18 Most Iconic Signature Moves In Video Game History

11. Cloud Strife's Victory Fanfare - Final Fantasy VII

Have you ever seen another character hold aloft a rather large sword and spin it mid-air? Of course not. Final Fantasy VII made such a cultural impact in 1997, literally the entire Western hemisphere had to take a few years to adjust. Square's first 3D take on their already-perfected turn-based formula defined thousands of childhoods, and enamoured every last one of Cloud's actions into our brains forevermore. But that one move that just made you know you were playing as one of the greatest characters of all time? It came at the end of your very first fight.