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* SmallRoleBigImpact: She only physically appears in two chapters yet she makes a huge impact in Cloud's dealings with Wutai and in turn the whole war.
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* FlawExploitation: His love for Lucrecia and his desire to make amends with her is used against him when Cloud tells him how to find her cave so he can remove Vincent as a obstacle to his plans.
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* EleventhHourRanger: He joins the SOLDIERS in their search for Cloud a few chapters before the Finale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He tries warning the SOLDIERS of Cloud's plan to kill Sephiroth when they all already knew that.
* EleventhHourRanger: He joins the SOLDIERS in their search for Cloud a few chapters before the Finale.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: He tries warning the SOLDIERS of Cloud's plan to kill Sephiroth when they all already knew that.
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* TookALevelInCheerfulness: Best illustrated when Genesis admits that he no longer likes ''Loveless' '' tragic endings and begins to like the more happier endings.
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He does everything he can to make up for his actions, as limited as they are. He rescues Angeal and gives young Cloud a chimera to protect them. He gives the others clues to find Cloud. ]]
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* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He does everything he can to make up for his actions, as limited as they are. He rescues Angeal Kunsel and gives young Cloud a chimera to protect them. He gives the others clues to find Cloud. ]]
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* ReallyGetsAround: He doesn't seen seem to use protection as he has a lot of illegitimate children with different women, the known ones are [[spoiler: Lazard, Scarlet and Cloud.]]
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* AlmightyJanitor: Kunsel is a Second despite building a massive information network and being acknowledged as one of the best investigators in SOLIDER - to the point that the Generals go to him for help. Had he been a Turk or in any other department, the man would have gotten far. However, SOLIDER is a group that values brawns over brain and Kunsel's habit of planning and overthinking is more of a detriment.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Kunsel is a Second despite building a massive information network and being acknowledged as one of the best most knowledgable investigators in SOLIDER - to the point that the Generals go to him for help.SOLIDER. Had he been a Turk or in any other department, the man would have gotten far. However, SOLIDER is a group that values brawns over brain and Kunsel's habit of planning and overthinking is more of a detriment.
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** Notices that [[spoiler: Mini!Cloud looks a lot like Rufus.]] Note that at the time, he was half dead and falling unconscious.
* [[spoiler: HeKnowsTooMuch: While the Turks didn't mean to give him specifically to Hojo for humanexperimentation, experimentation; anyone who took the mission to Nibelheim would have sufficed. It works out for them because he found out too much already.]]
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* CharacterDevelopment: He has a lot of this in the fic. He is initially a resentful, pretentious and self-centered jerk who hid his terminal illness out of an misguided attempt to seem strong. When Cloud cures him, Genesis' priorities take a major shift. His fatalist nature is shaken off and he begins to be optimistic after his bush with death. He begins to appreciate his friends more and move past his resentment. He overall becomes a more positive and nicer person.
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!Lazard Deusericus
* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather: He turns out to be Cloud's paternal half-brother]]
* NotSoDifferent: Lazard warms up to Cloud after finding him to be a slum rat/backwaters nobody who is nevertheless competent enough to rise to high in [=ShinRa=] much like him. [[spoiler: He's also Cloud's half-brother who was also abandoned by [=ShinRa=]]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To an extent. Lazard cares about his SOLIDER subordinates, he's at least worried about Cloud's DeathSeeker tendencies and his objections to Cloud joining SOLIDER are reasonable. That being said this is [=ShinRa=] and [[spoiler: it's unclear how much of a role Lazard had in Cloud's kidnapping.]]
* {{Slimeball}}: How he comes across to Cloud. He is seen as being as very manipulative and never states his intentions outright so he could have PlausibleDeniability.
!President Shinra
* TheGhost: Unseen thoughout the story but makes a huge impact.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Implied [[spoiler: since the older Cloud looked similar enough to pass as his father's younger brother.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't lift a finger to help any of his illegitimate children.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: He is Cloud's biological father.]]
* {{Nepotism}}: At the same time the only time he helps is when his illegitimate children work for him [[spoiler: such with Lazard and Scarlet.]]
* ReallyGetsAround
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!Lazard Deusericus
* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather: He turns out to be Cloud's paternal half-brother]]
* NotSoDifferent: Lazard warms up to Cloud after finding him to be a slum rat/backwaters nobody who is nevertheless competent enough to rise to high in [=ShinRa=] much like him. [[spoiler: He's also Cloud's half-brother who was also abandoned by [=ShinRa=]]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To an extent. Lazard cares about his SOLIDER subordinates, he's at least worried about Cloud's DeathSeeker tendencies and his objections to Cloud joining SOLIDER are reasonable. That being said this is [=ShinRa=] and [[spoiler: it's unclear how much of a role Lazard had in Cloud's kidnapping.]]
* {{Slimeball}}: How he comes across to Cloud. He is seen as being as very manipulative and never states his intentions outright so he could have PlausibleDeniability.
!President Shinra
* TheGhost: Unseen thoughout the story but makes a huge impact.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Implied [[spoiler: since the older Cloud looked similar enough to pass as his father's younger brother.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't lift a finger to help any of his illegitimate children.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: He is Cloud's biological father.]]
* {{Nepotism}}: At the same time the only time he helps is when his illegitimate children work for him [[spoiler: such with Lazard and Scarlet.]]
* ReallyGetsAround
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* DarkAndTroubledPast: She was discriminated for years for falling for the moves of a handsome man that didn't care for her. Her reputation was tainted by association and her son hated as a result. [[spoiler: It doesn't help that her son wants to join that man's company.]]
* LostLenore: To the elder Cloud, being near her is a painful experience.
* LostLenore: To the elder Cloud, being near her is a painful experience.
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* NotSoDifferent: Lazard warms up to Cloud after finding him to be a slum rat/backwaters nobody who is nevertheless competent enough to rise to high in [=ShinRa=] much like him. [[spoiler: He's also Cloud's half-brother who was also abandoned by [=ShinRa=]]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To an extent. Lazard cares about his SOLIDER subordinates, he's at least worried about Cloud's DeathSeeker tendencies and his objections to Cloud joining SOLIDER are reasonable. That being said this is [=ShinRa=] and [[spoiler: it's unclear how much of a role Lazard had in Cloud's kidnapping.]]
* {{Slimeball}}: How he comes across to Cloud. He is seen as being as very manipulative and never states his intentions outright so he could have PlausibleDeniability.
!President Shinra
* TheGhost: Unseen thoughout the story but makes a huge impact.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Implied [[spoiler: since the older Cloud looked similar enough to pass as his father's younger brother.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't lift a finger to help any of his illegitimate children.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: He is Cloud's biological father.]]
* {{Nepotism}}: At the same time the only time he helps is when his illegitimate children work for him [[spoiler: such with Lazard and Scarlet.]]
