FF7 Rebirth Ending Theory ahead so Spoilers!
This is your last chance..... be carful.... I'm deep diving into theory's here lol
So i had to get this out of my brain somewhere and this is the best place I could think of. I have been wreaking my brain trying to get my head around a quite confusing ending however I think i have finally settled on what I'm going to believe. Feel free to have your own opinions or questions! All respect and love from over here. =]
I'm working of the fact that there is multiple worlds being created every time the original plan (I.e original game runs) is challenged or changed. So this would mean there is a timeliness running and every time it does its supposed to be a set story but at some point sephiroth got wind of this and challenged fate because he was sick of loosing. Doing this brought the whispers to try and stop him fucking with fate, them themselves also then impacting in someway just for being present.
So far I think we have seen 6 worlds be created. - the one we are in, playing from remake. Being our world. (World 1)
-the one created when we fought the whispers changing fate meaning zack was then saved. (Say world 2), this is the world where he goes after hojo to save cloud.
-2 other worlds are then created one going after biggs and the bomb (world 3) and one where he is outside of the church that sephiroth turns up outside of (world 4)
-one world where aerith and cloud go on their date (world 5)
-and finally one cloud creates when he manages to hit sephiroths sword away from Aerith. (World 6, the only one we dont see a differnt stamp yet)
(It's good to note here that at points where worlds are "created" there seems to be some sort of rainbow effect that happens around them. Examples, Tunnel in the train station, Aerith when she pushes cloud into the portal, zack when he falls through floors into the portal, cloud when he hits sephiroths sword)
We have confermations of atleast 5 worlds by the fact that we see atleast 5 differnt stamp dogs In differnt scenes. However it us also possible that there are more worlds. Each world destiny is to have sephiroth try to destroy it, however he is supposed to be foiled by cloud and the gang minus aerith. However if anything is different, such as tifa, barret and red being dead and aerith and cloud being unconscious then clearly they are not there to defeat him in that world resulting in it being destroyed.
(Side note... the rip in the sky im undecided on if this is a result of multiple worlds, a world that has been changed from the original or if it means the inevitable of its end. Though it would make sence if it is a change present in that world as cloud now has knowledge he didn't before and has been in or is from another world. Also maybe why the others can't see it... but again still quite unsure)
So, I believe when cloud in our world fell with aerith, she herself was saved by him taking the brunt of the fall. I think he was knocked out and then woken up or was pulled into another world were a differnt aerith was waiting for him who knew he would need her holy. We know our cloud is capable of either hearing or seeing some of the other world/s through the fact that he goes to sleep and seems to be connected for a brief moment somehow. In this world he wakes up in, aerith is there with her ribbon in her hair waiting for him. I say this because it's easy to assume he wakes up in the world (world 2) we have been flipping back and forth from as zack but I don't think it is as zack leaves with aeriths ribbon, but also the stamp dog that is present behind him when he is on the train track is a differnt stamp dog that is present when aerith and cloud are on their date after he wakes up in that world world 5). I also think its a differnt world (world 4) to the one where zack is sat outside the church as jonny walks by with again a differnt stamp plush.
When cloud is then pushed into a portal he at first he lands somewhere where he is attacked by whispers. Assuming this is trying to stop him from handing the white materia back to aerith. After the fight he is greeted by one aerith saying we'll we meet again... as if she hadn't just seen him a moment ago. She seems to keep appearing and reappearing from behind trees. I believe these are multiple aeriths from differnt worlds and the one he gives the white materia to is our (world one) aerith, as when she dies we see the materia fall and it is in fact not empty like it had been before.
He then returns to our world (world 1) Ok so now stay with me here... I think at this point this cloud is actually two clouds in one, from world one and world 4. If you remember Marlene saying to zack that he has to make cloud better. She talks about how he trys to save her but doesn't make it in time to zack has to make him better so he can wake up and save aerith. So with this, we then see the scene where aerith is about to die and side by side we see two differnt fates play out. One where he doesn't save her and one where he does. Again we also see the rainbow effect when he knocked sephiroths sword away. We don't see just one outcome, we see them overlap as if they are happening at the same time. This is why I think there could be the presence of two clouds. With aerith being saved this created a new world (world 6).
We know it's possible to have people jump worlds as seen by zack for sure after he fights with cloud back to back. Possibly with aerith also where she was given the white materia. We know there is a theory of worlds merging and coming apart from things sephiroth says aswell as zack the last time we see him. I think the aerith that comes to help cloud fight sephiroth is our aeriths spirit (as she fades away at the end similar to the life force of the plannet) and I think the aerith we see at the end is in fact the one that was saved when cloud deflected the sword. Its possible he can see her because the line between worlds is thin for him after being through the portal and so on. The same with when aerith touches red and he seems to be able to feel her presence. Maybe the reason cloud can see the rip in the sky is also something to do with the lines between worlds being blured for him and why the others can't see it.
It's also possible that is wasn't two clouds and that it was just one, that created another world by saving aerith.. but it makes more sence to me that there would be two as how could one cloud create two possibilities. Unless what was happening was... and again stay with me haha
Maybe our cloud isn't the only cloud we see. We assume it is because we play as him but what if we are just seeing two worlds at once crossing over eachother that is happening at the same time. I'm not sure... but i do think it's in the ball park of either or theory's I have.
Obviously there are holes here and there in every theory because square enix have made is impossibly complicated lol however I still love it and I'm loving the changes and possibilities.
I do think the third game will be focusing on stoping sephiroth and whatever he has planned while joining all of the worlds together again. I do think they plan on having atleast aerith survive somehow this time, I'm hoping for zack to. Either way, I have absolutely loved playing final fantasy VII rebirth, the story, characters, side missions, music, visuals... all of it was fantastic and I can not wait for the end installment. I know there is alot of og fans (me being one of the og fans also) that are disappointed that its not a direct remake but I can say I am not one of them. I think the way that have done this is so clever to also make sure the original was cannon and did also happen and I'm also excited when im playing and see something that is new or different. It gives me something to look forward to with also anxiety of not actually knowing what the outcome will be now.
Anyway, time for me to continue with my post game blues after my 100 hour plus game play! If you read all of my rambles, thanks for sticking around and I hope you have had an awesome day/night.
