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* AdaptationalVillainy: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's still ultimately on the side of good like the original, but he starts things very much on the wrong foot with the party when he attempts to kill them for Cloud entering a section of the lab beneath the manor that Vincent didn't want anyone entering. And even after choosing to come with the party to stop Sephiroth, he largely refuses to directly help them, largely going his own way. Things are so tense that when Vincent does come aboard, Cloud explicitly tells him that if he tries anything, they will kill him.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: AdaptationalJerkass: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. He's still ultimately on the side of good like the original, but he starts things very much on the wrong foot with the party when he attempts to kill them for Cloud entering a section of the lab beneath the manor that Vincent didn't want anyone entering. And even after choosing to come with the party to stop Sephiroth, he largely refuses to directly help them, largely going his own way. Things are so tense that when Vincent does come aboard, Cloud explicitly tells him that if he tries anything, they will kill him.
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A plucky, anthropomorphic, fortune-telling robotic feline controlled by a Shinra employee who meets Cloud and Barret at the Gold Saucer, joining their party when he convinces them to let him report on Avalanche's movements in return for what he knows about Sephiroth.
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A plucky, anthropomorphic, fortune-telling robotic feline controlled by a Shinra employee who meets Cloud and Barret at the Gold Saucer, joining their party when he convinces them to let him report on Avalanche's movements after being impressed with their exploits in return for what he knows about Sephiroth.the Corel region.
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* BlackBox: Like the original, the game goes out of its way to ''not'' explain how Cait Sith works. As a robotic creature [[spoiler:controlled by Reeve, it can act while Reeve is in the same room as it. It's unclear if Reeve uses some kind of implant, magic, or technomancy to control Cait Sith or whether it is semi-autonomous or fully controlled by Reeve or whether he does it consciously or subconsciously. It's not even shown if he sees through its eyes or if he has to watch live feeds and recordings. Furthermore, both the original and remake imply that each Cait Sith is somehow unique and not wholly replaceable despite even their gear and materia being copied between different versions of Cait Sith]].
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* BlackBox: Like the original, the game goes out of its way to ''not'' explain how Cait Sith works. As a robotic creature [[spoiler:controlled by Reeve, it he can act while Reeve is in the same room as it. It's unclear if Reeve uses some kind of implant, magic, or technomancy to control Cait Sith or whether it he is semi-autonomous or fully controlled by Reeve Reeve, or whether he does it controls Cait consciously or subconsciously. It's not even shown if he sees through its Cait's eyes or if he has to watch live feeds and recordings. Furthermore, both the original and remake imply that each Cait Sith is somehow unique and not wholly replaceable replaceable, despite even their gear and materia being copied between different versions of Cait Sith]].
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* BecomingTheMask: Cait Sith makes no secret about being a spy sent by Shinra to monitor Avalanche's activities, blackmailing them into taking him along. Despite this, he comes to genuinely enjoy fighting alongside them and considers them to be his friends to the point where [[spoiler:Reeve goes out of his way to sabotage Shinra's wanted poster for Avalanche, with his secretary noting he's the happiest she's seen him in a long time]].
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* BecomingTheMask: Cait Sith makes no secret about being a spy sent by Shinra employee, but claims to monitor Avalanche's activities, blackmailing them into taking him along. want to help the party purely because he thinks they're "special," and lies about his real role as a spy for the company. Despite this, he comes to genuinely enjoy fighting alongside them and considers them to be his friends friends, to the point where [[spoiler:Reeve goes out of his way to sabotage Shinra's wanted poster for Avalanche, with his secretary noting he's the happiest she's seen him in a long time]].
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* CharacterTics: Has a tendency to hold raise his hands and clench his fingers in a 'kitty paw' pose, especially when he's giving a fortune reading or is trying to defuse tension in the party.
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* CharacterTics: Has a tendency to hold raise his hands and clench his fingers in a 'kitty paw' pose, especially when he's giving a fortune reading or is trying to defuse tension in the party. He also swipes at his ears and cheeks as if cleaning them.
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* TheDogBitesBack: When getting the party a room at the Gold Saucer's hotel, he specifically chooses the one initially reserved for Palmer, Rude, and Elena. Considering his true identity as [[TokenGoodTeammate Reeve Tuesti]], he's likely been looking for any reason at all to make the lives of his colleagues harder.
