What's the deal with Aeris at the end of the credits!? Is it just an illusion or is she alive??? Discuss!

She's alive!

i say, its just her ghost, kinda like at the church

N/M I though tyou were talking about the game..... crap, now I know what comes...

*Dunno Spoilers*


Don't worry caus before that you'l get a surprise ^_^

she's in the lifestream.

saw she is dead of course.... a dead character can still play a major role thru what happened when they were alive.

Twin. Remember, there's Aeris and Aerith. Nobody knows which one is really dead. :p

I'd say its nothing. Aeris is dead and thats all. In the credits, we see cloud riding a mortorcycle in the real world, which don't really looks like any area in the film. So what! It will never happen, like Aeris reborn. I think it don't mean anything. Anyway it would somehow ruin the film if she were reborn.

i agree. it's more eye candy than anything else.

she's in the lifestream.

Absolutley and it is pretty damn obvious that Aeris has been watching over cloud and co the whole time since her death, and anyway how would Aeris know to heal cloud and interact within the story otherwise?

It is just an artistic way of showing what i explained; "Ghost's" have appeared in many movies before.

<<; Maybe its a clone...

I wish people would stop hoping for a reserection. If that would ever happen, I'm quite sure EVERYBODY would be pissed.

I'm not hoping for a resurrection. Personally, I prefer Tifa than her. I was only wondering.

yeah. it's better if she remains dead. it gives her more meaning, imo

maybe she used a gameshark device to come back

Twin. Remember, there's Aeris and Aerith. Nobody knows which one is really dead. :p

wtf!!! you retard, aerith and aeris are the same names!

the original ff7 (japan), her name was pronounced aeirth, while in the english one it was written aeris. there the same name.

and dont go spouting kh crap about her name, the creators were either lazy, stupid, or kh does not really follow any single final fantasy game, just characters and vague references

look at squall! they named him leon! how stupid...

now that ive had my rant i feel better, and what was this subject again...?

oh yeah, aeris died for the lifestream, so wouldnt she be the planets 'protector' in some way? and, if she is fused with the lifestream, why couldnt she show up to say hi to cloud?

maybe she used a gameshark device to come back
haha


wtf!!! you retard, aerith and aeris are the same names!
i'm pretty certain marvin was joking. =/

wtf!!! you retard, aerith and aeris are the same names!

the original ff7 (japan), her name was pronounced aeirth, while in the english one it was written aeris. there the same name.

and dont go spouting kh crap about her name, the creators were either lazy, stupid, or kh does not really follow any single final fantasy game, just characters and vague references

look at squall! they named him leon! how stupid...


WTF!!! YOU RETARD ever heard of sarcasam also originally its written Aerith pronounced Aeris in Japanese 's' and 'th' are one letter (same with 'r' and 'l').
The name was intended to be pronounced Aeris although it's spelled Aerith in English so when the game was translated they changed the spelling from Aerith to Aeris to avoid confusion, so that the pronunciation remained the same.

wtf!!! you retard, aerith and aeris are the same names!

the original ff7 (japan), her name was pronounced aeirth, while in the english one it was written aeris. there the same name.

and dont go spouting kh crap about her name, the creators were either lazy, stupid, or kh does not really follow any single final fantasy game, just characters and vague references

look at squall! they named him leon! how stupid...

now that ive had my rant i feel better, and what was this subject again...?

oh yeah, aeris died for the lifestream, so wouldnt she be the planets 'protector' in some way? and, if she is fused with the lifestream, why couldnt she show up to say hi to cloud?
omg, yeah!!!!! i hate that! stupid idiots.

but, i guess she didn't just come up and say hi cause it wouldn't have seemed cool. lol

...i dont know if that was an insult or a compliment, but ill take it either way :) (just too damn tired to care)

aerith.......revived........i rather her dead save and sound in the lifestream

Another aerith/ aeris resurection thread revived. I give up, I don't care no more, just drown me or somthin'.

aeris is a fool who got her self killed...she got what she deserved...shes not going to get revived because shes to useless...end of story

What's the deal with Aeris at the end of the credits!? Is it just an illusion or is she alive??? Discuss!