* ReallyGetsAround
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* NotSoDifferent: Lazard warms up to Cloud after finding him to be a slum rat/backwaters nobody who is nevertheless competent enough to rise to high in [=ShinRa=] much like him. [[spoiler: He's also Cloud's half-brother who was also abandoned by [=ShinRa=]]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To an extent. Lazard cares about his SOLIDER subordinates, he's at least worried about Cloud's DeathSeeker tendencies and his objections to Cloud joining SOLIDER are reasonable. That being said this is [=ShinRa=] and [[spoiler: it's unclear how much of a role Lazard had in Cloud's kidnapping.]]
* {{Slimeball}}: How he comes across to Cloud. He is seen as being as very manipulative and never states his intentions outright so he could have PlausibleDeniability.
!President Shinra
* TheGhost: Unseen thoughout the story but makes a huge impact.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Implied [[spoiler: since the older Cloud looked similar enough to pass as his father's younger brother.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't lift a finger to help any of his illegitimate children.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: He is Cloud's biological father.]]
* {{Nepotism}}: At the same time the only time he helps is when his illegitimate children work for him [[spoiler: such with Lazard and Scarlet.]]
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* NotSoDifferent: Lazard warms up to Cloud after finding him to be a slum rat/backwaters nobody who is nevertheless competent enough to rise to high in [=ShinRa=] much like him. [[spoiler: He's also Cloud's half-brother who was also abandoned by [=ShinRa=]]]
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To an extent. Lazard cares about his SOLIDER subordinates, he's at least worried about Cloud's DeathSeeker tendencies and his objections to Cloud joining SOLIDER are reasonable. That being said this is [=ShinRa=] and [[spoiler: it's unclear how much of a role Lazard had in Cloud's kidnapping.]]
* {{Slimeball}}: How he comes across to Cloud. He is seen as being as very manipulative and never states his intentions outright so he could have PlausibleDeniability.
!President Shinra
* TheGhost: Unseen thoughout the story but makes a huge impact.
* IWasQuiteALooker: Implied [[spoiler: since the older Cloud looked similar enough to pass as his father's younger brother.]]
* {{Jerkass}}: Doesn't lift a finger to help any of his illegitimate children.
* LukeIAmYourFather: [[spoiler: He is Cloud's biological father.]]
* {{Nepotism}}: At the same time the only time he helps is when his illegitimate children work for him [[spoiler: such with Lazard and Scarlet.]]
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* IWasQuiteALooker: Implied [[spoiler: since the older Cloud looked similar enough to pass as his father's younger brother.]]
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* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In the Extended Universe, she only once actually thinks she's in over her head. Funny enough, it's when she runs into Vincent and Sephiroth who merely wonder how she got to Lucretia's cave.
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* AlmightyJanitor: Kunsel is a Second despite building a massive information network and being acknowledged as one of the best investigators in SOLIDER - to the point that the Generals go to him for help. Had he been a Turk or in any other department, the man would have gotten far. However, SOLIDER is a group that values brawns over brain and Kunsel's habit of planning and overthinking is more of a detriment.
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* NoSell: Due to his Ribbon, he is completely unaffected by status effects which adds to his reputation as TheAce. [[spoiler: He loses it when he gives it to Kunsel for him to escape.]]
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* {{Trigger}}: Being sent to the past is not good for Cloud's emotional health. Pretty much everything and everyone he interacts with forces a flashback or pushes a BeserkButton BerserkButton or otherwise reminds him of his past. He starts getting frequent BadDreams as a result.
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** BrokenAce: Cloud is one to SOLDIER as he can [[WorfEffect outfight Sephiroth]], is very skilled at combat and magic, is willing to help anyone that asks him but has no ambition, antisocial and his only goal is to kill Sephiroth. To Shinra this makes him the perfect soldier since he never complains nor asks for a promotion.
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** BrokenAce: Cloud is one Despite this he has a huge amount of emotional baggage - to SOLDIER as he can [[WorfEffect outfight Sephiroth]], is very skilled at combat and magic, is willing to help anyone the point that asks him but has no ambition, antisocial and his only goal is to kill Sephiroth. To Shinra this makes him the perfect soldier since he never complains nor asks for Lazard fears that he's a promotion.DeathSeeker
* DeathSeeker: [=ShinRa=] command at one point is worried that Cloud is this. There's a hint of truth as Cloud acknowledges that he doesn't have much of a reason to live beyond kill X and save the world. [[spoiler: Proven right when he attempts a murder-suicide.]]
* ThousandYardStare: Has a noticeable one especially when he gets lost in past memories.
* {{Trigger}}: Being sent to the past is not good for Cloud's emotional health. Pretty much everything and everyone he interacts with forces a flashback or pushes a BeserkButton or otherwise reminds him of his past. He starts getting frequent BadDreams as a result.
* {{Trigger}}: Being sent to the past is not good for Cloud's emotional health. Pretty much everything and everyone he interacts with forces a flashback or pushes a BeserkButton or otherwise reminds him of his past. He starts getting frequent BadDreams as a result.
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* DramaQueen: He is very melodramatic and can overreact very frequently. He frequently speaks in ''LOVELESS'' quotes.quotes a habit that's constantly lampooned in the fic.
* CharacterDevelopment: It's a toss up between him or Genesis as to who grows the most over the course of the fic. Sephiroth starts to value his friends more, he apologizes to Cloud (whereas he use to suffer from NeverMyFault), he shows more moments of empathy and starts watching what he says. Essentially, he becomes more emotionally mature.
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* BullyingADragon: Yuffie is constantly stealing the materia of and insulting high ranking [=SOLIDERs=]. In one incident, she's insulting Cloud, Zack and Angeal, while they are ''saving'' her from being eaten by a Midgar Zolom.
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* BullyingADragon: Yuffie is constantly stealing the materia of and insulting high ranking [=SOLIDERs=]. In one incident, she's insulting Cloud, Zack and Angeal, while they are ''saving'' her from being eaten by a Midgar Zolom.
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* UngratefulBastard: In one omake, she's insulting Cloud, Zack and Angeal, [[ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike while they are ''saving'' her from being eaten by a Midgar Zolom.]]
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: To an extent. Lazard cares about his SOLIDER subordinates, he's at least worried about Cloud's DeathSeeker tendencies and his objections to Cloud joining SOLIDER are reasonable. That being said this is [=ShinRa=] and [[spoiler: it's unclear how much of a role Lazard had in Cloud's kidnapping.]]
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* BashBrothers: The few times Zack fights with Cloud, they work very well together. Mostly due to Cloud's inherited memories.
* [[ManicPixieDreamGirl Maniac Pixie Dream Guy]]: Constantly drags Cloud around and tries to get him to join SOLIDER.
