...I don't consider using magic spells and special abilities to be COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT. If that's the case, Final Fantasy has been ripping off other forms of entertainment (movies, books, etc.) for DECADES.

If he wants to rename one of Cloud's overdrives and tweak it to his flavor, there's no harm in that. This is a Final Fantasy forum; it's only natural that someone would want to roleplay as one of those characters. If doing so is ILLEGAL, then we need to shut down half of the RP forum, thanks to all of those roleplays going on based off of the games.




...see my point?

Though I do agree that acting as an existing character rather than creating one of your own might be a little unoriginal, I don't see the "problem" with it at all.