Final Fantasy 7 Remake Ending Timeline Split Explained!

The Ending to Final Fantasy VII Remake might have created a Timeline Split similar to the one found in The Legend of Zelda Timeline. In this video, we explain how this split might impact Final Fantasy VII as a Franchise!
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[drgxiii]

3:50 I love how you use original Zack's voice over ff7R footage. A man of culture I see.

[cauzticbento]

Not gonna lie, I'm actually looking forward to playing the remake more. A new story line sounds like a lot of fun

[dekaidoku]

I call the Timelines with these different names:
Beagle Timeline for FF7R Main Game Timeline
Terrier Timeline for Zack's Survival Timeline
Dog Timeline for the Compilation of FF7/Original Timeline

[thecoldmage_]

I'm going to call it now: Aerith doesn't necessarily have to die now. If we are in a new timeline split influenced by a version of Sephiroth from the future, then he may strategically hold back from killing her. Aerith's death not only further mobilized Cloud and his party against Sephiroth, but Aerith returning to the planet gave her spirit the opportunity to call on the Life Stream it to support Holy's power. Without the Life Stream coming in to play during the original end to FF7, Meteor would have still hit the planet.

[michaelh]

Square Enix: Okay, you can do whatever you want with the story.
*Zoom shot to Tetsuya Nomura slowly smiling as Sephiroth's theme starts to play*

[Tigerchick]

I love how you used Rick Gomez's voice for Zack. I'm excited about the next game. Zack is back!!

[charlie]

I literally just beat the game today without having been exposed to spoilers... this game blew my MIND!

[flygonkerel]

I love how you dubbed the better zack voice

[jakesemerdjian]

So going forward I think it's important to acknowledge that the entire FF7R series will very likely be divisive, and while it will lead to interesting debates, I think we should also try and remember to be civil and respectful of differing viewpoints on the series. As someone who's more on the negative side of things after the first Part, I fully believe that both those who aren't happy with the big story changes and those who are happy have valid points, & the situation is more nuanced than just "this side's right, the other one's wrong." Trying to shoot down other's opinions on things or being disrespectful will just lead to the fandom being toxic bit by bit. Let's be better than that.

[Moogle]

Oh boy when the story involves time travel shenanigans you know the story it’s going get complicated😐

[Poormrworry]

at first I thought this was silly and hated that they saved Biggs and Jesse, but then I saw how the signs on the bar are different. in the game its written 7th heaven, but in the ending where you can see the light raining down, its written seventh heaven. so yea they made a different timeline where those characters are alive and I assume it will matter later.

[tomasgarcia]

I didn’t even think about Ocarina of Time, but that’s so true. I didn’t even notice any of the Zelda parallels. I am so floored right now!!! Great video!

[tadsta]

Aerith is trying to change the OG timeline which is why she says everytime the whispers touch her she loses something. She wants to save the planet AND humanity so the planet is trying to take away her memories or feelings for humanity. The planet likes the OG outcome since humanity is wiped out and the planet lives on without humanity destroying it slowly. Since Aerith sent the info about the future to her past self via the lifestream, she is now trying to find a way to save both.

[MrSuperbeast]

I think at the end of AC, when Sephiroth said "I will never be a memory" he realized he could use the Lifestream to send his mind back to the point where he fell into the Lifestream so he was able to intervene through anyone who carried the Jenova/Sephiroth Cells(ie Cloud, Zack, the numbered men, and Jenova pieces).

I don't personally think that Zack survived, so much as that was Aerith seeing a vision of Zack's last stand, him trying to save Cloud, and maybe a hint that he still lives on inside of Cloud's subconscious mind. Kinda like how he appeared in Cloud's near death vision at the end of AC with Aerith and gave him the strength to win.

And maybe the Aerith in the Lifestream was able to fallow Sephiroth back in time to warn herself?

[commonwealthrealm]

I hope you have a great day and enjoy the video. Everything except the timeline branch of the original Final Fantasy VII and compilation has changed with the Final Fantasy VII Remake Timeline split. I would love to hear your opinion on this.

[Kronse]

There are much more things Zelda and FF have in common. (Going from their latest installments)

Both have a hero (Cloud and Link), who is chased by an inescapable evil. Both are exceptional swordsmen and are very socially awkward and stoic, having a hard time speaking about their true feelings. And both fall in love with the heroine they just recently met. Both of them have burdens, which they can just share with their respective heroine.
Oh yeah. And both got some memory issues. And not to forget both have crossdressed lol.

Both games have a heroine (Zelda and Aerith) that met the hero recently and becomes close to him very quickly. Also both heroines have some sort of divine power and a destiny they have to fullfil. They both never had anybody to bear their burdens to until they meet their soulmate, which is the hero. They compliment each other and have a natural relationship.

And both games have the second love interest (Mipha and... Tifa lol), which are both childhood friends of the hero. They love the hero since their childhood, but are to shy to open up to him about their true feelings, which leads to them being unhappy.

It's actually funny how many things these two games share. ^^
And that coming from a giant fan of both of them.

[SuaatanaTube]

Also in the ending Barret says that if they go through the portal there is a possibility they are never coming back. So at the end:

1. Did they go back to the Remake timeline after Sephiroth's defeat? If they did it would have a single Remake timeline.
2. If they didn't, it is possible that they created another timeline where our heroes no longer exist as they vanished forever. Creating a Vanished Heroes timeline where Sephiroth of that timeline wins.
3. And if they made it to another timeline where duplicates of themselves exist would create another timeline altogether.

[KiomonDuck]

I know a guy who is staunchly opposed to the changes made and refuses to play it. I like both for what they are.

[ex]

Idc how much hate this game will get from some people, Im happy Zack is alive even if Aerith doesnt remember him in part two. His story was too depressing. He deserves this.

[ZUZAINFINITY]

I was a little unhappy with it not following the original story. But then after replaying the original and then going back to the remake. I love this remake even more. The way I look at it, it’s going differently because Aerith knows about the future events (original FFVII story) and is hinting at it or trying to change the outcome and create a happy ending but the whispers are trying to keep the original story flowing.