Cloud Strife
クラウド・ストライフ
__Place of Birth:__ Nibelheim __Height:__ 173 cm (5'7") Main protagonist of _Final Fantasy VII_. He has blonde hair and vivid, blue eyes, and is a featured SOLDIER member. His shimmering blue eyes are a sign of having been exposed to mako energy from Shinra. By the beginning of the original game Cloud is a mercenary working for the AVALANCHE group. At first, Cloud displays a cold and uncaring demeanor, but he gradually adapts to his role as a leader. [Aerith](https://anilist.co/character/757/Gainsborough-Aerith) and [Tifa](https://anilist.co/character/758/Lockhart-Tifa) are potential love interests for him. ~!Later, as the game proceeds, it is revealed that after Zack Fair's death, Cloud loses his memories and his mind gets supressed by the Jenova cells within his body, making him believe that he is Zack. The cells taking control over his body (as a result of intensive geostigma) can be seen in _Advent Children_, too, the moment Cloud stands before Zack's grave and in the church, making him lose consciousness and fall to the flowerbed alongside defeated Tifa. A major part of the original FFVII is devoted to the subject of Cloud regaining back his memories and understanding
