An In-Depth Look At Cid Highwind
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In the original FF7, I've always seen Cid as a man in his late 40's. Somebody who had past it before joining Cloud.
Yes, I also thought he was a lot older than he actually is.
Stress has that effect on people...
Yeah I could have sworn the PAL booklet said his age was 40-something
Still can't believe the bloke is only 32.
I renamed him HAWKE. Didn't like Cid.
Cid has to have one of the best themes I've ever heard. Powerful and Enterprising, just like he is.
i always loved and still do the cosmo canyon theme
Justin Ace I love the forgotten city theme and the world map theme after meteor has been summoned.
NorthernDragon Do he ever played ff8?
he played as an NPC in FF VIII
"Powerful and enterprising". Really well put!!! 👍👍👍👍👍
He's the oldest 32 year old I've ever seen.
stress does that
He's got some city miles
Honestly, they might say he's 32, but there is no way in the game that Cid isn't at least 50.
Yup I was 13 when I played this game! Now I can relate to Cid!!!😂
Being 32 myself, he is extremely relatable.
"He jumps onto the Tiny Bronco with some kind of superhero jump"
He's a Dragoon(the FF Class whose main trait is jumping) in a universe where people can jump up the side of skyscrapers.
Beat me to it but glad to see another dragoon fan here. What goes up must come down! (sooner or later)
You know you're getting old when you have the same age as him....I always thought of him as this cranky old man.
Cid is the Cranky Kong of FF7.
Lol me to dude
@@davidgeorge3944 *too
Cranky sure, but I always saw him as Super Jaded and using the attitude to surround/protect a heart of gold that finally breaks through again after he achieves his dream that was formally stolen and denied to him.
Personally, I liked Cid because he reminded me and looks like a younger version of my grandfather. Only thing missing is a strong Alabama accent and can of Coolers in his hand.
I always had him in my crew along with Red 13.
Hey me too :)
Cloud (Magic/Phsyical), Red XIII (Magic/Healer) and Cid (Physical).
Based that was my party too
Living down here in south US, particularly Texas, almost every man older than 35 is like Cid lol
The reason he jumped so high because he learned the way of the dragoon. Dragoon Jump.
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Like 👍
Cid highwind I want to borrow the tiny bronco
@@sheriffofrockridge9095 "are you out of your fucking mind??!!?"
@Sam Willett غارفيلد لك بيبوم
@@sheriffofrockridge9095 up yours Ni-
I rather sit down and drink your goddamn tea respect
It still cracks me up watching Cid running after the Tiny Bronco and keeping up with it on foot.
A good pilot is always ahead of their machine… cid appears to not be an exception 🤣
Cid's Theme was one of Uematsu-san's best tracks. That snappy military march drum beat makes you wanna salute.
I wanna say Soldier but I can't because that's Shinra.
"Sit your a** down and drink your godd@mn tea!"
These in depth character vids are proof that good characters and writing needs to be just as important as gameplay and even more so than graphics. A lot of movies and games nowadays put all their eggs in visuals and are incapable of creating something that people will care about in 5 years, let alone 20
He's 32 in FFVII!? Man he looks and sounded old!
Probably due to his chain smoking and too much rage because of Shin-ra.
Jesse Marquez Yeah I always pictured him around 42, late 30's at a minimum.
Definitely not 32, lol.
Also stress.
I’ve always added around ten years to the stated age of any FF character to line them up with their life experiences. Aeris and Yuffie are rare exceptions who legit seem to be the age they’re stated to be.
Stress makes you age way faster
@@BigDaddyZakk420 I'm 57 and I look much younger than Cid. He looks more into late 60 to 70 years of age.
Cid is always on my FF team. I love it when he throws dynamite at people, that never gets old.
Cid's easily among my favorite characters in the whole franchise.
I'm really glad that he got to be the party leader for a bit.
Love that FMV where the cigarette falls from his mouth.
I love how the headphones are on the spear
I still have pretty strong memories of watching advent children with my cousin. He got so freaking hyped when Cid showed up. He always had Cid and Vincent in his team.
