7 Cloud Strife Facts You Probably Didn't Know

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The popularity of Cloud Strife cannot be overstated! Ever since he appeared as the main protagonist of Final Fantasy 7, he was just catapulted into video game lore and his rivalry with Sephiroth has become legendary.
Within this video, we're going to run-through some interesting facts maybe you don't know about Cloud, with some focussed on his creation by Tetsuya Nomura and others relating to his appearance within Advent Children!
Hopefully you enjoy the list and afterwards, why not listen to the Main Theme of Final Fantasy VII (Orchestrated Version) to celebrate!
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Throughout this video, we'll be talking about things like...
- Cloud Strife Smash Bros
- Cloud Strife vs Sephiroth (Advent Children Complete)
- Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy Tactics
- Cloud Strife Fusion Sword (Omnislash version 6)
- Cloud Strife Fenrir
- Cloud Strife Blade Beam
- Cloud Strife, Zack Fair + Angeal Hewley

[@TheMightyMcClaw]

Most Final Fantasy protagonists end up being kings and queens in their epilogues. Cloud ended up driving for Uber Eats.

[@zachmurray101]

King shit👑 he in the sigma male grindset 💯💯

[@fatkart7641]

Prior to that, he was a soldier, a terrorist freelancer for Avalanche a bodyguard for Aeris, an industrial spy for the merchant in Wall Market, a beauty pageant for Corneo, an archeologist in Bone Village, an astronaut to recover one of the Huge Materia, a submarine captain, a fighting champion, actor and chocobo racer at the Gold Saucer, a war tactician in Fort Condor, a thief in Midgar (motorcycle), a villa owner in Costa Del Sol, a dolphin trainer, a lifeguard, a pirate and a prisoner in Junon, a hiker in Great Glacier and a world saver. So yeah, delivery boy was missing from his skill set!

[@im2tweaked]

@@fatkart7641 you forgot savior of the planet and destroyer of Mako reactors lmao

[@fatkart7641]

​@@im2tweaked I did mention "world saver" and "terrorist for hire for Avalanche".

[@im2tweaked]

@@fatkart7641 i must have missed that as i skimmed quickly..... my apologies

[@WarrenValion]

The most important thing to know about Cloud is that he's not interested.

[@ult1m4t]

I'm leaving

[@dnarxusyt6367]

So true. Lmao.

[@darkpit163]

XD

[@princessstarwatcher4652]

Warren Valion lol

[@christinerhei1228]

DEAD LMAOO

[@zaberfang]

You can now add dancing to his hobbies.

[@fattmusiek5452]

He’s legit good at dancing

[@newburneraccount6537]

AWWW HAHAHAHA

[@mr.mungus7462]

It’s easy. Cloud didn’t know when his birthday was at the beginning of our journey because his memories were mixed due to the experimentation by hojo.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

You know what? I love this, lol.

[@AntoineBandele]

Fact #1. He's not emo.

[@k.i.l.l.a.c.a.m3531]

Yo! I didn't expect you here antoine!

[@kirara2516]

Thank you. Nice to see someone else who gets that obvious fact.

[@thescarletwitch9122]

Finally someone who knows that fact.

[@ThePTurtle115]

He’s emo.

[@thejesman]

Yes, I still don't get how he got that reputation. It's so different from his actual characterization in the original game.

[@igirisuchan7361]

What I always wondered about was the fact that Cloud actually suffers from motion sickness (which leads to a very funny scene in Crisis Core), yet he is still able to ride on a motorcycle and to drive the submarine in the FF7 maingame. It got all cleared up when I read that it's only the case when Cloud's not the driver. When he's driving, he's not suffering from it.

[@shadowamigo9506]

where did you read it? wasnt he fine when riding highwind?

[@lucytriggle4308]

Eh, I get where hes coming from. I oddly only get sick on aeroplanes from motion sickness? 😂 Who knows, medication?

[@dad_pool9198]

Makes sense. Related in a way....when I drive I can drive for hours without stopping or getting tired. But when I'm a passenger I can't stay awake past the driveway.

