Tatsumi VS Zack Fair is a What-If? Arc | This is not FF7 canon. Letting out a heavy sigh, the dark-haired First glanced up from his papers to look tiredly at Zack. James P. Sullivan | Queen Elsa | However, Zack has finally met more than his match: Although he puts up a competent fight, to where Hojo claims that the amount of power Sephiroth was using was significant and may even be his full strength, Zack is eventually defeated and forced out of the reactor's core, too injured to continue fighting. Ventus, Disney Characters Shadow | Feel free to send us your own wallpaper and we will consider adding it to appropriate category. Shiki Misaki | Outside of the series' continuity, Zack appears as a playable character in Ehrgeiz and a minor character in Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep. Zack is tall, well-built, and has the iconic sky-blue "Mako eyes" many SOLDIER members have. Reddas | He soon grew to where he can defeat Bahamut and even overpowers Bahamut Fury, the strongest of all incarnations of Bahamut, alone, whereas Cloud only defeated Bahamut SIN, a weaker incarnation of Bahamut, with help from his friends. Grand Councilwoman | Jumba Jookiba | DEATH BATTLE Rematch Featuring the return ofTatsumifrom the Anime/Manga Series Akame Ga Kill! Zack Fair is a character in Team Four Star's Final Fantasy VII Machinabridged series. Naminé | Andy's Toys (Buzz Lightyear | Hamm | Jessie | Little Green Men | Rex | Sarge | Woody) | Olaf | Hector Barbossa | Zell Dincht | Eeyore | Dumbo | Porom | Zack and Cloud are held captive in the Shinra Mansion and experimented on for four years. MetalSand 4 weeks ago #1. When Cloud becomes incapacitated by another poisoning of mako, he goes through sequences in his mind where he becomes aware of Zack's existence, as well as his true history. Isaaru | Collecting MateriaTrainingGoing out on dates with AerithVisiting Aerith Despite Cissnei and Tseng's attempts to locate Zack first and save him, the Shinra army attacks. Perdita | Angeal's words of valuing dreams and honor have had a great impact on Zack and he goes on to become SOLDIER's spiritual leader after his mentor. "What is it this time?" Cloud learns that Zack saved him from the experiments in Nibelheim, and sacrificed his life in order to protect Cloud from the Shinra Military. The Crisis Core Complete Guide guide gives two examples of this: Zack adapting Healing Wave from Aerith's Healing Wind, and Meteor Shots from Cloud's Meteorain. Zack heads into the village and finds only one person, Angeal's mother, Gillian Hewley, who asks for Angeal's whereabouts, but Zack doesn't know. Adelbert Steiner | Cloud, having regained his memories of Zack, is left haunted and broken with guilt and grief over his failure to save him and Aerith, especially as he forgot about Zack and didn't even get to save Zack's beloved. Cyan Garamonde | Sephiroth's answer that Jenova was his mother piques Zack's curiosity and suspicion due to Genesis's earlier reference to her. Together with a catatonic Cloud, a beaten Genesis, a dead Lazard and the final surviving Angeal copy that had lived in Aerith's church, Zack eats a dumbapple to appease Genesis's dream of re-enacting the epic poem LOVELESS. Kala | Cissnei is ordered to take the escapees in, but betrays orders and allows Zack and Cloud to pass. During the final battle with Sephiroth, which has been revised from its original version, Zack appears just as it seems that Cloud is about to lose. Angeal flies him to the Shinra Building where Sephiroth explains Hollander is most likely after Professor Hojo who was given the position of heading Shinra's science department over Hollander. Like this music. Zack notices the ambush, hides Cloud behind a rock formation and calmly goes to face the soldiers waiting for him. Zack is a secret playable character unlocked by finishing the game with all the Final Fantasy VII characters. Refia | Clone Zone doesn’t claim to solve any of these issues of course, but we hope that it will draw attention to some of the mechanics of the modern-day internet. Blank | Cloud Strife | Cheshire Cat | Zack Fair carries a sick Cloud Strife towards Midgar. At the end of the movie, Zack is shown standing at the doorway of the Sector 5 Slum's Church with Aeris, letting Cloud know that everything is alright now. Barret Wallace | O'aka