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She wears silver bracelets, brown boots and a shin-length pink dress that buttons up with the front with a red bolero jacket." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/2/2f/Aerith_Gainsborough.png/220px-Aerith_Gainsborough.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="327" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/2f/Aerith_Gainsborough.png 1.5x" data-file-width="259" data-file-height="385" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Aerith Gainsborough artwork by <a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura" title="Tetsuya Nomura">Tetsuya Nomura</a> for <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i>.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First appearance</th><td class="infobox-data"><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> (1997)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Created by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Yoshinori_Kitase" title="Yoshinori Kitase">Yoshinori Kitase</a> <br /> <a href="/wiki/Hironobu_Sakaguchi" title="Hironobu Sakaguchi">Hironobu Sakaguchi</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Designed by</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura" title="Tetsuya Nomura">Tetsuya Nomura</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Voiced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><a href="/wiki/English_language" title="English language">English</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Mandy_Moore" title="Mandy Moore">Mandy Moore</a> (<i>Kingdom Hearts</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Mena_Suvari" title="Mena Suvari">Mena Suvari</a> (<i>Kingdom Hearts II</i> and <i>Advent Children</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bowen" title="Andrea Bowen">Andrea Bowen</a> (<i>Crisis Core</i>, <i>Dissidia 012</i>, <i>Explorers</i>, <i>Mobius</i>, <i>Kingdom Hearts III Re Mind</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Briana_White" title="Briana White">Briana White</a> (<i>Final Fantasy VII Remake</i> and <i>Crisis Core Reunion</i>)<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Capri Oliver (<i>Final Fantasy VII Remake</i>, young)</li></ul> </div><div class="collapsible-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align: left;"> <div style="line-height: 1.6em; font-weight: bold;"><div><a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a></div></div> <ul class="mw-collapsible-content" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0; line-height: inherit; list-style: none; margin-left: 0;"><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0"><a href="/wiki/Maaya_Sakamoto" title="Maaya Sakamoto">Maaya Sakamoto</a><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li><li style="line-height: inherit; margin: 0">Chihiro Tanaka (<i>Final Fantasy VII Remake</i>, young)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header notheme">In-universe information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Race</th><td class="infobox-data">Cetra-Human Hybrid</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Weapon</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Quarterstaff" title="Quarterstaff">Staff</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Home</th><td class="infobox-data">Icicle Inn</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Aerith Gainsborough</b><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<a href="/wiki/Japanese_language" title="Japanese language">Japanese</a>: <span lang="ja">エアリス・ゲインズブール</span>, <a href="/wiki/Hepburn_romanization" title="Hepburn romanization">Hepburn</a>: <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Earisu Geinzubūru</i></span>)</span>, transliterated as <b>Aeris Gainsborough</b> in the English releases of <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics" title="Final Fantasy Tactics">Final Fantasy Tactics</a></i>, is a character in <a href="/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)" title="Square (video game company)">Square</a>'s (now <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a>) <a href="/wiki/Role-playing_video_game" title="Role-playing video game">role-playing video game</a> <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>. She was designed by <a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura" title="Tetsuya Nomura">Tetsuya Nomura</a> with influence from <a href="/wiki/Yoshinori_Kitase" title="Yoshinori Kitase">Yoshinori Kitase</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hironobu_Sakaguchi" title="Hironobu Sakaguchi">Hironobu Sakaguchi</a> and <a href="/wiki/Yoshitaka_Amano" title="Yoshitaka Amano">Yoshitaka Amano</a>. </p><p>She is one of the main characters of <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>, a young woman allied with the eco-terrorist organization <a href="/wiki/AVALANCHE" class="mw-redirect" title="AVALANCHE">AVALANCHE</a>. Over the course of the story, AVALANCHE begin to pursue the game's antagonist <a href="/wiki/Sephiroth_(Final_Fantasy)" title="Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)">Sephiroth</a>, and the player learns that she is the last surviving Cetra, or "Ancient", one of the planet's oldest races. She is ultimately murdered by Sephiroth. She has also appeared in the <i><a href="/wiki/Compilation_of_Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Compilation of Final Fantasy VII">Compilation of Final Fantasy VII</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts" title="Kingdom Hearts">Kingdom Hearts</a></i> series. </p><p>She is voiced in Japanese by <a href="/wiki/Maaya_Sakamoto" title="Maaya Sakamoto">Maaya Sakamoto</a>. In English, she is voiced by <a href="/wiki/Mandy_Moore" title="Mandy Moore">Mandy Moore</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_(video_game)" title="Kingdom Hearts (video game)">Kingdom Hearts</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Mena_Suvari" title="Mena Suvari">Mena Suvari</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_II" title="Kingdom Hearts II">Kingdom Hearts II</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Advent_Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Final Fantasy VII Advent Children">Final Fantasy VII Advent Children</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Andrea_Bowen" title="Andrea Bowen">Andrea Bowen</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Crisis_Core:_Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII">Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII</a></i> and the Re Mind DLC of <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_III" title="Kingdom Hearts III">Kingdom Hearts III</a></i>, and <a href="/wiki/Briana_White" title="Briana White">Briana White</a> in <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Remake" title="Final Fantasy VII Remake">Final Fantasy VII Remake</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Crisis_Core:_Final_Fantasy_VII_Reunion" class="mw-redirect" title="Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion">Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a></i>. Aerith and the events surrounding her death in <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> have been met with overall positive reception from critics and fans. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Concept_and_creation">Concept and creation</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Concept and creation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aerith was designed by <a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura" title="Tetsuya Nomura">Tetsuya Nomura</a>, with influence from director and scenario writer <a href="/wiki/Yoshinori_Kitase" title="Yoshinori Kitase">Yoshinori Kitase</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hironobu_Sakaguchi" title="Hironobu Sakaguchi">Hironobu Sakaguchi</a>, whilst <a href="/wiki/Yoshitaka_Amano" title="Yoshitaka Amano">Yoshitaka Amano</a> created conceptual artwork which helped to influence her design. She has green eyes and long brown hair tied in a <a href="/wiki/Braid" title="Braid">braid</a> with a pink ribbon. She wears a long pink dress, a <a href="/wiki/Shrug_(clothing)" title="Shrug (clothing)">bolero jacket</a>, and brown <a href="/wiki/Hiking_boot" title="Hiking boot">hiking boots</a>. The long dress was designed to appear ladylike and contrast with <a href="/wiki/Tifa_Lockhart" title="Tifa Lockhart">Tifa Lockhart</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Miniskirt" title="Miniskirt">miniskirt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-gamesTM-63_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamesTM-63-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During development, Aerith was supposed to be Sephiroth's sister, as their designs resembled each other.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, they were made former lovers, with Aerith remembering Sephiroth when meeting Cloud as both are ex-SOLDIERS. Late during development, Aerith's first love was changed to <a href="/wiki/Zack_Fair" title="Zack Fair">Zack Fair</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Her green eyes were meant to symbolize nature and contrast with Tifa's brown eyes. Nomura did not change much of Aerith's design for <i>Advent Children</i>, but her design was updated in <i>Kingdom Hearts</i> with the removal of her bolero jacket, which made her attire resemble how Amano had originally drawn her. Other changes included the addition of bracelets and a belt. Nomura modified her dress in <i>Before Crisis</i>, adding white and green colors; this version was also used as the basis for her design in <i>Kingdom Hearts II</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-gamesTM-63_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamesTM-63-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aerith's original Japanese name is <span title="Hepburn transliteration"><i lang="ja-Latn">Earisu</i></span><span style="font-weight: normal"> (<span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">エアリス</span></span>)</span> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">pronounced</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="ja-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Japanese" title="Help:IPA/Japanese">[eaɾisɯ]</a></span> <span class="noprint"><span class="ext-phonos"><span data-nosnippet="" id="ooui-php-1" class="ext-phonos-PhonosButton noexcerpt ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel oo-ui-widget oo-ui-widget-enabled oo-ui-buttonElement oo-ui-buttonElement-frameless oo-ui-iconElement oo-ui-buttonWidget" data-ooui="{"_":"mw.Phonos.PhonosButton","href":"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/transcoded\/f\/fb\/Ja-Aerith.oga\/Ja-Aerith.oga.mp3","rel":["nofollow"],"framed":false,"icon":"volumeUp","data":{"ipa":"","text":"","lang":"en","wikibase":"","file":"Ja-Aerith.oga"},"classes":["ext-phonos-PhonosButton","noexcerpt","ext-phonos-PhonosButton-emptylabel"]}"><a role="button" tabindex="0" href="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/fb/Ja-Aerith.oga/Ja-Aerith.oga.mp3" rel="nofollow" aria-label="Play audio" title="Play audio" class="oo-ui-buttonElement-button"><span class="oo-ui-iconElement-icon oo-ui-icon-volumeUp"></span><span class="oo-ui-labelElement-label"></span><span class="oo-ui-indicatorElement-indicator oo-ui-indicatorElement-noIndicator"></span></a></span><sup class="ext-phonos-attribution noexcerpt navigation-not-searchable"><a href="/wiki/File:Ja-Aerith.oga" title="File:Ja-Aerith.oga">ⓘ</a></sup></span></span>. This was <a href="/wiki/Transliteration" title="Transliteration">transliterated</a> to "Aeris" in <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> and <i>Final Fantasy Tactics</i> and "Aerith" in later products. Both transliterations have basis, as the Japanese "su" (<span class="t_nihongo_kanji"><span title="Japanese-language text"><span lang="ja">ス</span></span></span>) is used when transcribing "s" (<span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/s/</span>) and "th" (<span class="IPA nowrap" lang="und-Latn-fonipa" title="Representation in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)">/θ/</span>) to Japanese. However, official Japanese material uses the spelling "Aerith",<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and developers stated that "Aerith" is a near-anagram of "Earth".<sup id="cite_ref-kaitai_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-kaitai-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In early planning stages of <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>, Aerith was to be one of only three protagonists alongside Cloud and Barret. During a phone call to Kitase, it was suggested that at some point in the game, one of the main characters should die, and after much discussion as to whether it should be Barret or Aerith, the producers chose Aerith. Nomura stated in a 2005 <i><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Gaming_Monthly" title="Electronic Gaming Monthly">Electronic Gaming Monthly</a></i> interview: "Cloud's the main character, so you can't really kill him. And Barrett...  [<i><a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a></i>] well, that's maybe too obvious".<sup id="cite_ref-egm_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-egm-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While designing <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>, Nomura was frustrated with the "perennial cliché where the protagonist loves someone very much and so has to sacrifice himself and die in a dramatic fashion to express that love". He found this trope appeared in both films and video games from North America and Japan, and asked "Is it right to set such an example to people?"<sup id="cite_ref-edge_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edge-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Kitase concluded: "In the real world things are very different. You just need to look around you. Nobody wants to die that way. People die of disease and accident. Death comes suddenly and there is no notion of good or bad. It leaves, not a dramatic feeling but great emptiness. When you lose someone you loved very much you feel this big empty space and think, 'If I had known this was coming I would have done things differently'. These are the feelings I wanted to arouse in the players with Aerith's death relatively early in the game. Feelings of reality and not <a href="/wiki/Cinema_of_the_United_States" title="Cinema of the United States">Hollywood</a>".<sup id="cite_ref-edge_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edge-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>According to Nomura, "death should be something sudden and unexpected, and Aerith's death seemed more natural and realistic". He said: "When I reflect on <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>, the fact that fans were so offended by her sudden death probably means that we were successful with her character. If fans had simply accepted her death, that would have meant she wasn't an effective character".<sup id="cite_ref-egm_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-egm-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> From the original release of the game, rumors have circulated that Aerith can be resurrected in or that the original plan was to have her come back, but this was scrapped in development. Nomura has categorically stated that neither of these rumors were ever true, as he said that "the world was expecting us to bring her back to life, as this is the classic convention". A lengthy petition asking for Aerith's revival by Japanese players was sent to Kitase, but he dismissed it, pointing out that "there are many meanings in Aerith's death and [her revival] could never happen".