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** Restrictor and Weiss. At one point, Restrictor holds a half-naked Weiss back to his throne by his chains, only releasing when he needs him. Then there is Weiss taunting Restrictor in their last battle, Weiss asking Restrictor to let him join him.
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* NoYay: Between Vincent and Shelke. One is an undead around 60 years-old person who is still clearly in love with Lucrecia. The other is a brainwashed emotionless 19 years-old girl who is trapped in a 9 years-old body who collected Lucrecia's data as well as her feelings for Vincent. Some people ship them though.
** For people who aren't into incest, Weiss and Nero might count though it's a bit downplayed due to the portrayal of canonical IncestSubtext.
** For people who aren't into incest, Weiss and Nero might count though it's a bit downplayed due to the portrayal of canonical IncestSubtext.
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** Nero: Were his feelings for Weiss simply [[KnightTemplarBigBrother an extreme form of]] [[BigBrotherInstinct brotherly love]] or were they [[VillainousIncest incestuous feelings]]? [[note]] Nero's Japanese voice actor stated on Twitter [[https://twitter.com/chikichikiko/status/774469811229249537 confirmed via Twitter]] that Nero is a "Yandere brocon" meaning that Nero's feelings are in the "brother complex area", meaning in the area between sibling love and incest[[/note]].incest [[/note]].
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*** In general, due to the lack of appearance of the latter (save for the online mode) Weiss being either good or bad is quite a matter of debate. On one hand, Weiss shows no regret in manipulating people (especially the Player who is haunted by false memories of a supposed lost sibling), using them against each other to get to his own objectives and doesn't even flinch when [[spoiler:the Player is killed.]] The fact that [[spoiler:Genesis refused to help him against Restrictor seems to imply that helping Weiss would have been a bad thing.]] At the end of the game, [[spoiler:Weiss also fights Vincent/Chaos as Omega]] and he seems to take some delight in it. On the other hand, Weiss is quite determined to take Restrictor down and freeing his fellow Tsviets and before the Player [[spoiler:is killed by Restrictor]] he shows being quite supportive and clearly didn't expect the Player to die. While he displays contempt toward humans, the online mode doesn't seem to imply that Weiss is willing to slaughter them like it happened in the original game. [[spoiler: He is also retrieved by Genesis, who had been confirmed to come to save the Planet by WordOfGod.]] The debate is still up in the air.
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*** Nero's attitude during his meeting with Shelke on the Shera. At one point, Shelke told him that she will not let people down who count on her. Nero briefly pauses for a moment before pretending it's just pure nonsense. Was he actually considering her words before resuming to attack her? Or did he actually relate to her during this moment because he behaves the same way toward Weiss?
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** In the online mode, while it's pretty clear that Tsviets manipulated the Player into killing Restrictor and getting revenge for them, some scenes involving their interactions with the player raises some question. For example, [[spoiler:Rosso's attitude when the player dies isn't mockery. She is quite disappointed because the player worked hard to get to the Tsviet position. Not to mention after their fight, Weiss also whispers to the player that "they will get avenged" in an oddly compassionate way]]. Compared to their usual behavior in the original game, it may imply a level of comradeship there.
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*** Jouji Nakata (Weiss's Japanese actor) and Okiayu Ryotarou (Nero's Japanese actor) played it a bit with their characters, with Weiss calling Nero "my cute Nero".
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** Same goes for Vincent andShelke.Shelke. While their relationship is just viewed as friendship, a common interpretation is Shelke developing feelings for Vincent. Shelke has Lucrecia's data stored in her mind and she seems to react to it by acting awkward around Vincent. In general, every scene involving these two together imply some connection between them (as well as some level of attraction). At the ending, the first person Vincent meets after leaving Lucrecia is Shelke, waiting for him outside, the last scene involving Shelke wondering why the others sent her to get Vincent then they watch the rebuilt world together.