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* TheDogBitesBack: When getting the party a room at the Gold Saucer's hotel, he specifically chooses the one initially reserved for Palmer, Rude, and Elena. Considering his true identity as a robot controlled in some fashion by [[TokenGoodTeammate Reeve Tuesti]], he's likely been looking for any reason at all to make the lives of his colleagues harder.
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* ExpressiveEars: Cait's ears are very expressive. Considering how he always closes his eyes, it becomes a good part of seeing his mood whenever something happens.
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* ExpressiveEars: Cait's ears are very expressive. Considering how he always closes his eyes, it becomes a good part visual display of seeing his mood whenever something happens.
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: In ''Rebirth'', due to the party not completely trusting him, [[spoiler:as well as him being a [[TheMole mole for Shinra,]]]] he is the only party member who Cloud cannot gain any [[RelationshipValues relationship points]] with, and his specific Gold Saucer date is completely unobtainable until NewGamePlus unless you really mess up every other characters affection.
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* GameplayAndStoryIntegration: In ''Rebirth'', due to the party not completely trusting him, [[spoiler:as well as him being a [[TheMole mole for Shinra,]]]] he is the only party member who Cloud cannot gain any [[RelationshipValues relationship points]] with, and his specific Gold Saucer date is completely unobtainable until NewGamePlus unless you really mess up every other characters character's affection.
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* {{Hammerspace}}: The Cait Sith mascots have some kind of tech built into their megaphones that allows them to manifest various props for entertaining guests. [[spoiler:Reeve's]] Cait Sith model is no different, except the props are put to [[FightingClown more violent uses]].
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* {{Hammerspace}}: The While working at the Saucer, Cait Sith mascots have has some kind of tech built into their his megaphones that allows them him to manifest various props for entertaining guests. [[spoiler:Reeve's]] Cait Sith model is no different, In combat, his abilities are similar, except the props are put to [[FightingClown more violent uses]].
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* InformationBroker: While he makes no secret about being a spy for Shinra, he bribes Cloud and Barret into letting him tag along by offering to give them inside intel about Sephiroth.
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* InformationBroker: While he He makes no secret about being use of his status as a spy for Shinra, he bribes Cloud and Barret into letting him tag along by offering Shinra employee to give them inside intel about Sephiroth.pass the party information, such as through accessing Shinra terminals using [[spoiler: Reeve's director level privileges.]]
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* TheMole: He makes no secret of the fact that he's a RemoteBody sent by Shinra to spy on Avalanche, though he lies that his real self is a bored out of his mind nine-to-five middle-management businessman rather than [[spoiler:TokenGoodTeammate executive Reeve Tuesti]].
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* TheMole: He makes no secret of the fact that he's a RemoteBody sent by Shinra to spy on Avalanche, he is an employee of Shinra, though he lies insists that his real self he wants to help the party purely because he thinks they're "special". It's made quickly clear to the audience that he is a bored out of his mind nine-to-five middle-management businessman rather than [[spoiler:TokenGoodTeammate in fact [[spoiler:being controlled in some fashion by TokenGoodTeammate Shinra executive Reeve Tuesti]].Tuesti, who is indeed using Cait to spy for the company, but also sympathizes with Avalanche's goals]].
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* OvertOperative: Invoked, as he fully admits that he's a robot being puppeted by a PunchClockVillain who is looking for info to give to his bosses at Shinra. Subverted, however, because [[spoiler:it provides excellent cover that he ''is'' one of the bosses, albeit a TokenGoodTeammate]].
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* OvertOperative: Invoked, as he fully admits that he's a robot to being puppeted by a PunchClockVillain who is looking Shinra employee while denying his true goal of spying on the party for info to give to his bosses at Shinra. the company. Subverted, however, because [[spoiler:it provides excellent cover that he ''is'' one [[spoiler:his actual boss is Reeve Tuesti, the TokenGoodTeammate of the bosses, albeit a TokenGoodTeammate]].board of directors, who has genuine sympathy for Avalanche]].
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* RemoteBody: He's a cat-shaped robot that looks like a plushy, and is controlled by Shinra [[spoiler:executive Reeve Tuesti]] for the purpose of spying on Avalanche. In ''Remake'' he's deployed to try to stop the Sector 7 plate from being dropped, but arrives too late and can only collapse in despair.
