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* {{Foil}}: Finishing off the characters who act as foils to Cloud, Vincent represents Cloud if his obsession with Sephiroth corrupted him into a fully anti-social recluse who only stewed on his failings. While Cloud is still hung up on his problems, he has a full compliment of people who are willing to stand behind him and help him, while Vincent has no one and stays with his problems. Both are dealing with loss and grief involving [[spoiler:women who were important to them but were taken away from them in some form or another, but while Tifa survived and is still around to help Cloud with his problems, it's implied that Vincent has lost all contact with his and believes she's already gone, just as Cloud is repeatedly shown visions of Aerith's destined fate and may ([[AmbiguousSituation or may not]]) have lost her forever at the end of ''Rebirth'']]. This is shown in how they both trade barbs in having a pretty shit day, and both are called loners by Barret, but only Cloud hears and realizes this.
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* {{Foil}}: Finishing off the characters who act as foils to Cloud, Vincent represents Cloud if his obsession with Sephiroth corrupted him into a fully anti-social recluse who only stewed on his failings. While Cloud is still hung up on his problems, he has a full compliment of people who are willing to stand behind him and help him, while Vincent has no one and stays with his problems. Both are dealing with loss and grief involving [[spoiler:women who were important to them but were taken away from them in some form or another, but while another. While Tifa survived and is still around to help Cloud with his problems, it's implied that Vincent has lost all contact with his and believes she's already gone, just as Cloud is repeatedly shown visions of Aerith's destined fate and may ([[AmbiguousSituation or may not]]) have lost her forever at the end of ''Rebirth'']]. This is shown in how they both trade barbs in having a pretty shit day, and both are called loners by Barret, but only Cloud hears and realizes this.
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* {{Foil}}: Finishing off the characters who act as foils to Cloud, Vincent represents Cloud if his obsession with Sephiroth corrupted him into a fully anti-social recluse who only stewed on his failings. While Cloud is still hung up on his problems, he has a full compliment of people who are willing to stand behind him and help him, while Vincent has no one and stays with his problems. Both are dealing with loss and grief involving [[spoiler:women who were important to them and were taken away from them in some form or another, but while Tifa survived and is still around to help Cloud with his problems, it's implied that Vincent has lost all contact with his and believes she's already gone, just as Cloud is repeatedly shown visions of Aerith's destined fate and may ([[AmbiguousSituation or may not]]) have lost her forever at the end of ''Rebirth'']]. This is shown in how they both trade barbs in having a pretty shit day, and both are called loners by Barret, but only Cloud hears and realizes this.
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* {{Foil}}: Finishing off the characters who act as foils to Cloud, Vincent represents Cloud if his obsession with Sephiroth corrupted him into a fully anti-social recluse who only stewed on his failings. While Cloud is still hung up on his problems, he has a full compliment of people who are willing to stand behind him and help him, while Vincent has no one and stays with his problems. Both are dealing with loss and grief involving [[spoiler:women who were important to them and but were taken away from them in some form or another, but while Tifa survived and is still around to help Cloud with his problems, it's implied that Vincent has lost all contact with his and believes she's already gone, just as Cloud is repeatedly shown visions of Aerith's destined fate and may ([[AmbiguousSituation or may not]]) have lost her forever at the end of ''Rebirth'']]. This is shown in how they both trade barbs in having a pretty shit day, and both are called loners by Barret, but only Cloud hears and realizes this.
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* {{Foil}}: Finishing off the characters who act as foils to Cloud, Vincent represents Cloud if his obsession with Sephiroth corrupted him into a fully anti-social recluse who only stewed on his failings. While Cloud is still hung up on his problems, he has a full compliment of people who are willing to stand behind him and help him, while Vincent has no one and stays with his problems. Both are dealing with loss and grief involving [[spoiler:women who were important to them and were taken away from them in some form or another, but while Tifa survived and is still around to help Cloud with his problems, it's implied that Vincent has lost all contact with his and believes she's already gone, just as Cloud is repeatedly shown visions of Aerith's destined fate and may ([[AmbiguousSituation or may not]]) have lost her forever at the end of ''Rebirth''. This is shown in how they both trade barbs in having a pretty shit day, and both are called loners by Barret, but only Cloud hears and realizes this.
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* {{Foil}}: Finishing off the characters who act as foils to Cloud, Vincent represents Cloud if his obsession with Sephiroth corrupted him into a fully anti-social recluse who only stewed on his failings. While Cloud is still hung up on his problems, he has a full compliment of people who are willing to stand behind him and help him, while Vincent has no one and stays with his problems. [[spoiler:They both have a woman in their history Both are dealing with loss and grief involving [[spoiler:women who they still have deep feelings for, were important to them and were taken away from them in some form or another, but while Tifa survived and is still behind around to help Cloud and helping him with his problems, it's implied that Vincent has not seen lost all contact with his in years and feels believes she's already gone, just as Cloud is repeatedly shown visions of Aerith's destined fate and may ([[AmbiguousSituation or may not]]) have lost her absence all forever at the more for it]].end of ''Rebirth''. This is shown in how they both trade barbs in having a pretty shit day, and both are called loners by Barret, but only Cloud hears and realizes this.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: Possibly also a DualityMotif, but one of Vincent's irises is brighter than the other, having a gold ring around the pupil that may hint at his demonic nature, or his Chaos possession specifically. It's usually kept hidden under his hair, but is clearly visible when he first backflips out of his coffin.
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* ExoticEyeDesigns: Possibly also a DualityMotif, but one of Vincent's irises is brighter than the other, having a gold ring around the pupil and a black sclera that may hint at his demonic nature, or his Chaos possession specifically. It's usually kept hidden under his hair, but is clearly visible when he first backflips out of his coffin.
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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, Cloud often covers up his thoughts, especially if it would hurt them, best shown when Marlene says Aerith has feelings for Cloud, Zack is hurt but accepts and tries to get them together, Aerith barely has to peak Cloud's jealousy at the Gold Saucer and he is a stammering mess that has to change the subject to Shinra spies to avoid letting his jealousy show.
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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 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, them. This difference in approach is best shown when Marlene says Aerith has feelings for Cloud, which hurts Zack is hurt but he accepts it and tries to get them together, together. Meanwhile, Aerith barely has to peak Cloud's jealousy at the Gold Saucer and he is becomes a stammering mess that who has to change the subject to Shinra spies to avoid letting his jealousy show.
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* OneHandedZweihander: How Zack can wield the Buster Sword, being the second owner of it before Cloud, and does so with incredible ease, mixing in with his left-hand doing punches, and performing his/Cloud's VictoryPose by [[WeaponTwirling casually twirling]] it one-handed. He does use the Buster Sword with two hands for some of his more powerful attacks.
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* PromotedToPlayable: After only appearing in cutscenes in ''Remake'', he gets his own playable story sections in ''Rebirth'' and even has his own unique moveset distinct from Cloud's. That said it's only during the final BossRush and certain post-game Combat Challenges where the player gains full access to his combat abilities and Limit Break.
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* PromotedToPlayable: After only appearing in cutscenes in ''Remake'', he gets his own playable story sections in ''Rebirth'' and even has his own unique moveset distinct from Cloud's. That said said, it's only during the final BossRush and certain post-game Combat Challenges where the player gains full access to his combat abilities and Limit Break.
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* TranquilFury: Expresses his anger without losing his cold detachment. On a later sidequest, he mentions a female staffer who also worked with Hojo (likely Lucrecia), but when Barret suggests she was as bad as him, he gets indignant and frosty when insisting it's not true. Shortly after the party runs into another hologram of Hojo and Vincent coolly shuts him down mid-sentence.
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* TranquilFury: Expresses his anger without losing his cold detachment. On a later sidequest, he mentions a female staffer who also worked with Hojo (likely Lucrecia), but when Barret suggests she was as bad as him, he gets indignant and frosty when insisting it's not true. Shortly after the party runs into another hologram of Hojo and Vincent coolly shuts him down mid-sentence. A more subtle moment is when he catches Cloud and the gang going into a room he didn't say they could go in. If you pay attention, you can see his gun slightly shaking in barely surpressed anger. Considering this was just before he transforms, his attempt to drag Cait away might have been to lead the party outside before his rage completely boiled over in the Galian Beast.
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* JustFrameBonus: After landing an attack or Weapon Ability, his unique "Charge" ability will very briefly change to "Quick Charge", while the player only has a split second to activate it, doing so will give a huge boost to his charge meter.
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* DesperatelyLookingForAPurposeInLife: A big part of his character arc in ''Rebirth'' is him at a loss of what exactly his purpose is now as a result of his miraculous survival.
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* {{Sleepyhead}}: Dozes off on the Gondola ride if the player gets the date with Cid, Vincent and Cait Sith, and will comment he's 'just resting his eyes' while waiting for the party to complete a combat simulator on a sidequest. He also returns to sleeping after the party leaves the Shinra manor and was sleeping when the party found him.
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* {{Sleepyhead}}: Dozes off on the Gondola ride if the player gets the date with Cid, Vincent and Cait Sith, and will comment he's 'just resting his eyes' while waiting for the party to complete a combat simulator on a sidequest. He also returns to sleeping after the party leaves the Shinra manor and was sleeping when the party found him. The ''Rebirth Ultimania'' clarifies that his transformations take a large strain on him and bed rest allows him to regain and retain his strength when he needs it.
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* AloofAlly: Even after deciding to follow Cloud's party, Vincent remains mostly cold and distant towards them. Throughout ''Rebirth'', he refuses to directly help out in battles, only lending assistance at certain crucial moments. Barret lampshades the aloofness by snarking that the team now has two brooding loners, and Cloud ironically concurs before indignantly realizing that Barret was also talking about ''him''.
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* AloofAlly: Even after deciding to follow Cloud's party, Vincent remains mostly cold and distant towards them. Throughout ''Rebirth'', he refuses to directly help out in battles, only lending assistance at certain crucial moments. Barret lampshades the aloofness by snarking that the team now has two brooding loners, and Cloud ironically concurs before indignantly realizing that Barret was also talking about him.
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* PurposefullyOverpowered: You're forced to use him twice in the FinalBoss gauntlet of ''Rebirth'', first with Cloud and then by himself. To make sure Zack isn't TheLoad, he's a MasterOfAll: he has high HP and MP each on-par with the party's best, his ATB commands deal high damage, he has a powerful synergy command with Cloud, and he has an excellent Materia load-out with maxed-out Fire, Blizzard, Aero, Cure (linked to a Magnify Materia), Revival, Time, Barrier, Fortification, and Empowerment Materia.
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* PurposefullyOverpowered: You're forced to use him twice in the FinalBoss gauntlet of ''Rebirth'', first with Cloud and then by himself. To make sure Zack isn't TheLoad, he's a MasterOfAll: he has high HP and MP each on-par with the party's best, his ATB commands deal high damage, he has a powerful synergy command with Cloud [[labelnote:*]]"SOLDER's Honor" when fighting together with Cloud, "Together as One" when soloing against Sephiroth Reborn by summoning a Lifestream-version of Cloud[[/labelnote]], and he has an excellent Materia load-out with maxed-out Fire, Blizzard, Aero, Cure (linked to a Magnify Materia), Revival, Time, Barrier, Fortification, and Empowerment Materia.
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* HesDeadJim: [[spoiler:After the Black Altar crushes Cait Sith, his moogle can be seen solemnly powering down its scanner, indicating it confirmed the bots destruction]].
