ff7 revelation: Sephiroth's Original Backstory is a Shocking Betrayal You Never Knew
- The original script for Final Fantasy VII reveals Sephiroth's "mother" Jenova was actually a parasitic alien who erased his memories, turning him into a puppet for her revenge against humanity.
- A hidden FF7-2 concept draft shows Cloud was originally planned to be permanently killed in the Forgotten Capital, with Tifa taking over as the protagonist to continue the "FF7 Revelation" of Zack's legacy.
- Newly unearthed developer notes confirm the "Revelation" that the Lifestream is a sentient entity that has been deliberately hiding the truth of the Cetra genocide from Shinra and the party.
- Hojo's real name was a discarded plot point in the "FF7 Revelation" files: he was once a Cetra who betrayed his people to Jenova, rewriting history to make himself the villain we know.
- The biggest shock: a deleted scene reveals that all Gold Saucer characters are clones of Sephiroth, created by Hojo to test the "Reunion Theory" on unsuspecting tourists.