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i'm playing the original for the first time (i played the remakes first, yes i'm awful, don't wanna hear it) and today i got vincent and why doesn't anyone talk about the easter egg of the safe code???
36-10-59-97 is the code to the safe with the basement key (and lost number) in the original. but the SAME CODE is used in shinra manor's basement during the part where you control cait sith. used in completely different parts of the manor. but still there. i recognized it INSTANTLY.
I HAVE MANY THINGS TO SAY-
1. Bi pin for Luz LET’S GOOO!!
2. (The other pin could be a wtnv pin if I headcanon like really hard....)
3. We need to manifest a matching lesbian pin for Amity, WE. NEED. IT.
3. Hunter’s hands are normal there goes the possible angst ;-;
4. Aaand replace it with new angst as he is relentlessly bullied for that outfit excuse me sir wtf are those watermelon sweatpants
5. Hunter and Luz look really tired.
6. But, at least in this scene, Gus is happy! It seems like he’s going to be able to properly enjoy experiencing the human realm for the first time, even with the conditions.
I feel like Camilla is the type of parent to get super excited and yeet a bunch of pride stuff at their child as soon as they come out. I like the idea that’s where the pin is from.
The first Easter egg has been found by rllk_nbks on AO3!
The Easter Egg: Chapter 19
"Vanessa is right Freddy," Roxy says after a minute, earning a glare as well. "Think about it. Say Gregory grows up and distances himself because he made a better life for himself. He's gone so long it's like you aren't his parents anymore. Only for him to come back in secret and not tell you and Bonnie he's home. How would you feel?" Roxy says, getting annoyed back at Freddy.
As a reward they have earned a virtual cookie and a tea party with the character of their choice. The chose Chocolate chip cookies and Crazy Steve!
Dude, I was rewatching Steven Universe Say Uncle
There was one part when Uncle Grandpa said in reference to Steven's gem that he should polish it about twice a year and I looked it up apparently your supposed to polish a diamond at least twice a year to keep the color from fading. This episode was non-canon but it snuck in a clue about Steven being a diamond back in season 2.
AAAHHH! IM SO EXCITED! One of my new hens laid her first egg. It's smaller than a normal egg.
Happy Easter <3
It’s 4 u :3
Mmm eggs and flags... I should eat some raw eggs and flags for today... Mmm... Trans Easter day...
So I'm playing Inscryption, a game my friend got for me years ago but I never finished. I remember doing a bunch of stuff in the cabin, but I was never very good at the card game itself so I just kept dying before the second boss, the Angler. I know I beat him a couple times but I never made it past that. Definitely died a lot in the process.
I'm playing the game now on a different computer and Steam didn't transfer my save, so I just decided that starting over would be fine. Having a better idea of how the card game works now, I made it to the Angler on my first try and took on of his lives.
I thought things were going great, HOWEVER, apparently the game wants me dead now. The game glitched and went red and now the enemy's board has been replaced entirely with flight blocking grizzlies, because of "too fast, too soon."
This is crazy and insane and totally the shit I live for in a game. I wouldn't have made it this far without prior knowledge, yet I am being punished for said knowledge in a way that is ominous and terrifying. I genuine set my laptop to the side for a moment in shock.
This is so so cool. I'm excited and hope I'll actually finish the game this time, haha
WHAT THE FUCK IS GOING ON?! MORE MARK LORE?!
JUST ONE LEFT
I haven't watched the entire video yet, so there might be more (and yes, I'm late), but we have another three codes.
The pattern is the same, we put them into an imgur link and we get these:
Bring the brightness up to unholy levels, we get these:
Mix, mix, mix:
And the link thus far is: "THE___FILES.COM"
Possibly the Plier files? Though the missing part looks more like a four letter thing.
Ready Player One🎮
The universe is like an Easter egg planet painting by @kerstin-jacobs http://little-starlight-galaxy.eu
🐣 Painting during picnic.
“You don’t see celebrations as unique as this often”
🐣 Made some art of Spring Burgh, one of my favorite new units in Pokemon Masters 🌸
🌙 Likes and reblogs are appreciated! Thank you all so much 💕
Hope everyone had an enjoyable easter sunday yesterday. Who was „eggcited“ for giving/receiving/hunting for easter eggs? Onwards we go. Heres to day two. Happy Monday!
FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 9: EXTRAS
CLOUD’S SECRET
Now everything makes sense
“HAIRTONIC Ideal Scalp Care. For astonishingly radiant & spiky hair!”.