* [[RecklessGunUsage Reckless Materia Usage]]: Zack once tried to cast a fully mastered materia, indoors, without knowing what it is. Cloud takes it away as the materia was ''Comet''. According to Genesis, Zack has one of the worst records of materia safety in all of [=ShinRa=].
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Cloud and Kunsel's Blue.
* RedOniBlueOni: The Red to Cloud and Kunsel's Blue.
* GenreSavvy: Figures out the [[spoiler: Cloud is time traveler after being captured by Hojo.]] The omakes also has him be the one coming up with schemes.
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* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Like Sephiroth, Aeris can also tell where Cloud is and predicted him coming to the Church. Though this is more due to the Lifestream taking an interest in Cloud.
* FreeRangeChildren: Despite Yuffie constantly ending up in random, increasingly improbable, life threatening situations, her guardians and father never bother locking her up or restricting her movements.
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* UnreliableExpositor: As Cloud finds out to his annoyance. Yuffie described her father, Lord Kisaragi, as cowardly and peace-loving when the actual man is stubborn and very honor-bound.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Cloud askes Aeris to try to recreate [[LimitBreak Final Heaven]] to recreate the water to cure degradation. [[spoiler: Near the end of the story Aeris asks to pass a message to Mr. Nobody telling Cloud that she had a breakthrough. Then she pulls a BigDamnHeroes by contacting Cloud through the Lifestream]]
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* AffectionateNickname: Mr. Nobody for Cloud. Also serves as a SomethingOnlyTheyWouldSay when Aeris tries to contact Cloud
* ChekhovsGunman: Cloud askes Aeris to try to recreate [[LimitBreak Final Heaven]] torecreate summon the water to cure degradation. [[spoiler: Near the end of the story Aeris asks to pass a message to Mr. Nobody telling Cloud that she had a breakthrough. Then she pulls a BigDamnHeroes by contacting Cloud through the Lifestream]]
* ChekhovsGunman: Cloud askes Aeris to try to recreate [[LimitBreak Final Heaven]] to
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* IneffectualLoner: Cloud doesn't accomplish much on his own. He gets as far as he does through the help and charity of others.
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* ChekhovsGunman: Cloud askes Aeris to try to recreate [[LimitBreak Final Heaven]] to recreate the water to cure degradation. [[spoiler: Near the end of the story Aeris asks to pass a message to Mr. Nobody telling Cloud that she had a breakthrough. Then she pulls a BigDamnHeroes by contacting Cloud through the Lifestream]]
* NostalgiaFilter: Cloud sees Aeris as a pure hearted, kind, innocent young woman who is too good for Midgar. (Oddly enough like the {{Flanderized}} version of herself) In the story, Aeris is still pure hearted, kind and spiritual but smarter and stronger than Cloud expects.
* OlderAndWiser: Inverted. Cloud notices how both she and Zack are young and innocent, so unlike the wiser, harder and stronger Aeris and Zack of his time. Though that's Cloud's NostalgiaFilter working, it's abundantly clear that Aeris is WiseBeyondHerYears.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Aeris not Aerith
* NostalgiaFilter: Cloud sees Aeris as a pure hearted, kind, innocent young woman who is too good for Midgar. (Oddly enough like the {{Flanderized}} version of herself) In the story, Aeris is still pure hearted, kind and spiritual but smarter and stronger than Cloud expects.
* OlderAndWiser: Inverted. Cloud notices how both she and Zack are young and innocent, so unlike the wiser, harder and stronger Aeris and Zack of his time. Though that's Cloud's NostalgiaFilter working, it's abundantly clear that Aeris is WiseBeyondHerYears.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Aeris not Aerith
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* BeneathTheMask: The fic explores Sephiroth's POV showing that beneath his arrogant aloof exterior, he's deeply lonely, disconnected man. The omakes also show him take great pleasure in letting loose and causing havoc.
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* {{Foil}}: While he can be just as excitable as Zack, he's less implusive and tends to use his head more. Whereas Zack prefers to take action, Kunsel prefers caution and waits before taking action.
* [[spoiler: HeKnowsTooMuch: While the Turks didn't mean to give him specifically to Hojo for human experimentation, anyone who took the Nibelheim would have done find. It works out for them because he found out too much already.]]
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* {{Foil}}: While he can be just as excitable as Zack, he's less implusive impulsive and tends to use his head more. Whereas Zack prefers to take action, Kunsel prefers caution and waits before taking action.
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* BullyingADragon: Yuffie is constantly stealing the materia of and insulting high ranking [=SOLIDERs=]. In one incident, she's insulting Cloud, Zack and Angeal, while they are ''saving'' her from being eaten by a Midgar Zolom.
* NoodleIncident: Her Treasure Princess adventures. Taken UpToEleven when she ends up in [[spoiler: the Northern Crater.]]
* NoodleIncident: Her Treasure Princess adventures. Taken UpToEleven when she ends up in [[spoiler: the Northern Crater.]]
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* TooDumbToLive: InUniverse. At one point in the Omakes, Cloud wonders how neither he or Godo managed to install any idea of self-preservation into Yuffie.
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* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: In-universe, he is considered quite pitiable due to what little they know of him. He desires to kill Sephiroth and all that is known is that he lost all of his friends and family before coming to Midgar. Even more so when they find out the truth.
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!Lazard Deusericus
* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather: He turns out to be Cloud's paternal half-brother]]
* {{Slimeball}}: How he comes across to Cloud. He is seen as being as very manipulative and never states his intentions outright so he could have PlausibleDeniability.
* [[spoiler: LukeIAmYourFather: He turns out to be Cloud's paternal half-brother]]
* {{Slimeball}}: How he comes across to Cloud. He is seen as being as very manipulative and never states his intentions outright so he could have PlausibleDeniability.
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* CharacterWitness: Cloud gives him the cure when Genesis was in crippling pain without expecting to get anything from it despite Genesis picking a fight with him. Genesis gets Sephiroth to come to Wutai to repay him.
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* BrokenPedestal: Is looked up to even with the First Classes as the strongest and most skilled among them. He falls off it when they find out that he was essentially planning a [[spoiler: murder-suicide.]] This ends up for the best, [[spoiler: they put him on suicide watch and finally get past barriers to befriend him.]]
* SanitySlippage: Once he is freed from Hojo, his sanity is in the tank and he hears the Planet goading him to kill Sephiroth. [[spoiler: It's actually Jenova, who taking advantage of Cloud's madness to wipe out the inferior model.]]
* CharacterWitness: Cloud gives him the cure when Genesis was in crippling pain without expecting to get anything from it despite Genesis picking a fight with him. Genesis gets Sephiroth to come to Wutai to repay him.
* FirstTimeFeeling: Genesis is nearly moved to tears when he is cured because he can finally feel heat again.
* TeamDad: Is always the one who has to break up fights and does the boring, day-to-day business. He is actually perceptive in judging the emotional states of others.
