History Anime / FinalFantasyVIIAdventChildren

* TheReveal: In all of the promotional material for ''Advent Children'' (including the UsefulNotes/{{Playstation 3}} [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=thsnDqQu0mQ technical demo]] that remade the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' opening with the new character designs), no shots of Aerith showed her whole face. Even in the actual film, the first unobscured shot of her face is [[spoiler:at the very end when her spirit turns to look back at Cloud before going away with Zack]]. Given, her face has become one of gaming's most famous ones, and if the modelers screwed it up...

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Cloud when Sephiroth is resurrected ''right in front of him''. Later returned the favor with the Omnislash Version 5. In ''Complete'', Sephiroth BLOCKING the original Omnislash.]]

* OneWingedAngel: Wouldn't be ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' without it. [[spoiler:Kadaj becomes Sephiroth, then Sephiroth sprouts his wing at the fight's climax]]. The last one is subverted, however, in that [[spoiler:he dies alo,st immediately after it appears.]]

* WorfHadTheFlu: Tifa gets her butt handed to her by Loz once he stops holding back. She later remarks to the others that in the two years since Meteorfall they all lost the level of strength they once had and that only Cloud has managed to regain it. Additionally, both times Tifa gets knocked out, it was partly because she was shielding one of her adopted kids (Marlene and Denzel).

** Vincent ask Cloud one after [[WhatTheHellHero Marlene calls him out for tearing down those around him.]]

* EarnYourHappyEnding: Once Sephiroth is defeated again, a healing rain heals Cloud and everyone else with Geostigma and is surrounded by his friends and loved ones. Aerith and Zach depart to the afterlife being TogetherInDeath and Cloud ''finally'' manages to forgive himself for their deaths and renews his relationship with Tifa for good and intends to live happily with her with his family.

* {{Bishonen}}: Cloud, Sephiroth, Kadaj, Yazoo, and Vincent.

*** And in the Complete version of the movie, he tries to use the original Omnislash against Sephiroth. [[spoiler:It backfires spectacularly.]]
*** Then there's Omnislash Version 5[[note]]As stated by WordOfGod, it was the fifth Omnislash they designed for the movie. WhatCouldHaveBeen, indeed...?[[/note]] which is a revamped Omnislash utilizing his Fusion Swords to their fullest. The attack is redone in the Complete version; no official name is given to it, but fans have begun to call it "Omnislash Version 6".

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Cloud when Sephiroth is resurrected ''right in front of him''. Later returned the favor with the Omnislash Version 5. In Complete, Sephiroth BLOCKING the original Omnislash.]]

* OneWingedAngel: Wouldn't be ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' without it. [[spoiler:Kadaj becomes Sephiroth, then Sephiroth sprouts his wing at the fight's climax]]. The last one is subverted, however, in that [[spoiler:he dies immediately after it appears.]]

* ThePawn: The silver-haired men to Sephiroth and Jenova.

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Complete, Cloud tries to use Omnislash to defeat Sephiroth once more, only to fail miserably. As it was the same move that was used to take down Sephiroth in their second battle when they were fighting on the Lifestream with Sephiroth weakened from being beaten as Safer-Sephiroth, Sephiroth's previous experience with the attack makes it easy for him to not only block all of Cloud's attacks, but he ends up using Cloud's attempt to deliver the finishing leaping blow to instead stab Masamune through Cloud's stomach. The Fusion Sword Cloud was using not being nearly as long as Sephiroth's Masamune, the move works spectacularly on Sephiroth's favor and completely negates Cloud's attempted attack before it can even come close.

* PeekABangs: Kadaj.

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: Inverted; the Japanese version of ''Advent Children Complete'' uses a new ending theme song called "Safe and Sound" but everywhere else uses the original theme, "Calling."

* PsychopathicManChild: One of Kadaj's defining traits. Loz too, with emphasis on the childishness. Yazoo also has shades of this, though due to [[TheStoic his personality]] and lack of screen time, it isn't as obvious.

* ArmorPiercingQuestion: Tifa ask Cloud this question that hits him to a point where he couldn't answer the question immediately.

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* SlidingBikeStop: During the bike chase of Loz, one of the TerribleTrio of the movie [[spoiler:and remnants of SelfDemonstrating/{{Sephiroth}}]], he changes the way with his PowerFist making this shot inside a tunnel.

* OhCrap: [[spoiler:Cloud when [[ItWasHisSled Sephiroth is resurrected]] ''right in front of him''. Later returned the favor with the Omnislash Version 5. In Complete, Sephiroth BLOCKING the original Omnislash.]]

** Cloud's [[BifurcatedWeapon Fusion Swords]], being six different blades, naturally get this treatment all throughout the film. [[note]](1) One base blade, (2) one hollow blade, (3/4) two back blades, (5/6) two side blades. In order: 1 -> 2 -> 1 & 2 -> 1+2 -> 1+2 & 3 -> 1+2+3 -> 1+2+3+4 -> 1+2+3+4 & 5 -> 1+2+3+4+5 -> 6 -> 1+2+3+4+5 & 6 -> 1+2+3+4+5+6 -> 1+3+4+5+6 & 2 -> 1+2+3+4+5+6 -> [[UpToEleven 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 5 & 6]][[/note]]

** Loz and Yazoo's gunblades, which get bonus points for having an AwesomeMcCoolName: The Velvet Nightmare.

--> ''A memory or us?''

* BroodingBoyGentleGirl: Cloud and Tifa, whose relationship is not in the best place at the beginning of the movie. She loves him and has been trying to make it work, but he's still hung up on his feelings of guilt about Aerith's death and trying to separate whatever feelings he may have had for Aerith from Zack's. Poor Tifa finally (quietly) snaps and tells Cloud she can't do this anymore.

* SurvivorGuilt: Cloud seems to have this in spades at the beginning of the film. He gets better.

* WhatTheHellHero: A few characters (such as Tifa, Marlene and Vincent) give Cloud one for his inability to let go of the past (and Aerith's death) and for shutting them out all the time and not paying them any attention.

* YourMom: Subverted for two different reasons. Reno and Rude insult Jenova in front of Loz and Yazoo. When they take offense to it, Rude apologizes instantly. Reno attempts to follow through, then realizes they're talking about ''Jenova's friggin' head'' and [[DoubleSubversion snaps back into battle mode]].

* AdultFear: The silver-haired men kidnap innocent children, effectively brainwash them, and put them in harm's way (said harm being a ''gigantic dragon''). For any good parent, the first part alone is utterly terrifying. This somehow does not prevent the trio from getting a [[spoiler:RedemptionInTheRain scene]] at the end of the movie.