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Cloud Strife

is a character and the protagonist of the 1997 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII by Square (now Square Enix). He is also the protagonist of its remakes Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024), as well as its animated film sequel Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), with appearances in several other installments in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and the wider Final Fantasy series. He has also appeared in other media, including the Kingdom Hearts series by Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and the Super Smash Bros. series by Nintendo. Throughout Final Fantasy VII and its compilation that expands its universe, Cloud Strife is portrayed as a revolutionary working for the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE in their efforts against the Shinra Electric Power Company, a mega corporation who plans to drain the world of its lifestream. Cloud experiences internal struggles in confronting his own traumatic past, including his history with former colleague Sephiroth. Cloud was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, a character artist for the Final Fantasy series, whose role expanded to include supervision over Cloud's personality. Yoshinori Kitase, director of VII, and Kazushige Nojima, an events planner, developed the story and wanted to create a mysterious character who acted atypically for a hero.…

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is a character and the protagonist of the 1997 role-playing video game Final Fantasy VII by Square (now Square Enix). He is also the protagonist of its remakes Final Fantasy VII Remake (2020) and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (2024), as well as its animated film sequel Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children (2005), with appearances in several other installments in the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII and the wider Final Fantasy series. He has also appeared in other media, including the Kingdom Hearts series by Square Enix and The Walt Disney Company and the Super Smash Bros. series by Nintendo. Throughout Final Fantasy VII and its compilation that expands its universe, Cloud Strife is portrayed as a revolutionary working for the eco-terrorist group AVALANCHE in their efforts against the Shinra Electric Power Company, a mega corporation who plans to drain the world of its lifestream. Cloud experiences internal struggles in confronting his own traumatic past, including his history with former colleague Sephiroth. Cloud was designed by Tetsuya Nomura, a character artist for the Final Fantasy series, whose role expanded to include supervision over Cloud's personality. Yoshinori Kitase, director of VII, and Kazushige Nojima, an events planner, developed the story and wanted to create a mysterious character who acted atypically for a hero.…

Key claims

  1. publication date: 2009 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2007 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "2009". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "2017". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2007". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1376328458

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.