Talk:Link VS Cloud/@comment-190.21.110.4-20150830164606

You know, I hear a lot that the Mirror Shield would stop Cloud's magic. It's true and all, however, the Hylian Shield is explicitely shown to be unbreakable (IIRC in Skyward Sword it was the only Shield that doesn't break) but nothing states the same about the Mirror Shield, nothing says it wouldn't just shatter under the immense power of Cloud's swings (and hence leave Link open to magic he can't deflect with swigns untl swapping shields again). The analysis did state that the mix of the golden gauntlets and the Hylian Shield which can't be broken is what stopped Cloud's offensive.

On another point, Cloud has means of increasing his speed outside some armors. The Speed Boost materia increases up to x1.5 times his speed and the Haste spell doubles it. So Cloud could pretty much triple his speed witht the right setups, and Cloud is actually pretty damn fast as seen in Advent Children, it's for gameplay balance that he's usually the Slow Hard Hitter type in Dissidia and such.