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* YoungerThanTheyLook: Degradation ages him quite badly. He is noted by Zack to have aged thirty years in the span of six months.
* {{Foil}}: While he can be just as excitable as Zack, he's less implusive and tends to use his head more. Whereas Zack prefers to take action, Kunsel prefers caution and waits before taking action.
* [[spoiler: HeKnowsTooMuch: While the Turks didn't mean to give him specifically to Hojo for human experimentation, anyone who took the Nibelheim would have done find. It works out for them because he found out too much already.]]
* HeroWorshipper: To Cloud.
* [[spoiler: HeKnowsTooMuch: While the Turks didn't mean to give him specifically to Hojo for human experimentation, anyone who took the Nibelheim would have done find. It works out for them because he found out too much already.]]
* HeroWorshipper: To Cloud.
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* PersonAsVerb: In the Extended Universe, "pulling a Kunsel" means being very sneaky.
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* TookALevelInKindness: Genesis is a much more pleasant and easy going individual when he is cured of his degeneration and gains a new lease on life. He becomes more appreciative and concerned for his friends and less resentful of Sephiroth
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* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Genesis had one before it is healed by Cloud's gift of the healing spring water.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Genesis had one before it is healed by Cloud's gift of the healing spring water.
* TheAtoner: [[spoiler: He does everything he can to make up for his actions, as limited as they are. He rescues Angeal and gives young Cloud a chimera to protect them. He gives the others clues to find Cloud. ]]
* HonorBeforeReason: Holds his honor with extreme importance.
* HonorBeforeReason: Holds his honor with extreme importance.
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* OnlySaneMan: Is initially the only SOLDIER who thinks that they should watch out for Cloud and that there's something wrong with Cloud. He's also the most grounded of all the SOLDIERS.
** NotSoAboveItAll: That all goes out the window when he finds out that he's dying with no way to cure it. He shows that he's willing to go to considerable lows.
* PyrrhicVillainy: Sure, he succeeds in kidnapping Cloud and sold him out to Hollander in order to find a cure. He then finds out that Hollander has no intention of curing and fully intends to experiment on Cloud to find out what made Cloud superior. Then Hollander is killed and Cloud kidnapped ''again'' with no cure to show for it. He betrayed Cloud's and his friends' trust, is now a fugitive and has completely betrayed his ideals.
* [[spoiler: RedemptionEarnsLife: Angeal finally gets Aeris' healing water to cure him and gets to live and recover after he nearly accepted his fate.]]
* UnwittingPawn: When he becomes desperate to save his own life, he is easily manipulated by Hollander to kidnap Cloud for him.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal:Genesis had one before it is healed by Cloud's gift of the healing spring water. Angeal receives one when Sephiroth accidentally wounds him when Angeal tries to break up his spar with Cloud.
** NotSoAboveItAll: That all goes out the window when he finds out that he's dying with no way to cure it. He shows that he's willing to go to considerable lows.
* PyrrhicVillainy: Sure, he succeeds in kidnapping Cloud and sold him out to Hollander in order to find a cure. He then finds out that Hollander has no intention of curing and fully intends to experiment on Cloud to find out what made Cloud superior. Then Hollander is killed and Cloud kidnapped ''again'' with no cure to show for it. He betrayed Cloud's and his friends' trust, is now a fugitive and has completely betrayed his ideals.
* [[spoiler: RedemptionEarnsLife: Angeal finally gets Aeris' healing water to cure him and gets to live and recover after he nearly accepted his fate.]]
* UnwittingPawn: When he becomes desperate to save his own life, he is easily manipulated by Hollander to kidnap Cloud for him.
* WoundThatWillNotHeal:
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* TheFriendThatNobodyLikes: While Genesis, Angeal and Zack like Sephiroth, they don't trust him, ''at all.'' Angeal and Genesis kept their terminal illness a secret out of shame and resentment of him. Genesis and Zack initially keep Sephiroth out of their investigation of Cloud's disappearance in fear Sephiroth would turn on them as he is loyal to [=ShinRa=]. And Cloud's disappearance is a company cover-up. Sephiroth himself notes how no one trusts him.
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* TheFriendThatNobodyLikes: TheFriendNobodyLikes: While Genesis, Angeal and Zack like Sephiroth, they don't trust him, ''at all.'' Angeal and Genesis kept their terminal illness a secret out of shame and resentment of him. Genesis and Zack initially keep Sephiroth out of their investigation of Cloud's disappearance in fear Sephiroth would turn on them as he is loyal to [=ShinRa=]. And Cloud's disappearance is a company cover-up. Sephiroth himself notes how no one trusts him.
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* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Due to his S-cells, Cloud can sense where Sephiroth and uses it to avoid him. [[spoiler: Once Sephiroth's S-cells awaken, he uses his to track Cloud down.]]
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Cloud's decision to stop the Midgar Zolom instead of running away from it gets him sent back in the past.
* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Cloud's decision to stop the Midgar Zolom instead of running away from it gets him sent back in the past.
* PeggySue: Cloud becomes one after he breaks a Time materia. Oddly enough as Hojo explains [[spoiler: he didn't travel to the past, he created a new timeline]]
* TheUnfettered: Cloud was approaching this territory as he was willing to go through extremes to achieve his goals. To him, it doesn't matter that he doesn't matter that he works for a company that he despises and goes against his ideals. It doesn't matter that he gains fame or gets many friends. He's willing to throw all of it away if it means Sephiroth, Jenova and Hojo die.
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* PyroManiac: Genesis likes his Fire materia too much. Depending on how you count the Extended Universe, Sephiroth seems to have picked this up.
* TeamMom: Genesis who is called a "mother chocobo" for his constant fussing over his friends' health and checking over them.
* TookALevelInKindness: Genesis is a much more pleasant and easy going individual when he is cured of his degeneration and gains a new lease on life. He becomes more appreciative and concerned for his friends and less resentful of Sephiroth
* TeamMom: Genesis who is called a "mother chocobo" for his constant fussing over his friends' health and checking over them.
* TookALevelInKindness: Genesis is a much more pleasant and easy going individual when he is cured of his degeneration and gains a new lease on life. He becomes more appreciative and concerned for his friends and less resentful of Sephiroth
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* MySignificanceSenseIsTingling: Due to his S-cells, Sephiroth can get a general weak feeling of where Cloud is. [[spoiler: Once Sephiroth's S-cells awaken, he uses his to track Cloud down.]]
* NotSoAboveItAll: One of the omakes has Cloud and Sephiroth trapped in a time loop. Sephiroth takes the opportunity to cause as much havoc as he can (burning down Shinra HQ, quitting SOLIDER etc) and enjoys it immensely.
* UnknownRival: Sephiroth believes that he and Cloud have a rivalry, when he's not trying to kill him Cloud wants nothing to do with him.
