Aerith's voice actor ... that Tifa is the canonical choice due to her having the game's only kiss scene and being with Cloud in the original timeline. This train of thought was recently given ...

and then kiss her. On the flip side, Cloud's date with Aerith does have some romantic tension, but it's nowhere near as clear-cut as it is with Tifa, with the pair only holding hands by the end of it.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth's director stated that his comments about Cloud and Aerith's relationship were misunderstood. Fans were surprised by Hamaguchi when he described Aerith's relationship with ...