XXIII | © 2021 GIANT BOMB, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. Patch | He is loyal to SOLDIER and dreams to become a hero. Type of Hero Strago Magus | Garnet Til Alexandros XVII | Tigger | Data-Sora | Cid Del Norte Marquez, Final Fantasy VII Tinker Bell | Quina Quen | Hobby Barley Lightfoot | He is sociable and easily befriends almost everyone. Cecil Harvey | Scott | Philoctetes | Caterpillar | Blue Fairy | Pascal | Amarant Coral | Wakka | His willpower also allows him to valiantly face incredibly powerful opponents without fear, as shown by how he was completely unfazed at fighting summon creatures and simply fought against them, even going as far as to nonchalantly talk to Aerith while faced with Bahamut Fury and his full willingness to engage Genesis, Angeal, and even Sephiroth, persisting until he defeated the former and holding the latter to the best of his ability while showing only anger when faced with Angeal Penance and having his left cheek scarred that Angeal had fully discarded his honor, only being stopped when Sephiroth defeated and injured him to where he was left incapacitated, but even then still mustering the strength to instruct Cloud to take care of Sephiroth, despite being emotionally hurt by Sephiroth's betrayal. Aladdin | White Rabbit | Auron | During the final battle with Sephiroth, which has been revised from its original version, Zack appears just as Cloud finds himself no match for Sephiroth in terms of combat skill, even with him having surpassed the level that he was on when he was only relying on Zack's skills, the gap in strength between him and SOLDIER 1st Class veterans like Sephiroth and Zack having not reduced to any significant level. Zack is then sent to the mountain town of Modeoheim with Tseng and several Shinra infantrymen, one of whom is Cloud Strife. Sprouting wings, Angeal attacks Zack and knocks him back, but Zack refuses to fight his old friend and mentor. Tifa Lockhart | It is after this that Cloud takes Zack's words of him being his "living legacy" seriously, adopting Zack's personality traits, memories, even habitual gestures, as his own. When Cloud becomes incapacitated by another poisoning of mako, he goes through sequences in his mind where he becomes aware of Zack's existence, as well as his true history. Hojo predicts Jenova's parts, even on a cellular level, will strive to gather and become whole again. Hermes | Zack firmly expresses his belief that though Cloud never made it into SOLDIER 1ST Class and his martial prowess isn't at his or Sephiroth's level, his heart and mindset makes him worthy anyway and assures Cloud that he is still worthy of being his legacy as Cloud in return promises Zack he won't forget that he is anymore, causing Zack to smile peacefully. Mushu | This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Sergeant Calhoun | 1 Description 2 Interlude 3 Son Gohan 4 Zack Fair 5 Fight! Lucky | Jane Porter | Angeal would never condone something like that!" Rikku | Beast | Grand Duke | When he returns he discovers Angeal has gone missing. Zack is tasked with searching for Genesis, and is joined by Tseng of the Turks, Shinra's intelligence agency. Final Fantasy VII/Final Fantasy VIII Remastered Twin Pack. Tron | Chocolina | Aerith Gainsborough | FuSoYa | Wakka | Denzel | Zack has a positive attitude and is always ready for work. Tarzan | Rabbit | Ghost: I'm Ghost and she's Ruby. Ian Lightfoot | Due to Hojo's experiments both have become Sephiroth Clones (people susceptible to Sephiroth's will from within the Lifestream, not genetic clones of him). Tseng reveals Shinra planes are going to bomb Banora to cover up the incidents. Balthier | Cloud accepts this revelation and moves forward to continue his quest to stop Sephiroth from summoning Meteor. Yda | Stitch | Xezat Matias Surgate | Luneth | Boomstick: He's Wiz and I'm Boomstick! Fauna | At the local apple juice factory he learns from Tseng that Sephiroth had deferred the mission to him due to his friendship with both Angeal and Genesis. Genesis's army attacks Midgar and Zack fights them throughout the city. Selphie Tilmitt | Lenna Charlotte Tycoon | I'm a SOLDIER, Embrace your dreams and Protect your honor. Assuming him dead, Zack hurries after Hollander. This should be cinch!" Pluto | Prince Phillip | However, during the