I get a lot of feelings about kid Reeve because he is literally the only Inspire in the FF7 universe. Can you imagine how crazy that is?? Imagine how he must have felt when he one day accidentally brought something to life?? Like maybe a toy? How freaked out he must have been??
âMUM- DADâ MISS FLOPPY IS TALKINGââ
And at first his parents would just brush it off. âOh? Thatâs nice Reeve. Weâre eating in five minutes. Do wash up love.â But then when they saw Reeve toddle in with his little stuffed rabbit walking after him theyâd probably screamâ
Reeve has so much cool plot potential, its a shame the games never went into his backstory, or even a clear explanation of how his powers work >_< I donât know if the Inspire thing is even meant to be canon to the final version, wasnât that mentioned in development stuff in the Ultimania? Before I read fansites I just assumed Cait Sith was an AI, or Reeve controlled him using some robotic technology instead of being an ordinary doll brought to life through magic. The game really wasnât clear about that! (Then again the english translation sucked, lol)
What is or is not canon in ff7 is - complex, so, really, whatever version you like best.
I agree heâs criminally underused, though.
I read the tags and wanted to say I agree on the AI part. I really feel heâs best as a mechanic engineer, especially in the creation of animatronics. If he wasnât just your average electrician/architect for Shinra I imagine he would have been the guy that grew up to invent robots to help disabled people or something of the like. He probably doesnât think he can do it, and is afraid of not having a steady stream of employment, so treats his gifts as a sort of hobby or pastime. I do like to think that the âmagicâ (I use the term lightly) of being an Inspire is one that eventually fades, and heâs not bringing things to life as much more as heâs giving them little parts of his own personality.Â














