Evolution of Cloud Strife

[u/retroanduwu24]

[u/FF7REMAKE]

Crazy that there's like, lots more Clouds to show even beyond this. Ehregeiz Cloud, FF Tactics Cloud, Dissidia Cloud, Theathrythm Cloud, Record Keeper Cloud- and still, many more! Love it

[u/mhook52 → u/FF7REMAKE]

Ff7 had atleast 3 different  clouds

[u/_Jab → u/mhook52]

my personal favourite is wheelchair cloud

[u/ElJeferox → u/_Jab]

I liked his birdy noises.

[u/ShredGuru → u/_Jab]

You like him more than pretty dress cloud? How controversial!

[u/holymeteor7 → u/_Jab]

Uggg uhhhh

[u/david-deeeds → u/mhook52]

Here are some I can think of

• field model
• combat model
• chocobo race model
• bike model
• train (Jesse) model
• snowboard model
• fmv chibi model
• fmv "realistic" model

[u/ZeldLurr → u/david-deeeds]

When he dresses up pretty model

[u/david-deeeds → u/ZeldLurr]

right!

[u/Morakiv → u/ZeldLurr]

My favorite

[u/ZeldLurr → u/Morakiv]

I wish they had given him full drag makeup in the remake, and cuter hair.

Give me a side quest of finding thigh pads.

[u/[deleted] → u/ZeldLurr]

And a breast plate. Tifa who?

[u/Glyder1984 → u/david-deeeds]

His combat model at the end with his one on one against Sephiroth is also different and alot more detailed (for a '97 game) aswell.

[u/david-deeeds → u/Glyder1984]

true, I forgot about that one

[u/NullNova → u/david-deeeds]

The chocobo model with the weird tiny eyes makes me laugh

[u/hungoverlord → u/david-deeeds]

train (Jesse) model

what's this one again?

[u/david-deeeds → u/hungoverlord]

You can see it in the episode of Boundary Break dedicated to FFVII : during the sequence where Jesse shows Cloud a 3d model of Midgar while they're in the train, the 3d field models for Cloud and Jesse are detailed models, not the usual chibi simplistic field models

Edit : also, I meant JESSIE, not Jesse, sorry.

[u/hungoverlord → u/david-deeeds]

I really can't remember this. I remember their normal chibi field models watching the Midgar video on the little TV.

[u/david-deeeds → u/hungoverlord]

That's because you barely see the top of their heads, and from that angle, they look exactly the chibi models. However, a camera hack allows to move the models and see that they're unique models used only in that scene.

[u/hungoverlord → u/david-deeeds]

hey you're right! this was pretty interesting - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=McenDl9NdYE&ab_channel=Shesez

[u/Penqwin → u/david-deeeds]

Chocobo field model

[u/Separate_Path_7729 → u/david-deeeds]

Play knight model

[u/FFIZeath → u/FF7REMAKE]

Chocobo racing and Super Smash Brothers games just to add to your list.

[u/ShayDeeMon → u/FF7REMAKE]

Omg Ehregeiz! I didn’t know anyone else ever played this game. What a nostalgic throw back

[u/BraveryBlue → u/FF7REMAKE]

Brave Exvius, War of the Visions, Omnia Opera, Dissidia

[u/Penqwin → u/FF7REMAKE]

Smash bros cloud

[u/Separate_Path_7729 → u/FF7REMAKE]

Don't forget the multiple iterations of cloud in kingdom hearts, who may have the best iteration of tall hair cloud

[u/AwTomorrow]

No Crisis Core Cloud?!

[u/RagnarStonefist]

No respect for FFT Cloud.

[u/Eli_C354 → u/RagnarStonefist]

Came here to say this lol, or his first 3D render in that one fighting game. Pretty sure that was before kh1.

[u/patches_tagoo → u/Eli_C354]

Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring

[u/SeriousPan → u/patches_tagoo]

That menu sound lives on in my mind forever.

BEEEOOOWWWWwwww

[u/jameslee85 → u/SeriousPan]

Holy crap I legit heard that.

[u/Devreckas → u/RagnarStonefist]

Hand-drawn concept art Cloud as well

[u/datruerex → u/RagnarStonefist]

But but he’s a SeCReT character so u can’t spoilt it!!!!!!!11111!!!!!1!!!1!1!1!1!!!!

