History Fridge / FinalFantasyVIIRemake

* The subtitle of the game now serves as foreshadowing - the definition of "Remake" is to "make something again or differently". The story itself is being remade and going on a different path.

*** Perhaps he simply handed it off to Cloud, with that vague sense of "something tells me you'll need it more than me soon"

* The cutscene in Chapter 14 when Cloud speaks with Barret, Tifa, or Aerith in the flower garden is referred to as a "resolution" scene. It's common parlance for players to assume the person making a resolution is the party member waiting in the garden (indeed, almost every single video on Youtube of this moment is titled that way: "Barret Resolution Scene," "Tifa Resolution Scene," "Aerith Resolution Scene"), and it does make sense for Barret and Tifa: for Barret, he is resolving to fight for his friends, which includes his buddies in Avalanche and Aerith, and for Tifa, she is resolving to move on past all the things she's lost for the sake of saving Aerith. But Aerith herself? Her own resolution is different from the others, centering more on coming to terms with what her future has in store. But she's not the only one who has some kind of resolution; there's also '''Cloud'''. It's quite significant that in the dream sequence with her, Cloud has more dialogue than he does in the Barret and Tifa scenes ''combined.'' On top of that, half his lines in the Barret and Tifa scenes are [[TerseTalker generic and reactive]]. This is not the case with Aerith as he takes a proactive approach and even pushes back against her declaration to not fall in love, which is doubly significant because this is the first time he's asserting his own opinion. Cloud's final sentence is to say "I'm coming for you," marking the significant shift in his CharacterDevelopment from cold, uncaring mercenary to the more genuinely altruistic hero he becomes from then on. The grand takeaway from all this is that it's actually both Aerith ''and'' Cloud's Resolution Scene. Chapter 14's description in the chapter selection screen also lends credence to this by summarizing the events as follows: "After rescuing Wedge, the group returns to Sector 5, but there is still no sign of Aerith. Enough friends have already been lost, and each of them resolves to fight for Aerith's safe return."

* The cutscene in Chapter 14 when Cloud speaks with Barret, Tifa, or Aerith in the flower garden is referred to as a "resolution" scene. It's common parlance for players to assume the person making a resolution is the party member waiting in the garden (indeed, almost every single video on Youtube of this moment is titled that way: "Barret Resolution Scene," "Tifa Resolution Scene," "Aerith Resolution Scene"), and it does make sense for Barret and Tifa: for Barret, he is resolving to fight for his friends, which includes his buddies in Avalanche and Aerith, and for Tifa, she is resolving to move on past all the things she's lost for the sake of saving Aerith. But Aerith herself? Her own resolution is different from the others, centering more on coming to terms with what her future has in store. But she's not the only one who has some kind of resolution; there's also '''Cloud'''. It's quite significant that in the dream sequence with her, Cloud has more dialogue than he does in the Barret and Tifa scenes ''combined.'' On top of that, half his lines in the Barret and Tifa scenes are [[TerseTalker generic and reactive]]. This is not the case with Aerith as he takes a proactive approach and even pushes back against her declaration to not fall in love, which is doubly significant because this is the first time he's asserting his own opinion. Cloud's final sentence is to say "I'm coming for you," marking the significant shift in his CharacterDevelopment from cold, uncaring mercenary to the more genuinely altruistic hero he becomes from then on. The grand takeaway from all this is that it's actually the both Aerith ''and'' Cloud's Resolution Scene. Chapter 14's description in the chapter selection screen also lends credence to this by summarizing the events as follows: "After rescuing Wedge, the group returns to Sector 5, but there is still no sign of Aerith. Enough friends have already been lost, and each of them resolves to fight for Aerith's safe return."

** Tifa’s is in the middle of the night. The sky is dark, and she’s sorry to have woken Cloud. When Tifa sees Leslie’s pendant the next day, she mentions the flower means “reunion,” which she mentions looking up in her Resolution scene.
** Aerith’s takes place just before morning, which she mentions as the scene ends. Her resolution is obviously when Cloud says she’s calling out to him.

* All three Sesolution scenes are canon.

