SPOILERS for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth ahead.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis finally here, meaning key party members are finally playable in their own right, such as Yuffie Kisaragi, Red XIII, and even Cait Sith. While manyFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthplayers are saddened by the fact that other party members such as Vincent Valentine and Cid Highwind aren’t playable, and are made into guest characters at best, the party is rather full with just Cait Sith on his own.
InFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Cait Sithis arguably the party member that takes up the most screen time, as the recent release sees his character arc all the way through to the end. In the original PS1 game, he wasn’t that important, but inRebirthhe takes up the role of being the team’s unofficial guide until the later chapters cause a prominent party mix-up. However, from the very beginning, his fortunes make it clear that he’s important to the overall story.
What Cait Sith’s Fortunes in the Gold Saucer Say About the Rest of the Game
Cait Sith takes a while before he joins the party proper, but he does his best to earn Cloud and Barret’s trust by offering them fortunes after swiping free lodgings for the night for the rest of the party. These fortunes may not seem like much at first glance, but they’re actually very important and teaselate-gameFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthspoilers.
Cait Sith’s First Fortune - A Last Minute Surprise
While all of Cait Sith’s fortunes are familiar to veteran players, they’ve beenchanged a fair deal since the originalFinal Fantasy 7. This shows the most with the last of the three fortunes, but it’s still worth mentioning, given how this one changed to be less of a fortune and more of a push for Cloud and company to allow Cait Sith to travel with them. Talking about “throwing caution to the wind” and “putting trust in others” so a “last minute surprise” can happen certainly fits this bill, even if it doesn’t win Cloud and Barret over.
In the original, this fortune was much more fortune cookie-like, stating “Ordinary Luck. It will be an active fortune. Give into the good will towards others, and something good will happen after summer.”
Cait Sith’s Second Fortune - Black is Cloud’s Lucky Color
The second of Cait Sith’s fortunes seems simplistic and comedic, but it ties intoimportant information regarding Cloud himself. InFF7itself, this fortune was most certainly a simplistic fortune, while this one states “watch your belongings. Lucky color: black.” This wouldn’t mean much if it wasn’t for the fact that Cloud is in possession of a very important belonging indeed, and that’s the Buster Sword, which once belonged to the black-haired Zack Fair, and, by extension, his mentor Angeal. While this fortune does not mean too much, it hints at Cloud’s history and the even deeper secrets ofFF7 Rebirthitself.
Cait Sith’s Third Fortune - Seek and You Are Sure to Find
Cloud humors Cait Sith’s fortunes, hoping that the cat’s predictionscould reveal Sephirothand his location, which is why the first two fortunes don’t interest Cloud or Barret much. In a last ditch attempt, Cait Sith gives an incredibly cryptic and unexpected fortune that states “seek and you are sure to find. But alas, you shall forever lose what you cherish most.” This doesn’t sit well with any of them, and it’s within reason as it serves as a very heavy hint for the Aerith scene that longtimeFinal Fantasyfans expect to lie ahead,
Surprisingly, this cryptic message is one that changed the least between games. It may seem different for thoseused toFinal Fantasy 7on PS1, as the English dialogue is known to be full of mistranslations that sit differently with specific players, but the one inFF7 Rebirthis much closer to the Japanese original than the PS1’s version is. It’s heavily ironic, in that way, that the one fortune that was changed the least is foreshadowing the scene that fans desperately wanted to see changed the most, but it’ll likely take the third game to understand the truth ofFinal Fantasy 7 RemakeandRebirth’s story at large.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.
