I'll go with VII aswell, why has noone mentioned the main character backgrounds?

(SPOILER)
Cloud, lost his hometown, failed his dreams to the point of hiding his face from old friends, then went insane.
Tifa, lost her hometown, winds up working in a bar in a slum.
Barret, loses pretty much everything except Marlene, winds up dedicating himself to something he isn't sure is right.
Cid, misses out on his one dream, becomes a washout with a constant reminder of it outside his door.
Nanaki, lives in shame of a father he never really knew, winds up as a test subject.
Vincent, loses his love, gets shot, winds up in a coffin for many years (from what I remember).
Yuffie, a Ninja from a village weakened by war, winds up as a thief whilst still a teenager.
Cait Sith, one gets killed, it's controller is working undercover in an evil corporation.
Aeris, do I even have to start???