I like Aeris, but I like Tifa more. Aeris is HIGHLY overrated. I say this not because of her good deeds (that's a good reason to like her), but she's overrated because of her personality. Everyone thinks she an all-pure, all-perfect, goddess-type character who's very sweet, but she's NOT PERFECT. She acts like a brat from time to time. She's got a bad temper, and there were a few times (if you put her in your party, and choose not to do a certain thing in the game), where she wants things HER way and pouts when you don't do it. Aeris is a great character, but again SHE'S NOT PERFECT. Plus, she had no right to throw herself on Cloud just because he reminded her of her lost boyfriend-whom she cared for deeply. As I think about that, it's possible that she just saw Cloud as Zak's replacement. Kind of a dumb way to get a new boyfriend...

I'm also so sick of the anti-Tifa's flames on her. Sure, everyone has their own thoughts on characters, but there's a point where it crosses the line. It irks me when they (not only when ignorantly call her a slut), but when they call her weak and/or pointless just because she's shy. People who hate shy people are down right cruel. I say this, because I'm a pretty quiet person offline. I'm quiet, but I'm not weak.

Those who think Tifa should have died instead, I think they have some seroius issues. Kind people (and characters) do NOT deserve to be murdered. Tifa doesn't deserve it, and neither did Aeris.