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* RemoteBody: He's a cat-shaped robot that looks like a plushy, plushie, and is controlled by Shinra [[spoiler:executive Reeve Tuesti]] for the purpose of spying on Avalanche. In ''Remake'' he's deployed to try to stop the Sector 7 plate from being dropped, but arrives too late and can only collapse in despair.
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* ShoulderTeammate: Usually walks by himself, though he does briefly boost up on Vincent's shoulder to help him use the terminal and at the end of the game [[spoiler:Cid has to lift him down at the Forgotten City]].
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* ShoulderTeammate: Usually walks by himself, though he does briefly boost up on Vincent's shoulder to help him use the terminal keycard scanner, rides around on Nanaki's back during a fight at the Gold Saucer, and at the end of the game [[spoiler:Cid has helps to lift him down from a ledge at the Forgotten City]].
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* TalkingToThemself: In the Temple of the Ancients, Cait Sith [[spoiler:mutters a ''Thank You, Cait Sith.'' and a ''You're welcome.'' as he holds up the Black Altar. Seeing as the party legitimately thanked him for his sacrifice, it's implied that Reeve is holding both sides of the conversation as he thanks the bot for his service]].
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* TalkingToThemself: In the Temple of the Ancients, Cait Sith [[spoiler:mutters a ''Thank You, Cait Sith.'' ''Thanks, Cait!" and a ''You're welcome.'' then "You're welcome!'' as he holds up the Black Altar. Seeing The delivery makes it seem rather sarcastic, but as the party legitimately thanked both Barret and Aerith thank him for his sacrifice, help, it's implied possible that Reeve is holding both sides one side of the conversation as he thanks the bot for his service]].
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* UnexplainedAccent: Owing to his folkloric name sake, Cait Sith speaks with a Scottish accent, in contrast to the American accents of much of the cast in the English localization. This is also the case in Japanese, where he has a Kansai accent, which is [[spoiler:doubly odd, because his operator doesn't talk like that]].
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* UnexplainedAccent: Owing to his folkloric name sake, Cait Sith speaks with a Scottish accent, in contrast to the American accents of much of the cast in the English localization. This is also the case in Japanese, where he has a Kansai accent, which accent. [[spoiler: This is [[spoiler:doubly odd, somewhat unusual, because his operator doesn't talk like that]].Reeve speaks with an American or Kanto accent]].
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, while his naive "country boy" roots and simple-minded understanding of the bigger world proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his innate virtues and incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. Where your typical Shonen Hero is prone to have people rally around them, Zack's unusual chipper attitude and boundless optimism are so foreign to other people that his encouragements tend to be perceived the wrong way. Cloud gets the idea that a true SOLDIER is one who writes his own rules and damns the consequences, while Biggs continues the fight regardless of his abilities and support. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, while his naive "country boy" roots and simple-minded understanding of the bigger world proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his innate virtues and incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. Where your typical Shonen Hero is prone to have people rally around them, Zack's unusual chipper attitude and boundless optimism are so foreign to other people that his encouragements tend to be perceived the wrong way. more cynically than intended. Cloud gets the idea that a true SOLDIER is one who writes his own rules and damns the consequences, while Biggs continues the fight decides to just keep on fighting until he drops regardless of his abilities and support. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, while his naive "country boy" roots and simple-minded understanding of the bigger world proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his innate virtues and incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. Where your typical Shonen Hero is prone to have people rally around them, Zack's chipper and charismatic demeanor being so foreign to those he encourages has the opposite affect he intended, Cloud gets the idea that a true SOLDIER is one who writes his own rules and damns the consequences, while Biggs continues the fight regardless of his abilities and support. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, while his naive "country boy" roots and simple-minded understanding of the bigger world proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his innate virtues and incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. Where your typical Shonen Hero is prone to have people rally around them, Zack's unusual chipper attitude and charismatic demeanor being boundless optimism are so foreign to those he encourages has other people that his encouragements tend to be perceived the opposite affect he intended, wrong way. Cloud gets the idea that a true SOLDIER is one who writes his own rules and damns the consequences, while Biggs continues the fight regardless of his abilities and support. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, while his naive "country boy" roots and simple-minded understanding of the bigger world proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his innate virtues and incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, while his naive "country boy" roots and simple-minded understanding of the bigger world proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his innate virtues and incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. Where your typical Shonen Hero is prone to have people rally around them, Zack's chipper and charismatic demeanor being so foreign to those he encourages has the opposite affect he intended, Cloud gets the idea that a true SOLDIER is one who writes his own rules and damns the consequences, while Biggs continues the fight regardless of his abilities and support. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As seen in Cloud's [[spoiler:flashback of the Nibelhiem incident shows that he gave Cloud and Tifa the exact wrong impression of a SOLDIER, a consummate, and detached company man who has unlimited confidence and strength, who isn't afraid to get in anyone's face for what he believes. For Cloud this means his major role model is the technical definition of a badass but the fact that he didn't see the worst of Zack's turmoil's with his own mentor figure means that he didn't pick up why he was often so brusque and daring. For Tifa, her picture of a man on a mission means that Cloud's facade of an aloof warrior who still holds a candle for Shinra works for her and between her already preconceived notions of him, she often doesn't see the real Cloud underneath the facade. Unsurprisingly, it is Aerith who can see past Cloud's exterior because she saw Zack's turmoil in ''Crisis Core'']].
