History WebAnimation / FinalFantasyVIIMachinabridged

* RuleOfFunny: In episode 26, Cid yells "WELCOME TO EARTH, BITCH!" as he kills Jenova-DEATH. In-universe, this makes no sense - the planet is officially referred to as Gaia in future material but simply "the Planet" in the original game. ''Out'' of universe, it's hilarious, so it gets a pass. [[note]]Funnily enough, in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRebirth" Aerith also refers to the planet as Earth.[[/note]]

* PersonAsVerb: Red uses Cloud's name as synonym for "fucking up", much to Cloud's chagrin. Worse yet, it catches on.

** At the start of the series, one of the options on the Start Menu is "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake HD Remake]]." The player gets a fail sound effect when they try to pick it. At the start of the finale movie, which came out after the remake finally did, the option [[spoiler: gets stolen by an Arbiter of Fate]].

* StoryBreakerPower: The powerful game-changing Summons take a back seat for most of the series, and when they ''are'' used at least once, they are taken out for one reason or another.

** In the FinaleMovie, [[spoiler: Barret [[BrickJoke finally summons Bahamut]] before the FinalBattle, but the dragon refuses to join. All of the other Bahamuts feel the same way.]]

*** Aerith asking if she'll always be remembered and Cait responding that she's "far too important to ever be forgotten", [[PlotlineDeath which hits hard]]. This is further alluded to when one of Cait Sith's fortunes states "all flowers eventually wilt".[[note]]Accompanied by a bunch of frowny faces.[[/notes]]

*** Aerith asking she'll be remembered, [[PlotlineDeath which hits hard]]. This is further alluded to when one of Cait Sith's fortunes states all flowers will wilt one day.

** And then there's this little exchange where Barratt was about to tear into Cloud yet again

* OverlyLongGag: For the entirety of Episode 11 while Cloud talks about his and Tifa's first encounter with Sephiroth, Barret can faintly be heard listing off the many, '''many''' versions of Bahamut; both the versions in the ''Final Fantasy'' franchise and parodied from different game titles.[[note]]Based on Squaresoft/Square Enix's [[=IPs=]] before moving listing titles from other companies.[[/note]]

'''Tifa:''' Oh you are un-fucking-believable.[[note]]While it can be viewed as how serious Tifa is, it was late pointed out that this was meant to be censored.[[note]]

* RuleOfFunny: In episode 26, Cid yells "WELCOME TO EARTH, BITCH!" as he kills Jenova-DEATH. In-universe, this makes no sense - Earth does not exist, and the world the show takes place on is otherwise simply called the "Planet". ''Out'' of universe, it's hilarious, so it gets a pass.

** Yuffie's standard exit is yelling "Yuffie out!" and vanishing in a [[SmokeOut puff of smoke]]

--->'''Tifa:''' I'm sorry. I just...I can't get over the boobs!"\\

** Aerith can understand the Zolom. Cloud is apoplectic at wondering how, until Aerith says the snake think he's really strong, at which point Cloud is totally on board.

** In the FinaleMovie, [[spoiler: Barret [[BrickJoke finally summons Bahamut]] before the FinalBattle, but the dragon refuses to join. All of the othet other Bahamuts feel the same way.]]

** Having a giant, intimidating, heavily armed mecha doesn't mean much when the pilots have no idea how to control it. ([[spoiler: Because he has no idea how it works Heidegger ends up accidentally triggering the self-destruct, killing himself and Scarlett in the process.]])

--->'''Cloud:''' Noo, [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII those are "Squalls"]], [[ContestedSequel and no one likes those]].

*** "Wow, who thought lighting would kill a robot?" "Anyone! Everyone would think to do that!" First between Cloud and Barret in the first episode, then between Tifa and Cloud in Episode 10... with the twist that Tifa was snarking and Cloud was being SarcasmBlind.

*** One of Caith Sith's "fortunes" is "I stood and cried as I watched thousands of innocent lives perish. Why must I work for such an empire of evil when my heart beats for justice?" [[spoiler:echoing the sentiment shared by Cait Sith's controller Reeve back in Season 1 about the collapsing of the Midgar plate.]]

** When Cloud and Arieth meet Cait Sith, [[spoiler:his naming screen shows "Reeve" for precisely three frames before deleting it]].

** Barret says Aeris. Tifa has to correct him. Multiple times.

* BargainWithHeaven: Barett reveals that he used to pray every night that God could take everything he had in exchange for a "Talkin' dawg best friend." He then notes that he's lost everything, but met Red XIII, a talking dog and therefore the deal is done to his satisfaction.

-->'''Question:''' Who would have thought lighting would kill a robot?\\

** Cloud's name that he makes up for when Rufus asks for it after the Shinra parade is "Thunderhead", the same name he gives while cross-dressed
** The segment of the movie involving Ultimate Weapon is a one to the Midgar Zolom from Episode 12. Both involve a giant insurmountable monster that the party repeatedly attempts to beat, mostly driven by Cloud's dogged obsession, only for the misunderstanding to be cleared up by a party member who turns out can understand the monster. Cloud is also shown respect by the monster for his strength. [[spoiler: With Ultimate Weapon, it's to show Cloud's CharacterDevelopment and how different he is from before. Cloud's obsession to beat it is not out of needing to prove his badassery like with the Zolom, but to get the weapon he needs to be able to defeat Sephiroth and save the world]].

