

It could transform and take shape of those you fear, those you love, and be able to control them.” This is further emphasized by Sephiroth’s monologue leading up to the final scene with Tifa, in which he says (according to Lamsam’s translation): “There once lived a monster who could look into your soul and shapeshift. This other woman who looks like Tifa is, instead, a product of something related to Sephiroth’s alien “mother” figure Jenova, who has the ability to mimic human forms. Instead, Tifa was actually murdered five years ago by Sephiroth. This is genius! Tifa will question Cloud on Nibelheim and he’ll be manipulated by Sephiroth, thinking she’s a fake! /tE5EMSaUIf- Philip Hartshorn June 8, 2023įans have taken “who is she” to imply that the Tifa we’ve seen during the main story quest of FF7 Remake is not the Tifa who grew up in Nibelheim with Cloud. If so, who is she?”įF7 Rebirth Sephiroth is trying to convince Cloud that Tifa is an imposter, since Cloud saw her “die” here. In the translation of the Japanese trailer by Audrey Lamsam, Sephiroth says in voice-over: “I was the one who killed Tifa. But it’s Sephiroth’s dialogue that has fans spinning wild theories. The version of events depicted in the FF7 Rebirth trailer could be just the same as they were in the original game - Sephiroth attacks Tifa, as shown here, but she survives (not yet shown). Sephiroth easily overcomes Tifa and wounds her, but in the original FF7, Tifa recovers from that wound and is rescued by a guy named Zangan who takes her in and teaches her martial arts (so that she can become the wombo-combo queen we know her to be in the present day). Tifa discovers this and confronts Sephiroth, screaming that he killed her father and attempting to attack him in retribution. Five years prior to the main plot of FF7, Sephiroth slaughters the townsfolk of Tifa and Cloud’s hometown of Nibelheim, then burns the village to the ground. Bugenhagen says the planet requires spiritual… /PYDA293oMe- ☆オードリーAudrey☆ June 8, 2023įor those who haven’t played the original FF7, or just can’t quite remember what happens, this final scene in the trailer is a re-creation of a scene that happened in that first game. Aerith says the planet feels stronger than her Sephiroth clearly says he killed Tifa and asks who is "she"? Here are my English subs for the Japanese version of the FF7 Rebirth trailer! It’s remotely possible that this footage depicts an alternate timeline where somehow all the main characters got hurt or even died, but more likely - given who’s broadcasting it - this footage is fake news. It’s pretty logical to assume that this footage of dead-looking Avalanche members has been faked to mislead the public. That’s right, Shinra News Network is a thing, and it’s the propaganda arm of ShinraCorp. Take note of the logos on the screen: “Shinra Broadcasting Service” in the top left, and “SNNet News” in the bottom right.

The answer lies in the news broadcast itself. But we all know FF7 Rebirth isn’t going to kill off its entire cast (except for Cloud, who’s mysteriously absent).

Barret, Tifa, Aerith, and Red XIII don’t just look unconscious in this broadcast they look like they could be dead. At the very beginning of the FF7 Rebirth trailer from SGF 2023, there’s an in-fiction news broadcast featuring many of the game’s main characters - members of the ecoterrorist group Avalanche - unconscious, loaded onto medical gurneys. Let’s start off with the first and most obvious “theory” - a reveal so obvious that we feel confident saying it’s going to be an early plot point of FF7 Rebirth. ShinraCorp used fake footage in the news broadcast And thanks to the FF7 Rebirth debut trailer, and the longer trailer shown at Summer Game Fest 2023, FF7 fans have developed some very solid theories. When words came up on screen that read, “The unknown journey will continue,” the brains of FF7 fans everywhere filled up with wild speculation about what that journey might entail. Theories about Final Fantasy 7 Remake and its sequel, FF7 Rebirth, have been swirling ever since players witnessed the world-shattering final moments of FF7 Remake.