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As seen in Cloud's [[spoiler:flashback of the Nibelhiem incident shows that incident, he gave Cloud and Tifa the exact wrong impression of what a SOLDIER, SOLDIER is supposed to be: a consummate, consummate and detached company man who has unlimited confidence and strength, and who isn't afraid to get in anyone's face for what he believes. For Cloud Cloud, this means his major role model is the technical definition of a badass but the fact that he didn't see the worst of Zack's turmoil's turmoils with his own mentor figure means that he didn't pick up the nuances of why he was often so brusque and daring. For Tifa, her picture of a man on a mission means that Cloud's facade of an aloof warrior who still holds a candle for Shinra works for her and between her already preconceived notions of him, she often doesn't see the real Cloud underneath the facade. Unsurprisingly, it is Aerith who can see past Cloud's exterior because she saw due to her strong sense of empathy, as well as knowledge of the inner vulnerabilities that people of Cloud's profession tend to face, having witnessed Zack's own turmoil in ''Crisis Core'']].
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* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: As seen in Cloud's [[spoiler:flashback of the Nibelhiem incident shows that he gave Cloud and Tifa the exact wrong impression of a SOLDIER, a consummate, and detached company man who has unlimited confidence and strength, who isn't afraid to get in anyone's face for what he believes. For Cloud this means his major role model is the technical definition of a badass but the fact that he didn't see the worst of Zack's turmoil's with his own mentor figure means that he didn't pick up why he was often so brusque and daring. For Tifa, her picture of a man on a mission means that Cloud's facade of an aloof warrior who still holds a candle for Shinra works for her and between her already preconceived notions of him, she often doesn't see the real Cloud underneath the facade. Unsurprisingly, it is Aerith who can see past Cloud's exterior because she saw Zack's turmoil in ''Crisis Core'']].
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* NiceGuy: A deconstruction. Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about. He is also a staunch idealist who, at his worst, naively puts his faith in others even if there is good reason to believe that they're not as benevolent as they claim to be, or are hiding less savory details from him. This is shown throughout his time working for Shinra, who kept him loyal by steadily feeding him empty platitudes about honor and heroism while making him participate in their heinous warmongering activities, some of which sickened Zack, but not enough to make him turn against Shinra on his own terms. Even so, his innate compassion and ideals do prove to be his biggest strengths when stirred in the right direction, as they not only led to Cloud's survival after the Nibelheim tragedy, but also ultimately spurred Zack into following a much more substantial path to heroism after his survival in an alternate reality: by taking on the mountainous task of opposing Sephiroth himself across different worlds.
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* NiceGuy: A deconstruction.DeconReconSwitch. Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about. He is also a staunch idealist who, at his worst, naively puts his faith in others even if there is good reason to believe that they're not as benevolent as they claim to be, or are hiding less savory details from him. This is shown throughout his time working for Shinra, who kept him loyal by steadily feeding him empty platitudes about honor and heroism while making him participate in their heinous warmongering activities, some of which sickened Zack, but not enough to make him turn against Shinra on his own terms. Even so, his innate compassion and ideals do prove to be his biggest strengths when stirred in the right direction, as they not only led to Cloud's survival after the Nibelheim tragedy, but also ultimately spurred Zack into following a much more substantial path to heroism after his survival in an alternate reality: by taking on the mountainous task of opposing Sephiroth himself across different worlds.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, and his naive "country boy" ideals proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his strong virtues and inherent incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph, and while his naive "country boy" ideals roots and simple-minded understanding of the bigger world proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his strong innate virtues and inherent incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. In ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is because the wheel of fate has been breached, giving him a new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Jenova.
