ok, let me start:

First of all, Zack WAS Stronger than cloud by FAR!!! The reason cloud defeated seph at the reactor was bc while sephy was getting jenova, and after defeating tifa and Zack, cloud stabbed him in the back, injurying him Greatly. Thats why sephy only grabbed her head, bc he was TOO injured! thats why cloud was able to defeat him on the walkway in the reactor, sephy was injured.

Second, At the beginning, cloud was not as weak as you think, cloud was an EXCEPTIONAL fighter, due to all the fights he got into as a child, the reason he didnt make it to soldier was bc, his body REJECTED the mako "drowning" (dont know any other way to put it ) thats why he wasnt allowed into soldier.

third: Zack and Cloud revieved the same mako drowning and Jenova injections AFTER the reactor incident, but Cloud was way too weak for the jenova cells, so, basicly, he lost his mind, while for Zack, all that happened to him was that he became alot stronger. Zack escaped bringing cloud with him ,protecting him on the way. after killing, i dont know, 20 enemies at the same time (), Zack turned around to check up on cloud and was pireced by a hail of bullets.(which I believe that NIETHER cloud or spehy could have taken that in their normal forms). So Zack died, cloud took his memories (from the reactor and now on) and his outfit and sword, and there you go.

I hope I cleared some things up.

so who do I think would win?

umm, at the beginning: I'm not sure, remember, cloud was an EXCEPTIONAL fighter, his body just couldnt take the mako

after the injections: Zack, no question, he excepted the injections WAYYYY better than cloud

if Zack survived and at the end of the game where cloud was in his right mind: I have no clue, I would like to think cloud, but I'm leaning toward Zack.


Hope it didnt seem like I was rambling.