Gaea

Aeris Gainsborough

Bio: Daughter of Prof. Gast and Infala, Aeris is the very last Cetra alive.  Professor Gast fell in love with the last Cetra of his time.  He had a daughter with her, Aeris.  Gast did some documentaries on the Cetra, Weapon, and Jenova.  All of it was told by Infala.  Shortly after Aeris was born, Hojo came to take Gast and forced him to work with him on the Jenova Project.  Infala barely escaped and was able to go all the way to Midgar.  There she found a women, Elmyra, and left Aeris to her.  Infala then died.

   Elmyra was waiting for her husband to return at the station at the time.  One day Aeris told Elmyra that someone close to her had died.  She didn't believe it until days later when she received a letter.  The letter said that her husband had died.  Sometime later, Shinra tried to get Aeris because they thought she was the last Ancient alive.  Aeris and Elmyra denied it and was able to go on. 

   Aeris during this time got a boyfriend, Zack.  The amount of time they spent together is unknown.  When Aeris grows up, she is a flower seller.  She meets Cloud after his first mission and sees him again when he crashes down through the church onto her flower-bed.  From there, Cloud escorts Aeris home and says that his payment for it will be a date. 

   Aeris follows Cloud around until they have to get to Sector 7 Pillar.  There, Tifa tells Aeris to get Marlene and bring her somewhere safe.  Aeris brings her to her house, but is kidnapped.  She is rescued from the Shinra Tower and continues with Cloud.

   When they go to Gold Saucer the second time to get the keystone, Aeris has her date with Cloud.  After the events of the Temple of the Ancients, Aeris knows that only she can stop Meteor.  Aeris goes on her own and heads toward the City of the Ancients.  There, she prays to the planet to save the humans from Meteor.  Cloud catches up with her and he loses control of himself for a minute.  He almost kills Aeris, but he came to his senses.  Sephiroth then comes down and kills her.  Cloud brings her to the lake outside the underground crystal castle and lets her body float to the bottom of it.

Extras:

• Dad: Professor Gast - Head of the Jenova Project - Deceased

• Real Mother: Infala - Last pure Cetra - Deceased

• Mother: Elmyra - Living in slums

• Aeris has the White Materia, Holy.

• Love Interest - Zack and Cloud

• Aeris was never meant to be resurrected.  When the story of the game was written, many things changed while it was progressing.  Aeris' death was one of few things that never changed in the writing of the story.

• Aeris can only be used after Disc 1 by using a Gameshark(PSX) or Trainer Program(PC).

• There is a ghost of Aeris in the church if you go back to Midgar in Disc 2 or 3.  This is merely a glitch! Nothing more.