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** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorGuilt and struggles to hold on to hope, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what.
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** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorGuilt and struggles to hold on to hope, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what. Most notably, Zack's strong will to live and desire to make the most out of his second chance at life helps him to survive the events of ''Rebirth'' in one piece. In contrast, Biggs wastes too much time questioning the validity of his own survival and makes even worse mistakes than before, culminating in at least one variant of him from a branching timeline to die weak and pathetic, without even leaving an impact.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that makes him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph. Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. In ''Rebirth'' it is shown that the reason he is alive is that fate finally did give him a shot at helping out and led him to Aerith and Cloud.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that makes make him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph. triumph, and his naive "country boy" ideals proved to be flaws that led him down the wrong path instead of complementing his strong virtues and inherent incorruptibility. Even after breaking off from Shinra, Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. In ''Rebirth'' ''Rebirth'', it is shown that the reason he is alive is that because the wheel of fate finally did give has been breached, giving him a shot at helping out new chance to become a better hero, albeit still a lesser one, by assisting Cloud and led him to Aerith Aerith's efforts in bringing down Sephiroth and Cloud.Jenova.
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: A major problem with Zack's strong sense of altruism is that his noble intentions never quite worked in practice while he was in SOLDIER. He loyally carried out Shinra's interests for years under the naive impression that he was living a hero's life and doing a lot of good for the world by trying to unite all under Shinra's banner, only to find out the worst way that he was nothing but an UnwittingPawn of a tyrannically corrupt and power-hungry corporate empire. It takes being betrayed by his employers and later escaping them that truly sets him down the path of genuine heroism.
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: A major problem with Zack's strong sense of altruism is that his noble intentions never quite worked in practice while he was in SOLDIER. He loyally carried out Shinra's interests for years under the naive impression that he was living a hero's life and doing a lot of good for the world by trying to unite all under Shinra's banner, only to find out the worst way that he was nothing but an UnwittingPawn of a tyrannically corrupt and power-hungry corporate empire. It takes being betrayed by his employers and then later escaping from them that truly sets him down the path of genuine heroism.
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* DeconstructedCharacterArchetype: Zack is the archetypical StockShonenHero, with charisma, skills and a can-do attitude that makes him likable as well as approachable. Unfortunately, he is also an example of one who isn't blessed by the world to face its evils and triumph. Zack is prenatally dispositioned to not be exactly where he is needed and his skills and demeanor end up going towards other efforts than fighting for the fate of the world. In ''Rebirth'' it is shown that the reason he is alive is that fate finally did give him a shot at helping out and led him to Aerith and Cloud.
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: A major problem with Zack's strong sense of altruism is that his noble intentions never quite worked in practice while he was in SOLDIER. He loyally carried out Shinra's interests for years under the naive impression that he was living a hero's life and doing a lot of good for the world, only to find out the worst way that he was nothing but an UnwittingPawn of a dangerously corrupt and power-hungry corporate empire. It takes being betrayed by his employers and later escaping them that truly sets him down the path of genuine heroism.
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: A major problem with Zack's strong sense of altruism is that his noble intentions never quite worked in practice while he was in SOLDIER. He loyally carried out Shinra's interests for years under the naive impression that he was living a hero's life and doing a lot of good for the world, world by trying to unite all under Shinra's banner, only to find out the worst way that he was nothing but an UnwittingPawn of a dangerously tyrannically corrupt and power-hungry corporate empire. It takes being betrayed by his employers and later escaping them that truly sets him down the path of genuine heroism.
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: A major problem with Zack's strong sense of altruism is that his noble intentions never quite worked in practice while he was in SOLDIER. He loyally carried out Shinra's interests for years under the naive impression that he was living a hero's life and doing a lot of good for the world, only to find out the worst way that he was nothing but an UnwittingPawn of a dangerously corrupt and power-hungry corporate empire. It takes being betrayed by his employers and escaping them that truly sets him down the path of genuine heroism.
