"Hmm. Well, this place is so cold, I bet we could find some that is still in good shape in the city." Zack replies.
"It would be nice if there were still people around." Cloud says, looking back to the city.
OoC: Which is why Zack, the SOLDIER First Class, fights and loses to Sephiroth. Then Cloud, a completely normal person, comes, picks up Zack's sword, stabs Sephiroth. Then, after Sephiroth stabs him through the chest, manages to pick Sephiroth up using the sword in his chest, and throws him off the ledge. This changes in different versions, mind you, but the effect is the same. Cloud didn't gain any of his strength until after that event, when Hojo experimented on him. If anything, Cloud is far stronger. Especially when he is fighting for others.