Summary
While it never appeared in either of the first twoFinal Fantasy 7 Remakegames, the legendary Knights of the Round Summon is being considered for the trilogy’s third and last installment. One of the main draws ofFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeis seeing how elements from the 1997 original were updated for modern hardware, and that includes powerful Summons like Ifrit and Shiva.Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthcontinued this by allowing players to unlock even more helpful monsters to call upon in battle, with such iconic beasts as Titan and Alexander getting stunning new looks in this year’s JRPG blockbuster.
However, there is one massively popularFinal Fantasy 7Summon that was nowhere to be found in eitherFF7 RemakeorFF7 Rebirth: the near-unstoppable Knights of the Round. This powerful group of armored warriors is thestrongest Summon in the originalFinal Fantasy 7, able to inflict massive damage with its Ultimate End attack, which consists of 13 mighty sword strikes that ignore the enemy’s Magic Defense stat. In the oldFF7, players could obtain Knights of the Round by visiting Round Island, a large island located in the far northeast section of the game map that can only be accessed by riding a rare Golden Chocobo.
Neither the Golden Chocobo nor Round Island were featured in either of the twoFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeentries released so far, but the recentFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth Ultimaniareference book suggests that Knights of the Round will make its return in the upcoming third installment. In a passage translated by Twitter user aitaikimochi,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthdirector Naoki Hamaguchi notes that there are still four Summons from the original game that haven’t appeared in the new series yet, and acknowledges that fans have been eager to see the updated version of Knights of the Round.
Knights of the Round Will Likely Return In Final Fantasy Remake Part 3
The translated passage also reveals that Hamaguchi and his team tried to matcheach unlockable Summon inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthwith the location where the player finds their Summon Sanctuaries. For example, the mighty dragon Bahamut Arisen is discovered in Cosmo Canyon, while the legendary Odin can be recruited inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s doomed town of Nibelheim. Hamaguchi likened this process to trying to fit together pieces of a puzzle, with each Summon tied to the lore of its respective region.
The other three remaining summons that will be available in Part 3 areHades, Bahamut Zero, and Typhon.
Fans will have to wait until thenextFinal Fantasy 7 Remakegameto see how Knights of the Round fits into that puzzle, and the developers themselves are aware of how much players are looking forward to seeing the powerful Summon again. Knights of the Round is one of the most popular Summons inFinal Fantasythanks to its immense power, and Cloud and his friends will likely need that power to defeat Sephiroth once and for all and save the planet in the thirdFinal Fantasy 7 Remakeinstallment.
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
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Discover a vibrant and vast world in this standalone entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project. Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is the second entry in the Final Fantasy VII remake project, which retells the story of the genre-redefining RPG across three distinct games. Iconic heroes Cloud, Barret, Tifa, Aerith and Red XIII have escaped from the dystopian city Midgar and are now in pursuit of Sephiroth, the vengeful swordsman from Cloud’s past who was thought to be dead. This new adventure can be enjoyed by all players, even those who have yet to play Final Fantasy VII Remake or the PlayStation original. Expect a new standard of cinematic storytelling, fast-paced combat and rich exploration across a vast world.
