User blog comment:Friendlysociopath/My Problems with Link vs Cloud/@comment-33409661-20171208192108/@comment-3463132-20180113081625

The 10x was due to the speeds of a bullet compared to an arrow. If character A reacts to arrows and character B reacts to bullets, character B would theoretically have reactions/speeds 10x that of character A.

Also while he has not outrun them, Last Order did show Zack moving his body faster than the bullets around him. Given that Cloud performed better against Sephiroth than Zack ever did, the fan-scaling of Cloud >= Zack holds merit.

I too have no interest in Finishing Touch. However, when someone insists on game mechanics being used, they should be used for all accounts; not just whatever suits someone's whim. Boss's being immune are strictly game mechanics to keep the game challenging, such mechanics would not apply to Link unless it was insisted their was a canon reason such powers existed for them, in which case Link would presumably need said canon reason. (Think undead and death magic)

And what do you mean, "Most of those Cloud feats didn't happen?" You named literally one that did happen but added it was with help and then discarded the rest? Each and every one is Advent Children so I don't know how you can recognize Bahamut but none of the others.

Yazoo blasts him in the face during the first battle, which draws a bit of blood but otherwise he's fine (actually this is a lot more impressive than it's currently listed due to the power of FF7 guns) the crater was his battle with Sephiroth, and terminal velocity falls is something he does repeatedly in AC such as his dive on Kadaj. Even Bahamut's blast, while requiring healing from Aerith (could you link me to that?) didn't vaporize Cloud on the spot the moment he entered it and he seemed to be dealing with it quite well.

The bullets in FF7 are freakishly powerful if you consider the amount of energy they have to possess. Consider that the bullets can actually throw Cloud's sword around and Yazoo can keep Cloud himself airborne by shooting him and forcing Cloud to block.