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* HesDeadJim: [[spoiler:After After the Black [[spoiler:Black Altar crushes the first Cait Sith, his moogle can be seen solemnly powering down its scanner, indicating it confirmed the bots bot's destruction]].
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* HesDeadJim: [[spoiler:After the Black Altar crushes Cait Sith, his moogle can be seen solemnly powering down its scanner, indicating it confirmed the bots destruction]].
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* InnocentlyInsensitive: If Cloud goes on a date with Cait Sith, Vincent, and Cid, [[spoiler:Cid responds to the Goddess pre-show by saying the main actress is going places. Unknown to him, the actress was Jessie and the last time Cloud saw her she was dying in Sector 7 before the plate fell]].
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: As a mascot for the Gold Saucer, Cait Sith is an anthropomorphic cat robot dressed only in a crown, cape, gloves, and oversized shoes.
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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: As a mascot for the Gold Saucer, Cait Sith is an anthropomorphic cat robot dressed only in a crown, cape, gloves, and oversized shoes. When he is performing at an event, he switches out the cape for one that is multicolored and the crown for a jesters hat.
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* BreathWeapon: His synergy ability with Aerith has his giant moogle eat some of Aerith's energy balls and blast a giant laser from its mouth.
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* BreathWeapon: His synergy ability with Aerith has his giant moogle eat some of Aerith's energy balls and blast a giant laser from its mouth. His synergy with Barret has them dual fire twin lasers as the moogle spins around.
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* {{Sleepyhead}}: Cid has a random tendency to doze off whenever idle or bored.
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* {{Sleepyhead}}: Cid has a random tendency to doze off whenever idle or bored. He notably does this during the LOVELESS play, which is a MythologyGag to the original where he mentioned having only woken up in time to catch the end when he quotes it to Cloud.
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* HulkingOut: Whenever he transforms into the Galian Beast, Vincent's size and muscle mass are multiplied to gigantic proportions.
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* HulkingOut: Whenever he transforms into the Galian Beast, Vincent's size and muscle mass are multiplied to gigantic proportions. While his transformation is immediately preceded by his frustration with the group trespassing, it's unclear if consciously he called on his Galian Beast form or if it [[YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry happened involuntarily]].
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* WhenHeSmiles: While not made obvious due to his collar covering it up, Vincent's face slightly lights up after hearing the entirety of Aerith's singing at the Gold Saucer.
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** What exactly happens to the other Zack's seen in the timelines he chose to help Biggs, or Cloud and Aerith. They are last seen enveloped by white light the same way the Zack who participates in the final battle is. Whether they are integrated into the other Zack or are living in their own worlds still is left unanswered.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Where he exactly is at the end of ''Rebirth'' is left unclear. While he was saved from certain death in one world at the hands of Sephiroth, it's unclear which world he now ended up in.
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** Where he exactly is at the end of ''Rebirth'' is left unclear. While he was saved from certain death in one world at the hands of Sephiroth, it's unclear which world he now ended up in.
** What exactly happens to the other Zack's seen in the timelines he chose to help Biggs, or Cloud and Aerith. They are last seen enveloped by white light the same way the Zack who participates in the final battle is. Whether they are integrated into the other Zack or are living in their own worlds still is left unanswered.
** Where he exactly is at the end of ''Rebirth'' is left unclear. While he was saved from certain death in one world at the hands of Sephiroth, it's unclear which world he now ended up in.
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* SupportPartyMember: One of the many roles he can play as TheGambler. Assuming one can get good rolls on his Roll o' the Dice ability (which can be influenced some by the player nudging the dice as they fall), Cait Sith is able to throw out party-wide Fury, Regen, and Protect buffs in short order. All of these together are very effective as a strategy, as Fury increases Limit gauge gains but also damage taken, which is a downside that Regen and Protect can help to mitigate.
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* TemptingFate: Cloud's memories of the Nibelheim incident has him saying that mako will never run out, with Cloud standing in for Zack. He later finds himself in a world that has run out of mako.
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[[folder:Cait Sith]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Paul Tinto (English), Creator/HideoIshikawa (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Emmanuel Rausenberger (French), Daniel Käser (German)[[/labelnote]]
[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cait_sith_rebirth.png]]
->''"Be it this, be it that -- go on, and ask the cat!"''
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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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: As a mascot for the Gold Saucer, Cait Sith is an anthropomorphic cat robot dressed only in a crown, cape, gloves, and oversized shoes.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Cait's Moogle is a very chubby and huge animatronic creature, yet can easily do pirouettes and other athletic moves with ease.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: ''Rebirth'' puts much more emphasis on Cait Sith as a PlayfulHacker and InformationBroker. He's by far the most tech-savvy of the party and demonstrates he can easily hack Shinra's database to get information, change the party's wanted posters, and keep them informed on what Shinra is up to. It's unclear how much of this is [[spoiler:Reeve actually doing any hacking, or just him using his executive access privileges]], but regardless, the intel Cait Sith provides the party is the primary reason he's of use to them and the foremost part of his character.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the original game, Cait Sith [[spoiler:threatened Barret's daughter Marlene with harm if Avalanche didn't cooperate with him and did what Shinra wanted them to do. In ''Rebirth'', he never threatens Marlene]].
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the original game, the party only learned about Cait Sith being controlled by a Shinra employee some time after he joined them. In ''Rebirth'' he's upfront about it soon after he joins, which means Barret and Yuffie are highly suspicious of him and want little to do with him. In turn, Cait's AdaptationalIntelligence comes into play as a way to convince the party to let him come along in spite of his employer, because he shows them the value of having an ally on the inside.
* AssistCharacter: When he summons it during battle, Cait's Moogle will act as an AI-controlled party member whenever he's not directly riding it.
* 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]].
* BodyBackupDrive: Owing to him being a robot controlled by a human, if he's destroyed a duplicate can just be deployed to replace him. A backup Cait Sith is shown [[spoiler:sitting on a shelf in Reeve's office, and is deployed after the original is destroyed by the Temple of the Ancients]].
* BadassAdorable: Befitting his status as a theme park animatronic, he looks like a cute and fluffy cat riding an equally cute and fluffy toy moogle, but his megaphone and said moogle easily allow him to keep up with his teammates in combat.
* 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]].
* BeingEvilSucks: Late into the game, [[spoiler:Cait Sith double-crosses the party by stealing the key to the Temple of the Ancients and delivering it to Shinra. Although Cait notes he knew this moment was bound to happen, he laments that he [[BecomingTheMask came to enjoy helping Avalanche]], and makes no attempt to fight back when Barret attempts to destroy him before deciding he isn't worth the bullets. He's especially devastated when even Aerith is too disgusted by his betrayal to look at him]].
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's a stuffed theme park animatronic remote-controlled by an office worker that fights mainly with toys, dice and slot machines, and is every bit as deadly as the rest of the cast.
* BreathWeapon: His synergy ability with Aerith has his giant moogle eat some of Aerith's energy balls and blast a giant laser from its mouth.
* 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.
* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Like Barret and Yuffie, he occasionally sings the victory theme when winning a battle.
* 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.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Even before he joins the party in ''Rebirth,'' Cait Sith is shown in Midgar in ''Remake'', rushing to prevent the destruction of Sector 7 only to arrive too late and collapse in despair upon witnessing the devastation.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Cait Sith's eyes are never open, akin to some versions of maneki-neko statues associated with fortune, good luck, and commerce. This adds to both his mascot cuteness as well as his shiftiness as an OvertOperative for Shinra.
* FightingClown: His combat animations are much more comical and theatrical than the rest of the party, to say nothing of his roly-poly moogle. Special mention goes to his summon animation, where he does a dramatic handstand-to-backflip while calling out the summon.
* FortuneTeller: Aside from being a mascot character for the Gold Saucer, Cait Sith entertains guests by offering readings of the future. It's clear that there isn't any actual magical prescience involved, but his "predictions" are often eerily on the mark. For instance, one of his fortunes warns Cloud to watch his belongings and that his lucky color is black. This likely references the [[spoiler:importance of the Black Materia and how it's in danger of being stolen]].
-->'''Cait Sith:''' When you don't know where life's leading... ''[summons toy moogle]'' you should get yourself a reading!
* 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.
* 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.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: During the brief time he's used as the party's field leader in ''Rebirth'', he can summon and dismiss his Moogle at will. In-battle, he needs to use an ATB command to summon it. Accordingly, if he gets into a battle while riding on his Moogle, it vanishes once the fighting starts.
* {{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]].
* HeelFaceTurn: While not much of a {{Heel}} to begin with, he's [[spoiler:firmly on Avalanche's side by the end of ''Rebirth'']].
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted. As in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', he sacrifices himself to [[spoiler:buy the rest of the team time to escape the collapsing Temple of the Ancients]]. But because Cait Sith is a robot, he has a backup body handy.
* InexplicablyAwesome: As in the original game, it's a bit of a mystery how a theme park mascot can stand toe-to-toe with monsters, super soldiers, and war machines. Another Cait Sith model is seen in [[spoiler:Reeve's office]], suggesting he might customize them in some way, but that would mean he has tinkering skills that put Shinra's weapons department to shame.
* 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.
* ItMeantSomethingToMe: After he [[spoiler:double-crosses the team to steal the key to the Temple of the Ancients]], Cait admits that he truly enjoyed his time with Cloud's party and laments that the friendship he felt for them was real.
* JigglePhysics: His Moogle's large belly sways back and forth as he walks, and bounces up and down in his run animation. Even in his idle animation, the belly noticeably moves a bit more fluidly than the rest of its body.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: ''Remake'' barely goes to any effort to hide that he's a RemoteBody for a Shinra employee [[spoiler:(specifically, executive Reeve Tuesti)]], and ''Rebirth'' doesn't even bother hiding it at all.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Has shades. His antics are by far the most comical of the cast, what with his giant Moogle spinning and rolling around the battlefield punching enemies with its oversized fists while Cait blasts out magic orbs from his trumpet and shout silly battle cries in his Scottish accent. And as the MechanicallyUnusualFighter of the group, his playstyle is quite different from the rest. But played properly, he can deal high damage, support allies with excellent buffs, and disorient enemies.
* 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.
-->'''Cait Sith:''' What is wrong with you people!
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Cait's moveset stands out even among the diversity of ''Rebirth'''s cast -- he's a PuppetFighter who needs to summon and join with his moogle before he can unlock his full combat potential, and most of his techniques revolve around chance and trap-laying rather than straightforward damage. He's also the only character who can incorporate a summon materia into his moveset, as Moogle Magic lets him call on a random summon spell for the materia he has equipped.
* MediationBackfire: He attempts this [[RuleOfThree several times when the party first encounters Vincent]]. He's the one to explain - or attempt to - why the party has a stolen identity card, then he attempts to cover for the party when they wander into a room Vincent didn't want to go in, then after the boss fight against [[OneWingedAngel Vincent's alternate form, Galian Beast]], he tries to recruit Vincent to the party. Given he mentions having seen Vincent's file, it's likely he [[spoiler:(or rather, Reeve)]] has put some of the pieces together about why Vincent is in the dark manor basement alone and empathises with him. His attempts are met with varying degrees of success - after the rest of the group trespass it's Cait Sith that Vincent picks up and physically removes from the room and then flings him back at Cloud before the boss fight. It's hard to gauge if Cait Sith's later attempts to get through to him worked, since Vincent's stated reason for accompanying the party was due to their pursuit of Sephiroth.