She's not really alive, but she's not dead either. She lives in the Lifestream, and possibly even the Promised land. The ending credits were just an opportunity to show Aerith standing in a field for no apparent reason.

I think the idea is to make you decide what you want to. Some want Aeris alive, so to them she is now alive. Others hate Aeris, so to them she is dead. And me... I like Aeris, but I think Cloud is having pleasent memories of Aeris and knows she is safe in Heaven. To me she is permanently dead, but the resolution of the movie is that Cloud knows she is happy.

I think the idea is to make you decide what you want to. Some want Aeris alive, so to them she is now alive. Others hate Aeris, so to them she is dead. And me... I like Aeris, but I think Cloud is having pleasent memories of Aeris and knows she is safe in Heaven. To me she is permanently dead, but the resolution of the movie is that Cloud knows she is happy.


couldn't have say it better myself...=)

if you listen carefully to cloud and aries/aerith when cloud is going to the forgoten city she will say you came note to the end of the FF7 game cloud says to tifa "i think im beginning to understand... i think we can go meet her there= forgoten city connected to promest land? also the church where aries ghost is found after shes been killed on disk one when you can get a key to get into midgar? i think cloud can meet her in certain places and talk to her in some sort of way...

I think she is an illusion of the Lifestream, cos she sorta lives there, right? Plus, Cloud keeps saying he wants to be forgiven by *her*, so she had to appear somewhere, right? Makes sense, really.

well, I sorta know what I'm talking about. I'm not a run of the mill newbie here XD

well, the Aeris scene, through AC, Cloud is trying to find it in himself to forgive himself for Aerith's Death ( as he sees it as his fault ) the end scene is just Aeris speaking to him, saying that everything is fine, and that he should forgive himself. which he does.

Its her ghost ^^

Whatever she is, she definately isn't 'alive' in the literal sense of the word.

*rants on about ascension and lifestream*

She isn't alive...Nut I think Squarenix wanted to be seen a little more in the movie since there are so many Aeris-lovers(me included!).She died and although I'd really want to be able to ressurect her...For the shake of the script she must stay permanentaly dead.

It was her ghost.
Spooky.

she is the last ancient and basicly she continues living the life stream... Shes a ghost...live... thing :P eeeeeeeek *runs away*

*Theory* aeris could have appeared at the ending showing that she was the one that saved the planet. she was the one who called holy in the first place, and if she was in the lifestream, she possibly could have been the one that called that too. And your right ppl, aeris is DEAD... if she were to be revived in the movie it would ruin a lot. If you revive aeris in the game (gameshark =O) she isnt part of the story, she is just there for battles. her resurection would destroy the story of ff7 and ruin the movie. Im not saying the game and the movie are all about her, just that they would both be changed a lot if she were to be revived. sooo all you people that think the resurection of aeris is possible (the one that changes the story line of the game) are just complete frickin idiots. im just going to shut up before i go too far.

I think shes alive inside all of us.

I own the DVD and watched the making of and basically, she is dead but Cloud and only Cloud can see her because she is deep in his subconscious due to him feeling responsible for her death and has never forgiven himself.

I think what Aerith is well first and fore most she is dead no going around that one. But when Bungheim-sp?- in cosmo canyon shows us the Lifestream he said 2 lives come together to form a new one and repeats the cycle and so forth. Well my idea is that she is on the waiting stage to merge not alive but not being remade either. If you examine Junoun-Sp?- you will see guys in the bar who are ghost who say they can't become part of the planet because Cloud's explanation was too complex for them. It was the learners guide yes but it does hint that souls don't become one with the planet right off the bat. I think only her ancient Powers and her connection to Cloud is the reason why he hears her and goes to that mental world of his. Plus rememeber Cloud got heavily dunked in Life stream so maybe that is what caused the connection more open to her because of it.

