#about ff7ec

[s-ephiroth]

occasionally as we draw closer to angeal being playable, i poke my head in here and i hope

i just hope!

that sephgeal becomes a lil more popular, like... just a little :))

just enough that there are more fics for me to read more often (that aren't just my favs and my own fics)

[someartistsammy]

I can't finish anything serious but I miss these guys so here's a quick meme redraw.

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Miniroth finally meeting his mother but he's so shy and nervous that he can't even look her in the eyes. He knows that whatever he says will probably just be something stupid. And he so badly wants her to like him. So he just turns pink and stares at the floor, standing there there timidly shuffling his feet. 😭

[getvalentined]

Vincent chaperoning his son and his son's hall monitor classmate to a Halloween party.

[naiveff7]

"...I'm not a cyborg."

"I know. I'm really sorry I said that."

My take on the cute little chibi poses. Glenn may act pretty childish, but he definitely showed he knows how to be a mature adult in this chapter.

[ryanthel0ser]

so @felldownanotherrabbithole pointed this out

the bangs are the same, they have similar hairstyles

[featherlumina]

Anyone else just climbing the walls, waiting for the FF7 Ever Crisis stream this week, begging, praying, that we get a glimpse of baby Genesis? Cause I feel like I'm losing my goddamn mind this wait is killing me oh my god

Square please don't stomp on my heart and break it by not giving us any indication Gen will be there

He and baby Angeal are a package deal, do not separate!!

I am Not Okay

[chamomile-soup]

"Each child needs at least one adult who is irrationally crazy about him or her." (YES i am using an actual quote from an actual psychologist for my fucking babyroth post)

anyway au where lucrecia raises sephiroth

[silvergreenseraphim]

Sephi could actually experience a Ghibli movie if they let him go here!

Petting the dog under the blossoming trees 🥰

May I just say, Rosen’s home is one of the most beautiful locations we have seen in FF7.

Locations like the City of the Ancients and Banora were all beautiful and many of the Rebirth areas are surely going to be wonderous

But this island of Sijad in FS reminds me of some of Japan’s most famous sakura spots.

I want Miniroth to come and see this. I can’t believe he would have seen such pretty nature in his lifetime. This little story ought to be separated from mobile format one day.

Bonus:

Why did they translate Glenn saying “doggo” like that 😂

He is a Zoomer in 1992 lol.

[avaize]

Sephiroth in episode 2 of first soldier

[chthontoya]

Lucia deserves all the praises! Lucia "I don't like talks about trash, it reminds me of us" Lin. Can I not be her fan? Well, maybe but I will.

Seriously, tho, her winter skin is something really gorgeous.

[zacksephreunion]

black hound zack took me out at my fucking ankles.

[someartistsammy]

I’ve seen quite a few takes saying that Team Glenn aren’t really friends or don’t care about each other and I wanted to take some time to write about why I feel like that’s blatantly false. Using info from what we have in-game, from the character intros, and with a piece from an interview with those working on the game.

To start off, when we were initially given the character intros before the full release, we were told some basic information on the characters. Matt was asked by Glenn to join him on the mission, and Lucia outright volunteered to go with. Both had the option to turn it down or to not volunteer but they decided to go with, neither were obligated.

Upon the opening section of the game, if you choose the option of “Guess I should wake her.” to rouse Lucia, she will tell Glenn “…How many times do I have to tell you not to wake me up like that?” This gives us the idea that either they’ve worked multiple previous overnight or crash-landing missions together, with Glenn startling her awake with the idea of being attacked, or that they’re used to existing in a shared space where she can be woken up by him.

When they’re going around looking for Matt, Glenn mentions owing him money. This is said to be for lunch and drinks. This is something done off-clock, and not something Matt is obligated to do in the least. They spend time around each other outside of work.

