]

right like no one else could get away with that XD Cloud would never

[@GooseGumlizzard]

just seeing Sephiroth using 2007 flip phone is crazy

[@mozhgansobhan1323]

At that moment they were so cute 😭

[@RandomGirl-ki7wk]

It was cute at the time. When you play Crisis Core for half a game Sepiroth is still 'sane'.

[@andrebaxter4023]

😆

[@nyxipuff]

HE GONGAGA

[@MCCiabattaGrande]

More like, he GONEgoga... get it? Because he‘s gone. Ok I‘ll show myself out >.>

[@mariogirl8100]

@@MCCiabattaGrande Too soon...

[@aroniax2791]

It translates to IT'S A THING I wonder what language is that

[@reiix_]

@@MCCiabattaGrande 😭

[@fataleflare]

You know GONGAGA!? Me gongaga. You gongaga. He she, me, gongaga. It’s first grade Cloud.

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

Cloud : Dork that takes himself way to seriously Zack : Lovable himbo who's best friend is a dork that takes himself way to seriously

[@foreigngrounds9776]

I think Zack is the reason I like himbos now

[@ancapgrandscribe9546]

Himbo assumes he's stupid, Zack ain't stupid, maybe STEM wise but he knows his shit battlefield wise.

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

@@ancapgrandscribe9546 not stupid, just silly and a bit dim-witted sometimes

[@ancapgrandscribe9546]

@@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989 Exactly, some people are smarter in more specialized areas

[@MalosiVA]

Are we talking about Angeal or Cloud? it could honestly apply to both ngl haha

[@DutchDread]

The best part about Zacks character development is that he WANTED to become a hero, but the way it finally happens is against his wishes. He wants to be a hero, but he's still the reluctant hero, which makes it all more tragic. Watching this happy go lucky naive puppy become an adult inspiring hero was great. And playing this game, knowing how it would necessarily end, was just heartbreaking, I knew it had to end this way, but I still wasn't prepared. Aerith and Zacks story is just too painful. Another thing that makes me love him is that while every other FF our protag has a team of 8 friends to surround and support him, Zack is all alone, having to support Cloud, genesis, and Angeal, and Sephiroth, he's the most social of our heroes, but he's by himself, having to keep going forward, staying strong, keeping up his smile for those like Cloud who depend on him, and in the end, he dies alone in the rain, so close to Aerith, because he wouldn't abandon a friend. Zack is the fantasy Hero that Cloud wishes he was but could never be, but in the end, the fantasy hero falls, and Cloud, whose just a guy, pick up where Zack left off and succeeds because ultimately he is not alone. I love that.

[@Joshua_Cartus]

And also the fact that he is so strong. Not just physically, mentally too. Like, he tried to save the 3 friends (Sephiroth, Angeal and the love poem guy) and failed. He kept Aerith waiting for how many years, he was betrayed by shinra, imagine the loneliness that this guy has to endure. And then, he finally saved someone. But it cost him his life. He still smiles even after dying. Wtf.

[@amadeux5471]

"My honor, my dreams.. they're yours now." Well put analysis. Zack will always be my favorite FF character. Despite his almost perfect but tragic storyline, I'd still love to see him come back to life in the current FF7 remake

[@TheAntFair]

Couldn't have sum it up better myself. Agree with everything you've written! That's what make me fall in love with him 12 years ago, when I played the game and after the Nibelheim incident, everything was so gloomy, having to drag Cloud around, Sephiroth went insane- As the player I feel so alone, witnessing Zack's journey, you can't help but wish for the forlorn to end. It was such an emotional rollercoaster ride. Esp after defeating Genesis, eating the Dumbapple with Director Lazard(which at the time of the storyline, he symbolizes Angeal), with Genesis, Zack still carried on with a smile. My God, I swear the man is pefect (ಥ﹏ಥ)

[@ancapgrandscribe9546]

Nomura, "Dead? ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT???lelellelelel????????????"

[@Cabolt44]

Zack wasn't alone, but his back was against the wall in a crumbling system. If he would've gotten out of the Nibelheim Event, without the massive injuries he had - he would've left Shinra, taken Aerith with him (if she wanted to), and brought along any of his other friends who would've wished to defect. That includes Tseng, Cissnei, Kunsel, Cloud (with Tifa) and others. He was never truly alone.

