The controversy over the two heroines has been an eternal mystery on the FF7 forum. Of course, I believe that the players of FF7 will not be so low-leveled that they only praise one and criticize the other, but seeing that they have been criticized recently, I decided to express some opinions.

I remember that Comrade Evesui once distinguished Claude's love for the two women before. "Admiring love" for Aerith and "worldly love" for Tifa. Here I would like to express some of my views on the relationship between Claude and the second daughter.

Why did Alice fall in love with Claude? Everyone knows that Claude lives in a mixture of Zack and his own memories, imagining himself as Zack. Alice's first impression of Claude is "You look a lot like the person I used to like." Or because she has known her special status since she was a child, Alice has never been viewed by others in an "ordinary" way. What she longs for is worldly love. After all, she grew up in the world, and part of her soul is worldly. Zack had been the object of her earthly love, but he disappeared. Then there is Cloud, who is similar to Zack. Looking at Claude, the memories of Alice's girlhood came back to her heart. What he longs for for Claude is just the worldly love.

As for Claude versus Alice? After understanding Alice's background, he did not treat Alice as an ordinary person. She feels awe and admiration for Alice rather than love. Don't forget that Alice is one year older than Claude (Alice is 22, Claude is 21), and in a memory of Claude, his mother once said to him: "You, I think you are still the same." A big sister-type girl who can control you is more suitable for you." Claude recalled this passage at Alice's house. This may be a hint, allowing players to match the ages of the two with this passage, and they will soon think that Alice should be paired with Claude. But towards Alice, Claude seemed to just do his best to protect her, after all, she had a special status. From breaking into the Shinra Building to the altar in the Forgotten City, Claude has never directly confessed anything to Alice, and has always paid silently, perhaps because of his personality.

But Alice is not a mortal after all. She sees the confusion in Claude's heart, and she knows that Claude's memory is fabricated. She also felt the uneasiness in Claude's heart. On the cable car of the Golden Sauce, she said to Claude: "I'm looking for you." What this sentence actually means is that Alice is telling herself, "He is not Zack, not the person I once loved, but He is the one I love now." She would say this to Claude because she hoped that Claude could find his true self. The Claude she is "looking for" is actually Claude's true self, not the image of Zack. But Claude didn't seem to understand. He replied, "I'm here."

So, Alice had only one choice. She chose death.

Rather than saying that Sephiroth killed Alice, it is better to say that Alice died for the planet. Rather than saying that Alice died for the planet, it is better to say that Alice died for Claude. Alice knows that only Claude and his group can save the planet, but if Claude never finds himself again, the planet will never be saved. She hopes to awaken Claude's heart with her own life. This is also because she deeply loves Claude - the highest expression of worldly love. Although Claude did not immediately find himself because of Alice's death, from a long-term perspective, Alice's death still had a certain impact on Claude's search for himself and his determination in the final battle. helpful.

The biggest help for Cloud to find himself is Tifa.

As Cloud's childhood sweetheart, Tifa knows Cloud's past. But when Cloud made up a series of stories in Cam Town, Tifa didn't ask questions to his face. Most people would interpret this as Tifa not being brave enough at the time and only having enough courage to confess everything to Cloud in the end. But I don't think so. Tifa would do this because she also loved Cloud deeply. She knew that if she revealed everything at that time, Cloud would not accept it and might even collapse. Later, when Tifa guided Cloud out of the dream, she also said: "I think something terrible would have happened if I had spoken out at that time." Tifa's action can be called "brave or not".

In the story, Tifa can sometimes be seen being hesitant to speak to Cloud. She hopes that she can help Cloud slowly recognize the past instead of telling it all at once.

But when the situation developed to the point where Claude was poisoned by magic light, we could see that she cared about Claude far more than anyone else (the scene when she rushed into the hospital in Mitile Village was heart-wrenching Sore nose). And the plot that leads Claude out of his own dream and then recognizes the reality is even more touching. We can see that she kept saying to Claude, "Don't be anxious, get it back slowly, bit by bit..." She didn't want to see Claude collapse again. Her love for Claude is fully revealed here. After watching the entire plot, the player's biggest gain is not only understanding the true past, but also gaining a deep understanding of Tifa, so that no one will regard her as a foil to Alice. In fact, both Tifa and Aerith contributed to Cloud finding himself. I think Claude himself knew it, so before the final battle, Claude shouted "Alice's prayer is brilliant!" This sentence also implies that Alice was praying for hope on the water altar. Claude was able to find himself, and now Claude has found himself, living up to her prayers.

Tifa has a famous saying: "Words are not the only things that can express feelings." Neither Alice nor Tifa used too many words to express their love for Cloud. Everyone can see this. Perhaps Alice also knew at that time that Tifa was the woman who could stay with Claude for life; perhaps Alice also knew that Claude's love for her was mixed with awe... After all, Alice's love for Claude His worldly love is different from Claude's admiring love for Alice, and perhaps there will never be a spark. As for Cloud and Tifa's secular love for each other, it is easier to accept and understand. Moreover, secular love is often the truly noble love. Therefore, TIFA is the one who will always be by CLOUD's side, and Alice, as a spirit, will remain in the hearts of the world forever

The above is purely a personal opinion and does not represent Shi's position. I hope you can give me some advice.