Aerith Gainsborough (Opera Omnia)

Aerith is a playable character representing Final Fantasy VII in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia who can be recruited during the Lost Chapter Inheriting the Past.
==Characteristics==
===Appearance===
Aerith wears her flower girl's outfit from Final Fantasy VII: a shin-length pink dress that buttons up the front and a red bolero jacket. She wears brown boots and metal bracers on her wrists and around the edges of her jacket sleeves. Aerith's long light brown hair is plaited with a large pink ribbon.
Aerith's first alternate costume depicts her in her Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- appearance. She wears a blue and white dress with a red camisole underneath and white wedge sandals with pink straps.
Her second alternate costume is the red dress from Final Fantasy VII Remake.
===Personality===
==Story==
===Act 2, Ch. 7: Respite's Authenticity===
Sephiroth seizes the throne of the goddess Materia and declares himself a god of the world of respite. He creates numerous dark manikins of Zack who assume the forms and memories of the warriors of light. The clones infiltrate the warriors' ranks, destined to decay into monsters before turning on their demoralized allies. Aerith observes the clones of Galuf and Bartz decay as she and the warriors travel across a rainy plain. As more warrior-clones turn, Zack's dark manikin approaches her and Zack. The dark manikin cryptically comments on how the goddess's idea of respite was to bring Aerith and Cloud by Zack's side. Aerith asks Zack's dark manikin to explain what is happening, and the dark manikin agrees to battle Zack so their memories could be reunited. Aerith and Cloud stand by and watch as Zack reclaims memories of his past life.
===Intersecting Wills: A Bouquet of Thoughts and Feelings===
====Sylleblossoms====
Aboard the airship, a group of warriors is drawn to the scent of Aerith's freshly-picked flowers. As Luna and Edward comment on how lovely and rare they seem, Aerith tells them of how she used to sell flowers back when she lived in Midgar, even as she now gives her bouquets to her new friends freely in this world. Noctis takes the opportunity to tell Luna that he made it back to Tenebrae to see the sylleblossoms, and how he wishes that she could have seen them with him. Aerith silently rues that the couple never had the chance to experience them together, and so she strikes of on her own to try to find the sylleblossom for them. However, Aerith is stopped by the Turks, who insist that she not leave unaccompanied; she accepts Cissnei and Rude, but insists that Reno does not join them, on account of how he had ruined her blossoms carelessly in the past. Reno demurs, instructing Cissnei and Reno to watch over her while doing their best to stay out of her way.
 
As they continue their search, seemingly in vain, Cissnei suggests to Aerith that the blossoms may only appear in Eos and not in the world of respite. Aerith reminds her that in their present world, anything one believes becomes possible. Aerith shortly finds and collects a bouquet of sylleblossoms, much to Cissnei’s surprise; when Cissnei asks Aerith whether she was able to track them because she is a Cetra, Aerith responds in frustration, noting that it has little to do with the arcane knowledge of the Ancients and more to do with bearing a strong will. They return in short order to Noctis and Luna, who are delighted by her gift. Meanwhile, Reno catches up with the other Turks while they witness the reunion, and Cissnei tells him of Aerith’s remarkable kindness and selflessness.
====SeeD====
 
The disciplinary committee arrives shortly thereafter to talk to Aerith, having chased the scent of flowers. She presents another bouquet of yellow flowers to a delighted Fujin, and Raijin compliments her for making the world a brighter place. In the same vein, Seifer compares Aerith to Squall, much to her surprise; he explains that Squall sees the true purpose of the SeeD mercenary force as sowing seeds around the world, that it may – as Aerith also desires – be filled with flowers. Cissnei and Rude, who were eavesdropping, arrive and suggest to her that she should offer some flowers to Squall next.
 
Aerith and her Turk guardians approach Squall and Rinoa as they speak with Firion, and she presents the couple with a bouquet of yellow flowers. Although Rinoa is excited, Squall is bemused, a reaction which puzzles Aerith. Squall clarifies the confusion by telling her that the explanation he gave to Seifer was meaningless, given only in the spur of the moment under the duress of his incarceration and interrogation. Nevertheless, Aerith, Rinoa, and Firion all insist to him that it is a perspective worth having and maintaining. Instead, Squall encourages her to make her dream of filling the world of flowers happen. Vaan shortly thereafter interrupts to approach Aerith, mentioning that Penelo and Ashe were interested in having flowers too. She presents him with a bouquet of Galbana lilies – a favourite of Vaan's late brother, Reks – before he can finish his thought. 
====The Meaning and Source of Flowers====
 
Cissnei asks Aerith what she means when she says that the flowers are happy, and wonders aloud if Aerith actually can speak to them. Aerith explains that none of these flowers are really of this world of respite. Rather, people will them into being, and, because they arising from their desire and longing, Aerith knows that they wish only to be returned to the ones who willed them. It is this connection that Aerith is able to sense. She reiterates that if any of her friends was lost, she do what she could to help them find her way back; her relationship to the flowers is no different. At this thought, Firion asks of Aerith a favour; Cloud tells Firion that he has memories associated with a certain flower. He asks her for help to find the flower that Cloud is thinking of, that they might join together to search for it.
 
