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Cloud is an awkward Chocobo who pretends to be aloof and cool. While you can continue being distant from your allies, you have a choice to deepen Cloud’s relationships with others. The game offers several methods to increase your favorability, such as completing side quests and picking suitable dialogue options. If you wish to max out all the relationships, we can help you select the best dialogue choices in each chapter of FF7 Rebirth.
Table of contents
- FF7 Rebirth Relationship Guide
- FF7 Rebirth All Relationship Dialogue Choices
- Chapter 2 (Grasslands – Kalm)
- Chapter 4 (Under Junon – Sea Dragon Square)
- Chapter 5 (Shinra-8 – Queen’s Blood Tournament)
- Chapter 6 (Costa del Sol – City Square)
- Recruiting Yuffie
- Chapter 7 (Corel – Coal Mines)
- Chapter 8 (Corel – Gold Saucer)
- Chapter 9 (Gongaga)
- Chapter 10 (Cosmo Canyon)
- Chapter 11 (Nibelheim)
- Chapter 12 (Corel – Gold Saucer)
FF7 Rebirth Relationship Guide
The Bonds of Friendship is a relationship mechanic in FF7 Rebirth, where you can perform various actions to deepen your relationship with your allies. During downtimes, you can usually see an emoji icon above each character’s head. It starts from a neutral-gray face and can turn into a sky-blue smiling face.
The Bonds of Friendship won’t affect the main story but will change minor events in some chapters. For example, during your first visit to Gold Saucer, the character with the highest favorability will ask you out on a date. During my FF7 Rebirth playthrough, my relationship with Aerith was deeper than Tifa’s, so the flower girl was the one who showed up.
There are four ways to increase your relationship in FF7 Rebirth:
- Story Missions
- Side Quests
- Dialogue Choices
- Synergy Skills & Abilities
Progressing through the main story and completing side quests is the fastest way to deepen your relationship in FF7 Rebirth. The related character will usually accompany you during the mission, and you can learn various new things about your ally. For instance, you can increase your favorability with Aerith by completing the Flowers From the Hill quest.
Another way to get Relationship points is by speaking with your friends during resting moments. This generally happens when you visit a new settlement, and you must select the right dialogue choices to deepen your bonds in FF7 Rebirth.
Lastly, you can get some relationship points by performing new Synergy Skills or Abilities. The game will mark the skill you haven’t performed with a small dot on the corner.
FF7 Rebirth All Relationship Dialogue Choices
I highly recommend chatting with your allies whenever you enter a new settlement. Below is our guide for all dialogue choices that you can make to deepen your relationship in FF7 Rebirth:
Chapter 2 (Grasslands – Kalm)
| Character | Dialogue | Best Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Aerith | Wanna climb the clock tower together? | Sure. Let’s. |
| Tifa | This tank remind you of anything? | The place I made that promise to you. |
| Barret | Not gonna have a drop till Seventh Heaven’s back up and runnin’. | First one’s on me. |
| Red XIII | One can never be too careful with Shinra. | I knew I could count on you. |
Chapter 4 (Under Junon – Sea Dragon Square)
| Character | Dialogue | Best Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Aerith | Do you remember the first time we met? | The church, right? |
| Tifa | Do you remember a guy named Emilio? | Only person from the village I remember is you. |
| Barret | What do you think Yuffie wants with us? | Your autograph. |
| Red XIII | I doubt I’ll smell Shinra till it’s too late. | Don’t worry, never thought you could. |
You can also get extra relationship points by performing well in the Junon Inauguration Parade. If you reach 100,000 Likes, you will unlock the Stealing the Show trophy.
Chapter 5 (Shinra-8 – Queen’s Blood Tournament)
You can deepen your relationship with Red XIII by beating him in a Queen’s Blood Tournament match in FF7 Rebirth. Do note that you must face him even if you drop out of the tournament.
