Ahhh i see your useing low ebb Vincent here not DoC Vincent witch is were the problem lie’s while i respect Cloud Tifa never said he was the strongest, Vincent was the one who said Cloud could handle Kadaj alone tho remember probably knowing Cloud’s ability’s and strenth plus if you have ever had the pleasure to read the UO it say’s Vincent need’s to be pushed or really motivated to really interfear in a battle hence his reluctance to fight in Cloud’s Affair’s.
Well we don’t know how much more powerful he’s gone, because he still fights less powerful things than Cloud, I heavily doubt even in DoC Vincent could beat Bahamut without going Chaos. Tifa indirectly said he was stronger, and it’s proven with the bahamut battle. The bahamut was an affair and he still had little affect on it.
Im with you Cloud dominated AC but see it like this:
Cloud was motivated to fight Kadaj and Bahamut at the end he had found what he was fighting for Vincent however had no reason to fight and was still liveing with his sin, that’s why he is stronger in DoC he has the whole Hojo Lucrecia connection motivateing him to do his best (he wanted redemption), in AC Cloud’s heart wasnt in the fight untill later on when he stoped dilly dallying on the past lol
He still had Geostigma when facing Bahamut, he gets the power boost after he loses it, so that tells you something about Cloud. Vincent had no reason to fight? If he had no reason he would have never come to help with Bahamut or save Cloud. He had a reason to fight, but he KNEW Cloud would pwn Kadaj. Again Cloud gets stronger because he loses Geostigma.
So now do you see the point im makeing everyone has their fight AC was Cloud’s Vincent respected that, but DoC was Vincent’s battle and Cloud steped aside and let him fight it out with Omega,
Notice Vincent said he could handle Kadaj, he wasn’t talking about Sephiroth, because he didn’t believe/know it would lead to Sephiroth coming back, just the possiblity, also Sephiroth separates himself from Avalanche so he could face Cloud, with the negative lifestream, if Avalanche could help, they would have. Yes I know Cloud and co let him, because they knew Chaos/Vincent could handle it, Sephiroth is different.
as for Bahamut and the remnant’s i have no doubt in my mind Vincent could beat them after seeing him beat the DG Tsveit’s such as Azul and Russo and Nero at their best i can also see him tearing Bahamut apart just cus he never beat Bahamut dousent mean he couldent have (he wasnt hurt or beaten) plus we know he could envoke Chaos and tranceform.
I don’t see Vincent beating remnants with or with Geostigma to be honest. Loz by himself is stronger and faster than Azul and Rosso, and Yazoo has brilliant fighting skill. How is Vincent going to beat Bahamut without turning Chaos, remember his bullets did nothing. Yes Vincent would only beat these guys WITH Chaos.
find Vincent was most pasist in AC thus holding back (he could have stayed and helped Cloud fight the remnant’s but he dident) Vincent has a reluctance to fight without cause (Creator’s word’s not mine)
Then he wouldn’t have come at all if he didn’t have a need to fight.