As for the ending part I think it was to show her moving on and becoming a part of the planet.

Zack has the same deal he was just pigging back Aerith's powers at the end.

And sorry about the Spelling it has been awhile since I played FFVII

aeris is a fool who got her self killed...she got what she deserved...shes not going to get revived because shes to useless...end of story

Must resist urge...to mind crush...

Aeris is dead...at least her body is. But everybody still loves her and will never forget about her. Besides that, she's done so much for the planet and she's part of the Lifestream. And this means she's still alive. She'll never die...

I thought it was just a sign of the story coming full circle. The first glimpse of the game shows her, and it ends with her. It was Aeris' story the whole time.

About the whole ghost question...well, I don't understand why lots of people get confused with that. I mean, think about Tidus in FFX. He was just a dream, vanished at the end and came back as a real person. Or Auron. He was dead the whole time. You can also see things like that in FFXII (when the ghost appears in front of Ashe)


I thought it was just a sign of the story coming full circle. The first glimpse of the game shows her, and it ends with her. It was Aeris' story the whole time.

That's absolutely true

Aeris is dead...at least her body is. But everybody still loves her and will never forget about her. Besides that, she's done so much for the planet and she's part of the Lifestream. And this means she's still alive. She'll never die...
They way you said this makes it seem as if she was real.

i say, its just her ghost, kinda like at the church

Oi? Was that a side quest?

They way you said this makes it seem as if she was real.

:laugh:

her name is Aerith, not Aeris.

EDIT: I did know that Zetsumei, thanks anyway.

Either way Aerith sucks.

her name is Aerith, not Aeris.

US Version: Aeris
Japanese Version: Aerith

This confusion was caused by the Japanese attempt at pronouncing the "th" sound. Since their phonetics don't have such a sound, the "th" sound was commonly replaced with the "s" sound. Both are right and wrong in different ways, in Japan it's Aerith and in the US it's Aeris.
It's not like it matters anyway, her role in the game can be closely related to Obi Wan Kenobi's role in the original Star Wars Trilogy in that there was hardly any role at all aside from little nuances here and there.

i all wyas called her Aeris.

spelt ways wrong :(

spelt ways wrong :(

Why am I not fucking surprised?

I prefer Aerith to Aeris. It sounds nice when you shout it..

the soft sound at the end kind of reflects her personality.

ha ha.

thats weird but it true

she's in the lifestream.

Isn't Aeris/th's memory still in Cloud's mind while he's fighting... and Aeris helps Cloud in ways as well...?



I prefer Aerith to Aeris. It sounds nice when you shout it..

the soft sound at the end kind of reflects her personality.

ha ha.

Yeah, that sounds about right.
I've always liked Aerith but got used to Aeris because of the game's spelling...

First of all.. we can argue all we want about her living inside of cloud...etc. etc. the truth in the matter is- She is physically dead no matter what because if she weren't it would have negated a lot of the reasoning behind why Cloud and Co were so passionate about getting rid of Sephiroth...etc. Not only that, but the fact that she WAS killed, I mean, it only excentuates how bad Sephiroth is supposed to be, because he actually killed a playable character. Yes she is part of the lifestream now, and being a descendant of the ancient and all that.. she had to ascend to help blah blah blah. Anyway, her death was a plot device in my opinion, and she needs to stay dead in order for the story to have meant anything. That she was sacrificed fo the greater good. Otherwise, we're gonna turn this into DragonballZ.



(and slash I agree with you, I think she's a damn dirty whore XD)

Aeris is not alive or in limbo. At the end they were showing her getting back together with Zack in the spirit world (as Zack was probably looking over Cloud just as Aeris was looking over the entire group) to give the super mega happy ending that would leave all of FF7 fans happy. Granted that this union only lasts until they dissolve back into the lifestream, but it still works. :)

If I remember correctly they hold hands as they walk into the light. This allows Cloud to court Tifa completely guilt free.