[@aizawaaizen1174]

If everyone from Gongaga act like Zack, i wanna go there 😂

[@MiorAkif]

Ditto

[@carnyferobin3193]

I am so in! I’m going to! 😂

[@VoidEnt1ty]

Zack has such ambition, its something to be jealous of

[@GracefulPelmeni]

This comment just made my day. Thank you

[@ayanoaishi7189]

you can vist gongaga in 7 but in crisis core it's mostly abandon even zack parents weren't there

[@peacemakerpewpew]

that Angeal's little smile at the end when he pushes Zack away :D

[@Iboshido]

loool never noticed. Now this scene feels completely different

[@DionicioRT]

This video is indeed *Gongaga*

[@dianasofia7315]

"they believe your emotions will hamper your... Judgment" "Well, of course!" I like how he's conscious about that

[@arklaw8306]

Zack is the reason I squat.

[@user-gm8iq1nu5u]

Me too

[@carnyferobin3193]

Same god I love him 😂

[@ltb1345]

Same, I'm gonna start squatting now.

[@miya1124]

Same, I've been doing squats the way he does since I was 12 cuz I thought it was a unique way of doing it only FF7/CC fans would know 😂😂😂

[@ur_mom-xo1td]

Omg he invented squaring what an icon we Stan 😍

[@gloomyvalentine58]

Legends say Zack is still doing squats in the back of your room when you fall asleep

[@mariogirl8100]

I'd love that.

[@Fenrigalo]

Sick, free Motivation to hit the Gym!

[@sleepykat9]

😂😂😂😂

[@mr.rigont]

I wish it was true.

[@carnyferobin3193]

“No way....he just ate my hair!” 😂 😂 😂 ........i can’t......😆😆😆

[@zeldaikarus2]

😂😂😂

[@IHateTheHandleUpdate]

He got his weave snatched

[@jkreincarnation]

He's a standout because FF really doesn't have anything quite like himself and or those standard shonen protags. Only difference is that he doesn't get to utilize a party or the power of friendship like all the other shonen protags do as all of his friends... are dead or die by his own hands(or drugged). Thus he has to do everything himself and why he has a sad and untimely end.

[@BknMoonStudios]

Zack is a classic shonen hero _without_ the power of friendship, which leads to his defeat. Meanwhile, Cloud is a shonen anti-hero (think Sasuke or Vegeta) who succeeds thanks to the power of friendship. :)

[@madelinemcmillan4020]

its funny how back then they felt cloud was the less cliche choice of protagonist and zack was the typical idea of a hero, but now clouds architype is the most commonly expected from Japanese games. Zack didn't have the power of friendship or plot armor, for how outgoing and friendly he was.. dude was fighting a rather lonely battle. he got his ass kicked by pretty much everyone in crisis core (even the scientist dude)

[@notoriousalien]

@@madelinemcmillan4020 it's just so sad to think about. he had friends and so many people who looked up to him but no one to really fight by him like cloud does in ffvii. not to mention zack was being cloud's 24/7 caretaker for almost a year only to die protecting him. it's sad to think that he had no one to really confide in and probably had inner conflicts that were never really resolved in the end. did he still think he was a monster in his last moments? yet he still put a smile on his face for cloud. a true hero indeed

[@BarretTheImmaculate]

Zidane from FF9 is kinda like this. Not quite as energetic, but he's a break from the sullen Cloud and Squall.

[@hayleyalex2522]

Zack Fair has been living in my head rent free since 2007

[@mariogirl8100]

Same, except he lives in there in what's DEFINETLY NOT A CASTLE WITH CLOUD, TIFA, AND AERITH IN THERE!

[@kaemiyas]

Ive never related to a youtube comment this hard before!

[@livelyoh8816]

I miss Rick Gomez. His voice was perfect for Zack. ❤️

[@Killer_Kris7]

What about George Newbern for Sephiroth?

