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In Final Fantasy VII, Cloud has the ability to take one of his companions on a “date” to the Gold Saucer Skywheel, and Square Enix has yet to confirm which of the companions is the canon choice. Its reappearance in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is said to be non-canonical, but a card from the upcoming Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy expansion might have inadvertently provided an answer to the canon question, thanks to a few versions with alternate art.
The card in question is Secret Rendezvous, which appears in the Final Fantasy VII-themed preconstructed Commander deck Limit Break. Secret Rendezvous depicts Cloud on the Skywheel date, and there are four versions of the card, each showing Cloud sitting across from either Tifa, Yuffie, Aerith, or Barret.
However, on the official Magic: The Gathering website, it’s confirmed that the default version of Secret Rendezvous–the version of the card included in the deck itself–is Tifa’s version. The other three versions can only be found in Collector Booster packs. Considering the Sephiroth card shown at PAX East may be hiding a secret for the upcoming third game in the FF7 Remake trilogy, perhaps this is one way to officially set the record straight–or it’s the MTG team choosing their favorite partner.
Final Fantasy VII is one of four games to receive a preconstructed Commander deck themed around it in the Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy set, with Final Fantasy VI, Final Fantasy X, and Final Fantasy XIV also included. The main set includes cards depicting characters and scenes from all 16 mainline Final Fantasy games.
Magic: The Gathering – Final Fantasy launches June 13 in local game stores and big box retailers. Prerelease events are set to begin June 6 at local game stores.