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: A major problem with Zack's strong sense of altruism is that his noble intentions never quite worked in practice while he was in SOLDIER. He loyally carried out Shinra's interests for years under the naive impression that he was living a hero's life and doing a lot of good for the world, only to find out the worst way that he was nothing but an UnwittingPawn of a dangerously corrupt and power-hungry corporate empire. It takes being betrayed by his employers and later escaping them that truly sets him down the path of genuine heroism.
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* NotQuiteTheRightThing: A major problem with Zack's strong sense of altruism is that his noble intentions never quite worked in practice while he was in SOLDIER. He loyally carried out Shinra's interests for years under the naive impression that he was living a hero's life and doing a lot of good for the world, only to find out the worst way that he was nothing but an UnwittingPawn of a dangerously corrupt and power-hungry corporate empire. It takes being betrayed by his employers and escaping them that truly sets him down the path of genuine heroism.
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** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorGuilt and struggles to hold on to his former optimistic outlook, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what.
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** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorGuilt and struggles to hold on to his former optimistic outlook, hope, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what.
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** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorsGuilt and struggles to hold on to his former optimistic outlook, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what.
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** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorsGuilt SurvivorGuilt and struggles to hold on to his former optimistic outlook, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what.
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* {{Foil}}: Zack embodies everything Cloud isn't, and a lot of what he wants to be. Zack has confidence and charm that makes everyone find him friendly and approachable, while Cloud has issues that often express themselves in ways that get him lonelier at the end. Notably, it doesn't take long for Biggs to consider him a friend while Cloud had issues to iron out after the Reactor 1 bombing. Zack isn't afraid to voice his thoughts but always able to take one for his loved ones, while Cloud often covers up his thoughts, especially if it would hurt them. This difference in approach is best shown when Marlene says Aerith has feelings for Cloud, which hurts Zack but he accepts it and tries to get them together. Meanwhile, Aerith barely has to peak Cloud's jealousy at the Gold Saucer and he becomes a stammering mess who has to change the subject to Shinra spies to avoid letting his jealousy show.
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** Zack embodies everything Cloud isn't, and a lot of what he wants to be. Zack has confidence and charm that makes everyone find him friendly and approachable, while Cloud has issues that often express themselves in ways that get him lonelier at the end. Notably, it doesn't take long for Biggs to consider him a friend while Cloud had issues to iron out after the Reactor 1 bombing. Zack isn't afraid to voice his thoughts but always able to take one for his loved ones, while Cloud often covers up his thoughts, especially if it would hurt them. This difference in approach is best shown when Marlene says Aerith has feelings for Cloud, which hurts Zack but he accepts it and tries to get them together. Meanwhile, Aerith barely has to peak Cloud's jealousy at the Gold Saucer and he becomes a stammering mess who has to change the subject to Shinra spies to avoid letting his jealousyshow.show.
** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorsGuilt and struggles to hold on to his former optimistic outlook, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what.
** Zack embodies everything Cloud isn't, and a lot of what he wants to be. Zack has confidence and charm that makes everyone find him friendly and approachable, while Cloud has issues that often express themselves in ways that get him lonelier at the end. Notably, it doesn't take long for Biggs to consider him a friend while Cloud had issues to iron out after the Reactor 1 bombing. Zack isn't afraid to voice his thoughts but always able to take one for his loved ones, while Cloud often covers up his thoughts, especially if it would hurt them. This difference in approach is best shown when Marlene says Aerith has feelings for Cloud, which hurts Zack but he accepts it and tries to get them together. Meanwhile, Aerith barely has to peak Cloud's jealousy at the Gold Saucer and he becomes a stammering mess who has to change the subject to Shinra spies to avoid letting his jealousy
** He also becomes one to Biggs in ''Rebirth''. Due to their similar friendly and kind-hearted dispositions, the two manage to get along fast and strike a friendship, especially upon learning that both cheated death under mysterious and unknown circumstances. While Zack remains a staunch optimist and sees his situation as a new chance to start over and make better choices, Biggs becomes riddled with SurvivorsGuilt and struggles to hold on to his former optimistic outlook, often finding himself on the brink of despair and only pushed forward through Zack's encouragement. Zack decides to follow a different path and refuses to be held down by his past ties to Shinra, while Biggs finds himself unable to let go of Avalanche and feels compelled to continue their work, no matter what.
