


Cloud Strife also follows the tradition of characters in Smash either being a main protagonist of a game, or a recurring enemy (with the sole exception of Sheik, who has been a part of Zelda’s moveset). Sakurai has stated a personality is important for consideration. His reveal trailer shows this with the incredible amount of references that were jam packed into it. He is a character with a backstory and emotions. Cloud has personality.Ĭloud Strife is NOT a generic avatar.

Essentially, Black Mage has not been the face of the franchise, especially moving forward. His entry in the Super Smash: Flash has solidified this among many but he actually has a lot of issues which may prevent his representation. Sure, he was in Mario Sports Mix, but that doesn’t mean he’s super iconic. Black Mage has been elevated within the Smash community due to the false pretense of characters needed to having a strong relation to Nintendo. Cloud was also the top 20 in my own Perception of Smash DLC in Japan, Redux. In Guinness Book of World Records, 2010 edition … Cloud Strife was voted as the #5 most iconic character. Searching “Final Fantasy” on Google’s image search brings up a ton of pictures of Cloud and Lightning. When people think of Square-Enix, they think of Final Fantasy and Cloud. In fact they used the title card for Final Fantasy VII. Look at the reveal trailer…nowhere did they ever reference the older Final Fantasy games. The whole logic that “Final Fantasy has its roots in Nintendo, so it’s okay that Cloud got in, the rule still stands!” is based on twisted logic. I feel like I’m going to be saying this for a long time as it’s so ingrained in the community. Heihachi being considered for Smash arguably should have killed it, but people were/are still in denial. With Cloud’s representation mostly based on FFVII, I think it’s safe to say this fan rule is finally dead. Nowhere in other interviews, or in other responses did he ever say that it was a requirement. During Brawl’s development, Sakurai wrote a reader response in which he stated that it might be something like a courtesy to appear on a Nintendo hardware. This has been a common misconception in the speculation community. 1.Third party characters DO NOT need to be associated with Nintendo. Stay tuned for Cloud Strife's launch on "Super Smash Bros 4" as updates become available.This was the reason Cloud got into Smash.

The publication added that Bayonetta will have a special ability called the "Witch Time" which slows down the movements of opponents so players can take them down easily. "Bayonetta will pack a lot of guns and players will be able to use these guns to attack enemies while playing with this character," the website wrote. The gun slinger's release date is also reportedly set this month. However, Strife isn't the only non-Nintendo property expected to join the popular beat-em-up franchise.ĭay Herald reported that Platinum Games' Bayonetta will also available as a character DLC character.
SUPER SMASH BROS CLOUD STRIFE RELEASE DATE PS4
4," previously mentioned that Cloud Strife is one of the most requested characters to appear in the title.Ĭloud was officially added to the "Super Smash" roster last year, along with an illustration from the character's official designer Tetsuya Nomura, who is also the director for the upcoming "Final Fantasy VII" PS4 remake. Masahiro Sakurai, the director of "Super Smash Bros. The site also noted that Cloud Strife will have two costumes and that one of them will be based on the "Final Fantasy" animated film "Advent Children."