[@livelyoh8816]

@@Killer_Kris7 George practically _is_ Sephiroth. At least to me. His voice can never be replaced.

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@livelyoh8816 exactly. Sadly people are starting to hate Newbern's performance thanks to Tyler being good looking

[@livelyoh8816]

@@Killer_Kris7 Oh really? From what I've seen, people are still complaining about the VA change for both him and Zack.

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@livelyoh8816 yeah but people think that Tyler being hot and him sounding softer is perfect

[@pandymandy]

Honestly, what a spectacular voice acting performance throughout the game.

[@samquik]

0:08 I love seeing Sephiroth taken aback by Zack's obnoxiousness lol

[@Capt.Gingivits]

I can't look at someone doing squats without laughing thanks to Zack

[@xXPKRJXx]

I miss this voice...Rick is Zack. No one can take his place

[@user-zw8rb7ye8g]

Honestly, Zack is too cute and sunny for this game. I smiled every moment when he appeared in any way, this is my favorite character in the whole Final Fantasy franchise. You, little sunshine, will always be a hero for us

[@fantasyfox965]

I can relate. From his first line in the game, I was instantly in love. I literally died when he was killed.

[@xxxkerbyj]

Yo cried when he died, i honestly didn’t know I would care so much for a game character

[@khfan4life365]

Me, describing Zack to friends: He’s confused, but he’s got spirit.

[@soldierofmidgar03]

aww i actually adore Zack, his honestly is the Puppy after all

[@senji7217]

going back to this because I miss zack's original va

[@PoopFartNut]

We all fucking do

[@markkimuszer0]

0:27 I jus love how Zack instantly goes back on that "Excellent!" but is still supportive with the "Probably!", he's a jolly fellow!!

[@RandomGirl-ki7wk]

Zack is an underrated *gem*

[@Thundah]

"Me? Gongaga! :D" - happy squealing intensifies.

[@LordStang]

I love how Zack is like "What's going on here?" for the whole time - literally the player ( well, at least me ) XD

[@konseiii]

Who else screamed from the bottom of their lungs yes when Zack asked at the end if he became a hero..?

[@lo.gaming2960]

Oh my gosh, you literally described me 😭😂

[@EmptyPlaylist]

Same, Zack is the ultimate hero, only wanted to help the people he loved :,(

[@cedricdick4128]

I just cried and said "yes" as i sobbed.

[@DutchDread]

Through my tears yes.

[@MattBG67]

dunno man, sounds kinda gay to me

[@talltimog9564]

Zack and Tidus would be best friends haha

[@m0ckyzo185]

I remember seeing those two doing squats together in Opera Omnia so this checks out 😁😁😁

[@mariogirl8100]

@@m0ckyzo185 Didn't -DIO- Seifer join in too?

[@m0ckyzo185]

@@mariogirl8100 he totally did lol

[@mariogirl8100]

@@m0ckyzo185 Yeah, but they were all worn out afterwards. (Also, notice how I crossed out DIO? Do you know why I did that?)

[@m0ckyzo185]

@@mariogirl8100 they have the same jp va dont they?

[@sapphicslovergil]

yet some ppl say he's an uninteresting/irrelevant character like bro?? he's literally entertaining & well written. if only those mfs would stop comparing him and cloud. they both carried the plot

[@XJ0461C]

People who shit talk this game and character are just miserable, unhappy people. How can you not love him? Even if the writing isn't always up to par, this man is absolutely wonderful.

[@micanikko]

What I find kind of tragic is that Zack and Sephiroth would've been good friends if given the time. Maybe even close to the same level as Sephiroth's friendship towards Angeal and Genesis. I mean Sephiroth was at the top of his group being SOLDIER 1st Class. Nobody else was probably willing to even be honest with him due to his high status and cold demeanor, but Zack, despite his initial view of Seph, could see that he was just like any other person, lost, confused and hurting. And on the other hand, even our one-winged angel seemed to find Zack's earnestness amusing at the very least and sometimes even would help our bubbly boi. Really just sucks that things went the way they did for these two.

[@joshingle5934]

Let's be real EVERYONE would have grown to like Zack if circumstances didn't pit them against each other.

