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Characters

Cloud Strife
Barret Wallace
Tifa Lockhart
Aeris Gainsborough
Red XIII
Cait Sith
Cid Highwind
Yuffie Kisaragi
Vincent Valentine

Cloud Strife

Character Profile

Age

Birthdate

August 19th

Height

5'7"

Birthplace

Nibelheim

Job

Mercenary, ex-member of SOLDIER

Weapon

Sword

A former SOLDIER turned mercenary, Cloud joins AVALANCHE after taking a job in Midgar and is drawn into a larger conflict over Shinra, Sephiroth, and the fate of the Planet. Though outwardly detached, his identity and memories become central to the story.

Limit Breaks

Braver

Damages one enemy with a downward sword strike for 3x normal damage.

Initial Limit Break

Cross-Slash

Damages one enemy for 3.25x normal damage and can inflict Paralyzed.

Use Braver 8 times

Blade Beam

Damages one enemy for 3.5x normal damage and sends shockwaves to other enemies.

Cloud kills 120 enemies

Climhazzard

Damages one enemy for 4.375x normal damage.

Use Blade Beam 7 times

Meteorain

Hits random enemies 6 times for 1.625x normal damage per hit.

Cloud kills 320 enemies

Finishing Touch

Hits all enemies with a tornado; inflicts Death if possible, otherwise deals 3.125x normal damage.

Use Meteorain 6 times

Omnislash

Hits random enemies 15 times for 0.75x normal damage per hit; each hit is auto-critical.

To obtain Omnislash, earn enough Battle Points in the Gold Saucer Battle Square and exchange them for the Omnislash manual at the Battle Square prize counter. On Disc 1 the manual costs 51,200 BP; later in the game it costs 32,000 BP. Cloud must already know all six of his Level 1 through Level 3 Limit Breaks before the manual can be used.

Weapons

Apocalypse

A rare sword with an ominous, endgame aura.

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	88	110%	Triple	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +43; Spirit: +16

Acquire

Ancient Forest

Ancient ForestHidden forest near Cosmo Canyon.

Purchase

Buster Sword

A broad sword with a heavy, iconic blade.

120 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	18	96%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +02

Acquire

Initially equipped by Cloud

Purchase

Butterfly Edge

A graceful blade with a sharp, winglike edge.

2,800 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	39	100%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +08

Acquire

Purchase

Cosmo Canyon

Cosmo CanyonBugenhagen's observatory town and Red XIII's home.

Crystal Sword

A clear, crystalline sword with a refined edge.

18,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	76	105%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +19

Acquire

Purchase

Mideel

MideelLifestream-rich island town where Cloud is found.

Enhance Sword

A refined sword made to improve combat focus.

12,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	43	107%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +16

Acquire

Gaea's Cliff

Gaea's CliffFrozen mountain climb toward the Northern Crater.

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Force Stealer

A sword designed to draw strength from its wielder.

2,200 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	36	100%	Double	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +07

Acquire

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Purchase

North Corel

North CorelRuined mining town connected to Barret's past.

Hardedge

A thick-edged sword built for heavy strikes.

1,500 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	32	98%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +06

Steal From

SOLDIER:3rd

SOLDIER:3rdLevel 13 Enemy

Morph From

Dropped By

SOLDIER:3rd

SOLDIER:3rdLevel 13 Enemy

Acquire

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

, Gongaga

GongagaRuined town near a destroyed reactor.

Heaven's Cloud

A legendary sword named for the sky.

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	93	100%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +31

Acquire

Sunken Gelnika

Sunken GelnikaCrashed Shinra aircraft underwater.

Purchase

Murasame

A curved sword with a clean eastern design.

6,500 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	51	100%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +12

Acquire

Purchase

Wutai

WutaiYuffie's homeland on the western continent.

Mythril Saber

A polished saber forged from mythril.

1,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	23	98%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +04

Acquire

Purchase

Kalm

KalmSmall town where Cloud recounts the Nibelheim flashback.

, Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Nail Bat

A crude wooden bat studded with nails.

2,800 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	70	100%	None	Cloud

Acquire

Temple of the Ancients

Temple of the AncientsAncient Cetra temple containing the Black Materia.

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Organics

A living-looking blade with an organic finish.

12,000 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	62	103%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +15

Acquire

Purchase

Icicle Inn

Icicle InnSnowy village containing information about Professor Gast and Ifalna.

Ragnarok

A powerful sword with a mythic name.

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	97	105%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +43; Spirit: +35

Steal From

Morph From

Dropped By

Proud Clod

Proud ClodLevel 53 Boss

Rune Blade

A blade etched with ancient runic markings.

3,800 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	40	108%	Double	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +09

Acquire

Mt. Nibel

Mt. NibelMountain path beyond Nibelheim leading toward Rocket Town.

Purchase

Upper Junon

Upper JunonShinra military port city.

Ultima Weapon

A legendary weapon whose power rises with vitality.

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	100	110%	None	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +51; Spirit: +24; damage scales with current HP

Steal From

Morph From

Dropped By

Ultimate Weapon

Ultimate WeaponLevel 61 Weapon Encounter

Yoshiyuki

A traditional blade that grows stronger in desperate battles.

4,200 Gil

Materia Slots	Atk	Atk%	Growth	Character
	56	100%	Normal	Cloud

Equipping Effect

Magic: +09; 2x power if 1 ally down, 3x if 2 allies down

Acquire

Rocket Town

Purchase

Media

Weapon Properties

Weapon Name & Description

The weapon's name and a brief summary of its characteristics, capabilities, or special properties.

Price

The amount of Gil required to purchase the weapon from a shop.

Materia Slots

The number and arrangement of Materia slots available on the weapon. Connected slots allow compatible Materia to be paired with Support Materia.

Attack (ATK)

The weapon's Attack value, which contributes to the damage dealt by the character's physical attacks.

Attack %

The weapon's accuracy value, which contributes to the character's chance of successfully hitting an enemy with a physical attack.

Growth

The rate at which Materia equipped in the weapon gains AP. Weapons may provide Normal, Double, Triple, or No Growth.

Character

The character who can equip and use the weapon.

Equipping Effect

Any additional attribute changes, bonuses, or special effects applied while the weapon is equipped.

Acquire

Locations, events, enemies, or other methods through which the weapon can be obtained.

Purchase

Shops or locations where the weapon can be purchased.

Equipping Effects

Max HP

Changes the character's maximum HP by the listed percentage. Higher maximum HP allows the character to withstand more damage before being KO'd.

Max MP

Changes the character's maximum MP by the listed percentage, affecting how much MP is available for casting magic and using other MP-consuming abilities.

Strength (STR)

Affects the character's Attack stat and the damage dealt by most physical attacks.

Vitality (VIT)

Affects the character's Defense stat and reduces damage received from physical attacks.

Magic (MAG)

Affects the power of offensive magic, restorative magic, and other abilities that use magical damage or healing formulas.

Spirit (SPR)

Affects the character's Magic Defense and reduces damage received from magical attacks. In the original PlayStation version, armor Magic Defense is bugged and its listed MDef value is not added during battle. Spirit itself still functions normally.

Dexterity (DEX)

Affects how quickly the character's ATB gauge fills. It also increases physical evasion and contributes to the accuracy of physical attacks.

Luck (LCK)

Affects critical-hit chance and the game's special lucky hit and lucky evade calculations.

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