Earth & Sky: A Cloud x Aeris Love Story
A website dedicated to Aerith ("Aeris") Gainsborough and Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII
A major argument against Cloud and Aeris's romantic relationship is that Cloud and Aeris only interacted in disc 1 of the game - a period in which Cloud was knee-deep in his identity crisis, which was not resolved until the game's second disc. Auxiliary claims allege that Cloud is actually role-playing Zack in disc 1, … Continue reading Did Aeris Know the “Real” Cloud?
Who exactly Cloud is has confused Final Fantasy VII fans since the late 90's. His identity crisis is a major plot point and a penultimate crisis in the game before the final showdown with Shinra and Sephiroth. Players are haunted by a JENOVA taunting Cloud as a "puppet" and the image of a SOLDIER named … Continue reading Is Cloud in Disc 1 just “Zack”?
The phrase 大切な者 (たいせつなもの: taisetsu na mono) is often used to describe Aeris's value to Cloud. 大切な人 (たいせつなひと: taisetsu na hito). Taisetsu itself means "important" or "significant" - but in this context, the meaning is also "precious," "valuable," "dear," "cherished," or "beloved." Source In both cases, a noun is added to this adjective. The first … Continue reading Aerith is Cloud’s “Cherished” Person – A “Taisetsu Na” Compilation
After Aeris contracts Cloud to be her bodyguard (in exchange for one date), she brings him to her house in Sector 5, where she lives with her mother, Elmyra. It's a quaint, homey cottage surrounded by flower gardens - a sharp visual contrast from the rest of the cyberpunk junkyard of Midgar's slums that Cloud … Continue reading The Perfect Girl For Cloud, According to Cloud’s Mom (Hint: It’s Aerith)
Cloud and Aerith have one major purpose in Chapter 9 of Final Fantasy VII Remake, and it isn't to rescue Tifa from Don Corneo's mansion - it's to convince everyone around them that they are in a romantic relationship. Which they do - without even trying. [Bandit] Hold it right there, lovebirds! [Barker] Welcome to … Continue reading All the times Cloud and Aerith are called a couple in Chapter 9
Final Fantasy VII Remake's soundtrack flaunted clever rearrangements and medleys of beloved tracks from the original game, but the game's end credits theme song was something completely new. Legendary Final Fantasy composer Nobuo Uematsu returned to compose the piece, which featured vocals performed by Yosh of Survive Said The Prophet. FF7 lead writer Kazushige Nojima … Continue reading HOLLOW: Cloud’s Ballad to Aerith
Clerith fans looking for a canon, alternate dimension outlet where the lovers can be alive and happy together need look no further than the Kingdom Hearts series. Kingdom Hearts, released in 2004 and directed by Tetsuya Nomura, featured cameos from a number of Final Fantasy characters. For Final Fantasy VII, this included Cloud and Aerith, … Continue reading Kingdom Hearts: A Clerith Story
At the end of disc 2 in Final Fantasy VII, Cloud asks his party members to leave, go home, and find out what it is they are really fighting for prior to the final showdown with Sephiroth. With a Meteor tearing through the sky, and a demi-god of an enemy at the helm, they all … Continue reading On Canon Vs. Fanon: Love, Sex, and Cloud and Tifa Under the Highwind
In Advent Children, we find out that many people have been infected with tainted Lifestream, which has caused them to become afflicted with a new disease termed "Geostigma." Those with Geostigma are weakened, with areas of their bodies bruised and bleeding black ichor. Of the main party, only Cloud Strife becomes infected with Geostigma. Why? … Continue reading Losing a Loved One: The Reason Cloud Suffers from Geostigma in Advent Children
Cloud and Aeris's date at Gold Saucer is iconic, plot-relevant, and.. optional. It is, of course, possible to date Tifa, Barret, or Yuffie - it all depends on who Cloud achieved the most "affection points" with. But if one of these dates is the "true route," there is no question on which it is. Aeris … Continue reading The Legacy of Cloud and Aeris’s Gold Saucer Date
Earth & Sky: A Cloud x Aeris Love Story 