I know, it was rightly justified in the context of Advent Children. But for some reason, I guess that angst just kinda became a staple for Cloud in a lot of his subsequent appearances. (The most glaring examples being KH2 and Dissidia, in my opinion.)

I do hope they bulk him up in the final version of the remake.

It’s really become a common misconception due to Cloud’s broody attitude in Advent Children and a lot of other spin-offs. :/