** Same goes for Vincent and
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* TheyWastedAPerfectlyGoodPlot: We have focus on Vincent's past with Lurecia and Hojo during the Jenova Project, but Gast (Aerith's father) is no where to be found. Which is pretty complexing since Gast was brought up by Vincent in the first game ([[AllInTheManual and according to the Ultimanias]] [[{{Retcon}} the original reason]] why Lucrecia chose Hojo over Vincent was because she pitied him over being compared to the top sciensist). It would have been interesting to expand more of his character out and his connection to the others during this time, but he's never seen or brought up by anyone.
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* HoYay: [[spoiler:Genesis]] has some with [[spoiler:Weiss]] (who he calls "little brother") in the Secret Ending. [[spoiler:It's justified, as all the Tsviets were spliced with Genesis's cells.@itsmikerock
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** Between Vincent and Reeve. They are quite close and Vincent is quite emotional when Reeve is shot, though Reeve gets better.
** Between Vincent and Cid, as well, even if Cid is married to Shera, Cid is very genuinely loyal to Vincent and shows his warmer side to him.
** Azul is very, very loyal to Weiss and [[spoiler:even dies while screaming "Hail, Weiss"]]. Justified since Weiss is one of the few who managed to get the upper hand on him.
** Nero and Weiss, to the point it's borderline incestuous. Let's see:
*** Nero's first meeting with Vincent, stating that "Weiss is the only one who ever loved him and is the only person that Nero would ever love". It might be viewed as extreme brotherly love, but Nero uses "Ai" term in Japanese, which means something here.
*** At this same scene, Nero says "however" in a shaking voice and briefly stops to look down before keeping on and resuming to his cruel attitude.
*** In general, Nero's behavior counts: he usually behaves either cold, cruel, mocking or bored toward anyone, which is understandable due to his background. However, he becomes absolutely loving and tender whenever Weiss is involved. Nero's Japanese voice is even more so than his English voice.
*** Nero saying he would never love anyone but Weiss can be taken in every sense of the word.
*** Nero's VillainousBreakdown when Vincent and Yuffie almost shoot Weiss when the latter is revived. He uses his powers against them and before his final battle with Vincent, he states that no one would ever take Weiss away from him again.
*** Nero always referring Weiss as his "beloved brother".
*** After his defeat, Nero comes to see Weiss revived [[spoiler:and is unaware that the latter is controlled by Hojo]]. Before the latter stabs him, Nero was about to embrace him. He also stated that he would never leave him again as they are finally together.
*** Nero and Weiss [[spoiler:merging together to get rid of Hojo.]] For this, they share an intense and tender embrace with Nero caressing him and confessing his love to him again. Weiss is as affectionate to Nero as Nero is to him in this scene, and they both die while saying the other's name.
*** During Nero's meeting with Shelke, the latter stated that she would never "let down people who count on her". Nero briefly pauses before snarking back. You can guess whom he was thinking to at this moment.
*** In Japanese mode, there is a scene involving Nero pinned to a pillar and the Player comes to meet him along with Usher. When the latter states that Weiss would have only three days to live after Restrictor's death, Nero violently reacts and lets out a ShriekingScream and engulfes the entire room with his darkness.
*** In Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode, Nero watches Vincent's journey and is about to kill him but he realizes that someone (probably Cait Sith) intruded into the most "precious room".
*** You can wonder about the reason why, in the online mode, Weiss came to kill Restrictor despite knowing he would die afterward. One common interpretation was that Weiss wanted to get Nero freed.
** Between Vincent and Reeve. They are quite close and Vincent is quite emotional when Reeve is shot, though Reeve gets better.
** Between Vincent and Cid, as well, even if Cid is married to Shera, Cid is very genuinely loyal to Vincent and shows his warmer side to him.
** Azul is very, very loyal to Weiss and [[spoiler:even dies while screaming "Hail, Weiss"]]. Justified since Weiss is one of the few who managed to get the upper hand on him.
