Zack Fair
Also known as: The Puppy, SOLDIER First Class Zack Fair
Sunny SOLDIER First Class who carried a catatonic Cloud across a continent and died within sight of Midgar so his friend could live. The fandom's most universally loved character and its most rewritten death.
Popular Zack Fair Ships
Zack Fair/Cloud Strife
32k works
The cheerful SOLDIER First Class Zack Fair and the shy Cloud Strife, whose friendship deepened during their shared captivity and suffering.
Zack Fair/Aerith Gainsborough
2k works
The SOLDIER who fell through a church roof and the flower girl who sold him a date built FFVII's original doomed romance, told mostly in Crisis Core's margins. Both die young; fic and the remake timeline keep finding ways to give them their reunion.
Common Tropes in Zack Fair Fanfiction
Zack Fair · Fix-It
480k works
Stories that 'fix' canon events that fans found unsatisfying, usually character deaths or relationship outcomes.
Zack Fair · Time Travel
280k works
Characters travel through time, either to change events, escape danger, or by accident. Romance may span different time periods or involve changing the past.
Other FF7 Characters
Cloud Strife
30k works
Mercenary with a buster sword and a borrowed identity, whose shattered memories of Nibelheim and Zack form the trilogy's emotional core. Time-travel fix-its sending him back to save everyone are practically their own genre.
Sephiroth
18k works
Shinra's legendary One-Winged Angel who burned Nibelheim after learning the truth of his creation and now haunts Cloud across every timeline. Fandom alternates between writing his downfall and writing it averted.
Tifa Lockhart
13k works
Seventh Heaven barkeep and martial artist who quietly holds Cloud's broken memories together, having known him since their Nibelheim childhood. Her patience and devastating right hook headline a huge body of canon-era fic.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many fanfics feature Zack Fair?
Zack Fair appears in 16k+ works on AO3, making them one of the most popular characters in the FF7 fandom. You can browse all Zack Fair fanfiction using the Fanfict Reader app.
What are the most popular Zack Fair ships?
The most popular Zack Fair ships include Zack Fair/Cloud Strife, Zack Fair/Aerith Gainsborough. These pairings feature prominently in AO3 fanfiction.
What tropes are common in Zack Fair fanfiction?
Common tropes in Zack Fair fanfiction include Fix-It, Time Travel. Use Fanfict Reader to filter and find exactly the type of story you're looking for.
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