Question about the dudes in the black robes

[Unseen]

In nibelheilm when you first get there with the group there's all these guys in black robes who all start giving cloud stat ups and other items. I'm just wondering what reason do these guys have to help cloud? Aren't they suppose to be on seperoths side why would they want cloud to be stronger?

[Sheff]

they sense cloud has jenova cellls in him

[Phreya™]

Because Cloud is also one of Sephiroth's clones. The robed men don't see him as enemy, but as one of them. Didn't you pay attention to what the robed men say to him? They're talking about Reunion and even asking Cloud if he feels Sephiroth's calling.

In another thread, you said you've played this game before, even complaining about Great Glacier. Everything is explained in North Crater. How do you not know this, m8w?

[Unseen]

Originally posted by Sheff:

they sense cloud has jenova cellls in him

Ok was just wondering, so basically they see him as a brother?

[Tilarta]

In Final Fantasy: Advent Children, the Remnants (psuedoclones of Sephiroth) refer to Cloud as their big brother, even though he spends every encounter they have beating them down.

[Unseen]

Yea I watched that film some years ago but I don't remember a whole lot of it. Funny cause I watched it with friends who knew nothing about FF7 or the game. Don't think they understood it much.

Seperoth also drops materia for the party, guess he wanted cloud to be stronger maybe he wanted a real fight and was bored.

[Phreya™]

Originally posted by Unseen:

Seperoth also drops materia for the party, guess he wanted cloud to be stronger maybe he wanted a real fight and was bored.

??? Boss dropping materia after being defeated is a common occurence. For example: Sample H0512 drops Enemy Skill materia and Lost Number drops Odin materia. It doesn't mean anything.

The only instance Sephiroth has ulterior motive with dropping materia is when Jenova Death dropped Black Materia, in which he then manipulated Cloud to bring it to his real body. Pay attention to the game instead of making up such a wacky headcanon, m8w.

[Unseen]

He gives cloud one of the magic materias tosses at his head, think its the destruction one (could be wrong).

[Phreya™]

Originally posted by Unseen:

He gives cloud one of the magic materias tosses at his head, think its the destruction one (could be wrong).

More like he's tossing it to get Cloud out of the way. He escaped as Cloud staggered back.

[Serafie1999AD]

Originally posted by Unseen:

Aren't they suppose to be on seperoths side why would they want cloud to be stronger?

What's a seperoths? Anyway, the reason is simple. Cloud has Jenova cells, just like the other black-caped figures. They're all headed to Northern Crater sort of like a religious cult on a pilgrimage, so they want to support each other so that at least one of them would make it to the Reunion.

That's also why "Sephiroth" (actually Jenova disguised as Sephiroth) gives Cloud the Destruct materia: it's in his best interests that Cloud can make it to the Reunion to give him the Black Materia. Remember, in FFVII OG, Sephiroth doesn't really consider Cloud his enemy for most of the game. Instead, he views Cloud as a pawn he can control to obtain the Black Materia. What's ironic is that the Destruct materia is great for removing Safer Sephiroth's Wall buff during the final battle.