For anyone unfamiliar with the connection to FFVII Remake:

Survive Said The Prophet has a direct, officially documented connection to Final Fantasy VII Remake through its vocalist Yosh, who performed the game's original theme song, “Hollow” (2020).

In 2026, the band revisited the song with a new full-band arrangement, featuring Jean-Ken Johnny from MAN WITH A MISSION.

Official FFVII Remake collaboration video (10 June 2026):

https://youtu.be/pP_EQvcuWRc?si=3yqpul1cV0u9_neC

Background and chronology

2020 — The original theme song

Square Enix commissioned “Hollow” for Final Fantasy VII Remake, with music composed by Nobuo Uematsu, lyrics by Kazushige Nojima and vocals performed by Yosh.

Square Enix confirmed these credits in its official announcement and theme-song materials.

10 June 2026 — The collaboration video

Survive Said The Prophet published the video titled SSTP × FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Collaboration Video on its official YouTube channel.

The video combines the band's interpretation of “Hollow” with footage from FFVII Remake.

8 July 2026 — The new recording

The band released “Hollow feat. Jean-Ken Johnny”, a full-band cover featuring the MAN WITH A MISSION musician.

Rather than merely rereleasing Yosh's original vocal performance, this recording places the composition in a heavier rock arrangement, with additional vocal contributions and some changes to the lyrics.

Why I find this interesting

The original “Hollow” was written specifically for FFVII Remake, with the creators discussing Cloud's emotional perspective, loss and uncertainty during the song's development.

The 2026 version retains much of that foundation but introduces a different musical intensity. The additional lyrical passages also invite a comparison with the original recording.

To me, the original feels more introspective, whereas the new version places greater emphasis on struggle and determination.

That is my interpretation of the music, not a claim that the updated lyrics confirm any unrevealed story developments.

Personally, I see this collaboration as a meaningful tribute to Final Fantasy VII Remake and the creative work behind it.

The fact that Yosh's original performance has now been revisited by Survive Said The Prophet as a full band, with Jean-Ken Johnny contributing, makes this especially interesting to me.

With the band's first Australian headline tour now officially announced for February 2027, I thought this was a particularly good opportunity to share the history of “Hollow” with other FFVII Remake fans.

Although the Australian concert setlists have not been confirmed, I hope the band includes “Hollow” in its performances.

Official sources and supporting references

Square Enix — Original 2020 announcement:

https://press.uk.square-enix.com/Square-Enix-introduces-the-world-of-FINAL-FANTASY-VII-REMAKE-through-m

Square Enix — Original theme-song credits:

https://www.jp.square-enix.com/ffvii_remake/themesong/index.html

Survive Said The Prophet — Official artist website and July 2026 release:

https://survivesaidtheprophet.com/

Interview with Nobuo Uematsu, Kazushige Nojima and Yoshinori Kitase discussing the original recording (Japanese):

https://mora.jp/topics/interview/finalfantasyremake_hollow/

2026 published lyric transcription for comparison:

https://www.uta-net.com/song/396019/

Discussion

For anyone who has listened to both versions:

Do you think the heavier band arrangement and Jean-Ken Johnny's contribution change how “Hollow” expresses the emotional themes of FFVII Remake?

I'm particularly interested in the musical interpretation and how it compares with the original theme.

Please spoiler-tag any discussion of major game plot events so that people at different stages of the series can participate.

Why this is directly relevant to r/FFVIIRemake

For clarity, the connection between Survive Said The Prophet and Final Fantasy VII Remake is not speculative, coincidental or based solely on fan interpretation.

It is an officially documented musical collaboration with the game itself.

The evidence

1. The original song was commissioned for FFVII Remake.

“Hollow” is the official theme song of Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020), composed by Nobuo Uematsu, with lyrics by Kazushige Nojima and vocals performed by Yosh of Survive Said The Prophet.

These are credits published by Square Enix.

Official source:
https://www.jp.square-enix.com/ffvii_remake/themesong/index.html

2. Square Enix's creators explained the song's narrative significance.

The original developers discussed how the composition and lyrics reflect Cloud's emotional perspective, uncertainty, loneliness and experiences of loss.

This establishes a direct artistic and narrative relationship with the game.

Creator interview:
https://mora.jp/topics/interview/finalfantasyremake_hollow/

3. The 2026 collaboration explicitly identifies FFVII Remake.

On 10 June 2026, Survive Said The Prophet published a video titled SSTP × FINAL FANTASY VII REMAKE Collaboration Video.

