"Originally a member of SOLDIER, he is now a mercenary who will take any job..."
—Description
Cloud Strife is the main character of the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII, being the main protagonist in both Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. He also appears in the spin-off games Final Fantasy VII: Dirge of Cerberus and Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- as a support character. In addition, he makes an appearance in Final Fantasy Tactics as a playable character earned through completing a series of side quests. Like other heroes of the Final Fantasy series, he appears in Dissidia Final Fantasy on the side of Cosmos, representing Final Fantasy VII.
An arrogant swordsman at first, Cloud must come to terms with the fact his memories are false and rediscover who he truly is. In a theme that has carried over to many of his other appearances since Final Fantasy VII, Cloud attempts to leave his dark and tortured past behind. His archrival Sephiroth, having killed many of Cloud's friends, is the metaphorical embodiment of Cloud's dark memories, and the two have done battle several times to finish their conflict.
Cloud Strife has been featured as the central topic of two Square Enix promotional books, CLOUD Vol 1 and CLOUD message.
Contents
* 1 Appearance
* 2 Personality
* 3 Story
o 3.1 Childhood
o 3.2 Crisis Core/Before Crisis
o 3.3 Final Fantasy VII
o 3.4 Novellas
o 3.5 Advent Children/Advent Children Complete
o 3.6 Reminiscence
o 3.7 Dirge of Cerberus -Final Fantasy VII-
* 4 Equipment and Stats
* 5 Limit Breaks
o 5.1 Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-
o 5.2 Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
o 5.3 Final Fantasy Tactics
o 5.4 Kingdom Hearts series
o 5.5 Dissidia Final Fantasy
o 5.6 Other Appearances
* 6 Development
* 7 Battle
* 8 Other Appearances
o 8.1 Final Fantasy V
o 8.2 Final Fantasy Tactics
o 8.3 Chocobo Racing
o 8.4 Dissidia Final Fantasy
* 9 Non-Final Fantasy Appearaces
o 9.1 Ehrgeiz: God Bless the Ring
o 9.2 Kingdom Hearts series
o 9.3 Itadaki Street Series
o 9.4 Square-Enix Members Virtual World
o 9.5 Monty Oum's Dead Fantasy
* 10 Gallery
* 11 Trivia
* 12 External Link