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Tifa was born in the small village of Nibelheim, an only child who was very close to her parents. She was fairly popular, as she was cute, friendly, and a bold young girl. However, her mother died when she was still little, and it broke her heart. In desperation, she tried climbing Mt. Nibel so she could go and see her mother on the other side, or so she thought. But all this ended with was her getting hurt, and Cloud being blamed for it when she fell from the bridge.

Tifa and Cloud were childhood pals, and when Cloud was fourteen, he decided to join soldier. By this time, Tifa was crushing on the guy pretty bad, so she asked him to meet her at the well one night. There, she asked him to promise her that when he became famous, he would one day come back and save her if she was ever in trouble. Cloud promised her, and she was very happy. A shooting star even went by to seal their promise. Cloud left to join soldier when he was 15, and Tifa was left behind. In this time she started learning martial arts, and was pretty good at using her fists and feet.

When the Nibelheim mission came up, Tifa was saddened to see that Cloud was not among the group sent to her town. She hadn’t heard from Cloud in a long time, and had hoped he’d be among the SOLDIER sent there. However, Cloud hadn’t made it into SOLDIER, and was actually there as an infantryman. Ashamed by this, he hid behind his mask and Tifa was unaware. Still, she acted as a guide for Zack, Sephiroth, and the two infantrymen there. After Sephy went nutty and burned the village to a crisp, Tifa went after the psycho to avenge her dad, who was killed in the fire. She was badly injured by Sephiroth at the reactor, and that’s when Cloud rode in on a white horse to save her butt. Okay, not really, but he did pick her up and carry her to a safer place, then fondled her a bit to make sure she was okay.

After being saved, Tifa developed a strong hatred for Shinra, Sephiroth, and SOLDIER. So she went to Midgar and joined the AVALANCHE team, using the Seventh Heaven bar as their base while she tended the place as cook and barkeep. Later on, almost 5 years after her town burned, Tifa found Cloud at the train station, badly mixed up, and took him home with her. There she asked him to join AVALANCHE, and that’s where the FF7 story starts. I’m pretty sure I don’t have to go into the entire game story, so I’ll just talk about Tifa’s part in the game.

Tifa still cares deeply for Cloud during the course of the game, and tries to take care of him to the best of her ability. Whether it was because she was hurt at Nibelheim or what, she does not refute Cloud’s messed up memories, and lets things be until later, where Cloud finally finds himself. Tifa acts as his guide during this time, helping him to stay strong and taking care of him during the time he has Mako poisoning. Even though she was frightened of loosing Cloud at the start of the game, she slowly begins to realize that Cloud is strong, and she backs him up as much as she can in the end.

Strong-willed and caring, Tifa is the perfect mother figure. She takes care of Marlene when Barret isn’t around, and during Advent Children, takes on Denzel as well. She’s optimistic and cheerful, usually good for a pep talk and a good meal when you need it. She is also very strong, and can definitely hold her own in a fight. DON’T underestimate her just because she’s a pretty, busty lady. She will break your face.

[[This is a role-playing journal for wildsaber. I do not own Tifa or Final Fantasy 7 in any way. Beautiful layout provided by estiloamor. ]]