HEROES THAT SHINE

+++ Cloud Strife +++

Cloud Strife (クラウド・ストライフ, Kuraudo Sutoraifu?) is the protagonist of Squaresoft's (now known as Square Enix) role-playing game Final Fantasy VII and several of its sequels and spin-offs. His appearance is marked by spiky blonde hair, vivid blue eyes (a distinguishing feature of SOLDIER members and a sign of having been exposed to mako energy), dark purple or blue clothing, and his Buster Sword (a sword with a distinctive, oversized blade), which originally belonged to his friend Zack. At first, Cloud displays a cold and uncaring demeanor, but he gradually adapts to his role as a leader.

In Final Fantasy VII, Cloud is the central force around which the narrative is constructed. In the beginning, the player is introduced to him as a mercenary and former member of SOLDIER that carries a disinterested air about him. During a mission in which he worked with the anti-Shinra organization AVALANCHE, he encounters a young woman by the name of Aerith Gainsborough, who is wanted by the Turks for being the last member of an ancient tribe known as the Cetra. Later, the player is introduced to Sephiroth, a former SOLDIER 1st Class.

THE RETURN...

In Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, it is revealed that in the two years following the conclusion of the game, Cloud lived with Tifa and Barret in the city of Edge, and following Barret's return to his hometown of Corel, he helped Tifa raise two children, Marlene, Barret's adopted daughter, and Denzel, an orphan and new character to the series. Cloud's new occupation is that of a delivery boy for the "Strife Delivery Service" that Tifa set up in her new tavern.Over time, Cloud began suffering symptoms of the disease Geostigma, keeping his left arm cloaked to hide the disfiguration it caused. Since the end of Final Fantasy VII, Cloud grew apart from the others out of the guilt for the deaths of Aerith and Zack, and a result, he moved out of the tavern and took refuge in the old church in which Aerith once raised flowers. Cloud's confusion in Final Fantasy VII has given way to severe grief, in which he cannot forgive himself for failing to save those he cared about.

+++ Kira Yamato +++

Kira Yamato is the first generation coordinator with natural parents. After he graduated from preparatory school on the moon, he enrolled in an industrial college on Heliopolis colony of the neutral nation of Aube to avoid the war. Kira is a little shy but he is a really kind-hearted young man. Kira has a robotic friend named Torii given to him by his best friend, Athrun Zala. Kira also pilots Strike Gundam. Kira it probably the most strongest protagonist. Kira is also really popular with females. He's a Coordinator who finds himself caught in the middle of the conflict where he must fight his best friend Athrun to protect the ones he loves on the side of Naturals. Obviously, he wants to end the conflict as soon as possible. He later becomes engaged to Lacus Clyne, who is the one who gave him the Freedom Gundam.

THE RETURN...

Now 18-years-old. He has had his place in the previous war of Jakin Due. He is now officially taking a break from war and dislikes it himself. He seems to be quiet most of the times and gets to live with Lacus Clyne. Together, they live a peaceful life and takes care of orphan children. He has an extremely cool outfit.He shows great care to everyone he loves and protects them when needed. He has a great spirit and can be described as a pacifist in the sense that he does not want to kill, and also dislikes war.The previous war has given Kira a great deal of experience. He strikes when he is on the defensive and only disarms enemy mobile suits while leaving the cockpit unharmed. He is capable of taking on a great deal of mobile suits and emerge unscathed showing how great he is now.

Two years have passed since the war of Jakin Due, once a member of the Earth Alliance, now officially goes on a path of non-violence with his companion, Lacus Clyne. They both lived in a seaside cabin at first with a daycare as well as Kira's "mother and father", but was later forced to move out so they re-located to a mansion. However, due to an unfortunate situation (Phase 13), he later realized that something had to be done, and later, together with Lacus, Murrue, Andrew, and other members of the Clyne Faction, they relaunched in the Archangel and since then, have been on a path towards stopping conflicts. He plays a key role in ending conflicts in his Freedom Gundam by intervening in conflicts between the Earth Alliance and ZAFT, whom Athrun Zala views it as a disruption. Personality:As a firm promoter of peace, he protects all people who he loves and cares about, especially Lacus Clyne. He is fairly quiet when he was living with Lacus in their seaside cabin and mansion, but once the Archangel re-launced and the Clyne Faction was back up and running, he started to talk more and gives decisive orders. He has a hatred inside for Mia Campbell due to the fact that she is an imposter of Lacus Clyne. His actions are often for the better and he strives to end all conflicts in support for peace.Skills:An extremely large jump in combat experience is shown in Kira Yamato as he pilots his ZGMF-X10A Freedom Gundam. His fighting skills are so advanced that he has been untouchable, and nothing has been able to stand in his way. As a supporter of peace, he makes sure never to cut through the cockpit of a mobile suit and only disables his enemies by decimating their weapons systems, and sometimes an arm, leg, or a booster pack. His speed is extremely fast as well enabling him to easily dodge attacks from multitudes of enemies and wiping out large squadrons of mobile suits. In addition, he is capable of easily intercepting missiles thanks to his HiMAT system that is able to lock on to all of them. His power is beyond compare and can defeat even the newest of all mobile suits. Where others struggle, he has no stress in handling and is capable of disabling three Gundams (Chaos, Gaia, Abyss) within seconds while emerging victorious without a single scratch. His combat skills are so impressive, that he never uses his shield to block beam and projectile attacks and only uses it to block saber attacks in which he is also capable of avoiding. He can entirely total Athrun's Savior Gundam in a few swift moves. All pilots fail to dodge one of Kira's advances and attacks when they are targeted. The sole pilot that was able to dodge Kira's beam saber, was Shinn Asuka in his Impulse Gundam when he was in Seed Mode. Despite that one time, Kira Yamato is without a doubt, the best pilot in all of Gundam Seed and Destiny.