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Aerith Gainsborough
| Age: 22 |
| Height: 5' 3" |
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Birthdate: February 7 |
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Birthplace: Icicle Inn |
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Blood Type: O |
Bio: Daughter of Prof. Gast
and Infala, Aerith is the very last Cetra alive. Professor Gast fell in
love with the last Cetra of his time. He had a daughter with her, Aerith.
Gast did some documentaries on the Cetra, Weapon, and Jenova. All of it
was told by Infala. Shortly after Aerith was born, Hojo came to take Gast
and forced him to work with him on the Jenova Project. Infala barely
escaped and was able to go all the way to Midgar. There she found a women,
Elmyra, and left Aerith to her. Infala then died.
Elmyra was waiting for her husband
to return at the station at the time. One day Aerith told Elmyra that
someone close to her had died. She didn't believe it until days later when
she received a letter. The letter said that her husband had died.
Sometime later, Shinra tried to get Aerith because they thought she was the last
Ancient alive. Aerith and Elmyra denied it and was able to go on.
Aerith during this time got a
boyfriend, Zack. The amount of time they spent together is unknown.
When Aerith grows up, she is a flower seller. She meets Cloud after his
first mission and sees him again when he crashes down through the church onto
her flower-bed. From there, Cloud escorts Aerith home and she says that his
payment for it will be a date. Cloud rests for a little bit at Elmyra's
house. He sneaks out and tries to leave Aerith behind, but she shows
up before he can get out of the area. They get to the entrance of Sector 7
and they see Tifa being taken somewhere. They find out she's going to Don
Corneo's mansion. To get inside, Aerith makes Cloud go around Wall Market
to get stuff to make him look like a girl. Don Corneo's guard is fooled by
Cloud's cross-dressing and they get inside. They find Tifa and they all
extract information from Don Corneo.
Aerith follows Cloud around until
they have to get to Sector 7 Pillar. There, Tifa tells Aerith to get
Marlene and bring her somewhere safe. Aerith brings her to her house, but
is kidnapped. She is rescued just as Hojo was trying to get Red XIII to
mate with her. They are soon recaptured and imprisoned. The next
morning, they discover that their cells are unlocked and get out. They
find a huge blood trail and follow it up to President Shinra's office.
There, they find President Shinra dead with a Masamune in his back. On
balcony they meet Rufus who declares he is now the President of Shinra.
Aerith, Barret, and Red XIII head down the building first. When Cloud and
Tifa join them, they all escape Midgar and head to Kalm.
When they get to Gold Saucer the
second time to get the keystone, Aerith has her date with Cloud. After the
events of the Temple of the Ancients, Aerith knows that only she can stop
Meteor. Aerith goes on her own and heads toward the City of the
Ancients. There, she prays to the planet to save the humans from
Meteor. Cloud catches up with her and he loses control of himself for a
minute. He almost kills Aerith, but he came to his senses. Sephiroth
then comes down and kills her. Cloud brings her to the lake outside the
underground crystal castle and lets her body float to the bottom of it.
Extras:
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Dad: Professor Gast - Head of the Jenova Project
- Deceased
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Real Mother: Infala - Last pure Cetra - Deceased
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Mother: Elmyra - Living in slums
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Aerith has the White Materia, Holy.
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Love Interest - Zack and Cloud
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Aerith was never
meant to be resurrected. When the story of the game was written, many
things changed while it was progressing. Aerith's death was one of few
things that never changed in the writing of the story. (Source: Gaming
Intelligence Agency)
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Aerith can only be used after Disc 1 by using
a Gameshark(PS1) or Trainer Program(PC).
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There is a ghost of Aerith in the church if
you go back to Midgar in Disc 2 or 3. This is merely a glitch! Nothing
more.
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Her name can be spelled either "Aeris" or "Aerith." It
doesn't matter which one you use. Both are correct.
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