Aeris (Final Fantasy VII party member)

Aeris is a playable character in Final Fantasy VII. She serves as the party's White Mage with the best Magic stats in the game, and the ability to heal and support the party with her Limit Breaks. She wields a rod, but her strength lies in her magic use.
Aeris is also a date option for a scene in Gold Saucer in "Secret Date", and is considered the default date as she starts with the highest compatibility with Cloud Strife.
Aeris joins the party in the Church in the Slums after the events in Mako Reactor 5 in "The Woman at the Church". Before the character naming screen, the party member in the game's memory is Aerith. This never ordinarily appears, however, if one were to bypass the character naming screen (as is performed in a bypass event glitch), she will appear in the party with this name.
==Battle==
Aeris lacks in physical stats, but makes up for it with her high magical stats. When she joins the party she is in the back row by default. She is a good spellcaster and her Limit Breaks are supportive rather than damage-dealing. Aeris's victory pose is to brush down her clothes, smooth back her hair, and bow with her hand over her heart.
===Stats===
Her starting level is decided by the following formula:
:[average party level -3]
The playable characters require slightly different amounts of EXP to reach level 99. Aeris requires the most EXP for level 99: 2,484,643.
LV	Exp 	HP 	MP 	Strength	Dexterity	Vitality	Magic 	Spirit 	Luck 	+
1 	0 	177 	23 	10 	5 	11 	13 	14 	14 	
2 	6 	185 - 195 	25 - 30 	10 - 12 	5 - 7 	11 - 13 	13 - 15 	14 - 16 	14 - 16	
3 	32 	198 - 212 	36 - 37 	10 - 14 	5 - 9 	11 - 15 	13 - 17 	14 - 18 	14 - 17	
4 	92 	215 - 229 	39 - 44 	11 - 16 	5 - 10 	12 - 17 	14 - 19 	15 - 20 	14 - 18	
5 	199 	232 - 246 	50 - 51 	12 - 17 	6 - 11 	13 - 18 	15 - 21 	16 - 22 	14 - 19	
6 	366 	247 - 263 	53 - 58 	13 - 18 	7 - 12 	14 - 19 	16 - 22 	17 - 23 	14 - 20	
7 	607 	264 - 280 	62 - 65 	14 - 19 	7 - 13 	15 - 20 	17 - 24 	18 - 24 	14 - 20	
8 	935 	279 - 297 	67 - 72 	15 - 20 	8 - 14 	16 - 21 	18 - 25 	19 - 25 	14 - 20	
9 	1363 	296 - 314 	74 - 79 	16 - 21 	9 - 15 	17 - 22 	19 - 26 	20 - 26 	14 - 20	
10	1905 	311 - 331 	81 - 86 	17 - 22 	10 - 16 	18 - 23 	21 - 28 	21 - 28 	14 - 20	
11	2575 	328 - 348 	88 - 93 	18 - 23 	10 - 17 	19 - 24 	22 - 29 	22 - 29 	14 - 20	
12	3542 	382 - 402 	94 - 100 	19 - 24 	11 - 18 	19 - 25 	24 - 31 	23 - 30 	14 - 20	
13	4550 	436 - 456 	103 - 109	20 - 25 	12 - 19 	20 - 26 	25 - 32 	24 - 31 	14 - 21	
14	5733 	475 - 502 	110 - 117	21 - 26 	13 - 20 	21 - 27 	27 - 34 	26 - 33 	14 - 21	
15	7105 	511 - 541 	119 - 126	22 - 27 	14 - 21 	22 - 28 	29 - 36 	27 - 34 	14 - 21	
16	8680 	543 - 577 	126 - 134	23 - 28 	15 - 22 	23 - 29 	30 - 37 	28 - 35 	14 - 21	
17	10472 	579 - 613 	134 - 142	24 - 29 	15 - 22 	24 - 30 	32 - 39 	30 - 37 	14 - 21	
18	12495 	611 - 649 	142 - 151	25 - 30 	16 - 23 	25 - 31 	33 - 40 	31 - 38 	14 - 21	
19	14763 	647 - 685 	150 - 159	26 - 31 	17 - 24 	26 - 32 	35 - 42 	32 - 39 	14 - 21	
