We don't talk enough about the sheer physical strength of SOLDIERS, specifically that of First Classes.
Zack pulled the bottom half of a street light out of the ground WITH ITS FULL CONCRETE BASE ATTACHED and swung it at a helicopter like he was batting a home run in Rebirth. Zack did that. Arguably the weakest of the Firsts, since he didn't have a shit ton of Jenova DNA. I don't know about the rest of you, but I have in fact seen a fucking street light.
How much shit did Sephiroth accidentally break growing up before he learned to treat things gently? How much of his pre-Nibelheim personality came from the knowledge that he must move softly through the world or he could kill the people around him?
Did Angeal crack hand weights in half with his biceps as a party trick? How many red coats did Genesis accidentally tear in half before he forced himself to always move more gracefully?
How much property damage has Cloud genuinely left in the wake of their Sephiroth hunt? Because that mfer does not care jack about shit half the time. No wonder Shinra always finds them so easily, just follow the path of insurance claims.
