In the original game, Cloud is most often depicted with the Buster Sword, the five-foot-long behemoth weapon he is most known for. The short, stocky sprite left much of the character to the imagination, although the character art included in the manual and on the box gave fans a better idea of what Cloud actually looked like. The Cloud Strife character first entered the scene as a playable character in the PSOne release of Final Fantasy VII. First Impressions Of Cloud: Final Fantasy VII, 1997
