death is described as a disastrous traumatic reminder of the eventual war. Game journalist Mike Fahey expressed concern in regards to this event being repeated in the Remake chronology as he saw the original Aerith as the least developed heroine in the game. In A Feeling of Wrongness: Pessimistic Rhetoric on the Fringes of Popular Culture, Aerith is seen a highly developed character due to Cloud visiting her mother and how often the protagonist and the heroine often talk. As Aerith plays a more role in combat, her death is also noted to affect the gamer as a result of how useful she is. See also List of Final Fantasy VII characters References External links Aerith Gainsborough at the Final Fantasy wiki Adoptee characters in video games Characters designed by Tetsuya Nomura Female characters in video games Final Fantasy VII characters Fictional characters who can manipulate light Fictional characters with healing abilities Fictional human hybrids Fictional salespeople Fictional spiritual mediums Fictional stick-fighters Fictional witches Orphan characters in video games Science fantasy video game characters Square Enix protagonists Video game characters introduced in 1997 Video game characters who use magic Woman soldier and warrior characters in video games