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Cloud begins in much the same way as other old-schoolJRPGprotagonists.

He’s initially edgy, moody, brooding, quiet, too cool to care about the planet.

Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth hero Cloud shown against purple light

For such a seemingly throwaway line, “not interested” has had surprising staying power in the fandom.

But Christian now explains that it also helped him find the character’s voice, too.

“There’s an exterior to Cloud and that’s what most people see initially,” he says.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade

“That’s that tough, abrasive, cold, almost disheartened, exterior shell.”

We got to see what was inside," he continues.

“In the second game, we get to really see the core.

Mass Effect

All that hides behind a cool “not interested.”

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 character Henry wounded

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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 dialogue

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 combat

Dragon Quest 11

A screenshot of the upcoming PS5 game, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

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A screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, showing a man named Verso covered in dirt and blood, looking into the camera.

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Screenshot from Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 showing a number of characters stood together, a gloomy sky ahead of them.

A screenshot shows three Elden Ring Nightreign characters wearing Dark Souls armor sets

Hollow Knight

Lewis Pullman as "Bob" in Thunderbolts*

Hawkeye

GTA 6 trailer screenshots

GTA 6

Articulate box, cards, board, and tokens on a wooden table

The cast of Thunderbolts standing in an elevator during the trailer for the upcoming Marvel Phase 5 movie.

Logan Kim as Hershel and Lauren Cohan as Maggie in The Walking Dead: Dead City season 2