" BAFTA Games Awards 2021 Nominations Announced". Archived from the original on May 28, 2021. Christian enjoyed working with Cloud because of the depth of his character development, describing Cloud as one of the "juiciest characters" he has worked on. Ĭhristian portrayed Cloud as someone who is misunderstood and seeking an identity, his being hurt by past trauma making him scared to love and connect as he had before. In particular, he felt it important to carry over Burton's portrayal of Cloud's vulnerability and being a "guarded hero plagued by his past trauma". Christian drew from Burton's performance in humanizing Cloud. Portrayal Ĭody Christian drew inspiration from Steve Burton's take on Cloud while wishing to breathe new essence into him, in order to ensure his performance felt familiar to fans, but pave a way for moving forward. Ĭhristian's performance as Cloud earned him a BAFTA nomination for Performer in a Leading Role. Christian was immensely grateful for the gesture, and later commented on how it gave him confidence that he was at the time lacking. He expressed his gratitude to Square Enix, for the opportunity to play Cloud, and wished Christian good luck in the role. Steve Burton later shared a message informing fans that he was no longer playing Cloud. to learn his moves and attacks in battle. Christian also watched Cloud in other appearances, and played as Cloud in Super Smash Bros. He got some insight from his brother and his brother's friends, some of whom were forum managers involved more heavily in the gaming industry. īeyond studying Steve Burton's take on Cloud in Advent Children, Christian did extensive research into the character.
Further on in the process, when he knew he was auditioning for Cloud, he prepared by watching Steve Burton's performance in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. They first had Christian pretend he had a giant sword and play act a special attack. Cody Christian was first called in for an unnamed project with an unnamed role, and was on a Skype call in Japan while in a room with the voice directors and engineers.
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