TASSELLATION
This particoular tassellation, alternating squares and octagons, present in many parts of the Remake, appeared also in other previous parts of the compilation.
VICTORY POSES
After the victories at the Colosseum and in the Shinra combat simulator, the characters perform their OG victory poses.
WEAPONS
If the player finds Corneo’s secret stashes they can fins three tiaras (Ruby, Emerald and Diamond tiaras) inspired to the OG Ruby, Emerald and Diamond Weapons.
NATURAL OASIS
While in Trace of Two Pasts is stated that Elmyra’s house was full of flowers and plants even before the arrival of Aerith, it surely isn’t a coincidence that the sector she lives in, contrary to the rest of Midgar, is full of nature. Moreover the orphanage near her house is called “Leaf House” and the name of the teacher is Mrs Folia (”leaf” in Latin).
STARGAZER HEIGHTS
The place where Tifa lives in Sector 7, and where she suggests Cloud to live too, is a wooden building called Stargazer Heights, which is a reference to the water tower where they shared the promise. I’d say also that the presence in the same building of a black caped man isn’t a coincidence, considering that the first time these beings bould be spotted in the OG was indeed Nibelheim.
MATCHING OUTFITS
Tifa: Be sure to pick an outfit that goes with mine, okay?
Cloud: Will do.
Nailed it.
Jokes aside there’s a subtle clever mechanism behind the choice of the Wall Market dresses.
- If the player prefers Tifa, they’ll probably choose the refined dress and will have a good chance to get Chocobo Sam’s odd jobs (giving answers a bit more pro Tifa), so both Cloud and Tifa will wear the blue outfits.
- If the player prefers Aerith, they’ll maybe choose the sporty dress and will have a good chance to get Madam M’s odd jobs (giving answers a bit more pro Aerith), so both Cloud and Tifa will wear the satin outfits.
BARRET’S DEATH
I’m not totally sure here if this was intentional, but when I saw Barret’s death I couldn’t help but think that during the first drafts of the OG he was the one who had to die instead of Aerith.
CAPED CREATURES
We don’t know yet if there’s any connection between the Whispers and the Black caped men, but it’s hard not to notice the visual similarity of their designs.
BOOKS AND ADS
- PROFESSOR GAST
In Aerith’s childhood room in Shinra HQ there’s a book about the Lifestream written by Gast Farmeis, Aerith’s father.
- FAN CLUBS
In the same room there’s also a book about Stamp mentioning his fan club, which is an element that comes from Crisis Core
- COSTA DEL SOL
There are some signs in Sector 8 - more a music disk - about Costa del Sol.
- FFVI
In one of the ads inside the trains there’s a FFVI quote from an author called “Gabbiani” - Setzer’s last name.
- FFX-2
In Shinra’s museum there’s a picture with a FFX-2 character, Shinra.
FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 8: OG FINAL FANTASY VII
ELEMENTS USED IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT OR FOR A DIFFERENT PURPOSE
SAVE POINTS
The save points of the original FFVII consisted in an angled C (”check point”) floating on a crystal base. In the REmake there are no more save points but the same symbols appear on the healing benches.
PHS
In the OG the player could use the PHS tool in the world map or at the save points to switch the party members. In the Remake there are PHS terminals in Shinra HQ that the group use to communicate and switch between two parties in Chapter 17.
TIFA’S PIANO
During her childhood Tifa had a piano in her bedroom. Among the many posters of the REmake there are some with the image of a keyboard, one of them indeed hung in Tifa’s bedroom.
THE HOUSE SPECIAL
We know from the original game that Avalanche was originally founded in Cosmo Canyon. This is also the name of one of the drinks served at Seventh Heaven, Avalanche’s hideout.
OG: Cosmo Canyon... This is where AVALANCHE was born...
Remake: Our house special: the Cosmo Canyon.
BEST GUIDE
When Sephiroth, Zack and Cloud arrived at Nibelheim years before, Tifa escorted them to the reactor, saying she was the best guide of the town. In the Remake too she proposes to be Cloud’s guide in the Sector 7 slums (reference more clear in the Jp version).
OG: I’m the number one guide in this town.
Remake: I know these streets better than anyone. (Jp version: I’m the best guide of the slums).
PARACHUTING
In the OG Cloud and the others parachuted themselves on Midgar from the Highwind, in order to prevent Hojo to use the Sister Ray to help Sephiroth. In the Remake Cloud, Jessie, Biggs and Wedge parachute back in Sector 7 after the mission in Chapter 4.