20	17290 	679 - 721 	159 - 168	27 - 32 	18 - 25 	27 - 33 	37 - 44 	34 - 41 	14 - 21	
21	20090 	715 - 757 	166 - 176	28 - 33 	18 - 25 	28 - 34 	38 - 45 	35 - 42 	14 - 21	
22	23831 	812 - 854 	176 - 187	29 - 34 	19 - 26 	29 - 36 	40 - 47 	36 - 43 	14 - 21	
23	27315 	883 - 932 	186 - 198	30 - 35 	20 - 27 	30 - 37 	41 - 48 	37 - 44 	14 - 21	
24	31123 	941 - 1003 	195 - 208	31 - 36 	21 - 28 	31 - 38 	43 - 50 	38 - 45 	14 - 21	
25	35270 	1006 - 1068	205 - 218	32 - 37 	22 - 29 	32 - 39 	45 - 52 	40 - 47 	15 - 22	
26	39770 	1064 - 1133	214 - 228	33 - 38 	23 - 30 	33 - 40 	46 - 53 	41 - 48 	15 - 22	
27	44637 	1129 - 1198	224 - 238	34 - 39 	23 - 30 	34 - 41 	48 - 55 	42 - 49 	15 - 22	
28	49885 	1187 - 1263	233 - 248	35 - 40 	24 - 31 	35 - 42 	49 - 56 	44 - 51 	15 - 22	
29	55529 	1252 - 1328	243 - 258	36 - 42 	25 - 32 	37 - 44 	51 - 58 	45 - 52 	15 - 22	
30	61584 	1310 - 1393	252 - 268	37 - 43 	26 - 33 	38 - 45 	53 - 60 	46 - 53 	15 - 22	
31	68064 	1375 - 1458	260 - 277	38 - 44 	26 - 33 	39 - 46 	54 - 61 	48 - 55 	15 - 22	
32	77066 	1477 - 1569	272 - 289	39 - 45 	27 - 34 	40 - 47 	55 - 62 	50 - 57 	16 - 23	
33	84643 	1570 - 1671	283 - 301	40 - 46 	28 - 35 	41 - 48 	56 - 63 	51 - 58 	16 - 23	
34	92701 	1663 - 1764	294 - 313	40 - 47 	29 - 36 	43 - 50 	57 - 64 	52 - 59 	16 - 23	
35	101255 	1746 - 1857	306 - 325	41 - 48 	29 - 36 	44 - 51 	59 - 66 	54 - 61 	16 - 23	
36	110320 	1839 - 1950	315 - 336	42 - 49 	30 - 37 	45 - 52 	60 - 67 	55 - 62 	16 - 23	
37	119910 	1922 - 2043	326 - 347	43 - 50 	31 - 38 	46 - 53 	61 - 68 	56 - 63 	16 - 23	
38	130040 	2015 - 2136	337 - 358	44 - 51 	31 - 38 	47 - 54 	62 - 69 	58 - 65 	17 - 24	
39	140725 	2098 - 2229	346 - 369	45 - 52 	32 - 39 	48 - 55 	63 - 70 	59 - 66 	17 - 24	
40	151980 	2191 - 2322	358 - 381	46 - 53 	33 - 40 	49 - 56 	65 - 72 	61 - 68 	17 - 24	
41	163820 	2274 - 2415	369 - 392	46 - 53 	34 - 41 	50 - 57 	66 - 73 	62 - 69 	17 - 24	
42	176259 	2399 - 2540	381 - 405	47 - 54 	35 - 42 	51 - 58 	68 - 75 	63 - 70 	17 - 24	
43	189312 	2512 - 2665	394 - 418	48 - 55 	35 - 42 	52 - 59 	70 - 77 	64 - 71 	17 - 24	
44	202994 	2614 - 2778	404 - 430	49 - 56 	36 - 43 	53 - 60 	71 - 78 	65 - 72 	17 - 24	
45	217320 	2727 - 2891	417 - 443	50 - 57 	37 - 44 	54 - 61 	72 - 79 	67 - 74 	17 - 24	
46	232305 	2829 - 3004	427 - 455	51 - 58 	37 - 44 	55 - 62 	73 - 80 	68 - 75 	17 - 24	
47	247963 	2942 - 3129	439 - 467	52 - 59 	38 - 45 	56 - 63 	74 - 81 	69 - 76 	17 - 24	
48	264309 	3044 - 3242	452 - 480	52 - 59 	39 - 46 	57 - 64 	75 - 82 	70 - 77 	17 - 24	
49	281358 	3157 - 3355	462 - 492	53 - 60 	39 - 46 	57 - 64 	76 - 83 	71 - 78 	17 - 24	
50	299125 	3259 - 3468	475 - 505	54 - 61 	40 - 47 	58 - 65 	77 - 84 	73 - 80 	18 - 25	
51	317625 	3372 - 3581	487 - 517	55 - 62 	41 - 48 	59 - 66 	77 - 84 	74 - 81 	18 - 25	
52	341432 	3485 - 3707	497 - 529	55 - 62 	41 - 48 	60 - 67 	78 - 85 	76 - 83 	18 - 25	
53	361712 	3598 - 3833	509 - 541	55 - 62 	41 - 48 	60 - 67 	79 - 86 	77 - 84 	18 - 25	
54	382779 	3711 - 3959	521 - 553	55 - 62 	41 - 48 	61 - 68 	80 - 87 	78 - 85 	18 - 25	
