Summary
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirthis a massive game that’s going to take players quite a while to finish. Most players can probably get through the story around forty to fifty hours but they will be missing so much content, good and bad, if they skip through it.
Completionists will probably finishFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthin about eighty hours or so, give or take. Then there are the middle-ground players who want to pick and choose their adventure. With so much to do, it can be hard for players to know what things they should focus on if they don’t want to do everything. Here are the essential side quests that will unlock deep lore facts along with fun interludes. There will be spoilers.
Updated on Jul 20, 2025, by Mehrdad Khayyat:Just like its predecessor, Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth is filled with entertaining side quests that can be easily missed, while some of them contribute a lot to the chemistry between the protagonists and add more depth to their relationships.
Of course, prioritizing all the side quests to the main missions could distract player from the main story and detach them from the main campaign’s ryhthm, but some of the side quests in Rebirth are just too good to be ignored.
10Missing: Mr. Birdie
Chapter 9
Helping cute animals is just an undetectable part ofFinal Fantasy 7: Rebirth, and there are a couple different side quests with a similar theme, from rescuing lovely kittens to bringing home Mr. Birdie, also known as Cloud Jr.
This side quest is about finding Cloud Jr by setting some traps for him in the region of Corel. It might take a bit of grinding to craft the traps, but this whole mission feels different and games a fun gameplay experience with some heavy action, of course. It’s like a minimalMonster Hunterexperience inFinal Fantasy.
9Moogle Intel: Prairie Moogle
Chapter 2
In the original game, there was a mini-game within Gold Saucer called Mog House. It was one of the easiest ways to get money within Gold Saucer early on. The Moogle Intel quests inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthpay homage to that idea while expanding the mini-game to involve Cloud chasing arounda bunch of Moogles.
Every region has one of these quests and if players complete them all they will be treated to one of the funniest scenes in the game. Cloud gets turned into a Moogle and it is too precious for words.
8Absence Of A Sign
Chapter 10
At first glance, Absence of a Sign is more like a simple quest that may even sound boring to some players, as Cloud and Aerith are tasked to fight some ill omens and then capture the celestial phenomena happening in the sky afterward. But, the quest does come with a secret trigger that Aerith fans would never want to miss!
If Cloud manages to take a sneaky photograph of Aerith while she is praying, it will trigger a secret scene in the quest between Cloud and Aerith, and will also reward the player with additional items at the end of the quest. Despite featuring some combat, Absence of a Sign has an amazing and wholesome conclusion.
7Phenomenon Intel 1: The World Of Fort Condor
Chapter 4
Another reoccurring quest tasks Cloud with trying to find Protorelics for Chadley. This will eventually lead to unlocking an optional boss fight with Gilgamesh. Unlike the Moogle quests, all of the Protorelic quests are unique.
For example, the Junon region one, which starts with Phenomenon Intel 1: The World of Fort Condor, will suck Barret, Tifa, and Cloud into a game of Fort Condor in full PS1-like polygonal glory. The graphical change alone makes thisFort Condor quest worthwhile inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthbut it’s also funny.
6Calling All Frogs
Calling All Frogs is another quest that turns Cloud into a bizarre creature. In the underbelly of Junon, there is a pit where kids play that turns them into frogs. They play a mini-game there simply called Jumpfrog.
Cloud and Tifa get pushed into the fray, fight a few monsters, and then participate in this basic dodging mini-game. It’s not one of thetop mini-games inFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirth, but hearing Cloud and Tifa ribbit their way through conversations is enjoyable.
5Phenomenon Intel 1: Avalanche HQ
This next quest skips ahead a few regions into the Cosmo Canyon territory. Even though it is a side quest, it should be required because it answers a lot of questions. While looking for more Protorelics, the gang comes across Nayo, Polk, and Billy Bob who were characters inYuffie’s DLC forFinal Fantasy 7 Remake.
They are trying to reawaken generators to heal the planet but they are covered by monsters which is where players step in to play a mini-game called Gears and Gambits. During this mission, Nayo also reveals that Wedge is indeed dead as they saw him fall off a building and the flashback they show is quite brutal in Phenomenon Intel 1: Avalanche HQ.
4Phenomenon Intel 1: Testing The Waters
Chapter 11
After the flashback wherein Cloud tells the group about his relationship with Sephiroth, players will meet a new character in the morning named Broden. He’s the innkeeper in Kalm and besides one extra mission, he will disappear from the story almost completely.
That is until the Protorelic quest in Nibel can begin with Phenomenon Intel 1: Testing the Waters. During these four missions, players will see Broden is now one of the robed figuresmurmuring about Sephiroth, Jenova, and reunions. Along with Roche, it seems a little mean to turn Broden into a mindless husk.
3My White-Haired Angel
Another great quest around the Nibel region can be completed once the story stuff wraps up in Chapter 11. Players will meet a singing cook in theFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthquest, My White-Haired Angel. She lost her cat and desperately wanted it back, so she asked Cloud and Tifa to help.
When they find the cat, Tifa is shocked to see it is her childhood pet, Fluffy, who just gave birth to kittens. It’s a typical fetch quest mixed with an escort quest which isn’t astounding. However, it’s a nice bookend to something Tifa mentions during Cloud’s flashback.
2Lament Of The Damned
Chapter 13
There is one last quest in the Nibel region that players should complete. Once players get control of the Tiny Bronco and can fast travel around freely, they should return to Nibelheim. If players go into the Shinra Mansion they can learnmore about Vincentand his past.
While he still doesn’t join the fight, he will follow players as they rush through challenges at Hojo’s request. It’s nice Vincent gets something expanded upon with this quest, Lament of the Damned, especially since Cid doesn’t get a quest tied to his past.
1Beneath Still Waters
Beneath Still Waters is the final worthwhile quest which can be completed in the second to last chapter. If players go back to Junon, they can begin with what sounds like a basic monster hunt. When players make it to their destination, they will find members of Midgar’s Seventh Infantry on the hunt for the beast, Hell Rider 2.
It’s made clear that the commander knows Cloud is not part of this squad but thanks him anyway. He’s an honorary member at best and maybe this goofy squad of soldiers will return in the final part of this trilogy.