[@moth446]

as far as im aware he stopped having motion sickness because of his high mako levels. mako gives advanced healing n shit so it prob canceled out his previous conditions when he got his mako.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I just commented this same thing, lol! I always kind of liked the idea of Cloud as a bit of a country bumpkin so unused to machinery and moving fast that cars and trains made him sick :)

[@aprilmaryland7128]

SQAURE took full advantage of the spikey hair anime character trend that hit the U.S HARD in the mid to late 90's...for the longest time growing up I knew FF7 as the spikey hair, church girl and guy with the gun-arm game.

[@thedarkness125]

Or ya know...that didn't actually hit the western world until the next decade.

[@Sawngawkuh]

@@thedarkness125 No, it was already gaining a footing during the 90s with the advent of Dragon Ball Z's localization in English territories (with the rest of the western world already having A LOT of anime, including DB/DBZ, already dubbed in various languages much earlier on). Coupled with the fact that FFVII was the first mainline Final Fantasy to get a global release (rather than be translated just for NTSC territories) and you get a game with very familiar badass imagery to most of the world.

[@iCollectCans]

Spiky hair, dude with gun arm, church girl, boobs

[@doritochip19]

For real chocobo racing was awesome though.

[@momocrisp2203]

That's similar to how I remembered evolution, the game with the kid with a metal hand, a girl with a frying pan, accompanied by a Butler XD

[@KomaedasOneTrueHope]

A lot of people call Cloud "Emo" he isn't "Emo". He actually suffres from PTSD aka Post Tramatic Stress Disorder. As a result of experiencing his friends and mother being killed by his formal Role Model. As well as had a sickness that could have killed him. And was expermented on. Note Cloud calls himself an EX-SOLDIER. In FFVII he is 21. He became a SOLDIER at age 14. So from age 14 to 21 (7 years) he had experienced ALL OF THIS. If you think anyone would be Mentally sound after experiencing ALL OF THIS as a teenager/Young Adult. Maybe you haven't played the games, are just going off of what the haters or ill informed said on the internet, Dont like the game at all or don't know the character well enough to make a judgment call on his personality and him as a character. i got all of this information from simply watching clips of the movie, playing the remake /seeing the cut scenes in said remake and reading the character's profile. I am a NEWBIE to Final Fantasy and Did more research. And even I a NEW FAN can see that it's deeper than him just being Overly emotional or "Emo". He went through so much trama in such a short period of time. It took 7 years for him to finally get out of that hellish situation. You as an ADULT in wouldn't even be the same if you had experienced all of this NOW as an adult. Now imagine all of this happening when you are a 14/15/16/17/18 year old KID. 😕

[@DrawV2]

Cloud never joined SOLDIER, he was an infantryman in shinra’s army. He just absorbed Zack’s memories causing him to think that he was in SOLDIER.

[@ellorasg4525]

Only neandathrals call Cloud emo.

[@nutterbuttersupreme6369]

Another fun fact: I share a birthday with Cloud’s Japanese voice actor, Takahiro Sukarai :)

[@scribblepaw6732]

How is that fun?

[@nutterbuttersupreme6369]

Scribble Paw because it’s the same day and I thought it was cool. Do you have a problem with me enjoying sharing a birthday?

[@ajimit8669]

*Sakurai Takahiro

[@keshia1772]

volclaire2 it’s the sane lol

[@unrequin4805]

😐 wow

[@therealsquimby3191]

I feel like Cloud gets more and more moody with every game. In FFVIIR, he's very serious, but in the original, he says phrases such as "hoo boy."

[@aegis5678]

Funnily enough, he also said “hoo boy” in the remake

[@lakaylab.8945]

Let's mosey.

[@GamingintheAM0801]

I blame Nomura. FF7 Cloud was a bullied nerd who suffered mental torture at the hands of Shinra that resulted in a literally broken psyche, but he wasn't an angsty jerk. He was witty, sardonic, and not afraid to crack jokes. Any angst came from his identity crisis, wherein his brain had literally convinced him that he was someone else, but once he overcomes that, by the end of the game, he's the type of dude who says shit like, "Let's mosey." Kingdom Hearts reinventing the character as a brooding mystery man was fine, because he's technically not even the same person in those games. But then Advent Children came along and just kinda... reused his Kingdom Hearts personality, which then carried over into Dissidia and the like. Somewhere along the line, Nomura got it into his head that Cloud is the franchise sadsack, and that's a severe oversimplification at best and a flat-out misinterpretation at worst.