* The cutscene in Chapter 14 when Cloud speaks with Barret, Tifa, or Aerith in the flower garden is referred to as a "resolution" scene. It's common parlance for players to assume the person making a resolution is the party member waiting in the garden (indeed, almost every single video on Youtube of this moment is titled that way: "Barret Resolution Scene," "Tifa Resolution Scene," "Aerith Resolution Scene"), and it does make sense for Barret and Tifa: for Barret, he is resolving to fight for his friends, which includes his buddies in Avalanche and Aerith, and for Tifa, she is resolving to move on past all the things she's lost for the sake of saving Aerith. But Aerith herself? She doesn't make any kind of "resolution." Instead, it's somebody else: '''Cloud.''' It's quite significant that in the dream sequence with her, Cloud has more dialogue than he does in the Barret and Tifa scenes ''combined.'' On top of that, half his lines in the Barret and Tifa scenes are [[TerseTalker generic and reactive]]. This is not the case with Aerith as he takes a proactive approach and even pushes back against her declaration to not fall in love, which is doubly significant because this is the first time he's asserting his own opinion. Cloud's final sentence is to say "I'm coming for you," marking the significant shift in his CharacterDevelopment from cold, uncaring mercenary to the more genuinely altruistic hero he becomes from then on. The grand takeaway from all this is that it's actually the ''Cloud Resolution Scene.''
** Additionally, while Tifa's scene has Cloud initially unsure how to comfort her, it's also notable in his scene with Aerith that he displays a lot more empathy and social development, even being mindful enough to mention Elmyra is also worried about Aerith's safety. When Aerith loses the nerve to tell him not to fall for her, Cloud gives her the confidence to do so by taking her message to heart and telling her to embrace the moment. All in all, this is one of Cloud's most human moments in the game.

* The slums children having wooden Buster swords before even meeting Cloud may seem weird, until you remember that it was Zack's -- Zack was Aerith's boyfriend, and he regularly visited her in the Sector 5 Slums while he had the sword, so either the kids had seen him with it and recognized him as a hero, or Aerith talked about him to the kids.

* The slums children having wooden Buster swords before even meeting Cloud may seem weird, until you remember that two certain SOLDIER's were famously known to use it...
** And not just famous, either. Two of the most human and personable [=SOLDIERs=] ever to be seen.

* When we meet [[spoiler: Moggie]], the BGM of Gold Saucer plays as part of the 31 music discs collection. Why specifically the Gold Saucer? [[spoiler: In the original game, Cait Sith is riding a big Toysaurus or a stuffed Moogle and there is the Mog House minigame, involving Moogles, all from Gold Saucer.]]

* Tifa mentioned that she went to look up the meaning of the flower that Cloud gave her at the start of the game and it meant "reunion". Aerith would know what the flower meant so why did she gave Cloud a "reunion" flower? It might be a hint to her having already known Cloud from the original timeline and finally got to meet him again.

* Tifa mentioned that she went to look up the meaning of the flower that Cloud gave her at the start of the game and it meant "reunion". Aerith would know what the flower meant so why did she gave Cloud a "reunion" flower? It might be hinting of her knowing Cloud and finally got to meet him.

** As for why she told Cloud not to fall for her in the Resolution scene? It's not because she has knowledge of Advent Children's events, no, it is because she knows she fated to die and has experience with both her mothers having lost their beloved and the pain they felt and of course she's trying to spare Cloud that same feeling.

* Cloud and the gang changed history by killing off the Fates. It has been theorized that the Fates are symbolism of the fans who want a pure Remake, 1:1 to the end. By killing them off, it is like Square-Enix is doing a StealthInsult or TakeThat to the fans since the fans are just players while Square-Enix are the ones in control of the Remake.

