Cloud Strife is a fictional character and the main protagonist in Square’s (now Square Enix’s) role-playing game Final Fantasy VII and several of its sequels and spin-offs. His original design was created by Final Fantasy VII character designer Tetsuya Nomura.
Cloud’s appearance is marked by spikey blonde hair, vivid blue eyes, dark clothing, and his Buster Sword, which previously belonged to his friend Zack Fair. Cloud’s official seiy? is Takahiro Sakurai—with Nozomu Sasaki first voicing Cloud in the video game Ehrgeiz—and his voice actor for his English appearances is Steve Burton.

The story begins as the moon shines bright in the night sky. As a tail sweeps across the screen the camera zooms out to show a giant fox demon with nine tails destroying the land.

3rd Hokage: “Twelve years ago, a nine-tailed fox suddenly appeared. It’s tails lashed out, smashing mountains, and sending tidal waves crashing to the shores.”
The beast snarls then jumps, crushing more trees.
3rd Hokage: “The ninja rose up to depend their villages.”
Many leaf shinobi can be seen now, some injured, while others are ready for battle.
Leaf Shinobi 1: …