When looking at the opening movie for the original version of The First Soldier, the battle royale version, we get to see that Glenn, Matt, and Lucia, all meet each other back in 1988. The mission to the Rhadore Archipelago takes place in 1992, so the three of them have known each other for roughly 4 years. Lucia actually rescues them on that mission, and outright says “If I hadn’t gotten you two out of trouble, we would’ve never become friends.” Which tells us that they do continue to view each other as friends. Not only this, but later after the mission they met on, they take their SOLDIER exam together as a team. This meaning that they continued to stay in contact after that event and work together, and even practiced specifically as a team.

They all have to have at least some degree of being close to each other, if not at least Matt and Lucia, who are able to actually communicate with each other with nothing more than nods directed at each other. They do this roughly 4 times in the story up to the end of the current release of Chapter 5.

Later, in Padapili Sea Cave, if you choose to have Glenn eat the fruit all by himself, he uses it as a slight way to mess with Lucia. She voices concern over the possibility of it being poisonous, and is concerned when he takes a bite of it without hesitation. Upon collapsing to the ground, she gets extremely frustrated and concerned telling him to spit it out. Glenn pointed it out as a moment to say nothing is more scary than ignorance, but she was truly upset by thinking he could’ve or was actively being harmed. This is a slightly mean way of messing with her, but it gives a moment to show that she does care about him.

Glenn does overuse the nickname “Professor” for Matt and it does upset Matt, but it never feels intentionally malicious or like its making fun of Matt. It’s a part of showing that they aren’t perfect and all have their flaws, Glenn’s happens to be boundaries and being a bit of a troublemaker. Although we haven’t seen as much of it from Matt, the initial idea of the First Soldier story had Matt as the protagonist. He was intended to be diligent (perhaps even too much so) and appears to overanalyze things. This includes being prepared to view Rosen as a possible enemy as though to not compromise their mission. Lucia was designed to be the mediator or “harmonizing presence” however choosing to leave Lucia behind at the 3rd pressure plate in Chapter 3’s Main Section 4, Episode 1, will grant you dialogue between Matt and Glenn wondering if Lucia is okay and worrying that she has a lot pent up and might explode. She also has small outbursts of anger such as if Glenn chooses to eat the fruit solo. Once again, they’re all flawed in their own ways.

In the same location as the previous mentioned chapter, section, and episode, the very first pressure plate you come upon gives you the option to leave behind Glenn, Matt, or Lucia. Upon leaving behind Lucia, once you reach the other side and open the wall, she will run through. Glenn asks her what’s up, and she avoids eye contact. Upon asking “Huh? What is it?” from Glenn, Lucia will say she’s angry with herself, and look at the ground. She admits that she’s relieved to see the two of them, anger that could be founded in the possibility that they (likely) weren’t gone that long at all.

When Lucia brings up the rumor of how this mission prioritized interpersonal relationships over skill when creating teams, Glenn states he was able to “get you two without a fight.” In reference to Matt and Lucia. This could also be interpreted as they’ve attempted to get on missions with each other in the past, but that it can be a hassle to do. Matt comments that “camaraderie is a powerful thing” which by definition is “mutual trust and a friendship among people who spend a lot of time together.”

Upon the topic of Lucia saying she doesn’t want the higher-ups to think she’s a willing member of Team Glenn. This feels like it just sets in with her usual slightly biting sense of jokes that can be interpreted as being slightly rude. It’s important to remember her intro states she wasn’t asked to come along, but rather, volunteered to go with. Even if for another reason she doesn’t want to be a “willing member of Team Glenn” she’s there because she wanted to be and because she cares about Glenn and Matt.

I would also like to add that I feel one of Final Fantasy VII’s key themes could be found family, across majority of the compilation. Team Glenn might not entirely treat each other as “respectful adult friends” but rather closer to family, like siblings or cousins. They get on each other’s nerves and annoy each other, but they do also genuinely care about each other.