<sup id="cite_ref-edge_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-edge-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Mena Suvari explained that for <i>Advent Children</i>, Aerith was given a mothering feel with an ephemeral presence, and expressed joy for her role.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In <i>Remake</i>, Briana White studied Sakamoto's acting to appeal to fans.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_theme">Musical theme</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Musical theme"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">See also: <a href="/wiki/Music_of_the_Final_Fantasy_VII_series" title="Music of the Final Fantasy VII series">Music of the Final Fantasy VII series</a></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Video_Games_Live_2009_FFVII_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img 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See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>A <a href="/wiki/Leitmotif" title="Leitmotif">leitmotif</a> associated with Aerith is played several times throughout <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>, and was composed by <i>Final Fantasy</i> composer <a href="/wiki/Nobuo_Uematsu" title="Nobuo Uematsu">Nobuo Uematsu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> it is first heard during the flashback scenes with Aerith's mother at her house, and also plays as she is killed by Sephiroth. The piece "Flowers Blooming in the Church" is based on it.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>"Aerith's Theme" is very popular among <i>Final Fantasy</i> fans, and has inspired an <a href="/wiki/Orchestra" title="Orchestra">orchestral</a> version, a piano version, and a vocal version performed by the artist <a href="/wiki/Rikki_(Japanese_singer)" title="Rikki (Japanese singer)">Rikki</a>, who also performed "<a href="/wiki/Suteki_Da_Ne" class="mw-redirect" title="Suteki Da Ne">Suteki Da Ne</a>" for <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_X" title="Final Fantasy X">Final Fantasy X</a></i>. A piano arrangement of the theme appears twice in <i>Advent Children</i>, and the track "Water" shares similarities with it. The opening phrase of "Aerith's Theme" appears prior to the climax of the track "Divinity II", which also includes as its final line the Latin phrase "Sola Dea fatum novit" ("Only the goddess knows fate"), and is also featured during the end credits of the film.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has been reinterpreted on the <a href="/wiki/OverClocked_ReMix" title="OverClocked ReMix">OverClocked ReMix</a> <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> compilation <i><a href="/wiki/Voices_of_the_Lifestream" title="Voices of the Lifestream">Voices of the Lifestream</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 2013, "Aerith's Theme" achieved the third place in the <a href="/wiki/Classic_FM_Hall_of_Fame" title="Classic FM Hall of Fame">Classic FM Hall of Fame</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Appearances">Appearances</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Final_Fantasy_VII"><i>Final Fantasy VII</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Final Fantasy VII"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aerith Gainsborough is first introduced as a flower seller, when she briefly converses with <a href="/wiki/Cloud_Strife" title="Cloud Strife">Cloud Strife</a>, a mercenary working for the anti-government group AVALANCHE, who are fleeing from the bombing of a <a href="/wiki/Gaia_(Final_Fantasy_VII)#Mako" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaia (Final Fantasy VII)">Mako</a> reactor. The two later meet in Aerith's church in the Sector 5 slums, where she is faced with the possibility of capture by <a href="/wiki/Turks_(FF7)" class="mw-redirect" title="Turks (FF7)">the Turks</a>. Aerith asks Cloud to be her <a href="/wiki/Bodyguard" title="Bodyguard">bodyguard</a> for the cost of a date. She is eventually apprehended, but is ultimately rescued by Cloud and his allies. Aerith then joins them in the pursuit of <a href="/wiki/Sephiroth_(Final_Fantasy)" title="Sephiroth (Final Fantasy)">Sephiroth</a>, while also embarking on her own journey of self-discovery. </p><p>After a failed attempt to foil Sephiroth's theft of the <a href="/wiki/Black_Materia" class="mw-redirect" title="Black Materia">Black Materia</a>, Aerith ventures alone into the Forgotten City. Cloud and his companions pursue her and eventually find her praying at an altar. As Aerith looks up to smile at Cloud, Sephiroth appears and kills her by impaling her through the <a href="/wiki/Trunk_(anatomy)" class="mw-redirect" title="Trunk (anatomy)">torso</a>. Cloud carries Aerith's body out into a lake in the Forgotten City and releases her back to the Planet. Reeve Tuesti, the head of Shinra Urban and Development, brings the news of her death to Elmyra Gainsborough, Aerith's adoptive mother. The party later learns why Aerith was in the Forgotten City; through her White Materia, Aerith was able to summon Holy, the only force capable of repelling the ultimate destructive magic, Meteor, which Sephiroth has summoned.<sup id="cite_ref-holy_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holy-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-holy2_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holy2-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although Aerith successfully cast Holy before her death, it is being held back by the power of Sephiroth's will. When Sephiroth is finally defeated and Holy is released, it appears that it is too late to function effectively, as Meteor is approaching the Planet's surface. While Holy clashes with Meteor and attempts to prevent its impact, the gravity of both Meteor and the Planet pulling on Holy in opposite directions weakens it. Aerith is seen praying whilst urging the Lifestream to defend the planet.<sup id="cite_ref-gravity_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gravity-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Planet's Lifestream then flows forth, intervening between Holy and Meteor and aiding in the destruction of Meteor. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Compilation_of_Final_Fantasy_VII"><i>Compilation of Final Fantasy VII</i></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Compilation of Final Fantasy VII"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In <i><a href="/wiki/Before_Crisis:_Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Before Crisis: Final Fantasy VII">Before Crisis</a></i>, which is set several years prior to the events of <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>, Aerith becomes the target of the original incarnation of AVALANCHE, led by Elfé, who seek to prevent <a href="/wiki/Shinra_Electric_Power_Company" class="mw-redirect" title="Shinra Electric Power Company">Shinra</a> from acquiring the last surviving Cetra. Instead, AVALANCHE intend to use her to learn the whereabouts of the Promised Land for their own purposes, although a member of the Turks tries to protect her. </p><p>Aerith makes several appearances in the CGI film <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII:_Advent_Children" title="Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children">Advent Children</a></i> as Cloud's spiritual guide, urging him to move on with his life and forgive himself for the tragedies that were beyond his control, telling him that she never blamed him for her death. During their spiritual reunion, Aerith speaks to Cloud in an open meadow laden with flowers, poking fun at how he needlessly burdens himself with the past, but she acknowledges his suffering and offers kind words of support.