Cloud (SSB4)

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Cloud in Super Smash Bros. 4
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 and newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4 as the fifth downloadable character. He was announced during the November 12th, 2015 Nintendo Direct, and released on December 15th, 2015. Cloud is the fifth third-party character to be introduced in the game, following Capcom's Mega Man and Ryu, SEGA's Sonic and Bayonetta, and Bandai Namco's Pac-Man.

In SSB4, he is voiced by Takahiro Sakurai.

Known moveset

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Cloud fights using his signature weapon, the Buster Sword, as well as the various Limit Breaks he acquires in Final Fantasy VII.

• A jab-like attack consisting of two kicks then a sword slash.
• A dashing strike where Cloud holds his sword in two hands, one holding the blade, and pushes it forward.
• An attack where he swings his sword in a large arc above him.
• An attack where he does a two-handed crescent slash downwards.
• A sliding kick, similar to Mega Man's down tilt.
• A Smash attack which hits three times in rapid succession in front of Cloud.
• A Smash attack that consists of an over-arcing upward swipe. It seems to cover a great deal of space, like Bowser's up-tilt.
• A Smash attack that carries foes on the forward hit to the back hit, similar to the down smash attacks of Ganondorf, Mii Gunner, and Toon Link.
• An aerial that has a similar animation to Ike's neutral aerial.
• An aerial attack where Cloud does an axe-like swing with his Buster Sword, possibly based on Braver. It can meteor smash opponents.
• An aerial attack with a similar animation to Ike's up tilt.
• A meteor smash aerial where Cloud stabs downward with his sword.
• An aerial attack similar to Ike's back aerial.
• A throw where Cloud kicks a foe away from behind.
• Creation of a green beam that resembles Blade Beam. Confirmed to be his neutral special.
• A series of slashes that creates the kanji 凶, resembling Cross-slash. Confirmed to be his side special.
• A high slash upwards used as a recovery move that resembles Climhazzard. Can be followed up with a downward strike if the special button is pressed. Confirmed to be his up special.
• A spinning upward strike that creates a gust around Cloud, based on Finishing Touch. Confirmed to be his alternate down special.
• Cloud uses the Limit Gauge as his primary down special. Like Little Mac's KO Meter, it will fill when attacking or getting attacked, but it is not visible. Holding down and B will also fill it; when it is at full charge, Cloud can power up one of his special moves, before requiring a recharge:
  • Blade Beam becomes a multi-hitting attack.
  • Cross Slash hits faster and stronger.
  • Climhazzard jumps higher and farther.
  • Attempting to input down and B again will instead result in Cloud using Finishing Touch. This attack deals only 1% damage, although with extremely high knockback.
• A quick forward dashing strike that follows into a trapping series of slashes, based on Omnislash. Confirmed to be his Final Smash.
• Cloud's double-jump animation dervies from his appearance in the Dissidia Final Fantasy series.
• Like Mewtwo and Rosalina, Cloud floats when he dashes, similar to the appearance of the Air Dash in the Dissidia Final Fantasy series, which itself may be based on his dashing animation when attacking an enemy in Final Fantasy VII.
• A taunt in which Cloud spins his Buster Sword in front of him before holding it on his back. This is based on his Victory Pose from Final Fantasy VII.
• A taunt where Cloud places his sword on his back, puts his hands together, and glows, mimicking his casting animation in Final Fantasy VII, complete with sound effect.
• A taunt where Cloud stands the Buster Sword on its tip and poses in a nonchalant manner.

