Again, I know this is silly and stupid ranting like this, but I just had fun thinking about all this junk and also in turn noticing all the depth that exists or various sources of inspirtation used in Final Fantasy 7.
For example, I'm sure Midgar was slightly inspired by the concept art and backdrop paintings from Tim Burtons Batman movies. So like, it's very similar to Gotham city.
I had some ideas. Cloud is like a mercenary-ish person for hire, or does odd jobs here and there all the time. I thought he would be more situated and established since it's more realistic at the beginning. I was thinking as well, it would be sorta Akira and Lord of the Flies esque for Cloud to have his own motorcycle and be kind of the most respected or notorious enforcer in part of the Slums early on. He drives a motorcycle everywhere, which he often used on scheduled drives to unofficially guard or monitor the slums and keep them from becoming out of control or fall under influence and control of the wrong group; because even though Shinra has a dictatorship, there's not that many laws in the slums altogether. Also, while there's Tifa I thought Yuffie should also appear early on as well since it fits together better. 7th Heaven would be a really rowdy, noisy and out of control bar at times, which again, of course Cloud surveys and keeps safe on a regular basis. I like imagining that for some reason. His suit would be bluish or something and the same basically but it would be a motorcycle suit at first in the beginning since it's the most convenient for him. His sword, it's really large but actually isn't sharp, he just uses it as a shield or to hit people really hard with. It can be sharp but it has a brace that's on it, like in Advent Children where he has multiple connecting swords and weapons, same basic thing I guess. There'd also be Dyne and Barret, and they both sort of struggle over who has the most power or influence and proper say or decision making in the group but I guess Dyne is more experienced and older then Barret. (Barret would only be just like in his early 30s instead of what ever he is in the game like late 30s early 40s?) (he looks so sick and haggard now) (he's so stereotypical and obvious)
The main group in charge at Shinra, I'd draw them to be more noticeably based on the Nazi general and leaders during WW2 since I think they are (lol?) I hope that's not seriously offensive I just find it interesting.
So Yuffie tags along with Cloud all the time, she's an orphan and Cloud see's himself in her a lot and they're kind of close friends along with Tifa and the like and is a burgeoning Ninja of sort or something you could prolly observe or would have to interpret.
And then I thought as well, hallway through the game, when they leave Shinra and Midgar, what's the explanation and storyline behind the rest of the world? where do they go and socially/politically where does everything else lie? if you were to draw real life comparisons, the general perception or state of the world is not the same as it were in the 90s anymore.