[@micanikko]

@@joshingle5934 good point.

[@ancapgrandscribe9546]

@@joshingle5934 Depends, there are quite a few d!ckbags in Midgar, it was even showed in the story.

[@khfan4life365]

When Zack ambushes Angeal in a hug. He’s such a cute puppy. 🥹

[@freshj749]

Zack died with honor protecting his friend, his living legacy. That friend would go on to save the world and it all goes back to Zack Fair saving his life 😭

[@bobthelonghairedboi5425]

Zack and sora would be the best of friends lol

[@mariogirl8100]

Yeah, hope that Stella finds him...

[@Ninchennase]

He's so precious. Sniff.

[@mariogirl8100]

He's the perfect man, and I love him so much!

[@drmobiandoom]

To this day, Zack is still doing squats

[@TheShizI47]

So, I was just at work, and hadn't looked at my phone while I was there. I'm off now, and the first thing I saw when I opened my phone was Zack in the thumbnail for this video. Truly wonderful.

[@JK-xn4mj]

That single dislike must be Genesis being jealous again

[@ZacklFair]

Or the Copy that ate my Hair.

[@mariogirl8100]

@@ZacklFair *Grabs pitchfork* WHERE IS HE?! I WILL SEE TO IT THAT YOUR HAIR WILL BE AVENGED!

[@jaceyking5015]

Crisis Core is the only FF game I have ever played in my life. Not having context for the rest of the series, I thought the whole game was beautifully bonkers. And Zack essentially became my favorite person ever.

[@nasphere2858]

*he is a precious cinnamon roll*

[@MarKreationsStudios]

"No way... he just ate my hair" is to this day one of the funniest things I've ever heard in a video game

[@galaxy_kitten95]

Zack is such a precious pup who wanted to strive to be the biggest hero out there.. ❤️😭

[@hylia7660]

miss this puppy so much!

[@aeonsmoon740]

LITERALLY IN LOVE W HIM I ALWAYS REWATCH THIS VID OF HIM

[@zychen62]

the price of freedom is steep

[@fateredpanda]

But his voice in Reunion sounds like random Gaming KZbinr guy who did livestream gameplay on his KZbin channel.

[@IamtheMan1111]

I kinda feel bad to him, he's such positive and happy go lucky personality and yet his fate is worse than cloud. He has gone through worse and he's still maintain his personality I am surprised why he didn't break

[@MalosiVA]

He’s literally a shonen protagonist in a seinen story 😅

[@sabinastrash6813]

I love him so much…… he gongaga….. 🥹❤️

[@kcluna2187]

0:38 that face dive though

[@ApexGale]

CC remake is just not the same without his overly confident voice

[@notoriousalien]

ugh his voice actor was so perfect for him!!!!!!!!!!

[@TheShockVox]

Perfection

[@JackDout]

Why do I keep rewatching this?

[@FioraWolf]

One of my favorite moments is just his “And! And-and-and!!?’

[@rithrius5384]

Zack Fair _was_ perfect. Now he's voiced by a guy who makes him sound like a whiny nerd.

[@alicevioleta3184]

tbf zack was always a whiny dork, he's just a whiny dork that became a hero. we love zack because he goes from a dork who wants to be cool to a hero who leaves an impact on everyone around him. Rick Gomez is my fav Zack voice, but i don't think either take is bad.

[@noemielabr4325]

I was searching Legend of Zelda videos but I'm not disappointed at all! I love Zack so much >

[@estre7]

have been in love with zack since 2007 THANKS FOR DOING THIS VIDEO

[@CapnShades]

CRISIS CORE REMAKE POG

[@sighslayer8767]

Love the edit ahaha this is wholesome content 💯

[@miluires3249]

Zack is too perfect for this world

[@red_dead_lex6173]

Gotta love the 10 full seconds of “huh?”

[@CrescentMint]

"Huh?" ~ Zack Fair

[@keanureevesn64]

I’m in love with him he’s my favorite ever

[@mariogirl8100]

Same.