* 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]].
* MrExposition: Cait Sith knows a great deal about the Gold Saucer and Corel Prison, explaining just how frosty the reception will be for the party on the elevator down to the latter.
* MusicalAssassin: His primary ranged attack involves shooting bubbles filled with musical notes at his enemies via his megaphone.
* MustMakeAmends: Cait Sith sacrifices himself at the Temple of the Ancients to [[spoiler:atone for having double-crossed them. This lead even Barret to lament how they treated him... but [[NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou as the team mourns his sacrifice he shows up in a replacement body]] and reminds them that he's a robot]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he [[spoiler:betrays the party and steals the key to the Temple of the Ancients, he's devastated and becomes deeply remorseful when even [[AllLovingHero Aerith]] turns away from him in disgust and sadness]]. He goes on to redeem himself, but still feels horrible for his actions.
* OhCrap: If Cloud tells Vincent that the enemy he and his allies are fighting against is Shinra, Cait Sith recoils in shock before laughing nervously and insisting that Cloud's just joking.
* 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]].
* PerpetualSmiler: Cait Sith's features are shaped so it almost always looks like he's smiling, likely due to his role as a cuddly, endearing mascot for the Gold Saucer. Although this smile is meant to be disarming, this and Cait's tendency to suddenly show up whenever Cloud's party runs into an inconvenience makes Cait come across as shifty and untrustworthy.
* RegretfulTraitor: Cait eventually goes through with the plan to betray Cloud's party for Shinra's benefit, but it's obvious that he's not the least bit proud of it and wants to atone.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He's named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-sìth Cat Sìth]], a fae or transformed witch from Celtic (largely Scottish) folklore. This plays into the game's Cait Sith's whimsical nature as well as his untrustworthiness due to his allegiance with Shinra, and accounts for his accent.
* 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.
* RhymesOnADime: While pitching his fortune telling services, Cait Sith will often start rhyming in his dialogue in an attempt to catch his listener's attention. He offers, "A fortune or two, to steer you true." to Cloud and a reading when you don't know where life's leading.
* RobotWizard: Cait and his big Moogle buddy are both animatronic creatures that are [[spoiler:secretly being controlled by Reeve Tuesti]]. They are also capable of not just the standard materia magic, but their own unique brand of "stage magician" wizardry, ranging from conjuring weaponized gift boxes out of thin air, to summons.
* SquashedFlat: This is what happens [[spoiler:to the first Cait Sith, who uses his body to prop up the Black Altar before it falls into place and completes the Temple's self destruction. As his body gives out, Cait is crushed beneath the altar so much there isn't any indication that his body is between the ground and the altar]].
* StanceSystem: His "Let's Ride!" ability summons his Moogle doll during battle which allows changes some of his normal abilities as well as giving him new ones.
* SummonMagic: He can call upon his big Moogle doll to assist him in battles, as well as certain summons like the Fat Chocobo.
* 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]].
* TokenNonHuman: At least physically, he's one of the only two members of the team (the other being Red XIII) who's not even remotely a humanoid, being a small robotic feline that walks around on two feet.
* 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]].
* UriahGambit: A rare heroic version. Part of the reason why he [[spoiler:betrays the party is to make sure that Shinra and the Turks are the first to face whatever dangers await within the Temple of the Ancients, letting them experience the brunt of the agonizing trek and crippling them beforehand, thus giving the party a better chance to get through the place in one piece]].
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[[folder:Vincent Valentine]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MatthewMercer (English), Shougo Suzuki (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Raphaël Cohen (French), Nils Kreutinger (German)[[/labelnote]]
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->''"Who dares disturb my slumber?''"\\\
A mysterious and brooding gunman who Avalanche finds in the basement crypt of the mansion in Nibelheim.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: He's introduced busting out of a coffin he was sleeping in, but he's human. Sort of. It's complicated.
* AdaptationExpansion: In the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', Vincent was an OptionalPartyMember with very little content save for his sidequest. Now he's no longer optional and plays a part in the main story, with his first meeting with the party being far more elaborate than it was in the original. His motivations from the original have been expanded also. In the original game, he felt guilt largely for failing to stop Lucrecia taking part in the JENOVA Project. Here, he also mentions having many opportunities to purge Sephiroth from the world but being unable to bring himself to, though it's currently unclear whether he means directly or indirectly.
* AdaptationalBadass: This incarnation of Galian Beast is a towering LightningBruiser that can easily wipe the floor with several well-trained and powerful combatants, unlike its counterpart from the original 1997 game who was only somewhat stronger than Vincent's human form.
* 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.
* AlliterativeName: '''V'''incent '''V'''alentine.
* TheAloner: He's found slumbering in a coffin, and is none too pleased about getting woken up by the group.
* TheAtoner: Hearing about what Sephiroth is up to prompts him to say that he has another sin to atone for, though he doesn't divulge any details save for a vague acknowledgment that he had many opportunities to stop Sephiroth in the past but chose not to do anything.
* AloofAlly: Even after deciding to follow Cloud's party, Vincent remains mostly cold and distant towards them. Throughout ''Rebirth'', he refuses to directly help out in battles, only lending assistance at certain crucial moments. Barret lampshades the aloofness by snarking that the team now has two brooding loners, and Cloud ironically concurs before indignantly realizing that Barret was also talking about him.
* BadassArmFold: Has a tendency to stand this way.
* BadassCape: He wears a red mantle over his shoulders, which helps to make him look more menacing and imposing.
* TheBerserker: His transformation into the Galian Beast turns him into a near instinctual beast who only attacks savagely and without mercy.
* BigDamnHeroes: Fittingly as a former Turk, he's an expert in stealth and subterfuge, using his knowledge to secure an escape route for the rest of the party in the [[spoiler:Temple of the Ancients]]. Despite no longer having any loyalty to them or Shinra, it's implied that he also [[spoiler:extended that rescue to the Turks]]. He also does this during the ending of the Queen's Blood sidequest, when he comes to assist Cloud.
* ChekhovsSkill: Being a former Turk enables him to help the party listen in on the current Turk's communications, as he knows which frequencies they tend to use.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Though Vincent doesn't give details, he reveals to Cloud that he had many opportunities to purge Sephiroth from the world, but he unfortunately couldn't pull the trigger and because of that he blames himself in part for the atrocities the villain committed.
* CreepyGood: He's a dark and very menacing looking man with the terrifying power to shapeshift into a HumanoidAbomination, but he chooses to join the heroes' side and stand firmly against Shinra and Sephiroth.
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: As in the original, he pulls off impressive acrobatics when he backflips his way out of his coffin.
* TheCynic: He tends towards the glass half empty, and comments "expectations lead to disappointment" as one of his flavor texts.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: While ''Rebirth'' doesn't dabble in it, it makes it clear he has a dark and tragic backstory that is deeply connected to Sephiroth and Hojo.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He's wreathed in black and red, but is a good man underneath the brooding.
* DeadpanSnarker: Very occasionally. He calls dibs on sleeping in the coffin at the horror hotel in the Gold Saucer.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: He has pale white skin and silky black hair, which gives him an unsettling and eerie vibe.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Possibly also a DualityMotif, but one of Vincent's irises is brighter than the other, having a gold ring around the pupil that may hint at his demonic nature, or his Chaos possession specifically. It's usually kept hidden under his hair, but is clearly visible when he first backflips out of his coffin.
* FashionableAsymmetry: His left arm is a gold gauntlet or prosthetic, and he has armor plates only on his left hip with a gun holster on his right hip.
* GangstaStyle: Doesn't do this often, but the ending of the Queen's Blood sidequest has him holding his gun sideways for no real stated[[labelnote:gunplay note]]He might have been using a muzzle climb technique to use the recoil from each shot to align the next shot for each card in a row.[[/labelnote]] reason.
* HandCannon: In the original, Vincent's default Quicksilver weapon was merely an ordinary handgun. Here, it's notably much bigger than a regular pistol and possesses some fancier modifications.
* TheHermit: One flavor text has him comment that he finds being outdoors quite exhausting.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Near the end of the Queen's Blood sidequest, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Vincent is a skilled player called "the monster of chaos", as well as that he is aware of the game's curse and that the [[SealedGoodInACan Emerald Witch's card]] is guarded by him. But this raises some questions. Was Vincent an avid Queen's Blood player in the past like Cloud is in ''Rebirth''? How did he find out about the Shadowblood Queen's curse and why does he have the Emerald Witch card? These details imply that in the past Vincent went on a similar journey as Cloud, defeating Queen's Blood players around the world, to the point that Lidrehl Balmon, the game's inventor, entrusted the Emerald Witch's card for him to keep it safe, becoming the MacGuffinGuardian until Cloud challenged him to to put an end to the curse]].
* HulkingOut: Whenever he transforms into the Galian Beast, Vincent's size and muscle mass are multiplied to gigantic proportions.
* HumanoidAbomination: His Galian Beast form is a hulking bipedal monstrosity that somewhat resembles a werewolf with horns.
* KillTheLights: His transformation into the Galian Beast is preceded by the lights flickering and Vincent's silhouette being replaced by the beast's between flickers.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Vincent confronts Avalanche when they intrude upon his slumber, but backs down when they give him a Shinra ID card. When he catches Cait Sith snooping around where he shouldn't, he turns hostile and even transforms into his Galian Beast form to kill them. After being defeated, he begrudgingly joins the party if told that they have a common enemy in Sephiroth.
* LightningBruiser: His Galian Beast transformation turns him into one. Despite its immense size, Vincent in this form is also among the fastest bosses in the game, even out-speeding Roche, and is able to make powerful combos, magical attacks and other area-of-effect attacks that will kill the entire party in seconds if the player is not careful. It's this to such a degree that the game goes out of its way to pause and warn the player that a vicious battle lies ahead.
* LonersAreFreaks: His antisocial tendencies only further highlight his creepiness, to the point that even ''Cloud'' thinks he's too much of a weirdo loner.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Unkemptness aside, he's a handsome man with silky black hair that reaches his back.
* MadEye: One of his eyes is an unnatural shade of amber, symbolizing his inner monster forms.
* NightmareFetishist: {{Downplayed}}, but he does compliment the decor in the horror themed hotel at the Gold Saucer.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Not even the aloof Vincent Valentine is completely immune to acting like a {{Chuunibyou}} when playing Queen's Blood. Somewhat justified by the fact he is [[spoiler:aware of the dangerous curse that has been placed on the card game]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: His age isn't explicitly stated, but he looks to be in his mid-twenties despite being chronologically much older than that. His lack of aging is currently TheUnreveal, but he mentions 'having been around awhile'.
* OneWingedAngel: He transforms into his monstrous Galian Beast form when his base form proves to be not enough to deal with the intruders in Shinra Manor.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Vincent has eerie red irises that are a clue that he isn't fully human anymore.
* RequiredPartyMember: Unlike the [[OptionalPartyMember original game]], you can't avoid recruiting him this time around, though he's not actually playable throughout ''Rebirth''.
* TheQuietOne: He's notably even less of a talker than Cloud was at the start of ''Remake''.
