: Due to experimental Mako poisoning and trauma, Cloud's mind fractured, causing him to adopt the memories and persona of his late friend, Zack Fair . He enters the story believing he was a SOLDIER First Class when he was actually a low-ranking infantryman.
In combat, Cloud is a versatile all-rounder capable of high physical damage and effective magic casting. Cloud Strife
Cloud's story is one of trauma and reconstruction. Born in Nibelheim, he was a lonely child who failed to join the elite SOLDIER program, leading to intense shame. : Due to experimental Mako poisoning and trauma,