Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII - Cloud Strife - Play Arts - Infantryman (Kotobukiya, Square Enix)Cloud Strife · Kotobukiya

Kotobukiya, in collaboration with Square Enix, released this Play Arts figure of Cloud Strife as an Infantryman from Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII. Made from ABS and PVC, this version depicts Cloud in his pre-SOLDIER infantry uniform and was priced at 3,990 JPY. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is a prequel to the original game, focusing on Zack Fair, a SOLDIER operative working for the Shinra Electric Power Company. Cloud Strife appears in this story as a low-ranking infantryman, before becoming the legendary warrior seen in Final Fantasy VII. His infantryman appearance represents a humbler, more vulnerable time in Cloud's life, when he served under Zack and dreamed of joining SOLDIER's elite ranks. The game explores themes of friendship, legacy, and the cost of war within Shinra's military apparatus. This figure captures Cloud's infantry uniform with its distinctive helmet and visor, offering collectors a representation of the character before his iconic spiky blonde hairstyle and massive Buster Sword became his defining traits.