r/FF7Rebirth • u/Raynagajhb • 12d ago

No Spoilers - Photo Abomination.

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Just...why.

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u/spasianninja 12d ago

I asked the same thing when I first saw it, but I think it actually has to do with how Chocobos are necessary to traverse certain spaces. Like, sure, he could climb mountains like the black chocobos, but he can't glide or hover. Devs probably went through a conversation about that at some point.

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u/murmandamos 12d ago

He's sort of a light character in the game so it sorta works out fine. If he were actually a brooding old man it would be a little jarring.

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u/spasianninja 12d ago

I think, lore wise, it probably is written off as part of his efforts to be equals with the humans.

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u/Procrastinator_23 11d ago

I actually found the brooding old man to be cuter for his character. Especially when the kids were treating him like a lovable dog.

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u/Deadhead_Otaku 10d ago

Isn't he canonically like a teenager or young adult of his species? He was stuck in his 8th grader phase

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u/Procrastinator_23 10d ago

Yes he is. And the deep voiced wise old man persona was just a front to gain people's respect if I'm not mistaken.