The planet when threatened sent forth the Weapons: These artifacts were the final line of justice dispensed on the scourge of humanity. And so Midgar was targeted; the capital of human corruption would be the first to fall. Midgard in Norse myth is the realm between Asgaurd (heven) and Mudspell (Hel's realm, in fact this is where the English word "hell" comes from old Norse). In FF7, Midgar was presented in nightmarish proportions, and as the player was informed Midgar has directly contributed to the demise of the planetary equilibrium. By harvesting mako, Midgar interfered with the natural cycle of the plant...So in return the planet punished Midgar. Contextually this is a metaphor of the biblical myth of Exodus... When Man became sinful and began to entertain infernal knowledge God sent forth the deluge, aiming to reset the world and only those who embraced God's wisdom would survive. The bible describes that the waters sprang forth form the earth (obviously not a normal precipitation induced flood and the weapons similarly were summoned from the earth, they awoke out of the planet) Intentionally, Rufus is immediately sentenced by the weapons, his death demonstrated the fragility of material resources and politics. As the representative of such profane luxuries Rufus was an easy target; amidst the havens, in his all to reminiscently Babel tower like shiRa monolith. Rufus demanded power, he betrayed his father, his actions were driven by greed.. even in his demise, the conceited character shielded his eyes from his fate in undying cowardice. The fact that the weapons targeted midgar, illustrated how mans infernal knowledge will lead to a collapse, whether it be spiritual, intellectual or quite literally physical. Notice the recent explosion in the western world of environmental illnesses (Asthma, Cancer, Stress, Depression). Sure man has tamed nature but now he faces the new challenge of the unseen products evolved in locking nature down. Man dissolved paradise when he embraced knowledge, as the illicit partnership magnifies, knowledge will estrange man from even the swamps and the deserts he created. When man is left with nothing to stand upon, he will draw his final breath.

The theme of rebirth appears widely in Myth and as a matter of fact also is prevalent the Final Fantasy series...beyond coincidental probabilities. The efforts of Aeris ensured the survival of the animal kingdom. This strongly correlates to Noahs assembly of the animals upon the Arc. Aeris followed her inner self, she heard a voice and reacted. So to did Noah, he acted on Gods behalf and ensured survival for those enlightened to Gods word. If man can here God as did Aeris, death becomes no obstacle. Aeris knowingly embraced death as a provision for the infernal regime of sephiroth. And although Sephiroths plan succeeded in annihilating the synthetic "man made" realm; the final scene in FF7 shows that Aeris managed to preserve the pure life forms and thus create the new regime. In an ironical sense the weapons and sephiroth can be identified with the devices of change (the flood) and Aeris is analogous to the Arc...harbouring the pure life blissfully into tomorrow....