Favorite Final Fantasy Ending

[Flying Arrow]

^ Yup. Made me wonder if the characters saved the planet for themselves or just saved the planet in general regardless of the effect on them (of course they were always acting for their benefit, obviously). There are more than a few points in the game where characters assert that people are a plague on the planet, and that the planet (which is clearly sentient) would be better off without them. I always understood the ending as possibly suggesting that the planet has wiped out all potential threats in one fell swoop and taken itself back. A clean slate, I guess. Why else show Midgar flooded and overrun with plant-life?

But, yeah, happy endings are kind of boring. What's the point of a 50-hour story if the ending only consists of the lead male and female kissing, or the World Is Saved After All?