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Aerith Gainsborough

Aerith Gainsborough character artwork
Flower seller and Cetra descendant · Midgar

Aerith grows up in Midgar but is tied to the ancient Cetra and the planet’s deeper history. Shinra’s interest in her makes her ordinary life unusually precarious.

  • Story: Meeting Cloud draws her into the wider party journey, where her heritage becomes essential to the struggle against Sephiroth. Her later story contains some of the game’s largest spoilers.
  • In the game: Her magic-oriented strengths and supportive Limits are valuable while she is available. Materia can be reassigned, so build a party capable of sharing recovery rather than making one character the sole healer.

Story spoilers.

Final Fantasy VII · PlayStation · 1997 · Original Final Fantasy VII and ports of that game; not Remake or Rebirth. · Picture: Original game character artwork.

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