* SentIntoHiding: Found in a coffin in Shinra Manor, with Cait Sith commenting that he found his files and knows the reason Vincent is locked away in the dark has to do with Sephiroth. Zig-zagged as it seems like he could leave at any time.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Dozes off on the Gondola ride if the player gets the date with Cid, Vincent and Cait Sith, and will comment he's 'just resting his eyes' while waiting for the party to complete a combat simulator on a sidequest. He also returns to sleeping after the party leaves the Shinra manor and was sleeping when the party found him.
* TheStoic: He's initially cold and unemotional towards the party, and even after joining tends not to emote much.
* SympathyForTheDevil: A quest where he takes the lead involves tracking down a 'ghost' in Shinra manor that sounds like a wailing woman. The party eventually discover the noise came from a fiend who was yet another one of Hojo's experiments and when they question why the fiend was singing, Vincent suggests that some fiends can experience emotion and complex thought, implying empathy with them. He also extends sympathy to Regina at the ending of the Queen's Blood card game sidequest.
* TechnologicallyBlindElders: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. In his introduction, Vincent is not even able to turn on his device so that Cloud can use his keycard, needing Cait Sith's help to do so. When the party needs his knowledge as a former Turk to find the Temple of Ancients, he operates Tiny Bronco's radio just fine, and when Cid warns him that it's an antique, he acknowledges that he prefers that it's old, implying the radio is more from the era of tech he's used to.
* TranquilFury: Expresses his anger without losing his cold detachment. On a later sidequest, he mentions a female staffer who also worked with Hojo (likely Lucrecia), but when Barret suggests she was as bad as him, he gets indignant and frosty when insisting it's not true. Shortly after the party runs into another hologram of Hojo and Vincent coolly shuts him down mid-sentence.
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[[folder:Cid Highwind]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JMichaelTatum (English), Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Bruno Ouzeau (French), Stephane Bittoun (German)[[/labelnote]]
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-> ''"Shinra don't own the skies! Shitheads couldn't stop me even if they tried.''\\\
A pilot who has a bone to pick with Shinra. Avalanche hires his services for traveling around the world.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He is shown to look less gaunt and [[YoungerThanTheyLook closer to his actual age]] in comparison to his original counterpart.
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In this continuity, Cid was acquainted with Ifalna, Aerith's mother, in the past.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He shows up much earlier than in the original continuity, serving as the pilot that transports Avalanche from Gongaga to Cosmo Canyon and then from there to Nibel. After that, he signs on full-time.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In the original, Cid was retired due to sacrificing his dreams of going to space in order to save Shera's life. Here, he's still operating as a pilot.
* 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.
* DemotedToExtra: He is not properly recruited to the party at the point in the story he normally would have been in ''Rebirth''. He largely just serves as the party's way of getting around in the final quarter of the game.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: He's first introduced with a shot of his booted feet and he steps down from his aircraft, with the camera panning up when he reaches the floor.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Just like Vincent, and Red XIII before, Cid acts an "Accompanying Character" for ''Rebirth'', serving as their transport guy between continents upon acquiring his airship services, but not directly traveling with them.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Thanks to not formally joining the party as of ''Rebirth'' and merely escorting them between adventures, Cid often finds himself asking questions as to what just happened every time he meets up with the others after an eventful quest.
* MrFixIt: He manages to convert the Tiny Bronco into a makeshift boat after it crash lands in the water.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Cid has a random tendency to doze off whenever idle or bored.
* SupportPartyMember: Cid only plays the role of escort throughout ''Rebirth'', not because he lacks fighting capabilities of his own, but because he believes that he'll be of better use staying put and being readily available whenever the party needs an emergency escape vehicle from their latest forays into danger zones.
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[[folder:Zack Fair '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Caleb Pierce (English), Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Fabrice Josso (French), Patrick Keller (German)[[/labelnote]]
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->''"And whatever happens... protect your honor as SOLDIER.''"\\\
A SOLDIER First Class who was Aerith's first love interest and has an mysterious connection to Cloud and Sephiroth.
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* TheAce: In comparison to Cloud being a BrokenAce, Zack is the Ace played straight. Charismatic, driven under his own beliefs and able to inspire others without covering up his own feelings. While understandably sore about being a CosmicPlaything, Zack perseveres to create his own future despite all that he has been through and what gets in his way.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the original, Zack only really appeared during Cloud's AngstComa after the game's midway point. Here, he appears a quarter of the way through. [[note]]He technically was in Cloud's flashback told in Kalm, which happens a bit after the point where ''Remake'' ends, but in this flashback, Cloud still thinks he and Zack are the same person.[[/note]]
* AmbiguousSituation: Where he exactly is at the end of ''Rebirth'' is left unclear. While he was saved from certain death in one world at the hands of Sephiroth, it's unclear which world he now ended up in.
* AllThereInTheScript: He is never actually named in spoken dialogue in ''Remake''. His first name can be seen if you turn on subtitles, and his full name is given in the credits. This gets averted in ''Rebirth'' when his whereabouts become a source of concern for Aerith and later Cloud.
* AlternateSelf: At the end of ''Remake'', Avalanche's defiance of fate creates a new timeline where Zack survives the Shinra execution squad. In ''Rebirth'', a couple of Zacks are seen, each connected to a different outcome of his decision in the final chapter: help Biggs, help Aerith and Cloud, or indecision. The latter version is the one who ultimately ends up involved in the final battle.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: 'Rebirth'' gives him several small bits of gameplay that are completely separate from what Cloud's party is doing.
* {{BFS}}: He preceded Cloud as the wielder of the Buster Sword, and is the one whose memories and dreams its description says Cloud inherited.
* ChargedAttack: His unique mechanic is that he can enhance the power of his Chain Slash and Meteor Shots abilities rather than Cloud's StanceSystem.
* CharacterTics: When contemplating something important, Zack always brings up his sword and places his forehead to its blade.
* ChickMagnet: Much like Cloud, Zack has his fair share of girls who are interested in him. He was Aerith's boyfriend, it is strongly implied that his friend Cissnei has feelings for him, and Yuffie reveals that she developed a lingering PrecociousCrush after meeting him in Wutai when she was a child. Aerith even comments that she wouldn't be surprised that a charming guy like Zack would have a lot of women in his life.
* CombatMedic: Zack has a healing materia linked to a magnify materia to keep up healing. This can be quite beneficial during the Hard boss fights and Combat Simulator involving him as he can use magic without MP if the CombinationAttack with Cloud is done.
* CosmicPlaything: Something that Zack notes with bitterness is that he always seems to be fate's punching bag which isn't inaccurate considering that in two of the timelines seen, Zack is forced to recreate the same BolivianArmyEnding that killed him in the original timeline. That said, [[{{Determinator}} Zack is too much of a stubborn guy to let that stop him]] and at the end of ''Rebirth'' realizes that there might be a way to reunite with Cloud and Aerith again, showing that he's far from giving up.
* {{Determinator}}: His defining character trait, Zack ''will never give up'' no matter the odds. This guy faced down an entire army and ''won''; then, injured and exhausted, he dragged himself and an unconscious Cloud the last dozen-or-so miles to Midgar, then fought ''even more soldiers'' to try and save Aerith. Come the final battle in ''Rebirth'', he gets transported to a doomed version of the Planet that is seconds away from being wiped out by Meteor. Instead of falling to despair, Zack bravely struggles to his last breath, dies, and then awakens in another AlternateTimeline with his memories intact, where he then makes a firm vow to keep the good fight going against Sephiroth.
* DifficultButAwesome: His Charge mechanic is quite difficult to properly pull off. Using standard Charge takes some time and leaves him completely vulnerable, and the moment he stops charging the gauge begins to deplete ''very'' quickly. Likewise, his Quick Charge has arguably the most finicky timing of any action in the game and can be quite difficult to execute with everything else you need to keep an eye on. But on the upside, his Abilities are among the most powerful with raw damage at Charge Lv. 3, rivaled only by Aerith's Ward buffs. This trope is pushed to the extreme with his Chadley Combat Simulator challenge, where you absolutely ''have'' to get a feel for his Charge mechanic if you want to even stand a chance. Doubling down with this, his High Braver move requires precision button presses at the right time to pull off correctly, but do it right and he does damage comparable to a limit break.
* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner:
** In a direct MythologyGag to ''Crisis Core'', he once again utters a cocky one-liner before facing down an army of Shinra grunts at the end of ''Remake''. The same one-liner he said in ''Crisis Core'' just before starting this fight, as it turns out.
--->'''Zack:''' We drag our asses all this way...and this is the welcome we get. Boy, oh boy... The price of freedom is steep. Embrace your dreams. And, whatever happens... Protect your honor...as a SOLDIER! '''''Come and get it!'''''
** If Zack chooses to try to rescue Biggs or Cloud in towards the end of ''Rebirth'', he winds up once again facing a small army of Shinra troopers aiming to gun him down, irritably grumping that fate has a sick sense of humor before charging into battle against them.
* FirstLove: He was in a relationship with Aerith prior to ''Remake''. Aerith even says word for word that Zack was the first love of her life and it's clear that she still misses him.
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Cloud doesn't seem to remember Zack, or at least, if Cloud's migraines that occur when he is reminded of Zack are any indication, he is an incredibly suppressed memory as a result of trauma relating to Zack's death back in the past. As detailed below, the ending of part 1 messes with the "fallen" part. Then in ''Rebirth'' this is defied. Without the Whispers' interference, Cloud regains part of his memories, enough to recall that Zack existed, though he assumes that he and Zack were both members of SOLDIER and that Zack perished being swept downstream.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Zack had his own series of adventures prior to the events of ''Remake'', as detailed in ''Crisis Core''. However, this becomes more literal after events in ''Remake'' create an alternate timeline. Over the course of ''Rebirth'', this new timeline occasionally "bumps" (for lack of a better term) into the current one, giving Cloud and the audience a glimpse into what Zack's been up to, and [[WhatIf what might have been]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In ''Rebirth'', upon learning from Marlene that Aerith [[ExactWords likes]] Cloud, Zack looks visibly heartbroken at first as he assumes that Marlene meant "like" in the romantic sense, but quickly bounces back and vows to do everything in his power to help Aerith and Cloud, regardless of what the nature of their relationship may be.
* IWillFindYou: In ''Intergrade''[='=]s new extended ending after presumably recovering from his wounds fighting an entire Shinra army, he goes to look for Aerith at the Sector 5 slums' church, only to find she's already gone and the refugees from Sector 7 are using it as a shelter. The beginning tutorial of ''Rebirth'' is Zack, after dropping the comatose Cloud off with Kyrie, rushing off to fight through a smaller force of elite Shinras after watching a glimpse of Aerith being loaded into a transport chopper, [[OneManArmy tearing through them all with ease]] to finally retrieve her, even if she's presently comatose. At the end of the game, after being transported to another alternate timeline, Zack muses that if worlds meet and then part then there's nothing stopping them from meeting again, showing that even being stuck in another dimension isn't enough to stop Zack from reuniting with Aerith and Cloud.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The most notable thing about Zack is that Sephiroth's corrupting powers have absolutely no effect on him. While he has gone through his share of pain and trouble, he refuses to let it change him and makes it his mission to set things right.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Cloud remembers Zack, he recalls being needled with all sorts of questions on their way to Nibelheim, like if he had a girlfriend back home, and Zack talking up his girlfriend back in Midgar, Aerith. Cloud's discomfort is noticeable throughout the conversation, as he has a hard time looking Zack in the face and responding when Zack first talks to him, which is [[spoiler:indicative of him trying to avoid any topic about his hometown and the cold treatment he expects to receive there if they ever found out he didn't make it into SOLDIER]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5wLRogY3k The Price of Freedom]]'', which originally played during his BolivianArmyEnding at the end of ''[[VideoGame/CrisisCoreFinalFantasyVII Crisis Core]]'', where he died in the original timeline.