* The cutscene in Chapter 14 when Cloud speaks with Barret, Tifa, or Aerith in the flower garden is referred to as a "resolution" scene. It's common parlance for players to assume the person making a resolution is the party member waiting in the garden (indeed, almost every single video on Youtube of this moment is titled that way: "Barret Resolution Scene," "Tifa Resolution Scene," "Aerith Resolution Scene"), and it does make sense for Barret and Tifa: for Barret, he is resolving to fight for his friends, which includes his buddies in Avalanche and Aerith, and for Tifa, she is resolving to move on past all the things she's lost for the sake of saving Aerith. But Aerith herself? She doesn't make any kind of "resolution." But somebody else does: '''Cloud.''' It is quite significant that in the dream sequence with her, Cloud has more dialogue than he does in the Barret & Tifa scenes ''combined.'' And on top of that, half his lines in the Barret & Tifa scenes are [[TerseTalker generic and reactive.]] This is not the case with Aerith: he takes a proactive approach to her, and even pushes back against her declaration to not fall in love, which is doubly significant because this is the first time he's asserted his own opinion. Cloud's final sentence is to say "I'm coming for you," which as pointed out on this very wiki, is the first time he's going to go on a mission solely from his own heart's desire, instead of working for money or reputation. Indeed, the grand takeaway from all this is that this is actually the ''Cloud Resolution Scene.''
** Further supported by the summary of the cutscene in the post-game Chapter Selection menu: "After rescuing Wedge, the group returns to Sector 5, but there is still no sign of Aerith. Enough friends have already been lost, and ''each of them resolves'' to fight for Aerith's safe return." That would naturally include Cloud. And not to mention, in the credits roll, there is a snippet of the Aerith/Cloud dream sequence in the cutscene montage, and only this one: it certainly makes sense to include this if you realize it's the moment the protagonist resolves himself.

** Further supported by the summary of the cutscene in the post-game Chapter Selection menu: "After rescuing Wedge, the group returns to Sector 5, but there is still no sign of Aerith. Enough friends have already been lost, and ''each of them resolves'' to fight for Aerith's safe return." That would naturally include Cloud.

* The cutscene in Chapter 14 when Cloud speaks with Barret, Tifa, or Aerith in the flower garden is referred to as a "resolution" scene. It's common parlance for players to assume the person making a resolution is the party member waiting in the garden (indeed, almost every single video on Youtube of this moment is titled that way: "Barret Resolution Scene," "Tifa Resolution Scene," "Aerith Resolution Scene"), and it does make sense for Barret and Tifa: for Barret, he is resolving to fight for his friends, which includes his buddies in Avalanche and Aerith, and for Tifa, she is resolving to move on past all the things she's lost for the sake of Aerith. But for Aerith herself? She doesn't make any kind of "resolution." But somebody else does: '''Cloud.''' It is quite significant that in the dream sequence with her, Cloud has more dialogue than he does in the Barret & Tifa scenes ''combined.'' And on top of that, half his lines in the Barret & Tifa scenes are [[TerseTalker generic and reactive.]] This is not the case with Aerith: he takes a proactive approach to her, and even pushes back against her declaration to not fall in love, which is doubly significant because this is the first time he's asserted his own opinion. Cloud's final sentence is to say "I'm coming for you," which as pointed out on this very wiki, is the first time he's going to go on a mission solely from his own heart's desire, instead of working for money or reputation. Indeed, the grand takeaway from all this is that this is actually the ''Cloud Resolution Scene.''

* When we meet [[spoiler: Moggie]], the BGM of Gold Saucer plays as part of the 31 music discs collection. Why specifically the Gold Saucer? In the original game, Cait Sith is riding a big Toysaurus or a stuffed Moogle and there is the Mog House minigame, involving Moogles, all from Gold Saucer.

** It also ties in with Compilation materials and the bigger picture a bit better. Before Barret's branch, there was a much larger group of AVALANCHE that tried to hit Shin-Ra where it hurts, and just about everyone in the slums has voiced displeasure for the corporation at one point or another if they're not apathetic. It makes sense that more potential volunteers would be out there in one fashion or another, instead of just five people and the equivalent of a mercenary handling ''everything'', much less the logistics of where Barret and Jessie would get their infiltration data and bomb recipes to begin with. The fact that Midgar now has side-quests might also go a long way towards the group improving public relations with the slum-dwellers.

* In the original bombing run mission, the supporting cast never fought, which is expanded into them using Cloud to tear up the small-time security forces outside the reactor until Barret's help is officially needed. It makes sense; Cloud's using a melee weapon and fireballs, taking on the Shin-Ra forces relatively discretely before they can properly set up alerts, and this is why Barret's not fighting either since his gun would alert the whole area. Once they're inside the reactor and no longer need passcodes or dealing with security doors to continue, it's full license for them to go loud at that point.