So do you think Cloud is antisocial?

[Dr. Casey]

It's common opinion that he is, but I don't really see why people think that. Sure, he was undoubtedly a prick to AVALANCHE during the raid on Sector 7 ("I didn't ask for your names" XD) and whenever they got back to Tifa's Seventh Heaven bar, but after the first 30 minutes of the game he seems more distant and aloof than anything else. He never really struck me as a jerk; hell, he usually doesn't care enough to be one.

So what are your thoughts on Mr. Strife?

[gigames08]

Personally, I don't think he's an antisocial prick - I just think he's overrated. I mean, come on. He's a guy with a big sword who tries to get off with too many people. It sounds almost exactly the same as.... Zidane. And Dante from Devil May Cry. True, he came before them, but, as at least Dante was done better, you can see his imperfections, as it were.

[vorpal blade]

I thought he was kind of regular. Y'know, your regular, everyday, sword-wielding guy. I think his attitude towards Avelanche was just so he wouldn't get too attached to his job (that could be a problem for mercenaries like him). And it did make him seem kind of cool.

[Hambone]

No, Squall is.

[Nasarian Altimeros]

Being antisocial was kind of the point of the character =\

But no, I am not fond of Cloud in general.

[gigames08]

No, Squall is.

Good old Squall...

[Eminem's_No.1_Fan]

yeah he pretty much is,

[~SapphireStar~]

I didnt like him at first, but then I started to think he was ok and as the story developed I did feel sorry for him ... just a bit!

[Crossblades]

I always looked at Cloud as sort of anti-hero

[daggertrepe]

Naw, he softened up at the end, and you could tell he cared about the world, and his friends! Unlike Squall, who mostly cares about Rinoa...but whatever! :rolleyes2

[Sefie1999AD]

I didn't find Cloud all that bad. He wasn't the most heroic person there is, but he gets some pretty good character development in the game, and you'll see more about how he cares about his friends later in the game, especially after he's found the truth about himself. In terms of being antisocial, I don't think he was as bad as Squall, and IMHO, even Squall got better during Disc 2 in FFVIII. In AC, Cloud's feeling of guilt and his Geostigma drive him away from his friends, but when he returns back to Midgar during the Bahamut battle, we see how big a strength friends are for Cloud.

[Jessweeee♪]

Ehem. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oav7JTw4nxE&search=%22I%20must%20be%20emo%22)

[daggertrepe]

Ehem. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oav7JTw4nxE&search=%22I%20must%20be%20emo%22)

LOL! :D

[bipper]

I actually think cloud has more in common with locke than most people realize. He is like Locke 2.0 - so naturally I love em. He is protecting and ver full of self doubt at times. He does not want his friends getting hurt - blah blah blah. Cloud just does not show his feelings enough, which is odd, because Locke only had 16 bits to work with, and he showed more character :)

[Dell]

Yes, he is and no, he's not.

Cloud is a happy-overhyped boy with a big sword made from plastic and he consider Sephiroth as his father.
Cloud is a nice, cute and lovable boy from North Poles. HE arise in front of party members, "Sephiroth is my idol!!". When he becomes a badass and was infected by illusionary crime from Sephiroth, "I want to defeat Sephiroth! I want to!"

Cloud's ranking in leadership rank:

Worst AFTER Tidus.

Seriously, Zidane and Cecil is way and away better than Cloud.

So 50-50?

[Zeromus_X]

He's one of my favorite FF Main characters, next to Tina. *gasps from audience* No seriously. Dunno why everyone hates him, but meh...:cat:

[bipper]

Cloud is my second facotrite character, after locke. Prolly because I see so many similarities between them. My third would have to be Celes, just to round the list out :)

[Dell]

I didn't hate him. He was my favourite protagonist. His only flaws is his leadership.

[Necronopticous]

Cloud says "Let's mosey," he's clearly not antisocial, or a prick.

[LunarWeaver]

I don't waste my passionate hate on Final Fantasy characters, I save that for others... So I tend to like them all. My favorite is Tidus, and just about everybody hates him.

Many times, Cloud isn't supposed to be likable. If he was your standard happy-save-em-all 1-dimensional RPG character he would be boring. And I'm not sure "His sword is big" is a valid insult or reason to dislike him, but that's me.

[daggertrepe]

Did any of you watch the emo video? HILARIOUS!!!

[~SapphireStar~]

Love that emo video, my boyfriend sent it to me a couple of weeks ago!

I must be emo!

[Jessweeee♪]

I don't waste my passionate hate on Final Fantasy characters, I save that for others... So I tend to like them all. My favorite is Tidus, and just about everybody hates him.

Many times, Cloud isn't supposed to be likable. If he was your standard happy-save-em-all 1-dimensional RPG character he would be boring. And I'm not sure "His sword is big" is a valid insult or reason to dislike him, but that's me.

I thought this needed emphasis.

[daggertrepe]

Love that emo video, my boyfriend sent it to me a couple of weeks ago!

I must be emo!

It's one shwweet parody! :)

[Crossblades]

Ehem. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oav7JTw4nxE&search=%22I%20must%20be%20emo%22)

LOL! :D

[Xurts]

Cloud is a bit anti-social at times, but nothing compared to Squall.

[Shiny]

So do you think Cloud is an antisocial prick?
No. That's Squall's job. Cloud is introverted that doesn't mean he's antisocial.

[boys from the dwarf]

id never call him an "anti-social prick". id call him a bit anti-social especially at the start but that makes him interesting as a character and him being anti-social isnt exactly a bad thing.

[Marly]

Ehem. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oav7JTw4nxE&search=%22I%20must%20be%20emo%22)

LOL! :D

[Xurts]

Ehem. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oav7JTw4nxE&search=%22I%20must%20be%20emo%22)
I didn't think that video was in the least bit funny. It is a disgrace to the game/movie and is a huge insult to Cloud. Anyone who has played the game and watched the movie will see that Cloud clearly is not emo at all. Why would anyone think that he is, or consider that movie funny in any way?

All that video did was show random scenes from Advent Children, it did absolutely nothing to contribute to what he was actually saying. He could've gotten the message (although it was s***) across by having a blank screen. All the actual video part of it did was waste bandwidth and server space. I think that movie was a complete and utter waste of my time.

[Diddy21]

Cloud needs to get laid! Nuff Said!