Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy)



Cloud Strife is the main protagonist of the 1997 RPG game Final Fantasy VII for the Playstation, its PS4 remake, as well as the Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children movie. He is a playable fighter in the Super Smash Bros. franchise.

Why He's Definitely Unfit for Smash

 * 1) Like Geno, a highly requested character, Cloud is owned by Square-Enix, which should've made it very hard to get him in Smash.
 * 2) Unlike the previous FF characters before him, Cloud's game, Final Fantasy 7, was never released on a Nintendo console before his Smash inclusion. FF7 was also when the franchise stopped being exclusive with Nintendo.
 * 3) The Final Fantasy universe in Smash is only represented with the 7th game, ignoring any of the other games. It would've been best to not include Cloud with this reason if the franchise is barely used.
 * 4) Cloud is also a character in the Kingdom Hearts series, a franchise not only also owned by Square, but also by Disney.

Redeeming Qualities

 * 1) As an RPG character, he has a lot of moveset potential.
 * 2) He is still an iconic video game character.