*Cloud introduces himself to Avalanche as a former member of an elite warrior unit called SOLDIER who has turned mercenary, and uninterested in anything beyond his hired task at hand. Beneath his hardened outer persona is a softer, more caring individual who simply struggles to open up, but is striving to be a hero. He thinks of himself as an ‘ex soldier first class’, but his real identity is still unknown. He carries his iconic Buster Sword.*