His mother's exact words
"You know, you need a more mature girl to pull you along, step by step"
ちょっとお姉さん: A bit more mature, somewhat older
グイグイ: Firmly, forcefully, tightly
引っ張っていく: To pull along, to take someone along
Aerith is a more mature girl
Cloud is 21, Aerith is 22
Is the recommended type Aerith?
Dozing on the bed in Aerith's house, Cloud recalls the scene of returning to his hometown five years ago. What set all of this in motion was the call in his mind, something from the real Cloud.
The woman Cloud's mother recommended—is that Aerith's type?
When dreaming of his mother in Aerith's house
The BGM is Aerith's Theme
The kind who holds you tightly—a big sister type
A girl who (グイグイ引っ張っていく)pulls you firmly along→Type1 (Aerith)
For someone cautious about everything and introverted like you, I recommend Aerith。Being led around by the whims of an older sister (お姉さん)— that feeling is kind of fun too, you know?
She firmly pulls the people around her along
She looks like a delicate young girl, but in fact she has a strong will. Once she has decided on something, she never yields, and pulls firmly along(グイグイ引っ張っていく)the people around her
Aerith is the type who takes the initiative in pulling boys along
Our design concept was the image of a girl actively pulling(グイグイ引っ張っていく)a boy along on a date
And then, you're the type who actively pulls(グイグイ引っ張っていく)boys along, right?
Aerith pulls the people around her forward
She is a woman who seems fragile but actually has an unshakable will. She has the strength that, once she has decided, she will (引っ張っていく)pull the boys around her forward.
Aerith is the older-sister type
In the demo you can control Cloud, Aerith, and Barret. However, since this is only a demo, it does not mean that in the full game you will be able to control a party made up of these three characters from the start. Also, in "VII" and "VI," it seems you can freely combine your party from multiple characters, so it is natural that new characters may appear. Currently the only female character (Aerith) is clearly an older sister (姉さん)type; having at least one other young, lively type of woman competing for the heroine position is an indispensable element of today's "FF" series.
Aerith, like an older sister, pulls Cloud along and guides him forward
【Hamaguchi】: "This scene (the dream date) may allow many different interpretations for each player. But Aerith has always been the kind of older-sister-like character who pulls Cloud forward and encourages him. She senses what is to come and understands her own fate. Yet she still pushes and guides Cloud forward in this way, which shows her pure heart and inner strength.
Hamaguchi debunks the rumor and foreign media translation
【4Gamer】: Are there cases of "I didn't mean it that way when I said it"?
【Hamaguchi】: Ah... yes, there are such cases. Especially once translation is involved, the nuance changes.
For example, Cloud's mother has a line: "I think a girl like an older sister, one who can lead you forward, suits you best." Summed up in Japanese, it carries the nuance of "I think a proactive girlfriend suits Cloud better."
However, in the overseas version, this line was not translated in detail, so when foreign media asked about this line, my answer's nuance changed after being translated, and as a result some overseas fans understood it as "the relationship between Cloud and Aerith is not romantic love, but a sibling-like affection."
Let me explain what happened. In the original Final Fantasy VII, there is a scene where Cloud's mother, Claudia, mentions that she hopes her son Cloud's lover is the type who is "a bit older and able to lead Cloud."Overseas media asked Hamaguchi about this scene, whether the "older woman who leads Cloud" referred to Aerith. Mr. Hamaguchi affirmed this question, and other media then interpreted from this that the feelings between Cloud and Aerith were a kind of "older sister and younger brother love"—that is, familial affection rather than a romantic relationship. This interpretation spread through the media.
Pulling Cloud forward
At times she pulls Cloud forward（引っ張っていく）
