Cloud

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Cloud is a character that is featured in each of the main games. He was hired by Hades in Kingdom Hearts to compete in the arena and to defeat Sora. He is very quiet and keeps to himself. After winning at the Olympus Coliseum, Sora offered Cloud a friendly rematch in the future, to which cloud replied, "I think I'll pass." Ironically, Sora was able to fight him again in the tournaments at the Olympus Coliseum. In Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix, Cloud engaged Sephiroth in battle, after defeating him as Sora at the Olympus Coliseum (Platinum Match). Before fighting, Cloud explained that he must defeat Sephiroth, who embodied his darkness.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain Of Memories reduced his role. He followed the same basic purpose as in Kingdom Hearts, but Sora is able to use him as a special and very potent summon card. Kingdom Hearts II gives Cloud the opportunity for an interesting side quest. You find him dressed just as he is in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. He is first seen standing near the ice cream shop in Hollow Bastion. Without even a kind hello, Cloud cuts to the chase, asking Sora to look out for Sephiroth so that he can settle the score with him. Meanwhile, Tifa is snooping every nook and cranny in order to find Cloud. After leaving the castle and the Space Paranoids world, Sora encounters Sephiroth, who quickly goes in search of Cloud. He catches him in the midst of the battle with the 1000 Heartless. After taunting Cloud about being unable to resist darkness and accept the light, he teleports away. Not a moment off cue, Tifa comes running, calling out to Cloud. Her light stuns Cloud, and he takes off to get away from her. After the third visit to Hollow Bastion, Sora finds Sephiroth in the Dark Depths. Sephiroth takes this moment to inquire who Sora is, and then he notices the Keyblade. He then challenges Sora in the most difficult fight of the game for it. When Sora defeats him, he casually brushes his shoulder as though he has been unaffected, yet still showing the courtesy to admit Sora's skill as a warrior. Sephiroth asks Sora to find Cloud and tell him to come there. Sora does as asked, and Cloud is ready to duel his nemesis. Raising his sword, he taunts Cloud again about the darkness. This sets off Cloud who makes the first lunge into battle. Tifa soon arrives, claiming she wants to help Cloud. Sephiroth states that she cannot do so because of his attachment to the darkness and challenges her to see what her light can do. They fight very briefly, while Cloud is stunned by Tifa's light. Sephiroth takes this moment to strike at Cloud, who comes to in time and avoids the attack. Tifa gives Cloud her light, and he begins to glow. Both he and Sephiroth leap into the air and vanish, taking their fight to another location. Tifa gives Sora a key chain for helping and leaves to look for Cloud again.