#Cloud strife advent children flashback movie
FFVII's story is pretty convoluted, and after playing the game and seeing this movie several times, I'm only able to make a limited amount of sense of it all.įortunately, this is where Advent Children gets to the stuff fans want to see.
The catch-up summary is greatly oversimplified, but that's just fine. They've called it geostigma and people are scared of the afflicted. It seems the lifestream that played a key role in saving the planet from Sephiroth is poisoning people. A flashback montage of scenes from FFVII is accompanied by a narrative voiceover from Marlene before focusing on her and the current state of the world. The voiceover dialogue and grunting give the impression something bad is happening, but there's no other signs of what's going on so it's kind of a throwaway.Īfter that the film pulls a "wait, let's back up" to bring the audience up to speed. The first is a man in a wheelchair talking to someone about the past, and the next is of a helicopter descending into the Northern Cave, then coming back out again not long after. The first couple of short scenes are pretty nonsensical. Before we see even one scene, we're treated to the following caption: "To those who loved this world.and knew friendly company therein: This Reunion is for you." The message is plain as day Advent Children is fan service, for better or for worse. This film sets a pretty clear tone right off the bat. So how does Advent Children hold up? Let's find out together. And despite nearly bankrupting itself with the unmitigated disaster that was Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within, the Japanese developer saw fit to make another movie, this time based in the world of Midgar and featuring Cloud Strife, and everyone's favorite villian with an absurdly, impractically long sword. For its time, it was an incredible experience and Square Enix (then Squaresoft) exploited its popularity with spin-off games and merchandise. Personally, I feel the sacred status some have heaped upon it is a bit overblown, but I won't deny having a big ole soft spot for it. Cloud loses the sleeve during the movie.Final Fantasy VII was released over 20 years ago, but to many it's still heralded as one of the greatest RPGs of all time. The sleeve also hides his Geostigma infection, which he wants to conceal from his friends. Cloud wears a pink ribbon hidden under the sleeve in remembrance of Aerith Gainsborough.
The emblem is also on Barret's, Denzel's, and Tifa's rings. It is the gray wolf that follows Cloud throughout the film, and Cloud wears his emblem on his shoulder pauldron, his earring and gloves, as well as on the background his cellphone. The wolf motif from which the attire gains its name is Fenrir. The concept began with a black robe and was restructured into the final version. 1.4 Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Curtain CallĪppearances Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Ĭloud's new design was made with fighting in mind.1.1.1 Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII.When Cloud wears this outfit he wields the Fusion Swords-his new multi-blade combine weapon from the movie-rather than the Buster Sword, his iconic starter weapon from Final Fantasy VII. The outfit incorporates elements from his original outfit, notably the single pauldron, as well as Sephiroth's outfit with the crossed straps and the long piece of cloth around his leg and the single long sleeve that bring to mind Sephiroth's long black coat.Ĭloud wears a pink ribbon around his left arm, though it usually stays hidden. He has a shoulder pauldron, and his chest is covered by two straps, held in place by a badge representing Fenrir, a wolf that has come to be associated with him. It is designed by Tetsuya Nomura, Cloud's original character designer and the director for Advent Children.Ĭloud wears a high collar sleeveless indigo shirt, black pants and boots, and black cloth covering his left leg and arm.
Cloudy Wolf attire in the arcade version of Dissidia Final Fantasy.Ĭloudy Wolf, also known as Advent Attire, is the attire Cloud Strife wears in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children that has since become his iconic "alternate outfit" seen in various spin-off appearances.
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