Cloti

Cloti is the het ship between Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart from the Final Fantasy fandom.

Canon
Cloud Strife and Tifa Lockhart were born in the mountain village of Nibelhiem. Tifa was popular with the local boys, in which has Cloud trying to impress her and has often gets into fights with the other boys because of its. Cloud and Tifa were not friends, nor were they close during this time. When Tifa was eight years old she suffered from an accident that injured her father and the village blamed Cloud for it. Five years later, Cloud decides to leave Nibelhiem and become a SOLIDER. Tifa one night asks Cloud to the promise of rescuing her if she ever got into trouble. Cloud travels to Midgar and fails to make SOLIDER and joins the army as a Shinra MP instead.

Cloud eventually returns to his hometown during the Nibelhiem Incident. Tifa is not aware that one of the grunts is Cloud since he spends the whole mission hiding his face under his helmet in shame and embarrassment. Upon learning the secrets of his heritage, the first class SOLIDER Sephiroth goes insane and massacres Nibelhiem, killing Tifa's father and Cloud's mother. Tifa confronts Sephiroth but is injured and falls unconscious. Cloud is able to defeat Sephiroth by tossing him into the Lifestream, fulfilling his promise even if he didn't make SOLIDER.

Five years later, Cloud reappears in Midgar and is discovered by Tifa. He joins AVALANCHE as a mercenary, and "former SOLIDER". Tifa notices that Clouds memories do not match her own but does not say anything in fears of disturbing him. A resurgent Sephiroth exploits this to manipulate Cloud into giving his the Black Matra and calls upon its power to end the world. Tifa reveals to Cloud the truth and is able to help him realize that he had created and was living false persona, of his dead friend Zack Fair. With this knowledge Tifa and Cloud go on to confront Sephiroth and save the world.

Fanon
Cloud/Tifa has been extremely popular since 1997. It is a popular Final Fantasy VII ship and one of the most popular ships in the entire series. It is considered a "rival ship" to Cloud/Aerith. Both ships have had evidence and materials to support them, although the fandom ship wars are ongoing.

On AO3, the ship has over 692 fanfics.

Fandom
FAN FICTION
 * Cloud/Tifa tag on FanFiction.net
 * Cloud/Tifa tag on FanFiction.net

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Trivia

 * A few Cloti-like moments were seen in Kingdom Hearts II.

Variations

 * Clerifa refers to the ship between Cloud Strife, Tifa Lockhart and Aerith Gainsborough