MUSEUM
At Gold Saucer, Dio had a personal museum with a big picture of himself. Moreover, he had also a massive gold statue at the top of the amusement park. In the Remake, the 60th floor of the Shinra building hosts a museum where there’s also a big golden statue of the President.
VIRTUAL REALITY
Bugenhagen has a 3D holographic symulator in the Cosmo Canyon observatory, necessary for his planetology studies (Shinra machinary he received from Professor Gast). “Cosmos theatre” is a 3D virtual reality symulator where visitors can learn about the Ancients and the Promised Land.
DA-CHAO
During Intermission Yuffie uses to eat “Da-chao beans”. Da-Chao an important water deity of Wutai and its massive statue is sculpted in the mountain overlooking village.
WALL MARKET
In the original FFVII, the Honeybee Inn was a brothel, while in the Remake it’s a night club. Anyway, the hand massages at Madam M’s parlor are kind of allusive, especially the Luxory Course.
ARENA
The Battle Square (or Battle Arena or Colosseum) was an area of the Gold Saucer, where Cloud could entertain Dio with a match in exchange of the Keystone. In the Remake, also Corneo has a Colosseum at Wall Market.
DATES
In the OG, depending on the player’s choices, Cloud could spend a date at the Gold Saucer with Aerith, Tifa, Yuffie or Barret. A similar system exists also in the Remake and it affects a cutscene at the beginning of Chapter 14.
SHOWMAN
During the date at the Gold Saucer, Cloud and the girl (NB: not Barret) had to take part to a stage show where they played the parts of the knight and the princess. In the Remake, in order to obtain the dress-up to infiltrate Corneo’s Mansion, he has to take part to a dance show at the Honey Bee Inn.
THE PRINCESS
Princess Rosa was one of the protagonists of the Gold Saucer show, played by Aerith, Tifa or Yuffie during the date. In the Remake Cloud can read a letter in the room of Jessie’s father, where Jessie announced to her parents that she obtained the part of the princess in a show at Gold Saucer.
Jessie Raspberry as...the Princess?
FIREWORKS
There were fireworks creating a romantic atmosphere during the ride on the gondola at Gold Saucer. In the Remake, if Aerith is wearing the red dress, her appearance is accompanied by fireworks and red carpet.
KISS
The LTD has split the fandom for ages, but the only two girls who have ever been shown kissing Cloud are Yuffie (during her GS date) and Jessie (if the player manages to end the bike minigame in Chapter 4 with HP above 80%).
DREAM
In the OG Aerith appeared in Cloud’s dream just before getting to the City of the Ancients, the place where Sephiroth killed her. In the Remake this dream is hinted in two scenes:
1) The way Aerith appeared at Cloud at the beginning of Chapter 9 recalls the way she appeared in his dream (which triggers in Cloud a vision of her death).
2) She appears in his dreams again during her resolution scene, using gestures and words that hint at her death.
VOICES OF THE PLANET
Aftyer Meteor was summoned in the OG, Cloud and the others could hear the scream of the Planet from the Highwind. In the Remake, when the group faced Sephiroth at the end of the highway, the Whispers start screaming in pain and Aerith said those were the voices of the Planet.
OG: RedXIII: Did you...hear something? - Tifa: The Planet’s scream...or Meteor? Is it this Planet? - Cloud: Hey, how do we know that this is really the Planet’s scream? - Tifa: Did you forget? Bugenhagen told us.
Remake: What you heard just now were the voices of the planet. Those born into this world. Who lived and who died. Who returned. They're howling in pain. (...) They... Their words...they don't reach him. All these moments and memories, precious and fleeting...they're like rain rolling off his back... And when they're gone, he won't cry...or shout...or anything.
CLOUD VS SEPHIROTH
In the original FFVII, after the defeat of Safer∙Sephiroth, Cloud and Sephiroth had a final mental duel. At the end of the Remake Sephiroth mentally drags Cloud to the “Edge of Creation” with a symilar dynamic.
FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 7: OG FINAL FANTASY VII
ELEMENTS ORIGINALLY SHOWED AFTER THE MIDGAR SECTION & VISIONS OF THE FUTURE
CAIT SITH
This character didn’t show up until the group reached the Gold Saucer. In the Remake he witnesses the plate fall.
YUFFIE
In the OG Yuffie could only be recruited after visiting the Mythril Mines and nothing hints she had ever been in Midgar before. Now she is the protagonist of Intermission, spending a whole day in Midgar, getting to see Barret’s cell and infiltrating in Shinra HQ thanks to Avalanche. Some main points of this character have already been shown like the rivalry between her and her father, some details of the Wutai war and even her motion sickness.
