Final Fantasy VII Cloud Strife
![]() Appearance:For those of you unfamiliar with Final Fantasy VII, Cloud Strife is the main character that you control the entire span of the game. The story goes something along the lines of him being an ex-SOLDIER, who is now working as a mercenary for hire. Somehow, he ends becoming involved with the other two characters: Tifa Lockhart (childhood friend) and Aerith Gainsborough (a flower-shop girl), whose figures will be reviewed at a later time.
The size of this figure is pretty big (8 inches tall because of his spiky hair). The paint application on this figure is well-done with the exception of one noticeable black mark on the back of Cloud’s head. The detailing on this figure is just incredible! Both sculpt and paint application of Cloud’s belt and suspenders look like it’s made of actual leather. Even his shoes are well-crafted. In fact, they’re impeccably detailed that it gives the zippers on both shoes the illusion of being able to unzip themright off of Cloud’s feet! Careful attention has been given to the detailing of the metallic shoulder pad giving it the “been-in-battle” scratch and dent marks. The same can be said for his sword. Cloud is also a bit on the pale side, but that doesn’t detract too much from the figure. Strangely, his shoulders seem to have gotten a tan.
Fun:According to the packaging, there are “over 22 points of articulation!” However, I’ve been spending way too much time admiring the craftsmanship of this figure to even verify this claim, so I leave that to you guys. From what I’ve noticed, Cloud has a ball-jointed neck, ball-hinged shoulders, swivel wrists, swivel forearms, swivel/ball-hinged hips, swivel thighs, ball-hinged knees, swivel feet, and ball-hinged ankles. Interestingly, Cloud can be made to sit down, or spread his legs wide open (probably because he wears [the] pants and so that he can ride on his motorcycle, which is due out sometime later this year).
Overall:
Rich’s Score: 99/100Engineernerd’s Note: I can’t believe how good this fig looks in every pose. I had to include as many of Rich’s great pics as I could! |
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