Is Zack Fair a clone?

Cloud Strife's status, had Zack Fair not intervened and rescued him from the Shinra Manor, is debatable. Zack, also a Sephiroth-clone, was a complete failure: he was not mentally affected by the experiment due to previously being unaffected by the identical SOLDIER procedure.
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Is Cloud a Zack clone?

Cloud was not a clone at all, it was a ploy by sephiroth to control him.
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Are Zack and Cloud the same person?

In Final Fantasy VII, Zack only appears in flashback sequences that portray him as almost identical to Cloud Strife, but the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII expands upon his character. Zack is a 1st Class SOLDIER and Cloud's best friend during their time working for the Shinra Electric Power Company.
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Is Zack Fair Aerith's boyfriend?

In the course of the game, Zack befriends Cloud and begins dating Aerith. During a mission to find Angeal and Genesis, Angeal forces Zack to kill him, as he wants to stop hurting people because of his mutations.
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Are there two Sephiroths?

The developers have disclosed some information that somewhat clears up his role in the 2020 game: they have confirmed there are actually four different forms of Sephiroth in FF7 Remake.
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Is Red 13 a Sephiroth clone?

In actuality, the tattoo is from an unrelated experiment, as Red XIII was captured by Hojo more than three years after the other Sephiroth-clones were created; this is also confirmed in the Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega. Hojo places Aerith and Red XIII in the same containment tank and Cloud's party rushes the lab.
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What number clone is Cloud?

Clone number 49 has also come to the building, and Cloud's party as well as Shinra executive Palmer see him take the form of Sephiroth himself, who takes Jenova's body from professor Hojo's lab and murders the President and Barret before facing the party as Jenova Dreamweaver.
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Did Aerith love Cloud or Zack?

In the original compilation, there's a bit of a clear throughline that Zack was Aerith's first love and she eventually grows to love Cloud too. Her feelings aren't necessarily complicated by that, especially as Cloud grows to deal with his PTSD and Zack manifestation.
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Who is stronger Cloud or Zack?

Both Zack and Cloud are very powerful fighters. A battle between them would be a very close match. However, purely because Cloud gets more time to develop his skills, while Zack dies earlier, Cloud ends up being a little stronger than Zack.
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Is Aerith related to Sephiroth?

During development, Aerith was supposed to be Sephiroth's sister as both designs resembled each other, but they were made former lovers with Aerith remembering Sephiroth when meeting Cloud as both are ex-SOLDIERS. Late during development, Aerith's first love was changed to Zack Fair.
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Who is Cloud's father?

We know nothing about Cloud's father, except that he died when he was very young. Cloud's mother remains in Nibelheim when he departs to become a member of SOLDIER and she is later killed when Sephiroth goes berserk and puts the town to the torch.
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Is Cloud pretending to be Zack?

We know that after Zacks death, Clouds mind was warped by trauma and that he essentially turned himself into a Cloud/Zack hybrid taking on some of Zacks persona and history while seemingly erasing Zacks existence from his memory.
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What is Cloud's real name?

Cloud Strife (Japanese: クラウド・ストライフ, Hepburn: Kuraudo Sutoraifu) is a fictional character and the main protagonist of Square's (now Square Enix's) 1997 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII, its high-definition remake, and several of its sequels and spinoffs.
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Is Jenova Sephiroth mother?

Jenova has a feminine form and is said to be the "mother" of Sephiroth.
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How many Sephiroths are there?

Recent information suggests that there will be four different versions of Sephiroth in Final Fantasy 7 Remake. Since the launch of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake Ultimania book, a deluge of information has been made available to fans online.
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Is Sephiroth a Jenova?

Sephiroth. A headless Jenova. Sephiroth, the ultimate SOLDIER who was directly infused with Jenova's cells in his fetal stage, was not told of his role in the Jenova Project. His biological father, Professor Hojo, told the young Sephiroth his mother's name was "Jenova" and that she died giving birth to him.
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Who is stronger Noctis or Cloud?

Cloud is faster and more durable than Noctis, and he can swing a gigantic sword as quickly as Noctis can swing a normal sword — if not faster. Meanwhile, Noctis can swap between weapons on the fly, which lets him quickly switch between offense and defense.
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Why does Angeal and Genesis have wings?

The reason that Angeal and Genesis had wings, along with being very strong, is because they were given Sephiroth-like procedures in attempt to achieve varied results. You say that they were made to lighten how amazing Sephiroth was, to be honest, they kind of made him over the top.
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Is Zack alive in FF7 remake?

The ending of FF7 Remake Intermission DLC shows Zack alive and well, attempting to see Aerith at the church in Sector 5. A possible reason why Zack was brought back is that Cloud may encounter an unfortunate end midway through the games.
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Who is Cloud's true love?

Cloud's traditional partner in crime, and to many fans Cloud's one true bae, Tifa is Cloud's childhood friend from many years ago. The person who gets Cloud recruited to Avalanche, Tifa is a kindhearted soul with a warrior's spirit.
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Does Cloud like Jessie?

Jessie has apparent romantic feelings for Cloud, frequently gushing over him, and eventually inviting him on a date.
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Who is Cloud Strife in love with?

Cloud has no choice to make. His love of Tifa helps him recall why he loves Aerith; loving Aerith healed the affectations that prevented him from loving Tifa. The girls never compete over him — they love each other, too. Thinking he's “with” one girl more than the other is missing the point.
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Does Cloud have PTSD?

Cloud suffers a form of PTSD from his trauma after the death of Zack. But that was not the only trauma he went through — his mother was killed by Sephiroth when he was 16. And it's important to note that Cloud looked up to Sephiroth as his idol.
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Is Cloud an ex SOLDIER?

Cloud never entered SOLDIER (IIRC he passed the physical trials but failed the psychological ones) so he entered Shinra´s Army as a rank and file infantryman where he became BFF with Zack.
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Is Sephiroth an ancient?

Fiat Lux. Aerith: Sephiroth is different. He's not an Ancient. Cloud: He shouldn't be able to find the Promised Land.
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