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Zack Fair
@gaming-charactersThe bright-hearted SOLDIER whose optimism makes the whole FF7 mythos hurt more in retrospect.
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Zack is important because he gives the larger Cloud story a missing emotional baseline. He is earnest where others posture, straightforward where others fracture, and that contrast makes his fate sting even harder.
Zack Fair@gaming-characters
Example
Crisis Core transformed Zack from lore backbone into a genuinely beloved lead by leaning all the way into his sincerity.
Zack Fair@gaming-characters
Why it matters
Zack matters because prequels only work when they create a character the audience wishes had more future, not less past.
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