** Makes for a funny moment when Sephiroth realizes this is how Genesis feels about him.
* NotSoAboveItAll: One of the omakes has Cloud and Sephiroth trapped in a time loop. Sephiroth takes the opportunity to cause as much havoc as he can (burning down Shinra HQ, quitting SOLIDER etc) and enjoys it immensely.
* UnknownRival: Sephiroth believes that he and Cloud have a rivalry, when he's not trying to kill him Cloud wants nothing to do with him.
** Makes for a funny moment when Sephiroth realizes this is how Genesis feels about him.
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* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler: Angeal is horrified when he realizes that Hollinder has no interest in curing him but he doomed Cloud to experimentation for ''nothing.'']]
* WoundThatWillNotHeal: Genesis had one before it is healed by Cloud's gift of the healing spring water. Angeal receives when Sephiroth accidentally wounds him when Angeal tries to break up his spar with Cloud.
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* OddFriendship: Genesis views the friendship between the cheerful and loud Zack and the dour and quiet Cloud as one.
* SkilledButNaive: Cloud sees Zack as this now that he's the older one as he lacks the hardness in character that his Zack had. His optimism is untempered and he still had faith in [=ShinRa=] company. Although Zack is still strong enough to become a First Class.
* SkilledButNaive: Cloud sees Zack as this now that he's the older one as he lacks the hardness in character that his Zack had. His optimism is untempered and he still had faith in [=ShinRa=] company. Although Zack is still strong enough to become a First Class.
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* RoyalBrat: The eight-year old Yuffie.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Yuffie believes she's a great ninja that can take down Shinra, when she's a little girl that can be stopped by Cloud holding her by the scruff of her robes.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Yuffie accidentally saves her father's life by taking Cloud's materia, which prevented Cloud from assassinating him and forcing Cloud to work a diplomatic solution.
* SmallNameBigEgo: Yuffie believes she's a great ninja that can take down Shinra, when she's a little girl that can be stopped by Cloud holding her by the scruff of her robes.
* SpannerInTheWorks: Yuffie accidentally saves her father's life by taking Cloud's materia, which prevented Cloud from assassinating him and forcing Cloud to work a diplomatic solution.
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* MamaBear: Cloud's mother tried to ''shoot'' Cloud, thinking he was trying to take her son away.
* MamaBear: Cloud's mother tried to ''shoot'' Cloud, thinking he was trying to take her son away.
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* BadLiar: Cloud is not great at lying and mostly uses [[SureLetsGoWithThat people's assumptions of him to get by]]. His lies do not hold in a deeper inspection
* DefrostingTheIceQueen: Cloud slowly becomes less cold due the influence of Zack, Aerith and Kunsel.
* DrivesLikeCrazy: According to a few of the one shots, the other Soldier Firsts have come to have a healthy respect for the way that Cloud handles his motorcycle.
* [[spoiler: HeroicBastard]]: [[spoiler: Cloud turns out be President Shinra's illegitimate son]]
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* WrongGenreSavvy: Cloud believes that he's doing the right thing by planning to kill Sephiroth to prevent the tragedies the man causes. Not remotely realizing [[spoiler: until the very end of the story]] that the PowerOfFriendship and his kindness toward Genesis has done far more in changing the timeline and he's on his way to becoming someone '''worse''' than Sephiroth.
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* ChekhovsSkill: Genesis always tries to cast [[StandardStatusEffects status effects]] on Cloud, only for them to [[NoSell never work.]] [[spoiler: Once Cloud gets possessed by Jenova, Genesis's reflexive casting stopped Cloud without them having to kill him.]]
* CommandingCoolness: Genesis holds a rank/position of a commander. He is widely considered an idol among the Continent.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Genesis reflexively cast status spells on Cloud, even though he does know it doesn't affect Cloud. Inverted [[spoiler: when they have to fight a Jenova-possessed Cloud, Genesis casts a Sleep spell on Cloud and non-lethally takes him down because Cloud lost his immunity.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Has a quip on hand in all times.
* DramaQueen: He is very melodramatic and can overreact very frequently. He frequently speaks in ''LOVELESS'' quotes.
* GreenEyedMonster: Genesis is resentful that Sephiroth is more stronger and more adored despite of Genesis' hard work. While he never truly gets over it, Genesis does overcome it.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Genesis wants to surpass Sephiroth. He ends up more famous than Sephiroth as he becomes the Hero of Wutai due to never defecting.
* IOweYouMyLife: Genesis is torn between his desire to help Cloud, to find more of the [[{{Panacea}} spring water]] to give to Angeal and to protect his friends from ''Cloud.''
* {{Koan}}: Genesis's quoting of ''Loveless'' are this and are often relevant to the situation.
* CommandingCoolness: Genesis holds a rank/position of a commander. He is widely considered an idol among the Continent.
* DamnYouMuscleMemory: Genesis reflexively cast status spells on Cloud, even though he does know it doesn't affect Cloud. Inverted [[spoiler: when they have to fight a Jenova-possessed Cloud, Genesis casts a Sleep spell on Cloud and non-lethally takes him down because Cloud lost his immunity.]]
* DeadpanSnarker: Has a quip on hand in all times.
* DramaQueen: He is very melodramatic and can overreact very frequently. He frequently speaks in ''LOVELESS'' quotes.
* GreenEyedMonster: Genesis is resentful that Sephiroth is more stronger and more adored despite of Genesis' hard work. While he never truly gets over it, Genesis does overcome it.
* IJustWantToBeSpecial: Genesis wants to surpass Sephiroth. He ends up more famous than Sephiroth as he becomes the Hero of Wutai due to never defecting.
* IOweYouMyLife: Genesis is torn between his desire to help Cloud, to find more of the [[{{Panacea}} spring water]] to give to Angeal and to protect his friends from ''Cloud.''
* {{Koan}}: Genesis's quoting of ''Loveless'' are this and are often relevant to the situation.
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* BadDreams: Sephiroth starts getting nightmares of Cloud's memories in the original timeline. Due to their S-cells, [[spoiler: they evolve to Sephiroth seeing Cloud's recent memories in his sleep.]]
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: Sephiroth gets dreams of the original timeline.
* EmotionallyTongueTied: When Sephiroth tries to apologize to Cloud, he's at a loss what to do because he never had to apologize for anything.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Sephiroth can be so insensitive that Heidegger can think he's thoughtless.
* TheFriendThatNobodyLikes: While Genesis, Angeal and Zack like Sephiroth, they don't trust him, ''at all.'' Angeal and Genesis kept their terminal illness a secret out of shame and resentment of him. Genesis and Zack initially keep Sephiroth out of their investigation of Cloud's disappearance in fear Sephiroth would turn on them as he is loyal to [=ShinRa=]. And Cloud's disappearance is a company cover-up. Sephiroth himself notes how no one trusts him.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Sephiroth wants to befriend Cloud, who can surpass him in strength. Too bad the latter hates his guts.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Sephiroth has a habit of accidentally pushing Cloud's [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]] by echoing his future self.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Sephiroth has no idea that Angeal is dying and that Genesis ''was'' dying.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Sephiroth, as the top SOLIDER didn't have anyone to sympathize with or challenge himself. Which is why when Cloud shows up, Sephiroth desperately wants him as a rival.
