Talk:Cloud (SSB4)

Up taunt quote

Since the page is protected I can't edit it, but doesn't he say "興味ないね" (Not interested, huh?/right?)? If so, would be nice if someone could add it. JacobARF (talk) 20:24, 16 November 2015 (CET)

Let's clear the air

Okay, whoa. This is big. I thought Ryu was groundbreaking enough, but then this comes along. Trying to contain hype. 15DollarsWentSouth (talk) 17:54, 12 November 2015 (EST)

I know this is hype, but SW:TALK. Nyargleblargle (Talk | Contribs) 17:54, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Please refer to SW:TALK. As exciting as the news may be, talk pages are for improving the article, not idle chatter. Berrenta (talk) 17:55, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Alright, real talk now. Anyone else hear unique hitsounds from Cloud's attacks? Because I did. If that's the case, should we elaborate on that somewhere down the road? 15DollarsWentSouth (talk) 18:22, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Could be, but it's not 100% sure, and other attacks do have unique effect sounds. Nyargleblargle (Talk | Contribs) 18:28, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Attacks

The page currently says that Omnislash's name is "not confirmed", but there's an obvious box at the top of the screen reading "Omnislash" in the trailer. I think that's confirmation enough. Also, while these aren't officially confirmed by name yet, Cloud is seen using moves whose PS1 FF7 names are Blade Beam and Cross Slash, and while this one is far more speculative than the others, I believe his Up-B is supposed to be Climhazzard. --131.107.147.30 19:15, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Feel free to note the similarities to existing FF7 moves, but don't claim the move names as Smash-official until we have proof of that. Miles (talk) 19:17, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Um, I can't edit the page. That's why I put it here. (I still say "Omnislash" in that red box should be confirmation enough.) --131.107.147.30 19:21, 12 November 2015 (EST)

It's protected from unregistered users and users without 10 or more edits to prevent false info from being added. Is the current wording good enough? Nyargleblargle (Talk | Contribs) 19:26, 12 November 2015 (EST)

I can edit it. At least we have a move to say that it resembles. Thanks, IP. DekZek 19:28, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Which is Blade Beam, and which is Cross Slash? I need to know. Thanks. DekZek 19:32, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Neither is listed on the page right now, but they're in the trailer. Blade Beam is what it sounds like: a big beam of green energy that flies out from Cloud's sword (1:39 in the trailer). Cross Slash is the move where he creates some kanji in the air in front of him with several slashes (1:41). Compare with this video. --131.107.147.30 19:40, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Just on point with Cross-Slash, the kanji (凶) is actually part of the Japanese name for the move 凶斬り (Kyōgiri), which pretty much cements it as that move. (Lest we get its localized name of Slayer...) 114.198.1.74 21:24, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Cloud's final smash is currently listed as resembling Robin's "pair up", but I think having Ike as the target was a nod to the possible, if not merely aesthetic, similarity to Ike's own final smash, "Great Aether". Festivefish (talk) 14:48, 13 November 2015 (EST)

The note was changed since it had greater horizontal range akin to Pair Up, as opposed to Great Aether which can only hit if the opponent is right in front of Ike. That said, there's a bunch of similar Final Smashes (see also Secret Ninja Attack and Omega Blitz), so there's not really just one valid comparison. Miles (talk) 14:53, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Head icon

I did my best to make a head icon for Cloud, but my computer's being a dick; that being said, I can upload it tomorrow. Will this be alright? Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior 19:36, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Yep. Nyargleblargle (Talk | Contribs) 19:41, 12 November 2015 (EST)

So, a website called Smash Bros Miiverse also made an icon. Can we use that temporarily? Nyargleblargle (Talk | Contribs) 07:43, 13 November 2015 (EST)

I'm familiar with the site. I'd have to see it first. Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior 07:46, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Wait, I see it.

Yea, go ahead and use that, that's a much higher quality than anything I can make. :P Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior 07:49, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Wikia

Wikia cross-links are acceptable in situations of character-based universes with no NIWA wiki to link to, as seen in our linking regarding Xenoblade, Mega Man, Street Fighter, etc. Miles (talk) 19:45, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Official Screenshots (And Hi-Res Render)

Gematsu has Screenshots for Cloud and Midgar, along with a high resolution render (though with green background): http://gematsu.com/gallery/super-smash-bros-for-wii-u/november-12-2015/ 67.173.10.221 20:19, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Thanks! Nyargleblargle (Talk | Contribs) 20:20, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Should we make Move pages?