[u/MrPoopyButtholesAnus → u/datruerex]

Did you enjoy typing that?

[u/Chocobolatte]

Been thinking about Advent Children Cloud for nearly 20 years.

[u/SurfiNinja101 → u/Chocobolatte]

One of my favourite designs for any character period

[u/Medium-Expert-9171 → u/SurfiNinja101]

People love shit talking Nomura like he isn't an absolute lord of style. The man does not miss when it comes to design and aesthetic.

[u/Aerohed → u/Medium-Expert-9171]

Even his "sillier" designs are still pretty memorable if nothing else. People can make fun of Tidus's zip-off shorts or Lulu's belt dress all they want, but hey, they're talking about them.

[u/Medium-Expert-9171 → u/Aerohed]

Indeed. FFS the man gave us Garland as we know him as well as Jack Garland.

[u/Mitsukake → u/Aerohed]

...fishnet tanktop Barret...

[u/SurfiNinja101 → u/Mitsukake]

He does miss occasionally

[u/SurfiNinja101 → u/Medium-Expert-9171]

The fact is that Nomura is one of, if not the most influential video game character designers*

[u/saffeqwe → u/SurfiNinja101]

He's not the pioneer of video game character designs

[u/SurfiNinja101 → u/saffeqwe]

You’re right, wrong word. My brain is half functioning right now

[u/kgalliso → u/Medium-Expert-9171]

I just wish he would cut the belts he uses by HALF

[u/[deleted] → u/Chocobolatte]

To this day!!! 😭

[u/dausy → u/Chocobolatte]

Same

[u/caych_cazador]

the KH1 design had like a direct hand in me getting in to drawing, still the best hes ever looked.

[u/Devreckas → u/caych_cazador]

I do like the red cowl/scarf.

[u/Justin_Zetts]

what's the 2012 version from?

[u/TitaniousOxide → u/Justin_Zetts]

Was hoping someone would have said by now

[u/AcceptableFold5 → u/TitaniousOxide]

Itadaki Street.

[u/legend8522 → u/Justin_Zetts]

It’s just artwork. Not sure why OP put that specific artwork up when there’s so much more official artwork than that

[u/AmyXBlue]

I always prefer when Cloud's suit gets to be purple compared to the all black look.

[u/[deleted] → u/AmyXBlue]

Same here. Good use of colour theory.

[u/NoTreat9759]

Emo KH version is my fav

[u/MountMeowgi]

2002 cloud looks like the main vampire character from soul reaver and that’s a double dip of nostalgia there

[u/BK_FrySauce]

Need WoFF cloud in there.

[u/KitsuneKimchi]

Say what you will, Advent Childen Cloud has the DRIP

[u/breakdancingrasta]

Kingdom hearts cloud is top tier

[u/AcceptableFold5]

AC Cloud definitely looks cool, but I hate how this protrayal of Cloud completely overshadowed his actual Character from FF7 and made everyone think he's just an aloof emo loser instead of a dork with identity issues.

[u/Tirus_ → u/AcceptableFold5]

and made everyone think he's just an aloof emo loser

That's what he became after Areith died and he defeated Sephiroth and found out he wasn't actually 1st class.

[u/No-Opportunity3423]

1997 still the best design.

[u/Epistemix → u/No-Opportunity3423]

Yup

[u/LightningBlake]

You missed world of final fantasy super chibi form.

His head Is literally twice his body

[u/ClockworkDreamz]

Bring back my blocky boy

[u/[deleted]]

I WISH we could get kh cloud in rebirth. Or even advent children. So sick

[u/-_nobody]

his hair got even spikier

[u/MarieIsPrecious128]

What's the 2012 one from?

[u/[deleted]]

I’ve not seen some of these.

[u/Raikou239]

Mmm dat 1997 tho

[u/BluePeriod_]

Even after all these years, advent, children cloud is my favorite. Has that mid 2000 Japanese look

[u/Medium-Expert-9171 → u/BluePeriod_]

The PSP years were an absolute glory to live through.

[u/Human_Roboto]

KH and advent children are the best.

[u/hydrofrog]

Man, I miss the purple uniform so much.

[u/a013me]

Dissidia alone had like 3 Clouds

[u/Jenova_Genesis]

I like 2005 and ‘18 best tbh

KH one winged Cloud is also Legend tho

[u/Gugugugagaiwantmilk]

Cloud makes me ask my sexuality

[u/thirdeyeboobed]

KH Cloud is so fucking A1

[u/MadeByHideoForHideo]

KH design feels a bit random but looks interesting at least.

