Cloud Strife

Cloud Strife is the main protagonist of the SquareSoft RPG game Final Fantasy VII. He is the arch-enemy of Sephiroth, and a mercenary who aims to protect his planet and its people from the Shinra Electric Power Company.

Why He Rocks

 * 1) Like Solid Snake, Link, and Mario, Cloud is a very iconic video game character, if not the most iconic.
 * 2) He typically uses his main weapon, the Buster Sword, in battle, which causes lots of damage to enemies.
 * 3) Cloud tends to ride on his motorcycle, the Hardy-Daytona, which he later uses in a specific mini-game to attack Shinra foes.
 * 4) He later appeared in Dissigia Final Fantasy games as a playable character, along with many other FF characters. This also makes him the character who is played in the most Final Fantasy games.
 * 5) Outside of the Final Fantasy series, Cloud also makes a few cameos in the Kingdom Hearts franchise, which is also developed by Square.
 * 6) The massive success of Cloud's game led to the creation of a movie called Advent Children, where he once again faces against Sephiroth.
 * 7) Cloud is able to purchase and ride a Chocobo at the Chocobo Farm, a trademark form of transportation.
 * 8) The iconic battle Cloud takes part in against Sephiroth is awesome!