Final 7 idea: the best art of the Cloud Strife fan that we painted ourselves

The final surprise 7 Remake it's out today. Who is not in a position to revisit the classic?

To celebrate the release, Polygon's staff took on the challenge: painting Cloud Strife's green eyes and blonde hair. Polygon Draws manager Jenna Stoeber was "concerned about the human figure" – especially the staff's ability to take Cloud's iconic image – but we all did very well.

But who was the best? There must be a winner! Please let us know after carefully considering each artist's statement. If you can't get enough of our glorious art, please take a look at Polygon Draws Sonic (yikes) with Tom Nook.

Nicole Carpenter

“Cloud Strife is probably the only thing The final surprise 7 Remake character to pick from Final Fantasy characters. Still, though, it wasn't given … unless he held a large knife. The most impressive thing about the cloud is its knife, so I chose to focus my efforts there. Red marks are the blood of Cloud Strife's enemies – and yes, it's real blood. ”(Vol. Note: With paint.)

Owen Good

"I've never played Final Fantasy (rotten vegetable ducks) the only Cloud Strife genius I have in his low-style version, with square eyes and Naruto hair. And a huge funny sword behind him." – Owen, 46

Chelsea Stark

“Even though Cloud gets a good light on The final surprise 7 Remake, there's something about the cold, dead fish watching reality I can't get out of my head. And I really thought that she and Sora were going to buy shoes in one place. My B. ”

Emily Heller

“I never played The Final Thing but I knew two things about Cloud Strife: blonde hair, a big sword. However, I'm also bad at drawing, so I don't know if my lack of FF7 knowledge was a barrier here. My husband's review was, "it looks like he's committing suicide" so I can't see that. I've done my best. ”

Clayton Ashley

“I didn't play Final concept 7 and I've never played a Final Fantasy game, but I know that Cloud has a huge 2-point sword. big hair. Everything else I filled with belts. ”

Julia Lee

“I was in a position to support this with an accurate drawing. I just had to prove that I'm a very good writer at Polygon dot com Final concept 7 larvae of the brain. I never thought more about finding out The final surprise 7 Remake in my talon, and I won't think of anything else for at least four months. ”

Susana Polo

“My first goal was to pull the smallest cloud with as big a sword as possible. This was damaged as soon as I drew his face to normal size. I was determined. For obvious reasons for relief, I decided to try to double the blocky scene of the original blocky. This Cloud is easy to draw, even though it is smaller to me than Cloud in Hercules & # 39; s in the original Kingdom Hearts. I don't remember her dress well. I guess I thought he was wearing a V-neck. I considered adding some strange straps or zippers but I ended up going with this simplified look, as well as the larger sword as possible on the page. If I'm proud of anything it's a total himbo voice on his face, which I understood was in the mood. ”

Ryan Gilliam

“I spent the last two weeks looking at the faces given by the beauty of the Cloud and the tank of the sweater. So I decided to get rid of all that with windows and create my own. I would like to say that I discovered the beauty of the original version from 1997, to stabilize it. But honestly … Sephiroth wouldn't want this sad Cloud. I'm the only one who wants this sad Cloud. And I hope that's enough for him; it is enough for me. ”

Russian Frushtick

“I've always been bad at drawing people's feet. Glad I found a loophole: Chocobo's feet. "

Ross Miller

“I had a low-level OG Cloud behind my shoulder at Zoom all week, thanks others an idea of what to do here. One large lump in the ocean with a few spikes? Look. Large sleeveless trees? Exactly why not. Baggy pants remind us of the bad 90s fashions? That … that can really spring from my memory of looking at the art of the mind back when I was a kid. Oops! The sword is great! And most importantly, Cloud having a sword fight means I don't have to draw an eye. I remember having eyes & # 39; mako & # 39; but … what's the color of Mark's hell? "

Karen Han

“I know exactly what Cloud's face is but I can't remember anything about him except his sleeveless suit, shoulder blade and big sword. So, & # 39; Folks… & # 39; ”

Charlie Hall

“I was hoping this week to get a helicopter, probably DCS World's Kiowa. Alas. I know that Cloud has hair, and a body of some sort. And the faces. Efforts are being made. But its strange aspect is the sword. I have painted many swords in my life, but I have never been able to draw them on a piece of paper won by selling Girl Scout Cookies or with this multi-colored pencil. I would like to thank my 10-year-old for last-minute help there. I used a tin of Altoids – the same one that I keep my voice recorder and microphone in – as a ruler. "

Simone de Rochefort

"I like it Final concept 7 very much, but I entered this challenge with low self-esteem, knowing that human bodies are beyond my artistic potential. I didn't think it was possible to lower expectations further, but as I wrote in the paper I realized I couldn't remember what Cloud hair looked like. You know, famous cloud hair. His most unique feature. The one a feature that will make the minimalist Cloud look like Cloud Fucking Strife. In what direction does the hair go? Which shape, other than this celebrity ?? I feel like one of those people who saw the apple & # 39; apple & # 39; found at that moment that they could not visualize things. I CAN SEE VIEWS. I AM THE BEST. ”

Patrick Gill

“I started drawing Cloud and realized that he had Calvin's hair so I went from there. I didn't play Final concept 7, so I just had to make an educated guess as to what idea Calvin Cloud would like to take advantage of. ”

Petrana Radulovic

“The only reference I have to Cloud is the fact that my little brother put him inside Super Smash Bros. for the Wii U slightly. All I knew was a great hairline and a state of vague imagination. And the tank up? I think there is a tank top. And we are very much involved with Deviant Art 2008. "

Brian Gilbert

“I can't believe I thought there were three holes in the sword. That's a big mistake. ”

Cass Marshall

"Smash's cloud pride in finding his match."

James Bareham

“Great sword, great pants.”

Math Patches

“I didn't play The Last Wonder 7, and I didn't play Final concept 7. My neighbor had a PlayStation, and I watched maybe a few hours of mysterious game. I think I've baked once and watched Final thought: Baby Kids and The point is: I know the hair, I know the color purple, I know the big sword (but I came out of the room to make it really big) and I knew Final Fantasy included chocolate. I have given everything there for this part. ”