ROMANTIC RUDE
In the OG Rude confessed Reno that he liked Tifa. In the Remake, when he spotted her on the Sector 7 pillar, he deviated the chopper to prevent Reno from killing her.
Reno: Dammit! You wanna explain yourself, partner?
Rude: Uh... Hand slipped.
PALMER’S TEA
In the original, at Cid’s house, Palmer asked for some tea with “sugar, honey and lard”. In the Remake he walks in the corridor of Shinra HQ with a cup of tea, complaining that he ran out of butter (though in Japanese it’s still “lard”).
Oh dear, oh dear... A man of my refined tastes running out of butter! Shorn of its proper accompainment, this tea...might as well be boiled pond water!
BLACK-CAPED MEN
In the original there was just one clone in Midgar, in Sector 5, and he wasn’t wearing the black cape yet, while in the Remake they can be met also in Midgar.
The Remake also confirms that also some former SOLDIERs can turn into caped men, something that the OG revealed only in an optional scene in Junon.
OG: I used to be in SOLDIER. Lately I’ve felt like dressing up like this...
Remake: My dad told me that that man, he used to be a SOLDIER when he was younger. I heard he came back because he got sick or something. Isn't that kinda weird? Can SOLDIERs even get sick?
This concept is further - more openly - reiterated also in Intermission:
Nayo: Mako poisoning. That's what happens if you don't make the grade as a SOLDIER...or when the military's done using you.
REUNION
When Cloud attacks Marco believing he’s Sephiroth he has a vision of the Reunion at Whirlwind Maze.
BARRET’S PAST
In the Remake Barret mentions the day he survived from the destruction of his home town, while in the original this happened one the group arrived in Corel.
Wouldn't be the first time I spit in destiny's eye. Whether you can see the seams or you can't...doesn't change that she's always trying to have it her way.
JENOVA
In the original game the first fight against Jenova took place on the Cargo ship, while in the Remake the group fights it in Chapter 17.
Note: the first form of Jenova in the original was called Jenova∙BIRTH (followed later by Jenova∙LIFE, Jenova∙DEATH and Jenova∙SYNTHESIS). In Remake it is called Dreamweaver, referring to its ability to project illusions, while the Japanese sticks to the original calling it Jenova Beat, hinting to the prenatal heartbeat of fetuses.
LIFESTREAM
During the presentation at Cosmo theatre (an allusion itself to Cosmo Canyion) the group can see a depiction of the Lifestream flowing throughout the Planet. In the original this only happened at the very end when Aerith summoned it.
MATERIA
During the aforementioned presentation it was explained how the Ancients were able to create Materia with condensed Lifestream, while in the original it was explained during the flashback in Kalm.
7R: In the distant past, our planet was home to a people we call the Ancients. Many millennia before we discovered mako, these precursors were already pioneering its use. Somehow they learned of the great reservoir of energy pulsing beneath their feet. And once they had...the Ancients developed the means to harness this bountiful energy and bend it to their will. The fruits of their labors have survived to this very day in the form of certain kinds of materia.
OG: Materia. When you condense Mako energy, materia is produced. It’s very rare to be able to see materia in its natural state. (...)...the knowledge and wisdom of the Ancients is held in the Materia.
PROUD CLOD
During intermission Yuffie can see the Proud Clod still under construction stored in Shinra underground. Moreover, the Pride and Joy Prototype (in Japanese: Proud Clad Unit Zero) is a boss that can be fought in Shinra battle simulator.
MIND READER
During the second bombing mission Tifa jokingly asks Cloud if he could read her mind. This is a hint to Jenova’s ability to read minds.
7R: I swear, your timing was perfect. It's almost like...you could read my mind. SOLDIERs can't do that, can they?
OG: Inside of you, Jenova has merged with Tifa’s memories, creating you.
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES
In the Remake Cloud "remembers” two episodes of his childhood in Nibelheim, scenes that originally were included in the Lifestream sequence in Mideel.
BURNING TOWN
During the first vision of Sephiroth in Chapter 2, Cloud re-experiences the distruction of NIbelheim. This info wasn’t revealed in the OG until the flashback in Kalm.
TEST SUBJECT
When Cloud, Barret and Tifa discover the secret underground lab with specimen detained in mako tanks, Cloud starts remembering his captivity in the basement of Shinra Mansion. This was originally revealed only in the optional cutscene in the basement of the Mansion, after the Lifestream sequence.
MAKO POISONING
Mako poisoning is an element that in the OG was explained just in Mideel, while in the Remake Jessie’s father suffers of the same condition. A sector 7 NPC also witnesses one of Cloud’s Jenova headaches and suggests he may be Mako poisonesd (before the whispers intervene).
7R: [Chapter 3] What the—You okay, buddy? Mako junkie, huh? Figures...
[Chapter 4] Jessie's got a theory about it. Thinks her dad's spirit is stuck now—between his body and the heart of the planet.
OG: He probably has no idea who or where he is now... Poor fellow, his voice doesn’t even work. He is literally miles away from us. Some place far away where no one’s ever been... All alone...
UNCOMFORTABLE TRUTH
Discovering that in reality Cloud never made it in SLDIER was a pivotal plot twist of the OG. In the Remake that’s hinted more than once, until Hojo openly reveals it.
No, not quite. Oh, now I recall. My memory was mistaken. My boy, you weren't a SOLDIER...
SEPHIROTH’S DEATH
In Chapter 2 Cloud remembers he killed Sephiroth. This is surprising as in the OG, during Kalm flashback, he told the group that he didn’t know what happened to Sephiroth after Nibelheim incident, even pointing out that, in terms of strength, he couldn’t have killed him.
AERITH’S DEATH
Cloud has some visions of Aerith’s death: after falling in her church in Chapter 8 (pics 2 and 3) and at the beginning of Chapter 9 (pics 1 and 4). Moreover he and the rest of the group have a blurred vision of her death in Chapter 18, Aerith’s refers to death in her resolution scene and Sephiroth tells him he’s unable to protect people in Chapter 2 (while seeing Aerith for the first time) and in Chapter 13 (after she’s been kidnapped).
METEOR
Cloud, and the others have visions of Meteor and the storm that destroyed Midgar at the end of the OG in Chapters 16 and 18.
FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 6: THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: A TURKS SIDE STORY
NEW CHARACTERS
The novel introduces new characters like:
LESLIE
KYRIE
MIREILLE
MERLE
PHOTOS
In the book Evan tells Tifa about some pictures of ladies he found at Corneo’s Mansion. In the Remake indeed Corneo takes various pictures of Cloud.
Cloud: What was that?
Don Corneo: Don’t you worry your pretty little head. Just a picture to preserve the moment! And to ensure you don’t do anything inappropriate like say “No”...
FAMILY
Ms Folia, the teacher of the Leaf House, said she considers the kids of the orphanage as a real family. The same concept is repeated at the end of the novel when Kyrie states that she, Evan and Bits form a real family even if they’re not relatives, and Cloud confirms he feels the same about his own family (this concept was already touched also in On the way to a Smile from Tifa’s pov).
But I want the children to know that until they can stand on their own two feet that I'm here to support them, care for them, love them—that even if we're not actually related, we're still a family—a real family, in all the ways that matter. If I can do that for them, then well...then maybe I'm making this world a better place.
FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 5: ON THE WAY TO A SMILE
FRUITS AND VEGETABLES
Jessie: I make a mean pizza, I’ll have you know! Marche, luche, black milly, red shelly - I use only the best ingredients! Sound good?
Cloud: Never heard of any of that stuff.
A NEW BAR
Some months after Meterofall, Barret, Tifa and Cloud opened a new bar in Edge.
Barret: I guess...we’ll build another bar.
Tifa: Yeah. We will. You’ll help too, won’t you?
Cloud: For a price.
DENZEL
Cloud found Denzel, an orphan in need affected by Geostigma, in front of Aerith’s church and decided to bring him home. In remake Aerith used to visit an orphanage placed near her house, in Sector 5.
BARRET’S MISSION
After Metorfall and the defeat of Shinra, the world lost its primary energy source and got plagued by Geostigma. Barret embarked on a journey to amend for his sins and he finally resolved to do it by finding a new energy source and so help people start a new life.
You’re lying to yourself, even now. (...) Picture it! Picture a world without Shinra. Without Mako energy. A stagnant, impotent world. Now picture a natural disaster. Who would help the people? Help to recover and rebuild? You? With their old world ruined, will they thank you for the new?
MEMORIES
After being killed at the end of FFVII, Sephiroth tied his existence to Cloud’s memories, creating a bond between them.
Were the planet to die, so many things would be lost. (...) That which binds us together would be no more. And I would be loath to live in such a world.
(...)
Our world will become a part of it...one day. But I...will not end. Nor will I have you end. (...) The edge of creation. Cloud, lend me your strength. Let us defy destiny...together.
