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| Cloud Strife | |
 Promotional image of Cloud for AC | |
| Job | Mercenary (ex-member of SOLDIER) |
| Age | 21 (in FFVII) |
| Weapon | Double-handed sword |
| Height | 5'7" |
| Birthdate | August 19th |
| Birthplace | Nibelheim |
| Blood Type | AB |
Cloud Strife is one of the main protagonists of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII. He is the main playable character in Final Fantasy VII who claims to be an ex-SOLDIER turned mercenary. Through a series of events, Cloud discovers that his memories are incorrect and must reconcile his past.
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[edit] Compilation Appearances
[edit] Final Fantasy VII
Upon first being introduced to Cloud, he is an ex-SOLDIER hired by Barret Wallace to help his eco-terrorist group, AVALANCHE, destroy Midgar's Sector 1 Mako Reactor. The group then rendevouzes at 7th Heaven for a meeting.
Cloud and Aeris follow the cart to Wall Market, and Aeris helps Cloud dress as a woman to gain entrance into Corneo's mansion. Upon finding Tifa they learn that she volunteered to come in order to find out information regarding Shinra's plans. Depending on the player's actions, Cloud may be chosen to be Corneo's "date" for the evening. During the rescue, Corneo reveals Shinra's plans to drop the Sector 7 plate to destroy AVALANCHE.
Cloud and Tifa fight their way up the pillar and escape narrowly before the plate falls. In her attempts to rescue Marlene, however, Aeris is captured by Shinra. Cloud leads the party to storm Shinra HQ. Inside, he sees the headless Jenova and meets Red XIII. The party rescues Aeris from Hojo's clutches, but is captured and imprisoned anyway. When Cloud wakes up, his prison door is open and there is a trail of blood that leads to the President's office. Inside, they find the President murdered at his own desk. When they examine the sword, Cloud recognizes it as Masamune, Sephiroth's famed sword.
The party flees successfully and splits up. When the party meets in Kalm, Cloud recounts the story of the day Nibelheim was burned. Five years prior, he was accepted into 1st Class SOLDIER following the Wutai war. Cloud made an acquaintance of Sephiroth, the most revered of SOLDIERs, while under employment for Shinra. An adamant bond and respect grew between the SOLDIERs over time and they were soon assigned a task to investigate the Mako Reactor in Nibelheim, following the mysterious spawn of monsters in the town.
Cloud and Sephiroth discovered that the experiments led by Hojo had been the source of the plague of fiends in town. Realizing Nibelheim was being annihilated around him, Cloud rushed to the Reactor where he found an injured Tifa, and fulfilled his earlier promise to her. There he discovered and entered the open Jenova door to encounter Sephiroth, who was the cause of the destruction now bombarding Nibelheim, and Jenova. Cloud attempted to stop Sephiroth from causing further havoc. However, Cloud finds that he is unable to recall the outcome of the event, but realizes that both he and Sephiroth remain alive. As a result, Cloud is insistent in hunting down Sephiroth, and the rest of the party joins his quest.
When the party reaches Nibelheim on their journey, the town seems unchanged and even Cloud's and Tifa's houses remain. The residents claim that Nibelheim was ever burnt down, nor do they recognize Cloud. The houses are filled with strangers and mysterious black-cloaked figures. When the party enters the basement of Shinra Mansion, they find Sephiroth who expects to see Cloud at the Reunion.
The party continues their journey eventually reaching the Temple of the Ancients. Inside the central chamber, they find Sephiroth who reveals his plan to summon the ultimate destructive magic, Meteor, using the Black Materia. When the Planet calls upon the Lifestream to heal its wound, Sephiroth will merge with the Lifestream, gaining the power and knowledge of the Ancients. After Cait Sith turns the temple into the Black Materia, Cloud surprisingly hands its over to Sephiroth and falls unconcious.
