Tifa calling out for Cloud is one of the most important aspects of the Lifestream Scene and their relationship in FFVII. It is a direct reference to their promise and is symbolic of their bond. And it’s already been deeply foreshadowed in FF7R.

Tifa has been trying to support Cloud throughout the game while struggling with her own traumas as they navigate the rocky path of both the journey & their pasts. Although Cloud is trapped in a false persona, Tifa is the only one who can reach him and bring out his true self.


When they reach the Northern Crater & Sephiroth attempts to sever their bond by making Cloud & Tifa believe he is a hollow puppet/clone, he accomplishes this by blinding Cloud to Tifa’s voice.


When Tifa falls unconscious after being knocked over on the Highwind’s deck, she falls into a subconscious/Lifestream-like space where she laments being able to help Cloud and cries out for him. We see his “spirit” or consciousness walking away from her, unable to hear her.


It is at this moment, in Tifa’s subconscious, that she recalls how she ran into Cloud and the mysteries of his past and identity begin to unfold.




This moment, which will be expanded by all of the new lore in 7R and ToTP, has already been brilliantly foreshadowed.
Once Tifa & the party locate Cloud in Mideel, she gives up everything to stay by Cloud’s side & care for him, hoping he’ll wake up. She is so dedicated that the nurse even worries for her health. The entire time, she talks to Cloud, pleading with him, hoping he can hear her.


When Tifa falls into the Lifestream with Cloud, we see her alone in the subconscious space, frightened and confused. She hears the cacophony of the collective consciousness of the Lifestream. Terrified, she calls out for Cloud.




Cloud then brings Tifa into his mind, where their subconscious’ are connected. He trusts Tifa and Tifa ONLY with the truth of who he is and the depths of his secrets – since almost all of them pertain to her.


This has also been foreshadowed in FFVIIR – we see that Tifa is the only one who Cloud opens up about his deepest fears with, who he sheds his layers of protective shell around, and who he is completely vulnerable with.

Once Cloud accepts himself and Tifa and Cloud both learn the truths of their pasts, Cloud is healed spiritually, and they return to their friends.

Later, on the night before the final battle, Cloud and Tifa have a heart-to-heart about their feelings. Tifa brings up the way that she called out to Cloud, and Cloud confirms that he heard her voice and that he brought her into his mind – because he was keeping his promise.



The moment brings everything full circle for both characters in an emotional and romantic moment under the stars, on what might be the last night of their lives.



FFVIIR, Traces of Two Pasts, and 2000 Gil to Becoming a Hero have gone to extraordinary lengths to foreshadow this arc. It is going to be a truly fulfilling and emotionally rewarding experience both for these characters and fans alike.
