And Maiden isn't canon, right? (Just wondering... Some say it is)
That's debatable but an official stance has never been given on the matter.
Sorry Tres I didn't catch that. I was looking in Aerith and Zack's profiles and the various timelines for information about Maiden.
I'm still looking.
Okay now show me where it has information on Case of Nanaki and Case of Yuffie.
Yeah, before we had an official list of 'inside, outside' which Maiden wasn't even on.
The 'Completely disregarded by the makers' rule of canon also works.
What? Where? Were OTWTASs listed?
And really, so what if it's never been mentioned again. Last Order is mentioned all the time and that's not canon. Maiden is just a side story that took place during FFVII. Pretty much anything else in the compilation can stand a little bit on its own while Maiden can not. don't see why the amount of times something is mentioned makes it canon or not. That's why it's not mentioned.
Nothing else Benny has written for any other FF has been questioned so I don't see why Maiden is.
EDIT:
And before you say
"Well cause it h as contradictions."
WELCOME TO THE COMPILATION!
"Cause it never gets mentioned!"
First off it was published in an Ultimania, I'd call that a mention. And Last Order gets mentioned but that's not canon so feh to that.
"Cause none of the info is in any of the timelines!"
Okay so imagine this
- Aerith sends her prayer for Holy to the Planet at the Forgotten Capital, and immediately afterwards loses her life at the hands of Jenova in the form of Sephiroth.
- Aerith meets up with Biggs, Jesse and Wedge in the lifestream and learns they can't join the planet because of their guilt.
- Cloud attempts to settle things with Sephiroth at the Northern Crater, but upon listening to his speech, Cloud’s self-image collapsed.
- Barret and Tifa were to undergo execution as criminals who had summoned Meteor, but they manage to escape through the guidance of Cait Sith, Yuffie and the others.
- Cloud falls into the lifestream and Aerith tries to call out to him but she can't reach him
- Aerith finds Zack in the lifestream and they talk about shit no one cares about.
- Tifa is reunited with Cloud in Mideel, who had been poisoned by mako. She separates from her companions in order to nurse him. Following Cloud and Tifa leaving the team, Cid takes over as the acting leader in the fight for the Huge Materia.
See how that doesn't really fit?
Also there's nothing in the timeline about Case of Yuffie as far as I know but feel free to prove me wrong. But if I'm right about that, that plus Yuffie not being able to lift a child or break a door down contradicts the compilation. Guess CoY isn't canon either.