** Nero and Weiss, to the point it's borderline incestuous. Let's see:
*** Nero's first meeting with Vincent, stating that "Weiss is the only one who ever loved him and is the only person that Nero would ever love". It might be viewed as extreme brotherly love, but Nero uses "Ai" term in Japanese, which means something here.
*** At this same scene, Nero says "however" in a shaking voice and briefly stops to look down before keeping on and resuming to his cruel attitude.
*** In general, Nero's behavior counts: he usually behaves either cold, cruel, mocking or bored toward anyone, which is understandable due to his background. However, he becomes absolutely loving and tender whenever Weiss is involved. Nero's Japanese voice is even more so than his English voice.
*** Nero saying he would never love anyone but Weiss can be taken in every sense of the word.
*** Nero's VillainousBreakdown when Vincent and Yuffie almost shoot Weiss when the latter is revived. He uses his powers against them and before his final battle with Vincent, he states that no one would ever take Weiss away from him again.
*** Nero always referring Weiss as his "beloved brother".
*** After his defeat, Nero comes to see Weiss revived [[spoiler:and is unaware that the latter is controlled by Hojo]]. Before the latter stabs him, Nero was about to embrace him. He also stated that he would never leave him again as they are finally together.
*** Nero and Weiss [[spoiler:merging together to get rid of Hojo.]] For this, they share an intense and tender embrace with Nero caressing him and confessing his love to him again. Weiss is as affectionate to Nero as Nero is to him in this scene, and they both die while saying the other's name.
*** During Nero's meeting with Shelke, the latter stated that she would never "let down people who count on her". Nero briefly pauses before snarking back. You can guess whom he was thinking to at this moment.
*** In Japanese mode, there is a scene involving Nero pinned to a pillar and the Player comes to meet him along with Usher. When the latter states that Weiss would have only three days to live after Restrictor's death, Nero violently reacts and lets out a ShriekingScream and engulfes the entire room with his darkness.
*** In Dirge of Cerberus Lost Episode, Nero watches Vincent's journey and is about to kill him but he realizes that someone (probably Cait Sith) intruded into the most "precious room".
*** You can wonder about the reason why, in the online mode, Weiss came to kill Restrictor despite knowing he would die afterward. One common interpretation was that Weiss wanted to get Nero freed.
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* HilariousInHindsight: Weiss has spiky white AnimeHair and karate pants, and during his boss fight, he has a FlashStep, he can attack you so fast you can't see his hits coming, and he dodges almost everything you throw at him. [[Anime/DragonBallSuper Weiss mastered Ultra Instinct over a decade before Goku did!]]
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** Or [[IncestYayShipping Bro Yay]], as it was between Nero and Weiss.
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** Or [[IncestYayShipping Bro Yay]], as it was between Nero and Weiss.
** [[spoiler:Genesis]] has some with [[spoiler:Weiss]] (who he calls "little brother") in the Secret Ending. [[spoiler:It's justified, as all the Tsviets were spliced with Genesis's cells.]]
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** Or [[IncestYayShipping Bro Yay]], as it was between Nero and Weiss.
**HoYay: [[spoiler:Genesis]] has some with [[spoiler:Weiss]] (who he calls "little brother") in the Secret Ending. [[spoiler:It's justified, as all the Tsviets were spliced with Genesis's cells.]]
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* SnarkBait: It's not an exaggeration to say that ''Dirge'' is by far the most disliked and repudiated part of the ''Compilation''. This is because of its poor handling of the characters from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', a silly plot, character designs which range from generic to gaudy and/or ridiculous (see FashionVictimVillain), and its underwhelming gameplay. Most people agree it's mediocre ''at best''.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse:
** Believe it or not, Nero comes across as this due to his oddly compelling design, his accent and, of course, his relationship with his brother. Many see him as one of the best things in the game.
** Invoked in LetsPlay/TheDarkId's Let's Play with a [[https://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-VII-Dirge-of-Cerberus/Update%2035/21-retardedfmv25.jpg random WRO grunt]] that briefly appears in the Midgar raid cutscene, [[InexplicablyAwesome riding a hoverboard while shouldering a rocket launcher.]] As far as Id's concerned, this guy should've been the protagonist.