[@alaranarmstrong3718]

@@GamingintheAM0801 Nomura didn't write nor direct the remake

[@garetclaborn2777]

@@GamingintheAM0801 mmmm he says Let's mosey because he is a country bumpkin redneck from a mining town and he's brooding in AC not because of KH but Aerith. Similarly, can't agree he is even a sadsack in KH or Dissidia, that's Squall. That's most definitely Squall. Cloud has quite friendly moments in both but has a reserved side.

[@blacksky8854]

His hair in advent children was awesome *-* so is his face '-' there's nothing wrong with his eyes

[@aaronseet2738]

I've always felt Cloud's the prettiest face in the whole movie. But I do wish they could do less of the pointy-jaw design.

[@sungodsuperman3699]

@CXVII 117 R Sounds like you're mad because he looks good and you don't 😂

[@boogame272]

Did you know. He’s actually not an emo in the original game!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

It's funny you mention that, as one of my potential facts was around this very point! Maybe I can surface it in a future video! ~Darryl

[@candacewhite9040]

Ikr!! 😀

[@FF18Cloud]

You have to take it to the guys in charge of his character... Like the team behind FF7 aren't exactly same as the team behind the Advent Children movie... Key people got moved around or leave that led to others being moved up and changing around... Like, Nomura was just the character designer behind the original FF7, he wasn't the director, story writer, gameplay writer, etc. Like, take it as artistic liberty and Nomura may have actually had more of a say in the game than I or even you personally thought. Like, I don't take Nomura as the guy who really shaped Cloud's character, since, FF7, for it's writing staff and direction, had A LOT of baggage from it's development team, especially Hironobu Sakaguchi, the game's director... That while, Nomura had a hand in creating the final character of cloud, I took his rendition of cloud as sort of a retcon of the original character... But I'm just conjecturing... My username's just FF18Cloud, not a guy who actually did anything with the game's development...

[@SasukeUchiha-me6nk]

Machina Did you know? that he stopped becoming emo in the end of advent children!?! wowwww I can't believe it can you???

[@ScrewyGirl]

Why is it that having PTSD automatically qualifies a person for being emo? I suppose watching two close friends die plus being terminally ill with a disease that causes one to waste away wouldn't make anyone react. Good fricking lord! What is wrong with you people???

[@mazokuwolf1279]

Cloud and Sephiroth definitely had some berserk influence whether the writers admit it or not. The betrayal of a long white haired angelic looking man with a sleek sword vs another man filled with rage that has a giant broadsword.

[@821lancevance]

Very true I never thought of that

[@Cloud19-OG]

Hmm Mayen behause of that I Love both berserk and ff7

[@jmonie02]

I saw this too ...

[@t0k3verse]

@Wolfshadow Morningstar was there a Zone and Watts in FFVIII? I've not played that game since around 2009 but the names sound awfully familiar.

[@garetclaborn2777]

I mean more like berserk also drew on musashi and kojiro, wasnt the first time either

[@carlcarlington7317]

I actually really like the idea of cloud having like 7 swords including his buster sword and I REALLY want cloud to be dlc for soul Calibur

[@roxannejune2353]

The baby with Cloud's hair 😂😂

[@Seth-ng5oy]

Lmao 😂

[@randomsandwichian]

Hair doctors hate him, what is his secret?

[@cortesej2]

This was the greatest image I've ever seen in my entire life 4:20

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Had this not been a FF7 video, I would've sworn he was going Super Saiyan.

[@sirsnap3876]

Blaze it

[@Talokir]

Doctor: I'm sorry, your son is a main character Dad: I understand *jumps out window* And that's the real reason why Cloud's father died

[@Drawn_Together_Lover]

Timestamp says 4:20. Noice.