Reveal trailer

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Cloud's reveal trailer references moments and characters from the Final Fantasy series, primarily Final Fantasy VII:

• The starry sky in the opening is a reenactment of the original opening to Final Fantasy VII, which even includes the original accompanying music, "Opening - Bombing Mission".
• The trailer contains a "blurring" screen transition to the battle phase in which Cloud faces off against Kirby, Samus, and Charizard, with Cloud situated opposite of the other three combatants. These instances reference Random Encounters, battle sequences that are often seen in the Final Fantasy series. The screen transition itself is one that is observed during gameplay of Final Fantasy VII along with the accompanying battle theme "Let the Battles Begin!".
• Zelda lying on her knees near Cloud laying on his back is a reference to a scene in Final Fantasy VII, where Cloud falls from the Sector 5 Reactor down into the church and is found by Aerith the Flower Girl, with Pikmin representing flowers in the church. The Lip's Stick that Zelda is holding resembles the flowers that Aerith sells.
• Cloud grabbing Wario and throwing him off his bike before making off with it himself references the segment when Cloud commandeers the Hardy Daytona motorcycle to escape from Shinra Headquarters. In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Cloud himself has the motorcycle Fenrir, to fit with his "Lone Wolf" motif.
• Cloud being dizzy on The King of Red Lions is a reference to motion sickness Cloud suffers in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII.
• The Sablé Prince turning into a frog next to Cloud is a reference to the recurring Toad spell, which transforms its targets into harmless frogs.
• Odin's appearance after Cloud uses his casting animation is a reference to the ability to summon monsters in Final Fantasy VII.
• Cloud fighting Ike towards the end is a reference to the final battle in Cloud's mind between him and Sephiroth.
• The segment in which Chocobos appeared references Chocobo Woods, a location in Final Fantasy III where Chocobos and the Fat Chocobo can be found, and Smells Like Chocobos is a recurring quote in the series which references the fact that Fat Chocobo can only be summoned in places that "Smell like Chocobos" in Chocobo Woods.
  • The fact that the Chocobos are on Gaur Plain may be a reference to the Chocobo Farm from Final Fantasy VII, which is located in the grasslands outside Midgar.

On-screen appearance

Falls out of the sky and catches his Buster Sword.

Victory Poses

• Twirls the Buster Sword on his back and then looks at the screen.
• Twirls the Buster Sword with one hand and places it on his back.
• Slashes the Buster Sword twice and gets in his battle stance.

Alternate costumes

Cloud's default outfit is based on his appearance in Final Fantasy VII. He has an alternate costume based off of his appearance in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (known as "Cloudy Wolf" in Dissidia Final Fantasy).

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Gallery

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  Cloud's promotional trailer splash art.

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  Cloud with Mario and Samus.

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  Cloud attacking Charizard with Blade Beam.

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  Cloud on Final Destination.

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  Cloud landing on Midgar.

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  Cloud with Wii Fit Trainer and Lucario all around the summon materia.

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  Cloud attacking Ganondorf.

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  Cloud appearing with Link.

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  Cloud on Skyloft.

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  Cloud with some Mii Fighters who are wearing Chocobo hats.

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  Cloud in a dizzied state on a boat with Ness behind him, referencing a scene in Final Fantasy VII where he gets motion sickness.

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  Charging up his Limit Break with his down special, Limit Charge.

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  Using Cross Slash.

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  Cloud with a Mii Fighter wearing the Chocobo hat.

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  Attacking Link using Blade Beam.

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  Standing on Midgar with Bahamut ZERO behind him.

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  Attacking Luigi with Cross Slash in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

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  Cloud with Villager.

Trivia

• 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.
  • Square Enix originally planned to make Final Fantasy VII for the SNES and eventually the Nintendo 64, before moving the project to the Sony Playstation.
  • Cloud made appearances in several Final Fantasy spin-off titles for Nintendo consoles, such as the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy games for the Nintendo 3DS.
• Cloud is the first newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4 to have debuted in the 1990s, with Final Fantasy VII releasing in 1997.
• Cloud is the first DLC character to have an alternate costume that modifies his model as opposed to simply the textures, and he is the first character that changes his weapon in more than color - in this case, from the Buster Sword to the Fusion Swords from Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
• Cloud's pose in his official artwork matches his pose from his official artwork from Final Fantasy VII. This pose is also used as one of his taunts.
• Cloud is the second DLC character from a universe that has been newly added to SSB4, preceded by Ryu.
• Cloud is the only non-Fire Emblem character to still be dubbed in Japanese outside of Japan.
  • This is odd considering he already has an official English voice actor in Steve Burton.
• Cloud is the only character to have a victory theme that continues playing after a while.