* TheLostLenore: He was Aerith's first boyfriend and she still misses him. She asks Cloud if they'd known each other, and briefly reminisces about him while chatting with Cloud in the Sector 6 playground before saying it's time to look to the future instead of the past.
* MasterSwordsman: Despite it's sheer mass and weight, he's able to wield the Buster Sword with ''shocking grace'' and finesse, swinging it around like a dance; he's arguably an even better swordsman than Cloud.
* MeaningfulName: His last name "Fair" is meant to invoke the imagery of "fair weather", contrasting Cloud's name "Strife", illustrating that Zack is much more mentally stable compared to Cloud.
* NiceGuy: A brave, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Zack managing to defeat an army of Shinra soldiers [[OneManArmy by himself]] and live. We don't see how the battle unfolds but the aftermath sees Zack banged up yet still standing. He then proceeds to carry the unconscious Cloud with him to the rest of the way to Midgar at the start of ''Rebirth'', then fight a few more Shinra troops moments later to try and save Aerith.
* OhCrap: While more subdued than most examples, he does react this way upon learning the identity of the man destined to kill Aerith. From that point on, he becomes more protective of her and even urges Elmyra not to let Aerith out of her sight.
* OneManArmy: Zack was a genuine SOLDIER First Class, and in the new timeline (Stamp the terrier) supposedly created at the end of the game manages to wipe out the ''entire'' army of grunts Shinra sent to kill him and Cloud. He then goes on to do the same thing ''again'' after a brief period of rest and dragging Cloud non-stop all the way to Midgar, tearing through a smaller force of Shinra grunts trying to retrieve Aerith so efficiently he doesn't even have health to lose.
* PrecursorHeroes: Before the ''Remake'' trilogy, Zack had faced down and defeated Genesis Rhapsodos in ''VideoGame/CrisisCore: Final Fantasy VII Reunion''.
* PromotedToPlayable: After only appearing in cutscenes in ''Remake'', he gets his own playable story sections in ''Rebirth'' and even has his own unique moveset distinct from Cloud's.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: You're forced to use him twice in the FinalBoss gauntlet of ''Rebirth'', first with Cloud and then by himself. To make sure Zack isn't TheLoad, he's a MasterOfAll: he has high HP and MP each on-par with the party's best, his ATB commands deal high damage, he has a powerful synergy command with Cloud, and he has an excellent Materia load-out with maxed-out Fire, Blizzard, Aero, Cure (linked to a Magnify Materia), Revival, Time, Barrier, Fortification, and Empowerment Materia.
* SeenItAll: Having been through his share of weirdness already from his time in SOLDIER, Zack doesn't miss a beat when he comes face-to-face with Cloud and Sephiroth during the final battle when the timelines and realities begin to overlap. He's incredibly proud to see Cloud has taken up his mantle, and has a whole lot of pent up righteous fury for Sephiroth that's been waiting five years to find release, and release it he does with gusto.
* SoProudOfYou: His reaction when he sees Cloud in the timestream preparing to fight Sephiroth is being impressed with how far Cloud's made it. When the two join forces, he's positively thrilled at seeing Cloud take the lead in their battle.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: PlayedWith. He originally died in the lead-up to the original ''[=FFVII=]''[='=]s story, but the heroes defeating the Arbiters of Fate in ''Remake''[='=]s finale alters history and creates a new timeline where Zack survives his BolivianArmyEnding battle against Shinra's army, and completes his journey to Midgar alongside the mako-poisoned Cloud. ''Rebirth'' suggests that he's an alternate dimensional timeline to the current one the game takes place in, as his appearance begins with Tifa and Barret apparently dead, Red XIII sacrificing himself to crash the Shinra helicopter carrying himself and Aerith, and Aerith being left in a coma.
* SpikyHair: Zack has a lock of sharply spiked black hair.
* SuperSoldier: He was a member of SOLDIER's First Class rank, marking him as being a cut above lesser [=SOLDIERs=] like Roche.
* SuperStrength: Actually shows it off in the opening scene of ''Rebirth'' by grabbing a rebar that's still embedded in a large chunk of concrete and ''throwing'' it at an attacking Shinra helicopter once he's gotten enough momentum.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He seems to be one for Cloud, just based on appearance and abilities, but the truth is another matter entirely.
* SwordAndFist: Despite wielding the same weapon as Cloud, he differentiates himself from him by using hand to hand combat alongside his sword for his combos. His limit break, Rush Assault, sees him sheath the sword altogether in favor of punishing his foes with a flurry of fists and kicks. This seems to be a ContinuityNod to ''Crisis Core''; where his beloved mentor Angeal fought in the same way to avoid wearing out the Buster Sword.
* SwordPlant: He uses his sword as a makeshift crutch after wiping out the army of Shinra goons sent to kill him and Cloud.
* ATasteOfPower: You play as Zack during the opening scene of ''Rebirth''. Not only does Zack wipe the floor with all the opponents he comes across, but he doesn't have a health bar, so you can get used to the combat controls without needing to worry about losing.
* UnknownRival: When Zack encounters Sephiroth in the timeline where he can't decide who to help, he naturally draws his Buster Sword and asks if Sephiroth wants to go. Sephiroth doesn't even glance Zack's way as he is focused on killing that timeline's Aerith and dismisses Zack by sending him to the VoidBetweenTheWorlds. Later on, when Zack is transported to the Edge of Creation to stand together with Cloud, Sephiroth seems mainly annoyed that Zack is butting into their fight and after he is beaten in the fight's first phase, Sephiroth uses the Black Whispers to drag Zack to a world destined to die so he can continue fighting Cloud by himself. However, this might actually be a PragmaticVillainy instead: Since Hojo makes it clear Sephiroth saw Zack as a WorthyOpponent back on Nibelheim, and his main focus was killing Aerith, considering Cloud and Aerith working together with the White Whispers were able to make Sephiroth retreat, even actually making him bend down on one knee, one can only imagine what would have happened if Zack had stuck by their side. Not only that, Sephiroth even goes as far as to project his Sephiroth Reborn form at Zack rather than just leaving him to die in that world, which implies that, while he doesn't see Zack as a rival the same way he sees Cloud, he ''does'' acknowledge Zack as a threat and would prefer to get rid of him if he could.
* WalkingSpoiler: The fact Zack is referenced isn't a surprise, even if his name comes up much earlier than in the original's story. What is surprising is that he ends up SparedByTheAdaptation, thanks to the CosmicRetcon caused in the finale and alternate timelines in play. It's hard to talk about Zack's appearance in the remake trilogy without mentioning that. ''Rebirth'' makes his involvement far more blatant by putting in right on the game's cover.
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[[folder:Cait Sith]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Paul Tinto (English), Creator/HideoIshikawa (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Emmanuel Rausenberger (French), Daniel Käser (German)[[/labelnote]]
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->''"Be it this, be it that -- go on, and ask the cat!"''
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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* AccessoryWearingCartoonAnimal: As a mascot for the Gold Saucer, Cait Sith is an anthropomorphic cat robot dressed only in a crown, cape, gloves, and oversized shoes.
* {{Acrofatic}}: Cait's Moogle is a very chubby and huge animatronic creature, yet can easily do pirouettes and other athletic moves with ease.
* AdaptationalIntelligence: ''Rebirth'' puts much more emphasis on Cait Sith as a PlayfulHacker and InformationBroker. He's by far the most tech-savvy of the party and demonstrates he can easily hack Shinra's database to get information, change the party's wanted posters, and keep them informed on what Shinra is up to. It's unclear how much of this is [[spoiler:Reeve actually doing any hacking, or just him using his executive access privileges]], but regardless, the intel Cait Sith provides the party is the primary reason he's of use to them and the foremost part of his character.
* AdaptationalNiceGuy: In the original game, Cait Sith [[spoiler:threatened Barret's daughter Marlene with harm if Avalanche didn't cooperate with him and did what Shinra wanted them to do. In ''Rebirth'', he never threatens Marlene]].
* AdaptationRelationshipOverhaul: In the original game, the party only learned about Cait Sith being controlled by a Shinra employee some time after he joined them. In ''Rebirth'' he's upfront about it soon after he joins, which means Barret and Yuffie are highly suspicious of him and want little to do with him. In turn, Cait's AdaptationalIntelligence comes into play as a way to convince the party to let him come along in spite of his employer, because he shows them the value of having an ally on the inside.
* AssistCharacter: When he summons it during battle, Cait's Moogle will act as an AI-controlled party member whenever he's not directly riding it.
* 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]].
* BodyBackupDrive: Owing to him being a robot controlled by a human, if he's destroyed a duplicate can just be deployed to replace him. A backup Cait Sith is shown [[spoiler:sitting on a shelf in Reeve's office, and is deployed after the original is destroyed by the Temple of the Ancients]].
* BadassAdorable: Befitting his status as a theme park animatronic, he looks like a cute and fluffy cat riding an equally cute and fluffy toy moogle, but his megaphone and said moogle easily allow him to keep up with his teammates in combat.
* 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]].
* BeingEvilSucks: Late into the game, [[spoiler:Cait Sith double-crosses the party by stealing the key to the Temple of the Ancients and delivering it to Shinra. Although Cait notes he knew this moment was bound to happen, he laments that he [[BecomingTheMask came to enjoy helping Avalanche]], and makes no attempt to fight back when Barret attempts to destroy him before deciding he isn't worth the bullets. He's especially devastated when even Aerith is too disgusted by his betrayal to look at him]].
* BewareTheSillyOnes: He's a stuffed theme park animatronic remote-controlled by an office worker that fights mainly with toys, dice and slot machines, and is every bit as deadly as the rest of the cast.
* BreathWeapon: His synergy ability with Aerith has his giant moogle eat some of Aerith's energy balls and blast a giant laser from its mouth.
* 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.
* DiegeticSoundtrackUsage: Like Barret and Yuffie, he occasionally sings the victory theme when winning a battle.
* 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.
* EarlyBirdCameo: Even before he joins the party in ''Rebirth,'' Cait Sith is shown in Midgar in ''Remake'', rushing to prevent the destruction of Sector 7 only to arrive too late and collapse in despair upon witnessing the devastation.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Cait Sith's eyes are never open, akin to some versions of maneki-neko statues associated with fortune, good luck, and commerce. This adds to both his mascot cuteness as well as his shiftiness as an OvertOperative for Shinra.
* FightingClown: His combat animations are much more comical and theatrical than the rest of the party, to say nothing of his roly-poly moogle. Special mention goes to his summon animation, where he does a dramatic handstand-to-backflip while calling out the summon.
* FortuneTeller: Aside from being a mascot character for the Gold Saucer, Cait Sith entertains guests by offering readings of the future. It's clear that there isn't any actual magical prescience involved, but his "predictions" are often eerily on the mark. For instance, one of his fortunes warns Cloud to watch his belongings and that his lucky color is black. This likely references the [[spoiler:importance of the Black Materia and how it's in danger of being stolen]].
-->'''Cait Sith:''' When you don't know where life's leading... ''[summons toy moogle]'' you should get yourself a reading!
