Cloud (SSBU)

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Cloud in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Final Fantasy
Other playable appearance	in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Omnislash / Omnislash Ver. 5

“	He's the protagonist of Final Fantasy VII. You can also select his Advent Children outfit. Charging up his Limit Gauge increases his special move abilities! Land a powerful hit!	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Cloud (クラウド, Cloud) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Cloud is classified as fighter #61.

Takahiro Sakurai reprises his role as Cloud's voice through his recordings from Super Smash Bros. 4.

How to unlock

Complete one of the following:

• Play VS. matches, with Cloud being the 55th character to be unlocked.
• Clear Classic Mode with Samus, being the sixth character in her unlock tree after Dark Samus.
• Have Cloud join the player's party in World of Light.

With the exception of the third method, Cloud must then be defeated on Midgar.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Cloud has been nerfed from his transition into Ultimate. While his recovery is safer and his aerials have less landing lag, his range and damage output have been nerfed, worsening his combo game, and his smash attacks have more ending lag. His most significant nerf is his Limit Break, which disappears if not used up in 15 seconds; this means that Cloud can no longer save Limit for as long as he wants.

Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Cloud's model features a more subdued color scheme. His clothing features subtle detailing.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Cloud's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 4).
• Cloud dashes much faster (1.97 → 2.167).
• Cloud walks slightly faster (1.1 → 1.155).
• Cloud's air speed is slightly higher (1.1 → 1.155).
• Cloud's Limit Break gauge is shown persistently above his damage meter.

Ground attacks

• Neutral attack:
  • Consecutive jabs are slower.
  • Cloud's leg for the first attack is angled lower, making the animation more consistent with the hitbox.
• Forward smash:
  • Forward smash has slightly increased ending lag.
• Up smash:
  • Up smash has slightly increased ending lag.
• Down smash:
  • Both hits of down smash deal less damage.

Aerial attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag (Neutral: frame 15 → 9, Forward: 18 → 11, Back: 14 → 8, Up: 15 → 9, Down: 26 → 16).
• Neutral aerial:
  • Neutral aerial has an altered animation with reduced range.
• Up aerial:
  • Up aerial starts up 1 frame slower, removing its low initial hitbox and preventing it from hitting grounded opponents as easily.
  • Up aerial's range is slightly reduced.
  • Up aerial autocancels later, no longer doing so from a short hop fast fall.
  • Up aerial does less damage, which helps its combo ability but weakens its KO potential.
• Down aerial:
  • Down aerial autocancels later and has less active frames.

Throws/other attacks

• All grabs have increased startup and ending lag.

Special Moves

• Cross Slash:
  • Cross Slash's visual effects have a sharper design inspired by Dissidia Final Fantasy instead of the brush-like strokes from Smash 4.
    • Cross Slash has more horizontal range.
    • Cross Slash has more knockback.
    • Limit Cross Slash's strikes slow down significantly when hitting a shield.
    • Limit Cross Slash now causes the zoom in effect when hitting a player.
• Climhazzard:
  • There is now a wider window for Climhazzard's downward slash to snap the ledge.
    • Climhazzard's downward slash has less endlag and the grounded hit connects more reliably.
    • The sourspot of Climhazzard's downward slash has significantly less base knockback.
    • The window to input the downward slash is much shorter.
• Limit Charge / Finishing Touch:
  • Cloud fills his Limit Gauge faster from dealing damage, requiring only 150% damage for a full charge (down from 250% damage).
  • Cloud can no longer cancel Limit Charge instantly, increasing his vulnerability while charging.
  • Cloud will lose his Limit Break if it is not used within 15 seconds of reaching full charge, requiring it to be charged again.
  • If Cloud takes damage while using Limit Charge, he will now lose some Limit.
  • Finishing Touch has a smaller hitbox.
    • Finishing Touch's front hitbox is 2 frames faster, while the back hitbox is 3 frames faster.

Classic Mode: A Ride? Not Interested.

All of Cloud's battles are done on vehicle stages.

Round	Opponent	Stage
1	Toon Link	Spirit Train
2	Fox and Falco	Corneria
3	Meta Knight	Halberd
4	Mario, Yoshi, and Peach	Rainbow Cruise
5	Captain Falcon	Big Blue
6	Wolf	Lylat Cruise
Bonus Stage
Final	Master Hand	Final Destination

Role in World of Light

Although Cloud does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Link, Kirby, Mario, and Cloud artwork, as posted by Tetsuya Nomura's official Twitter account.

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  Official render of Cloud's Advent Children outfit.

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  Cloud's fighter card.

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  On Gaur Plain.

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  Posing on the Bridge of Eldin.

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  Using Cross Slash on Diddy Kong on the Umbra Clock Tower.

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  Charging up his Limit Charge on Midgar.

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  Cloud on Figure-8 Circuit.

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  Cloud and his Advent Children costume posing on the Bridge of Eldin.

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  Cloud getting hit by Luigi's Super Jump Punch on Battlefield.

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  Grabbing Mega Man on Great Bay Ω.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• A section of Cloud's trailer picture him using his side taunt with R.O.B. in the distance, who is promptly struck by either Pikachu's or Pichu's Thunder. This is a direct reference to magic-casting and its animation in Final Fantasy, with Thunder being a basic black magic spell. This may also be a reference to the Bolt spell from Cloud's respective game, Final Fantasy VII, as it's one of his starting spells.
• Cloud’s official render resembles his idle animation from Final Fantasy VII and Super Smash Bros., as well as Ike's official render for Brawl.
• With Marth and Roy now dubbed in English for international releases of Ultimate, Cloud is the only playable character with an established English voice actor to speak Japanese in all versions of Ultimate.