Editing Cloud Strife (section)

===In ''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII''===
Cloud appears in a minor role in the [[mobile game]] ''[[Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII|Before Crisis]]'', a prequel set six years before the events of ''Final Fantasy VII''. The player, a member of the Shinra covert operatives group, the [[Turks (FF7)|Turks]], encounters Cloud during his time as a Shinra infantryman working to join SOLDIER. The game portrays Cloud's natural talent for swordsmanship,<ref name="10thinter">{{cite book | title=Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania | year=2009 | isbn=978-4-7575-2560-3 | language=ja | publisher=Square Enix | pages=36–41 | edition=Revised}}</ref> and recounts his role during Nibelheim's destruction.

In the 2005 animated film ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children|Advent Children]]'', which is set two years after the conclusion of ''Final Fantasy VII'',<ref>{{cite video | people = Tetsuya Nomura (Director) | date = August 14, 2008 | title = Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | medium = DVD | publisher=Square Enix | quote='''Marlene:''' "Sadness was the price to see it end". It's been two years since they told me that.}}</ref> Cloud lives with Tifa in the city of Edge along with [[Marlene Wallace|Marlene]], Barret's adopted daughter, and [[Denzel (Final Fantasy)|Denzel]], an orphan affected by a rampant and deadly disease called Geostigma. Having given up his life as a mercenary,<ref>{{cite video | people = Tetsuya Nomura (Director) | date = September 14, 2005 | title = Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | medium = DVD | publisher=Square Enix | quote='''Reno:''' You're our buddy, aren't ya? / '''Rufus:''' Kadaj and his group are young and violent – as dangerous as they come. That's why we decided that it might be in our best to hire a little muscle. / '''Cloud:''' Too bad. I'm a delivery boy now.}}</ref> Cloud now works as a [[courier]] for the {{nihongo|"Strife Delivery Service"|ストライフ・デリバリーサービス|Sutoraifu Deribarī Sābisu}}, which Tifa set up in her new bar. After Tifa confronts him following the disappearance of Denzel and Marlene, it is revealed that he also suffers from the effects of Geostigma, and he responds that he is unfit to protect his friends and new family.<ref>{{cite video | people = Tetsuya Nomura (Director) | date = September 14, 2005 | title = Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | medium = DVD | publisher=Square Enix | quote='''Tifa:''' You have Geostigma, don't you? You're going to give up and die, is that it? So it is. / '''Cloud:''' There's no cure. / '''Tifa:''' Yeah, but, that's not stopping Denzel, is it? Don't run! Let's fight it together! We can help each other, I know we can. I guess ... that only works for real families. / '''Cloud:''' Tifa ... I'm not fit to help anyone – not my family, not my friends. Nobody.}}</ref>

However, after Tifa urges him to let go of the past,<ref>{{cite video | people = Tetsuya Nomura (Director) | date = September 14, 2005 | title = Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | medium = DVD | publisher=Square Enix | quote='''Tifa:''' Dilly dally, shilly-shally! / '''Reno:''' I think she wants you to move on, man.}}</ref> Cloud sets out for the Forgotten City in search of the children. There, he confronts [[Kadaj, Loz, and Yazoo]], genetic remnants of Sephiroth left behind before he diffused into the Lifestream completely.<ref>{{cite video | people = Tetsuya Nomura (Director) | date = September 14, 2005 | title = Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | medium = DVD | publisher=Square Enix | quote='''Kadaj:''' The stigma. But you know all about that, sir. Mother's memetic legacy lives on in the Lifestream and makes it happen. She does so much for us and we ... we don't even know where to find her. But what can we do? We're just remnants, really remnants of Mother's legacy. Until we find Mother and receive her cells, we can't be whole again! Geostigma and the Legacy aren't enough ... for a true reunion. / '''Rufus:''' What do you mean? / '''Kadaj:''' But, sir! Surely you've noticed ...}}</ref> Cloud's battle with Kadaj takes them back to Aerith's church, where Cloud recovers from his Geostigma with Aerith's help.<ref>{{Cite book|title = Final Fantasy VII 10th Anniversary Ultimania|publisher = Square Enix|year = 2009|pages = 58–61|language = ja|isbn = 978-4-7575-2560-3|edition = Revised}}</ref> After merging with the remains of Jenova, Kadaj, resurrects Sephiroth. Cloud, having overcome his doubts, defeats Sephiroth once more, leaving a dying Kadaj in his place.<ref>{{cite video | people = Tetsuya Nomura (Director) | date = September 14, 2005 | title = Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children | medium = DVD | publisher=Square Enix | quote='''Aerith:''' Kadaj? / '''Kadaj:''' Huh? / '''Aerith:''' You don't have to hang on any longer. / '''Kadaj:''' Mother is that ... / '''Aerith:''' Everyone's waiting if you're ready.}}</ref> At the film's conclusion, Cloud, seeing Aerith and Zack, assures them that he will be fine and reunites with his friends.