* DreamingOfTimesGoneBy: Sephiroth gets dreams of the original timeline.
* EmotionallyTongueTied: When Sephiroth tries to apologize to Cloud, he's at a loss what to do because he never had to apologize for anything.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Sephiroth can be so insensitive that Heidegger can think he's thoughtless.
* TheFriendThatNobodyLikes: While Genesis, Angeal and Zack like Sephiroth, they don't trust him, ''at all.'' Angeal and Genesis kept their terminal illness a secret out of shame and resentment of him. Genesis and Zack initially keep Sephiroth out of their investigation of Cloud's disappearance in fear Sephiroth would turn on them as he is loyal to [=ShinRa=]. And Cloud's disappearance is a company cover-up. Sephiroth himself notes how no one trusts him.
* IJustWantToHaveFriends: Sephiroth wants to befriend Cloud, who can surpass him in strength. Too bad the latter hates his guts.
* InnocentlyInsensitive: Sephiroth has a habit of accidentally pushing Cloud's [[BerserkButton Berserk Buttons]] by echoing his future self.
* LockedOutOfTheLoop: Sephiroth has no idea that Angeal is dying and that Genesis ''was'' dying.
* LonelyAtTheTop: Sephiroth, as the top SOLIDER didn't have anyone to sympathize with or challenge himself. Which is why when Cloud shows up, Sephiroth desperately wants him as a rival.
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* BrainsAndBrawn: Zack is the brawn.
* BreakTheCutie: Zack sees the dark underbelly of [=ShinRa=] when his beloved mentor disappears and both of his best friends go missing.
* BreakTheCutie: Zack sees the dark underbelly of [=ShinRa=] when his beloved mentor disappears and both of his best friends go missing.
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* AscendedExtra: Kunsel, who becames Cloud's friend over the course of the story [[spoiler: and gets captured by Hojo for experimentation, although he does manage to break out.]]
* BrainsAndBrawn: while Kunsel is the brain.
* {{Dismotivation}}: Kunsel initially didn't try for First Class as he has a comfortable position teaching (and gathering information) and thought he was overshadowed by people such as Zack. It isn't until Cloud starts encouraging him and teaching him materia does Kunsel decide to aim for First Class.
* KnowledgeBroker: Kunsel in Crisis Core was a well informed and vaguely gossipy MrExposition. The Fifth Act upgrades to him having a vast information network, being everyone's go to guy for information and in the Omakes, being better informed than the ''Turks''. Results in a CrowningMomentOfFunny during a one shot when Kunsel, during a GroundhogDayLoop is convinced by Cloud to put every bit of info that he's ever gathered on their version of the internet. Results in the Turks trying to kill him, among other things.
* BrainsAndBrawn: while Kunsel is the brain.
* {{Dismotivation}}: Kunsel initially didn't try for First Class as he has a comfortable position teaching (and gathering information) and thought he was overshadowed by people such as Zack. It isn't until Cloud starts encouraging him and teaching him materia does Kunsel decide to aim for First Class.
* KnowledgeBroker: Kunsel in Crisis Core was a well informed and vaguely gossipy MrExposition. The Fifth Act upgrades to him having a vast information network, being everyone's go to guy for information and in the Omakes, being better informed than the ''Turks''. Results in a CrowningMomentOfFunny during a one shot when Kunsel, during a GroundhogDayLoop is convinced by Cloud to put every bit of info that he's ever gathered on their version of the internet. Results in the Turks trying to kill him, among other things.
* AscendedFanboy: He looks up to Genesis Rhapsodos and wanted to join SOLDIER ever since he learned about it. He becomes a cadet in SOLDIER and has the personal attention of five First Class SOLDIERS. In the Extended Universe he even gets materia tutoring from Genesis.
* BadassNormal: Young Cloud, who's not enhanced at all and is a normal kid, manages to travel from Nibelheim to Midgar by himself [[spoiler: carrying the mako-overdosed Kunsel in tow]] in hopes of finding older Cloud.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Young Cloud had the same personality of the [[PeggySue elder]] Cloud when he was the same age. While he's just as [[{{Determinator}} determined]] as his uncle, he's a lot more cheerful and expressive as he doesn't have the DarkAndTroubledPast. His inferiority complex hasn't grown to the severity of his uncle's due to "Uncle" Cloud had due the latter's encouragement and the fact he did got in [=SOLDIER=]. Since he idolizes Genesis instead of Sephiroth, he's aiming to become a MagicKnight and is well-read due to becoming a fan of the ''Loveless'' play to the point that he can quote it from memory.
* HeroWorshipper: Cloud's younger self towards Genesis, due to Future!Cloud's meddling. When Genesis finds out Cloud and his "nephew" are the same person, he thinks its hilarious.
* [[spoiler: HeroicBastard]]
* BadassNormal: Young Cloud, who's not enhanced at all and is a normal kid, manages to travel from Nibelheim to Midgar by himself [[spoiler: carrying the mako-overdosed Kunsel in tow]] in hopes of finding older Cloud.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: Young Cloud had the same personality of the [[PeggySue elder]] Cloud when he was the same age. While he's just as [[{{Determinator}} determined]] as his uncle, he's a lot more cheerful and expressive as he doesn't have the DarkAndTroubledPast. His inferiority complex hasn't grown to the severity of his uncle's due to "Uncle" Cloud had due the latter's encouragement and the fact he did got in [=SOLDIER=]. Since he idolizes Genesis instead of Sephiroth, he's aiming to become a MagicKnight and is well-read due to becoming a fan of the ''Loveless'' play to the point that he can quote it from memory.
* HeroWorshipper: Cloud's younger self towards Genesis, due to Future!Cloud's meddling. When Genesis finds out Cloud and his "nephew" are the same person, he thinks its hilarious.
* [[spoiler: HeroicBastard]]
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* BrattyHalfPint: The eight-year old Yuffie, who is overly cocky and constantly stealing everyone's materia.
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* ChekhovsGunman: He is quickly ditched by Cloud early on with his only way to contact him is to Cloud's PHS. He returns when Genesis and Zack answer Cloud's PHS when he calls. He is pivotal in helping the First Classes turn the Turks against Hojo [[spoiler: and shoots Hojo to death. He also warns them of Jenova.]]
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* DumbBlonde: For all of Cloud's strength, he is absolutely terrible at planning.
