Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Follows Cloud Strife and his party for the majority of the story in their hunt for Sephiroth. In a few moments in the game's story, the player is able to control Zack Fair, the soldier Cloud's memories were stolen from. Zack's moments in the game are brief, but they show what is happening in different timelines. The Fractured Multiverse of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake World is a major theme and will be vital in Sephiroth's ultimate objective. The end of Rebirth Sets the end of the main world for Cloud and Zack to combat in Final Fantasy Remake Part 3.
[Warning: Spoilers for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.]
Zack, in the main universe the player explores, is dead. When the whispering harbinger is destroyed at the end of RemakeA world free of fate is made and a timeline is created where Zack survives his confrontation with the Shinra Trooper Squad. From this point on, the player experiences various Zack timelines and learns how each decision made by Zack fractures off into another timeline. With the apocalypse of world after world, Zack tries to understand the breaking of the multiverse and what can be done to stop it. A major difference between Cloud and Zack until the end Rebirth is their direction, Which raises the possibility of Zack being the true hero.
Cloud's relationship with his party is faltering at the end of FF7 Rebirth
Sephiroth's manipulation is stronger than ever
The original Final Fantasy 7 Cloud is manipulated by the Jenova cells in his body and forces the party to travel to the reunion in the Northern Crater. The Remake Cloud follows the same story beats but with the knowledge of the multiverse due to Sephiroth's explanation. Even after battling Sephiroth alongside Aerith and Zack in a timeline limbo, his directive remains the same: Find and stop Sephiroth. Even with enhanced knowledge, Jenova's pull is even stronger. Cloud's unique ambition to keep Sephiroth is the mask to join the homecoming, even if he doesn't know it.
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Sephiroth's attempts to separate Cloud from his closest bonds strained the relationship. Tifa Lockhart is the most at risk, with Sephiroth repeatedly trying to convince Cloud that she is a fraud, even pushing him to Almost cut her down in Chapter 9 in Gongaga. By the latter part of RebirthCloud's behavior becomes more and more single-minded and his consideration for his friends diminishes. Jenova's tendrils have taken hold and a rift between Cloud's party is evident even in the last cutscene of the game. Tifa's discomfort is enough of a sign that their close bond has broken. Unlike Cloud, Zack struggles alone.
Zack is pivotal to the fractured timeline of the FF7 remake trilogy
Something ensures that a version of Zack is saved
Having the player briefly jump into Zack's shoes and experience different timelines in Midgar is a way to show how Sephiroth is systematically ensuring each world's destruction. Every time Zack makes a choice, such as finding the cure for Cloud or helping Biggs, a new timeline is created in a doomed world. Zack's role in the fracturing period is vital Because of the knowledge that he keeps at his death in one. Zack is gaining information about Sephiroth's overall agenda through each timeline as a possible preparation to face him. He is able to do this because of the Light Whispers, which could be transferring his consciousness to each new bag at the behest of Aerith Gainsborough.
Zack is fated to die, as many characters are. Zack's will to survive makes him different. While others, such as Biggs, accept their fate and that destiny cannot be changed, Zack is the opposite. He believes that nothing is set in stone and possibility is the greatest gift of all, showing this in his monologue to Biggs just before the Avalanche member is shot. This heroic perspective is what helps him continue to push forward each time a new timeline is created by his actions. The light whispers would not be saving him pointlessly, pointing to this fact He may play a pivotal role in the ultimate downfall of Sephiroth and Jenova.
Zack's goal in FF7 Remake Part 3 is to save the multiverse
He sees the bigger picture
The last scene of Zack in Rebirth Sat him in Aerith's church in Sector 5. He reflects on how the worlds are part but also the possibility of them reconnecting. It is suspected that the church he was sitting in is actually inside the multiverse limbo due to the bright white light seen in the window. This would imply that the sack seen at the end of the game is the main sack the players will follow in Remake part 3Instead of jumping between many sacks in their own timeline space. This will help streamline his story into a linear thread that actively affects the main timeline throughout the majority of the game.
Zack saw the end of different worldsOr at least the beginning of the end, so he is very aware of what is at stake. His perception of destiny is rebellious, allowing him to take a stand against the impending destruction of multiple Gaias even if he should already be dead, as shown by his determination at the end of the game. The Zack storyline is thus detached from the direction Cloud and the company went into Remake part 3It allows Square Enix to create a completely original journey for the character that could even see him come to the main timeline and oust Cloud as the hero. Unlike Cloud, Zack's heroic ambitions are thwarted by Jenova.
Zack vs. Cloud is a battle of wills
One pulls forward, the other charges forward
It would be quite the plot twist FF7 remake part 3 To see Zack take on the role of Cloud's primary protagonist. During their time with Hojo's experiments at Nibelheim, Cloud succumbed to the Jenova cells implanted in his body. The traumatic event changed his memories of his life and began the long journey to the reunion, pulled forward by the Jenova cells that want to unite. Zack resisted the insertion of the Jenova cells and retained control of his mind and body. He proved to be the ideal hero, saving Cloud and doing what was right at the time. He is not conflicted, but is firm in his desire to do good.
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Rebirth Displays the heroic side of Zack and lets players experience his ideals first hand. In the original, Zack is the hero who was never due to his death before the start of the game. Wald would never have survived, but Zak carried him from Nibelheim to Midger and died protecting him. With a new sack focused on uniting the fracturing worlds together in the hope of sparing the apocalyptic end of each world, Final Fantasy 7 Remake Part 3 Could see Zack barging into the main world with the Light Whispers help to do what Cloud struggles to do - resist Sephiroth and lead the party to success.
Cloud is an extremely popular character and the poster child for final fantasy 7, So it is unlikely he will be replaced indefinitely. Zack's popularity is also quite high, and Square Enix will most likely capitalize on that popularity by giving Zack an even more prominent role in Part 3. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Set the stage for Zack to steal the show as the planet's hero alongside Aerith, giving him a focused mission in his final scene. The more clouds fall into darkness, the more likely it is that Zack will bring the light.