We have a relatively clear idea of what the moves potential names would be. If they end up being innacurate, we can just move them. Should I make these pages? Cross-Slash, Omnislash, Climhazzard, Blade Beam, Braver, and Limits. If anything, we can get a head start on the origin sections. What should we do? DekZek 23:20, 12 November 2015 (EST)

I wouldn't be opposed, but the problem is we don't know in what way these moves will be used. I'd honestly wait until we get further info. Disaster Flare (talk) 23:21, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Like I said, we can mostly make these pages to get the origin sections done before the next traffic flood, when they release him. DekZek 23:23, 12 November 2015 (EST)

If you want to work on them, keep it as a draft in your userspace until we have clear confirmation of what's what. Miles (talk) 23:31, 12 November 2015 (EST)

Trivia

Maybe I'm wrong, but wouldn't the end with the chocobos on Gaur Plain more likely be a reference to the Chocobo Farm from VII located in the grasslands outside Midgar? Cloud running off with Wario's bike also seems like a nod to the Hardy-Daytona, but probably not worth a trivia entry even if so. 69.47.149.35 05:36, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Sounds very interesting nonetheless. i'll toss it in for you. INoMed ^{(Talk • Contribs)} 05:51, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Voice actor

Is there any information on who is protraying Cloud in his reveal trailer? I'm not too familiar with Final Fantasy VII; does he have a consistent voice actor in Japan? It wouldn't hurt to perhaps contact him to see if he reprised his role.--Nintendo101 (talk) 11:01, 13 November 2015 (EST)

I'm taking Behind the Voice Actors at their word that it's indeed his consistent Japanese VA. Miles (talk) 11:07, 13 November 2015 (EST)

I'm actually surprised his trailer was only done in Japanese, as he does have an English VA as well. Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior 11:08, 13 November 2015 (EST)

It is a bit odd. My personal theory is that he's releasing after the December news presentation, and that the dubbing wasn't ready in time for yesterday's Direct but they wanted to show the trailer anyway. Nevertheless, we'll have to wait and see. Miles (talk) 11:35, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Notably, he isn't up on the site yet; perhaps, once he is, there will be a version with his English VA. That aside, I'm one who supports that theory as well (and I also personally believe they'll release a certain heavily requested character), but, like you said, we'll have to wait and see. Aidan, the Wandering Space Warrior 11:38, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Picture of Cloud without Green Background

File:Cloud.png.—Preceding unsigned comment added by Crowbars (talk • contribs) {{{2}}}

Please sign your comments, and new discussions are at the bottom of the page. For the image, we are using the official one. We have a reverted revision of that with transparency, which is preferred if we had to use transparency, which we don't. DekZek 17:21, 13 November 2015 (EST)

Zelda clearly portrays...

This line above is in a trivia point. I feel like this is subjective and wish to remove it, but because it's protected, I can't. Can someone who can edit the page please fix this? 98.157.202.185 14:23, 14 November 2015 (EST)

Yeah Aardvarkian (Talk • Contributions) 14:33, 14 November 2015 (EST)

Official render, just transparent

I have the High Quality official render for Cloud, albeit with transparency. Shouldn't we upload it? https://www.dropbox.com/s/cnx3iydw3q613eq/CloudRenderFullSize.png?dl=0 --Wolfy76700 (talk) 15:35, 14 November 2015 (EST)

No, as we have a policy against using edited images in the mainspace like that. See SW:IMAGE. Miles (talk) 15:38, 14 November 2015 (EST)

His Final Smash

Would it be alright to make his final smash in the info box the Omnislash, because it is painfully apparent that that's what it is in the trailer... (Alex95 (talk) 20:42, 15 November 2015 (EST))

Of course, there was a petty argument about it but there's no problem either way. Aardvarkian (Talk • Contributions) 21:06, 15 November 2015 (EST)

Then again...it's protected, so you can't change it. Ahahahahahaha I can't believe they went that far I'm not surprised they went that far Aardvarkian (Talk • Contributions) 22:23, 15 November 2015 (EST)

Cloud's moveset

Should I? Or too much speculation? Drill Blaster Mark 2 (talk) 14:21, 17 November 2015 (EST)

Only if it's incredibly obvious such as the dash attack, smash attacks and down air.

