Mideel

Mideel is a location in Final Fantasy VII. It is a hot springs town located on a large island south of the eastern continent. The town is known for being a place where the lifestream is close to the surface. Tifa Lockhart and the party came to the town in search of Cloud Strife, who had washed up there after falling to the lifestream.
== History ==
=== Before Final Fantasy VII ===
Mideel at some point appeared in a magazine. Lonny, a child who was the playmate of Aerith Gainsborough while she was held in the Shinra Building as a child, instructed her to draw the Mideel, to mislead the Shinra Electric Power Company into thinking that that location was the promised and take pressure off Aerith. The result was that a scientist, Geddie Bach, took the picture to find the promised land himself.
Geddie used the picture to travel to Mideel for Shinra's Special Geological Survey Initiative disguised as Glen Reiner, who had originally been signed up for it, believing he would find the promised land.
Fifteen years later, Lonny returned to Mideel asking for medical records on Geddie Bach, speaking to Dr. Donovan. The doctor had no records of Geddie Bach and was not present at the time (having only been there three years) but did of Glen Reiner, seeing he was diagnosed with a torn ligament in the right ankle and mid-stage Type III mako poisoning.
=== Final Fantasy VII ===
After Cloud Strife fell into the lifestream following "That Which Waits in the Northernmost Reaches", he washed up on the coast near Mideel, and was found by one of Mideel's villagers. Mideel's doctor identified Cloud's vegetative state as an advanced case of mako poisoning.
In "A Shocking Reunion", Tifa's party arrived in search of Cloud. They found Cloud watched over by a doctor, muttering incoherently in a vegetative state, while the doctor told them he likely no longer knew who he was. Tifa stayed with him, while the rest set off to fight Shinra for the Huge Materia, with Cid Highwind taking over the leader's role.
After battling for Huge Materia in North Corel and Fort Condor, in "Searching for the You of That Day", Cid and the party returned to check up on Cloud and Tifa. The town was shaken by a series of earthquakes upon their arrival, and Ultimate Weapon appeared in the sky and the party battles it before it flees. A flow of lifestream swallowed the town and Cloud and Tifa were pulled into it. In it, Tifa explored Cloud's subconscious to unearth his true past and identity, helping him piece his memories together. After succeeding, they washed ashore and the others found them and took them aboard the Highwind, the recovered Cloud returning to the role of leader.
Searching for the You of That Day cutscene 1 from FFVII.png|Mideel falling into the Lifestream FMV.
Washed ashore.png|The party on the shore in Mideel after Cloud and Tifa return.
== Geography ==
Mideel is a hot springs town located south on a southeastern island mass of the planet. Near the town is a crack on the planet's surface where the lifestream is seen; the state of the planet can cause earthquakes and affect the sea nearby. The town is located amidst a jungle on the island.
The town itself is secluded from the rest of the world. It has wooden buildings that resemble a shanty town, and a windmill built atop a wooden tower. 
Mideel clinic.png|Clinic.
Mideel residence.png|Residence.
Mideel item shop.png|Shop.
Mideel postdestruction.png|Mideel after destruction.
== Society ==
Mideel is a quiet town secluded from the world. Its residents are disconnected from and ignorant of the events of the rest of the world, choosing to focus on their own lives.
== Gameplay ==
Mideel can only be visited after the Highwind is obtained. When it is, in "A Shocking Reunion", a party led by Tifa must travel to Mideel to find Cloud. After this, Cid takes over as party leader until "Searching for the You of That Day", the player must return to Mideel following "Struggle for the Huge Materia". Here, a battle with Ultimate Weapon begins.
Rare items are also found in Mideel. A white chocobo found in a shop, when given greens, nets the Contain Materia, and a Curse Ring can be found by finding a key and selecting the correct dialogue option when inspecting the hidden safe in the weapon shop.
== Musical themes ==
"Provincial Town" plays in Mideel.
== Other appearances ==
=== Final Fantasy Record Keeper ===
==Behind the scenes==
When spoken to in his delirious state, Cloud will mutter about Xenogears, another RPG that was in development at the same time as Final Fantasy VII. Xenogears also includes a reference to Final Fantasy VII by displaying a poster of Tifa in one of the in-game areas.
Cloud's rescue scene following "Searching for the You of That Day" was originally planned to be even longer; after washing up on the shore of Mideel with Tifa, Tifa would have to revive an unconscious Cloud with CPR. During this stage Cloud would have a vision of being experimented by Professor Hojo in Nibelheim, and of his escape with Zack. The vision scene is viewed in the game's final version by entering the Mansion basement after "Searching for the You of That Day".
== Etymology ==
Mideel is a mistranslation of Midir, a god in Irish mythology.
== Citations ==
de:Mideel
ru:Мидил
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy VII
Category:Locations in Final Fantasy VII Remake: Picturing the Past
Category:Towns