** Believe it or not, Nero comes across as this due to his oddly compelling design, his accent and, of course, his relationship with his brother. Many see him as one of the best things in the game.
** Invoked in LetsPlay/TheDarkId's Let's Play with a [[https://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-VII-Dirge-of-Cerberus/Update%2035/21-retardedfmv25.jpg random WRO grunt]] that briefly appears in the Midgar raid cutscene, [[InexplicablyAwesome riding a hoverboard while shouldering a rocket launcher.]] As far as Id's concerned, this guy should've been the protagonist.
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* NightmareFuel: Hoo boy, in terms of what's explicitly shown this is probably the darkest game of the Compilation.
** Deepground's plans alone involve brutally murdering every person that had [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Geostigma]], while capturing everyone that didn't -- and dumping them into {{the Lifestream}}, screaming in terror as they kill masses of innocents. The fact that we get to witness a mother nearly get mauled by the dog-like soldiers of BodyHorror while [[AdultFear her child is taken away to basically be sacrificed]] doesn't help.
** Just because there's BloodlessCarnage doesn't mean much with how much ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice occurs here. Azul gets fatally run through with a ''[[{{BFG}} cannon]]'', and people really want to tear the MacGuffin out of Vincent's chest personally.
** Deepground's plans alone involve brutally murdering every person that had [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Geostigma]], while capturing everyone that didn't -- and dumping them into {{the Lifestream}}, screaming in terror as they kill masses of innocents. The fact that we get to witness a mother nearly get mauled by the dog-like soldiers of BodyHorror while [[AdultFear her child is taken away to basically be sacrificed]] doesn't help.
** Just because there's BloodlessCarnage doesn't mean much with how much ImpaledWithExtremePrejudice occurs here. Azul gets fatally run through with a ''[[{{BFG}} cannon]]'', and people really want to tear the MacGuffin out of Vincent's chest personally.
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** Shalua's fate.
** Lucrecia's last talk with Vincent. Oh God...
--->'''Lucrecia:''' This isn't how it was supposed to be. I've made too many mistakes. And I've hurt you so, so much. Why did I do what I did? I'm so sorry. But I'm so happy you survived.
** Shalua's fate.
** Lucrecia's last talk with Vincent. Oh God...
--->'''Lucrecia:''' This isn't how it was supposed to be. I've made too many mistakes. And I've hurt you so, so much. Why did I do what I did? I'm so sorry. But I'm so happy you survived.
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** Some Tsviets (such as Nero and Shelke) are really meant to be sympathetic, but some Tsviets can fall under this trope, such as Rosso. She's an AxCrazy murderer and a bloodthirsty psychopath, and she is the one who tortures Vincent the most. However, after watching the online cutscenes ([[BadExportForYou only available in the Japanese release]]), you can't help but feel some pity for her when you learn that she had been trapped in Deepground since her birth and never went outside, [[LaserGuidedTykebomb only being used by the Restrictors to kill]]. With this knowledge, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds it isn't difficult to understand why she wants to destroy the world]].
** Weiss too. While he's very similar to Rosso, being a murderer without any remorse for his actions, and used his own Tsviets (including the player)--who helped him kill the Restrictors and died for it--simply to achieve his goals, the one thing he wanted the most was to leave Deepground and be free. There are also implications that he wanted to free Nero, who had largely been chained up during all this time.
** Weiss too. While he's very similar to Rosso, being a murderer without any remorse for his actions, and used his own Tsviets (including the player)--who helped him kill the Restrictors and died for it--simply to achieve his goals, the one thing he wanted the most was to leave Deepground and be free. There are also implications that he wanted to free Nero, who had largely been chained up during all this time.