* 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.
* 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.
* GameplayAndStorySegregation: During the brief time he's used as the party's field leader in ''Rebirth'', he can summon and dismiss his Moogle at will. In-battle, he needs to use an ATB command to summon it. Accordingly, if he gets into a battle while riding on his Moogle, it vanishes once the fighting starts.
* {{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]].
* HeelFaceTurn: While not much of a {{Heel}} to begin with, he's [[spoiler:firmly on Avalanche's side by the end of ''Rebirth'']].
* HeroicSacrifice: Subverted. As in the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', he sacrifices himself to [[spoiler:buy the rest of the team time to escape the collapsing Temple of the Ancients]]. But because Cait Sith is a robot, he has a backup body handy.
* InexplicablyAwesome: As in the original game, it's a bit of a mystery how a theme park mascot can stand toe-to-toe with monsters, super soldiers, and war machines. Another Cait Sith model is seen in [[spoiler:Reeve's office]], suggesting he might customize them in some way, but that would mean he has tinkering skills that put Shinra's weapons department to shame.
* 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.
* ItMeantSomethingToMe: After he [[spoiler:double-crosses the team to steal the key to the Temple of the Ancients]], Cait admits that he truly enjoyed his time with Cloud's party and laments that the friendship he felt for them was real.
* JigglePhysics: His Moogle's large belly sways back and forth as he walks, and bounces up and down in his run animation. Even in his idle animation, the belly noticeably moves a bit more fluidly than the rest of its body.
* LateArrivalSpoiler: ''Remake'' barely goes to any effort to hide that he's a RemoteBody for a Shinra employee [[spoiler:(specifically, executive Reeve Tuesti)]], and ''Rebirth'' doesn't even bother hiding it at all.
* LethalJokeCharacter: Has shades. His antics are by far the most comical of the cast, what with his giant Moogle spinning and rolling around the battlefield punching enemies with its oversized fists while Cait blasts out magic orbs from his trumpet and shout silly battle cries in his Scottish accent. And as the MechanicallyUnusualFighter of the group, his playstyle is quite different from the rest. But played properly, he can deal high damage, support allies with excellent buffs, and disorient enemies.
* 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.
-->'''Cait Sith:''' What is wrong with you people!
* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Cait's moveset stands out even among the diversity of ''Rebirth'''s cast -- he's a PuppetFighter who needs to summon and join with his moogle before he can unlock his full combat potential, and most of his techniques revolve around chance and trap-laying rather than straightforward damage. He's also the only character who can incorporate a summon materia into his moveset, as Moogle Magic lets him call on a random summon spell for the materia he has equipped.
* MediationBackfire: He attempts this [[RuleOfThree several times when the party first encounters Vincent]]. He's the one to explain - or attempt to - why the party has a stolen identity card, then he attempts to cover for the party when they wander into a room Vincent didn't want to go in, then after the boss fight against [[OneWingedAngel Vincent's alternate form, Galian Beast]], he tries to recruit Vincent to the party. Given he mentions having seen Vincent's file, it's likely he [[spoiler:(or rather, Reeve)]] has put some of the pieces together about why Vincent is in the dark manor basement alone and empathises with him. His attempts are met with varying degrees of success - after the rest of the group trespass it's Cait Sith that Vincent picks up and physically removes from the room and then flings him back at Cloud before the boss fight. It's hard to gauge if Cait Sith's later attempts to get through to him worked, since Vincent's stated reason for accompanying the party was due to their pursuit of Sephiroth.
* 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]].
* MrExposition: Cait Sith knows a great deal about the Gold Saucer and Corel Prison, explaining just how frosty the reception will be for the party on the elevator down to the latter.
* MusicalAssassin: His primary ranged attack involves shooting bubbles filled with musical notes at his enemies via his megaphone.
* MustMakeAmends: Cait Sith sacrifices himself at the Temple of the Ancients to [[spoiler:atone for having double-crossed them. This lead even Barret to lament how they treated him... but [[NotNowWereTooBusyCryingOverYou as the team mourns his sacrifice he shows up in a replacement body]] and reminds them that he's a robot]].
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: After he [[spoiler:betrays the party and steals the key to the Temple of the Ancients, he's devastated and becomes deeply remorseful when even [[AllLovingHero Aerith]] turns away from him in disgust and sadness]]. He goes on to redeem himself, but still feels horrible for his actions.
* OhCrap: If Cloud tells Vincent that the enemy he and his allies are fighting against is Shinra, Cait Sith recoils in shock before laughing nervously and insisting that Cloud's just joking.
* 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]].
* PerpetualSmiler: Cait Sith's features are shaped so it almost always looks like he's smiling, likely due to his role as a cuddly, endearing mascot for the Gold Saucer. Although this smile is meant to be disarming, this and Cait's tendency to suddenly show up whenever Cloud's party runs into an inconvenience makes Cait come across as shifty and untrustworthy.
* RegretfulTraitor: Cait eventually goes through with the plan to betray Cloud's party for Shinra's benefit, but it's obvious that he's not the least bit proud of it and wants to atone.
* ReligiousAndMythologicalThemeNaming: He's named after the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cat-sìth Cat Sìth]], a fae or transformed witch from Celtic (largely Scottish) folklore. This plays into the game's Cait Sith's whimsical nature as well as his untrustworthiness due to his allegiance with Shinra, and accounts for his accent.
* 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.
* RhymesOnADime: While pitching his fortune telling services, Cait Sith will often start rhyming in his dialogue in an attempt to catch his listener's attention. He offers, "A fortune or two, to steer you true." to Cloud and a reading when you don't know where life's leading.
* RobotWizard: Cait and his big Moogle buddy are both animatronic creatures that are [[spoiler:secretly being controlled by Reeve Tuesti]]. They are also capable of not just the standard materia magic, but their own unique brand of "stage magician" wizardry, ranging from conjuring weaponized gift boxes out of thin air, to summons.
* SquashedFlat: This is what happens [[spoiler:to the first Cait Sith, who uses his body to prop up the Black Altar before it falls into place and completes the Temple's self destruction. As his body gives out, Cait is crushed beneath the altar so much there isn't any indication that his body is between the ground and the altar]].
* StanceSystem: His "Let's Ride!" ability summons his Moogle doll during battle which allows changes some of his normal abilities as well as giving him new ones.
* SummonMagic: He can call upon his big Moogle doll to assist him in battles, as well as certain summons like the Fat Chocobo.
* 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]].
* TokenNonHuman: At least physically, he's one of the only two members of the team (the other being Red XIII) who's not even remotely a humanoid, being a small robotic feline that walks around on two feet.
* 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]].
* UriahGambit: A rare heroic version. Part of the reason why he [[spoiler:betrays the party is to make sure that Shinra and the Turks are the first to face whatever dangers await within the Temple of the Ancients, letting them experience the brunt of the agonizing trek and crippling them beforehand, thus giving the party a better chance to get through the place in one piece]].
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[[folder:Vincent Valentine]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/MatthewMercer (English), Shougo Suzuki (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Raphaël Cohen (French), Nils Kreutinger (German)[[/labelnote]]
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->''"Who dares disturb my slumber?''"\\\
A mysterious and brooding gunman who Avalanche finds in the basement crypt of the mansion in Nibelheim.
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* ActuallyNotAVampire: He's introduced busting out of a coffin he was sleeping in, but he's human. Sort of. It's complicated.
* AdaptationExpansion: In the original ''Final Fantasy VII'', Vincent was an OptionalPartyMember with very little content save for his sidequest. Now he's no longer optional and plays a part in the main story, with his first meeting with the party being far more elaborate than it was in the original. His motivations from the original have been expanded also. In the original game, he felt guilt largely for failing to stop Lucrecia taking part in the JENOVA Project. Here, he also mentions having many opportunities to purge Sephiroth from the world but being unable to bring himself to, though it's currently unclear whether he means directly or indirectly.
* AdaptationalBadass: This incarnation of Galian Beast is a towering LightningBruiser that can easily wipe the floor with several well-trained and powerful combatants, unlike its counterpart from the original 1997 game who was only somewhat stronger than Vincent's human form.
* 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.
* AlliterativeName: '''V'''incent '''V'''alentine.
* TheAloner: He's found slumbering in a coffin, and is none too pleased about getting woken up by the group.
* TheAtoner: Hearing about what Sephiroth is up to prompts him to say that he has another sin to atone for, though he doesn't divulge any details save for a vague acknowledgment that he had many opportunities to stop Sephiroth in the past but chose not to do anything.
* AloofAlly: Even after deciding to follow Cloud's party, Vincent remains mostly cold and distant towards them. Throughout ''Rebirth'', he refuses to directly help out in battles, only lending assistance at certain crucial moments. Barret lampshades the aloofness by snarking that the team now has two brooding loners, and Cloud ironically concurs before indignantly realizing that Barret was also talking about him.
* BadassArmFold: Has a tendency to stand this way.
* BadassCape: He wears a red mantle over his shoulders, which helps to make him look more menacing and imposing.
* TheBerserker: His transformation into the Galian Beast turns him into a near instinctual beast who only attacks savagely and without mercy.
* BigDamnHeroes: Fittingly as a former Turk, he's an expert in stealth and subterfuge, using his knowledge to secure an escape route for the rest of the party in the [[spoiler:Temple of the Ancients]]. Despite no longer having any loyalty to them or Shinra, it's implied that he also [[spoiler:extended that rescue to the Turks]]. He also does this during the ending of the Queen's Blood sidequest, when he comes to assist Cloud.
* ChekhovsSkill: Being a former Turk enables him to help the party listen in on the current Turk's communications, as he knows which frequencies they tend to use.
* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Though Vincent doesn't give details, he reveals to Cloud that he had many opportunities to purge Sephiroth from the world, but he unfortunately couldn't pull the trigger and because of that he blames himself in part for the atrocities the villain committed.
* CreepyGood: He's a dark and very menacing looking man with the terrifying power to shapeshift into a HumanoidAbomination, but he chooses to join the heroes' side and stand firmly against Shinra and Sephiroth.
* CutscenePowerToTheMax: As in the original, he pulls off impressive acrobatics when he backflips his way out of his coffin.
* TheCynic: He tends towards the glass half empty, and comments "expectations lead to disappointment" as one of his flavor texts.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: While ''Rebirth'' doesn't dabble in it, it makes it clear he has a dark and tragic backstory that is deeply connected to Sephiroth and Hojo.
* DarkIsNotEvil: He's wreathed in black and red, but is a good man underneath the brooding.
* DeadpanSnarker: Very occasionally. He calls dibs on sleeping in the coffin at the horror hotel in the Gold Saucer.
* EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette: He has pale white skin and silky black hair, which gives him an unsettling and eerie vibe.
* ExoticEyeDesigns: Possibly also a DualityMotif, but one of Vincent's irises is brighter than the other, having a gold ring around the pupil that may hint at his demonic nature, or his Chaos possession specifically. It's usually kept hidden under his hair, but is clearly visible when he first backflips out of his coffin.
* FashionableAsymmetry: His left arm is a gold gauntlet or prosthetic, and he has armor plates only on his left hip with a gun holster on his right hip.
* GangstaStyle: Doesn't do this often, but the ending of the Queen's Blood sidequest has him holding his gun sideways for no real stated[[labelnote:gunplay note]]He might have been using a muzzle climb technique to use the recoil from each shot to align the next shot for each card in a row.[[/labelnote]] reason.