* CantDropTheHero: Cloud and Cid's mandatory presence in the party as leader[[note]]Tifa never gets her turn; the story skips straight from Junon to Mideel, removing the need for Tifa to lead the party in search of Cloud after the events of the Norther Crater[[/note]] is used to facilitate their character interactions. Cloud's presence is mostly used to illustrate his general insensitivity and inability to read the room, though after episode 29, it's used to show said character flaw's disappearance. Cid's tenure as leader, meanwhile, is used for some extra interaction with Barret and Red, particularly when they summon Bahamut and start the Chocobo breeding sidequest[[note]]These scenes with the AVALANCHE Time trio happen in the movie covering Disc 3, but the footage was obviously taken during Disc 2, when Cid is party leader[[/note]].

* CensoredForComedy: While there's quite a few swear words, the word "fuck" is always censored with the "command invalid" noise from the game proper. However, it's occasionally left uncensored as a way of highlighting the [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness drama of the line]].

** Barret and Red XIII: "AVALANCHE X!"

* ChildhoodFriends: In this version, Tifa and Cloud are childhood friends, though it seems that Tifa took advantage of Cloud as a kid to do stupid stuff for her.

* CringeComedy: During the Nibelheim flashback, Cloud is acting like [[{{Chuunibyou}} an immature kid's idea of what a badass soldier is like]]. He's coming up with team names and {{Character Catch Phrase}}s before he's even off the truck, says that "there's a 100 percent chance of percipitation" with him and the ladies, and generally fanboys over Sephiroth so hard that even the normally-stoic Sephiroth is clearly annoyed by Cloud's antics. The whole time, Cloud's awkwardness and very immature behavior is meant to make the audience laugh at him.

* CruelToBeKind: [[spoiler: Tifa's verbal abuse in Season 1 turns out to be the result of Cloud mis-remembering how she was as a child and Tifa went along with it rather than get Cloud to face the truth.]]

** In Episode 3, a random civilian questions how Barrett can be a parent with a gun for an arm. What's Barrett's response? Beating him with it with the intention of giving him a taste of the hardships of raising a child with one arm.

* InnocentBigot: Red XIII, who is [[DumbIsGood rather simple but ultimately a nice guy]], calls Barrett "Black" as an InSeriesNickname. Barrett allows it because of this trope.
-->'''Barrett''': Scout ahead, Red.\\

'''Barrett''': [[NWordPrivileges You get a pass]].

*** "Wow, who thought lighting would kill a robot?" "Anyone! Everyone would think to do that!" First between Cloud and Barrett in the first episode, then between Tifa and Cloud in Episode 10... with the twist that Tifa was snarking and Cloud was being SarcasmBlind.

* JerkassHasAPoint: From the perspective of Tifa and Barrett, Cloud is a whiny asshole who keeps fucking up. However, they can't help but acknowledge his frustrations with being recruited into a terrorist plot has a ring of truth.

* NWordPrivileges: Invoked by Barret. Red XIII calls Barret "Black" as an InSeriesNickname after Barrett calls him "Red" in the same way. Barret decides that Red XIII gets a pass, presumably because [[InnocentBigot he doesn't know any better]].

* StrangeMindsThinkAlike: Both Tifa and Barrett independently muse that Cloud [[PrisonRape would not do well in prison]] with that hair, because "There's just so much to grab."

** Episode 17 subverts CensoredForComedy to highlight the emotional impact that Dyne's "[[NeverFoundTheBody death]]" had on Barrett.

* ActuallyPrettyFunny: Cloud, Tifa, and Barret fail to stop Shinra's Turks from dropping Sector 7's Upper Plate on the slums below. Barret himself is devastated by the destruction of the city and his fellow AVALANCHE allies... until Tifa attempts to cheer him up by recalling Clouds crossdressing incident back in Wall Market. It actually works with him laughing to Cloud's annoyance.

* StoryBreakerPower: The Summons take a back seat for most of the series, and when they ''are'' used at least once, they are taken out for one reason or another.

** Plans involving explosives are guaranteed to go wrong, especially when Cloud is around.

** Cloud hearing the voice in his head while he's asleep or unconscious, only for said voice to say something awkward. He wakes up see someone talking to him, turning out to be a [[CrashingDreams Crashing Dream]].

** Barrett's frustration of facing Shindra's robots, especially when his friends have trouble dealing with them while he's around.

** Tifa's [[InnocentInnuendo Dolphin Blow]].
** Cid's running gag is mentioning [[Franchise/FinalFantasy his ancestors who are also named Cid]].

* OverlyLongGag: For the entirety of Episode 11, Barret can faintly be heard listing off the various versions of Bahamut.

** Aerith's death scene is played ''incredibly'' straight with zero humorous intent thanks to Sephiroth and a pissed-off Cloud.
* PragmaticAdaptation: Random encounters in any area are usually glossed over. Several boss fights are skipped outright or reduced to only one or two attacks before they go down. [[spoiler: The Jenova fight that occurs after Aerith's death is omitted entirely]]

* PlayedForDrama: The teams threat to Cait Sith drops any pretense of humour. There is no joke here. The calm but furious tones in their voice make it clear that if Cait Sith screws them over again, they ''will'' find the real him and throw him off the top of Shinra headquarters.

** The squelching noise as Cloud gains or loses the PartyInMyPocket.

* PersonAsVerb: Red uses Cloud's name as synonym for "fucking up", much to Cloud's chagrin.

* BlackComedyRape: Tifa blackmails Cloud, with strong implications, that if he is arrested, he'll likely by subjected to gang rape in prison thanks to his appearance ("Four dudes, ''at a minimum''."). So he would have no choice but to stay with AVALANCHE now that he is considered an accessory to their revolt/terrorism on Shinra. This is initially PlayedForLaughs until Cloud finally chews Tifa out for it in the final scene of Season 1, and the way he talks about it so seriously forces her to admit she crossed a line.