It is inferior to Cloud for several reasons:
a) The name Cloud is not trying to sound cool
b) Single-syllable names (followed by meaningful last names) are ideal for main characters (for pop-media purposes like video games). I'm not making this up, there are literally essays on the subject. Cloud, being simplistic, works fairly well.
c) 'Cloud' does not invoke strong associations or imagery: the idea of a cloud is a pretty passive one. Lightning, on the other hand, has all kinds of connotations: it is more a "stronger" word than cloud and thus has more of its own identity
d)Lighting is obviously derivative of Cloud, making it, by definition, even lamer.
All that being said, Cloud ain't that great of a name either.
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