Can Lightning (FF13) become MORE POPULAR than Cloud (FF7)?!!

[arbitor365]

darthdevidem01 said:

ffirebrand_cloud said:

darthdevidem01 said:

NiKKoM said:
How do you come up with threads like these... xD

But no... Little whinny Emo boys don't like white clothing... so Lightning will never be as popular...

but lightning has things cloud didn't

a personality is one of them

 

Why do you say this Darth?

I thought Cloud actually had a really interesting personality. 

His character development throught the game is really outstanding. 

On the first disc, he is this cocky guy that seems to face adversity like no other and to have everything under control. 

But then, Aeris is killed and his past completely exposed to him. Those two things haunt him, and destroy his " I'm a tough guy" armor. His inner self is completely exposed. He is a coward, and through a great deal of disc 2, he can't cope with things. 

 

However, the affection for his companions and love for tifa make him come back, and realize that he can't just give all hope without fighting for what is right. 

 

How can you say he had no personality?

EXCELLENT POST

Now they were one of the few things that I didn't like about cloud.

His sudden turn around never convinced me, it seemed like it "had to be done" to make him like the typical "hero". It almost seemed "fake" to be honest with you.

While he had character develpment, it wasn't convincing, that was my main problem.

But there was something about him that made him so popular....your 2nd last sentence is probably that reason.

About personality, I would still claim I never got much from him throughout the whole game.....with a main character, you want them to be on screen due to a stunning persona....an aura. Cloud never had that for me.

@Chris is Not Sexy

NOCTIS in FF13??? ewwwwwwwwwwwww

well, I still dont see how going through an entire game whining about nothing, and then realizing at the end of the game "hey, Im whining about nothing" makes him a dynamic character.  Even at the beginning of advent children, he is still moping like a brat and wont except that life isnt always fair and that he really doesn’t have it that rough.  it takes him a 3 disk game and a movie, just to come to the realization "you know, life isnt that bad. you just need to look right in front of you to find your purpose and the people that care about you." A real hero is someone who self-sacrifices, like Tidus from FFX.