This is wha thappens when you overanalyze simple storylines.

Like the guy who once tried to convince people The Brain from Pinky & The Brain was a despot with a mentality similar to Hitler's.

Somethings are just plain and not meant to be delved into. FFVII's crapfest of a plot is one of them.

Unless we're talking about a sidestory? Like Barret and Dyne? There wa sa good story.