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> One of Aerith's interactions with Cloud comes when each member of the original game's party helps in Cloud's final attack against Bahamut SIN; she appears as the last party member to assist Cloud. She appears again in the final scene of the film, along with <a href="/wiki/Zack_Fair" title="Zack Fair">Zack Fair</a>, where she gives Cloud more words of encouragement before she and Zack walk into the light.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Near the end of the film, it is discovered that water mixed with the Lifestream flows beneath the flowerbed in Aerith's church, which manifests itself as a cure for <a href="/wiki/Geostigma" class="mw-redirect" title="Geostigma">Geostigma</a>. </p><p>The <i><a href="/wiki/On_the_Way_to_a_Smile" class="mw-redirect" title="On the Way to a Smile">On the Way to a Smile</a></i> novella "Case of the Lifestream – Black & White" focuses on Aerith and Sephiroth's respective journeys through the Lifestream after the end of the game but before the events of the film. The "Black" section deals with Sephiroth, and the "White" with Aerith.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aerith appears in the prequel game <i><a href="/wiki/Crisis_Core:_Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII">Crisis Core</a></i>, where she is 16 years old. She meets <a href="/wiki/Zack_Fair" title="Zack Fair">Zack</a>, whom she develops feelings for during his stay in Midgar.<sup id="cite_ref-zack_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-zack-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aerith and Zack develop a romantic relationship, but Zack is killed after escaping from being held in a Mako chamber for four years in the Shinra Mansion basement and defending Cloud from Shinra soldiers. During those years, Aerith helped her adopted mother earn a living by growing and selling flowers, a job that results in her meeting Cloud at the beginning of <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>. </p><p>Aerith is featured prominently in <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Remake" title="Final Fantasy VII Remake">Final Fantasy VII Remake</a></i>, which covers the Midgar portion of the original game. Unlike in the original localization, the remake gives her name as the more widely-accepted Aerith rather than Aeris. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Other_appearances">Other appearances</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Other appearances"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aerith's character has appeared in several games outside of the <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> continuity. In <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics" title="Final Fantasy Tactics">Final Fantasy Tactics</a></i>, she appears as a flower girl;<sup id="cite_ref-knave_31-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-knave-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> when a group of criminals harasses her, Cloud appears and the player engages in battle with the group, letting her escape. <i><a href="/wiki/Itadaki_Street#Dragon_Quest_&_Final_Fantasy_in_Itadaki_Street_Special" title="Itadaki Street">Itadaki Street Special</a></i> features a playable version of Aerith, as well as other <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> characters <a href="/wiki/Tifa_Lockhart" title="Tifa Lockhart">Tifa Lockhart</a>, Cloud Strife, and Sephiroth. She also appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Itadaki_Street#Dragon_Quest_&_Final_Fantasy_in_Itadaki_Street_Portable" title="Itadaki Street">Itadaki Street Portable</a></i> with the same characters from <i>Special</i>, with the addition of <a href="/wiki/Yuffie_Kisaragi" title="Yuffie Kisaragi">Yuffie Kisaragi</a>. Aerith appears in the fighting game <i><a href="/wiki/Dissidia_012_Final_Fantasy" title="Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy">Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy</a></i> as an assistant character.<sup id="cite_ref-First_Production_Event_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-First_Production_Event-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She is also featured in the rhythm game <i><a href="/wiki/Theatrhythm_Final_Fantasy" title="Theatrhythm Final Fantasy">Theatrhythm Final Fantasy</a></i> as a sub-character representing <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i><a href="/wiki/LittleBigPlanet_2" title="LittleBigPlanet 2">LittleBigPlanet 2</a></i>, Aerith is featured as a downloadable character model.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aerith also appears as a <a href="/wiki/Mii" title="Mii">Mii</a> costume and Spirit in <i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros._Ultimate" title="Super Smash Bros. Ultimate">Super Smash Bros. Ultimate</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Aerith appears in the <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts" title="Kingdom Hearts">Kingdom Hearts</a></i> series as a member of a group dedicated to defeating the <a href="/wiki/Universe_of_Kingdom_Hearts#Heartless_and_Nobodies" title="Universe of Kingdom Hearts">Heartless</a>, which includes fellow <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> characters <a href="/wiki/Yuffie_Kisaragi" title="Yuffie Kisaragi">Yuffie</a> and <a href="/wiki/Characters_of_the_Final_Fantasy_VII_series#Cid_Highwind" title="Characters of the Final Fantasy VII series">Cid</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Squall_Leonhart" title="Squall Leonhart">Leon</a> of <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VIII" title="Final Fantasy VIII">Final Fantasy VIII</a></i>. In the plot of <i>Kingdom Hearts</i>, Aerith suggests a method for defeating the Heartless to protagonists <a href="/wiki/Donald_Duck" title="Donald Duck">Donald Duck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Goofy" title="Goofy">Goofy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sora_(Kingdom_Hearts)" title="Sora (Kingdom Hearts)">Sora</a>, and gives advice to the player throughout the game.<sup id="cite_ref-KHII-StrategyGuide_36-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KHII-StrategyGuide-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She also appears in <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts:_Chain_of_Memories" title="Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories">Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories</a></i> as a perceptive figment of Sora's memories.<sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aerith returns in <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_II" title="Kingdom Hearts II">Kingdom Hearts II</a></i>, wearing a modified version of her dress from <i>Before Crisis</i>. She, Leon, Cid and Yuffie run a restoration committee for the town of Hollow Bastion.<sup id="cite_ref-KHII-StrategyGuide_36-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-KHII-StrategyGuide-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aerith and the restoration committee return in the <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts_III" title="Kingdom Hearts III">Kingdom Hearts III</a> Re Mind</i> expansion, helping Riku search for the missing Sora.<sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Hoshi o Meguru Otome</i>, a novella written by Benny Matsuyama which appears in the <i>Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω</i> guide, follows Aerith's journey through the Lifestream following her death in <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aerith is mentioned on a graffiti in a subway station early in the animated film <i><a href="/wiki/Wreck-It_Ralph" title="Wreck-It Ralph">Wreck-It Ralph</a></i>, which reads "Aerith Lives".