[@michaelwilson5114]

LOVED how they did the sword fusions in AC

[@gerardjaleo381]

Talking about birth dates and inconsistencies... Tifa: In very version or non-canon games, Square always messing it up with her last name: Lockhart / Lockheart

[@ignis6794]

I feel like "shut up and take my gil" sums up every time I go to a shop when they have a dialogue before they buy/sell, though I can't think of a final fantasy game other than XV and Rin from X at the moment that had those scenarios

[@aprilmaryland7128]

To add on, that's why I don't mind the original graphics to FF7...it's a time capsule of it's era of 90's anime style period... FF8 was hard to get used to for me because I was too used to running around looking at overextended Spikes @ the back of Clouds's head..I was one of them ppl who FF7 was my 1st RPG ever... It's just that cartoony/anime vibe Cloud had that u loved playing him as a main character... Plus he had a huge ass sword that was bigger then him lmaooo .... I look at FF7 alot different now BUT growing up that's why I looked at the game.

[@steviewonder8656]

I was same except I was staring at tifas jugs

[@nicolausbaggett9828]

I don't mind the graphics either, even though it wasn't my first JRPG/RPG by any means. I just recently started playing it when I decided to check out some of the old school games. I love the game, the graphics definitely didn't age well, the story is great, and the characters are as amazing as I heard. I can definitely appreciate it for what it has done. The only thing I don't like is what they did with Vincent as a party member. So cool but so useless in terms of others party members

[@candacewhite9040]

I thought I was not going to learn anything new. Wow!!! Thank you. This is awesome!!!!!

[@danku1122]

I love the Fusion Sword so much, I just called it Fusion Buster Sword, I just love the inner workings and mechanics of it :D

[@KitaraStrife]

It's called First Tsurugi. ;)

[@danku1122]

@@KitaraStrife I know that's the original name but in America, it's Fusion Sword, which sounds better

[@KitaraStrife]

@@danku1122 I actually like First Tsurugi, but that's my opinion. To each their own. :)

[@TenMoogles]

12:08 I literally moaned and felt like crying at this clip. Dark Cloud will probably forever hold a special place in my heart right next to Final Fantasy.

[@jmarx3943]

You guys are a living final fantasy encyclopedia lol. Thanks for the great video. You never disappoint

[@l00katy0utb3]

Cloud did apeared on a PS1 fighting called Ehrgeiz.

[@BFrolka]

Honestly the fact that you included fft in any of your references makes me insanely happy

[@CloudWithoutASky]

Ah, Cloud, the King Protagonist of RPGs

[@akiinmoonlight79]

Yes He def is!

[@azadalamiq]

more like the emo wanna be of rpgs. ^^;; i mean his whole story is about being a fanboy of sephiroth, joining SOLIDER, only to be an underling. Getting saved by zak then takes zaks identity, only to try and date zaks fiance, who knew cloud was impersonating her dead lover. Wasn't my cup of tea. if anything sephiroth was a good villain due to him mostly finding out he was a science experiment, and going ape shit from the revelation that he was maybe a monster.

[@akiinmoonlight79]

Okay who is the best in your opinion?

[@blaster5800]

@@akiinmoonlight79 Link.

[@akiinmoonlight79]

@@blaster5800 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂ok good joke ~ next?😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@xxkhandikidxx]

Very interesting video! Even more than twenty years later, Final Fantasy VII still remains one of my favorite games. So I’m happy youtube decided to put this in my recommended videos! Subscribed and am definitely going to check out more of your vids!

[@magnuscordoviz486]

I bought my ps4 because of the FF7 remake trailer 4years ago, and until now my ps4 is dissappointed and waiting for it's reason to exist.

[@PersephoneDaSilva]

Okay? The first part comes out in March 2020.

[@rambogodofwar9158]

Shadowbringers 👌

[@DaveEntity]

Same. Just been plying fortnite to kill time

[@edopelawi]

It will come soon, buddy. Good things come for those who wait.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

I understand, every single console I have purchased over the last ten years has been in the name of Kingdom Hearts titles, lol! And then I get a PS4 several years ago to finally play KH3 last year only ONCE because I was so disappointed with it and it almost feels like a wasted purchase. Final Fantasy XV, half-baked as it was initially upon release, still was more amazing than KH3. Actually...I really love XV, and that alone does make the console worth it.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

16:03 Holy crap, Zack is beautiful here. I already have him and the cast of Crisis Core as a wallscroll but I want this face on a poster now, too!

