Why did cloud not make soldier?

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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Why did Cloud stop being a SOLDIER?

Cloud hid his identity from the townspeople, ashamed of his failure to join SOLDIER, though he did visit his mother who asked about his new life with Shinra. Cloud defeats Sephiroth in Crisis Core.
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Is Cloud Strife not 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 as strong as SOLDIER?

Beacuse on the original FFVII you start the game only a little bit stronger than the regular Shinra mooks, but in the remake at the beginning of the game Cloud is already a veritable One Man Army, capable of cutting through dozens of infantrymen, and going toe to toe with an actual SOLDIER, all that without any ...
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Is Cloud a first class SOLDIER?

Even though Cloud was never a member of SOLDIER, he becomes strong enough to be mistaken for a 1st Class member. Due to the effects of the experiments Cloud's eyes have the "glow" that makes people believe he is a former member.
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Is Zack stronger than Cloud?

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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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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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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Who is stronger Sephiroth or Cloud?

Cloud Strife definitely makes the cut for the list, if for no other reason than he literally beats Sephiroth at the end of Final Fantasy VII.
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Why is Cloud so weak?

Cloud Suffers From Mako Poisoning...

Cloud undergoes Mako transfusion, but Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII reveals his overexposure at the hands of the sadistic Professor Hojo. This incident causes Cloud to become weak and lose his memories.
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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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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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Who is Cloud in love with?

Cloud has no choice to make. His love of Tifa helps him recall why he loves Aerith; loving Aerith healed the affectations that prevented him from loving Tifa. The girls never compete over him — they love each other, too. Thinking he's “with” one girl more than the other is missing the point.
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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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Why is Cloud so afraid of Sephiroth?

Final Fantasy 7's late-game segments confirm Cloud hates Sephiroth because he is a reminder of his failure and weakness, which nearly cost Tifa's life, the person who motived him to join SOLDIER in the first place.
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Does Cloud Strife have a child?

The story was set eight to twelve years down the line from Final Fantasy VII, Cloud and Tifa were living together with a child(Denzel and were likely married as well. Cloud's involvement with investigating the disappearing children wasn't just him being a good Samaritan, his son was missing.
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Why does Sephiroth have 1 Wing?

The wings in Sephiroth's final form, "Safer Sephiroth" are a result of his fusion with Jenova, hence why he has the one black wing.
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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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Who is the strongest in FF7?

Top 6 Strongest Characters in the "Final Fantasy 7" Universe
  • Cloud and Sephiroth.
  • Genesis.
  • Wiess.
  • Vincent Valentine.
  • Zack Fair.
  • Cloud.
  • Sephiroth.
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Why is Cloud so popular Final Fantasy?

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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Can Noctis beat Sephiroth?

Noctis might not be able to match up against Sephiroth when it comes to magic, but this doesn't mean he's weak. His physical power and warping abilities is more than enough to take on Sephiroth.
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Are Cloud and Noctis related?

Both Cloud and Noctis have lost people that they care about to death, Cloud's being his mother, Zack Fair and Aerith Gainsborough, just as Noctis's are his father, Lunafreya Nox Fleuret and a few others who have died for him.
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Is Weiss a SOLDIER?

Weiss is a SOLDIER and leader of the Tsviets. He's often portrayed as calm and charismatic but holds a deep hatred for humans, particularly scientists. This is likely due to his time spent in Deepground and his later possession by Professor Hojo.
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Is Cloud a clone?

Cloud was not a clone at all, it was a ploy by sephiroth to control him.
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Is Cloud a Sephiroth?

Sephiroth wants to break Cloud by making him believe he is but a simulacrum created by Professor Hojo with false memories. Sephiroth deceives Cloud into thinking he is a mere cluster of Jenova cells that assumed the identity of a boy named "Cloud" from Tifa's childhood.
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