The video includes footage from the game alongside the band's new interpretation of its theme song.

Official video:
https://youtu.be/pP_EQvcuWRc

4. The new recording provides a legitimate subject for discussion.

On 8 July 2026, Survive Said The Prophet released “Hollow feat. Jean-Ken Johnny”.

The new arrangement and lyrical changes create an opportunity to compare the musical and emotional interpretations of the original theme.

This is particularly relevant to discussions about the game's soundtrack, characterisation, narrative symbolism and music production.

A distinction worth making: official material versus narrative canon

A song does not need to reveal a canonical plot event to be relevant to the game.

The original “Hollow” is officially associated with FFVII Remake. The 2026 recording is a documented reinterpretation of that theme, accompanied by an official collaboration video.

Whether the new lyrics contain additional canonical story information is a separate question, and I am not presenting speculation as confirmed lore.

Relevance to the community rules

Rule 1 permits news, content and discussion surrounding Final Fantasy VII Remake and its associated project.

This submission discusses the game's officially commissioned theme song, its performers, its musical development and its subsequent reinterpretation.

The connection is therefore supported by both the original publisher's credits and the artists' documented releases.

I have provided these references so that readers can independently verify the information rather than relying on assumptions about the artists or the video.

My intention is to share a documented piece of FFVII Remake's musical history and invite a constructive discussion about its creative interpretation.

Yeah I haven't took it apart the microwave plushie sculpture yet. I'm kind of just want to finish t these plushies first. I did make tifa's head. I have to sewing her eyes in. I finally made clouds bottom half I have to fix his bangs.

Ever since I reached Nibelheim, Zack has been following me around. He's not part of my party because he's not attacking anything, but he just follows me around.

I can't find anything about this online but it's driving me crazy because it's ruining my immersion.

For reference, I did have FFVIIHook and Dresscode installed, but I have since removed them. I also had Shader Injector installed and removed that at the same time.

Has anyone else gotten this before? Is there a way I can delete Zack from my game? I've verified all my files on Steam and Zack still comes back every time I boot the game up

The first time hearing Aerith perform "No Promises to Keep" as someone who knew her fate was a gut punch in the best and worst way imaginable. To this day, it still hits just as hard as that first watch. Even when I forget her destiny just for a moment, and I just watch Aerith sing her heart out as if I were an audience member, I just can't help but shed a tear, especially when I choose to have Cloud pursue her. The way she sneaks glances off to the side when delivering lines like "Until I met you", and other small moments and details just makes it all the more special. This is one of those iconic cutscenes in gaming where if you weren't holding a controller in your hand, you might just forget you were playing a video game and not watching a movie. This is as cinematic as cinematic gets. I will never get over just how special a character Remake and Rebirth allowed Aerith to be. Even with her already having the weight and emotion in the original FFVII, seeing and hearing her as opposed to the text dialogue from the OGs, how soft her voice was before converting to those powerful vocals? Few things are crafted so masterfully.

Spoilers for OG game and for the beginning of Rebirth ahead.

So I'm playing the OG for the 5th time, and just thought I'd share something small I noticed during the flashback sequence in Kalm and how it relates to complaints about the Remake series.

I have seen a few posts here and in the other FF subs that the Remake trilogy "cleaned up" Midgar too much, that there is no punk underground aesthetic anymore, that the places look clean and people look well-dressed.

Well, in Zach's letter to Tifa in the OG Kalm flashback, Zach is talking about his arrival to Midgar and he mentions how surprised he was that even people of the slums had sparkling clean rooms.

That's all, just wanted to share this tiny detail.

What do you guys prefer

(Sorry for the low quality on AC one 🙃)

Still in progress, the meteor and blood splatter need filled in and some more detail, and eventually my idea is to incorporate my favorite slasher villains like Ghostface, Michael Myers, Jason, Freddy's severed arm with the claw, Art the Clown, the Lament Configuration box from hellraiser broken, etc. because the king of all slashers the Tonberry killed them all...gonna be a whole leg sleeve eventually!

It took me so long to find an artist that could bring my vision to life and finally found him...his shading technique is amazing...7 hours of pain totally worth it!

Anyone else have any Final Fantasy tats to share?

