I'm working on a Cloud Tribute Video and I need some opinions in helping making this Tribute Video... a Tribute Video :o

Sooo, what do you think makes Cloud into what he is?

Will I think it's His Signature Attack Moves.

I like cloud the character because of how life like they made him, as a child he is kinda like how i am, he was one of the shortest and fairly skinny and not to popular. He feels respect is one of the most important things so to gain his he joins shinra hoping to be in SOLDIER.

Like most people they usually cant get what they want most in life and in this case cloud couldnt be with Tifa, he was "Deprived" of a child hood love. He was lonely and to make things worse when Tifa fell of the cliff he was to blame making him even more of an outcast and become self loving. These things proved to mould his character to be the type of person who while on the out side may seem like he doesnt care about anything but on the inside he really truly does. He copes with real like issues in his child hood not to mention a cool sword and what happens in the game.

These traits I truly see why i think Cloud is my all time favourite fictional character.

_D3viL_Hunt3r_ that was the coolest thing i have ever heard you really made me feel cloud all over again good job

I love Cloud because of the way that Square made him :D

thanks rotex, thats just my opinion of why i like his character :)

i would say the way he thinks and acts let alone the way he looks!, and that big ass sword, great character

I managed to get most of the video done for the most part... but, I think I'll keep tweeking it before I start sending this out to people.

My perferred method to distributing this is via Bittorrent. The file size will be around 17-20 mb and well... video editing on this thing kinda sucks... it's not total crap at all, it's just that I could of done WAY better with the editing.

The recent revision for this file, after encoding it into mpeg-1 format, is 20,983,812 bytes... or give or take, 20 MB. It features clips from 4 games... well, 3 games and a movie. They are...

Final Fantasy 7
Final Fantasy Tactics
Ehrgeiz
Final Fantasy 7: Advent Children

Now, I know that Cloud appears in 2 other main games (if theres more, tell me), they are Kingdom Hearts and Chocobo Racing. The reason why I didn't include Kingdom Hearts... well, to simply put, I can't get good shots of him without taking a long time playing the game. As for Chocobo Racing, I simply don't have the game.

The gameplay video was taken with a capture card... it's a value capture card so it's not the best image quality in the world. The shots were taken directly from my PS2 (and the PSX with a Gameshark on it for FFT... because sending Cloud in alone in FFT (or even any other unit) is suicide) and all the button pressing was done by me.

And to end my constantly blabbering..... it took me 2 weeks to get to where I am right now and I hope that this will make all the Cloud fans and Final Fantasy fans and Sephiroth haters and all that stuff... enjoy this video. AND I also hope that this video will find it's way around the net and uh... MAYBE it'll rival against Atom (formally known as AtomX) and his FF9 Video... but I think that won't happen.... I'm not even using a mainstream song and I know jack crap about AMVs... haha

Anyways, I'll pop back once I get this thing finallized to the point where I'm happy.

Cool ill be looking forward to seeing such a thing like what ur creating :)

ya cant wait until it comes out thats preaty good but has anyone seen that "My December" Video with the final fantasy scenes its really really really good

elaborate on the video... like a link maybe??? :D please!

it was torrented for a while, I don't think it's still up.

if you drop by the chat one of the fserves should have it.

I'm still torrenting the file and averaging about 200 completes a day. You can find it if you check the Shrine AMP section of the main site.

Personally, I think it's the big-ass sword that makes Cloud...well...Cloud. Try envisioning him walking around with a frickin Tiny-ass dagger! It's not Cloud 2 me. CLoud has to have the Big-Sword or he ain't himself.

well i think it's just because he's super ultra psycho and the fact that he goes on just because of his revenge for Aeris, and of course the Buster Sword

hey,
the thing that i think makes cloud so cool, is that he imbodies everything that every person strives to be. regardless of the bad things that happen when we are kids ( in clouds case it is being outcasted by everyone and labelled as different), once we reach a certain age, we want to go far away, become very powerful or successful, then come back and impress everyone. the reason everyone loves cloud so much is that he managed to do this

~~~~~spoiler~~~~

the other thing which we relate to him which makes him so human like, is that he will do anything to obtain this, even if it means joining soldier and even stealing the life of someone else (Zack). but even after he came to terms with it, he was still who he was, and who he turned out to be was a kick ass person


laterz
lone wolf

you cant be a FF hero without that look - cloud/squall/tidus and his sword
yuna and her guns. you got to be COOL !!!

lone wolf i know where ur getting at, but i think with cloud he has a bit of a different story than wat ur saying ofcourse people might go through that stage in life but not everyone. he didnt come back successfull he failed and in that he did what he though was best but actually was probly the worst thing to do in that situation he lied about everything claiming he was someone he wasnt. in doing that it made him forget who he was and become a bit messed up when the truth started to leak out. but anyway most people dont kno much bout his character and only think hes cool cos his sword and his style but also in life he would be a short stocky guy.

Originally posted by _D3viL_Hunt3r_
but anyway most people dont kno much bout his character and only think hes cool cos his sword and his style but also in life he would be a short stocky guy.
actualy, that why i like him.
his past is a mystory to me.
that what i like in most of square's heros - they got a shadowed past.

the sword can't be because that sword is zack's it migth be his memories

No its Clouds sword, it WAS Zacks but now hes dead.

his motive to avenge aeris kind of made him who he is today but...everytime i see a big ass sword, i think of cloud, even though it was originally zack's. but you know, zack's kind of gone. so it's otay to steal his shit. lol

well it would be aesy but if i had a very good friend like zack i wouldn't steal his shit i'd put it in his chest and then just leave having my memories of me and him XD

i think his personality and his attack movves and the way he looks make hm"cloud" when i say cloud i think of his face so mostly the way he looks is what makes him cloud.

his massive bloody sword obviously. the buster sword is the best looking weapon in all the FMVs.

People say it's the sword, but he could kicked anyone's ass from here to meteor even without it once Sephiroth killed Aeris. His cold, sterile, ironclad personality was complete after his soulmate was dead. His laser-focused
will to kill was made even stronger when he thirsted for her avengement.

His personality, his past, and just HIM make HIMSELF.
I envy him very much.. even if he does show up in a ton of games & he's the main person of the screen.. it dosen't mean he's less amazing.
He's opposite from Emo, he's EmotionLess.
And I hate how people hate him for how Square Enix made him. He's a very inspirational, strong, pure, and emotionless person.
He has something about him that just sticks out of black & white.
I don't know about others, but he gives me strength.
He's his own self.. and he may of wanted to be a SOLDIER just to impress Tifa.. but still.. he's no poser.
He knows it wasn't worth it now since Tifa treated him poorly when they were little..

But Cloud.. is my favorite character besides Zack.
There's just something about the air about Cloud.. he's just someone I'd look up to for strength.

This is what makes him Cloud Strife. His presence and personality.
He's unique in my eyes.

his sword obviously

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Don't know if it makes sense, but for me Tifa makes Cloud "Cloud". For me they are inseparable.

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What makes Cloud "Cloud"?
Everything. Its just everything. His Past. His Sword (OKay it was Zacks...but Zack gave it to him so noone stole anything ;) ). His love for Aeris to go After her even though she said no. His Speeches. Everything just fits perfectly.