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Whom do white feathers symbolize?

Tifa's signature items

When SE releases emblem-type merchandise, the items associated with Tifa
Seventh Heaven, her fighting gloves, suspenders, cowboy hat, olive branch, earrings, Chocobo bracelet, etc.
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Guide hat
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When feathers appear, they are leaves or optional weapons/equipment

It is not a feather, but a "leaf"
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One of the EC outfits
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One of the Remake weapons
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The so-called white feather logo does not exist in the description

And the logo used as the key argument for the "white feather" is described as Cloud's Buster Sword, Sephiroth's Masamune, and Aerith's flowers. Feathers are never mentioned
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Angel

① In the Remake, the white feather hints at "Angel"

— A quick question: is there any meaning to the white feather that falls near Zack, who is carrying Cloud, at the beginning of the story?
【Nomura】: What could it be? It might be a hint at "Angel" or something like that (laughs)
What Nomura said was: アンジ (anji). Angel: アンジェ (anje). Angeal: アンジール (anjiru). Nomura used a pun here.
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② The white feather symbolizes Angel

In scene 09-02, there is a scene like this: Zack stands on the water's surface, looking up at the white feathers drifting across the blue sky. When asked about the developers' intent regarding the direction of this scene, the answer given was: "Zack inherited Angel's will, yet he could not even save a single person, and being trapped in Nibelheim left him feeling despair and helplessness. When Angel rebuked him for this unbearable state, Zack decided to pull himself back together. This resolve is embodied in the mental landscape at the beginning of Chapter 9.
The blue sky symbolizes Zack, the white feather symbolizes Angel, and the water's surface symbolizes Aerith.
Just as the blue sky used as the emblem in 《CC》 symbolizes Zack as the ideal First-Class SOLDIER in 《FF7》. It is an image of Zack at his best and in his perfect state. Viewed from another angle, it also symbolizes ideals, goals, and dreams.
The "white feather" is a symbol of Angel, and also a symbol of "wings." Angel's wings are wings that span the blue sky, and this image suggests that Angel must overcome countless hardships to reach his heights and dreams.
The "water's surface" reflecting the "blue sky" symbolizes Aerith. When Aerith hears the voice of the Planet, it is interpreted as her entering the Lifestream, so the image of Aerith's consciousness passing through the water's surface evokes the Lifestream. Or alternatively, it is itself a symbol of the Lifestream, a kind of will of the Planet.
Through these three connections, it hints at the whole story.
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③ Angel with a single angel's wing

Called by Angel with his single angel's wing, standing on the water gazing at the blue sky — as if suggested by such a dream, Zack pried open the pod that held him captive.
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④ The confusion of growing wings

So what purpose should an angel have?
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⑤ Angeal's Feather

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⑥ Pure White Single Wing

Angeal's pure white single wing behind him...
What secret lies within his body?
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⑦ The White Feather in the TCG

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Sephiroth

① The White Feather in Ever Crisis

Guild Icon
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Wallpaper
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Limit Break
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Feather of the One-Winged
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② Merchandise Bearing Sephiroth's Name

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Aerith

① The Falling Feathers at Her First Meeting with Zack

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② Aerith Like an Angel

The Angels
A SOLDIER Descending from the Sky A Fated Encounter on the Ground
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③ Great Gospel

Aerith prays with the staff held in her hands, bringing down a rain of blessing.
Aerith prays for a while longer, and as the rain stops, angels descend from the clouds.
Three angels in the sky descend with a dazzling light.
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④ The Staff of the Princess Rosa Set

Only next to Aerith was a design drawing of the Rosa staff placed.
Character art work:
Roche's crown design was inspired by the Statue of Liberty in New York and clock hands. The design of his cane also incorporated elements such as feathers and gears。
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth MATERIAL ULTIMANIA, page 49
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth MATERIAL ULTIMANIA, page 49

⑤ Ever Crisis

Aerith's Limit Break, Healing Wind
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⑥ Mobius

Feathers appear in the FFVII collaboration event
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⑦ White Mage's level 3 LB in Final Fantasy XIV, Breath of the Land

It pays homage to Aerith's Great Gospel, with feathers drifting down
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