55	404649 	3824 - 4085	531 - 565	56 - 63 	42 - 49 	61 - 68 	81 - 88 	79 - 86 	18 - 25	
56	427336 	3937 - 4211	543 - 577	56 - 63 	42 - 49 	62 - 69 	81 - 88 	80 - 87 	18 - 25	
57	450856 	4063 - 4337	555 - 589	57 - 64 	43 - 50 	62 - 69 	82 - 89 	81 - 88 	18 - 25	
58	475223 	4176 - 4463	565 - 601	57 - 64 	43 - 50 	63 - 70 	82 - 89 	82 - 89 	18 - 25	
59	500453 	4302 - 4589	577 - 613	58 - 65 	44 - 51 	63 - 70 	83 - 90 	83 - 90 	18 - 25	
60	526560 	4415 - 4715	589 - 625	59 - 66 	44 - 51 	64 - 71 	84 - 91 	84 - 91 	19 - 26	
61	553560 	4541 - 4841	599 - 637	59 - 66 	45 - 52 	64 - 71 	84 - 91 	84 - 91 	19 - 26	
62	589211 	4642 - 4953	608 - 648	60 - 67 	45 - 52 	65 - 72 	85 - 92 	85 - 92 	19 - 26	
63	618425 	4754 - 5065	618 - 658	60 - 67 	46 - 53 	65 - 72 	86 - 93 	85 - 92 	19 - 26	
64	648589 	4855 - 5177	627 - 669	61 - 68 	46 - 53 	66 - 73 	87 - 94 	86 - 93 	19 - 26	
65	679718 	4967 - 5289	637 - 679	61 - 68 	46 - 53 	66 - 73 	87 - 94 	86 - 93 	19 - 26	
66	711828 	5068 - 5401	648 - 690	61 - 68 	46 - 53 	66 - 73 	88 - 95 	87 - 94 	19 - 26	
67	744933 	5180 - 5513	658 - 700	62 - 69 	46 - 53 	67 - 74 	88 - 95 	87 - 94 	19 - 26	
68	779049 	5292 - 5625	667 - 711	62 - 69 	46 - 53 	67 - 74 	89 - 96 	88 - 95 	19 - 26	
69	814191 	5393 - 5737	677 - 721	62 - 69 	47 - 54 	67 - 74 	89 - 96 	88 - 95 	19 - 26	
70	850374 	5505 - 5849	688 - 732	63 - 70 	47 - 54 	68 - 75 	90 - 97 	89 - 96 	19 - 26	
71	887614 	5606 - 5961	697 - 742	63 - 70 	47 - 54 	68 - 75 	90 - 97 	90 - 97 	19 - 26	
72	925925 	5718 - 6073	708 - 753	63 - 70 	47 - 54 	68 - 75 	91 - 98 	90 - 97 	20 - 27	
73	965323 	5819 - 6185	717 - 763	63 - 70 	47 - 54 	69 - 76 	91 - 98 	91 - 98 	20 - 27	
74	1005823	5931 - 6297	726 - 774	64 - 71 	47 - 54 	69 - 76 	92 - 99 	91 - 98 	20 - 27	
75	1047440	6032 - 6409	736 - 784	64 - 71 	48 - 55 	69 - 76 	92 - 99 	92 - 99 	20 - 27	
76	1090190	6144 - 6521	747 - 795	64 - 71 	48 - 55 	70 - 77 	93 - 100 	92 - 99 	20 - 27	
77	1134087	6245 - 6633	757 - 805	65 - 72 	48 - 55 	70 - 77 	93 - 100 	93 - 100	20 - 27	
78	1179147	6357 - 6745	766 - 816	65 - 72 	48 - 55 	70 - 77 	94 - 100 	93 - 100	20 - 27	
79	1225385	6458 - 6857	776 - 826	65 - 72 	48 - 55 	71 - 78 	94 - 100 	94 - 100	20 - 27	
80	1272816	6570 - 6969	787 - 837	66 - 73 	48 - 55 	71 - 78 	95 - 100 	95 - 100	20 - 27	
81	1321456	6671 - 7081	796 - 847	66 - 73 	48 - 55 	71 - 78 	95 - 100 	95 - 100	20 - 27	
82	1407407	6764 - 7183	804 - 855	67 - 74 	49 - 56 	72 - 79 	95 - 100 	95 - 100	20 - 27	
83	1459854	6857 - 7285	812 - 863	67 - 74 	49 - 56 	72 - 79 	95 - 100 	95 - 100	20 - 27	
84	1513588	6950 - 7387	820 - 871	68 - 75 	49 - 56 	72 - 79 	96 - 100 	95 - 100	20 - 27	
85	1568624	7043 - 7489	829 - 880	68 - 75 	49 - 56 	73 - 80 	96 - 100 	95 - 100	20 - 27	
86	1624979	7136 - 7591	837 - 888	68 - 75 	49 - 56 	73 - 80 	96 - 100 	96 - 100	21 - 28	
87	1682667	7229 - 7693	845 - 896	68 - 75 	49 - 56 	73 - 80 	97 - 100 	96 - 100	21 - 28	
88	1741705	7322 - 7786	853 - 904	69 - 76 	50 - 57 	73 - 80 	97 - 100 	96 - 100	21 - 28	
89	1802108	7415 - 7879	861 - 912	69 - 76 	50 - 57 	74 - 81 	97 - 100 	96 - 100	21 - 28	