<sup id="cite_ref-40" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Reception"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Aerith has received an overall positive reception from critics. <i><a href="/wiki/GamesTM" title="GamesTM">GamesTM</a></i> referred to her as a "gaming legend".<sup id="cite_ref-gamesTM-63_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamesTM-63-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> RPGamer's Stuart Hoggan opined that although Aerith "represented the token <a href="/wiki/Damsel_in_distress" title="Damsel in distress">damsel in distress</a>", she "broke the mould in terms of personality", possessing "an admirable pluck that was not brassy nor off-putting".<sup id="cite_ref-hoggan_41-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hoggan-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a <i><a href="/wiki/This_American_Life" title="This American Life">This American Life</a></i> episode, titled "Save the Girl", reporter Lina Misitzis described the character as one-dimensional and lacking in personality. She and Kotaku writer Mike Fahey conclude that had the character been anything other than a pretty girl she would have needed much more development in order to elicit an emotional response from the player.<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Aerith's romantic relationship with Cloud was also praised though some sites noted there were arguments between fans about whether or not Tifa was more suitable to be Cloud's love interest.<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-44" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-44"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>44<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-45" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-45"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>45<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In a retrospective, <i><a href="/wiki/Polygon_(website)" title="Polygon (website)">Polygon</a></i> analyzed several arguments fans have made about Cloud's preferred partner and how each side misrepresents the other's chosen heroine. <i>Polygon</i> concludes that there is no winning couple as, after killing Sephiroth, Cloud has a vision of Aerith when Tifa tries to help him and the duo agrees to meet her again.<sup id="cite_ref-46" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-46"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>46<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In contrast to this, Aerith's relationship with Zack Fair was noted to be a more impactful based on her role in <i>Crisis Core</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-47" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-47"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>47<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-48" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-48"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>48<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cloud is also seen as a Messiah with Tifa and Aerith being one of his main supporters to help progress and defeat Sephiroth, though the end of the narrative has Cloud appreciating the victory thanks to his "pillars".<sup id="cite_ref-49" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-49"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>49<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:FFVIIsephirothkillsaeris.png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="A brown-haired girl in a pink dress is stabbed in the back by a white-haired man wearing black clothing." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/FFVIIsephirothkillsaeris.png/220px-FFVIIsephirothkillsaeris.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/04/FFVIIsephirothkillsaeris.png/330px-FFVIIsephirothkillsaeris.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/0/04/FFVIIsephirothkillsaeris.png 2x" data-file-width="375" data-file-height="264" /></a><figcaption>Aerith's death scene in <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> is considered iconic by players and critics.</figcaption></figure> <p>Aerith's death in <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> has received a great deal of attention. According to <i>GamesTM</i>, her death helped establish the popularity of <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-gamesTM-63_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamesTM-63-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Players commented on message boards and blogs about the emotional impact the scene held.<sup id="cite_ref-50" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>50<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Fans submitted a petition to Yoshinori Kitase requesting her return.<sup id="cite_ref-gamesTM-63_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gamesTM-63-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Tom's Games called the scene "one of the most powerful and memorable scenes of the <i>Final Fantasy</i> series—or any other game, for that matter".<sup id="cite_ref-50FemChar_51-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-50FemChar-51"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>51<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/Edge_(magazine)" title="Edge (magazine)">Edge</a></i> called her death the "dramatic highpoint" of <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>, and suggested that reintroducing her through the <i>Compilation of Final Fantasy VII</i> titles "arguably undermines this great moment".<sup id="cite_ref-Edge177_52-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Edge177-52"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>52<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Said death has also been cited as the defining moment of a star-crossed love story, between her and main character Cloud Strife.<sup id="cite_ref-Danesi_53-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Danesi-53"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>53<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-technobuffalo.com_54-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-technobuffalo.com-54"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>54<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Brian Taylor, writing for <i><a href="/wiki/Kill_Screen" title="Kill Screen">Kill Screen</a></i>, described a cottage industry of fan theories for how to return Aerith to life or prevent her death. He compared these efforts to the letter-writing campaign to convince <a href="/wiki/Charles_Dickens" title="Charles Dickens">Charles Dickens</a> not to let Nell, the endearing protagonist of <i><a href="/wiki/The_Old_Curiosity_Shop" title="The Old Curiosity Shop">The Old Curiosity Shop</a></i>, die at the end of the book. Taylor affirmed that the acts of discussing these fan theories and dissecting the game code to test them comprise a valid and important part of the experience of the game.<sup id="cite_ref-55" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-55"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>55<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i>A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture</i>, Aerith is seen a highly developed character due to Cloud visiting her mother and how often the protagonist and the heroine often talk. As Aerith plays a more active role in combat, her death is also noted to affect the gamer as a result of how useful she is.<sup id="cite_ref-56" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-56"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>56<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Benjamin Banasik from <a href="/wiki/Heidelberg_University" title="Heidelberg University">Heidelberg University</a> noted the impact of Aerith's death is mostly seen in Cloud's characterization in <i>Advent Children</i> as he seeks redemption for her, leading him to his transformation into a heroic leader in the process.