Aeris appears to Cloud in his dream, telling him that she will stop Sephiroth. When he wakes up, Tifa and Barret tell him that Aeris is gone and insist that he continue his journey. Cloud finds Aeris at the Forgotten Capital, praying at the central altar. Under Sephiroth's control, Cloud raises his sword to kill her, but with the aid of his friends he fights the urge. Without Cloud's willingness (in the game's most famous scene), Sephiroth drops from the ceiling impaling Aeris with his sword. Cloud is deeply affected by her death, and after the party fights Jenova LIFE, he puts her body to rest in the waters surrounding the altar.
Subsequently, Cloud realizes that he was under the control of Sephiroth and continues to pursue him. At the Northern Crater, Sephiroth reveals the truth about Cloud's memories. Although his memories of him before he was a SOLDIER were true, Cloud was never the 1st Class SOLDIER, but only a Shinra infantryman. It was Zack Fair who was the true 1st Class SOLDIER that befriended and challenged Sephiroth at the Nibelheim Reactor. Cloud traveled to the Nibelheim Investigation as one of the two guards that accompanied Sephiroth. Shameful and embarrassed about never making 1st Class SOLDIER, Cloud hid his face from Tifa under his Shinra helmet. When Sephiroth had burned the town of Nibelheim, Cloud ran to the reactor to find both Tifa and Zack seriously injured by Sephiroth. Cloud had run into the reactor, stabbing Sephiroth with Zack's Buster Sword. Sephiroth struck back at Cloud, seriously wounding him. Cloud was unwilling to give up, and threw Sephiroth into a Mako pit inside the Reactor.
When Sephiroth's terror had ceased, the Shinra Company went to the Nibelheim Reactor to investigate the damage done by Sephiroth. Professor Hojo had found the bodies of Zack and Cloud and decided to use them for experimentation under the Jenova Project. For five years, Cloud and Zack were used as lab rats by Hojo in the basement of the Shinra Mansion. The amount of Jenova and Mako injected into Cloud's body brought him into a comatose state. Zack, however, had no reaction to the cells injected into his body, and five years later he broke out of the Shinra Mansion with Cloud in tow. Before they made it into Midgar, however, Zack was shot down and killed. Cloud’s memories then joined with the stories told to him by Zack, causing Cloud to believe he was Zack and creating a "Cloud Fair" persona.
The party travels back to the Northern Crater and are forced to fight Sephiroth in his inhuman forms. Upon his defeat, Sephiroth is sent to the Lifestream where Cloud follows and finally eliminates him using Omnislash. Cloud looks up to see a hand reaching for his and he raises his hand. When Cloud returns to his conscious, he finds Tifa reaching out for him and manages to rescue her before she falls.
The party watches as Holy fights Meteor, but realize that it is too late. Aeris summons the Lifestream to fight Meteor and save the planet.
[edit] Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core
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Seven years prior to the original game, Zack meets Cloud, a Shinra infantryman whose dream is to join SOLDIER. The two quickly become friends, bonding over their similar hometowns. Cloud occasionally appears throughout the game and is portrayed as an insecure and somewhat naive individual.
Cloud fails to become a member of SOLDIER, and is assigned to accompany Sephiroth and Zack to Nibelheim. Ashamed of his failure and status as a mere infantryman, Cloud wears his helmet to remain inconspicuous. Led by Tifa, the party reaches the reactor and Cloud is ordered to remain outside and keep Tifa from entering.
Later, when Sephiroth burns the town, Cloud is one of the few survivors. He rushes into the reactor to find Zack and Tifa seriously injured. Cloud takes up the Buster Sword and fights Sephiroth, only to be seriously wounded himself. Cloud collapses on the steps near Zack, and the pair are taken to Shinra Mansion’s basement to become Hojo's unwilling test subjects. Due to Cloud's weak mind, the experiments leave him in a near comatose state.
Four years later, Zack breaks out, rescuing Cloud as well (before he is assigned a clone number).
[edit] Final Fantasy VII: On the Way to a Smile
In the novella, just after the events of the original game, Cloud, Tifa, and Barret help build the new city of Edge. They also rebuild 7th Heaven, and Cloud starts up a delivery service. Shortly thereafter, Cloud stumbles upon Denzel just outside of Aerith’s church and takes him home. He, Tifa, Denzel, and Marlene settle into a pseudo-family life, but over time Cloud becomes depressed over the deaths of Zack and Aerith. Cloud begins to stay at Aerith’s church, unbeknownst to his family.