investigation, Sephiroth discovered the truth behind his origins and went on a rampage, destroying the Nibelheim village. Setzer Gabbiani | Cloud learns that Zack saved him from the experiments in Nibelheim, and sacrificed his life in order to protect Cloud from the Shinra Military. Zack received the Buster Sword from his mentor, Angeal Hewley. As a former SOLDIER member, Zack remains unaffected, but Cloud is left with severe mako poisoning and Zack is forced to take care of his catatonic friend while running from Shinra. On October 1st, Zack tries to talk to Sephiroth again only to discover he has gone insane. Lauriam | Kiros Seagill | Timon | Cid nan Garlond, Final Fantasy XV When i saw Zack's portrayal in FF7 remake, my mind said. Nyx Ulric | Dash Parr | However, when Sephiroth confronts Cloud and tells him that not only is he not Zack, he is actually a failed clone of Sephiroth. Maui | Edward Chris von Muir | Squall Leonhart | Mayor of Halloween Town | A lot of people love Zack Snyder's movies, but critics haven't always been overly kind. Cor Leonis | Lost Boys | Despite his loyalty to Shinra, Zack ultimately stays true to his morals and heart: He refuses to kill Genesis and Angeal despite Shinra's order, which earns him Sephiroth's respect and friendship, and tries to reach out to them and is devastated over having to kill Angeal with his own hands. Zack, also a Sephiroth-clone, was a complete failure: he was not mentally affected by the experiment due to previously being unaffected by the identical SOLDIER procedure. Zack the Puppy With his worthiness proven and possibly with Shinra's SOLDIER First Class only being Sephiroth and in desperate need for more with Zack seemingly being the only viable candidate, Zack is promoted to SOLDIER First Class, he and Sephiroth being the only ones in Shinra now. To test this theory Hojo exposes the survivors of the Nibelheim Incident, including Cloud and Zack, to mako, and injects them with Jenova cells. Ansem the Wise | ~ Zack Fair "Angeal, we have an emergency situation." Lea | He received a starring role in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, an FF7 prequel that was released for the PSP in early 2008 and has sold roughly 1.5 million copies to date.. Rin | Pegasus | While on the hunt for the rogue SOLDIER Genesis, Zack is promoted to SOLDIER 1st Class a short time before defeating his former mentor and original owner of the Buster Sword, Angeal, who passes the sword onto him while dying. Maximus | With the help of a secret traitor within SOLDIER, Director Lazard himself, the copies break Dr. Hollander out of imprisonment in Junon. Snow Villiers | Yaibal | Zack, assumed to have been born in the town of Gongaga, had childhood dreams of joining SOLDIER to become a 1st Class. Alus Restor | Y'shtola | Oerba Dia Vanille | At this time, it also cuts and syncs into a past scene about Zack, because they were in the exact same spot Zack died. Seven Dwarfs (Bashful | Doc | Dopey | Grumpy | Happy | Sleepy | Sneezy) | Zack is sent there with a good number of Turks and Shinra troops to quell the threat of Genesis's copies and the stolen machines of the Shinra Company. Relm Arrowny | Sparky | He entrusts Tseng with looking after Aerith before heading to Nibelheim, Cloud's hometown, with Sephiroth, Cloud, and two other Shinra troopers to inspect the emergence of monsters in the area and a possibly malfunctioning mako reactor. Unei | When they find a chamber labeled "Jenova" Genesis appears and reveals Sephiroth's past as part of the Jenova Project. Fran | Zack Fair is a minor character in Final Fantasy VII and the second wielder of the Buster Sword before Cloud Strife. When Cloud … Zack Fair. Quistis Trepe | any Giant Bomb content. Gadot | When learning that Sephiroth doesn't have a hometown, Zack asks whether he had a family. Clasko | Within a ruined bathhouse Zack finds Hollander and Angeal. Cloud gibt sich daraufhin die Schuld an Zacks Tod und kann dieses Gefühl erst über… Kelger Vlondett | Penelo | Zangetsu | Alice Liddell | Bartz Klauser | Princess Hilda | Final Fantasy Yao, Ling and Chien Po | "Hey, would you say I became a hero?" Krile Mayer Baldesion | Ingus | Esmeralda | Yuj | Hollander escapes with the Genesis Copies' help, but Sephiroth, who arrives late, forgives him, and permits Zack to return to Midgar to see Aerith. He