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* NiceGuy: A deconstruction. Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about. He is also a staunch idealist who, at times, naively puts his faith in others even if there is good reason to believe that they're not being as benevolent as they claim to be, or are hiding less savory details from him. This is shown throughout his time working for Shinra, who kept him loyal by steadily feeding him empty platitudes about honor and heroism while making him participate in their heinous warmongering activities, some of which sickened Zack, but not enough to make him turn against Shinra on his own terms. Even so, his innate compassion and ideals do prove to be his biggest strengths when stirred in the right direction, as they not only led to Cloud's survival after the Nibelheim tragedy, but also ultimately spurred Zack into following a much more substantial path to heroism after his survival in an alternate reality: by taking on the mountainous task of opposing Sephiroth himself across different worlds.
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* NiceGuy: A deconstruction. Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about. He is also a staunch idealist who, at times, his worst, naively puts his faith in others even if there is good reason to believe that they're not being as benevolent as they claim to be, or are hiding less savory details from him. This is shown throughout his time working for Shinra, who kept him loyal by steadily feeding him empty platitudes about honor and heroism while making him participate in their heinous warmongering activities, some of which sickened Zack, but not enough to make him turn against Shinra on his own terms. Even so, his innate compassion and ideals do prove to be his biggest strengths when stirred in the right direction, as they not only led to Cloud's survival after the Nibelheim tragedy, but also ultimately spurred Zack into following a much more substantial path to heroism after his survival in an alternate reality: by taking on the mountainous task of opposing Sephiroth himself across different worlds.
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* NiceGuy: A deconstruction. Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about. He is also a staunch idealist who, at times, naively puts his faith in others even if there is good reason to believe that they're not being as benevolent as they claim to be, or are hiding less savory details from him. This is shown throughout his time working for Shinra, who kept him loyal by steadily feeding him empty platitudes about honor and heroism while making him participate in their heinous warmongering activities, some of which sickened Zack, but not enough to make him turn against Shinra on his own terms. Even so, his innate compassion and ideals do prove to be his biggest strengths when stirred in the right direction, as they not only led to Cloud's survival after the Nibelheim tragedy, but also ultimately stirred Zack into following a much more substantial path to heroism after his survival in an alternate reality: by taking on the mountainous task of opposing Sephiroth himself across different worlds.
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* NiceGuy: A deconstruction. Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about. He is also a staunch idealist who, at times, naively puts his faith in others even if there is good reason to believe that they're not being as benevolent as they claim to be, or are hiding less savory details from him. This is shown throughout his time working for Shinra, who kept him loyal by steadily feeding him empty platitudes about honor and heroism while making him participate in their heinous warmongering activities, some of which sickened Zack, but not enough to make him turn against Shinra on his own terms. Even so, his innate compassion and ideals do prove to be his biggest strengths when stirred in the right direction, as they not only led to Cloud's survival after the Nibelheim tragedy, but also ultimately stirred spurred Zack into following a much more substantial path to heroism after his survival in an alternate reality: by taking on the mountainous task of opposing Sephiroth himself across different worlds.
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* NiceGuy: Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about.
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* NiceGuy: A deconstruction. Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about. He is also a staunch idealist who, at times, naively puts his faith in others even if there is good reason to believe that they're not being as benevolent as they claim to be, or are hiding less savory details from him. This is shown throughout his time working for Shinra, who kept him loyal by steadily feeding him empty platitudes about honor and heroism while making him participate in their heinous warmongering activities, some of which sickened Zack, but not enough to make him turn against Shinra on his own terms. Even so, his innate compassion and ideals do prove to be his biggest strengths when stirred in the right direction, as they not only led to Cloud's survival after the Nibelheim tragedy, but also ultimately stirred Zack into following a much more substantial path to heroism after his survival in an alternate reality: by taking on the mountainous task of opposing Sephiroth himself across different worlds.