[edit] Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
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Two years after Meteorfall, Cloud sits just outside of Midgar atop Fenrir. Shortly after a message from Tifa, he is attacked by Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo. Surviving the attack he heads to Healin Lodge to meet with Rufus Shinra, who he is surprised to see still alive and afflicted with Geostigma. Rufus requests Cloud’s help to fight the Remnants, but Cloud denies him and leaves.
When Tifa and Marlene visit Aerith's church in search of Cloud, they find that he has been living there, quietly succumbing to Geostigma. When Cloud returns to the church however, he finds Tifa near-unconscious and collapses himself under the effects of Geostigma.
He wakes up back in 7th Heaven having been rescued by Reno and Rude. After Tifa confronts Cloud about his feelings and fears, he heads to the Forgotten City to reclaim the children. Cloud fights Kadaj's gang, but is overwhelmed and must be rescued by Vincent Valentine. Vincent teaches him the truth of Geostigma and its source in Jenova cells infecting the body.
Marlene scrambles out of the bushes into Cloud's arms and she too confronts him about his actions. Reminiscing on recent events, Cloud realizes that he must forgive himself and fight Kadaj.
Cloud pulls up in front of Tifa as Bahamut SIN terrorizes the city. He banters with her about dilly-dallying, confirming that he has indeed come to terms with his past. Cloud and Tifa join the battle, successfully defeating Bahamut SIN.
During his chase of Kadaj, he is led back to Aerith's church where a healing water springs from the floor, curing Cloud of his Geostigma. When he tracks down and defeats Kadaj, the Remnant joins with Jenova's remaining cells to become Sephiroth. When Sephiroth strikes him with his blade, he asks Cloud what he cherishes most that he may have the pleasure of taking it away. Flashbacks of Aerith, Zack, and Tifa and the children flood his mind, and he manages to fight back against Sephiroth. He defeats him once again with Omnislash insisting Sephiroth remain in his memories.
After watching Kadaj being pulled into the Lifestream, Cloud is shot from behind by Yazoo. Cloud, Yazoo, and Loz collide in a fiery explosion that seemingly kills them all. In the Lifestream, Zack and Aerith tell him that he doesn’t belong there and send him back to the church, where his friends are waiting for him. Cloud helps to heal Denzel of his Geostigma. As he looks around the celebrating crowd, he finds Aerith walking out of the church. She tells him that everything will be alright before walking into the light with Zack. Cloud's final thoughts are that he knows everything will be alright because he’s not alone anymore.
[edit] Final Fantasy VII: Last Order
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[edit] Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus
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Cloud makes a cameo appearance in this game, leading the ground forces to attack Deepground in Midgar. He clashes with Rosso, though the battle's conclusion is never seen. Cloud survives the encounter to speak with Vincent via cell phone and witness Vincent's final attack on Omega.
[edit] Other Appearances
[edit] Final Fantasy Tactics
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[edit] Dissidia: Final Fantasy
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Cloud is the Warrior of Cosmos representing Final Fantasy VII and opposing Sephiroth.