also easily fended off Angeal's assault while not trying to kill him, even dodging his attacks without much effort despite being surprised, before proceeding to defeat Angeal Penance. Warner Bros. announced back in May 2020 that Zack Snyder’s cut of “Justice League” would arrive on the HBO Max streaming service in 2021. Oerba Yun Fang | He starts with spiky black hair and having several bangs framing the sides of his face. Sazh Katzroy | Miguel Rivera | Nanamo Ul Namo | Elizabeth Swann | Li Shang | Red XIII | Golbez | Let me explain; in the end of the remake, the characters reflect a little on themselves knowing they are about to embark on a long adventure. Nora Estheim | Data-Roxas | Squall Leonhart | Wardrobe | Edit. Violet Parr | Shinra | Santa Claus | The Prince | On December 19th, 0006, Zack hallucinates Angeal appearing before him in the Shinra Mansion basement. The film would tell the story of Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, the Flash, Cyborg and Superman — … While heading back to meet with Lazard, who is highly impressed with Zack's performance, several unknown soldiers attack the two. Pete | Final Fantasy VII Kiara | No information Llyud | Friends/Allies Jiminy Cricket | Thancred | Jecht | Aqua | Zack received the Buster Sword from his mentor, Angeal Hewley. Aranea Highwind | Vivi Ornitier | Alexander Highwind Tycoon | New life on HBO Max. Mike Wazowski | He meets another SOLDIER member named Luxiere who looks up to him as a role model, inspired by Zack's speech to the Shinra troops he commands. He eventually fell in love with Aeris Gainsborough after falling into the slums. Geppetto | Sally | This is mostly me trying to keep my notes straight. Zack plays a slightly larger role in the extended cut of the film known as Advent Children Complete. Leblanc | Guy | Along the way he saves Cissnei, a member of the Turks. Cid | mmmmm-----KAY!! Zack's existence is initially unknown to Cloud due to the mako poisoning Cloud suffered from the experiments in Nibelheim, but he nevertheless plays a huge role indirectly: With Cloud impressing Zack's fighting skills and Hojo's experiments enhancing him, Cloud became a formidable warrior, even if nowhere near Zack's level, and was able to come out victorious over the many foes he faces. Data-Naminé | Sephiroth concludes that Angeal has left with his long-time friend, but Zack refuses to believe his mentor would desert Shinra. Yuffie Kisaragi | Before Zack leaves on his next mission, he and Aerith build a wagon so she can sell flowers in Midgar. My name is Zack Fair. Horrified and enraged to see Angeal having effectively forsaken his honor, Zack fights Angeal Penance and easily defeats him, although not before his cheek is scarred. His physical conditioning makes him great at performing squats and has the potential to set a record for this within Shinra. Galuf Halm Baldesion | Cid | He even proved himself more than capable of handling the Ravens, despite their power and modifications meaning even SOLDIERS have a hard time and can be outmatched by them: He was able to defend himself against and overcome both Sebastian and Essai while only trying to reason with them and afterwards easily killed Kyneugh. Sara Altney | Basch fon Ronsenburg | Mickey Mouse (Sorcerer Mickey) | He is loyal to SOLDIER and dreams of becoming a hero. Barkeep | Pacce | Minwu | Angeal stays behind to deal with them while Zack escorts Lazard to safety. Terk | Leon | Zack, Genesis and Angeal arrive, and when Genesis flies out Angeal grabs Zack and flies him to face Bahamut Fury while Angeal deals with Genesis. Prompto Argentum | Dr. Finkelstein | Pumbaa | 1 Description 2 Interlude 3 Tatsumi 4 Zack Fair 5 DEATH BATTLE 6 Conclusion 7 Trivia Akame Ga Kill VS Final Fantasy! Linaly | Sephiroth hides in the basement of the Shinra Manor reading files upon files of the project for seven sleepless days. The two were spotted riding the back of a truck headed to Midgar, with Zack putting Cloud in hiding as he fought the numerous Shinra soldiers. Celes Chere | Throughout much of the adventure, Cloud's personality, actions, and even memories replicate Zack's without any knowledge that he exists. Ghost: And Zack Fair the 1st Class SOLDIER who dreams of becoming a Hero. Dajh Katzroy | Zack is impressed with the flowers that grow in the church, as flowers are