Cloud in Super Smash Bros. 4 | |
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File:Cloud SSB4 temporary.jpg | |
Universe | Final Fantasy |
Availability | Downloadable |
Final Smash | Omnislash |
“ | Cloud Storms into Battle! | ” |
—Introduction Tagline |
Cloud (クラウド, Cloud) is an upcoming playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4 as the fifth downloadable character. He was announced during the November 12th, 2015 Nintendo Direct, and is the fifth third-party character to be introduced in the game, following Capcom's Mega Man and Ryu, SEGA's Sonic, and Bandai Namco's Pac-Man. It is currently unknown when he will be released. He will be dressed in both his Final Fantasy VII garb and his Advent Children appearance is an alternate costume.
Known moveset
- A series of slashes that creates kanji, resembling Cross-slash.
- A trapping series of slashes similar to Great Aether which is to be Cloud's Final Smash, based on Omnislash.
- A high slash upwards used as a recovery move that resembles Climhazzard.
- Creation of a green beam that resembles Blade Beam.
- An horizontal overhead lunge, possibly based on Braver.
- Two consecutive low stabs back and forth.
- A temporary stat boost move.
Reveal Trailer
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Gallery
- Cloud1.jpg
Attacking Charizard.
With Wii Fit Trainer and Lucario.
Attacking Ganondorf.
With Link.
Trivia
- Cloud's pose in his official artwork is identical his pose from his official artwork from Final Fantasy VII.
- Cloud is the second DLC character to represent a newly-added series to SSB4.
- Cloud's reveal trailer references moments and characters from the original Final Fantasy VII.
- In Cloud Strife's reveal trailer, Zelda portrays Aerith the flower girl, a playable character from Final Fantasy VII, and the fact that Zelda is holding a Lip's Stick which bears a resemblance to the flowers Aerith sold in Final Fantasy VII. The segment also references Final Fantasy VII scene Cloud falls from the Sector 5 Reactor down into the church and is found by Aerith.
- Cloud fighting Ike towards the end is a reference to the final battle in Cloud's mind between Cloud and Sephiroth.
- The Sablé Prince turning into a frog next to Cloud is a reference to the reoccurring Toad spell, which transforms its targets into harmless frogs.