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Cloud Strife

Cloud Strife (Japanese: クラウド・ストライフ, Hepburn: Kuraudo Sutoraifu) is a character and the protagonist of the 1997 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII by Square (now Square Enix). He is also the protagonist of its remakes Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024), as well as its animated film sequel Final Fantasy VII: Advent…

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Created by
Yoshinori Kitase, Kazushige Nojima, Tetsuya Nomura, Hironobu Sakaguchi
Designed by
Tetsuya Nomura
First game
Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Home
Nibelheim
Voiced by
Steve Burton (2002–2018) · Cody Christian (2020–present) · Major Dodson (Remake, young) · Kenyu Horiuchi (Ehrgeiz, arcade version) · Nozomu Sasaki (Ehrgeiz, home console version)
Weapon
Buster Sword

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Cloud Strife

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Triples71
Avg. degree1.99
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Cloud Strife → Advent Children, After Lightning, All Time Greatest Game, Buster Sword, Cloud, Cloud's, Den-Play Awards, Dengeki PlayStation's, Edge, EGMNOW, English, Famitsu, Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy VIII, Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy XV, Following Final Fantasy VII, For Final Fantasy, GameSpot, Greatest Game Hero
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Cloud Strife → An Inspiration, April, Archived, Chris Shrive, Final Fantasy VII's Cloud, From Ehrgeiz, Hardcore Gamer, July, Kingdom Hearts, Retrieved April, Retrieved May, Sato, Siliconera, Strife, The Many Faces, Us All
Voiced by · 7
Cloud Strife → Cody Christian (2020–present), Kenyu Horiuchi (Ehrgeiz, arcade version), Major Dodson (Remake, young), Nozomu Sasaki (Ehrgeiz, home console version), Steve Burton (2002–2018), Takahiro Sakurai (2002–present), Yukihiro Aizawa (Remake, young)
Created by · 1
Cloud Strife → Yoshinori Kitase, Kazushige Nojima, Tetsuya Nomura, Hironobu Sakaguchi
Designed by · 1
Cloud Strife → Tetsuya Nomura
First game · 1
Cloud Strife → Final Fantasy VII (1997)
Home · 1
Cloud Strife → Nibelheim
Weapon · 1
Cloud Strife → Buster Sword

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Cloud StrifeCreated byYoshinori Kitase, Kazushige Nojima, Tetsuya Nomura, Hironobu Sakaguchi1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeDesigned byTetsuya Nomura1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeFirst gameFinal Fantasy VII (1997)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeHomeNibelheim1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeVoiced bySteve Burton (2002–2018)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeVoiced byCody Christian (2020–present)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeVoiced byMajor Dodson (Remake, young)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeVoiced byKenyu Horiuchi (Ehrgeiz, arcade version)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeVoiced byNozomu Sasaki (Ehrgeiz, home console version)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeVoiced byTakahiro Sakurai (2002–present)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeVoiced byYukihiro Aizawa (Remake, young)1.00infobox
Cloud StrifeWeaponBuster Sword1.00infobox

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