a luxury item in the usually barren Midgar, and suggests Aerith sell them. Zidane Tribal | Kytes | Rinoa Heartilly | Zack races to save Gillian, but finds her dead on the floor with Angeal standing over her. Zack Fair When Zack approaches the wounded Tifa, she refuses help and proclaims to hate him as he is a SOLDIER. Zack Fair Angeal Hewley Angeal ist ein Rang-1-Soldat, der seine Position mit Würde und Ehre erfüllt. Marcus | You can search for Zack essentially lives on in Cloud for much of the game, the latter having adopted many of his memories and character traits. Nooj | Zack makes haste to the reactor, but is too late to stop Tifa and her father from being cut down. Although Hollander refers to him as the perfect soldier, Angeal refuses the title, instead calling himself the "perfect monster". Minnie Mouse | Tick-Tock the Crocodile | He is a strange, yet familiar voice that occasionally speaks to Cloud and used to be a first class member of SOLDIER who worked together with him. Banon | Hope Estheim | See more ideas about zack fair, final fantasy vii, final fantasy. Sour Bill | Zack confronted Sephiroth in a duel only to be defeated. Nibel to reach the reactor, a villager snaps a picture of Sephiroth, Zack and Tifa (who is to be their guide) together. Desperate to return to her, Zack leaves a now pacified Genesis behind while he and Cloud set off to Midgar. Ienzo | Gippal | Indeed, even in death, Zack's willpower continued to play a major role, with him showing none of the depressed demeanor of the spirits Aerith encountered in the Lifestream and able to will himself to not only find peace but also remain conscious without Aerith's help despite the many turmoils he had faced in his life whereas Dyne, Jessie, Biggs and Wedge only remained conscious because they had sinned and thus unable to enter the Lifestream without Aerith's help. Tifa Lockhart | Family Harley | Papalymo | Dante | [Role-Play] Verified SOLDIER 1ST CLASS He displayed some handyman skill by building Aerith a flower cart. Larsa Ferrinas Solidor | Lucil | Ellone, Final Fantasy IX Lazard—in the form of a degrading Angeal—and Zack fight the two and Zack kills Hollander once and for all. Capable of effortlessly making short work of multiple opponents, as displayed by his repeated victories over Genesis Copies, monsters, Wutai troopers, and Shinra infantryman, Zack's fighting prowess made him entrusted in handling important missions for SOLDIER such as supporting other departments over a crucial matter and representing SOLDIER against the Security Department, all which he completed succesfully, even astonishing the security captain who challenged SOLDIER over how far Zack surpassed the capabilities of the Security Department's best efforts. Pongo | Well, some of it is. -- Zack. Zack's existance is initially unknown to Cloud due to the mako poisioning Cloud suffered from the experiments in Nibelheim. Having accepted his fate and content that he managed to protect Cloud, Zack bequeaths the Buster Sword to him like Angeal handed the Buster Sword to Zack years earlier, and tells Cloud to carry on his dreams and be his "living legacy". Genesis allows Angeal's escape, and sends Bahamut after Zack, which he defeats before questioning Genesis's motives. Yen Sid | Zack recovers the kid's wallet and buys Aerith a pink ribbon she will always wear from then on. Ghido | Spirit Dream Eaters | Cloud begins to look up to Zack as a hero and role model, not unlike Zack looking up to Angeal. Braska | Quasimodo | Yang Fang Leiden | Elma | He impales Sephiroth with Zack's Buster Sword, possibly because Zack probably had been able to injure Sephiroth before hand to weaken him for Cloud to be able to surprise him, but Sephiroth still survives. Setzer Gabbiani | Infuriated over the possibility that Angeal had killed her, Zack punches him and questions his honor. Zak was the nickname of a clone trooper captain born and raised on the planet Kamino to fight in the Galactic Republic Navy. Angeal destroys the platform beneath Zack and sends him plummeting into the Midgar slums. Zack is a First Class SOLDIER and was Cloud's closest friend during their time working for the Shinra Electric Power Company. Zack realizes Genesis has been working from Banora the whole time, the "dumbapples" he always carries being the clue. Cid Kramer | ! Edge