Obviously Cloud and Tifa don't talk about it. Tifa doesn't even tell Marlene that it's a box of materia when they're in the church in AC. It seems like they're protecting them a little perhaps.
And considering that Denzel would recall that AVALANCHE are the ones that blew up the reactor that killed his parents (his flashback in the added scene in ACC of the news coverage for example) it was probably a wise decision too, even though it wasn't actually them, since they were still going to do it even if Shinra didn't.
I doubt Denzel would have liked them as much if he'd have known (i.e. runaway from these murderers).
So, no matter what really happened, Tifa herself still considers Avalanche - including herself and Cloud - responsible for the falling of the Sector 7 plate and therefore Denzel's parents' deaths (and hence why she decides to take him in in the first place).The reason why Sector Seven was destroyed was because of AVALANCHE. That’s why I had to take responsibility and raise him. He met Cloud so that he could come to me.
I'm sure he knows Cloud and Tifa were involved in fighting Shin-Ra, as they're apparently famous as heroes of the JENOVA War, but whether he knows that they blew some shit up, I dunno. Seems like that detail would eventually creep in.
How do you know that for the bit in bold? I've always wondered if canonically they were considered heroes, or unknown for what they did.
Raq said:And that really depends on whether, being famous, they're famous as Avalanche or just famous as heroes with no connection to their previous roles as terroists.
Here's an extract from Case of Tifa:
So, no matter what really happened, Tifa herself still considers Avalanche - including herself and Cloud - responsible for the falling of the Sector 7 plate and therefore Denzel's parents' deaths (and hence why she decides to take him in in the first place).
It's interesting because Denzel seemed to have no idea who the other members of Avalanche were (besides Barret) during the Bahaumat scene in AC.
You would have thought Marlene, Tifa, or Cloud would have at least mentioned them at some point.