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* TheIdealist: Zack's biggest strength, and also his biggest weakness, is his undying faith in the concept of "heroism" and "honor", believing that it's his duty to serve the world and its people for the greater good until his last breath. This has shaped his entire life, for better or for worse. Although a kind and compassionate person, he can also be naive, gullible, and easily exploitable by those with malicious intent as proven by his corporate superiors throughout ''Crisis Core''. Zack genuinely believed for most of his time in Shinra that he was on the side good and trusted in their stated ideals, even when sent out to do their dirty works, where he'd complain and angst about their more unethical actions, but didn't waver enough to seriously reconsider his stance with the company until shit hit the fan and he was forced to change course. Nonetheless, his faith in his ideals remains strong, and it continues to drive him to do better for the people he cares about, especially Cloud and Aerith.
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* NiceGuy: A brave, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about.
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* NiceGuy: A Zack is a brave, loyal, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about.
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[[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeRemakeMainCharacters Remake Main Characters]] | '''Rebirth Main Characters''' | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeShinraInc Shinra Inc.]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeAntagonistsAndBosses Antagonists and Bosses]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeSummons Summons]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeQueensBlood Queen's Blood]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]] -]
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[[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeMainCharacters Main Characters]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeRemakeMainCharacters Remake Main Characters]] ([[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeCloud Cloud Strife]]) | '''Rebirth Main Characters''' | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeShinraInc Shinra Inc.]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeAntagonistsAndBosses Antagonists and Bosses]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeSummons Summons]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeQueensBlood Queen's Blood]] | [[Characters/FinalFantasyVIIRemakeOtherCharacters Other Characters]]]] -]
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* DamageIncreasingDebuff: Cait can learn the Moogle Knuckle, a two-hit punch that increases stagger % by 40. If he does it fast enough, he can get even higher percentages than Tifa in a shorter timeframe.
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* TheGambler: Owing to his fortune-telling specialty and role as a mascot for the setting's biggest casino, many of Cait Sith's abilities involve games of luck like rolling a die or pulling slots.This can cause his battle performance to fluctuate based on your luck and skill at nudging the result with timed button presses.
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* TheGambler: Owing to his fortune-telling specialty and role as a mascot for the setting's biggest casino, many of Cait Sith's abilities involve games of luck like rolling a die or pulling slots. This can cause his battle performance to fluctuate based on your luck and skill at nudging the result with timed button presses.
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* LogicalLatecomer: As the last full party member, he often questions the group on what sort of crazy idea that they are going after this time. Note that he is this despite being a robot cat mascot in his day job. Pointedly, he has this to say about something TheTeamNormal and all around nice girl Tifa does.
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* LogicalLatecomer: As the last full party member, he often questions the group on what sort of crazy idea that they are going after this time. Note that he is this despite being a robot cat mascot in his day job. Pointedly, he has this to say about something TheTeamNormal and all around nice girl Tifa does.does shortly before he properly joins.
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* SharedSignatureMove: He has his own variant of Cloud's Braver called the High Braver that he can use at Charge level 3. Downplayed in that his variant is very different, looking like a combination of Cloud's Aerial Assault and Braver while needing precise button presses to use properly.
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* SharedSignatureMove: He has his own variant of Cloud's Braver called the High Braver that he can use at Charge level 3. Downplayed in that his variant is very different, looking like a combination of Cloud's Aerial Assault Onslaught and Braver while needing precise button presses to use properly.
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* HidingBehindYourBangs: Vincent's bangs hide his more monstrous left eye. Symbolically, the trope both represents the many dark secrets Vincent is concealing as well as his introverted nature and his isolation from the world around him.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Though still a gruff SirSwearsALot, this version of Cid is much nicer and even treats Aerith with exceptional kindness due to being acquainted with her mother in the past. It does help that his storyline (and ''tense'' relationship with his future wife) are AdaptedOut, presumably saved for the final game.
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* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Though still a gruff SirSwearsALot, this version of Cid is much nicer and even treats Aerith with exceptional kindness due to being acquainted with her mother in the past. It does help is worth keeping in mind that in this game, (outside of talking about Ifalna with Aerith) he is only interacting with the party on a professional level offering his storyline services as a transport pilot. His personal life (and ''tense'' relationship with his future wife) where his most unpleasant traits are AdaptedOut, on full display, have not been introduced yet, presumably saved for the final game.
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* StillWearingTheOldColors: Despite not actively working for Shinra anymore, Cid still wears a badge with a HW insignia, implied to be from his days piloting the Highwind.