Geraldine | Cid Previa | Superhuman Strength and Speed, Magic Wiz: And it's our job to analyze their weapons, armor, and skills, to find out who would win... a Death Battle. After the outbreak of the Clone Wars on Geonosis in 22 BBY, Zak and his clone brothers joined the fight against the Confederacy of Independent Systems. Gladiolus Amicitia | Cait Sith | With Zack having nevertheless grown enough in skill, Angeal recommends him for SOLDIER 1st Class, much to his joy, and he participates in the mission to destroy Fort Tamblin. Zack confronts Genesis while Hollander squirms away. Baralai | King Triton | Serah Farron | Dorgann Klauser | He is flirty with women and protective of his friends. Pinocchio | Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. Barthello | Organization XIII | (Axel | Roxas | Edit source History Talk (0) Share. Cid of the Lufaine | Zack possessed an extraordinary amount of willpower and determination that easily surpasses Cloud when the man he chose as his legacy was not empowered by his emotions: Unlike Cloud, who would often be depressed and show hints of nearly succumbing to despair and sadness, despite experiencing far more tragic situations than Cloud's own, including the loss of Angeal and Sephiroth, both being close friends of Zack and his mentors, and Shinra's betrayal of him, and having doubts of his own, Zack was able to continue on with his life effectively and with the spirit of a true SOLDIER 1st Class, his morals incorruptible and his spirit indomitable to where even revelations that could shake Sephiroth and Genesis into falling to the dark side and those comparable to that which temporarily destroyed all of Cloud's spirit had little impact on him. Logos | Enemies Gordon | Yuna | Yuffie Kisaragi | Cloud Strife 's status, had Zack Fair not intervened and rescued him from the Shinra Manor, is debatable. Jack Skellington | Although Cloud hurls Sephiroth to the Lifestream below the reactor, he is left grievously injured, and Zack crawls to his friend to comfort him before falling unconscious. send you an email once approved. He functions more or less as a clone of Cloud in the arcade, versus, and minigame events. Maechen | His energetic personality helped him earn the nickname "Zack the Puppy" from Angeal. Riku Replica | After the events of Final Fantasy, Cloud planted the Buster Sword around where Zack … Doga, Final Fantasy IV Horace Horsecollar | After an encounter with the Crescent Unit, who he easily defeated after refusing their appeal to join their cause, and brushing off a nine-year-old Yuffie Kisaragi, Zack enters a room and is attacked by two anti-SOLDIER monsters. Reeve Tuesti | Spoilers abound. Mikoto, Final Fantasy X However, after Zack leaves for Nibelheim Aerith takes up on wearing the color. Firion | Fix-It Felix, Jr. | Alias Princess Sarah, Final Fantasy II Rolly | Zack on the Crisis Core boxshot. Captain Jack Sparrow | Gopher | They go to a local market where a child steals Zack's wallet and he discovers the child's own wallet had been eaten by a monster. Full Name By early summer, Zack is sent to Costa del Sol to rest with Cissnei watching him. Owl | Master Eraqus | Lulu | Sebastian | Being the source of all of Cloud's initial combat skills, it is safe to assume that Zack is capable of wielding all of the techniques Cloud displayed and has far more in his disposal, being much more extensively trained and conditioned in stark comparison to both Cloud's initial and later power levels. Merryweather | Zack's appearance goes through a series of changes throughout Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-. Marshmallow | Fairy Godmother | Deumion, Final Fantasy III He is saved by Angeal. At the end of the movie, Zack is shown standing at the doorway of the Sector 5 Slum's Church with Aerith, letting Cloud know that everything is good now. Héctor | Zack Fair. Gantu | Zack Fair 2 US Teaser Episode 1: Zack and Angeal Alle Crisis Core - Final Fantasy VII Videos Release Termine gF Games: 2477 gameFactor v1.1 PC Spiele - Wii. Zack's courage and morality can at times make him more serious and even ruthless, as after Sephiroth destroyed Nibelheim, Zack lost all hope for Sephiroth and did not hesitate to confront and try to kill him, despite knowing fully well of Sephiroth's skill that could very well and did indeed