Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy XIII?
Category: PlayStation 3, Posted: 12/19/2007 at 04:47PM CST by Tim Mellish, Staff Writer
With every Final Fantasy game the rumor and speculation patrols are always out in full force. Sometimes their theories are spot on, and occasionally they are downright outlandish. The latest Final Fantasy rumor, circulating around Final Fantasy XIII, falls somewhere in-between of these two extremes.
It is all thanks to the latest Final Fantasy XIII trailers released. During the final seconds of the Final Fantasy XIII trailer a young man, riding a crazy motorcycle, sporting blond hair, and wielding a firearm similar to the enemies makes his entrance before the FFXIII logo flashes onto the screen. Seems some of the FF communities believe this to be the one and only Cloud Strife.
Now being a FF fanatic myself, nothing would make me happier than for this to be Cloud. But in my humble opinion there is no evidence, or any logical reason why we would consider this to be Cloud Strife. Cloud never uses guns, doesn't wear white, his motorcycle never transformed into Shiva; the list goes on. The more likely explanation is that the blonde haired man is simply a new character who just so happens have a resemblance to Cloud.
The whole world of FFXIII also doesn't jive with being a continuation of Final Fantasy VII. Final Fantasy VII was the first 3D RPG of the franchise and is considered by many fans the most beloved of the series.
The world of FFVII was dark and gritty giving the game a slight post industrial age vibe, which when coupled with the dark storyline of a mad man trying to take the power of an ancient race of gods, made Final Fantasy VII one of the darker FFs in the franchise. The beacon of light in this dark world was of course Cloud and his group of companions who fought to defend the planet, would also ultimately discover the hidden past of Cloud.
This trailer doesn't show a single sign of that world. If anything the advanced tech, colorful clothing and fantastic environments come off as a FFVIII and FFIX combo if nothing else.
So while the idea of this being Cloud is tempting, the evidence just isn't there to support it. Let's just keep hoping for a remake on the PlayStation 3 for FFVII and let FFXIII be its standalone title.
[Via GamesRadar]
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Well, he cropped up in Tactics, a (by all measures) completely unrelated game, so him being in XIII doesn't seem all that outlandish by comparison.
Regardless of whether Cloud shows up again or not In FFXIII, the trailer looks like we're in for some good FF goodness. I can hardly wait.
Addendum- after actually bothering to watch the trailer, it almost looks more like a Seifer with longer hair than a Cloud to me.
Not really saying anything with that, just what I see.
OMG! Look, that dude is blonde! CLOUD IS BACK!
"All those blond haired blue eyed guys look alike!" Sorry couldn't resist.
There doesn't seem to be much here to suggest it's Cloud other than FFVII fans wishful thinking. From what I remember this sort of speculation about possible links to FFVII is pretty common with any FF related material that there isn't much known about.
Its definitely not Cloud Strife. Cloud doesn't smile.
"Let's just keep hoping for a remake on the PlayStation 3 for FFVII"
That's pretty much the only thing i would buy a PS3 for.
That guy is NOT Cloud, although the fact that the trailer has his name on the top right corner is quite interesting.
I thought FF games were sorta completely different story lines and even universes. I could be wrong, and the only one I've ever played was FF1 on virtualNES, so maybe my thoughts really don't matter
You're right goatlinks. The FF people seem to be always trying to change each FF title they put out whether it's the battle system, storyline or look. That's one reason the Final Fantasy series is so much fun for RPG people...you never know what they're going to do next. So reintroducing a former character would be unusual. And I agree, the guy looks more like Seifer than Cloud.
ITs not cloud, it wont be cloud. The only cameos i remember are in tactics and a shop owner named cloud in FF8. It does look like seifer though, that'd be cool. Aint gonna happen of course.