Zack and Cloud get off the truck after finding out they're being chased by the army. Zack hides Cloud behind a large rock so that he doesn't get hurt during the battle. Zack walks off and Cloud tries and reaches Zack to stop him but he still can't speak. Zack marches in front of the Shinra army with a smile on his face. Zack: Honestly. Freedom sure is pricey. Zack pulls out his sword and readies himself. Zack: Never lose your dreams. Also, no matter the situation never let go of your pride as a SOLDIER! Irasshaimase! Zack comes to a bitter end. But even with his last amounts of strength he continues his fight clinging on to the memories of his friends and loved ones. Zack eventually falls and is shot at point blank and left for dead by the Shinra army. It begins to rain. In Zack's wounded state Cloud crawls to his side with what little strength he has. Cloud: Zack. Zack: On my behalf--- Cloud: Your behalf? Zack: That's right. You will--- Cloud: You will--- Zack: Continue living. You are proof that I existed. My dreams and pride, I give it all to you. Cloud: I am proof that you existed. Zack hands Cloud the Buster Sword and passes away soon after. Cloud looks into Zack's fading eyes and realizes the price Zack paid to save him. Cloud: Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh! Zack sits on the edge of a cliff that rises over Midgar. The sky clears and the sun shines on him. Zack: Hold on to your dreams! If you want to become a hero you have to hold on to your dreams. Cloud: Thank you. I won't forget. Good night. Zack. Cloud tightly grips the Buster Sword and walks off to continue the journey to Midgar. Zack's body begins its new journey to return to the planet. Zack: That girl said that she was scared of the natural sky. But of course it must feel great right? Those wings of yours, lend them to me as well. What's this? It feels great. When you meet Aerith I'm depending on you to look after her. Hey I've become a hero right? Um pouco sobre Zark: Zack nasceu em Gongaga, onde ele passou seus primeiros anos antes de se juntar as forças da Shinra militante em 14 anos de idade e sob Angeal divisão Hewley, para os próximos quatro anos para se tornar um membro da SOLDIER. Após a guerra Wutai, Zack é enviado para Wutai com Angeal e Sephiroth para aprender sobre o Gênesis, soldado que desapareceu sem qualquer traço de Wutai Missão. Eles acham que Gênesis tornou-se um traidor, e deve ser parado a qualquer custo. Após a missão, Zack herda a Buster Sword pertencentes a Angeal. Ele é atribuído a Nibelheim com Sephiroth para investigar a próxima reator Mako. Eles são acompanhados por dois soldados, um deles é o futuro do amigo de Zack, Cloud Strife. Enquanto na cidade, visitas de Sephiroth Shinra Mansion e descobrir documentos que ele mal entendido. Em seguida, levá-lo a acreditar que ele é filho de Jenova, e ele era o Cetra passado que mostram a sua habilidade, que além do humano. Sephiroth enlouquece e destruiu a cidade, matando a maioria de seu povo. Zack foi para reatores Mako e Sephiroth lutar em um duelo, mas depois de uma longa batalha, derrota Sephiroth. Sephiroth entra na parte mais profunda do reator, perto de um tanque de solução contêm Jenova. De repente, Cloud aparece atrás dele e apunhala-lo com Buster Zack's Sword.