<sup id="cite_ref-57" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-57"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>57<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In <i>The World of Final Fantasy VII: Essays on the Game and Its Legacy</i>, Aerith's death is described as a disastrous traumatic reminder of the eventual war. Game journalist Mike Fahey expressed concern in regards to this event being repeated in the <i>Remake</i> chronology as he saw the original Aerith as the least developed heroine in the game.<sup id="cite_ref-58" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-58"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>58<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The character's traits in the remake were praised by <i><a href="/wiki/Siliconera" class="mw-redirect" title="Siliconera">Siliconera</a></i> due to how caring she is and how developed she becomes across the narrative. Despite criticizing for not doing wrong things that balance her, <i>Siliconera</i> still enjoyed the scene where she volunteers for Don Corneo.<sup id="cite_ref-59" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-59"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>59<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Escapist_(magazine)" title="The Escapist (magazine)">The Escapist</a></i> noted that while the player primarily controls Cloud, Aerith remains as the actual hero of the game. As a result, when the <i>Remake</i> was released, gamers wondered if in this game it was possible to save her.<sup id="cite_ref-60" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-60"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>60<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the <a href="/wiki/International_Association_for_the_Fantastic_in_the_Arts" title="International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts">International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts</a>, Aerith's role in <i>Remake</i> and comments in the ending are noted to build up the apparent message of the installment in regards to how the same narrative should not be repeated with Aerith's quote "boundless, terrifying freedom" which is made in response to Sephiroth's values.<sup id="cite_ref-61" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-61"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>61<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Amsterdam_University_of_Applied_Sciences" title="Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences">Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences</a> also wrote about the specter that interacts with a confused Cloud about their potential relationship was noted to stand out in the game as the former tells the latter not to fall in love with him as if Square Enix is reacting to the player's constricted conditions, potential desires, and narrative expectations when compared with the original <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-62" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-62"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>62<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In "More Than Just a Flower Girl: A Personal Thank You to Aerith Gainsborough", Alana Hagues from RPGFan expresses multiple feelings involving her Aerith's characterization; Despite being initially bothered by the idea of Aerith by a "girl" or weak, Hagues' noticed that she saw the character in a different light upon deciding to fully complete <i>Final Fantasy VII</i>. Rather than being a damsel in distress, Aerith appeared to challenge gender stereotypes as while faces too many problems in life like dealing with the death of Zack or being the final Cetra, she manages to deal with them and remains strong enough to appreciate life. This is highly notable when Aerith interacts with Cloud or Barret and expresses comfort to them or she lives inside the dangerous areas from Midgar. She realized Aerith was further stronger in <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> over <i>Kingdom Hearts</i> and <i>Crisis Core</i> which delighted her when seeing her again in <i>Remake</i> as it "understands her spirit in the original, but it also does one better..<sup id="cite_ref-63" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-63"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>63<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When it comes to <i>Rebirth</i>, Digital Trend wrote "In defense of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth’s polarizing ending" where Cloud's failures to save Aerith in the story comes across dealing with trauma; The returning player find a possible way to stop Aerith's death like Cloud attempts and instead ends in tragedy again. Aerith tells Cloud that she is going to die just like Zack dies in the original timeline and it is her choice. This scene helps Cloud not feel the event to feel like a personal failure and that he can improve himself.<sup id="cite_ref-64" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-64"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>64<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Final_Fantasy_VII_characters" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Final Fantasy VII characters">List of <i>Final Fantasy VII</i> characters</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Aerith_Gainsborough&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20070929150619/http://www.gamespot.com/ps2/adventure/kingdomhearts/tech_info.html">"Kingdom Hearts – Tech Info"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">26 September</span> 2008</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Tracks+%E2%80%93+Final+Fantasy+VII%3A+Voices+of+the+Lifestream%2C+an+OverClocked+ReMix+Album&rft.pub=OverClocked+ReMix&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fff7.ocremix.org%2Ftracks%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-23">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2013/chart/p/50-1/#pieces-10-1">"Hall of Fame | Classic FM"</a>. Halloffame.classicfm.com. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131102023227/http://halloffame.classicfm.com/2013/chart/p/50-1/#pieces-10-1">Archived</a> from the original on 2 November 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">31 October</span> 2013</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Hall+of+Fame+%26%23124%3B+Classic+FM&rft.pub=Halloffame.classicfm.com&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fhalloffame.classicfm.com%2F2013%2Fchart%2Fp%2F50-1%2F%23pieces-10-1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-holy-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-holy_24-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><b>Bugenhagen:</b> It says, when the time comes, we must search for "Holy". / <b>Cloud:</b> Holy? / <b>Bugenhagen:</b> Holy... the ultimate White Magic. Magic that might stand against Meteor. Perhaps our last hope to save the planet from Meteor. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSquare1997" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)" title="Square (video game company)">Square</a> (7 September 1997). <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> (PlayStation). SCE America.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+VII&rft.pub=SCE+America&rft.date=1997-09-07&rft.au=Square&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-holy2-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-holy2_25-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><b>Cloud:</b> Aeris has already prayed for Holy. ... She said, she was the only one who could stop Sephiroth...... And to do that, there was a secret here... That was Holy...... That's why, she had the White Materia. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSquare1997" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)" title="Square (video game company)">Square</a> (7 September 1997). <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> (PlayStation). SCE America.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+VII&rft.pub=SCE+America&rft.date=1997-09-07&rft.au=Square&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-gravity-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-gravity_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFStudio_BentStuff2005" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">Studio BentStuff, ed. (2005). <i>Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Ω</i> (in Japanese). Square Enix. p. 591. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/4-7575-1520-0" title="Special:BookSources/4-7575-1520-0"><bdi>4-7575-1520-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+VII+Ultimania+%CE%A9&rft.pages=591&rft.pub=Square+Enix&rft.date=2005&rft.isbn=4-7575-1520-0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-27">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><b>Aerith:</b> So, why did you come? / <b>Cloud:</b> I think ... I want to be forgiven, more than anything. / ... / <b>Cloud:</b> But... I let you die... / <b>Aerith:</b> Dilly dally, shilly shally. Isn't it time <i>you</i> did the forgiving? / ... / <b>Aerith:</b> I never blamed you, not once. You came for me, that's all that matters. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura" title="Tetsuya Nomura">Tetsuya Nomura</a> (Director) (14 September 2005). <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Advent_Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Final Fantasy VII Advent Children">Final Fantasy VII Advent Children</a></i> (DVD). <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+VII+Advent+Children&rft.pub=Square+Enix&rft.date=2005-09-14&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><b>Aerith:</b> You see? Everything's all right. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation audio-visual cs1"><a href="/wiki/Tetsuya_Nomura" title="Tetsuya Nomura">Tetsuya Nomura</a> (Director) (14 September 2005). <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Advent_Children" class="mw-redirect" title="Final Fantasy VII Advent Children">Final Fantasy VII Advent Children</a></i> (DVD). <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+VII+Advent+Children&rft.pub=Square+Enix&rft.date=2005-09-14&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREF野島一成2009" class="citation book cs1 cs1-prop-foreign-lang-source">野島一成 (April 2009). <i>小説 On the Way to a Smile ファイナルファンタジーVII</i> (in Japanese). スクウェア・エニックス. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-4757524620" title="Special:BookSources/978-4757524620"><bdi>978-4757524620</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC+On+the+Way+to+a+Smile+%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%82%A4%E3%83%8A%E3%83%AB%E3%83%95%E3%82%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%82%BF%E3%82%B8%E3%83%BCVII&rft.pub=%E3%82%B9%E3%82%AF%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A7%E3%82%A2%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%8B%E3%83%83%E3%82%AF%E3%82%B9&rft.date=2009-04&rft.isbn=978-4757524620&rft.au=%E9%87%8E%E5%B3%B6%E4%B8%80%E6%88%90&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-zack-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-zack_30-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><b>Aerith:</b> What a shock..... I didn't know Zack was from this town. / <b>Cloud:</b> You know him? / <b>Aerith:</b> Didn't I tell you? He was my first love. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSquare1997" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)" title="Square (video game company)">Square</a> (7 September 1997). <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII" title="Final Fantasy VII">Final Fantasy VII</a></i> (PlayStation). SCE America.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+VII&rft.pub=SCE+America&rft.date=1997-09-07&rft.au=Square&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-knave-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-knave_31-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><b>Town Knave:</b> I've been looking for you, Aeris... Selling flowers for your mom? Good for you... <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSquare_Co.,_Ltd1997" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Square_(video_game_company)" title="Square (video game company)">Square Co., Ltd</a> (20 June 1997). <i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Tactics" title="Final Fantasy Tactics">Final Fantasy Tactics</a></i> (PlayStation). Square Co., Ltd.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+Tactics&rft.pub=Square+Co.%2C+Ltd.&rft.date=1997-06-20&rft.au=Square+Co.%2C+Ltd&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-First_Production_Event-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-First_Production_Event_32-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFKietzmann2011" class="citation web cs1">Kietzmann, Ludwig (11 January 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20110121130757/http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/18/dissidia-duodecim-demo-unlocks-aerith-assistant-in-full-game">"Dissidia Duodecim demo unlocks Aerith assistant in full game"</a>. Joystiq. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.joystiq.com/2011/01/18/dissidia-duodecim-demo-unlocks-aerith-assistant-in-full-game/">the original</a> on 21 January 2011<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">11 January</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Dissidia+Duodecim+demo+unlocks+Aerith+assistant+in+full+game&rft.pub=Joystiq&rft.date=2011-01-11&rft.aulast=Kietzmann&rft.aufirst=Ludwig&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.joystiq.com%2F2011%2F01%2F18%2Fdissidia-duodecim-demo-unlocks-aerith-assistant-in-full-game%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20131010031057/http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/12/aerith-snow-vivi-and-faris-are-in-theatrhythm-final-fantasy-too/">"Aerith, Snow, Vivi, And Faris Are in Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Too"</a>. Siliconera. 12 November 2011. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.siliconera.com/2011/11/12/aerith-snow-vivi-and-faris-are-in-theatrhythm-final-fantasy-too/">the original</a> on 10 October 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 October</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Aerith%2C+Snow%2C+Vivi%2C+And+Faris+Are+in+Theatrhythm%3A+Final+Fantasy+Too&rft.pub=Siliconera&rft.date=2011-11-12&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.siliconera.com%2F2011%2F11%2F12%2Faerith-snow-vivi-and-faris-are-in-theatrhythm-final-fantasy-too%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGantayat2011" class="citation web cs1">Gantayat, Anoop (13 July 2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://andriasang.com/comwzg/ffvii_lbp2_pack/">"Final Fantasy VII LittleBigPlanet 2 Costume Pack Hits Tomorrow"</a>. Andriasang. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120930235159/http://andriasang.com/comwzg/ffvii_lbp2_pack/">Archived</a> from the original on 30 September 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">13 July</span> 2011</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Final+Fantasy+VII+LittleBigPlanet+2+Costume+Pack+Hits+Tomorrow&rft.pub=Andriasang&rft.date=2011-07-13&rft.aulast=Gantayat&rft.aufirst=Anoop&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fandriasang.com%2Fcomwzg%2Fffvii_lbp2_pack%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFWalker2020" class="citation web cs1">Walker, Ian (17 December 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://kotaku.