Cloud is at once a simple and complex character. On the surface he place gruff and proud. He will make fun of those he thinks are weak or incompetent and considers himself to be an authority on most things, particularly combat. In the early time he spends with AVALANCHE, he makes it clear that he doesn’t care about their goals and is simply working for them for the money, and only because Tifa asked him to do so.
In spite of his bravado, Cloud doesn’t like seeing innocents get hurt. He particularly disproves of situations where women put themselves in danger, like in the Corneo mansion incident when Tifa and Aerith were both planning to go in for different reasons. This likely links back to his failure to protect Tifa as a child and the promise he made to come to her rescue, even if he doesn’t quite remember how things occurred during the Nibelheim incident anymore. As he goes through the game and makes new friends, he seeks to protect and help them as well. Cloud talks big, but he would never leave someone behind.
The truth of Cloud is that he is massively insecure with himself. He wanted to be a SOLDIER, he promised he would, and he failed. His current personality is a mix of the memories he has of Zack and his own idea of what a SOLDIER would act like. When confronted with the gaps or inconsistencies in his memory he tends to change the subject, go blank for a few seconds while his mind reshuffles, or in the worst cases passes out. Deep down he has a massive fear of letting people down and being unable to protect them when the time comes.
Re: [CANON] Cloud || Final Fantasy VII || no reserve
Cloud is at once a simple and complex character. On the surface he place gruff and proud. He will make fun of those he thinks are weak or incompetent and considers himself to be an authority on most things, particularly combat. In the early time he spends with AVALANCHE, he makes it clear that he doesn’t care about their goals and is simply working for them for the money, and only because Tifa asked him to do so.
In spite of his bravado, Cloud doesn’t like seeing innocents get hurt. He particularly disproves of situations where women put themselves in danger, like in the Corneo mansion incident when Tifa and Aerith were both planning to go in for different reasons. This likely links back to his failure to protect Tifa as a child and the promise he made to come to her rescue, even if he doesn’t quite remember how things occurred during the Nibelheim incident anymore. As he goes through the game and makes new friends, he seeks to protect and help them as well. Cloud talks big, but he would never leave someone behind.
The truth of Cloud is that he is massively insecure with himself. He wanted to be a SOLDIER, he promised he would, and he failed. His current personality is a mix of the memories he has of Zack and his own idea of what a SOLDIER would act like. When confronted with the gaps or inconsistencies in his memory he tends to change the subject, go blank for a few seconds while his mind reshuffles, or in the worst cases passes out. Deep down he has a massive fear of letting people down and being unable to protect them when the time comes.