"Yeah, I understand that Materia is precious,
and I also understand what you're thinking. But listen. I don't give a
rat's ass whether it's science or magical power. No, I guess if I had to
choose, I'd rather put my money on the power of science. Humans who
used to only roam around the ground are able to fly now! And.. Finally,
we're about to go into outer space. Science is "Power", created and
developed by humans. And science just might be what saves this planet. I
was able to earn my living thanks to science. So to me, there's nothing
greater! Now quit your worrying 'bout what Shinra's gonna do! I don't
want to regret not having done something later.." - Cid
Martin Down yea cids themes give the game a worldly feel. Uplifting. Like the world is rooting for a rag tag bunch of rebels out to do good. It pocks the feel and pace up towards the end.... i think
"Most likely because of the younger demographic of the series" Meanwhile I had FF7 the year it came out...I was 8 lol.
Try 14 then ur old
I was 13! 😄 great memories every time I play this game!
I was 13 but played after x
“WHAT are you doing??” “WOMAN! GET THE MOTHERF****** TEA!” XD
*IN-DEPTH REQUEST = RENO & RUDE OF THE TURKS!!*
Disss
This video reminds me - Nobuo Uematsu is a genius.
Very much so...
"Launching A Dream Into Space" is one of my favourites off the soundtrack along with "Great Warrior"
When you said finally , all I could think was: "Thank god , finally!"
Glad to see your sense of humor though, very nice.
For me, it was also a "finally" moment, since this video as well as my last few videos were constantly delayed due to things out of my control (and a few things in my control, to be fair). I'm glad somebody caught that little tidbit ;)
4-8Productions These are the best researched videos on FFVII on youtube. Take your sweet time man, we're patient.
@@4-8Productions Don't you mean "That little CIDbit?".....😀🙃
This brought tears to my eyes
I always found Cloud to relatable. I think everyone at some point in his/her life lies to create a false past or origin. Even if the lie is just to themselves and is never spoken of.
Krag Kerr definitely affected me as a young kid
His/Her refers to the “everyone” in the post
I always imagine Cid having a MUCH different voice. Much lower and gruff. Old man like.
Anyhow, great video. Thank you.
I always expected Sephiroth to have a more deep sinister voice, but in Kingdom Hearts 2 is sounds kind of camp.
Same, but still country, so I wasn't too surprised.
I always imaged cid sounded like Boomhauer from King of the Hill
Nothing about Japan is gruff and man like.
I imagined him to sound like the rich Texan in The Simpsons.
The character cast was what made FF7, i really wish more game developpers understood that. I mean there's a reason you could hardly do any of these in depth character videos with any other games in the franchise (save for maybe FF6 and FF9).
Or 4/5. Aside from the whole "everything is able for everyone"
Bullshit
Its because ff7 is the most popular
I like the ffx world and characters more than ff7 but people are fanboys of ff7
@@delgande I mean, best FF is FF VI, but yeah X has a great cast. i'm playing VII for the first time and I feel characters like Red XIII or the optional characters are a bit underutilized, same goes for Cid. But honestly I have really enjoyed the characters quite a bit, that's one thing I love about Final Fantasy I love almost all party members in almost all games. (Well, the four that I've played)
FF10 ? Hmm
Cid's Theme, and its variations, will always be my favorite of all the character music. Aeris' is sheer perfection; no contest. But of all the others, Cid's needs a goddamn award!
Ill drink some goddame tea to that!
Seriously, Cids theme has to be the best in the FF-VII.
Anxious heart*
Man, great video. I'm constantly reminded how every song on FF 7 is fucking amazing.
I want the new Final Fantasy 7 to come out because I honestly think it could make you huge. If end up knowing half as much about the remake as you do the original, you'll be the go-to channel for everything FF7. And that sounds like an awesome thing to me.
I love all the FFVII characters all their stories and background is fleshed out in just one game. Even Caith Sith, Reeve the puppet master had a great impact in the game as well.
Cid, along Red XIII, is easily one of my favorite Final Fantasy characters. In fact, my Battle.Tag and many other nicks in games is often "Cid" as a homage to this Cid and FFT's Cid(olfus).
I really really hope they don't get rid of his chain-smoking habits in the remake just because of stupid censorship.
5:02
Dude, we know he's got jumps. =D
He is the team's Lancer/Dragoon after all.
While on that point though, I always thought it was a huge missed opportunity that there isn't a Jump Command Materia. Jump is such an interesting, Strategic and distinct trademark of the series; e.g. Kain and Freeya. It's a shame it didn't make an appearance in VII outside of Cid's limits, which don't have the effect of removing him from battle for a few turns before striking.
