FF7 ENDING! .............spoilers

[Shoden]

well he strangely knows a hell of alot of things hes strange very strange, who knows a 130 ( i tink) year old man in shape like that floating around everywhere knows loads of stuff and all he can say is "ho, ho hoooooooooooooooo"

[Kawaii Ryûkishi]

Before he dies, Bugenhagen tells Red to go out into the world and search for another of his kind. The game's ending shows that he succeeded.

[Shoden]

meh, im still prepearing for the final battle in the crater

[-Zohar-]

Omg...Honestly though, the FFVII -insert fancy name here project- is in between the ending and the Red XIII scene obviously, b/c AC is like...2 years after the crater battle and the end of Midgar/Meteor? So, just disregard the RedXIII scene 500 years later, its just an extra detail of the epic plot.
So its like this?
FFVII events>>>FFVII -fancy name- Project>>RedXIIIs conclusion as an elderly being with children (obviously he found another of his kind. Hojos insanity and tendency to be naive and Bugenhagens awesome knowledge hinting to another creature like him explain Red XIIIs aftermath scene...)
I will never forget when I beat FFVII and I waited 30 minutes at the scene of the cosmos where you are supposed to shut the game off after RedXIIIs scene...I didnt understand the term "CLIFFHANGER" when I was 9 perhaps? rofl...

[amratis]

Probably not. Watching the final scene with Red XIII and also knowing that VII:AC is coming out soon...well, it kinda makes things abit weird to me. I mean, Red see's Midgar in complete ruins, and by this point, the events of AC are 498 years beind. So, in an uncomfortable way it kinda makes the whatever the events of AC will be - obsolete. This has kinda depressed me abit, must go watch trailers again.

amra

[Destai]

Filling in the gaps I guess.

[Cloud_Strife14]

In the scene after the credits, when you see Red XIII running with is (maybe) kids, if you look closely you can see his "XII" tatoo that Hojo gave him on his hind leg, but its a little blurry, but you can make it out if you look closely.

[Swordicanus]

it is most certainly red xiii because u can clearly c da tattoo on his leg at the end

[Zangan]

I'd like to point out there was NOTHING conclusive saying Bugenhagen died, especially since Red talks of him wanting to "travel the world". That being said, I imagine he probably did die from the context. What I do want to ask is this - I haven't watched the ending for a long time now. I am assuming there is something saying "500 years later . . ." before the scene with Red and his "cubs" because I have no recollection of being told that scene was 500 years later. I assumed it was 2 years later (i.e. AC era). Could someone confirm where the "500 years" comes from? Cheers.

[mike without a hat]

at the end there is a huge screen that clearly states that the red scene is 500 years later

go to this site and scroll down, its got pictures
http://www.vgmuseum.com/end/psx/c/ff7_5.htm

and you can also tell that it is red by his markings

[Zangan]

Cheers! I would agree it was Red XIII - Hojo gave him his tattoos. Why would any other of his species have them?

[mike without a hat]

he also has those ankle things in the picture

[Big D]

I'd like to point out there was NOTHING conclusive saying Bugenhagen died, especially since Red talks of him wanting to "travel the world". That being said, I imagine he probably did die from the context.

If you return to Cosmo Canyon during disc three, Bugenhagen does indeed die right before your eyes - just after giving Red XIII the Limited Moon, his ultimate weapon.

What I do want to ask is this - I haven't watched the ending for a long time now. I am assuming there is something saying "500 years later . . ." before the scene with Red and his "cubs" because I have no recollection of being told that scene was 500 years later. I assumed it was 2 years later (i.e. AC era). Could someone confirm where the "500 years" comes from? Cheers.

That's already been answered, so I won't bother[q=Zangan]Cheers! I would agree it was Red XIII - Hojo gave him his tattoos. Why would any other of his species have them?[/q]I think that only the "Red XIII" tattoo was Hojo's work. That's what I understand from Nanaki's statements during the game.

[Weimar Pluto Knight VII]

I need to find my old fan fic about Red XIII. I assumed that humankind died out, so everyone was stuck in the Lifestream, but they each had their own paradise. Bugenhagen tours Red around the Lifestream showing what happened to each character and what their paradise is, and who they are with. Another issue is I don't tell you who the names of his kids are until the very end.

It'll probably be another week before I find it, b/c it's at my mom's.

[AkiraMakie]

ok, another thing about that little scene at the end is that, its kinda shows you that the planet healed itself. if you reremeber, that whole midgar area was barren and black. But it shows how flowers and grass bloomed. it was probably another hint at something about aeris too. but i wont get at that.