Rinoa guides Firion, Aerith, Cissnei, and Rude to a field of flowers on a sweeping plain to search. Nevertheless, Firion cannot find the flower that Cloud speaks of. The group turns to Rude, who knows this area well; but Firion mentions that the joyous experience of reaching the place has been enough for him so far. Rinoa notes that some of these flowers might be meaningful for warriors in the main group back on the airship, but they all realize that they don’t have a wagon to move them. Just then, Reno reveals himself as having secured one with the help of Zack. Aerith thanks him, albeit suspiciously, given the impeccability of his timing.
 
Once Aerith’s group arrives back at the airship with a wagon full of flowers in tow, they are approached by Celes, Cyan, and Sabin. From the displays, Celes recognizes the flowers she held during her opera performance; Sabin find his favourite set, and Cyan finds the flowers of the kind he used to send Lola. Meanwhile, Vanille and Fang are shocked to find flowers they remembered in Oerba from their youths, and which had disappeared from Oerba during the lifetimes they spent encased in crystal on Cocoon. Alphinaud, on the other hand, recognizes Nymeia lilies, and remembers when once in Ishgard, Count Edmont offered him tea brewed from its roots, and that he also laid them at the grave of the hero Moenbryda. Lyse also finds moon daisies, which were Moenbryda's favourite flowers. Aerith explains again to them all that their wills created these flowers and imparted within them the desire that they be returned to them; to this, Vanille tells Aerith that this must explain why this experience makes her feel complete.
 
Lastly, as Cissnei stands in the distance, Aerith runs to her to present her with a bouquet of her own, thanking her for being such a great help to her. While Cissnei tells Aerith that she has no strong memories associated with flowers, she is appreciative, for the flowers are warm with Aerith’s own feelings of kindness and care towards her. The two leave together to thank Zack for donating their wagon.
==Gameplay==
===Equipment===
;Weapons
Image 	Name 	Image 	Name
 	ガードロッド【VII】(5★) / 15CP 	 	ウィザードロッド【VII】(5★) / 35CP
Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.
 	ミスリルロッド【VII】(5★) / EX (70CP) 	 	ミスリルロッド【VII】+(6★) / EX+ (100CP)
Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	 	ミスリルロッド【VII】+(6★) / EX+ (100CP)
 	プリズムロッド【VII】(5★) / LD (90CP) 	 	オーロラロッド【VII】(7★) / FR (130CP)
Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its render from Final Fantasy VII. 	Updated design based on its render from Final Fantasy VII.
 	プリンセスガード【VII】BT (130CP) 	 	プリンセスガード【VII】+BT+ (150CP)
Updated design based on its render from Final Fantasy VII. 	Updated design based on its render from Final Fantasy VII. 	 	プリンセスガード【VII】+BT+ (150CP)
;Armor
Image 	Name 	Image 	Name
 	エイジスの指輪【VII】(5★) / 35CP 	 	守りの指輪【VII】(5★) / 90CP
Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.	Updated design based on its artwork from Final Fantasy VII.
 	守りの指輪【VII】+(6★) / 130CP 	 	エアリスのリボン【VII】(7★) / 210CP
 	守りの指輪【VII】+(6★) / 130CP 	Original armor. 	Original armor.
 	エアリスのリボン【VII】+(6★) / 130CP 	 	
 	エアリスのリボン【VII】+(6★) / 130CP 	 	
===Abilities===
Move 	Type 	Image
BRV Attack 	BRV, Magic 	
BRV Attack 	Steals enemy's BRV. 	
HP Attack 	 	
HP Attack 	 	
Healing Wind 	 	
Healing Wind 	 	
Prayer of the Cetra 	 	
Prayer of the Cetra 	 	
All BRV Regen Attack	Additional Ability 	[[File:|200px]]
All BRV Regen Attack	Marginally raises party's ATK, grants party BRV Regen effect 3 turns	[[File:|200px]]
Fury Brand 	EX Ability 	
Fury Brand 	 	
==Gallery==
DFFOO Aerith SS.png|Aerith.
DFFOO Aerith EX.png|EX Ability pose.
DFFOO Aerith Battle Stance.png|Battle Stance.
Aerith giving flower bouquet 1 DFFOO.png|Aerith giving a flower bouquet.
Aerith giving flower bouquet 2 DFFOO.png|Aerith giving a bouquet of Sylleblossom to Noctis and Lunafreya.
Act 4 Chapter 01 Part 1 Key art from DFFOO.png|Aerith in For Flowering Future Key art.
Aerith Event banner JP from DFFOO.png|Japan Event banner.
Aerith Event banner GL from DFFOO.png|Global Event banner.
Aerith Lost Chapter banner JP from DFFOO.png|Japan Lost Chapter banner.
Aerith Lost Chapter banner GL from DFFOO.png|Global Lost Chapter banner.
Aerith Intersecting Wills banner JP from DFFOO.png|Japan Intersecting Wills banner.
Aerith Intersecting Wills banner GL from DFFOO.png|Global Intersecting Wills banner.
==Allusions==
*Aerith pairs with Eiko as both were adopted after becoming the last of their kind. They both fill the White Mage role in the party.
*Aerith's alternate costume artwork does not depict her wielding a weapon, unlike most of the other characters' artworks. This likely alludes of Aerith's non-combatant status in Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII.
Category:Characters in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia