Earth & Sky: A Cloud x Aeris Love Story
A website dedicated to Aerith ("Aeris") Gainsborough and Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII
We, as an eager fandom, learned that No Promises to Keep would be the theme song of the yet-unreleased Final Fantasy VII Rebirth at The Game Awards in December 2023. At that time, I took a deep dive into the available lyrics and trailer presentation of the piece, during which it was pretty easy to … Continue reading NO PROMISES TO KEEP: Aerith’s Ballad to Cloud (Part 2)
Chapter 9 of Final Fantasy VII Remake is the game's longest chapter, and it serves one primary purpose: to build up the romance between Cloud and Aerith. Sounds crazy? It might be - but it's true. After all, the seeds have already been planted. The last chapter opened with Aerith promising Cloud "one date" in … Continue reading The Most Epic Date Ever: Remake’s Chapter 9 Entire Purpose is Building the Cloud/Aerith Romance
UPDATE: The following article was written before Rebirth was released. Part 2 of the No Promises to Keep analysis is now live! Click here to read more about the song within the context of Rebirth, including new interviews and the song's full lyrics! Something special debuted at The Game Awards 2023: the theme song of … Continue reading Aerith’s New Theme for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth: The Meaning Behind “No Promises To Keep”
Cloud's mocap actor recently streamed his playthrough of Final Fantasy VII Remake on YouTube. Live viewers could share comments to which he would respond as well, leading to some fun personal insights and discussions. It seems some Cloud x Tifa shippers have recently claimed that he "confirmed" Cloti as a canon ship. To be clear, … Continue reading Cloud’s Mocap Actor Confirms that Cloud Loves Aerith If Her Resolution Is Unlocked
In your dearest memories, could you have imagined something like this? Square Enix's mobile phone game Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis has featured more than a few goodies for Clerith fans, and this one might be the best yet. This month (November 2023), the game is hosting a Final Fantasy IX collaboration event, and select … Continue reading Cloud and Aerith Cast as Final Fantasy IX’s Zidane and Garnet in Ever Crisis
1. Yoshitaka Amano's Promotional Artwork for Final Fantasy VII is Mostly Just Clerith Of famed Final Fantasy artist Yoshitaka Amano's official promotional images for Final Fantasy VII, a whopping five of them specifically featured Cloud and Aeris. The couple sits together, stands together, fights side by side, and in one image, Cloud even is embracing … Continue reading 10 Fun Cloud x Aerith (Clerith) Facts From Outside the Game To Make You Smile
Released in October 2017 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, the Itadaki Street DRAGON QUEST & FINAL FANTASY 30th ANNIVERSARY brought Cloud once again to the virtual board-game world of Itadaki Street. A party game along the lines of the Mario Party series, Itadaki Street allows you to pick characters and control them along a … Continue reading Cloud did WHAT with Aerith in the Gondola? Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest x Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Official Comic
Excuse the incendiary topic - most of these "myths" are so absurd, no normal fan will ever have even considered them, regardless of who they personally ship Cloud with (if anyone). Even so, some of these silly claims have circulated around the fandom as of late. Ever Crisis, which released its beta in early July, … Continue reading Ever Crisis Beta Busts a Few Anti-Clerith Myths
Whether you like meet-cutes, power couples, or the tender angst of star-crossed lovers, the Clerith romance has something for everyone. There's a lot to choose from, but what are the most romantic scenes between Cloud Strife and Aerith Gainsborough? Note that this list is only for the main series so far - so no spin-offs … Continue reading Top 10 Romantic Moments Between Cloud and Aerith
In the September 2001 issue of Electronic Gaming Monthly, a feature on Final Fantasy X brought in some familiar developers from Square for an interview. Yoshinori Kitase, one of the the key developers of Final Fantasy VII - and director of Final Fantasy VII: Remake - dropped an interesting comment. I believe it would be … Continue reading FF7 Dev Kitase Wanted To Make a Side Story Game with Aerith and Cloud
Earth & Sky: A Cloud x Aeris Love Story 