Why Tifa doesn't show cleavage

poooooooooooor tifa *sniff*

yeah, i never really thought of that, its like that girl from (Misato) from Evangelion that had the same slash mark as well

With or without the AU?

In any case, the fact that Tifa was holding the blade may be the reason she wasn't slashed.

And don't bother with the game script. As you said, Last Order is a retcon. It now overrides the game regarding what it depicted on screen. In it, we see Tifa did not actually suffer cuts, being physically flung away from Sephiroth instead.

BTW, don't just act like it's a purely japanese trait to ignore continuity. Ever heard of Star Trek? Course you have. It's BAD with continuity. REALLY bad.

I'm just saying: in the game, Sephiroth slashed Tifa across the chest with that 6-foot long sword, just like he did the rest of the townspeople, and the only reason Tifa lived was due to the efforts of her sensei Galpan (or whatever his name was) But for some reason the animators or someone decided to retcon that out -- or, like many a Tifa/FF7 fan, just plain forgot that Sephiroth slashed her across the chest just like the rest of the people in Nibelheim. I mean, why would she get spared when NO ONE ELSE was? Especially with her getting all up in his face like that.

So no, I have no "absolute proof" until someone gets ahold of translations of the original game plan and script. Bet it says she got slashed. And plus the Japanese are notorious for ignoring their stories' continuity when it suits them -- ever tried to reconcile all the Gundam series? Tricky if not impossible.

Actually, since you have no absolute proof, your saying is only a theory,, don't get me wrong though, it is rather correct and logical, still if you don't have the proof you can't say it is true. I am done here^^

(snarl)...it wasn't wrong when I drew the pic. Or for the last 8 years.

This picture is incorrect. While not a bad guess from the depiction in game, if you pay attention to Last Order- the animated remake of the event- reveals that not only was Tifa not cut across the chest, she wasn't actually cut anywhere at all (I presume her injuries were all internal), meaning no scars to hide. Aside from being wrong, it's a kickass pic.

actually solitary it does
there's a whole cutscene where she gets slashed. i think the cutscene happenes twice actually

Typical! I just realise this right after I post a Tifa picture with slight cleavage. The game doesnt actually mention this, though, so I have an excuse.

A huge slash to the chest...
That really must have been painful...