Fan Casting Cid Highwind in Nia DaCosta's Final Fantasy Rebirth

Cid is a former Shinra engineer and rocket scientist who has an unfulfilled dream of sending a rocket to space. Cid mistrusts the company and, when one of its executives attempts to steal his plane, the Tiny Bronco, he joins Cloud and his allies to fight Shinra. Cid is the most uncouth of the protagonists: he swears constantly, is short-tempered, cranky and impatient, and chain-smokes cigarettes. However, he has a good heart and is voted as a temporary party leader during Cloud and Tifa's absence.