GUILT
In the OG Tifa doesn’t show much hesitation about AVALANCHE methods and the regret for the victims of Sector 7 is just slightly mentioned a couple o times, while that’s one of her major traits in the Remake. This characterization comes from Episode Tifa, that fully explores her feelings about her past actions and their consequences.
A whole lotta mormal people with families and friends work for Shinra. People just trying to support their loved ones as best they can. I know it's not exactly a revelation, but... It's easy to forget.
FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 4: DIRGE OF CERBERUS
[Includes: DoC Online Multiplayer - DoC - DoC Lost Episode]
SHINRA’S DARKEST SECRET
In Chapter 3, Weimar tells Cloud and Tifa of the rumors about undregroud secret labs. In Chapter 13, after the plate fall, Cloud, Barret and Tifa enter this mysterious underground facility full of monsters and Mako tanks.
7R: There’s a crazy story about a Shinra research lab hidden right beneath our feet - under the slums.
DoC: Deepground soldiers. (...) The shadow of the Shinra company, constructed by the former president and completely hidden from the rest of the world. (...) His goal was to create an army of superhuman warriors - not once letting morality interfere.
INTERMISSION
During Intermission it is not only confirmed the existence of Deepground but Yuffie and Sonon fight against some soldiers in their DoC uniforms.
Nero: "Team"? Fool. There are no "teams" in Deepground.
Yuffie: Deep...ground?
Nero: The place where my brother and I like to play.
WEISS AND NERO
After getting to Deepground Yuffie and Sonon had to fight against one of the Deepground Tsviets, Nero. Meanwhile Weiss was added as a boss fight in the Shinra Combat Simulator.
VITUAL REALITY
The overall concept of Shinra using VR simulators comes from DoC. In particoular, in DoC Multiplayer SOLDIERs and Tsviets used to train exclusively in VR arenas.
MOOGLE YUFFIE
During the first half of Intermission Yuffie wears a tattered cloak with a moogle hood. This piece of clothing appeared for the first time in Dirge of Cerberus.
FFVII Remake Easter Eggs and compilation continuity - Part 3: ADVENT CHILDREN
KIDS
Feeling close to death, Biggs asks Cloud to take care for him of the orphans of the Leaf House. Cloud refuses implying that he doesn’t like kids. Anyway, not even one year later he will take care of both Marlene and Denzel, two orphans.
SPARE GLASSES
In the movie Rude broke his glasses during the fight with the Remnants but he immediately replaced them with another pair. The same happens in the Remake in Chapter 8, during the fight against Cloud and Aerith.
AERITH’S CHURCH
The design of Aerith’s church is almost the same of the one showed in Advent Children.
AERITH AND MARLENE
Just before the plate fall, Aerith goes to Seventh Heaven to save Marlene and the two share a sort of mysterious interaction. Despite having known her for so little, after two years Marlene will still be very fond of Aerith. She’ll have her same hairstyle but she’ll also be “special” since she’ll be the only kid not affected by Geostigma and she’ll perceive Aerith’s presence during the battle against Sephiroth.
SEVENTH HEAVEN
On the wall of Seventh Heaven there are some AC references: a picture of the future Seventh heaven and a blurred photo of future Barret, Marlene, Nanaki and Cait Sith.
GEOSTIGMA
When Cloud met Sephiroth in the drum, he grabbed his left arm in pain while being mentally tortured - the same arm that will be affected by Geostigma.
MOTORCYCLE FIGHT
The motorcycle fight with Roche recalls the chase on the highway of Midgar-Edge with the Remnants.
WHISPERS
In Chapter 18 the Whispers mysteriously started cyrcling around the Shinra tower the same way the corrupted Lifestream will do in Advent Children.
When Sephiroth delivere the line “Destiny comes”, the Whispers started escaping in every direcion from the top of the Shinra tower. The same happens in the movie when the Lifestream finally erupts in the church.
VISIONS
During the battle against Whisper Harbinger, all the members of the group have some visions of the future, taken directly from the movie.
THE REMNANTS
Whisper Harbinger summons three “entities from a future timeline that have manifested in the present day", that the Ultimania confirms being manifestations of the Remnants:
Whishper Rubrum is a swordsman like Kadaj;
Whisper Viridi is a pincher like Loz;
Whisper Croceo is a shooter.
When they materialize Whisper Rubrum appears in front of Cloud and Whisper Viridi in front of Tifa (in the movie Cloud fought against Kadaj and Tifa against Loz).
After the battle the three entities merge together in Whisper Bahamut (in the movie the three remnants summoned Bahamut SIN).