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* TheAce: Cloud. He's the perfect SOLIDER - good at all forms of combat (powerful and fast with powerful, fast, versatile Materia), obedient, uncomplaining, unambitious and a workaholic.
** BrokenAce: Cloud is one to SOLDIER as he can [[WorfEffect outfight Sephiroth]], is very skilled at combat and magic, is willing to help anyone that asks him but has no ambition, antisocial and his only goal is to kill Sephiroth. To Shinra this makes him the perfect soldier since he never complains nor asks for a promotion.
* AdvantageBall: Cloud consistently has the advantage over the characters due to having a decade of experience and better equipment. [[spoiler: Although he loses this when he gives the Ribbon to Kunsel]]
* AlmightyJanitor: Cloud is lowest ranking Soldier and is the strongest Soldier of [=ShinRa=], but doesn't give a shit about promotions. This makes him a darling to the high command, who ironically promote him to get him go on more missions by himself.
* {{Badass}}: Cloud, thanks to being a FutureBadass. By midpoint of the fic it is absolutely clear that this version of Cloud [[spoiler:easily surpasses Sephiroth]].
* [[spoiler: BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Being experimented on by Hojo, unbalanced by the truth of his origins and seeing Sephiroth burn down the Shinra Mansion allows Jenova to possess Cloud in Nibelheim]]
* BerserkButton: Don't call Cloud a puppet and don't threaten his friends.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Cloud, very quiet and antisocial to the point of being an ExtremeDoormat is the most powerful man in Shinra and can surpass Sephiroth in a straight fight.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Cloud becomes protective of Zack and Kunsel, trying to watch out for them the best he can.
** He also becomes this to young Cloud and Yuffie
* TheBigGuy: Cloud especially in the Omakes. His passivity and inability to plan well means that he serves as the muscle for Cissnei/Shinra/Kunsel/Zack/Yuffie/whoever is ordering or dragging him around.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Despite all evidence to the contrary, he fully believes that Sephiroth will go insane and evil and it's up to him to put him down before he commits the atrocities the past Sephiroth committed.
* CombatPragmatist: When Genesis took Sephiroth to meet Cloud for the first time, Sephiroth tries to introduce himself and Cloud springs immediately to attack him to not give him an opening.
* TheComicallySerious: Cloud is dour and stoic throughout the entire story. So of course, the omakes put in embarrassing situations like having him cross dress, rescuing Yuffie from increasingly dangerous situations and meeting Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo again.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Cloud tends to make hasty decisions without any good plans. He shows up on the Wutai Front but didn't bother to check if Sephiroth was even there, he tries to bribe terrorists but without an advocate he goes nowhere, he joins Shinra but has no plan to get at Hojo, etc etc.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Cloud refuses to see that Sephiroth has changed and not become the monster he was. He also refuses to answer the question of what will he do if he succeeds.
* FutureBadass: Cloud, odd variant where the badass is the protagonist. This is for good and for bad, good in that he now surpasses Sephiroth [[spoiler: bad in that Jenova and Hojo now find him the superior model.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Cloud wants to stop Sephiroth from getting possessed by Jenova and causing many tragedies, [[spoiler: he ends up getting possessed by Jenova himself]].
* HomelessHero: When Cloud gets to Midgard, he's homeless due to the fact that all his allies are gone and had no money to buy a place to stay. He ends sleeping in Aerith's church and this is rectified when he's recruited for Shinra.
* InternalReformist: Cloud joins [=ShinRa=] because it will get him closer to Hojo, Jenova and Sephiroth and allow him to destroy the company from the inside.
* MissingStepsPlan: Cloud's plan consists of 1. ????? 2. Murder Sephiroth/Jenova/Hojo 3. ??????
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Cloud tries to kill Sephiroth several times, and [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption he fails]]. He would have killed Lord Godo for refusing to surrender, if Yuffie hadn't stole his Fire materia.
* [[spoiler: NotSoDifferent: Cloud is not that different from Sephiroth, to the point that Jenova was able to possess him.]]
--> In that split second, he'd wondered what he'd do after he killed Sephiroth.
-->His first thought had been to destroy [=ShinRa=]. Destroy the company that had drained the Planet, dropped the Plate on Sector 7, and made Sephiroth possible in the first place. Destroy the man ''who left his mother in Nibelheim to die.''
-->Except… once he'd been freed of Jenova's influence, he'd realised how familiar that line of thinking was.
-->''When he found out the truth of his origins…''
-->...The first thing Sephiroth had done when he'd returned from the Lifestream was assassinate President [=ShinRa=].
-->''He started to hate [=ShinRa=].''
-->Revenge on [=ShinRa=] hadn't been enough. He turned his resentful eyes towards the Planet, and constructed fanciful notions that it was to be destroyed and made anew – that it was his ''birthright.''
-->''Then after a while, he started to hate everything.''
** [[spoiler: Also, to Lazard. Both are half-brothers, abandoned by Shinra and had to work their way to the top]]
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: While Cloud is helpful and generous to others, he grows more embittered and frustrated as his journey continues. He gets blinded by his hatred of Sephiroth, frustrated at his glacial progress in tracking down Jenova and Hojo and increasingly aware of his own power. [[spoiler: He becomes mentally unbalanced after he is tortured and experimented on and finds out that President Shinra is his father. His mental instability combined with his previous frustration and knowledge of the truth allows him to easily get possessed by Jenova.]]
* TheStoic: Cloud to everyone else. To the point Zack thinks its a big deal when Cloud smiles more than once a week.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: All Cloud wants to do is to prevent the tragedy and deconstruction that afflicted his timeline. While everyone agrees that he's right in wanting [[EldritchAbomination Jenova]] and [[MadScientist Hojo]] dead as the two are genuinely dangerous and continue to do so. However, most people believe that he crosses the line with his open desire to kill Sephiroth because as far as they know, Sephiroth has done nothing to earn to his hatred.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: Cloud is called out on attempting to kill Sephiroth when the latter never did the crimes his past self committed and for attempting a murder-suicide.]]
WrongGenreSavvy: Cloud believes that he's doing the right thing by planning to kill Sephiroth to prevent the tragedies the man causes. Not remotely realizing [[spoiler: until the very end of the story]] that the PowerOfFriendship and his kindness toward Genesis has done far more in changing the timeline and he's on his way to becoming someone '''worse''' than Sephiroth.
** BrokenAce: Cloud is one to SOLDIER as he can [[WorfEffect outfight Sephiroth]], is very skilled at combat and magic, is willing to help anyone that asks him but has no ambition, antisocial and his only goal is to kill Sephiroth. To Shinra this makes him the perfect soldier since he never complains nor asks for a promotion.