Aeris isn't technically alive, but she is still able to "be on the planet". She's only there to watch over Cloud. I know that probably doesn't make much sence. :erm:

errr...Aeris and Aerith are the same ppl. I don't think shes alive, cuz I mean Zack was with her, and he's dead too. There was just some mistake in the spelling between the japanese and english versions (of Aerith's name).

aeris is the wolf. aerith is the water. because aerith has a 't' in it.

Jemeela we have already proven that the wolf represents cloud's guilt, why continue to make yourself look like a complete fucktard? are you seriously that ignorant?

aeris is the wolf. aerith is the water. because aerith has a 't' in it.

As previously explained, Aerith and Aeris are the same person. She is not the wolf and by your logic she could actually be Tifa, a Turk or Tseng as they also contain the letter 'T' :rolleyes:

aeris is the wolf. aerith is the water. because aerith has a 't' in it.

Maybe I should introduce you to my good friend Dmitri Mendeleev.

And concerning the person that this thread revolves around: she is dead in the most literal sense of the word.
This does not mean that the remembrances of her disappear, however.

She's a ghost...

Dude its a ghost, WHY do you think no one else could see it..........

She's dead, she got stabbed, mauled, pwned by a huge sword. Of course it's an illusion.

She's ded

end thred

Isnt it obvious, Aeris isnt dead she had auto-life on!!! But she prefers to uphold the illusion of being dead

SHE DIED FROM BEING HOOKER GUYS

She's not really alive, but she's not dead either. She lives in the Lifestream, and possibly even the Promised land. The ending credits were just an opportunity to show Aerith standing in a field for no apparent reason.



indeed

Aeris summoned the lifestream to cure the wound holy created while trying to destroy Sephy's meteor .
Just read all of the ff7 books and novels, and you will have no questions.

errr...Aeris and Aerith are the same ppl. I don't think shes alive, cuz I mean Zack was with her, and he's dead too. There was just some mistake in the spelling between the japanese and english versions (of Aerith's name).

thats pretty much it..

Why do you continue to revive old threads? Is it a hobby of yours or something?

Why do you continue to revive old threads? Is it a hobby of yours or something?

i get bored and yah sure

Go outside and get a new hobby. Your current one sucks.

why should i?

Go outside and get a new hobby. Your current one sucks.

ouch.

but anyway...she's dead as a doorknob. definitely dead. i didnt care for her much either, i prefer tifa. aeris is kinda...lame.

What's the deal with Aeris at the end of the credits!? Is it just an illusion or is she alive??? Discuss!

She's neither. It's just her spirit, but in the Lifestream/ or returned to the Planet.

Well, it the lifestream circulates and is continuous, couldn't something like this happen again?!? I mean, and this is a theiory but...Someday, the planet hopping Creta will return to the planet. Then there will be another Meitior which will wipe out the technological advanced race. Then One person will be left, sacrifice herself, or something like that, and its like a circle!

As previously explained, Aerith and Aeris are the same person. She is not the wolf and by your logic she could actually be Tifa, a Turk or Tseng as they also contain the letter 'T' :rolleyes:

I would hope most people would realise this point by now.. surely...

She only showed up. She isn't alive...sadly. :(

Well, like I explained EARYLER in the thread, maybe that these series of events will happen again...or something

Jeezus. I may not post very often, but I'M ALIVE, PEOPLE! I HAVE a life outside of Cloud's little leather-wearing, emo social circle, you know. :D

Omguh, I totally posted that having forgotten that my screen name on this forum is "Terabyte," instead of "Aerith" (used at other, older forums). Hahaha, it's just to asinine to delete, I hope somebody gets a good chuckle out of it.

Blonde moment, anyone?

Why they never used a phoenix down on her in the first place will forever haunt me.