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** Some Tsviets (such as Nero and Shelke) are really meant to be sympathetic, but some Tsviets can fall under this trope, such as Rosso. She's an AxCrazy murderer and a bloodthirsty psychopath, and she is the one who tortures Vincent the most. However, after watching the online cutscenes ([[BadExportForYou only (only available in the Japanese release]]), release), you can't help but feel some pity for her when you learn that she had been trapped in Deepground since her birth and never went outside, [[LaserGuidedTykebomb only being used by the Restrictors to kill]]. With this knowledge, [[WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds it isn't difficult to understand why she wants to destroy the world]].
**Weiss too.Weiss. While he's very similar to Rosso, being a murderer without any remorse for his actions, and used his own Tsviets (including the player)--who helped him kill the Restrictors and died for it--simply to achieve his goals, the one thing he wanted the most was to leave Deepground and be free. There are also implications that he wanted to free Nero, who had largely been chained up during all this time.
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** Depending on your point of view, Lucrecia can come across as either a remorseful victim of Hojo's insanity looking to make amends for harming the only man who ever really loved her, or as a callous heartbreaker BitchInSheepsClothing who strung Vincent along for years, [[spoiler:accidentally killed his father]], dumped him for Hojo, and then experimented on her own son ''in utero'', only to seal herself inside a crystal because she just couldn't live with herself any more. And Vincent ''still'' loves her.
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* SoBadItsGood: ''Dirge of Cerberus'' stands as one of the lowest-rated parts of the entire Compilation, if not ''the'' lowest, and if it isn't complaining about [[Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren Cloud being turned emo]] or everything involving [[VideoGame/CrisisCore Genesis]], this entire game is used by detractors as to why the Compilation was a bad idea. And yet whether due to BileFascination or simply because of how surreal and plain strange this game's story becomes, bordering on an ([[MoodWhiplash almost]]) completely serious self-parody, it has a number of fans solely because of the low bar ''Dirge'' set.
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* ContinuityLockout: Not that one should play a sequel without having played the original, but plot points and terms from both the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' are relevant to the game's storyline to the point that the intro takes place ''during the endgame of the original''. For those that missed his optional backstory flashbacks in the original game (or, you know, [[OptionalPartyMember Vincent himself]]), his backstory's recapped and explained in more detail, but the game doesn't even take five seconds to explain anything else that isn't new to its own story. It doesn't help that several of these plot points also get a nasty smack dab of RetroactiveContinuity, only muddling things even further.
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* ContinuityLockout: Not that one should play a sequel without having played the original, but plot points and terms from both the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' are relevant to the game's storyline to the point that the intro takes place ''during the endgame of the original''. For those that missed his Vincent's optional backstory flashbacks in the original game (or, you know, [[OptionalPartyMember Vincent himself]]), his backstory's recapped and explained in more detail, but the game doesn't even take five seconds to explain anything else that isn't new to its own story. It doesn't help that several of these plot points also get a nasty smack dab of RetroactiveContinuity, only muddling things even further.
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* ContinuityLockout: Not that one should play a sequel without having played the original, but plot points and terms from both the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' are relevant to the game's storyline. For those that missed his optional backstory flashbacks in the original game (or, you know, [[OptionalPartyMember Vincent himself]]), his backstory's recapped and explained in more detail, but the game doesn't even take five seconds to explain anything that isn't new to its own story. It doesn't help that several of these plot points also get a nasty smack dab of RetroactiveContinuity, only muddling things even further.
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* ContinuityLockout: Not that one should play a sequel without having played the original, but plot points and terms from both the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' are relevant to the game's storyline. storyline to the point that the intro takes place ''during the endgame of the original''. For those that missed his optional backstory flashbacks in the original game (or, you know, [[OptionalPartyMember Vincent himself]]), his backstory's recapped and explained in more detail, but the game doesn't even take five seconds to explain anything else that isn't new to its own story. It doesn't help that several of these plot points also get a nasty smack dab of RetroactiveContinuity, only muddling things even further.
