Young Angeal First Appeared in Crisis Core: FFVII Reunion

In early October 2024, the Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis Twitter account posted a video introducing a young version of Angeal, but did you know an even younger version of Angeal first appeared in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion? He doesn’t show up as a character, per se, but rather as an easter egg you can see in a photo.

The official Twitter account for the Final Fantasy VII Remake series posted several screenshots from Reunion. In them, Zack is looking at several photos of Angeal from his youth. One picture shows him as a baby, and another shows him soon after he became a SOLDIER. Zack points out yet another photo, depicting Angeal with Genesis. All of these photos are difficult to see, as they’re more akin to props in the game. But if you zoom in on the pictures, you can make him out.

The young version of Angeal debuted in Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis in mid-October 2024, as part of the The First Soldier storyline. In the mainline games, Angeal Hewley is a major supporting character and is a SOLDIER 1st Class in charge of mentoring Zack. He was the one who passed down the Buster Sword to Zack, who in turn passed it down to Cloud. Since Angeal is part of Zack’s story, he was only in Crisis Core and not the original Final Fantasy VII.

Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis is available on Windows PC and mobile devices. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion is available on the PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and Windows PC.