[@tullock13]

Musashi reference missed me until you pointed it out, then it came down like a brick house. Don't know how I missed that! Thanks for the vid

[@patsg1146]

Man, Cloud in SoulCalibur 2 would have been awesome! Great find!

[@candacewhite9040]

That shocked me the most. I like Soul Calibur and Cloud would be an awesome addition to the game.

[@devildavin]

that makes me really sad now. i like Tekken but Cloud would have been way better since i feel like Xbox and GCube got better characters for theirs. the only other actual fighting game out there, not including Dissidia. where you could play as Cloud, Tifa, Sephiroth, Zack (cloud skin swap) Vincent and Yuffie was a game called ehrgeiz

[@DaysforDaays]

same; was totally shocked. Bums me out hard because Soul caliber was another one of my childhood games and that wouldve just been the cherry on the top right there lol Least he's in smash (shrugs) Still wishing for Tifa to join the arsenal of smash characters. She would just work so well IMO. Though the logical pick fro them would be Noctis.. I'm just saying it'd be sooooo cooool to see Tifa as a character too. They already did so well with cloud!! and Tifa is a 'beat'em up' type character anyways. She fits! lolol

[@ronanmg]

@@DaysforDaays tekken already has noctis

[@StrictlyGaming_1]

Very informative video! Thank you for sharing. FFVII was my first Final Fantasy game I played in the series and Cloud has and will always be my favourite character.

[@candacewhite9040]

Same

[@Christopher-eq1rn]

That screenshot of dark cloud hit me right in the nostalgia

[@randybear932]

Nomura confirmed Cloud's birthday in the sketch. He had the final say and he confirmed it. End of story.

[@Ty-ub4nc]

Very well done video 😁 Thank you for your hard work guys

[@Sarcastix7]

Squares latest report to shareholders shows they expect a very big spike in revenue towards the end of 2019. When asked what the reason for the spike will be, they said it was classified. Remake in 2019?

[@whytho5607]

There's also the avengers project they've been quiet about for something like 2 years.

[@L1Slayer]

As Jackson stated, it's most likely the avengers project. FFXIV just had an addon, so I don't think we'll see another one so soon. And FF7 is probably coming in 2020

[@Sarcastix7]

@@L1Slayer Get outta here with your plausible explanations. HYPE HYPE HYPE 🤣

[@Gooder420]

L1Slayer 5.0 expansion drops this year

[@chatch621]

🆔 investigates

[@jakedeschamps4454]

Cloud is great and all, but we need more Final Fantasy Characters in Smash Bros.

[@clivevii2231]

We need more Final Fantasy Characters in Dissidia

[@ikeillue8385]

Though it would be cool to get more FF characters in smash, and there is an absurd amount of potential in doing that, its never going to happen. Its pretty unfortunate that they are wasting character slots with echo fighters instead of unique characters, when they have not only nintendo, but final fantasy characters to work with. Not to mention, a lot of the characters write themselves, for example, just for the heck of it, I came up with an idea for incorporating Tifa into Smash, where she would have the same limit system as Cloud, but no ability to charge it manually, however she would have her ultimate weapon hidden mechanics from FFVII where she would do more damage, and have more knock back the higher the limit gauge is (I did come up with all of her actual attacks and what not, a lot of which were heavily inspired by cptn Falcon from the original smash, but I'm assuming that people don't actually care about the crap that I come up with when my mind is wandering aimlessly. :)).

[@lemo8986]

I was hoping Square would let Lightning in. Atleast let Cloud have a special attack where hes on the back of a chocobo

[@ikeillue8385]

@@lemo8986 ugh, why lightning? I'd rather have a Snake's cardboard box as a playable character, at least that way the character would have a little more likable personality.

[@lemo8986]

@@ikeillue8385 Okay. That was just me. Tifa then. Or Yuna, Cecil, Kain, Luneth, or Snow. I think Lightning has a... colourful personality and likeable in an antagonist sort of way

[@Omnicloudx13]

Thanks for the video about my favorite final fantasy character, learned some new things.

[@brandoneades9417]

Best Final Fantasy character ever

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Zack the Puppy would like to introduce himself to you :)

[@Stimm002]

In certain versions of FF VII u can actually see Clouds art style change in cut scenes. In the vast majority of versions they updated the earlier cut scenes so he looks the same.

