![]() ![]() In the Final Fantasy VII Remake, Cloud and his friends destroy the Whispers that were trying to preserve the continuity from the original Final Fantasy VII and Zack's fate changes. Cloud continues to hold onto this facade until it is shattered by Sephiroth and his psyche is restored with Tifa Lockhart's help. Zack's death, along with the combined trauma caused by the Nibelheim Incident and his mako poisoning, twists Cloud's mind making him believe he was once a 1st class SOLDIER, that Zack's actions in Nibelheim were his own and that he is now a mercenary. Cloud approaches Midgar with Zack's voice telling him to take care of Aerith if he meets her (say "hi" to her for him in the English versions) and ponders whether he achieved his dream of becoming a hero. After Cloud has left, Zack sees a vision of Angeal descend from the sky as an angel Zack grabs his hand and enters the lifestream. He dies on the cliff overlooking Midgar, and Cloud-who has begun to recovery from his mako poisoning and come out of his catatonic state-stays by his body until the rain stops. Zack, accepting his fate and content he has managed to protect Cloud, hands the Buster Sword to him, telling him to carry on his dreams and honor as his living legacy. In Crisis Core, Cloud comes out of hiding to witness Zack's final moments. In the original version the soldiers deem Cloud is not a threat and spare him to go report to Shinra. Left unable to fight, the dying Zack is abandoned atop an outcropping. In the end even that is not enough, and although he takes down the majority of the soldiers, he succumbs when the few soldiers left critically injure him. While surviving the initial assaults, Zack notices the ambush and hides Cloud behind some rocks before walking out to confront the military force.ĭespite being a powerful 1st class SOLDIER, the sheer number of Shinra troops wears Zack down until only the memory of his mentor, Angeal Hewley, worry over Cloud's safety, and the hope of seeing Aerith again, keep him going. Intent on capturing the pair and getting the commendation for themselves, members of the Shinra Army ignore the Turks' orders and continue assailing Zack and Cloud, setting up an ambush on the road along the cliffs overlooking the Midgar Wasteland. Zack's death overlooking Midgar as Cloud lies catatonic. While onboard the truck, Zack plans for his new life in Midgar and decides to open up a mercenary/do-everything business with Cloud. While initially commandeering a motorcycle, Zack switches to hitching a ride on a car when the bike runs out of fuel. Zack refuses their help, believing it to lock him in the role of servitude that previously prevented him from leading a normal life. The Turks and their leader, Tseng, intend instead to offer them safety, being aware of the inhumanity of Professor Hojo's experiments, which would be brought back upon the pair if returned to custody. ![]() Realizing the extent of his absence, Zack decides to return to Midgar to see her.įollowing Zack and Cloud's escape the Turks and Shinra Army are ordered to pursue the two and either bring them back or terminate them. While on the run Zack finishes a conflict against Genesis Rhapsodos and reads a letter from Aerith Gainsborough, which he had been unable to receive due to his captivity. He frees his friend Cloud, who suffers from mako poisoning and helps him escape Nibelheim. Having been captured and experimented on for four years following the Nibelheim Incident, Zack escapes confinement. ![]()
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