While we're at it, the Dark Knight trademark, Darkness/Darkside, would've been a fairly sick Materia as well.
I agree, I love the jump command and always thought it would be cool, but I guess it just didn't fit well with this game. FFIV and FFIX were both mystical lands, full of mystical creatures and different species, but FFVII caries a more realistic tone. Other than Red XIII, there's no dragon people or other species walking around intermingling with human culture. We are meant to believe that this planet is Earth, and the struggles the characters face are real struggles that we may face one day. Of course, there's also aliens and monsters all over, but I guess we had to fight something right?
jump in other games wasn't something I'd often use because it was unpredictable within the context of an ATB bar. Having things fill up at different rates, you could have a dragoon drop at the wrong time, or jump up (and away from damage) at the wrong time. It was a little more useful in FF tactics, but then, in tactics, calculators kinda ruled all.. :P
thinking back to it, when jumping did work, it didn't do so in a way that gave significantly more damage than the other characters, so really its biggest advantage was to keep at least one character off screen during times of REALLY heavy damage or insta-kill attacks, and even then, you might be better off avoiding such situations with other means, as if you need to rely on an off screen character to save you you might be either a little too underpowered before you face such an enemy, or after you might be in a situation with a bit too much handicap (like fighting ruby weapon with 1 character)
@Wolfshadow Morningstar Not really. It's just a nod from the creators to the legacy of dragoons before him, namely Kain and Ricard.
"Jump" is basically his limit, a couple of them. So he has it, it's just called something else.
Also. I would like to mention that Cids theme is like the ff7 anthem. I think so anyway.
Travis Davidson yup it’s go time when his theme is playing
The high wind theme made me remember how years have gone through... It makes me sad and happy at the same time.
0:12 I used to have that same entertainment center in my home when I was little! Awesome cabinet. I just noticed it lol
"As Cid and the gang defeat Ultima weapon."
(Graphic on screen shows Cid is dead fighting against Ultima weapon)
8:34 Bahamoot? That's a new one.
I'm watching through all these videos, really enjoying them. Subscribed after seeing level 1 Cloud beat Ruby weapon.
I'd say Cloud is very relatable to war veterans since he shows clear signs of PTSD due to him being a botched Jenova experiment, seeing his lover and best friend killed while being helpless to stop them and being exposed to multiple violent conflicts and killing multiple Shinra soldiers. Not to mention the bloody trail and mutilated bodies he's seen of the slain Shinra soldiers by Sephiroth himself.
"Cid jumps onboard mid flight with some kind of crazy superhero jump"
Umm... he's a dragoon... and you question his jumping ability? How dare you sir!
I, too, found a spear to be an odd choice of weapon first but then I thought;
Cid isn't really a fighter, he's an engineer and scientist.
Spears are a relatively easy and "user friendly" weapon to use thanks to their range (at least to my knowledge).
Maybe he just picked it up on a whim, who knows? But that's my guess. That he doesn't really have any training or experience with weapons so he chose a spear.
Also a weapon made for reachig high and far places.
It’s a reference to The Dragoon Class which is also referenced in his name Highwind which goes back to the earliest game in the franchise if I remember correctly.
Cid's theme is easily one of the best in the game. I absolutely love it.
Michael Rooker should voice Cid Highwind. Imagine Yondu screaming about goddamn TEA!
Alex George All the sudden I got this image in my head of CID yelling, “I’m Mary Poppins Y’all!!”
I always take Cid and Yuffie in my party their the most extrovert personalities in the group and bring different styles of humor. Their interaction is one of the things i'm looking forward to most in remake Yuffie's ribbing will drive Cid crazy but he's got a big heart and will likely play along after a while with all the crap she's been through.
Yet another masterpiece! Well done my friend, we'll done!
Cid is so southern, you know that tea must be iced tea.
The Dragoons Point of View?
Typically, the ground.
He's the sole FF character that actually acts like a real person. Minus the jumping 50 feet in the air.
I can't get over that epic opening. Great video; as always
OMG these videos are how i found your channel omg! i love the intro to this! Cid is one of my favorite FF7 characters! keep up the great work!
such an amazing vid dude, can't wait for more of these
Cid is the man. When he became main party leader, I preferred it that way -- especially that run.
Plus THE MAN LIGHTS A STICK OF DYNAMITE WITH HIS SMOKE!
Exactly! How often in these games do you get to use honest to god dame dynamite as a weapon!!?!