[@kitsunesmask898]

Zack is best boy

[@kindredseraph]

Zack is more relatable and endearing than Cloud whom I never really liked. Hope we get to see more of him in his return in FF7 Rebirth.😊🙏

[@AG-pv9ep]

tHe fAcE? ;D

[@mehwhatever695]

This will be my kind of favarite content for a while thanks

[@mariogirl8100]

Zack Fair content is amazing!

[@gorgusan1569]

wow i never realised he did so many squats! lol! This was perfect, Leigh

[@ju_thmz]

Zack's so cute I can't help it. Love him too much, gotta protect him for all evil ❤❤❤❤

[@OneWingedRose]

I love how animated his face is in the original Crisis Core. It's why I could never give that remake version a try, it might look better in still images but in motion it's just not the same at all.

[@rougestarlight4308]

He's so stupid :') I love him so much

[@MoonlightBrillance]

I wish he still had this voice :’)

[@fantasyfox965]

*Genesis trips Zack into the snow* Zack:"Thank you..."🙄

[@BrokutheSonofSparda]

Zack is so cool and funny my favorite FF character along with Jecht 77k 92022

[@mobkira4530]

“…he just ate my hair.”

[@louiseyhannah]

i love you for this

[@cedricdick4128]

0:39 Genesis: oh you fell for the oldest trick in the book! What a goof! (Zacks all like "screw you" middle finger raise)

[@Evergreenoutsider10]

I love this precious cinnamon roll!! 😍😍

[@RealCFZ]

Best boy “Me? Gongaga!” is coming!

[@sonatina3]

and WHAT?? love him, love this, great compilation.

[@loaeterna2384]

Didn't like the gameplay of Crisis Core adn nearly quit a few times, the only reason i kept playing was because of how amazing Zack was, just a super likable character, an awesome dood. Oh and Sephiroth, seeing him being all nice and stuff lol

[@boooomerwang]

Yo. This was the shit back in 2007/08. Game breaking i must say.

[@gamingandrewbro8815]

@@boooomerwang not really even back then it was still not that like

[@Willchannel90]

In remake where lots dislike this, but atleast the number 7 remake giving this character a chance.

[@lo.gaming2960]

Zack is best waifu ☺️

[@seaj.b5450]

I can’t explain how much this made me smile

[@JackketKnightmare]

Gotta love Zack!! 💯💯💗💗💗

[@inky_the_slug]

Half of the game really is Zack not understanding wtf is going on and that's utterly relatable

[@smilesedgeworth7143]

i love you zack please never change

[@BLa-lq2bs]

His personality reminds me a little of Tidus. Zack is a fun guy haha

[@aeonsmoon740]

LITERALLY BEST BOYYYY

[@mariogirl8100]

BEST THING TO EVER HAPPEN IN A WORK OF FICTION!

[@youngbloodedxp1710]

No matter what, this video always cheers me up

[@thatlonelygiraffeinc.6989]

Zacks fluffy hair is better than his spiky hair

[@kcluna2187]

Now I'm only waiting for the Reunion version of this one 🤞

[@LuzRodriguez-pn7dw]

Lo amo! Gracias por el video :3

[@gomadoviko]

Protect this man from any harm-

[@Nobody-df4xg]

Zack is a beauty

[@mikaylag118]

i dont think the new va for cc:reunion will do his lines justice i fear it

[@Killer_Kris7]

neither will Sephiroth's

[@mikaylag118]

@@Killer_Kris7 i dont really mind his tbh zacks is just straight garbage

[@Killer_Kris7]

@@mikaylag118 oh. So Zack can have a deep voice. But Sephiroth can't?

[@mikaylag118]

@@Killer_Kris7 what are you talking about LMAOOO???:$$:$/ you just sayin shit!

[@PoopFartNut]

He didn’t.

[@shadowthehedgehog2351]

best boy in the whole franchise don't argue

[@mariogirl8100]

Best boy in a work of fiction.

[@3hotrachas]

bro i miss his original voice in crisis core... the remake one is kinda weird

[@Killer_Kris7]

so is Sephiroth's

[@xXEmoxLoverXx1]

I need more of this and it only solidifies I'm gonna get a tattoo of the sword and shit now I need it

[@shortstack9895]

Zack is love, Zack is life