[@user-bn5kt3bv2b]

FF1-7, FF Advanced Tactics, Tactics, WotL, and the movie Advent Children got me hooked in Final Fantasy franchise, definitely an unforgettable part of my childhood including Cloud my favorite character of the franchise. great video 😁👍

[@OriginalPuro]

Wait wait wait.. Have I completely missed the fact that Fenrir, a piece of Norse mythology, is the name of the motorcycle?! Hva faen..?

[@cloudstrife206]

Yes I know I’m awesome 😎

[@-_-Manic_Rob-_-]

Cloud Strife Legend.

[@jmarx3943]

Yes....yes you are.

[@candacewhite9040]

Truth. 😎

[@cloudstrife9188]

Yes we are.

[@crystalpeaches7825]

can't deny it...

[@artorias-]

I knew most of this, but none the less very entertaining to watch 😊 thank you for this

[@namidosega7961]

"This interesting piece of trivia like this" Cloud: Not instrested

[@Mysterybone92]

Cloud was in Ehrgeiz too.

[@MyNameIsntRyan]

Doctor Lava does a lot of tracking down old interviews in Japanese magazines and then commissioning translations. Maybe chat with him

[@bojnebojnebojne]

Great vid :D. Final Fantasy 7 is probably one of my favorite games of all time, love stuff like this :P

[@_D0NK_]

"were so big they looked gross" lmao

[@DashingDavid]

I see Final Fantasy 7, I click like.

[@MostMundane]

I haven't had a gaming system for like 10 years, but I will be getting one when the FF7 remake is released, absolutely can't wait. I lived and breathed the original, that game touched my soul, definitely want to have that feeling again.

[@johnathanbuckner4450]

Well did yoy ever get it

[@pedrogarcia8706]

My personal headcanon interpretation of the Cloud birthday discrepancy is that the 19th is Zack's birthday, which Cloud thinks is his because he conflates their histories together. It works because as far as I know Zack has no official birthday.

[@zabokalanmori1175]

Koujiro vs Musashi depicted through FF VII, I never thought of that... it's brilliant

[@frankbigner6444]

I know right it made me look up the whole thing up. it's amazing

[@highislow9664]

So im a huge nerd when it comes to final fantasy and i didnt know most of these. Much better then the other videos ive seen

[@IiI_Gogeta_IiI]

To be fair Zachs final hair by the end of crisis core was almost identical to the original cloud concept that Nomura made

[@bigpapapage7165]

nice work, I'm subbed!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Thanks Brian, it's much appreciated! :) ~Darryl

[@jakefoley9539]

Miyamoto Musashi & Sasaki Kojiro - Musashi thrusts at Kojiro with a blunt wooden boat oar - Kojiro cleaves through the oar with his famous upswing, leaving a sharp tip on the oar - Musashi follows through on the thrust, driving the tip of the oar into Kojiro's throat There are a few variations of how it played out, but all things considered, it was more of a farce than an honorable duel, and even Musashi himself reflected on it with regret when he realized he had prevented one of the worlds greatest swordsmen from ever passing on his teachings to an apprentice.

[@danielpayne1597]

This is the same Musashi who slaughtered katana-wielding samurai with a pair of wooden blades. I think at some point, anything is fair game.

[@jakefoley9539]

@@danielpayne1597 I think when he was young he just wanted to see if there was anyone who was capable of defeating him, and he was constantly disappointed in that regard. However his duel with Kojiro took place when he was older and was starting to realize the pointlessness of killing for sport. And your absolutely correct, if it wasn't fair game, Kojiro wouldn't have accepted the duel.

[@danielpayne1597]

@@jakefoley9539 Thanks for teaching me an awesome historic moment. It's awesome that Cloud & Sephy were designed from the start to imitate Musashi's duel with Kojiro.

[@Minatex]

You can get Fenrir in FF14...and while mounted it plays the music from the motorcycle scene in ff7

[@xRocketzFighterx]

Not my favourite JRPG protagonist but I learned alot of new things from this video. Good work mate.

[@aaisue]

I don't know if it's been said, but another thing about his birthday, that the first iteration of it in Japan was in the International Version that comes with a 4 disc that's a guide to the game. In it, it states that his birthday is August 11th. I figure, much like a bunch of other things, the Western team took liberties and made it the 19th, instead of asking.