I finally heard the entirety of the On the way to a smile series... Brilliant.
your in depth char videos are extremely well done. thank you sir!
I like how the character themes change meaning as the game goes on.
An in depth look into Rufus Shinra? (or the Shinra family if there isn't enough about Rufus specifically)
Awesome video as always, Cid is one of my favorite characters in FF7.
id be down to watch any more of these 4-8 in depth videos about any game
Love the video Death! Keep up the amazing work :)
one of my favorite characters... my team was usually cloud, cid and vincent :) and cid has the best theme song of the game, specially the sad slow version... I've aways loved it!
My team too,
Eduardo Bertazzo Same for me :D
My team was definitely Cloud, Cid, Vincent my first playthrough.
Eduardo Bertazzo my team was Cloud, Tifa and Cid
My go to end game team. Even with fighting against Emerald and Ruby.
I'd love if you did an in-depth look at Reno. Or all The Turks in general?
I agree !!
YES!!!
Yes please!!
I can’t fucking wait to play as Cid on the Remake. Just thinking of his chatter during combat is getting me hyped.
I'd love it if you continued these videos, just found em and they're great
Vinny Vinesauce's Rick impersonation will always be my headcanon Cid voice. "It's gonna take her 100 years!"
That was legit the best intro I've ever seen. Please use them forever.
Very detailed video that brought me a lot of nostalgia as he was one of my favorite character (the other one being Nanaki) ! Time flies 😅
Pretty god job 👏🏼
5:05 "Some kind of crazy superhero jump"
Dude's a lancer. His main ability is "Jump".
Michael Rooker should do Cid's voice in the remake!
A million times yes!!!!
Brilliant premise for a video... Subbed! Thanks for this, from Davey in Ireland... ;) FFVII FOREVER! The first game I fell in love with! Way back in '97! Still holds up today in ALL departments. Music especially!
One of my favorite characters in the game. Not only is he this games Cid, he's also like you said relatable, being a depressed alcoholic (they don't say that about him, but you know that's how it is) with his dreams and hopes shattered, but also he is a damn good fighter. Win-win all around. And he offers you the GOD DAMN TEA!
Lol and Cid in Advent Children just so happens to look EXACTLY like my friend Robbie. Heckuva coincidence.
My favorite channel hands down bub!!!!
Hey I really enjoy your content. Hope you get more and more subs as you go on. Keep it up!
Cid also is one of of three characters who can achieve the overflow glitch.
cant for when Cloud and the party meets him in the remake
Finally! I missed these videos
In ff15 i keep the Regalia radio set to "The Highwind Takes to the Skies" on repeat.
Man, simply loved your channel. Really deep lore content! Plz, make a vid about Barret
Another reason I believe Cid is so popular: this theme music is just one of the greatest in game history !
Hit me right in the feels 😢
Thanks for the deeper look! It helps me understand him more so I can more effectively play him in Echo-S!
Cid has the best theme ever, love it!
i love cids backstory and his character development in ff7 its a character done right everything fits even his soundtrack fits his personality perfectly,wich is wy he will always remain in my top 3 fave charrs all time
thank you for this. I wish I could watch your streams again, but busy busy. thank you!
but cid's entire arc is about coming to terms with the fact that he didn't lose his dream because of someone else's stupid mistake, but his own. which, personally, i find even more relatable. the growth he goes through and where he ends up is why he's one of my favorite characters.
amazing work
It makes sense why he's the temporary leader once you consider that he was able to just talk the crew of the Highwind into defecting. Also, he's an astronaut.
enjoyed it very much :) .keep up the good work!
Love it! Cid has to have one of my favourite character themes behind Aerith/Aeris
dude you need to do more of these
Shout out to 4-8 Live..even though I can't show up most of the time because of school...but the Saturday stream was fun..
Can't wait for him in part 2 of the remake! Or part 3, or part 4.
That feeling when he was the old man when you first played FF7 and now your older than that "old man" playing FF7 Remake. Sign.
Dude that's such a good video. amazing work! from your boiiiiiiii subsonix
in germany we have a bad translatet version of FF7.
thank you, for this detailed review about the charakters ;)
Ah yes Cid. Always a mainstay in my party. It's going to be tough with remake since so far they are all really fun to play.
I love this man this is epic till this day
Cid for the win. Steal the tiny bronco is high on my favorite list as well.