Cloud appears in ''[[On the Way to a Smile]]'', a series of short stories set between ''Final Fantasy VII'' and ''Advent Children''. "Case of Tifa" serves as an epilogue to ''VII'', and portrays Cloud's life alongside Tifa, Marlene, and Denzel. "Case of Denzel" relates how Cloud first met Denzel,<ref name="dvd">{{cite video |date=February 20, 2007|title = Final Fantasy VII – Advent Children (Limited Edition Collector's Set) |medium = DVD |publisher=Square Enix |location = Japan}}</ref> and was later adapted as a short [[original video animation]] for the release of ''[[Final Fantasy VII Advent Children#Advent Children Complete|Advent Children Complete]]'', ''On the Way to a Smile - Episode: Denzel''.<ref>{{cite video |date=June 2, 2009|title = Final Fantasy VII – Advent Children Complete|medium = Blu-ray |publisher=Square Enix |location = Japan}}</ref>

Cloud appears in a supporting role in the [[PlayStation 2]] game ''[[Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII|Dirge of Cerberus]]''. A year after the events of ''Advent Children'',<ref>{{cite video game|title=Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII|developer=Square Enix|Publisher=Square Enix |date=August 15, 2006 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote='''WRO Member:''' The WRO was originally established three years ago after Meteorfall.}}</ref> Cloud, working alongside Barret and Tifa, lends his support to the ground forces of the World Regenesis Organization and his ally [[Vincent Valentine]] in their siege of Midgar and counterattack against the rogue Shinra military unit Deepground.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII|developer=Square Enix|Publisher=Square Enix|date=August 15, 2006 |platform=PlayStation 2|quote='''Vincent:''' Yeah. And what about you? / '''Cloud:''' What do you think? / '''Tifa:''' Right! You can count on us! / '''Barret:''' When I'm through, there won't be a single sucka standing! / '''Vincent:''' Right. / '''Cloud:''' And as for you... / '''Vincent:''' Don't worry. Leave Deepground to me.}}</ref>

In the [[PlayStation Portable]] game ''[[Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII|Crisis Core]]'', Cloud is presented as a young Shinra infantryman who befriends Zack.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII|developer=Square Enix|Publisher=Square Enix|date=March 24, 2008 |platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Zack:''' Good news, Tseng! Me and... / '''Cloud:''' Cloud / '''Zack:''' Me and Cloud here are both backwater experts. Oh yeah!}}</ref> During the game's conclusion, a dying Zack gives Cloud his Buster Sword, telling him that he is his legacy.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII|developer=Square Enix|Publisher=Square Enix |date=March 24, 2008 |platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Zack:''' Continue living. You are proof that I existed. My dreams and pride, I give it all to you. / '''Cloud:''' I am proof that you existed.}}</ref> The game ends with Cloud heading to Midgar, reprising the start of ''Final Fantasy VII''.<ref>{{cite video game|title=Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII|developer=Square Enix|Publisher=Square Enix |date=March 24, 2008 |platform=PlayStation Portable|quote='''Cloud:''' My name is Cloud. SOLDIER 1st Class.}}</ref> Zack and Cloud's connection was meant to be expanded upon near the game's ending, with both of them planning to flee to Midgar, but due to limitations in the console's hardware, these scenes could not be implemented and they instead decided to focus on Zack.<ref name="triviadev">{{cite web | author=Gantayat, Anoop | date=October 14, 2010 | title=The 3rd Birthday Has Skippable Event Scenes | url=http://andriasang.com/comq6w/3rd_birthday_and_crisis_core/| publisher=Amdriasang | access-date=October 15, 2010 | archive-date=December 25, 2012 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121225031024/http://andriasang.com/comq6w/3rd_birthday_and_crisis_core/ | url-status=dead}}</ref>

Cloud reprises his role from the original ''Final Fantasy VII'' in the [[Final Fantasy VII Remake|2020 remake]], which is part of a planned trilogy of games remaking the original 1997 game. While marketed as a remake to the original 1997 game, Square claims that there are other different meanings in this game.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-is-part-five-of-the-final-fantasy-vii-compilation-and-nomura-talks-about-the-term-remake/|title=Final Fantasy VII Remake Is Part Five of the Final Fantasy VII Compilation and Nomura Talks About The Term Remake|date=April 29, 2020|publisher=Siliconera|access-date=May 2, 2020|archive-date=June 23, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200623014955/https://www.siliconera.com/final-fantasy-vii-remake-is-part-five-of-the-final-fantasy-vii-compilation-and-nomura-talks-about-the-term-remake/|url-status=live}}</ref> He was featured once more as the protagonist in ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]''.