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My dude, have you seen Cloud fight? He's not going to be bothered by ice of all things. Dude spends his time airborne.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0KA53cKNnI

Maybe a look at his fighting style is in order here. Look at this and tell me 'oh no slippery ice' matters at all to him. This also showcases just how little I think a Soulgaze matters here. There's no more nightmarish scenario for Cloud than 'holy SHIT, Sephiroth is back and toying with me' and he still pulls through. His mental isn't that fragile after he's done overcoming his traumas in the Lifestream.

And yes, Forzare could pierce Shield, but that still leaves Harry with only a singular option and nothing else, and he doesn't have time to switch around. Cloud's super fast and Harry traditionally has a terrible time with fast enemies, who are themselves way slower than Cloud.

EDIT: I think this bears repetition BTW, because while I find the idea of 'a soulgaze happens mid-combat' asinine, I want to really debunk this idea. Cloud falls into the heart of the planet, gets in direct contact with an overload of souls, faces his own traumas and failings, aka the things that hurt him most, and comes out of the experience better off and a more complete person. I don't think soulgazing Dresden is going to do anything to him. This is an actual fight, and one Dresden is woefully underequipped to handle. His wheelhouse is big slow enemies, not someone who moves faster than he can react to.

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Shine on, you crazy diamond.