I was never a big fan of Snake's inclusion in Brawl, but Cloud doesn't really bother me. Mostly because he feels more at home stylistically than Snake did IMO.
Probably not gonna be a popular opinion, but I kinda see Cloud as the figurehead for the Final Fantasy frachise, which had its start on Nintendo platforms. Did his game ever appear on a Nintendo platform? Technically no...but I'm guessing he stands out a lot more to your average gaming fan than the protags of FF 1-6.
Though I'm not exactly well versed in the FF franchise...so maybe I'm completely off-base here. I think his inclusion is a good sign of relations between Nintendo and Square Enix at least, and it's definitely a sign of how widespread Super Smash Bros. has grown as a crossover IP.
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