why doesn't cloud have a tattoo

[Jakuzi]

maybe some of the story is lost on me but wasn't he one of the experiments?

[isick]

i dont rember tattos? elaborate nanaki doesnt have one either if im not mistaken

[Jakuzi]

you think
nanaki
number 13
the guy named for his tattoo
doesn't have a tattoo?

[isick]

sorry its been 13+ years since ive played lel

[Zero McDol]

Originally posted by Jakuzi:

maybe some of the story is lost on me but wasn't he one of the experiments?

He's not an experiment. There's a specific reason for his, condition, that is explained in Disc 2 after he falls into the lifestream.

[isick]

dang i dont rember that part at all ;_; gues si should play it again

[drae_perin]

If you're looking for some grand reasoning you will be disappointed.

He was exposed to Jenova and Mako. His mental state was in decline, so he was assessed as a failed attempt. Either because Zack escaped and rescued Cloud, or because Cloud did not meet Hojo's criteria, he is never assigned a number or given a tattoo.

There are many people who have undergone the experimental procedure who do not have tattoos, including all of the members of Soldier.

[Sheff]

Originally posted by Zero McDol:

Originally posted by Jakuzi:

maybe some of the story is lost on me but wasn't he one of the experiments?

He's not an experiment. There's a specific reason for his, condition, that is explained in Disc 2 after he falls into the lifestream.

He is an experiment. He just doesn't have a tattoo as Hojo deemed him a failure.

[Lars]

Cloud dont have a tattoo. Red XIII has one

[RPG Gamer Man]

Originally posted by drae_perin:

If you're looking for some grand reasoning you will be disappointed.

He was exposed to Jenova and Mako. His mental state was in decline, so he was assessed as a failed attempt. Either because Zack escaped and rescued Cloud, or because Cloud did not meet Hojo's criteria, he is never assigned a number or given a tattoo.

There are many people who have undergone the experimental procedure who do not have tattoos, including all of the members of Soldier.

Some of the turks also might have been experimented on too (not all voluntarily either!)..vincent suggests this at one point and states he was experimented on himself by HOJO. They don't all have tattooes also. In final fantasy 7 remake, this is clearly also suggested...

https://screenrant.com/final-fantasy-7-remake-turks-explained/

NOTE: VIncent also does not have a tattoo in the game, and clearly he was a experiemented on by HOJO. Consider the other "forms" of vicent. They look similiar to some of the monsters in the game..

[Zero McDol]

Originally posted by SheffUK:

Originally posted by Zero McDol:

He's not an experiment. There's a specific reason for his, condition, that is explained in Disc 2 after he falls into the lifestream.

He is an experiment. He just doesn't have a tattoo as Hojo deemed him a failure.

Perhaps. But, I'm not talking about Mako showering and Jenova Cell infusion. I'm talking about the Sephiroth clones who were numbered, they're the ones who received a tattoo. Also, close to the end of Disk One, Sephiroth plays mind games with Cloud, to trick him into thinking he was a clone.

The memory scene with Zack takes place after Cloud threw Sephiroth off the bridge and into the reactor.