Hi everyone,

I recently got to spend some hands-on time with the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Revelation. I am sure you have seen a few of these at this point in the past week or so but as with most of our previews this is mostly spoiler free and only goes into the combat and mechanics of the final part of this trilogy. And unlike many others there is both a written and a video version of this preview for your preference. If you have any questions I will be happy to answer any that I can, but do keep in mind there might be a few things I am not allowed to talk about still. Hope you all enjoy!

Written Preview - https://www.rpgfan.com/2026/10/14/final-fantasy-vii-revelation-hands-on-2/

Video - https://youtu.be/hSkLleXsHh0

Thanks,

Scott

RPGFan

The black materia altar scene in Rebirth felt so incredibly familiar the first time I saw it - especially that walk Cloud does with the titled camera angle, how it was framed, the grand, empty room, the hexagon altar - all of it felt like I'd seen it before.

My initial reaction was "wow, they really nailed this scene! It feels exactly the same"

But then I replayed OG and realized that isn't possible. That section is new.

In OG, there wasn't an interior altar holding some pseudo-materia after the mural room. You go to the mural room, Sephy does his schpeil, you fight Red Dragon, then there's a pedestal with a sort of hologram of the temple on it, and when you touch it the temple shakes. Cait calls and says he'll stay behind and pick up the fake temple to sacrifice himself, the party leaves the mural room and they go through the clock room via the "12" door, you fight demon gate, and then Cait physically shows up and reads Cloud/Aerith's fortune. Cut to the party being outside the temple. No creepy scene with Cloud, no grand epic feeling altar.

So why does this scene from Rebirth feel so familiar? I remember that room (or an incredibly similar one) from something...I don't know if it was a nod to another FF game, or a nod to some other piece of media...but I know it's from something. It's been driving me nuts for 2 years that I can't place it.

Anyone have any ideas?

I've been thinking about Rufus, his possible identity as Sarruf, and how the Wutai storyline might play out in Revelation. And somehow, that led me to a theory that could connect several events from the OG with what we've seen in Rebirth.

This might be a bit of a stretch, but I'd love to hear what others think!

First, let's talk about Rufus and Sephiroth.

By the end of Rebirth, Rufus realizes that Sephiroth has been manipulating him through Glenn, using the conflict with Wutai to distract him from Sephiroth's actual plans.

But there's a problem. Rufus might have figured out what's happening, but that doesn't mean he can simply stop the conflict. He's the president of Shinra, and tensions between Shinra and Wutai have already escalated. Wutai has its own reasons to hate Shinra, and Rufus can't just announce that everything was a misunderstanding and expect everyone to calm down.

However, what if Rufus has another way to influence the situation?

Sarruf.

If the theory that Rufus is Sarruf turns out to be true, he might be in a unique position. As Shinra's president, he could try to prevent further military escalation on Shinra's side. And as Sarruf, he could attempt to calm things down within Wutai and the SRC.

Of course, this would be incredibly risky, especially if his true identity were exposed.

And that's where the Turks come in. Remember how Reno, Rude, and Elena were supposedly on vacation in Wutai in the OG?

What if Square Enix brings that back in Revelation, but gives their vacation an entirely different meaning? What if Rufus decides to travel to Wutai himself, disguised as Sarruf, to try to stabilize the situation before an actual war breaks out? And what if he brings the Turks along?

Officially, Reno, Rude, and Elena are simply enjoying their vacation in Wutai.

Unofficially, they're accompanying Rufus on a secret mission, protecting him and making sure they can get him out if something goes wrong.

I could even imagine Rufus finally revealing his identity as Sarruf to the Turks before they leave. After all, if he really intends to appear in person, he'd need people he can trust. And while Tseng probably wouldn't accompany them because of his injuries, I could see Rufus telling him the truth as well, assuming he's conscious and able to communicate.

There's also something interesting about the people who originally knew Rufus was Sarruf. As far as I remember from The First Soldier, Glenn, Matt, and Lucia were the ones who knew about his identity. Glenn is dead, while Matt's and Lucia's current fates are uncertain.

So Rufus might not have anyone left who can help him maintain that identity. Which would make involving the Turks even more plausible.

But here's where Sephiroth could turn the entire situation against Rufus. What if Sephiroth already expects Rufus to try something like this? He knows Rufus has figured out that he's being manipulated. And if Sephiroth knows Rufus is Sarruf, he could potentially use that information to destroy Rufus's attempts to prevent the war.