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* ContinuityLockout: Not that one should play a sequel without having played the original, but plot points and terms from both the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' are relevant to the game's storyline. While Vincent's backstory is recapped and expanded upon, everything else boils down to, "you'll get it if you're a fan." It doesn't help that several of these plot points also get a nasty smack dab of RetroactiveContinuity, only muddling things even further.
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* ContinuityLockout: Not that one should play a sequel without having played the original, but plot points and terms from both the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' are relevant to the game's storyline. While Vincent's For those that missed his optional backstory is flashbacks in the original game (or, you know, [[OptionalPartyMember Vincent himself]]), his backstory's recapped and expanded upon, everything else boils down to, "you'll get it if you're a fan." explained in more detail, but the game doesn't even take five seconds to explain anything that isn't new to its own story. It doesn't help that several of these plot points also get a nasty smack dab of RetroactiveContinuity, only muddling things even further.
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* ContinuityLockout: Not that one should play a sequel without having played the original, but plot points and terms from both the original ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' and ''Anime/FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren'' are relevant to the game's storyline. While Vincent's backstory is recapped and expanded upon, everything else boils down to, "you'll get it if you're a fan." It doesn't help that several of these plot points also get a nasty smack dab of RetroactiveContinuity, only muddling things even further.
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* EnsembleDarkhorse: Believe it or not, Nero comes across as this due to his oddly compelling design, his accent and, of course, his relationship with his brother. Many see him as one of the best things in the game.
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** Believe it or not, Nero comes across as this due to his oddly compelling design, his accent and, of course, his relationship with his brother. Many see him as one of the best things in thegame.game.
** Invoked in LetsPlay/TheDarkId's Let's Play with a [[https://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-VII-Dirge-of-Cerberus/Update%2035/21-retardedfmv25.jpg random WRO grunt]] that briefly appears in the Midgar raid cutscene, [[InexplicablyAwesome riding a hoverboard while shouldering a rocket launcher.]] As far as Id's concerned, this guy should've been the protagonist.
** Believe it or not, Nero comes across as this due to his oddly compelling design, his accent and, of course, his relationship with his brother. Many see him as one of the best things in the
** Invoked in LetsPlay/TheDarkId's Let's Play with a [[https://lparchive.org/Final-Fantasy-VII-Dirge-of-Cerberus/Update%2035/21-retardedfmv25.jpg random WRO grunt]] that briefly appears in the Midgar raid cutscene, [[InexplicablyAwesome riding a hoverboard while shouldering a rocket launcher.]] As far as Id's concerned, this guy should've been the protagonist.
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** The cutscene fight between [[spoiler:Chaos!]]Vincent and Weiss right before the FinalBoss. If the rest of the game didn't spell out just how goddang anime it was, the pair basically go all [[Franchise/TheMatrix Matrix]] on eachother, revolver versus dual katanas, and even start pulling off FlashStep hijinks to an absurd extreme. It's like two kids on the playground trying to one-up eachother.
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** Whenever Vincent walks away from someone at the end of a cutscene, a manual CapeSwish is done. From saving children, to blowing off an ally's advice, to dramatically leaving the area after killing a boss. ''Every single time.''
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** Lucrecia is supposed to come off as a WellIntentionedExtremist, what with her noble intentions and her clear remorse for her actions. However, she makes one horrible mistake after another: her lack of caution gets Vincent's father killed, she hooks up with [[ObviouslyEvil Hojo]], and she blithely experiments on her own child in utero. Then she seals herself away once she can no longer live with her actions... which leaves Vincent (one of the people she hurt the most) to clean up her mess.
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** Lucrecia is supposed to come off as a WellIntentionedExtremist, what with her noble intentions and her clear remorse for her actions. However, she makes one horrible horrible, stupid mistake after another: her lack of caution gets Vincent's father killed, she hooks up with [[ObviouslyEvil Hojo]], and she blithely experiments on her own child in utero. Then she seals herself away once she can no longer live with her actions... which leaves Vincent (one of the people she hurt the most) to clean up her mess.
