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Final Fantasy VII

Name: Final Fantasy VII
Abbreviation(s): FF7, FFVII
Creator: Square (now Square-Enix)
Date(s): 1997 (first release)
Medium: Video game, with the series extending into anime, CGI film, and short stories
Country of Origin: Japan
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Final Fantasy VII is the seventh game in the Final Fantasy series by Square-Enix. It was first released in 1997 for the Sony PlayStation system; it was re-released for PCs in 1998 and for the Sony PSP in 2009. It is one of the most popular games of all time and retains an active fandom.

The main game follows the adventures of Cloud Strife, a solider turned mercenary, and his teammates as they attempt to save the world by stopping the destructive plans of Sephiroth and the Shinra Corporation. There are various other games, movies, and short stories set in the FF7 universe, known collectively as the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII (see below).

Characters

The game's cast includes some of the best known video game characters of all time.

Pairings

Het, slash, and femslash ships can all be found within the FF7 fandom. One event in the original game allows for Cloud to go on a date with a party member: either Aerith or Tifa (which are the two easiest to date), or Yuffie or Barret.

  • Cloud Strife/Aerith Gainsborough
  • Cloud Strife/Tifa Lockhart
  • Cloud Strife/Zack Fair
  • Cloud Strife/Sephiroth
  • Aerith Gainsborough/Zack Fair
  • Aerith Gainsborough/Tifa Lockhart
  • Yuffie Kisaragi/Vincent Valentine

Names

There is some tension among fans regarding Aeris/Aerith's name; in Japanese her name is given as エアリス earisu, with the su ending intending to substitute a th sound. In the first English release of the game, her name was transliterated as Aeris which stuck with fans. But in later releases, such as in Crisis Core, it was changed to Aerith. Many fans still favor the original "Aeris" version of her name, and both versions are used frequently in fandom.

Compilation of Final Fantasy VII

The Compilation of Final Fantasy VII refers to the extended universe of FF7 in its many mediums. The compilation includes, in order of in-story chronology (not release date):

  • Before Crisis - Mobile phone video game featuring The Turks.
  • Crisis Core - Video game featuring Zack Fair, released 2007.
  • Last Order - Short animated film about the events of Nibelheim with Zack, Cloud, Tifa, and Sephiroth.
  • Final Fantasy VII - Original game, released 1997.
  • On the Way to a Smile - A series of short stories intended as a prologue to Advent Children.
  • Advent Children - Full-length CGI-animated film.
  • Dirge of Cerberus - Video game featuring Vincent Valentine, released in 2006.

Fandom

History of the fandom? what are the main branches?

Fanworks

What kinds of fanworks are produced?

  • Dead Fantasy features FF7 characters, particularly Tifa and later Cloud

Communities

See List of Final Fantasy Lists and Communities for an extended list of FF7-related communities.

Resources

References

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