- —Cloud Strife
Cloud Strife is one of the main protagonists of the Final Fantasy series. He appeared in the 22nd episode of Death Battle, Link VS Cloud, as well as the revisit in the 147th episode, where he fought against Link from the The Legend of Zelda series.
History
At a young age, Cloud Strife tried to join the illustrious Shinra army unit known as SOLDIER, but didn't quite live up to their expectations, instead becoming an infantryman who would have to work his way through the ranks. During a mission to Cloud's hometown of Nibelheim, renowned SOLDIER Sephiroth went mad after learning about his origins, forcing Cloud and his friend Zack Fair to attack their former comrade. Shortly afterward, the two were forcefully exposed to Mako radiation, a raw energy drained from the planet itself, and used as human lab rats that resulted in Cloud being imbued with the cells of a being known as Jenova. Zack was able to help Cloud escape, but at the cost of his life, which caused Cloud to inadvertently create a false personality largely based on Zack's and become a mercenary. Once he found out Sephiroth was alive and was planning to destroy the planet, Cloud set out to stop the villain at all costs.
Death Battle Info
Background
- Age: 24
- Height: 5'7"
- Superhuman strength & speed
- Retains Zack's memories & skills
- 1st Class SOLDIER training
- Impulsive & moody
- Inferiority complex
Buster Sword
- Length: 6'
- Width: 2'
- Base power: 19
- Base accuracy: 96%
- 2 linked Materia slots
- Single-edged broadsword
- Passed down between Angeal, Zack, & Cloud
Materia
- Fire (Firaga Level)
- Fire, Fira, & Firaga attacks
- Projectile based pyrokinesis
- Use slightly decreases strength
- Lightning Bolt (Thundaga Level)
Limit Breaks
- Braver
- Cross Slash
- Paralyzes foes
- Blade Beam
- Climhazzard
- Finishing Touch
- Meteorain
- Launches up to 6 Meteors
- Version 5
Armor
- Ziedrich
- Defensive strength: 100%
- Magic defensive strength: 98%
- 20% power increase
- Halves damages
- 0 materia slots
- Metal Pauldron
- [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Ribbon_(equipment) Ribbon
- Grants immunity to status ailments
- Includes burns, ice, poison, etc.
Feats
- Defeated Sephiroth/Jenova 3 times
- Killed Bahamut SIN
- Works best as point-man in a team
- Focuses on overpowering foes
- Has survived several long falls
- Shrugged off impalement multiple times
Comparison
- Jenova Cells extremely vulnerable to the Master Sword's Magic.
- Naturally Faster & Stronger
- Building Limit Breaks take time
- More Predictable Fighting Style
- Ribbon Nullified Arrow Magic
- Straightforward & Predictable combat failed against Link's analytical style
Materia
- MASTER Magic Materia
- Offensive
- Healing
- Support
- Disruption
- Supporta Materia
- MASTER Command Materia
- Manipulate, Steal, DeathBlow
- Enemy Skill
- Acquires abilities from enemies
- MASTER Summon Materia
Background
- Full Name: Cloud Strife
- Gender: Male
- Age: 24
- Height: 5'8" | 173 cm
- Weight: 136 lbs | 62 kg
- Imbued with mako & JENOVA cells
- Enhanced physique
- Greater affinity to the Lifestream
- Ex-1st Class SOLDIER (or is he?)
- Successor to Zack Fair
- Looks great in a dress
Arsenal & Abilities
- Weapons
- Buster Sword
- Ultima Weapon
- Fusion Sword
- Armor
- Ribbon
- Status-ailment immunity excluding time alteration
- Ziedrich
- Improves defense & halves elemental damage
- Ribbon
- Limit Breaks
- Level 1 - Braver | Cross Slash
- Level 2 - Blade Beam | Climhazzard
- Level 3 - Meteorain | Finishing Touch
- Omnislash Version 5
Feats
- One-shot Bahumut SIN
- Survived Hojo's experimentation
- Casually sliced large buildings in half
- Dodged Rufus' Bright Lights laser attack
- Scales to Zack Fair, who tanked Bahamut Fury's Exaflare
- Lived through Safer-Sephiroth's devastating supernova
- Ridiculously skilled with a motorcycle
- Defeated the Turks, Shinra, JENOVA, Kadaj, Sephiroth
Cameo Appearances
Cloud can be seen during Deadpool VS Mask in one of the alternate realities that were shown in the background when Deadpool uses the Continuity Gem. Instead of his strike being blocked by the Hylian Shield, Cloud cuts Link cleanly in half without any resistance, making his body produce a geyser of blood.
DBX
For an article covering Cloud's appearance in DBX, visit the DBX Wiki.
Cloud appeared in the 25th episode of DBX, Cloud VS Guts, where he fought against Guts from the Berserk series and won.
Death Battle Quotes
- Oh, great.
- Huh?!
- Excuse me!?
- Woah!
- Oh no you don't!
- Huh?
- Let's mosey, asshole.
- Hmph. Nothing to it.
Gallery
Appearance
Arsenal and Abilities
Trivia
- Cloud is the first Square Enix character to appear, with the next seven being Tifa Lockhart, Sephiroth, Edward Elric, Esdeath, Crona, Maka Albarn, and Soul Evans.
- He is the first Square Enix character to lose, with the next two being Tifa Lockhart and Edward Elric.
- He is the fourth Square Enix character to win, after Sephiroth, Esdeath, and Crona.
- He is the first Final Fantasy character to appear, with the next two being Tifa Lockhart and Sephiroth.
- He is the first Final Fantasy character to lose, with the next one being Tifa Lockhart.
- He is the second Final Fantasy character to win, after Sephiroth.
- Cloud and his opponent are the 25th and 26th returning combatants, after Leonardo, Batman, Boba Fett, Samus Aran, Son Goku, Superman, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Deadpool, Metal Sonic, Thor Odinson, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Ganondorf, Red Ranger, Venom, The Hulk, Lex Luthor, and Doctor Doom, and with the next eight being Iron Man, Akuma, Shao Kahn, Vegeta, Raiden, Darth Vader, Raven, and Guts.
- He is the 15th returning loser, after Batman, Boba Fett, Son Goku, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Red Ranger, The Hulk, and Lex Luthor, and with the next two being Thor Odinson and Darth Vader.
- He is the seventh loser to win, after Batman, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Red Ranger, and Shadow the Hedgehog, and with the next two being Thor Odinson and Boba Fett.
- He is the 15th returning loser, after Batman, Boba Fett, Son Goku, Charizard, Shadow the Hedgehog, Wonder Woman, Ryu, Mario, Mega Man, Captain Marvel, Tommy Oliver, Red Ranger, The Hulk, and Lex Luthor, and with the next two being Thor Odinson and Darth Vader.