Cloud Strife is one of the iconic characters in Final Fantasy VII. The handsome character successfully gains the attention of veteran gamers or new fans that just played Final Fantasy VII Remake released by Square Enix recently. If you have played the original Final Fantasy VII then you know Cloud’s origin, but those who just played FF7 Remake must be confused about Cloud’s origin. These are the facts about Cloud Strife that you should know. Check the list below.

1. Orphan Since Childhood

Cloud Strife is best friend with Tifa Lockhart since childhood and they both live in Nibelheim. Cloud’s dad died when he was young and he was raised by his mother Claudia. Square Enix never reveal who is Cloud’s father. But many believe that Cloud’s father is President Shinra, even fans are still debating about it.

2. Sephiroth’s Clone

Cloud Strife is the one successful cloning attempt done by Hojo in Nibelheim to create the second Sephiroth. Although the only thing cloned is the power by injecting Jenova cell and exposing them to mako. Ironically, Hojo marked the attempt on Cloud as a failure and doesn’t even bother to give him a tattoo.

3. Identity Crisis

New players that played Final Fantasy VII Remake must be confused with Cloud acts like a person with amnesia. It’s because out of all FInal Fantasy protagonists, Cloud Strife is the character with no identity. It’s caused by Cloud’s bad memory and psychological condition.

In the original series, Cloud lives with the memory of another person. He claimed to be a 1st class SOLDIER, even when the memory comes from his friend Zack Fair and not his own memory. Cloud then remembered his own memory and understand his true self.

4. A Casanova

Out of all handsome characters in Final Fantasy, Cloud Strife is the only one with the playboy title. Cloud can make any girl melt even without him realizing it. He always, accidentally, play with the girls’ heart.

5. Love Motorcycle

A motorcycle is one of Cloud’s favorite vehicles in Final Fantasy. Not just great and slicing his enemies with his Buster Sword, Cloud is a great rider. His expertise makes him love a motorcycle. One of Cloud’s iconic motorcycle is the Hardy Daytona, a futuristic motorcycle made by Shinra.

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6. Crossdressing 

Out of all Final Fantasy characters, Cloud one of the few characters that attempted crossdressing. Even when compared to other Final Fantasy characters that have done crossdressing, Cloud is the one with the best outcome. Even Don Corneo is fooled by Cloud.

7. A Boss Character

Besides becoming a protagonist, Cloud Strife was made into a boss character in the training mode of Before Crisis - Final Fantasy 7 mobile game. This mobile game developed by Square Enix was released last 2004 and only available in Japan.

8. Cloud’s Voice Actors

The main character of Final Fantasy VII is quiet and cold. Cloud has two voice actors. The English version is Cody Christian (Teen Wolf). And the Japanese voice actor is Sakurai Takahiro, that also takes part in Psycho-Pass. Previously Cloud’s voice actor is filled by Steve Burton.

9. Appears in Other Games

Cloud is so iconic that he appears in other game franchises such as Kingdom Hearts, Super Smash Bros, and World of Final fantasy. 

10. Has Many Fans

Cloud is one of the few Final Fantasy characters with a lot of fans. Not just in the real-world, Cloud has a lot of fangirls in Final Fantasy such as Aerith, Tifa, Yuffie, and Jessie, Priscilla (Junon). 

That’s the list of facts about Cloud Strife that you should know. Don’t forget to keep u with Dunia Games for more information about games.

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