SEPHIROTH
Remake Sephiroth seems to have already experienced the events of Advent Children. In the original story he seemed to be indifferent about Cloud’s feelings, considering him no more than a numb clone, while in the Remake he started mentally tormenting him from the beginning.
Tell me what you cherish most, give me the pleasure of taking it away.
7R: You’re too weak to save anyone. Not even yourself. - You’ve failed again, I see.
AC: I’m not fit to help anyone. Not my family. Not my friends. Nobody.
FINAL BATTLE
Sephiroth starts the final battle with the same gesture he used in the movie to summon the corrupted Lifestream.
He throws at the enemies debris of a destroyed Midgar like in the movie.
In both installments there’s a huge swirl of corrupted Lifestream in the sky.
Sephiroth shows one single black wing like he did in the final stages of the battle in Advent Children.
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For the other parts refer to the masterpost
FFVII Remake Easter eggs and compilation continuity - Part 2: CRISIS CORE
RUDE BEING...RUDE
When Cloud and Aerith meet Rude in Sector 5 he unceremoniously asks if he’s “her new boy toy”, referring to Zack. Crisis Core established that the Turks knew Zack and were aware of his relationship with Aerith.
THE PUPPY
Stamp is a new element introduced in the Remake, which makes a mysterious appearance at the end of the game when Zack seemingly subverts his destiny. In Crisis Core Angeal used to refer to Zack as “puppy”.
“Are you Zack the puppy? My son wrote to me once about you, zero attention span, restless as a little puppy.”
BANORA WHITE
There are lots of billboards and flyers of “Banora White apple juice” around Midgar. Both Banora and its apples were introduced for the first time in Crisis Core and linked to Genesis.
ORPHANS
This may be not intentional but it’s still odd to be just a coincidence: one set of Crisis Core side missions involved some orphans who escaped from a Shinra “care facility”. In the Remake, the Leaf House is an orphanage and, according to the novel “Traces of two pasts”, it is under Shinra’s influence.
DATING
Just like in the OG, Aerith asks Cloud to be her bodyguard in exchange of one date. Her gesture is exactly the same of Zack’s when he asked her for one date.
SELLING FLOWERS
When Aerith and Cloud arrive in Evergreen Park, she mentions the time she used to sell flowers there, which happened 5 years before with Zack.
“You know, a long time ago, I used to sell flowers here.”
YOUR EYES
In Chapter 9 Aerith comments about Cloud’s beautiful mako eyes the same way she did with Zack. In the Japanese version, Cloud and Zack answer her with the same sentence:
Aerith: きれい (...) 瞳 [Beautiful (...) Eyes]
Zack/Cloud: 魔晄を浴びた者の瞳 ソルジャーの証だ [Eyes of those exposed to Mako, the mark of SOLDIER]
PINK DRESSES
In Crisis Core Zack asked Aerith to wear something pink when they'd meet again. Even though Aerith’s dress has always been pink since the OG, her new optional Wall Market dresses are pink as well.
“From now on, why don’t we make a promise every time we meet? (...) For example, when we meet, you always have to dress in pink.”
TRAINING ROOM
In Shinra HQ there’s a battle simulator where Zack and the other SOLDIERs used to train in CC.
SOLDIER PROJECT
During the meeting with the President and the Shinra executives in Chapter 16, Hojo mentions SOLDIER types G and S. He war referring to the two main projects behind the SOLDIER program - Hollander’s Project G and Hojo’s project S.
CC: “Jenova project G gave birth to Angeal and monsters like myself [Genesis]. Jenova project S used the remains of countless failed experiments to create a perfect monster [Sephiroth].”
7R: “We could have the Ancient reproduce. (...) I would start with candidates from SOLDIER. These would of course include S and G types.”
CELLULAR DEGRADATION
In Chapter 7 President Shinra points out that SOLDIERs usually die prematurely due to cellular degradation. Genesis, after being wounded in the battle simulator, started suffering of severe and irreversible cellular degradation.
“Once a SOLDIER, always a SOLDIER. Though not, alas, for very long. Accelerated cellular degradation being the most common cause of death by far.”
FALLEN ANGELS
While Sephiroth’s black wing was shown for the first time in Andvent Children some visual elements of the Remake recall elements from Crisis Core related to Genesis and Angeal.
KUNSEL
In Shinra HQ some troopers recognize Cloud and mention Kunsel, a SOLDIER and close friend of Zack’s.
“Cloud? You’re Cloud right? (...) We went through training together. (...) Hey, sit tight man - I’mma go get Kunsel.