[@VeeTuTonic]

Just found this channel. Happy days I can get my FF fix.

[@Zonked85]

Is that true about Cloud's birthday? I always thought it was cool we had similar birthdays, but if it's really August 11 we have the same birthday.

[@aaronseet2738]

7:36 Perhaps that's the prototype modelling? (I don't know where that image originates) The released design only has one bottom sword which is hollow internally for half the main sword to slot into. As you can see at 7:52

[@andraslukacsovits2349]

14:08 So you say getsugatenshō („skylashing moonfang“) - I mean blade beam - is actually a form of Unrelenting Force (Fus Ro Dah) ?!! MIND BLOWN

[@KitaraStrife]

Thank you! I'm not alone in thinking of Skyrim at that comment. XD

[@ianboast9928]

The Blade Beam information was very interesting.

[@Matanumi]

Also in smash its released differently

[@CrazyGamers81]

awesome video my friend also i think the changes made and used with Cloud an Zack seems like an works so well like Zack looked up to Angeal and Cloud looked up to Zack so some thinks Zack taken similaritys from Angeal and Cloud taken some similaritys from Zack awesome my friend I learnt a lot thanks to you massive thumbs up and a sub from me I cant wait to see more :D

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Thank you so much for your praise! We hope we can continue to deliver :) ~Darryl

[@peterbrooks5476]

The original design of Cloud you keep showing looks more like Zack, yet you said it's more like Angeal? Eh....

[@brandonroberts1858]

Bad ass man well done

[@sson386]

Cloud's original design looks very similar to Musashi from Brave Fencer Musashi, which is another Square property Nomura worked on.

[@SoulConstruct]

Additional Fact = Cloud actually inherited his spiky haircut from his mother, who also has spiky hair during the Kalm scene that happens after the party leaves Midgar for the first time.

[@SoulConstruct]

@Chips HandonOne sees this sort of thing a lot in fictional works like anime, where bonds are shown through similar features on the bodies of characters.

[@ang1759]

Wonder if the other birthday, 8/19, is actually Zack’s birthday?

[@KitaraStrife]

Oooohhhh!!! :O I never thought of that!!! Hold on, checking Zack's bday real quick. *does quick search* Nothing on the internet, but I think my sister has a magazine that had CC as the cover story or was just all about CC back when it was coming out, and it had bios on all the main characters--Zack, Seph, Gen, Geal, Aerith, Cloud--but I can't remember if it had their birth dates. :/ Will update this comment when I can get to my computer where I have scans of the aforementioned saved. >;3 EDIT: That would be a giant NOPE. Can I subscribe to your theory of "Cloud=August 11th, Zack=August 19th"?? 8D

[@84rinne_moo]

Wtf Cloud and I had the same bday all this time!?!

[@eclecticcerebro8287]

“Musashi utilized an oversized weapon...”... yep, an extra long practice sword, sharpened at the end lol

[@Godeias]

I've always felt like I was the only person that hoped Cloud would've made a cameo appearance in one of the Cool Boarders games. Steep devs, here is your money making move right here, downloads will skyrocket upon announcement!!

[@JamesBoker]

Cloud is my favorite FF character but I didn't play the orginal FF7 I was playing DISSIDIA 012 and everytime I play as him I keep on spamming Finishing Touch

[@ydnayenoom7234]

Maybe it's aquarius because their planet takes place in the same universe as us and they would be in a totally different location in space. There its a different perspective on the stars and stuff

[@R0B5e55or001]

It's a possible fun fact that they might've inspired Cloud's appearance and development from his voice actor Steve Burton himself since Steve does look like him in real life. 😛

[@jhsrt985]

The music is beautiful

[@rejvaik00]

The first game I ever played and my most favourite of gaming for all time

[@alternativefacts3050]

In the Final Fantasy Ultimania that covers VII, there's a piece of concept art of Cloud's mom stating that she is 33 years old. If Cloud was 15 at the time of her death, it means she was just 18 at the time of his birth. Not a huge revelation, but surprisingly nonetheless. Always assumed she was much older given the flashback dialog.

[@KitaraStrife]

Old soul in a young body.