Following in on the topic of found family, the way they treat Sephiroth. Glenn is initially hostile towards Sephiroth, likely caused by his being put in charge as team leader, and possibly taking away Glenn’s chance at getting his bonus. The one reason he refused to call in for help. Glenn does deal with financial stress, even if caused by gambling (possibly passed down to him by his grandma. But I’ll save that for a different post.) However, once he hears what Sephiroth has to say about being a hero being a lie, he’s instantly willing to help him out. When asking what Sephiroth wants to be when he grows up, he says “Come on, tell Uncle Glenn.” (Closer to big brother in accurate translation) He misses what Sephiroth says about a normal life, but still continues to try and help him out. He also apologizes to Sephiroth multiple times throughout Chapter 5. He does feel bad for the things he said in the heat of the moment, and does clearly begin to care about him rather quickly.

Glenn, Matt, and Lucia, once Glenn’s frustration passes, instantly accept him into their group, and watch over him. Glenn already using a familial term when referring to their connection. Lucia also goes to show she cares about him when ruffling/petting his hair later on. Towards the end of Chapter 5, although Matt doesn’t have any close physical interactions with Sephiroth, he does show immediate concern upon finding out Sephiroth was injured. Showing that he does still care and worry about him, even if he hasn’t had what was considered a more touching moment. Glenn also once again apologizes to Sephiroth and hugs him.

Although it gets off to a rocky start with Sephiroth, I would argue that Glenn, Matt, and Lucia, all treat each other like pretty good friends, if not closer to the jabs family would have. Not unexpected in friendships that have been developing for possibly around 4 years either. They also eventually accept Sephiroth into their group.

Things might change later down the line, and the relationships the characters have with each other could be expanded upon and I could wind up being proven completely wrong, as we do only have through to Chapter 5 currently, but as it stands at the time of me writing this, I would say they are at least friends.

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Cloud: "FUCK YOU SEPHIROTH WE COME FACE TO FACE AT LAST🤬"

Miniroth: "Bro I literally just saw you last March wtf are you talking about."

[getvalentined]

I was already not particularly hopeful about how Angeal is going to be handled in the upcoming First SOLDIER arc, but my expectations are now in the fucking dirt after the most recent EC update, which includes the bit of CC where Genesis personally lays siege to Shinra HQ in an attempt to eliminate Hojo.

The EC version of this section has made a point of cutting every instance in which Angeal attacks, undermines or interrupts Genesis—as if trying to rewrite the storyline to indicate that Angeal had no aggression toward him at all, thereby indicating that everything happening here is entirely Genesis' fault and that he's doing it for absolutely no reason.

Reminder that in the full game, when Zack ostensibly killed Genesis in Modeoheim, Angeal's only issue was that he wasn't the one to do it. Reminder that in the same scene, Angeal has a more intense emotional response to Hollander saying Gillian's name than he did to the death of his oldest friend. His only issue with Genesis' death is that he didn't get to kill him. (Also reminder that none of this would have fucking happened in the first place if Angeal had just let Genesis and Sephiroth play on their own instead of inserting himself over and over to keep Genesis from having a chance of proving himself "worthy" of Sephiroth's validation. Because that's literally what happened. That's how Genesis got injured. Because Angeal wouldn't back the fuck off, because he couldn't allow Genesis to have an actual chance to prove himself, even though Sephiroth was all for it and also enjoying himself. This entire situation is literally and undeniably Angeal's fault.)

By cutting every instance where Angeal shows overt aggression toward Genesis, the EC iteration of CC is doing the exact same thing with these characters that fandom does: declare that Genesis deserved everything that happened, and Angeal was a faultless and noble man who never did anything wrong, neither of which are true in the actual narrative in any capacity.

Can't wait for people to start pulling out EC as "canon proof" that Genesis is a stupid piece of shit. Really looking forward to that.

[akiriith]

Okay so they're adding Traces of Two Pasts to Ever Crisis which is AMAZING. But like. can we get On the Way to a Smile too when they release the Advent Children pack? It would work so well as small stories for that release ;-;