Final Fantasy 7 fans have butted heads over who Cloud's love interest is for decades. Even the additional scenes, story, and context in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth have only muddied the waters further for many. Perhaps the series' director confirming one of the two female characters who could feasibly be Cloud's other half most assuredly is not will settle this debate for good, though I get the feeling even that won't be good enough for some.
Rebirth's director Naoki Hamaguchi and producer Yoshinori Kitase spoke with Inverse about all things Rebirth, as well as touching on plans for the final part of the trilogy. During the interview, the additional scenes between Aerith and Cloud were discussed at length, giving Hamaguchi the chance to confirm the relationship between the characters has always been more akin to one siblings would share rather than one with romantic connotations.
There can be many different interpretations of what this scene truly means for each player. But Aerith has always been this sort of sisterly character pulling Cloud along and encouraging him.
The long-standing argument between FF7 fans has one side claiming Cloud only has eyes for Aerith, while the other half believes he should be...