* AdvantageBall: Cloud consistently has the advantage over the characters due to having a decade of experience and better equipment. [[spoiler: Although he loses this when he gives the Ribbon to Kunsel]]
* AlmightyJanitor: Cloud is lowest ranking Soldier and is the strongest Soldier of [=ShinRa=], but doesn't give a shit about promotions. This makes him a darling to the high command, who ironically promote him to get him go on more missions by himself.
* {{Badass}}: Cloud, thanks to being a FutureBadass. By midpoint of the fic it is absolutely clear that this version of Cloud [[spoiler:easily surpasses Sephiroth]].
* [[spoiler: BeingTorturedMakesYouEvil: Being experimented on by Hojo, unbalanced by the truth of his origins and seeing Sephiroth burn down the Shinra Mansion allows Jenova to possess Cloud in Nibelheim]]
* BerserkButton: Don't call Cloud a puppet and don't threaten his friends.
* BewareTheQuietOnes: Cloud, very quiet and antisocial to the point of being an ExtremeDoormat is the most powerful man in Shinra and can surpass Sephiroth in a straight fight.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Cloud becomes protective of Zack and Kunsel, trying to watch out for them the best he can.
** He also becomes this to young Cloud and Yuffie
* TheBigGuy: Cloud especially in the Omakes. His passivity and inability to plan well means that he serves as the muscle for Cissnei/Shinra/Kunsel/Zack/Yuffie/whoever is ordering or dragging him around.
* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: Despite all evidence to the contrary, he fully believes that Sephiroth will go insane and evil and it's up to him to put him down before he commits the atrocities the past Sephiroth committed.
* CombatPragmatist: When Genesis took Sephiroth to meet Cloud for the first time, Sephiroth tries to introduce himself and Cloud springs immediately to attack him to not give him an opening.
* TheComicallySerious: Cloud is dour and stoic throughout the entire story. So of course, the omakes put in embarrassing situations like having him cross dress, rescuing Yuffie from increasingly dangerous situations and meeting Kadaj, Loz and Yazoo again.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Cloud tends to make hasty decisions without any good plans. He shows up on the Wutai Front but didn't bother to check if Sephiroth was even there, he tries to bribe terrorists but without an advocate he goes nowhere, he joins Shinra but has no plan to get at Hojo, etc etc.
* DramaticallyMissingThePoint: Cloud refuses to see that Sephiroth has changed and not become the monster he was. He also refuses to answer the question of what will he do if he succeeds.
* FutureBadass: Cloud, odd variant where the badass is the protagonist. This is for good and for bad, good in that he now surpasses Sephiroth [[spoiler: bad in that Jenova and Hojo now find him the superior model.]]
* HeWhoFightsMonsters: Cloud wants to stop Sephiroth from getting possessed by Jenova and causing many tragedies, [[spoiler: he ends up getting possessed by Jenova himself]].
* HomelessHero: When Cloud gets to Midgard, he's homeless due to the fact that all his allies are gone and had no money to buy a place to stay. He ends sleeping in Aerith's church and this is rectified when he's recruited for Shinra.
* InternalReformist: Cloud joins [=ShinRa=] because it will get him closer to Hojo, Jenova and Sephiroth and allow him to destroy the company from the inside.
* MissingStepsPlan: Cloud's plan consists of 1. ????? 2. Murder Sephiroth/Jenova/Hojo 3. ??????
* MurderIsTheBestSolution: Cloud tries to kill Sephiroth several times, and [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption he fails]]. He would have killed Lord Godo for refusing to surrender, if Yuffie hadn't stole his Fire materia.
* [[spoiler: NotSoDifferent: Cloud is not that different from Sephiroth, to the point that Jenova was able to possess him.]]
--> In that split second, he'd wondered what he'd do after he killed Sephiroth.
-->His first thought had been to destroy [=ShinRa=]. Destroy the company that had drained the Planet, dropped the Plate on Sector 7, and made Sephiroth possible in the first place. Destroy the man ''who left his mother in Nibelheim to die.''
-->Except… once he'd been freed of Jenova's influence, he'd realised how familiar that line of thinking was.
-->''When he found out the truth of his origins…''
-->...The first thing Sephiroth had done when he'd returned from the Lifestream was assassinate President [=ShinRa=].
-->''He started to hate [=ShinRa=].''
-->Revenge on [=ShinRa=] hadn't been enough. He turned his resentful eyes towards the Planet, and constructed fanciful notions that it was to be destroyed and made anew – that it was his ''birthright.''
-->''Then after a while, he started to hate everything.''
** [[spoiler: Also, to Lazard. Both are half-brothers, abandoned by Shinra and had to work their way to the top]]
* ProtagonistJourneyToVillain: While Cloud is helpful and generous to others, he grows more embittered and frustrated as his journey continues. He gets blinded by his hatred of Sephiroth, frustrated at his glacial progress in tracking down Jenova and Hojo and increasingly aware of his own power. [[spoiler: He becomes mentally unbalanced after he is tortured and experimented on and finds out that President Shinra is his father. His mental instability combined with his previous frustration and knowledge of the truth allows him to easily get possessed by Jenova.]]
* TheStoic: Cloud to everyone else. To the point Zack thinks its a big deal when Cloud smiles more than once a week.
* WellIntentionedExtremist: All Cloud wants to do is to prevent the tragedy and deconstruction that afflicted his timeline. While everyone agrees that he's right in wanting [[EldritchAbomination Jenova]] and [[MadScientist Hojo]] dead as the two are genuinely dangerous and continue to do so. However, most people believe that he crosses the line with his open desire to kill Sephiroth because as far as they know, Sephiroth has done nothing to earn to his hatred.
* WhatTheHellHero: [[spoiler: Cloud is called out on attempting to kill Sephiroth when the latter never did the crimes his past self committed and for attempting a murder-suicide.]]
WrongGenreSavvy: Cloud believes that he's doing the right thing by planning to kill Sephiroth to prevent the tragedies the man causes. Not remotely realizing [[spoiler: until the very end of the story]] that the PowerOfFriendship and his kindness toward Genesis has done far more in changing the timeline and he's on his way to becoming someone '''worse''' than Sephiroth.
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* NomDeMom: "Strife" turns out to be Cloud's mother's surname since she never got married. This becomes important when the time-traveling Cloud poses as his younger self's paternal uncle, his surname goes unnoticed until Genesis pulls the thread and realizes that Cloud has the wrong surname for a supposed uncle.
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!!This is the character page for ''FanFic/TheFifthAct''. Canonical characterization applies here until it does. List only tropes coming from the work, canon tropes go [[Characters/FinalFantasyVII here]].
!Cloud Strife
!Genesis Rhapsodos
!Sephiroth
!Angeal Hewley
!Zack Fair
!Kunsel
!Young Cloud Strife/Mini/Spike
!Aeris
!Cloud Strife
!Genesis Rhapsodos
!Sephiroth
!Angeal Hewley
!Zack Fair
!Kunsel
!Young Cloud Strife/Mini/Spike
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