outmatch his. When Final Fantasy 7 originally launched for the PlayStation back in 1997, it introduced players to a whole new world and a host of interesting characters. Sephiroth and Zack head to the Sector 5 Reactor to find the rogue Dr. Hollander who is suspected of working with Genesis. Kain Highwind | Noel Kreiss | Elrena | Sprouting a black wing, Genesis states he is a monster and flies off. Square Enix If Zack were to live in the original game, this version of Cloud may never absorb Zack's memories. The Confede… Cid Highwind | Scrooge McDuck | Outside the realm of battle, Zack has also displayed a fair amount of verstaility and skill. Zack was born in the town of Gongaga, where he lived until he left to join Shinra's elite militant force, SOLDIER. Attina | In his last stand, Zack faces a massive horde of Shinra infantrymen and despite dying kills all but three soldiers who finish him off afterwards. Flora | Zack takes the situation in stride and warmly assures Cloud that he shouldn't give up, just as he didn't give up even when he knew he couldn't defeat Sephiroth and only stopped fighting him when he was too injured to fight back, and jokingly reminds him that he has beaten Sephiroth before. As he counters Angeal's attacks while not retaliating, still unable to bring himself to kill his mentor, he learns Hollander used the late Gillian Hewley as a test subject for Project G, or "Project Gillian", and being Gillian's son, Angeal has gained the powers of Jenova as a result. Yuna | Faris Scherwiz | Iris Amicitia | Kevin Flynn | Megara | Josef | Midgar has been under attack from hordes of monsters that have escaped (or perhaps set free, according to Kunsel) from Hojo's lab, but an Angeal copy has protected Aerith until Zack's arrival. Will Turner | Zack also easily made a fool out of a highly capable member of the Turks while not even trying to hurt them, simply defending himself from their attacks effortlessly, to where said individual even acknowledged Zack's immense strength and Zack outright declared they cannot hope to defeat him. Daisy Duck | Vaan | After fighting several Shinra infantrymen and being shot multiple times, Zack dies with Cloud at his side. Zack Fair, 1st Class SOLDIER, SOLDIER 2nd Class (formerly). A true testament to Zack's prowess in combat was how he has fought all three of the first generation of SOLDIER First Class, proving he is truly worthy of being considered a SOLDIER 1st Class and showing the talent to close the gap in physical power between them afforded by their much greater source of power due to being the first byproducts of the Jenova Project with sheer training and improvement from the battles he faced over the years, defeating Genesis not only when he was degrading without suffering any noticable strain or injury despite the battle being long to where Genesis opted to risk dying by falling rather than continuing to fight, but even after Genesis was cured, Zack, after defeating him as Genesis Avatar, proceeded to once again overpower and injure a full-power Genesis to where he was left incapacitated, despite Genesis, now acknowledging Zack as a truly worthy SOLDIER 1ST Class member, was using his full strength. Hera | Locke Cole | At first, he wears a dark blue SOLDIER uniform, gloves, boots, and is equipped with a standard SOLDIER sword, even if most 2nd Class members of SOLDIER wear red and magenta uniforms. Zack, no longer capable of fighting, implores Cloud to deal the finishing blow to Sephiroth. GenesisSephirothProfessor HojoHollanderYuffie Kisaragi (sometimes) Shelinda | At the end of September 0007, while Zack and Cloud approach Midgar, an army of Shinra troops awaits them. OH!! Indeed, even the arrogant and immoral Hojo was impressed with Zack's capability after he was able to defeat his initial experiments with ease to where he chose Zack to fight against his experiments, astonishing the other scientists to where they stated Zack is on a completely different level of inhuman ability even amongst SOLDIER, and as he repeatedly tested him, even admits that he cannot accurately measure Zack's fighting prowess yet already admits to believing that Zack would without a doubt prevail over even the most powerful of his scientific creations, going as far as to create things specially created for him to give Zack a greater challenge.