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I could easily see him as Cloud's mirror... in fact, he acts like a shadow-mirror of sorts. (as regards matters of exertion, I could imagine him as Cloud's "perfect" mirror")
Relevant points:
- the way he is defeated, because this is indicative of PoLR.
- his suggested role as a messianic figure.
- his manner of verbal aggression.
- his strategy to defeat Cloud.
- his strategy to defeat the lifestream.
- his rejection of his opportunity to defeat Cloud.