* HandCannon: In the original, Vincent's default Quicksilver weapon was merely an ordinary handgun. Here, it's notably much bigger than a regular pistol and possesses some fancier modifications.
* TheHermit: One flavor text has him comment that he finds being outdoors quite exhausting.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Near the end of the Queen's Blood sidequest, [[spoiler:it is revealed that Vincent is a skilled player called "the monster of chaos", as well as that he is aware of the game's curse and that the [[SealedGoodInACan Emerald Witch's card]] is guarded by him. But this raises some questions. Was Vincent an avid Queen's Blood player in the past like Cloud is in ''Rebirth''? How did he find out about the Shadowblood Queen's curse and why does he have the Emerald Witch card? These details imply that in the past Vincent went on a similar journey as Cloud, defeating Queen's Blood players around the world, to the point that Lidrehl Balmon, the game's inventor, entrusted the Emerald Witch's card for him to keep it safe, becoming the MacGuffinGuardian until Cloud challenged him to to put an end to the curse]].
* HulkingOut: Whenever he transforms into the Galian Beast, Vincent's size and muscle mass are multiplied to gigantic proportions.
* HumanoidAbomination: His Galian Beast form is a hulking bipedal monstrosity that somewhat resembles a werewolf with horns.
* KillTheLights: His transformation into the Galian Beast is preceded by the lights flickering and Vincent's silhouette being replaced by the beast's between flickers.
* LetsYouAndHimFight: Vincent confronts Avalanche when they intrude upon his slumber, but backs down when they give him a Shinra ID card. When he catches Cait Sith snooping around where he shouldn't, he turns hostile and even transforms into his Galian Beast form to kill them. After being defeated, he begrudgingly joins the party if told that they have a common enemy in Sephiroth.
* LightningBruiser: His Galian Beast transformation turns him into one. Despite its immense size, Vincent in this form is also among the fastest bosses in the game, even out-speeding Roche, and is able to make powerful combos, magical attacks and other area-of-effect attacks that will kill the entire party in seconds if the player is not careful. It's this to such a degree that the game goes out of its way to pause and warn the player that a vicious battle lies ahead.
* LonersAreFreaks: His antisocial tendencies only further highlight his creepiness, to the point that even ''Cloud'' thinks he's too much of a weirdo loner.
* LongHairedPrettyBoy: Unkemptness aside, he's a handsome man with silky black hair that reaches his back.
* MadEye: One of his eyes is an unnatural shade of amber, symbolizing his inner monster forms.
* NightmareFetishist: {{Downplayed}}, but he does compliment the decor in the horror themed hotel at the Gold Saucer.
* NotSoAboveItAll: Not even the aloof Vincent Valentine is completely immune to acting like a {{Chuunibyou}} when playing Queen's Blood. Somewhat justified by the fact he is [[spoiler:aware of the dangerous curse that has been placed on the card game]].
* OlderThanTheyLook: His age isn't explicitly stated, but he looks to be in his mid-twenties despite being chronologically much older than that. His lack of aging is currently TheUnreveal, but he mentions 'having been around awhile'.
* OneWingedAngel: He transforms into his monstrous Galian Beast form when his base form proves to be not enough to deal with the intruders in Shinra Manor.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Vincent has eerie red irises that are a clue that he isn't fully human anymore.
* RequiredPartyMember: Unlike the [[OptionalPartyMember original game]], you can't avoid recruiting him this time around, though he's not actually playable throughout ''Rebirth''.
* TheQuietOne: He's notably even less of a talker than Cloud was at the start of ''Remake''.
* SentIntoHiding: Found in a coffin in Shinra Manor, with Cait Sith commenting that he found his files and knows the reason Vincent is locked away in the dark has to do with Sephiroth. Zig-zagged as it seems like he could leave at any time.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Dozes off on the Gondola ride if the player gets the date with Cid, Vincent and Cait Sith, and will comment he's 'just resting his eyes' while waiting for the party to complete a combat simulator on a sidequest. He also returns to sleeping after the party leaves the Shinra manor and was sleeping when the party found him.
* TheStoic: He's initially cold and unemotional towards the party, and even after joining tends not to emote much.
* SympathyForTheDevil: A quest where he takes the lead involves tracking down a 'ghost' in Shinra manor that sounds like a wailing woman. The party eventually discover the noise came from a fiend who was yet another one of Hojo's experiments and when they question why the fiend was singing, Vincent suggests that some fiends can experience emotion and complex thought, implying empathy with them. He also extends sympathy to Regina at the ending of the Queen's Blood card game sidequest.
* TechnologicallyBlindElders: {{Downplayed|Trope}}. In his introduction, Vincent is not even able to turn on his device so that Cloud can use his keycard, needing Cait Sith's help to do so. When the party needs his knowledge as a former Turk to find the Temple of Ancients, he operates Tiny Bronco's radio just fine, and when Cid warns him that it's an antique, he acknowledges that he prefers that it's old, implying the radio is more from the era of tech he's used to.
* TranquilFury: Expresses his anger without losing his cold detachment. On a later sidequest, he mentions a female staffer who also worked with Hojo (likely Lucrecia), but when Barret suggests she was as bad as him, he gets indignant and frosty when insisting it's not true. Shortly after the party runs into another hologram of Hojo and Vincent coolly shuts him down mid-sentence.
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[[folder:Cid Highwind]]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/JMichaelTatum (English), Creator/KazuhiroYamaji (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Bruno Ouzeau (French), Stephane Bittoun (German)[[/labelnote]]
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-> ''"Shinra don't own the skies! Shitheads couldn't stop me even if they tried.''\\\
A pilot who has a bone to pick with Shinra. Avalanche hires his services for traveling around the world.
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* AdaptationalAttractiveness: He is shown to look less gaunt and [[YoungerThanTheyLook closer to his actual age]] in comparison to his original counterpart.
* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In this continuity, Cid was acquainted with Ifalna, Aerith's mother, in the past.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: He shows up much earlier than in the original continuity, serving as the pilot that transports Avalanche from Gongaga to Cosmo Canyon and then from there to Nibel. After that, he signs on full-time.
* AdaptationalJobChange: In the original, Cid was retired due to sacrificing his dreams of going to space in order to save Shera's life. Here, he's still operating as a pilot.
* 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.
* DemotedToExtra: He is not properly recruited to the party at the point in the story he normally would have been in ''Rebirth''. He largely just serves as the party's way of getting around in the final quarter of the game.
* FeetFirstIntroduction: He's first introduced with a shot of his booted feet and he steps down from his aircraft, with the camera panning up when he reaches the floor.
* GuestStarPartyMember: Just like Vincent, and Red XIII before, Cid acts an "Accompanying Character" for ''Rebirth'', serving as their transport guy between continents upon acquiring his airship services, but not directly traveling with them.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Thanks to not formally joining the party as of ''Rebirth'' and merely escorting them between adventures, Cid often finds himself asking questions as to what just happened every time he meets up with the others after an eventful quest.
* MrFixIt: He manages to convert the Tiny Bronco into a makeshift boat after it crash lands in the water.
* {{Sleepyhead}}: Cid has a random tendency to doze off whenever idle or bored.
* SupportPartyMember: Cid only plays the role of escort throughout ''Rebirth'', not because he lacks fighting capabilities of his own, but because he believes that he'll be of better use staying put and being readily available whenever the party needs an emergency escape vehicle from their latest forays into danger zones.
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[[folder:Zack Fair '''(Unmarked Spoilers)''']]
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Caleb Pierce (English), Creator/KenichiSuzumura (Japanese)[[labelnote:Foreign [=VA=]s]] Fabrice Josso (French), Patrick Keller (German)[[/labelnote]]
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->''"And whatever happens... protect your honor as SOLDIER.''"\\\
A SOLDIER First Class who was Aerith's first love interest and has an mysterious connection to Cloud and Sephiroth.
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* TheAce: In comparison to Cloud being a BrokenAce, Zack is the Ace played straight. Charismatic, driven under his own beliefs and able to inspire others without covering up his own feelings. While understandably sore about being a CosmicPlaything, Zack perseveres to create his own future despite all that he has been through and what gets in his way.
* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: In the original, Zack only really appeared during Cloud's AngstComa after the game's midway point. Here, he appears a quarter of the way through. [[note]]He technically was in Cloud's flashback told in Kalm, which happens a bit after the point where ''Remake'' ends, but in this flashback, Cloud still thinks he and Zack are the same person.[[/note]]
* AmbiguousSituation: Where he exactly is at the end of ''Rebirth'' is left unclear. While he was saved from certain death in one world at the hands of Sephiroth, it's unclear which world he now ended up in.
* AllThereInTheScript: He is never actually named in spoken dialogue in ''Remake''. His first name can be seen if you turn on subtitles, and his full name is given in the credits. This gets averted in ''Rebirth'' when his whereabouts become a source of concern for Aerith and later Cloud.
* AlternateSelf: At the end of ''Remake'', Avalanche's defiance of fate creates a new timeline where Zack survives the Shinra execution squad. In ''Rebirth'', a couple of Zacks are seen, each connected to a different outcome of his decision in the final chapter: help Biggs, help Aerith and Cloud, or indecision. The latter version is the one who ultimately ends up involved in the final battle.
* AndNowForSomeoneCompletelyDifferent: 'Rebirth'' gives him several small bits of gameplay that are completely separate from what Cloud's party is doing.
* {{BFS}}: He preceded Cloud as the wielder of the Buster Sword, and is the one whose memories and dreams its description says Cloud inherited.
* ChargedAttack: His unique mechanic is that he can enhance the power of his Chain Slash and Meteor Shots abilities rather than Cloud's StanceSystem.
* CharacterTics: When contemplating something important, Zack always brings up his sword and places his forehead to its blade.
* ChickMagnet: Much like Cloud, Zack has his fair share of girls who are interested in him. He was Aerith's boyfriend, it is strongly implied that his friend Cissnei has feelings for him, and Yuffie reveals that she developed a lingering PrecociousCrush after meeting him in Wutai when she was a child. Aerith even comments that she wouldn't be surprised that a charming guy like Zack would have a lot of women in his life.
* CombatMedic: Zack has a healing materia linked to a magnify materia to keep up healing. This can be quite beneficial during the Hard boss fights and Combat Simulator involving him as he can use magic without MP if the CombinationAttack with Cloud is done.
* CosmicPlaything: Something that Zack notes with bitterness is that he always seems to be fate's punching bag which isn't inaccurate considering that in two of the timelines seen, Zack is forced to recreate the same BolivianArmyEnding that killed him in the original timeline. That said, [[{{Determinator}} Zack is too much of a stubborn guy to let that stop him]] and at the end of ''Rebirth'' realizes that there might be a way to reunite with Cloud and Aerith again, showing that he's far from giving up.
* {{Determinator}}: His defining character trait, Zack ''will never give up'' no matter the odds. This guy faced down an entire army and ''won''; then, injured and exhausted, he dragged himself and an unconscious Cloud the last dozen-or-so miles to Midgar, then fought ''even more soldiers'' to try and save Aerith. Come the final battle in ''Rebirth'', he gets transported to a doomed version of the Planet that is seconds away from being wiped out by Meteor. Instead of falling to despair, Zack bravely struggles to his last breath, dies, and then awakens in another AlternateTimeline with his memories intact, where he then makes a firm vow to keep the good fight going against Sephiroth.
