

Hollander, former Shinra employees who have turned against the company. When he and Zack infiltrate a Mako Excavation Facility, they encounter Genesis Rhapsodos and Dr. In autumn, while working for Shinra during Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, at the age of fifteen, he meets a first-class SOLDIER named Zack Fair on their way to Modeoheim and the two befriend after learning they are both "backwater experts". During the incident Cloud displays impressive sword skills for a regular infantryman. Though he is unsuccessful, their lives are saved by the Player Turk. On June 28th, 0001, Cloud is among those ordered to protect Professor Rayleigh in Midgar from the insurgency organization AVALANCHE. Unfortunately, Cloud's dreams were cut short despite his bravado he never made it into SOLDIER and instead became a mere Shinra infantryman.

The following spring, he left for Midgar. He called Tifa out to the water tower to tell her about his departure, hoping to impress her and upon her request promised to save her if she ever found herself in trouble. Resolving to become a hero like him, Cloud decided to set out and join SOLDIER. Cloud believed the fault lied with him for failing to save her, and he developed an anger problem, getting into fights for little to no reason.Īt the age of fourteen Cloud learned of Sephiroth and his exploits. After the two returned to Nibelheim, the townsfolk blamed Cloud for the failed expedition, and Tifa's father banned the two from hanging out. Cloud (somehow) managed to escape unharmed, but his friend's life had been put in danger. Cloud followed close behind, and found that Tifa's life had been put in grave danger after a bridge had collapsed. Tifa insisted that she could meet her deceased mother by crossing Mt. Cloud was born in the small village of Nibelheim, alongside his future love interest Tifa Lockhart, and didn’t have many friends due to developing a superiority complex, convinced he was better than the other children.