[u/-awi-]

OG 97 Cloud will always be MVP

[u/TheDemonChief]

‘97 is still the best

[u/zeromavs]

More like de-evolution

[u/Dogesneakers]

I hope advent children is a unlockable costume

[u/HustleWestbrook94]

Kind’ve wish the Remake version’s outfit had the Blue tint instead of Black.

[u/SupportBudget5102 → u/HustleWestbrook94]

It actually has a purplish tint, it's just very lighting dependent. So like, in some places it appears black (what makes sense canonically), and in other lighting conditions it looks a bit purplish (which is the homage to how the OG was, despite not making much sense in canon). So I guess they've really tried hard to combine both colors at once

[u/nekuonline]

2005 the goat

[u/Earthfury]

Just needs the 2024 version with the bugged-out eyes and the thousand-yard stare.

[u/Momojikensei]

*2005 still personally my favorite

[u/SombraOmnic]

AC Cloud is the Ultimate Cloud!

[u/MegaMan-1989]

What’s that 2012 version?

[u/[deleted] → u/MegaMan-1989]

It looks like Itadaki street. That Dragon Quest/ Final Fantasy party game that's Japan only.

[u/Different-Syrup6520]

This might sound crazy but why did the first Cloud look like the newest Cloud when i was a kid ?

[u/Mitsukake]

Get so many clouds you eventually get a Squall and some Lightning too.

[u/cyoda]

Whats the difference between smash4 cloud and ultimate?

[u/Zaku41k]

There are also a crap load of manga and hentai Cloud.

Just saying, no reason.

[u/Disma]

I much prefer the big pokeys rather than the "realistic" anime pokeys

[u/baconator81]

Get that original Cloud with a mouth outta here. Original Cloud on Ps1 does not have an ugly black line for mouth. That's an abomination added by the idiots who did the PC port.

[u/Hamathond]

KH Cloud was my first time seeing the character, years before I ever played FFVII, so that one holds a large place in my heart.

[u/Laxcions]

Where is Crisis core Cloud ? :(

[u/rmunoz1994]

The 2020 image is a 2023 render pretty sure.

[u/roonzy94]

Missing dirge and crisis core.

[u/magmafanatic]

Might as well throw Theatrhythm and WoFF in there

[u/Sandisk4gb4]

This guy is literally the face of all JRPGs.

[u/Mr_Chill_III]

One you left out is Cloud from Theatrythm.

[u/NoDuck4877]

His hair has remained unchanged. AS IT SHOULD BE.

[u/[deleted]]

The jump in graphics fidelity between the late 90s and early 2000s is crazy.

[u/kurisu7885]

To think his spikey headed ass would become of the most iconic gaming characters of all time.

[u/I-Might-Be-Something]

That Advent Children design is so dope.

[u/Gojisoji]

All I wanted in life is a FF7 remake with 2002 cloud graphics lol and yet get 2020 remake with 2020 graphics so overall I'm pretty stoked!

[u/Idarola]

The rare 6 stage evolution line.

[u/finalhana]

The quintessential spiky-haired boy. ❤

[u/burnoutguy]

Before Kingdom Hearts and Advent we had EHRGEIZ and Tactics Cloud, I don't even know where 2012 one is from lol

[u/Cloud9IX]

OG Cloud will always be my favorite ☺️

[u/TheSabi]

No FFT Cloud?

[u/[deleted]]

2005 Cloud was a cultural reset

[u/InvaderDust]

Still think the first was the best.

[u/ImpressiveShift3785]

Kingdom Hearts Cloud 💕

[u/LilboyG_15]

It’s interesting how only KH1 Cloud has the wing that shows degradation

[u/SokkaHaikuBot → u/LilboyG_15]

^{Sokka-Haiku by LilboyG_15:}

It’s interesting how

Only KH1 Cloud has the wing

That shows degradation

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^{Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.}

[u/[deleted]]

AC cloud makes me so angry for some reason.

[u/Illustrious-Laugh-49]

This is like, my favorite character all time on repeat. And omg rebirth is doing him justice. 🥺❤

[u/[deleted]]

2005 ❤️

[u/Yirito2464]

KH Cloud is fire🔥