Even though she wasn't the best to use in battle, I thought Aeris was a great character. She had a cracking back story with her being the last of the Cetra. I found the story of Ifalna and Professor Gast fascinating too. God damn Hojo killing Gast then kidnapping Aeris and Ifalna. I also enjoyed the relationship she had with Cloud and Tifa. Especially Tifa, as they were close friends even though they both knew how Aeris felt about Cloud. She was always an upbeat personality too despite having a very tragic upbringing.

I find the stuff after she died a little unsavoury though. All the drama with her body and the soup dude from Wall Market wasn't particularly pleasant. It'll be interesting to see if Square Enix include this if they ever decide to do a remake.