[edit] Abilities
| Bravery Attacks | ||||||
| Name | Acquired | Type | CP (M) | AP for Mastery | Description | Additional Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Double Cut | Initial | Ground | 30 (15) | 120 | strikes enemy twice with sword | Chase |
| Climhazzard | Initial | Ground | 30 (15) | 120 | strikes enemy once, then leaps above them and strikes them again | Wall Rush |
| Fire | Initial | Ground | 20 (10) | 90 | shoots a fireball that moves toward the enemy | none |
| Slashing Blow | Initial | Aerial | 30 (15) | 300 | strikes enemy three times, knocking them away | Wall Rush |
| Sonic Break | Level 3 | Ground | 30 (15) | 180 | strikes enemy three times, knocking them away | Wall Rush |
| Fira | Level 8 | Ground | 20 (10) | 90 | shoots a fireball at enemy that explodes | none |
| Aerial Fang | Level 10 | Aerial | 30 (15) | 140 | strikes down towards enemy once, knocking them away | Chase |
| Rising Fang | Level 17 | Aerial | 30 (15) | 140 | rises and strikes enemy several times, knocking them away | Wall Rush |
| Firaga | Level 23 | Ground | 30 (15) | 120 | shoots three fireballs at enemy that explode | none |
| Blade Beam | Level 30 | Ground | 30 (15) | 120 | strikes sword on ground, creating a beam of energy toward enemy | Chase |
| HP Attacks | ||||||
| Name | Acquired | Type | CP (M) | AP for Mastery | Description | Additional Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-Slash | Initial | Ground | 40 (20) | 180 | strikes three times at enemy, knocking them away | Wall Rush |
| Braver | Initial | Aerial | 40 (20) | 180 | strikes enemy once, then leaps above them and strikes them again | Wall Rush |
| Meteorain | Level 38 | Ground | 40 (20) | 300 | several meteors fall onto the enemy, possibly stunning them | none |
| Brave to HP Attacks | ||||||
| Name | Type | CP (M) | AP for Mastery | Chained From | Description | Additional Effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Finishing Touch | Ground | 40 (20) | 300 | Sonic Break | leaps in the air, striking enemy several times, knocking them down | Wall Rush |
| Omnislash Version 5 | Aerial | 40 (20) | 300 | Slashing Blow | strikes enemy five times, then leaps above them and strikes them down | Wall Rush |
[edit] Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy
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Cloud returns as a Warrior of Cosmos in the sequel to Dissidia. His Kingdom Hearts outfit will be available as downloadable content.
[edit] Theatrhythm Final Fantasy
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Cloud represents Final Fantasy VII in this 3DS rhythm game.
[edit] Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade
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Cloud appears as a Legendary character.
[edit] Final Fantasy All the Bravest
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Cloud appears as one of the random purchasable Premium characters in the shop.
[edit] Kingdom Hearts
Cloud is one of Hades henchmen who fights the party in a required battle in Olympus, afterwards he gives Sora an ability that resembles one of his own skills from FF7.
[edit] Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories
Cloud is working for Hades again, only instead of searching for Sephiroth, he's searching for his memories.
[edit] Kingdom Hearts II
Cloud's main role in Kingdom Hearts 2 is his search for Sephiroth, the dark part of his heart. He disappears after the "epic battle" with Sephiroth, leaving Tifa to search for him. He is a fightable character in Olympus.
[edit] LittleBigPlanet 2
A Cloud costume was released as downloadable content on July 13, 2011 packaged in a bundle with Aerith, Tifa, and Vincent costumes.
[edit] Quotes
| "No one lives in the slums because they want to. It's like this train. It can't go anywhere except where its rails take it." (FFVII) |
| "Sephiroth's strength is unreal. He is far stronger in reality then any story you might have heard about him." (FFVII) |
| "I wasn't pursuing Sephiroth; I was being summoned by him." (FFVII) |
| "Ahhh... You look like a bear wearing a marshmallow." (to Barret – FFVII) |
| "Shut up. The cycle of nature and your stupid plan don't mean a thing. Aeris is gone. Aeris will no longer talk, no longer laugh, cry... or get angry... What about us... what are WE supposed to do? What about my pain? My fingers are tingling. My mouth is dry. My eyes are burning!" (FFVII) |
