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|occupation=Flower Merchant | |occupation=Flower Merchant | ||
|family=[[Ifalna]] (biological mother)<br>[[Professor Gast]] (biological father) | |family=[[Ifalna]] (biological mother)<br>[[Professor Gast]] (biological father) | ||
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|japanva=[[Maaya Sakamoto]] | |japanva=[[Maaya Sakamoto]] | ||
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'''Aerith Gainsborough''' is | '''Aerith Gainsborough''' is a female protagonist in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' and some of the ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'' titles. In ''Final Fantasy VII'', Aerith is a 22-year-old woman who joins AVALANCHE. As the story progresses, AVALANCHE pursues the antagonist [[Sephiroth]] (and by proxy, [[Jenova]]); along the way, the player learns that Aerith is a Cetra, or "Ancient", the first ever race to live on the planet. She was designed by [[Tetsuya Nomura]] with influence from Yoshinori Kitase, [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]] and Yoshitaka Amano. Aerith has also appeared in the later-released ''[[Compilation of Final Fantasy VII]]'', and in the [[Kingdom Hearts (series)|''Kingdom Hearts'' series]]. | ||
Her voice actors are Maaya Sakamoto in the Japanese versions of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'', singer and actress Mandy Moore in the English version of ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', and actress Mena Suvari in the English versions of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''. Aerith and the events surrounding her in ''Final Fantasy VII'' have met with an overall positive reception from critics and fans. | Her voice actors are Maaya Sakamoto in the Japanese versions of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series and ''[[Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children]]'', singer and actress Mandy Moore in the English version of ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', and actress Mena Suvari in the English versions of ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]'' and ''Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''. Aerith and the events surrounding her in ''Final Fantasy VII'' have met with an overall positive reception from critics and fans. | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===''Final Fantasy VII''=== | ===''Final Fantasy VII''=== | ||
In ''Final Fantasy VII'', Aerith is first introduced as a flower seller, when she briefly converses with [[Cloud Strife]], a mercenary working for the | In ''Final Fantasy VII'', Aerith is first introduced as a flower seller, when she briefly converses with [[Cloud Strife]], a mercenary working for the anti-government group AVALANCHE, who are fleeing from the bombing of a [[Mako]] reactor. The two later meet in Aerith's church in the Sector 5 slums, where she is faced with the possibility of capture by the [[Turks]]. Aerith asks Cloud to be her bodyguard for the cost of one date. She is eventually apprehended, but is ultimately rescued by Cloud and his allies. Aerith then joins them in the pursuit of [[Sephiroth]], while also embarking on her own journey of self-discovery. | ||
After a failed attempt to foil Sephiroth's theft of the [[Black Materia]], Aerith ventures alone into the Forgotten City. Cloud and his companions give chase, eventually finding her praying at an altar. As Aerith looks up to smile at Cloud, Sephiroth appears and kills her by impaling her through the torso | After a failed attempt to foil Sephiroth's theft of the [[Black Materia]], Aerith ventures alone into the Forgotten City. Cloud and his companions give chase, eventually finding her praying at an altar. As Aerith looks up to smile at Cloud, Sephiroth appears and kills her by impaling her through the torso. 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 the reason for Aerith being 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 has been summoned by Sephiroth. Although Aerith successfully cast Holy before her death, it is 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 as effectively as it should, as Meteor has already come too near to the Planet's surface. While Holy clashes with Meteor, attempting to prevent its impact, the gravity of both Meteor and the Planet pulling on Holy in opposite directions weakens it. Aerith is seen praying with both hands interlocked whilst urging the lifestream to ultimately defend the planet. The Planet's [[lifestream]] then flows forth, intervening between Holy and Meteor, and acting as a battering ram while aiding in the destruction of Meteor. | ||
===''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII''=== | ===''Compilation of Final Fantasy VII''=== |