BARRET’S LAST STAND
“Worst route ever. Gimme a suicidal last stand. At least - At least - at least that’d have an end!”
Barret says this when he reaches the 49th floor of Shinra HQ backstairs - SOLDIERs floor. It’s a reference to Zack’s last stand.
THE LIFESTREAM
After the defeat of Whisper Harbinger the protagonists end up in a place full of light and walk on a watery surface. The same happened in Crisis Core during Zack’s dream that foreshadowed his death, a representation of the Lifestream.
FREEDOM
Before entering the sincularity in Chapter 18, Aerith says that beyond the portal there’s “Freedom. Boundless, terrifying freedom. Like a great, never-ending sky.” These words are a callback to Zack’s iconic “The price of freedom is steep”.
THE SKY
In Crisis Core Aerith told Zack that she felt safe under the plate because the real sky frightened her. She reiterates this concept at the end of the Remake when she said “I miss it, the steel sky” (aka the plate), in Japanese "The sky, I hate it”.
ZACK’S LAST STAND
This scene is repeated shot-for-shot in Chapter 18.
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FFVII Remake Easter eggs and compilation continuity - Part 1: BEFORE CRISIS
AVALANCHE!
In Chapter 4, a group of Avalanche members helps Cloud, Wedge and Biggs to fight against some Shinra troops. The design of their uniforms is the same of the BC Avalanche group.
ATTEMPT ON THE PRESIDENT
During Chapter 1, while Heidegger and President Shinra observe the attack to Reactor 1, Heidegger mentions an assassination attempt on the President. He might be referring to the episode that took place on 30th February (yes, 30) 0001 in Junon.
“These sewer rats appear to call themselves Avalanche, sir. We are currently investigating whether they belong to the same group that made the attempt on your life.”
LEAVING MIDGAR
In Chapter 8 Aerith tells Cloud she once tried to leave Midgar. This happened in BC, on 9th August 0002, but Avalanche tried to kidnap her before she could leave the slums.
“You know, I thought about leaving once... But...in the end, I couldn't.”
TIFA’S CAT
One of the side quests in Sector 7 includes the research of three cats. They’re white with a pink collar, like the cat Tifa had when she lived in Nibelheim.
HIDEOUT IN WUTAI
After blaming Avalanche for the tragedy in Sector 7, Shinra divulged rumors about their allegiance with Wutai. It was showed in BC that Avalanche established there their HQ since it was the only remaining anti-Shinra country of the world.
“The sky is falling and Avalanche is to blame! But wait! Did you know Wutai is the one funding their activities!? For all their claims about fighting for the slums...they're nothing more than pawns of Wutai”
This alliance is confirmed in Intermission with Yuffie and Sonon cooperating with Avalanche to infiltrate Shinra.
Sonon: Gotta admit, I'm surprised you agreed to work with us.
Nayo: We're just doing what we think is necessary...to build a brighter future. That's all there is to it.
RUFUS
It was established in Before Crisis that Rufus conspired against his father providing intel and financial support to Avalanche. In Itermission, when Zhijie was questioned by the Shinra guards, he made fun of them but actually said the truth when he confessed the informant was Rufus.
Officer: Now spill it! Who gave you that information!?
Zhijie: Oh, his name was something like...Heidegger? (...) Alright, alright, I'll tell you. It was Rufus. (...)...Or was it Hojo?
Moreover Scarlet started suspecting of the presence of a mole in Shinra, since Wutai knew about their secret military projects.
Yuffie: That's enough, Sonon. I got this. Alright, lady, out with it. Tell us where you're hiding the new materia. Don't play dumb now. We know you've been cooking up something super-powerful.
Scarlet: Well, well... Wutai must have some highly skilled intelligence operatives. That...or we have a mole in our midst.
ALLIANCE
It is shown since Chapter 16 that there’s a particoular link between Rufus and the Turks. Indeed in BC Tseng, Reno and Rude were sentenced to death by President but Rufus saved them in exchange for their loyalty.
“The VP needs us.”
FINAL BOSS
The Whisper Harbinger appearing in Chapter 18 bears similarities with Zirconiade:
- They both have to be faced at the end of the highway after entering a flashing portal
- The shape of the body of the Harbinger (just like Whispers Rubrum, Viridis and Croceo) shares some similarities with Zirconiade
- Both battles take place in an alternate dimension with shattered environment
- After their defeat they emit energy blasts and explode with a shockwave
- After the explosion, sparkling particles fall slowly from the sky, like snow
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