Athrun Zala, along with five other notable mecha and pilots from the various Gundam series, were recognized in the second set of “Anime Heroes and Heroines” stamps, released in Japan in 2005. . In the Anime Grand Prix popularity polls for favorite male characters, Athrun came in 2nd in 2002, 4th in 2003, 1st in 2004, 2nd in 2005, and 3rd in 2006. His voice actor Akira Ishida won as the most popular voice actor in 2004.
Athrun was born in December City of the PLANTs on October 29, CE 55. …

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.