Sephiroth: Can you do it? That darkness comes from your own dark memories. But Sephiroth just keeps returning.Ĭloud: Once I get rid of you, the darkness will go away. Indeed, we are the same…Ĭloud also believes that if he’s able to get rid Sephiroth, “the darkness will go away.”. Sephiroth claims he is Cloud, and in a similar way, the parallels between Riku and Xehanort/Ansem SoD are also reinforced throughout the series- showing how Riku could have ended up- literally- as just another Xehanort if his desire for power/strength hadn’t been first rooted in his desire to protect his friends (Terra even has a vision of Young Xehanort standing in Riku’s place).Īnsem SoD: You know you and I are similar.

(Also, this might be a coincidence, but Ansem SoD’s design reminds me A LOT of Sephiroth.)

And Riku? Riku literally changed to look like Ansem SoD in order to use his powers.

Makes you think darkness is the only way.Ĭloud says he looks different because of Sephiroth- even Goofy mentions that Cloud and Sephiroth look similar (even though…they really don’t, but whatever). Tell me if you see him.Ĭloud: Silver hair. Me, and the one who embodies all the darkness in me.ĭonald (Insert Donald Duck voice ): I thought you looked kinda different Cloud.Ĭloud: Sephiroth. Sephiroth: I’m a part of you, am I? Then join me in this eternal nightmare, untarnished by light.Ĭloud: This time, we settle it. Sephiroth is to Cloud what Ansem is to Riku.Ĭloud: As long as you exist, I’ll never wake from this nightmare. Let your heart, your being become darkness itself.Īnd not only that, much like how Riku had agreed to work with Maleficent because she promised to help him find Kairi, Cloud was working with Hades because he promised to help Cloud find a friend. Plunge deeper into the darkness, and your heart will grow even stronger.Īnsem SoD: It’s really quite simple. You showed no fear in stepping through the door to darkness. Riku: You’re saying my heart is weaker than his?Īnsem SoD: For that instant it was. In Kingdom Hearts, Cloud is (probably) meant to be a parallel of Riku.

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