New Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth trailer features a nod to a 4-year-old mystery that's been left to linger, and my mind is unraveling
Dec. 8, 2023We might finally know what Marlene saw
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Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s latest trailer might have just resolved a four-year-old mystery that started in Remake.
Be warned: there are spoilers for the original Final Fantasy 7 in this article, and quite possibly Rebirth, depending on how closely the sequel follows the original storyline.
The thing is, Remake never explained what Marlene actually saw. Common speculation around the time was that Marlene saw Aerith dying at the hands of Sephiroth, and nowFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s new trailermight have just confirmed that theory after nearly four years of speculation.
The screenshot below comes from said trailer. Marlene is talking to Zack and makes him promise not to tell anyone what she’s about to reveal. Marlene then says, “When she wakes up, a scary man is gonna kill her.” We don’t know exactly who Marlene is talking about, but it’s probably not an accident that the trailer then switches to Aerith singing.
Uh oh - it sure looks like Marlene foresaw Aerith dying to Sephiroth, just like in the original Final Fantasy 7 storyline. There has been a lot of heated debate over whether Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth will actually end onthatscene, and this has only been hastened byRebirth’s director saying the sequel would end at the Forgotten Capital.
It sure sounds like Aerith’s fate will be a big plot point in Rebirth. Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth launches next year on February 29, exclusively forPS5, and you can read up on our fullFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth previewfor what we made of the upcoming game when we played it for ourselves.
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