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-is-getting-barrett-tifa-ae-1845907481">"Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Is Getting Barret, Tifa, Aerith, And Geno Mii Fighter Costumes"</a>. <i>Kotaku</i>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20201223174349/https://kotaku.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-is-getting-barrett-tifa-ae-1845907481">Archived</a> from the original on 23 December 2020<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">18 December</span> 2020</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Kotaku&rft.atitle=Super+Smash+Bros.+Ultimate+Is+Getting+Barret%2C+Tifa%2C+Aerith%2C+And+Geno+Mii+Fighter+Costumes&rft.date=2020-12-17&rft.aulast=Walker&rft.aufirst=Ian&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fkotaku.com%2Fsuper-smash-bros-ultimate-is-getting-barrett-tifa-ae-1845907481&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-KHII-StrategyGuide-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-KHII-StrategyGuide_36-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-KHII-StrategyGuide_36-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHollinger2006" class="citation book cs1">Hollinger, Elizabeth (2006). <i>Kingdom Hearts II Official Strategy Guide</i>. <a href="/wiki/BradyGames" class="mw-redirect" title="BradyGames">BradyGames</a> Publishing. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7440-0526-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-7440-0526-4"><bdi>0-7440-0526-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kingdom+Hearts+II+Official+Strategy+Guide&rft.pub=BradyGames+Publishing&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=0-7440-0526-4&rft.aulast=Hollinger&rft.aufirst=Elizabeth&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><b>Aerith:</b> We don't know you, Sora, but your heart is full of memories of us together. Those memories must resonate in our hearts, too. Maybe they tell us things we couldn't otherwise know. / <b>Leon:</b> So you're saying that Sora's memories are affecting ours? / <b>Aerith:</b> His memories do seem to have a certain power. / <b>Sora:</b> Maybe it's like that guy said, then. This town is just an illusion. Something my memories created. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJupiter2004" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Jupiter_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jupiter (company)">Jupiter</a> (7 December 2004). <i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts:_Chain_of_Memories" title="Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories">Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories</a></i> (Game Boy Advance). Square Enix U.S.A., Disney Interactive.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Kingdom+Hearts%3A+Chain+of+Memories&rft.pub=Square+Enix+U.S.A.%2C+Disney+Interactive&rft.date=2004-12-07&rft.au=Jupiter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AAerith+Gainsborough" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.econotimes.com/Kingdom-Hearts-3-ReMind-release-date-content-gameplay-DLC-brings-back-favorite-Final-Fantasy-characters-to-the-game-1572219">"<span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>'Kingdom Hearts 3: ReMind' release date, content, gameplay: DLC brings back favorite 'Final Fantasy' characters to the game"</a>. <i>EconoTimes</i>. 14 January 2020. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20230501055350/https://www.econotimes.com/Kingdom-Hearts-3-ReMind-release-date-content-gameplay-DLC-brings-back-favorite-Final-Fantasy-characters-to-the-game-1572219">Archived</a> from the original on 1 May 2023<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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style="font-weight:bold;"><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIII" title="Final Fantasy XIII">Final Fantasy XIII</a></i></td><td class="navbox-abovebelow" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;font-weight:bold;"><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV" title="Final Fantasy XIV">Final Fantasy XIV</a></i></td><td class="navbox-abovebelow" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;font-weight:bold;"><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XV" title="Final Fantasy XV">Final Fantasy XV</a></i></td><td class="navbox-abovebelow" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;font-weight:bold;"><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a></i></td></tr><tr style="vertical-align:top"><td class="navbox-list" style="padding:0px;text-align:center;width:20%;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Characters_of_the_Final_Fantasy_XIII_series" title="Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series">Characters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lightning_(Final_Fantasy)" title="Lightning (Final 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href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XV:_Pocket_Edition" title="Final Fantasy XV: Pocket Edition">Pocket Edition</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XV:_The_Dawn_of_the_Future" title="Final Fantasy XV: The Dawn of the Future">The Dawn of the Future</a></i></li></ul> </div></td><td class="navbox-list" style="border-left:2px solid #fdfdfd;padding:0px;text-align:center;width:20%;"><div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Characters_of_Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Characters of Final Fantasy XVI">Characters</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dion_Lesage" title="Dion Lesage">Dion Lesage</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Music_of_Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Music of Final Fantasy XVI">Music</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Subseries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a 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Fantasy">Fabula Nova Crystallis</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ivalice" title="Ivalice">Ivalice</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theatrhythm_Final_Fantasy" title="Theatrhythm Final Fantasy">Theatrhythm</a></i> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Theatrhythm_Final_Fantasy:_Curtain_Call" title="Theatrhythm Final Fantasy: Curtain Call">Curtain Call</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Theatrhythm_Final_Bar_Line" title="Theatrhythm Final Bar Line">Final Bar Line</a></i> </li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Airborne_Brigade" title="Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade">Airborne Brigade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_All_the_Bravest" title="Final Fantasy All the Bravest">All the Bravest</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Artniks" title="Final 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Fantasy</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bravely_Default" title="Bravely Default">Bravely Default</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Itadaki_Street" title="Itadaki Street">Itadaki Street</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Kingdom_Hearts" title="Kingdom Hearts">Kingdom Hearts</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Mana_(series)" title="Mana (series)">Mana</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/SaGa" title="SaGa">SaGa</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Super_Smash_Bros." title="Super Smash Bros.">Super Smash Bros.</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Films and<br /> animation</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a 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