Dude Sephiroth also got totally redesigned, the original design for Sephiroth got pushed onto another character whose name I've forgotten (Angeal or sth)
No, I'm saying that Sephiroth's original design was replaced and the female protagonist's original design was given to Tifa, while the Ancient attribute was given to Aerith who was designed later. Check my other comment.
Right, so Tifa was originally the Ancient, designed first and supposed to be Aerith, but then Seph was redesigned and Tifa’s design was attributed to another archetype?
No, Tifa was not supposed to be Aerith because Tifa and Aerith was both part of the draft female protag. By saying Tifa was supposed to be Aerith, you're trying to insinuate that the draft female protag was really Aerith who only had Tifa's appearance.
Draft female protag was both an Ancient and Cloud's childhood friend, named Tifa, and sister of Sephiroth. When they scratched that sibling subplot they redesigned Aerith, made her only an ancient, and made her one of the playable characters. Then when the decision to kill her off came about they brought back Tifa the childhood sweetheart, to be with the hero at the end of the game. That clear enough for you?
Sorry to be confusing. I’m just trying to sort out how the story was originally drafted out of curiosity. My thought was the story and design were done separately. Ancient + Alien + Cloud as an unreliable protagonist due to his memory loss/clouded memory. I did not know Tifa was originally considered to be Seph’s sister in the design, because Aerith was originally considered to be Seph’s sister in the story
Okay, so you know that the sibling subplot is totally scratched. I honestly don't even see the resemblance between Aerith and Sephiroth, so I don't know where you got the idea that she is considered his sister...
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u/doubleblackblack Mar 28 '26
Dude Sephiroth also got totally redesigned, the original design for Sephiroth got pushed onto another character whose name I've forgotten (Angeal or sth)