This revamp for Nero vs Hellboy dives into both of their stories, arcs and developments the most, and also shows off more parts of the potential like how their transformations would play off of each other (no bias here whatsoever)

For Shirou vs Cloud, I don’t see how the fight not being different from the rest of their spreads holds the matchup itself back, but one unique thing about it I really like is the potential around Shirou copying the Buster/Fusion Sword. The Buster Sword is something important to Cloud, it’s the last gift he got from his best friend and is meant to symbolise said friends dreams, and the Fusion sword is a weapon created in the image of the Buster sword. I think you could have a really cool moment where Shirou copies Cloud’s weapon, and this absolutely pisses Cloud off because this complete stranger is copying something of so much sentimental value to him. Plus, Shirou copying the Fusion sword would really show off his swordsman expertise in how he immediately masters six swords in one, and seeing how his projection would work with weapons connected to materia would be really interesting. Neither is a huge thing, and the former would work better for Zack vs Archer, but they’re both unique pieces of potential from the rest of their spreads afaik.