Imagine Rufus actually manages to calm things down in Wutai. Maybe negotiations are going surprisingly well.

And then Glenn appears. Or rather, Sephiroth, using Glenn's appearance.

Glenn is a highly respected figure within the SRC and Wutai, so his words would carry considerable weight. And he reveals that Sarruf is actually Rufus Shinra.

The president of the very company Wutai considers its enemy. Rufus would be in an almost impossible position.

If he denies it, why would Wutai believe him over Glenn? If he admits it, he confirms that Shinra's president has secretly been influencing the SRC. And even if Rufus had genuinely been trying to prevent a war, his actions could suddenly look like another Shinra manipulation. Instead of calming the situation, his intervention could make everything worse.

Which might be exactly what Sephiroth wants.

And now comes the part involving the Weapons and the Sister Ray.

I have to admit something here: I vaguely remember hearing or reading something about Sephiroth being able to control or influence the Weapons in Part 3. But I genuinely don't remember whether that was ever confirmed, whether it was just a theory, or whether my brain somehow combined two completely different pieces of information and decided, "Yep, Sephiroth can partially control the Weapons." 😂

So please correct me if I'm mixing things up!

But let's assume, purely for the sake of this theory, that Sephiroth can somehow influence at least one of the Weapons. What if the attack on Midgar isn't just an attack on Shinra, but a deliberate attempt to eliminate two threats at once?

In the OG, Rufus orders the Sister Ray to be moved from Junon to Midgar. And we've already seen the cannon in Midgar in footage for Part 3.

We also know how important the Sister Ray becomes in the OG. It fires at Diamond Weapon and ultimately destroys Sephiroth's barrier at the Northern Crater.

So if Sephiroth knows what the cannon is capable of, he might have a very good reason to want it destroyed or disabled. And Rufus himself could become another problem. He has already figured out that Sephiroth was manipulating him. He's trying to prevent the war with Wutai, and he might be taking further steps to interfere with Sephiroth's plans.

So what if Sephiroth decides to get rid of both threats? The Sister Ray and Rufus Shinra. He could influence a Weapon to attack Midgar, specifically targeting the cannon and Shinra Headquarters.

And that would bring us back to another major event from the OG. Diamond Weapon's attack on Midgar and Rufus's apparent death.

In the original game, Diamond Weapon attacks Midgar, and Rufus is seemingly killed when Shinra Headquarters is hit.

What if Revelation keeps that event but adds another layer to it? What if Sephiroth deliberately orchestrates the attack because Rufus has become a threat to his plans?

It could even be a combination of motives: preventing the Sister Ray from being used against him, eliminating Rufus, and keeping Shinra occupied. And perhaps the attack doesn't go entirely according to Sephiroth's plan. After all, if the story follows the OG, the Sister Ray still needs to fire and destroy the barrier at the Northern Crater.

What I find especially interesting about this possibility is the irony.

Rufus realizes Sephiroth has been manipulating him. He tries to counter that manipulation by using his secret identity as Sarruf to prevent a war.

But Sephiroth might have anticipated exactly that reaction. He exposes Rufus's identity, potentially causing the conflict to escalate even further.

And when Rufus continues interfering with his plans, Sephiroth uses a Weapon to attack Midgar, targeting both the Sister Ray and Rufus himself.

In other words, Rufus wouldn't necessarily fall into Sephiroth's trap because he failed to recognize the manipulation.

He might fall into it precisely because he recognized it and tried to do something about it. And honestly, I think that would be a pretty interesting continuation of their conflict in Rebirth.

Of course, this entire theory depends on several things that haven't been confirmed, especially Rufus actually being Sarruf, him personally traveling to Wutai, and Sephiroth being able to influence the Weapons.

But I find it interesting how these different storylines could potentially connect.

What do you think? Could the Turks' vacation in Wutai become a secret mission involving Rufus and Sarruf? And could Sephiroth's manipulation of Rufus eventually tie into Diamond Weapon's attack on Midgar?

I'd love to hear other theories or possible holes in this one!

In Dustbowl and i got this weird quest stuck there, how do I reach it and what do I do? I have already defeated the catuses

Just wanted to mention and also ask if anyone else had this issue, just weird colored squares around characters and some other objects around the world - had to roll back to 26.8.1 to fix it

- for reference i'm on a 9060 XT 16GB