Chapter 6 (Costa del Sol – City Square)
| Character | Dialogue | Best Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Aerith | I start thinking things so dark and ugly that is scares me. | They’re just thoughts. |
| Tifa | Feels like it’s been ages since Seventh Heaven. | Lot’s happened since then. |
| Barret | I couldn’t do a damn thing for those poor bastards. | You tried. That’s all that matters. |
| Red XIII | I know I should strive to maintain my composure around him, but… | Don’t sweat it. |
| Yuffie | You’re obviously captivated by my bodacious beach bod. | Yeah. Obviously. |
Besides selecting the correct dialogue options, you can also deepen your bonds with Aerith and Tifa by choosing similar swimsuits in FF7 Rebirth. Here are the details:
- Set 1
- Cloud – Wild Surf
- Aerith – Pink Mermaid
- Tifa – Shining Spirit
- Set 2
- Cloud – Ocean Chocobo
- Aerith – Floral Delight
- Tifa – Majestic Glamour
Recruiting Yuffie
At the end of Chapter 6, you can finally recruit Yuffie. You can gain extra relationship points with her by picking these dialogue choices in FF7 Rebirth:
| Dialogue | Best Choice |
|---|---|
| Whaddya say? | Beat it. |
| Afraid you’re about to catch a beatdown? | Kinda. |
| Bet you’re thrilled, huh? | …Sure. |
| You don’t want me around to save your butts? | …You can come with. |
| You don’t want me? I’ll leave. | Have fun. |
Chapter 7 (Corel – Coal Mines)
Cloud will get a chance to pick a mine track that the other half of the group will take. If you select the left track, you can get relationship points with Barret, but you can pick the right track to get Yuffie‘s approval in FF7 Rebirth. There will be a Minecart mini-game not long after, and if you get an Excellent Score, you will also win some points.
Chapter 8 (Corel – Gold Saucer)
You won’t be able to chat with your allies in this chapter, but you can get closer to Red XIII if you win against Dio in 3D Brawler. At the end of Chapter 8 in FF7 Rebirth, you will play a Buggy mini-game, where you can deepen your relationship with Barret if you perform well.
Chapter 9 (Gongaga)
| Character | Dialogue | Best Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Aerith | Pretty selfish, huh? Waltzing in there, stirring up memories… | They didn’t seem to mind. |
| Tifa | What sorta thing would you go for? | Gonna go with the pot roast. |
| Barret | Wonder what kinda stuff we’d end up growin’. | Mushrooms. |
| Red XIII | Which mushroom is poisonous? | The right patch. |
| Yuffie | I am so, so bored… Bored right out of my brain. | Nice song. Funny too. |
Chapter 10 (Cosmo Canyon)
| Character | Dialogue | Best Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Aerith | What will you do? | Encourage her. |
| Tifa | Did I sound as awkward as I felt? | You did good. |
| Barret | So what—we sit here and ‘theorize’? | No, we fight. |
| Red XIII | Just forget I said anything. | I’ll lend an ear. |
| Yuffie | Once you die, that’s that. | Pretty much. |
Chapter 11 (Nibelheim)
| Character | Dialogue | Best Choice |
|---|---|---|
| Aerith | You never came up here hopin’ she’d wave? | Sounds like something I’d do. |
| Tifa | It was taking a toll… Then you turned up. | Have I helped you get through it at all? |
| Barret | We gotta do something, right? | Hell yeah you’re right. Screw them. |
| Red XIII | No one wants to hear people badmouth their hometown. | This isn’t my hometown. |
| Yuffie | What about, say, oh…materia? | Yup. |
Chapter 12 (Corel – Gold Saucer)
You can deepen your relationship in FF7 Rebirth by beating Yuffie in the 3D Brawler mini-game and Red XIII in another Queen’s Blood match. Chapter 12 will feature another minor event where the character with the highest bond will accompany you in the Loveless play and Skywheel date. If you are not close to your first five allies, Cait Sith, Cid, and Vincent will show up during the Loveless play and Skywheel date instead.
Hopefully, our FF7 Rebirth relationship guide is useful and informative. Before heading out, you can watch our video on the romance scene in Chapter 8:
