Character Name: Cloud Strife
Nickname (Optional): NoneAge: 27
Gender: Male
Species: Mako-enhanced Human
Society Position: Neutral - Good
Powers:LimitsBlade Beam - Cloud lifts his sword up with both hands and rests it on his shoulder with his feet apart with his left just in front of his right. He then swings the weapon down hard and fast until the blade slices into the ground. At the exact moment it hits, a large crescent shaped beam of blue non-elemental energy shoots forward towards a single target. If the beam hits it causes moderate physical damage to the opponent. But then, the beam diffuses into a number of smaller beams that shoot of towards any more enemies in the area for minor physical damage.
Meteorain - With a bend of his knees followed by a thrust upwards, Cloud leaps into the air and swings his sword with both hands in the direction of the target(s). He is a good distance from the enemy and is not supposed to hit them, it is more of a direction pointer of where the attack is to hit. Suddenly from above and behind Cloud, a group of Meteors shoot down at the target(s). Different shaped and sized chunks of rock with a fiery shell, rain down on the target to inflict moderate fire and heavy earth damage for each and every Meteor that hits. There are a total of twenty Meteors from the size of a football to the size of a person all causing shallow craters in the ground.
Omnislash - Cloud throws himself at an enemy or group of enemies to unleash a devastating combo of various sword slashes and stabs at a simply unbelievable speed. He performs a total of fifteen hits dealing heavy damage for each and every successful hit and then leaps into the air to finish off with one more extremely powerful strike; holding his sword over his head with both hands, a charge of light blue energy appears enhancing the weapon's power. Cloud then speeds back down slashing vertically down on a single target for huge, major damage.
MateriaMateria are spheres of crystallized Mako Energy that were found in Gaia, Cloud’s former world (before it's destruction).
They were quite common and used widely throughout the world for casting Magic and various Spells.
Fire – Enables the casting of Fire spells. Explosions of scorching hot, raging flames burst out at a selected target. Of course, burns are the most dangerous thing about this spell, if one were to be burned the pain and stinging would be substantial.
Ice – Enables the casting of Ice spells. Huge spikes of freezing cold ice come together from surrounding locations about the target to clash together to impale or crush the target. However, this is usually dodged, so once the giant spikes of ice have collided, they shatter into hundreds of pieces flying in every direction.
Lightning – Enables the casting of Bolt spells. Large bolts of thick, light blue lightning crash down on the target(s) and their surroundings making evasion difficult. If struck, the electricity races through the unlucky victim’s veins causing unbearable pain and the body goes into shock for a few seconds as the heart is over-loaded. After that time, the body itself returns to normal but the tingling pain is left behind.
Restore - Enables the casting of Cure; a spell used solely for healing the user or a selected ally. Sparkles of lime green cover the target and the majority of wounds will be healed instantly. This can heal light wounds such as aches, bruises and scratches to moderate wounds such as cuts, shallow stab wounds and burns. But it is unable to heal broken bones, severed limbs, etc. Though, the pain is numbed for these sorts of severe wounds.
Enemy Skill - Allows the user to learn enemy’s abilities. The user of Enemy Skill must be directly hit by the Spell or Skill with the Materia equipped for it to be learned. A total of three Skills can be learned, but new skills may replace old ones…
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Bahamut - Summons the powerful dragon and lord of the skies, Bahamut, capable of casting various Fire spells up to Fire3/Firaga as well as the ability to fire spherical orbs of darkness from it’s mouth. But Bahamut’s most powerful attack, MegaFlare, is a power no one would like to experience first hand.
Weapon(s):First TsuguriThe
First Tsuguri is huge sword which is actually a compilation of six separate swords, four of which come in pairs. The six swords are physically capable of being separated for use apart but Cloud leaves them assembled together and are seen with a white bandage wrapped around just like Cloud used to have the
Buster Sword.
The main blade, known as
Vigilante, resembles an exaggerated Zweihänder in shape and appearance. Despite its size and weight, Cloud is capable of wielding it with just one hand. It consists of a long handle wrapped in a red material, a distinctively large hand guard, which the other swords are locked into, and a long, wide blade that ends at a thin point.
A hollow blade that does not have an inner core, has the appearance of a thick sheet of metal folded in a V-shape when looked at from above, with the bottom point of the "V" serving as the cutting edge. This blade locks onto the front edge of the base sword, where it snugly covers that entire side of the main blade. Its own edge serves as the striking point for the assembled sword, and it is this addition that grants the
First Tsurugi its distinctive similar appearance to the
Buster Sword.
Merciless & Avenger are identical long swords but mirror images of one other, with one side of each completely straight while the other bears a serrated pattern. A long black hilt completes the design for both. In assembling the combined form of
First Tsurugi, these two swords are attached to the back side of the base sword with their serrated edges pointed toward the hollow blade.
Ascalon & Sidewinder are the two smaller swords which are also are identical, though mirror images of one another, with single-sided blades and gear-like mechanisms between the hilts and blades that allow them to fold up like a switchblade. It is in this folded form that these two small blades are locked onto the sides of the base sword in assembling the combined
First Tsurugi, their sharp edges turned forward.
