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Cloud was born in the mountain village of | Cloud was born in the mountain village of Nibelheim. He considered himself to be superior to all the other members of the village, and thus, did not enjoy their company; as a result, aside from his neighbor, Tifa Lockhart, he never had any close friends growing up. At age thirteen, he left for [[Midgar]] to join SOLDIER, the paramilitary arm of the Shinra Electric Power Company who ruled the world. | ||
Much to his dismay, he was unable to join SOLDIER, and became a mere infantryman. However, he was one of the few people selected to protect Professor Rayleigh from the insurgency group known as AVALANCHE, and despite his status as an infantryman, he showed a great amount of skill with a sword. | Much to his dismay, he was unable to join SOLDIER, and became a mere infantryman. However, he was one of the few people selected to protect Professor Rayleigh from the insurgency group known as AVALANCHE, and despite his status as an infantryman, he showed a great amount of skill with a sword. Cloud would eventually befriend an up-and-coming SOLDIER named Zack Fair. | ||
His life was changed forever when he, Zack, and another SOLDIER named Sephiroth were sent to Nibelheim to investigate a faulty reactor. During the mission, Sephiroth discovered a lifeform named Jenova and came to believe that she was his mother. He went insane, destroyed Nibelheim, and wounded Zack and Tifa, but Cloud ambushed and managed to defeat him. Afterwards, he and Zack were captured by Shinra's corrupt head scientist, Professor Hojo, and experimented upon for four years. Zack eventually escaped with the comatose Cloud and attempted to flee to Midgar, but was ambushed by a massive army of Shinra troops, overrun, and killed. | |||
The trauma of these events combined with Hojo's experimentation drove Cloud insane; his memories warped, causing him to believe that he was an ex-SOLDIER and to forget that Zack ever existed. He joined the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE, and aided them in their battles against Shinra and a revived Sephiroth. Eventually, he discovered that his memories were fake and, with Tifa's aid, came to terms with his past and was able to move on. Cloud and his friends eventually managed to defeat Sephiroth, saving the world. | |||
==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''== | ||
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| Universe | Final Fantasy |
| Debut | Final Fantasy VII (1997) |
| Smash Bros. appearances | SSB4 Ultimate |
| Most recent non-Smash appearance | Final Fantasy Portal App (2015) |
| Console/platform of origin | PlayStation |
| Species | Human (Surgically infused with Jenova cells) |
| Gender | Male |
| Place of origin | Gaia |
| Japanese voice actor | Takahiro Sakurai |
| Article on Wikipedia | Cloud Strife |
Cloud Strife (クラウド・ストライフ, Cloud Strife) is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy VII and its related media, the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII.
Character description
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Cloud was born in the mountain village of Nibelheim. He considered himself to be superior to all the other members of the village, and thus, did not enjoy their company; as a result, aside from his neighbor, Tifa Lockhart, he never had any close friends growing up. At age thirteen, he left for Midgar to join SOLDIER, the paramilitary arm of the Shinra Electric Power Company who ruled the world.
Much to his dismay, he was unable to join SOLDIER, and became a mere infantryman. However, he was one of the few people selected to protect Professor Rayleigh from the insurgency group known as AVALANCHE, and despite his status as an infantryman, he showed a great amount of skill with a sword. Cloud would eventually befriend an up-and-coming SOLDIER named Zack Fair.
His life was changed forever when he, Zack, and another SOLDIER named Sephiroth were sent to Nibelheim to investigate a faulty reactor. During the mission, Sephiroth discovered a lifeform named Jenova and came to believe that she was his mother. He went insane, destroyed Nibelheim, and wounded Zack and Tifa, but Cloud ambushed and managed to defeat him. Afterwards, he and Zack were captured by Shinra's corrupt head scientist, Professor Hojo, and experimented upon for four years. Zack eventually escaped with the comatose Cloud and attempted to flee to Midgar, but was ambushed by a massive army of Shinra troops, overrun, and killed.
The trauma of these events combined with Hojo's experimentation drove Cloud insane; his memories warped, causing him to believe that he was an ex-SOLDIER and to forget that Zack ever existed. He joined the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE, and aided them in their battles against Shinra and a revived Sephiroth. Eventually, he discovered that his memories were fake and, with Tifa's aid, came to terms with his past and was able to move on. Cloud and his friends eventually managed to defeat Sephiroth, saving the world.
In Super Smash Bros. 4
Cloud is set to appear in Super Smash Bros. 4 as Downloadable content, announced during the November 12, 2015 Nintendo Direct. This makes him the fifth third-party character to appear in SSB4, and the first representative of Square Enix.
Trivia
- Cloud is the only third-party character whose debut game has never been released on a Nintendo system in any form.
- Cloud is the second playable character in Super Smash Bros. to originate from a franchise containing M-rated entries, the first being Solid Snake. Unlike Snake, however, Cloud has never been featured in an M-rated game himself.
- Cloud is the only third party character thus far to wield a sword.
External links
- Article on the Final Fantasy Wiki
 Final Fantasy universe
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| Fighters | Cloud (SSB4 · SSBU) · Sephiroth (SSBU) |
| Stages | Midgar · Northern Cave |
| Other | Aerith Gainsborough · Bahamut ZERO · Barret Wallace · Chocobo · Ifrit · Leviathan · Odin · Ramuh · Tifa Lockhart |
| Trophies & Spirits | Trophies · Spirits |
| Music | SSB4 · Ultimate |
| Related universe | Kingdom Hearts |
