Aerith at one point confronted Elmyra about being restricted from watching television (a way of keeping her in the dark about the outside world), the restricted zone placed around her, and the harsh rules. Īfter Elmyra and Meguro handed the Gainsborough business to Carlo, Elmyra was busy around the slums often, but placed harsh restrictions on Aerith, only allowing her to work for the Sector 5 House as an assistant. Elmyra struck a deal with Tseng that he would leave her alone if she kept close watch of her and told them the location if Aerith knew, and Aerith confessed to Elmyra that she was indeed a Cetra. Tseng told them that Shinra regretted their treatment of Ifalna, and would leave Aerith alone if she told them the location of the promised land. After this, Tseng of the Turks arrived at their doorsteps, revealing she was a Cetra to Elmyra and attempting to persuade her to return. The party would have included others from the business and the Sector 5 House orphans, and excited Aerith, but was cancelled after Mr. In February 1993, Carlo Kincaid, from the Gainsborough family business, planned a party for Aerith's eighth birthday. Following this, Elmyra received a letter from Shinra informing her that Clay had indeed passed. The day after choosing the new name, Aerith told Elmyra that her husband, Clay Gainsborough had returned to the planet, something Elmyra rejected as she did not believe in planetology. Meguro's daughter, in a meeting with another member of the business. The two ultimately stumbled on naming Aerith 'Ronna', the same name as Mr. Meguro, who advised that Elmyra claim Aerith was a daughter of a relative who she was adopting, and that Aerith go by a different name to hide her from Shinra. Aerith met people from Gabriel's family business who Elmyra invited over, beginning with Mr. Įlmyra gave Aerith a bed in the Gainsborough house that had belonged to her father-in-law, Gabriel Gainsborough, two months prior. Aerith looked around for a doctor, but found Elmyra Gainsborough, who adopted her as Ifalna passed. Ifalna, heading for the Sector 5 slums church, took Aerith to the Sector 5 slums, but collapsed at the Sector 5 Undercity Station. Hicks ultimately helped the two escape the building. Aerith had to witness Faz Hicks, another scientist, inject Ifalna with painkillers to endure. Knowing that Aerith had Cetra powers and thus was a suitable backup test subject, Hojo began to employ crueler methods when testing on Ifalna. Young Aerith in her new home with Elmyra Gainsborough. Lonny instructed her to draw Mideel after seeing it in a magazine, causing Geddie, looking to make money, to head there hoping to find the promised land for himself, where he assumed the identity of Glenn Reiner. A man named Geddie Bach who watched over them witnessed when Aerith's images led her to draw what Geddie interpreted as the promised land, the land of legend Shinra believed was fertile in mako energy. In 1992, Aerith discovered that she had inherited Cetra powers, as her mind was flooded with images overloading her senses. She had minimal social interaction aside from with a friend named Lonny, a boy two years older than her, and the son of Ifalna's caretaker, Marielle. Held in the Shinra Building, Aerith and Ifalna became subject to numerous experiments at the hands of Hojo and Shinra. When she was barely twenty days old, Professor Hojo tracked Gast down, killed him, and captured Ifalna and Aerith. Her Limit abilities are defensive, either providing restorative powers, healing other party members, or bestowing status enhancements.įinal Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade Intermission Review - Half-Measureġ1 June 2021 History Before Final Fantasy VII Early lifeĪerith was born to Ifalna and Professor Gast Faremis in Icicle Inn on February 7, 1985, making her half- human and half-Cetra. Aerith is upbeat, carefree, and joyful, being flirtatious towards Cloud and compassionate towards others.Īerith wields staves in battle, and is in the back row by default, as she primarily uses magic from equipped Materia in battle. She meets Cloud Strife in Midgar, and the two become close, leading her to join his quest to fight Shinra and hunt down Sephiroth.

She is a playable character in Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy VII Remake, one of the lead protagonists of the novel Final Fantasy VII Remake Trace of Two Pasts, and has supporting roles in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children, Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-, and Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-.Īerith is the last of the Cetra, an ancient race with powerful magical abilities, and so the Shinra Electric Power Company hunts her throughout her life, seeking to exploit her powers. Aerith Gainsborough, alternately known with the first name Aeris, is a major recurring character in the Final Fantasy VII series.

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