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I guess my problem is that I cannot fathom her logic. Cloud has been acting weird since you met him and has stories about events he shouldn't know. Would you really follow someone this creepy? Would you allow your friends and comrades to believe in his stories when you know something might be up? I just can't fathom why you would do it. She could have at least mentioned something to the rest of the party.

Though its nice to remember she does try but I feel her excuse is kinda weak as I feel the ramifications of her decision (especially if it turned out Sephiroth wasn't lying and Cloud really was just a cluster of Jenova cells taking human form and ready to be used to murder them all) was too extreme to be laid on a gamble that conveniently worked itself out after a few other convenient accidents that led to an eventual recovery.

It bothers me to know end yet I also blame that her attempts at talking to him are spread very far apart in the story, a few even being miss-able if she's not with you (Like going to Zack's hometown). Basically every ten hours she kinda reminds you something is not right about the Nibelheim incident whereas Aerith is continually noticing inconsistencies with Cloud's personality and telling it to his face (which he does shrug off) through out the story. Almost going so far as to almost figuring out the truth at the date.

As for Tifa doubting her own memory, I can kinda understand since Cloud speaks with eerie accuracy but at the same time, I feel the difference (Zack not being there and Cloud being there, not to mention Cloud "plays" Zack's more upbeat attitude when he does his role despite being a rather quiet and stoic figure) is kinda extreme enough to make that not a factor. As I said before, there is so much wrong in her logic I feel it was irresponsible of her to withhold the truth in hopes that things "might get better".
Tifa has two options in which to believe in: Cloud has mind reading powers, used these on you and Zack, stole Zack's clothes, sword, personality and way of walking and talking somehow and is hiding it. And that still doesn't explain how Sephiroth, actually DOES know Cloud.

Or after being pushed down a flight of stairs an falling head first on a metal surface, after which you express how you hate Shinra, SOLDIER, Sephiroth and Cloud, you eventually subconciouslly replaced Cloud with a stranger instead of acknowledge him being buddybuddy with the person who annialated your village.

Now as it happens the reality is even more unbelievable then the first option but you get the point. The group had no reason to take her word over Cloud's, quite a few less actually, save for Aeris and Tifa actually does tell Aeris though the scene in which Cloud is given an option to eavesdrop was cut.

Quote Originally Posted by Wolf Kanno View Post
As for Dissidia Cloud, he is really off from even his AC attitude (except for his wonderful upbeat dialogue :roll2 ) but he does sorta get a goal he seeks but its not revealed in his Destiny Odyssey. I also disagree about Cloud focusing on his disease, I believe he rarely spoke of it except when people point it out. I felt Cloud dwelled far more on his regret and mistakes rather than worrying about his illness and dying. Yet I understand this may have been my way of interpreting it.
He... rarely spoke about either at all.

Rufus calls out Cloud, he slowly reacts with "But I..." then gets interrupped by Reno.

Reno and Rude asks if he cares about the kids at all, he keeps silent.

Tifa asks if he's got GeoStigma, he replies that there is no cure, Tifa says he's given up, C says he's not fit to help anyone, blablabla.

Then in the Forest of Death, the place of Aeris' murder, yeah Cloud starts focusing on that for a while.

But in all honesty neither of these are the cause. Cloud got a emo personality because that's what the fans wanted. In the Final Fantasy Advent children Reunion Files no correlation is made between Cloud's sombre personality and Geostigma or his regret. From what I can tell the producers found it quite believable that Cloud would feel a wave of regret about Aerith if he visited the Forgotten City, but they just retconned him. Having read Reunion Files now I'm pretty sure that when they remake FFVII Cloud'll be mopey for the entirety of the last two discs.