[@MirecU]

Cloud's mom name is Claudia Strife, according to FF7 remake end credits...

[@andremurray9188]

What is the name of the song in the background!? It’s so good!

[@usuitakumi8179]

*HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT HOT CHILDHOOD CRUSH UHHHHRG*

[@plutonium120]

dang girl keep your panties on... it's just a video game

[@christinerhei1228]

@@plutonium120 lmao

[@HeavyRollin]

Ah, your waifu.

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

Cloud would've been my "husbando" had Zack not come crashing through my heart like the Kool-aid Man with Crisis Core, lol. Cloud is physically cuter but geez, they made Zack perfect boyfriend/take home to your parents material, XD!

[@airyballoon]

Cloud hight key got me into FF7 and I’m not even a gamer lol

[@victorstle2087]

I love this game, this series, these creators so much! I’ve cries so much and learned and grown so much from these characters. Arigatou gozaimasu, Nomura-sama 💙💚👩‍🔬🦄👑🙏

[@RaymondKarlVeasey75]

I was a bit late to the party so Final Fantasy VII was my first Final Fantasy game I played. It wasn't my first RPG, that was The Legend Of Zelda when it was released back in 1987 on the NES. Up until that point I had never played a game like Final Fantasy VII before, & I was totally hooked. Awesome Characters, Awesome Story, Badassed Battle Mechanics, & Badassed Music. From then on I've been a Final Fantasy Fan! Thank You For Another Great Video!

[@BewareTheLilyOfTheValley]

The thing that always got me with Fenrir is that...if I'm not mistaken, doesn't Cloud get motion sickness easily?! I think this was put in Crisis Core but I also thought it was in FF7 as well. To go from motion sickness to kicking ass and taking names on a bike is quite the leap, lol.

[@gjtrue]

Actually things about FFVII I didn't know! 😱😱😱

[@jonathanplooij3666]

thanks for the video

[@thunderborn3231]

his infusion with jenova cells could be seen as a second birth too

[@alucarderipmavtube]

How about Ehrgeiz and the Forsaken Dungeon? How the NPC in the hotel say that a man with blonde hair came with a man with silver hair? And the fact that you can find FF7 weapons in the Dungeon? And for some reason they're sharing a hotel room... hmmm... fanfic ensues...

[@RS-we1tm]

have you ever blade brave fencer musashi? i think nomura did the character design. but if you look at it, he looks like cloud’s early design. he also carry a large sword(lumina). he also wield a katana, too. the fusion sword. that game released 1 year after ffvii. you also get a the ffviii demo with it.

[@Zappen88]

I have that statue :D Cloud vs. Sephiroth cold cast! Only made in 1000 copies apparently

[@prestonbarr2358]

These birthdays for Cloud would make him a Leo. Final Fantasy Tactics says he's an Aquarian making his bday late January-early toid February.

[@constantinbentlewski6128]

cloud and co made it into the ps exclusive beat em up Ehrgeiz

[@fattmusiek5452]

7 for me.I can imagine how tedious that was for the face to just not be right. I wonder what the factor is that makes cloud, cloud. As someone who some reason is deeply invested and loves the lore of seven, I found this video interesting. Like super interesting. Nice job

[@Sora572]

I heard that Superbot tried to get him into PSASBR before Smash bros got him, but were told no by SE. (They apparently gave them permission to use Lightning instead, but she was never added to the game.) I also heard that Nintendo originally wanted to used Bartz, but went with Cloud because of his overwhelming popularity.

[@ExFragMaster]

Clouds Hobbys are my fav. MiniGames!

[@tenchu65]

You know he have a clubcard to a brothel right ?

[@amg9856]

I would think the 6 foot sword would also be considered quite oversized as well.

[@marcsantiag0]

how do you get the Advent Children outfit in Final Fantasy Tactics? is that even for real?

[@mancaveindustriesyoutube]

I hope SE includes Zack in ff7 remake.. like make the few minute backstory playable , and it would also be interesting to see a "ff7-2" that was a playable Advent children , it sounds way too much almost, but I just love these characters

[@jessicaaucoin9756]

They’re coming out with remakes on mobile for most of what you’re asking. I think they’re calling it ‘before crisis’.