Board Thread:VS Debates/@comment-38884326-20190620170929



Since there have been remasters of "Boba Fett vs Samus Aran" and "Mario vs Sonic", why not have a remastered "Link vs Cloud" to celebrate their future releases? (Breath of the Wild sequel and Final Fantasy 7 Remastered)

This time, only the Hero of the Wild will be used for Link, Cloud won't be limited by iconic weaponry, and some of the Season 1 limitations that have been removed as the series progressed won't be in play anymore.

At first glance, due to Cloud's superior strength and speed, Link would be at a disadvantage. However, the Hero of the Wild is arguably the most versatile Link has ever been. Alongside the Master Sword and Hylian Shield, Link can carry up to 20 melee weapons, 20 shields, 13 bows (with hundreds of arrows of varying types, including the Ancient Arrows), multiple armour sets with varying buffs and immunities that can be instantly interchanged, 60 food items, and 16 Fairies. Along with the Sheikhah Slate, which grants him Stasis, Magnesis, Cryosis, and Remote Bombs, he also has the Champion Spirits which grant him the abilities of 3 Lightning Strikes, 3 Gale Bursts, a 3-Hit Shield, and a Full Revival. While Z-Targeting isn't inherent with every Link, the Hero of the Wild still has fantastic reaction time and can either utilize a Shield Parry or a Flurry Rush upon avoiding enemy attacks. He can also set up a Teleporter anywhere he needs it. The only drawback to his arsenal is that every weapon and shield that isn't the Master Sword or Hylian Shield is prone to breaking.

Cloud is no pushover either. While the Buster Sword only has two Materia slots, his best weapon, the "Ultima Weapon" (which also scales its power with his current health) has eight, allowing him to use four elemental attacks (Firaga, Thundaga, Blizzaga, Quake-3) and four summons. In addition to that, he'd still be equipped with the Zeidrich Band, cutting all elemental damage in half alongside boosting his strength and magic, and the Ribbon, keeping him immune to status ailments, as those appear to be the top ranking armour pieces he can access. In addition, he'd have access to all his Limit Breaks: Braver, Cross Slash, Blade Beam, Climhazzard, Meteorain, Finishing Touch, and Omnislash.

The Ribbon does prevent Death Sentence, but it can't stop Instant Kill attacks, and the Ancient Arrows can't kill everything they target, usually failing against anything Sheikhah related.

With a remastering of the characters in effect, who would win this time? 