Some of the other moves could possibly be different except for the ones i specified. Thesupernintendokid (talk) 18:51, 17 November 2015 (EST)

Possible sidequest reference?

I wasn't sure about this scene, but can someone who is knowledgeable about Final Fantasy 7 verify if the scene in Cloud's reveal trailer where "on the Town and City stage, Cloud hits a balloon that contains cake, and the cake drops towards Villager" is a reference to a sidequest (my inquiry was spurred by this Smashboards post)? Thanks in advance. Fenyx4 (talk) 13:19, 18 November 2015 (EST)

Can anyone confirm whether this is legitimate?

Evidently, Cloud assets have begun leaking. Nyargleblargle (Contribs) 07:07, 15 December 2015 (EST)

If it's a fake, it's a really frikin' good one. Serpent King 07:10, 15 December 2015 (EST)

Cloud's moveset.

I don't know if I'm allowed to do this, but I'm placing little tips I found out about Cloud's moveset here just in case someone sets up his moveset table.

• Down throw: It sends opponents at a weird angle behind him (sorta of like Wario's down throw) and the only move that combo off of it that I know so far is his forward tilt.
• Forward aerial: It seems like the bottom of his forward air can meteor smash.
• Down aerial: Has a surprisingly long duration, and it seems like it can meteor smash and any time.
• Up aerial: Like his down aerial, it has a surprisingly long duration.
• Forward smash: Very powerful, but it seems to have a lot of lag.
• Climhazzard: Has more horizontal recovery when used with the Limit Break activated.

HawkSoulBacon, your one true love :) (talk) 20:42, 15 December 2015 (EST)

Attributes

Some things that might be added into the attributes section, from basic playtesting:

• Very low short hop and very high jumps (almost as high as Falco).
• Poor recovery, especially horizontally - excluding Limit Break Climhazzard.
• Okay combo and good edgeguarding potential.

b2jammer (talk) 21:17, 15 December 2015 (EST)

Trivia Point-Canonical Appearances

I had recently added a small tidbit to the trivia point in question; here's the original version-"Cloud is the first character in the Super Smash Bros. series to not have a canonical appearance from his respective mainline series on a Nintendo console."

Now here's what I added-"He is also the only character in SSB4 with this distinction." As there hasn't even been a confirmation nor denial for a fifth Smash Bros. installment, I felt it was necessary to add, but two users (| one of which who was rather rude about the idea) have both undone it and possibly violated SW:1RV in the process, explaining that it is redundant. I was trying to explain how Cloud is the only character in Super Smash Bros. 4 that didn't make any canonical appearances in Final Fantasy games that were released on Nintendo platforms, and not just in the entire Super Smash Bros. series.

Furthermore, another reason I added this was because so far, Nintendo or Masahiro Sakurai hasn't confirmed nor denied that Super Smash Bros. 4 would be the last in the series (even though Sakurai hinted it would be his last work in the franchise, but that statement's sort of ambiguous if you ask me).

So, the big question-do we include it or remove it entirely? 15DollarsWentSouth 00:57, 17 December 2015 (EST)

It's an ambiguous and questionably worthwhile piece of trivia to begin with, I think, especially given that what constitutes "canonical" is questionable for some series. Miles (talk) 01:07, 17 December 2015 (EST)

Cloud's the first and only character in the Smash series that doesn't have a canonical/mainline appearance on a Nintendo console. So you could just combine first and only Papayazzi (talk) 01:17, 17 December 2015 (EST)

Also, saying something about the entire series implies the entire series so far. You don't have to add anything after that unless something in the future pops up that will contradict that statement. Example, I can state this true statement: Of all my parents children, I'm the only boy in my family. Then say mom gives birth to a boy. Well, I can't say I'm the only boy anymore. I can say I'm the first boy, or the oldest boy. See that? Papayazzi (talk) 01:21, 17 December 2015 (EST)

I personally agree with Miles. There is no real reason to have the point. Serpent King 01:22, 17 December 2015 (EST)

It's borderline, there's very little reason to have it, but it'd be better if it were "mainline" instead of "canonical." Mainline, as in FF with numbers, right? Kingdom Hearts, Theatrhythm, and Explorers are not mainline. Papayazzi (talk) 01:27, 17 December 2015 (EST)