How did Cloud become so strong?

Cloud with the Buster Sword at the end of Crisis Core. As a result of the trauma caused by the Nibelheim Incident, his mako poisoning (and subsequent infusion of Jenova cells), and Zack's death, Cloud impressed Zack's memories and fighting abilities into his own.
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Why is Cloud stronger than Sephiroth?

The fact that Cloud was strong enough to stop Sephiroth is in itself an amazing deed, but it turns out that he was experimented on by Hojo. Cloud was bathed in Mako and Jenova cells were inserted in his body, making him far more powerful than any SOLDIER ever was.
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Why is Cloud so strong in the beginning of FF7?

He managed to kill a weakened Sephirot by being basically to stubborn to die. Cloud and Zack were captured experimented on for 5 years, by following a procedure that was basically the same as the one used to create SOLDIERs, Cloud survived by it was severely weakened by Mako Poisioning.
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How did Cloud become a SOLDIER?

It is revealed that Cloud never qualified for SOLDIER, and instead enlisted as an infantryman in Shinra's army. During the mission to Nibelheim, Cloud served under Sephiroth and Zack, hiding his identity from the townspeople out of embarrassment. Following Sephiroth's defeat of Zack at the Mt.
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Is Cloud a superhuman?

Due to experiments conducted on him by Shinra, Cloud has superhuman strength, speed, stamina and agility.
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Cloud Strife's Story and Legacy: Impostor to Hero (Final Fantasy 7 Character Analysis)



Who is stronger Cloud or Zack?

Both Zack and Cloud are very powerful fighters. A battle between them would be a very close match. However, purely because Cloud gets more time to develop his skills, while Zack dies earlier, Cloud ends up being a little stronger than Zack.
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Does Cloud have Jenova cells?

This makes Cloud the only known surviving product of Project S. Cloud, Shelke, Genesis, and Weiss thus bear the last known fragments of Jenova's cells, either directly, or via the cells of Genesis or Sephiroth.
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What mental illness does Cloud Strife have?

He doesn't have any of the negative symptoms or disorganisation. However, he could be in a Dissociative State, forged for his own protection. It is a historically documented condition which has been most commonly seen in victims of severe trauma and war violence.
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Who is Cloud's father?

We know nothing about Cloud's father, except that he died when he was very young. Cloud's mother remains in Nibelheim when he departs to become a member of SOLDIER and she is later killed when Sephiroth goes berserk and puts the town to the torch.
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Is Cloud a Sephiroth clone?

Cloud isn't a Sephiroth clone, he had the cells implanted in him after he was born and grown up. Whereas Sephiroth had the cells implanted in the womb.
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Is Cloud Strife overpowered?

I recently watched a critique video of FF7 Remake and one major issue is that Cloud seem to be very overpowered early in game mainly that Cloud displays too much superhuman prowess and skills despite never joining SOLDIER which is important because Cloud did not have the training to fully get used to his Mako-Enhanced ...
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Why didnt Cloud make SOLDIERs?

All SOLDIERs are showered in Mako and injected with Jenova cells. It's why part of the requirement for being a SOLDIER is a strong sense of self - and the reason Cloud was rejected. Hojo's experiment was to perform the SOLDIER treatment on people who were NOT fit to be SOLDIERs.
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Is Barrett stronger than Cloud?

JRPG veterans know that the back row also halves all incoming physical damage, meaning that Barret will certainly have a superior defense in his battle against Cloud.
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Is Sephiroth a God?

Learning that Jenova, who he comes to consider his "mother," attempted to take control of the Planet 2000 years previously, Sephiroth decides to follow in her footsteps and become a god who would rule over the Planet.
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Who is stronger Noctis or Cloud?

Cloud is faster and more durable than Noctis, and he can swing a gigantic sword as quickly as Noctis can swing a normal sword — if not faster. Meanwhile, Noctis can swap between weapons on the fly, which lets him quickly switch between offense and defense.
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Is Sephiroth an ancient?

Fiat Lux. Aerith: Sephiroth is different. He's not an Ancient. Cloud: He shouldn't be able to find the Promised Land.
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Does Cloud have PTSD?

Cloud suffers a form of PTSD from his trauma after the death of Zack. But that was not the only trauma he went through — his mother was killed by Sephiroth when he was 16. And it's important to note that Cloud looked up to Sephiroth as his idol.
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Why is Cloud Strife so popular?

From his tragic backstory, resolution of said story, iconic design, and weapon, it's no wonder why he has resonated with fans for all these years. It's also why he is the series' representative in the Super Smash Bros franchise, arguably the ultimate celebration of all things gaming.
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Are Tifa and Cloud childhood friends?

Tifa also had to face up to the truth: she was the popular girl, and Cloud had never been a part of her circle. They had never really been friends in childhood. He had worshipped her from afar, and been jealous of her friends, while she had only vaguely been aware of his existence.
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Why did Sephiroth cut off Jenova head?

He was too wounded to carry Jenova's entire body out of the reactor, so he decided to cut his losses and settle for just the head.
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Why are clouds eyes green?

Bookmark this question. Show activity on this post. I know that Cloud has green eyes because of his exposure to mako, since he was in Shinra's SOLDIER, First Class rank.
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Is Jenova an ancient?

The game says the Cetra/ancients are born on Earth. Jenova is referred to as an Ancient.
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Why does Angeal and Genesis have wings?

The reason that Angeal and Genesis had wings, along with being very strong, is because they were given Sephiroth-like procedures in attempt to achieve varied results. You say that they were made to lighten how amazing Sephiroth was, to be honest, they kind of made him over the top.
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Is Zack a Sephiroth?

Cloud later realizes that some of his memories and even aspects of his personality were actually Zack's, and not his own. Flashbacks reveal that both Zack and Cloud battled Sephiroth after he burned the town of Nibelheim upon discovering he was the result of a scientific experiment.
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