| "A sealed up, secret wish. Tender feelings... no one can ever know." (in the Lifestream - FFVII) |
| "I'm... Cloud. The master of my own illusionary world." (FFVII) |
| "I'll make a big enough ruckus for everyone." (FFVII) |
| "Aerith' memories... Our memories... We came to tell you... our memories... Come Planet! Show us your answer! And Sephiroth!! To the settling of everything!!" (FFVII) |
| "Too bad; I'm a delivery boy now." (Advent Children) |
| "I said I'd live out both our lives. Easy to make that promise." (Advent Children) |
| "I feel lighter. Maybe I lost some weight with all that dilly-dallying." (Advent Children) |
| "I pity you. You just don't get it at all. There's not a thing I don't cherish!" (Advent Children) |
| "I know; I'm not alone. Not anymore." (Advent Children) |
| "For your light? Don't lose sight of it." (KH) |
| "My memories... I wanted my memories..." (KHReCoM) |
| "I... just don't know..." (to Tifa, KH2) |
[edit] Gallery
 Artwork of Cloud from FFVII |
 10th Anniversary CG render of Cloud |
 Artwork of Cloud from Dissidia |
 Cloud's Ex Mode from Dissidia |
 Cloud's Advent Children costume in Dissidia |
 Cloud's Ex Mode for his Advent Children costume in Dissidia |
 Cloud's Amano costume in Dissidia 012 |
 Cloud's Ex Mode for his Amano costume in Dissidia 012 |
 Cloud's DLC Kingdom Hearts costume for Dissidia 012 |
 CG render of Cloud from Dissidia |
 CG render of Cloud from Dissidia 012 |
| Final Fantasy VII Characters |
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| Cloud | Tifa | Aeris | Barret | Cid | Red XIII | Cait Sith | Vincent | Yuffie Sephiroth | Jenova | Rufus | Hojo | Reno | Rude | Elena Biggs | Bugenhagen | Dio | Don Corneo | Dyne | Elmyra | Ester | Gast | Godo | Hart | Heidegger | Ifalna | Jessie | Joe | Johnny | Kotch | Lucrecia | Marlene | Mayor Domino | Mr. Coates | Mr. Holzoff | Mukki | Palmer | President Shinra | Priscilla | Reeve | Scarlet | Scotch | Seto | Shera | Tseng | Wedge | Zack | Zangan |
| Final Fantasy VII: Crisis Core Characters |
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| Zack | Sephiroth | Genesis | Angeal Aerith | Cissnei | Cloud | Gillian | Hojo | Hollander | Jenova | Kunsel | Lazard | Luxiere | Nero | Reno | Rude | Tifa | Tseng | Weiss | Yuffie |
| Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children Characters |
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| Cloud | Tifa | Denzel | Marlene Kadaj | Loz | Yazoo | Sephiroth | Rufus | Reno | Rude | Aerith | Zack Barret | Cait Sith | Cid | Elena | Jenova | Red XIII | Reeve | Tseng | Vincent | Yuffie |
| Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus Characters |
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| Vincent | Cait Sith | Reeve | Shalua | Shelke | Lucrecia | Hojo Azul | Barret | Cid | Cloud | G | Grimoire | Nero | Rosso | Tifa | Weiss | Yuffie |
| Dissidia: Final Fantasy Characters |
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| Cosmos | Warrior of Light | Firion | Onion Knight | Cecil Harvey | Bartz Klauser | Terra Branford | Cloud Strife | Squall Leonhart | Zidane Tribal | Tidus | Shantotto Chaos | Garland | Emperor | Cloud of Darkness | Golbez | Exdeath | Kefka Palazzo | Sephiroth | Ultimecia | Kuja | Jecht | Gabranth |
| Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy Characters |
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| Lightning • Tifa • Kain • Vaan • Yuna • Laguna Warrior of Light • Garland • Firion • Emperor • Onion Knight • Cloud of Darkness • Cecil • Golbez • Bartz • Exdeath • Terra • Kefka • Cloud • Sephiroth • Squall • Ultimecia • Zidane • Kuja • Tidus • Jecht • Shantotto • Gabranth • Cosmos • Chaos |
| Theatrhythm Final Fantasy Characters |
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| Warrior of Light • Princess Sarah • Firion • Minwu • Onion Knight • Cid Haze • Cecil Harvey • Rydia • Kain Highwind • Bartz Klauser • Faris Scherwiz • Terra Branford • Locke Cole • Cloud Strife • Aerith Gainsborough • Sephiroth • Squall Leonhart • Seifer Almasy • Zidane Tribal • Vivi Orunitia • Tidus • Yuna • Shantotto • Prishe • Vaan • Ashelia B'nargin Dalmasca • Lightning • Snow Villiers Cosmos • Chaos
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