* DifficultButAwesome: His Charge mechanic is quite difficult to properly pull off. Using standard Charge takes some time and leaves him completely vulnerable, and the moment he stops charging the gauge begins to deplete ''very'' quickly. Likewise, his Quick Charge has arguably the most finicky timing of any action in the game and can be quite difficult to execute with everything else you need to keep an eye on. But on the upside, his Abilities are among the most powerful with raw damage at Charge Lv. 3, rivaled only by Aerith's Ward buffs. This trope is pushed to the extreme with his Chadley Combat Simulator challenge, where you absolutely ''have'' to get a feel for his Charge mechanic if you want to even stand a chance. Doubling down with this, his High Braver move requires precision button presses at the right time to pull off correctly, but do it right and he does damage comparable to a limit break.
* FacingTheBulletsOneLiner:
** In a direct MythologyGag to ''Crisis Core'', he once again utters a cocky one-liner before facing down an army of Shinra grunts at the end of ''Remake''. The same one-liner he said in ''Crisis Core'' just before starting this fight, as it turns out.
--->'''Zack:''' We drag our asses all this way...and this is the welcome we get. Boy, oh boy... The price of freedom is steep. Embrace your dreams. And, whatever happens... Protect your honor...as a SOLDIER! '''''Come and get it!'''''
** If Zack chooses to try to rescue Biggs or Cloud in towards the end of ''Rebirth'', he winds up once again facing a small army of Shinra troopers aiming to gun him down, irritably grumping that fate has a sick sense of humor before charging into battle against them.
* FirstLove: He was in a relationship with Aerith prior to ''Remake''. Aerith even says word for word that Zack was the first love of her life and it's clear that she still misses him.
* ForgottenFallenFriend: Cloud doesn't seem to remember Zack, or at least, if Cloud's migraines that occur when he is reminded of Zack are any indication, he is an incredibly suppressed memory as a result of trauma relating to Zack's death back in the past. As detailed below, the ending of part 1 messes with the "fallen" part. Then in ''Rebirth'' this is defied. Without the Whispers' interference, Cloud regains part of his memories, enough to recall that Zack existed, though he assumes that he and Zack were both members of SOLDIER and that Zack perished being swept downstream.
* HeroOfAnotherStory: Zack had his own series of adventures prior to the events of ''Remake'', as detailed in ''Crisis Core''. However, this becomes more literal after events in ''Remake'' create an alternate timeline. Over the course of ''Rebirth'', this new timeline occasionally "bumps" (for lack of a better term) into the current one, giving Cloud and the audience a glimpse into what Zack's been up to, and [[WhatIf what might have been]].
* IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy: In ''Rebirth'', upon learning from Marlene that Aerith [[ExactWords likes]] Cloud, Zack looks visibly heartbroken at first as he assumes that Marlene meant "like" in the romantic sense, but quickly bounces back and vows to do everything in his power to help Aerith and Cloud, regardless of what the nature of their relationship may be.
* IWillFindYou: In ''Intergrade''[='=]s new extended ending after presumably recovering from his wounds fighting an entire Shinra army, he goes to look for Aerith at the Sector 5 slums' church, only to find she's already gone and the refugees from Sector 7 are using it as a shelter. The beginning tutorial of ''Rebirth'' is Zack, after dropping the comatose Cloud off with Kyrie, rushing off to fight through a smaller force of elite Shinras after watching a glimpse of Aerith being loaded into a transport chopper, [[OneManArmy tearing through them all with ease]] to finally retrieve her, even if she's presently comatose. At the end of the game, after being transported to another alternate timeline, Zack muses that if worlds meet and then part then there's nothing stopping them from meeting again, showing that even being stuck in another dimension isn't enough to stop Zack from reuniting with Aerith and Cloud.
* IncorruptiblePurePureness: The most notable thing about Zack is that Sephiroth's corrupting powers have absolutely no effect on him. While he has gone through his share of pain and trouble, he refuses to let it change him and makes it his mission to set things right.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: When Cloud remembers Zack, he recalls being needled with all sorts of questions on their way to Nibelheim, like if he had a girlfriend back home, and Zack talking up his girlfriend back in Midgar, Aerith. Cloud's discomfort is noticeable throughout the conversation, as he has a hard time looking Zack in the face and responding when Zack first talks to him, which is [[spoiler:indicative of him trying to avoid any topic about his hometown and the cold treatment he expects to receive there if they ever found out he didn't make it into SOLDIER]].
* {{Leitmotif}}: ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Js5wLRogY3k The Price of Freedom]]'', which originally played during his BolivianArmyEnding at the end of ''[[VideoGame/CrisisCoreFinalFantasyVII Crisis Core]]'', where he died in the original timeline.
* TheLostLenore: He was Aerith's first boyfriend and she still misses him. She asks Cloud if they'd known each other, and briefly reminisces about him while chatting with Cloud in the Sector 6 playground before saying it's time to look to the future instead of the past.
* MasterSwordsman: Despite it's sheer mass and weight, he's able to wield the Buster Sword with ''shocking grace'' and finesse, swinging it around like a dance; he's arguably an even better swordsman than Cloud.
* MeaningfulName: His last name "Fair" is meant to invoke the imagery of "fair weather", contrasting Cloud's name "Strife", illustrating that Zack is much more mentally stable compared to Cloud.
* NiceGuy: A brave, selfless and determined young man who is always there to lend a hand and protect the people he cares about.
* OffscreenMomentOfAwesome: Zack managing to defeat an army of Shinra soldiers [[OneManArmy by himself]] and live. We don't see how the battle unfolds but the aftermath sees Zack banged up yet still standing. He then proceeds to carry the unconscious Cloud with him to the rest of the way to Midgar at the start of ''Rebirth'', then fight a few more Shinra troops moments later to try and save Aerith.
* OhCrap: While more subdued than most examples, he does react this way upon learning the identity of the man destined to kill Aerith. From that point on, he becomes more protective of her and even urges Elmyra not to let Aerith out of her sight.
* OneManArmy: Zack was a genuine SOLDIER First Class, and in the new timeline (Stamp the terrier) supposedly created at the end of the game manages to wipe out the ''entire'' army of grunts Shinra sent to kill him and Cloud. He then goes on to do the same thing ''again'' after a brief period of rest and dragging Cloud non-stop all the way to Midgar, tearing through a smaller force of Shinra grunts trying to retrieve Aerith so efficiently he doesn't even have health to lose.
* PrecursorHeroes: Before the ''Remake'' trilogy, Zack had faced down and defeated Genesis Rhapsodos in ''VideoGame/CrisisCore: Final Fantasy VII Reunion''.
* PromotedToPlayable: After only appearing in cutscenes in ''Remake'', he gets his own playable story sections in ''Rebirth'' and even has his own unique moveset distinct from Cloud's.
* PurposefullyOverpowered: You're forced to use him twice in the FinalBoss gauntlet of ''Rebirth'', first with Cloud and then by himself. To make sure Zack isn't TheLoad, he's a MasterOfAll: he has high HP and MP each on-par with the party's best, his ATB commands deal high damage, he has a powerful synergy command with Cloud, and he has an excellent Materia load-out with maxed-out Fire, Blizzard, Aero, Cure (linked to a Magnify Materia), Revival, Time, Barrier, Fortification, and Empowerment Materia.
* SeenItAll: Having been through his share of weirdness already from his time in SOLDIER, Zack doesn't miss a beat when he comes face-to-face with Cloud and Sephiroth during the final battle when the timelines and realities begin to overlap. He's incredibly proud to see Cloud has taken up his mantle, and has a whole lot of pent up righteous fury for Sephiroth that's been waiting five years to find release, and release it he does with gusto.
* SoProudOfYou: His reaction when he sees Cloud in the timestream preparing to fight Sephiroth is being impressed with how far Cloud's made it. When the two join forces, he's positively thrilled at seeing Cloud take the lead in their battle.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: PlayedWith. He originally died in the lead-up to the original ''[=FFVII=]''[='=]s story, but the heroes defeating the Arbiters of Fate in ''Remake''[='=]s finale alters history and creates a new timeline where Zack survives his BolivianArmyEnding battle against Shinra's army, and completes his journey to Midgar alongside the mako-poisoned Cloud. ''Rebirth'' suggests that he's an alternate dimensional timeline to the current one the game takes place in, as his appearance begins with Tifa and Barret apparently dead, Red XIII sacrificing himself to crash the Shinra helicopter carrying himself and Aerith, and Aerith being left in a coma.
* SpikyHair: Zack has a lock of sharply spiked black hair.
* SuperSoldier: He was a member of SOLDIER's First Class rank, marking him as being a cut above lesser [=SOLDIERs=] like Roche.
* SuperStrength: Actually shows it off in the opening scene of ''Rebirth'' by grabbing a rebar that's still embedded in a large chunk of concrete and ''throwing'' it at an attacking Shinra helicopter once he's gotten enough momentum.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: He seems to be one for Cloud, just based on appearance and abilities, but the truth is another matter entirely.
* SwordAndFist: Despite wielding the same weapon as Cloud, he differentiates himself from him by using hand to hand combat alongside his sword for his combos. His limit break, Rush Assault, sees him sheath the sword altogether in favor of punishing his foes with a flurry of fists and kicks. This seems to be a ContinuityNod to ''Crisis Core''; where his beloved mentor Angeal fought in the same way to avoid wearing out the Buster Sword.
* SwordPlant: He uses his sword as a makeshift crutch after wiping out the army of Shinra goons sent to kill him and Cloud.
* ATasteOfPower: You play as Zack during the opening scene of ''Rebirth''. Not only does Zack wipe the floor with all the opponents he comes across, but he doesn't have a health bar, so you can get used to the combat controls without needing to worry about losing.
* UnknownRival: When Zack encounters Sephiroth in the timeline where he can't decide who to help, he naturally draws his Buster Sword and asks if Sephiroth wants to go. Sephiroth doesn't even glance Zack's way as he is focused on killing that timeline's Aerith and dismisses Zack by sending him to the VoidBetweenTheWorlds. Later on, when Zack is transported to the Edge of Creation to stand together with Cloud, Sephiroth seems mainly annoyed that Zack is butting into their fight and after he is beaten in the fight's first phase, Sephiroth uses the Black Whispers to drag Zack to a world destined to die so he can continue fighting Cloud by himself. However, this might actually be a PragmaticVillainy instead: Since Hojo makes it clear Sephiroth saw Zack as a WorthyOpponent back on Nibelheim, and his main focus was killing Aerith, considering Cloud and Aerith working together with the White Whispers were able to make Sephiroth retreat, even actually making him bend down on one knee, one can only imagine what would have happened if Zack had stuck by their side. Not only that, Sephiroth even goes as far as to project his Sephiroth Reborn form at Zack rather than just leaving him to die in that world, which implies that, while he doesn't see Zack as a rival the same way he sees Cloud, he ''does'' acknowledge Zack as a threat and would prefer to get rid of him if he could.
* WalkingSpoiler: The fact Zack is referenced isn't a surprise, even if his name comes up much earlier than in the original's story. What is surprising is that he ends up SparedByTheAdaptation, thanks to the CosmicRetcon caused in the finale and alternate timelines in play. It's hard to talk about Zack's appearance in the remake trilogy without mentioning that. ''Rebirth'' makes his involvement far more blatant by putting in right on the game's cover.
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