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It looks to me that Tifa grabbed his arm then climbed up to the motorcycle
NOW SOMEONE NOMINATE ME AS THE BIGGEST CLOTI WONK NOW:
Tifa always by Cloud’s side (in the Ultimania and Reminiscence)
“There are many dimensions to Tifa’s character. She’s like a mother, a sweetheart [koibito], and a close ally in battle“:
Advent Children Reunion Files book (pg. 19)~ Nomura
In the Ultimania pictures and in the DVD feature, Tifa’s always in Cloud’s party even if different sources put another team member with Cloud. I’ve put the links for you to check the sources themselves, in any case, the Ultimanias are sold and you are free to buy them.
Though I don’t think this is definitive in determining canon, it gives a good hint of things. it’s quite odd if Square Enix just put Tifa in almost all pictures* where Cloud leads his party. The following pictures where taken from various parts of the
Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania and the other ones in the
Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII, a bonus DVD feature of
Advent Children that summarizes the events of the original game
*The only picture in the Ultimania where Tifa isn’t present is the Cave of the Gi, Aerith was pictured instead with Red XIII. In the Wutai Pagoda, the other party member is not seen because of the text bubble.
Recruiting Yuffie
Self-centered without fear of anything. Even with people whom she’s meeting for the first time, her own pace will not be thrown off.
Yuffie’s Profile Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
Riding a Shinra ship to Costa del Sol
· FFVII – Transport Ship
Killed ShinRa troops in Junon, and infiltrated from the harbor. It confronted Cloud’s team in the ship’s hold, and after transforming its arm into Jenova BIRTH, made it battle them.
Sephiroth’s Profile Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
Recruiting Cait Sith:
At the Gold Saucer, he falsely establishes himself as a fortune telling machine; “How ’bout it? Want me to read your fortune!?” he says, strong-arming his way close to Cloud.
Cait Sith’s Profile Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
Recruiting Vincent
When Cloud and company visit the ShinRa Manor and catch Vincent up on the current affairs, he chose to join the group to meet up with Hojo and Sephiroth.
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FFVII Complete Timeline FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
[FFVII] Vincent remains in a coffin, condemning himself and saying “I was unable to prevent Lucrecia’s sorrow.”
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Vincent’s Profile FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
Note that even if the two versions of the scene had different party members, Tifa is still there.
Recruiting Cid
Cid had also began to grow tired of his life in Rocket Town, and he joins with Cloud’s group who had just stolen the Tiny Bronco.
Cid Highwind’s Profile FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
Temple of the Ancients
He has sympathy for Cloud and co.’s ideas, and since substitute bodies were available, he decided to sacrifice himself to help his friends.
Cait Sith’s Profile Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
So if we take the pictures as canon proofz then Tifa getting jealous at Cait Sith’s prediction of Cloud and Aerith’s future actually happened.
Northern Crater
(From
Reminiscence)
FFVII – Whirlwind Maze
Confronted Cloud’s team, transformed into Jenova DEATH and fought.
Sephiroth’s Profile Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
Cid’s rocket arc
Although he got there by taking advantage of ShinRa’s plans, Cid finally fulfills his wish of going into space. Looking out at the expanse of stars through the window, he expresses a deeply emotional sentiment.
FFVII – Rocket Town
By taking advantage of ShinRa’s plan to destroy Meteor, he finally realized his dream of traveling into outer space.
Cid Highwind’s Profile FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
Bugenhagen in the Forgotten Capital
(From
Reminiscence)
Bugenhagen passes away
FFVII – Cosmo Canyon
Visiting his hometown prior to the final decisive battle, he attended to Bugenhagen as he was dying.
Red XIII Profile FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
This scene is special, if you chose another party member other than Tifa, he/she would be seated opposite Cloud and won’t be close to him. See the details of the scene here:
Secret Cloti Scene.
Confronting Hojo
Vincent confronts his fated opponent, Hojo, on the Mako Cannon in Midgar. He angrily issued a death threat to Hojo.
Vincent’s Profile FFVII 10th Anniversary Ultimania
There is another screencap of this scene in the Timeline section that featured a different speech bubble and Tifa’s also there.
Finding Lucrecia
(From
Reminiscence)
Fighting Sephiroth at the planet’s core
(From
Reminiscence)
Courtesy of my friend's notes, it’s observable that the three Remnants of Sephiroth, Loz, Yazoo and Kadaj bore resemblance to Tifa, Vincent and Cloud fighting style-wise. It’s stated that the Remnants were born from the battle with Sephiroth. So even if it’s not definitive, it’s hinted that this is the canon party.
~FIN
Watch Reminiscence of Final Fantasy VII
here.
Lastly, if Tifa was indeed in Cloud’s party all the time, then her touching reaction to Aerith’s death could be canon. She caresses Aerith’s face and runs off crying. ;_;