Resurrect?

[MJN SEIFER]

There was a rumour a little while ago (llike ten years ago!) that stated that Square were in a rush to finish the game to make the deadline, and though they had been planning a resurrection of Aeris, they couldn't finish this part of the game. This 'explains' why, if you use a Gameshark or other game hacking equipment and play, for instance, the part after the snowboarding, she has, or appears to have, her own unique dialogue. This rumour was even in a couple of Playstation magazines

Yeah I saw that rumour, I never believed as there are so many holes, by the way regarding the snowboarding line - I may be wrong but I always took that to mean she was meant to die a bit later, still die, just later. Probably in the crater - however this is just my speculation I have seen some sort of evidence I might be right, but it's not concrete enough.

However, this rumour was later refuted by the person who began it in the first place, claiming it had all been a bit of a joke.

I thought as much, at least he was honest about it.

There is, however, a 'ghost' of Aeris in the church, though this has been confirmed as a glitch.

I wrote this "ghost" of as a glitch long before many others did. Mainly because you can see her on disk 1, so I always figured it was a coincidence that this happened. However the debug room suggests that something was originally meant to happen, but obviously taken out of the game. I seriously doubt this had anything to do with reviving her though, I reckon it was meant to be a "respect" thing, like in FFVIII you can (SPOILER)see images of Raine in Winhill, these don't do much, just memories of a character made visible to the players eyes, and yes the "Ghost" was indeed supposed to appear after her death only. Anyway my theory is that it was meant to be a ghost originally, it just ended up appearing too early.

Lots of evidence to the contrary has proved that they never planned nor meant to resurrect Aeris.

That is correct, which is why I never believed that she could be revived, although I hoped she could be at first, I realized after my 6th or so playthrough, that stopping her dying/reviving her would completely destroy the passion of this game and the character Aeris her self. Although I was always sad to see a likeable and very powerful character go, I think she's better off dead.


Oh, and the reason no one thought to use Phoenix downs is because they don't revive people from the dead, when your HP reaches zero you are not dead yet, just seriously injured. That is how the others are able to revive you. However you probably all die eventually after game over, as there is no one there to save you. Basically there in a state where if they don't get help (Phoenix downs) they're dead.

This is what happens when (SPOILER)Gaulf dies in FFV he goes "below" zero so phoenix downs are useless.

[Heath]

I think her death contributed to the storyline in such a major way it wouldn't seem right for her to be resurrected at all. Her death was quite saddening but for her to come back would be entirely unnecessary.

[Seal Evil]

I always took that to mean she was meant to die a bit later, still die, just later. Probably in the crater - however this is just my speculation I have seen some sort of evidence I might be right, but it's not concrete enough.

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However the debug room suggests that something was originally meant to happen, but obviously taken out of the game.

Woah, I find that very interesting! I think you are right.

[ReloadPsi]

No Aeris revival. It wouldn't make sense. Oh by the way, those novels and the events in AC totally imply that they totally never intended for Aeris to be revived. It should be routine straightforwardness by now.

I always took that to mean she was meant to die a bit later, still die, just later. Probably in the crater - however this is just my speculation I have seen some sort of evidence I might be right, but it's not concrete enough.

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However the debug room suggests that something was originally meant to happen, but obviously taken out of the game.

Woah, I find that very interesting! I think you are right.

This theory totally rules and is immensely fascinating. Aeris dying in front of all the Shinra execs, just in time for her to miss the whole world going to hell, and an encounter not with a Sephiroth clone, but the real McCoy. Man, how awesome would that have been...

If they remake FF7 (big if; it's apparently clear that Square can't be arsed animating Cait Sith's big fat moogle toy), it would be nice to move her death scene to that point, though it would be a dramatic change; instead of an emotional burial it'd be a dramatic "Oshi they got Aeris, run!" scene.

[Gilthanes]

If they remake FF7 and do anything different regarding Aeris, the only thing I could see them doing is adding a cutscene in the church, something like after the death of aeris, in disc 2 when you can return to the church. The first time you go to enter the church, Cloud will ask the others to wait outside. He goes in and Aeris is there (spirit) and they have a conversation about his guilt and feelings about it all, similar to the scenes in Advent Children

Imo thats my personal theory to the ghost in the church glitch, that a scene like that may have initially been planned, but later scrapped due to time restraints.

[Xear]

I think personally she should stay dead, After all Setheroth killed her. She didnt not simply get KOed in battle, and IF she could get resurected , that would simply cheapen the meaning of her death and cheapen the plot. Plus it would make a joke out of the life stream idea.

Aries's death served a few major purposes
1) Showing the party that they where vunrable
2) Setheroth actually killing one of your party members, the weakest one infact just proved and renenforced the notion that he was evil
3) She sacrificed herself for the planet without her the world would of gotten screwed over.
4) Spare making the situation and story seem more dire and in a way realistic (by connecting the player emotionly to the threat)., this move also put forward a sense that the party no matter how many giant monsters they took down... where stilll mortal like every other 'person' in that world.

Basicly her death was important , effective and usful on many levals...

Besides when one dies they go to the life stream, bringing her back later on in the game would of just brought her back in the body not the soul, making a zombie aries...

Just let her lie in peace I say