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Appearance:The first thing people notice is Cloud’s distinctive spiky hair; it is medium length, blonde and has spikes sticking out in every direction. He has bright, blue, glowing eyes and a mainly black outfit. He wears a zip-up vest with one baggy sleeve on his left arm while the other is left sleeveless with one of his black gloves, from the pair, reaching up his forearm nearly as far as his elbow. Worn over the sleeved left shoulder is a metal shoulder plate held on by a couple of black straps that form a cross over his chest and back over the vest. On the black shoulder plate his a shiny silver lion’s head with a ring that is connected inside it’s mouth. Cloud’s belt is a very wide crossing his hips with a piece of black material hanging down his left leg over the top of his black pants. Coming out from under these are a pair of black boots to match the rest of the outfit.
Personality:Cloud’s difficult past still continues to weigh him down making him come across as almost emotionally unstable. With his memories being twisted with Zack’s, the placement of Jenova cells inside of him and Sephiroth issues, Cloud has a hard time interacting with others. His people skills are lacking, to say the least, and he seems to feel uncomfortable around others.
Even though he’s been through a lot, he still looks out for his friends. He would do anything for those he cares about and continues to fight for what he believes in and searches for a ray of light in his darkness
Original World World: Gaia, Nibelheim
Current Residing World: Radiant Garden
History/Background:Cloud grew up in a small village by the name of Nibelheim. It was an isolated area by the mountains which made it a quiet place to live. There was only handful of children in the village but one of them stood out to Cloud and that was Tifa Lockheart. The two of them barely knew each other but he always found himself feeling left out while Tifa was with her friends. And so, Cloud came up with a plan to get himself noticed by her…
Cloud once admired the great hero Sephiroth and aimed to be part of the ShinRa Company's elite army "SOLDIER" like Sephiroth was to impress Tifa. By joining ShinRa’s military, Cloud fell victim to one of the experiments of Hojo, a ShinRa scientist. He was manipulated by ShinRa by fusing a large amount of Mako energy into his body. This made him faster and stronger than the average human; a man made soley for fighting.
At the age of 16 Cloud was sent on a mission to his hometown of Nibelheim with Sephiroth and Zack, both SOLDIER 1st Class. He kept his identity hidden so that Tifa wouldn’t know that he hadn’t made it into SOLDIER. But this was the day that Sephiroth went out of control. Sephiroth seemed to have gone insane from finding out that Jenova, the extra-terrestrial lifeform that crashed down on Gaia, was actually his ‘Mother’. He torched Nibelheim and let the whole village burn to the ground.
There were few survivors but one of them was Tifa. Cloud could see her run off in pursuit of Sephiroth before he reluctantly passed out. Reaching the Mako Reactor some time later, Cloud found Tifa seriously injured and Zack, a friend of his, taking his final breaths as he died. Cloud took his sword in Zack’s name and headed for Sephiroth to avenge his friend and his hometown. Cloud lifted the sword ready to strike Sephiroth thinking that the destruction of Nibelheim was the end. But this was just the beginning.
The whole world was drawn into darkness; thick black clouds swirled in the skies blocking out any light. Shadows began to fall from the sky like rain and Gaia began to crumble away into nothing as the Heartless consumed the world’s heart. This rendered anything that was currently going on meaningless and obsolete. Inside the Mako Reactor, heartless swarmed all over filling Cloud’s mind with confusion. Everything seemed to be a blur from then on, but he did vaguely remember that Jenova shot fom her position through both Cloud and Zack straight into the planet’s lifestream causing unimaginable consequences; this twisted Cloud’s mind with Zack’s memories and filled Cloud’s body with Jenova cells.
Then, everything went black, Cloud couldn’t see a single glimmer of light but he wouldn’t give up, he would survive no matter what. But, yet again, he passed out, fading into the darkness with his world. But that hope that he would come out of this utter disaster alive was what kept him going. Only those with a strong heart and strong will could hope to survive the Heartless attack…
Slowly opening his eyes, Cloud found himself in a complete new place, another world entirely; Hollow Bastion. A few familiar faces greeted his awakening; Tifa and two other girls that he recognised yet hadn't met. These were Aerith and Yuffie, Zack's memories of them seemed to cover any sense of secure reality. These four and a few others grouped together and remained there peacefully for some time.
Until Maleficent made her arrival. But not just Maleficent, Sephiroth made his presence known too. While the others abandoned Hollow Bastion to seek refuge someplace else, Cloud went after Sephiroth…
Role Playing Sample: The sun was high in the sky with the sunlight beating down on the hot, golden sand surrounding the area. Large wooden doors creaked open as a male figure stepped through holding a large bandage-wrapped sword in his gloved hand. The man took a few casual paces down the entrance steps and strode across the open sand looking round as if remembering this location. His bright blue, glowing eyes scanned around briefly looking at lists hung upon the walls that enclosed the area. Without stopping, the male walked straight across the sand with his boots slightly sinking in with each step until he reached the other side and passed betwen two huge gold statues and entered the Olympus Colisium.
With a small hand gesture towards the small and fat devil-looking guy, Phil, the man continued walking though a narrow hallway that opened-up into a large battle arena. The man's black attire rippled in the breeze as he came to stop with his head looking down. With a flick of his neck, his spiked hair flapped back before it immediately sprang back into its spiked position. A piercing glare met the guardian of the underworld; the Cerberus. Bringing his sword up, the main held out his arm perfectly straight with the tip of his blade pointed at the beast.
"The name's Cloud, at least try and fight back..."[/color]
Cloud said with a following sigh, before rushing forward into combat...
