![]() As a young teen Cloud learns about Sephiroth and becomes inspired to be a member of SOLDIER. He was somewhat of a loner growing up and had a hard time getting along with his immature peers. His neighbor was Tifa Lockhart, and his father died during his childhood, leaving him to be raised only by his mother. BackstoryĬloud was born in the mountainous village of Nibelheim. ![]() Cloud is expected to display more of his youthful side rather than the serious one commonly seen outside of the original game. Director and character designer Tetsuya Nomura and development leader Naoki Hamaguchi have mentioned that while Cloud may look and seem "this way," he was a dorky character in the original game. Nojima and Kitase wished to make Cloud an atypical and mysterious kind of hero. Nomura also oversaw development of his personality, along with Yoshinori Kitase and Kazushige Nojima who created Cloud’s backstory and detailed his relationship against Sephiroth. He was one of the first characters designed for Final Fantasy VII by Tetsuya Nomura, who originally envisioned him with black hair, eventually changing it to a spiky blonde to make him stand out as the main character. Yoshinori Kitase decided early on that Cloud would be the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VII. CreationĬloud’s character contrasted greatly with the previous Final Fantasy VI, which had no main character. The bike also has a compartment that is capable of fitting Cloud’s fusion swords. The Fenrir motorcycle is a three-wheeled bike with extraordinary maneuvering capabilities allowing Cloud to switch from drive to reverse and stay upright without a driver. In the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie Cloud is seen to be in the possession of a motorcycle called “Fenrir” and in addition to his spiky blond hair and buster sword becomes one of his iconic possessions. As the story progresses, Cloud becomes genuinely engaged in the struggle for justice, finding meaning and inspiration in the fight against Shinra. Cloud has a blasé, unenthusiastic personality in the beginning of Final Fantasy VII, agreeing to only help AVALANCHE for the right price. Appearance and PersonalityĬloud Strife has a lean figure and is of average height, with a pale complexion and spiky blond hair and blue eyes and wields a giant sword called the Buster Sword. In addition, Cloud appears as a character in Advent Children, a computer animated science fiction drama that takes place two years after the events depicted in Final Fantasy VII. Cloud is a popular choice in Final Fantasy Cosplay, and has inspired a number of Final Fantasy Figurines and other Merchandise and Apparel. Released on March 3rd of 2020.Ĭloud Strife is also being remade and graphically updated in the upcoming Final Fantasy VII Remake. Believing himself to have been a SOLDIER, Cloud achieves the remarkable feats seen in the original Final Fantasy VII and its Remake.Cloud Strife is the main protagonist and made his first appearance in Square’s Final Fantasy VII, and has subsequently made appearances in a number of other releases and spinoffs, including Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII and Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Dying, Zack hands Cloud the Buster Sword so that he can become his “living legacy,” thus giving birth to Cloud’s SOLDIER persona. After a series of traumatic events, Zack escapes from the Shinra organization carrying his friend, an injured and mentally unstable Cloud, but is gunned down by a troop of infantrymen. Zack carries on the legacy of the Buster Sword but is forced to turn against the organization he worked for when it becomes clear that honor is a low priority for Shinra. Consequently, he entrusts the weapon to the newly promoted Zack. Angeal believes himself impure and incapable of the honor of a warrior (since his body contains cells of the alien entity Jenova). To him, the sword is a cherished family heirloom so important that he desperately avoids using the weapon since use “brings about wear, tear and rust.” The sword also symbolizes Angeal’s ideals of martial honor (a reflection of the traditional Japanese Bushido code). In the prequel game Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, it is revealed that Zack’s mentor, Angeal Hewley, was its first owner.
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