Final Fantasy VII’s protagonist got a pretty raw deal. He had Sephiroth to deal with. He had to fight his way through vast swathes of soldiers, demented wildlife and everything else besides. He was almost killed in the Lifestream. But do any of these hardships excuse THAT hair? They do not.
He’s mocked for his gravity defying barnet throughout the game. Much of it from Barret, and his pointy hair/pointy head references. Tifa goes one better, cooing at the sight of some newborn chicks before casually announcing “Cloud! Your hair looks like a Chocobo!” As we all know, resembling an giant mythical chicken is the height of chic. All in all though, being the ‘odd-looking one’ amongst a cast as bizarre as this is quite an achievement.
Still, Cloud never let the naysayers put him off. Judging by the flashback sequence, he’s spent his entire adult life looking like your average ludicrous anime character. Still, he’s given us one of the most cherished games ever made, so we can forgive a simple case of overzealous hair gel application.