90	1863891	7508 - 7972	870 - 921	69 - 76 	50 - 57 	74 - 81 	98 - 100 	96 - 100	21 - 28	
91	1927071	7601 - 8065	878 - 929	69 - 76 	50 - 57 	74 - 81 	98 - 100 	97 - 100	21 - 28	
92	1991662	7694 - 8158	886 - 937	70 - 77 	50 - 57 	74 - 81 	98 - 100 	97 - 100	21 - 28	
93	2057681	7787 - 8251	894 - 945	70 - 77 	50 - 57 	75 - 82 	98 - 100 	97 - 100	21 - 28	
94	2125143	7870 - 8344	902 - 953	70 - 77 	51 - 58 	75 - 82 	99 - 100 	97 - 100	21 - 28	
95	2194063	7953 - 8437	911 - 962	70 - 77 	51 - 58 	75 - 82 	99 - 100 	97 - 100	21 - 28	
96	2264458	8046 - 8530	919 - 970	71 - 78 	51 - 58 	75 - 82 	99 - 100 	98 - 100	21 - 28	
97	2336342	8129 - 8623	927 - 978	71 - 78 	51 - 58 	76 - 83 	100 - 100	98 - 100	21 - 28	
98	2409732	8222 - 8716	935 - 986	71 - 78 	51 - 58 	76 - 83 	100 - 100	98 - 100	21 - 28	
99	2484643	8305 - 8809	942 - 994	71 - 78 	51 - 58 	76 - 83 	100 - 100	98 - 100	21 - 28	
===Equipment===
Aeris joins the party with the Guard Stick and a Bronze Bangle. Guard Stick can be replaced very quickly, and she can obtain the Striking Staff by stealing it from Eligor at the Train Graveyard, making it the most powerful weapon any character can obtain at this point in the game. Aeris wields various rods and staves that often have many Materia slots and boost her Magic stat. Due to this, coupled with her naturally strong Magic stat and magic-based Limits, she is most suitable for wielding Magic and Summon Materia.
One of her weapons, the Fairy Tale, can be acquired in Gongaga and has seven Materia slots, the most of any weapon up to that point and for some time after. Her joke weapon is the Umbrella, won from the Speed Square at Gold Saucer.
As Aeris permanently leaves the party after the events in the Temple of the Ancients, her combat abilities are limited in comparison to the other party members who can acquire stronger weapons later.
Aeris is the only character whose ultimate weapon, Princess Guard, has normal Materia growth, and seven Materia slots. The weapon functions like Cloud's Yoshiyuki, increasing in attack power proportional to the numbers of KO'd allies.
When Aeris leaves the party at the end of the Temple of the Ancients, the player loses the weapon and armor she was equipped with, but gets back her equipped accessory and Materia. It is possible to open the menu after the Demons Gate battle during the scene Cloud lunges at Aeris at the bottom of the pit, and change her equipment.
===Limit Breaks===
Aeris's Limit Breaks revolve around healing and buffing the party, most of them restoring HP and curing status ailments. Aeris's ultimate Limit Break is Great Gospel, which fully heals the party and makes them temporarily invincible. Aeris's Limits must be taught to her before reaching the end of the Temple of the Ancients.
FFVII Limit Break Aeris Healingwind.jpg|Healing Wind.
FFVII Limit Break Aeris Sealevil.jpg|Seal Evil.
FFVII Limit Break Aeris Breathoftheearth.jpg|Breath of the Earth.
FFVII Limit Break Aeris Furybrand.jpg|Fury Brand.
FFVII Limit Break Aeris Pulseoflife.jpg|Pulse of Life.
FFVII Limit Break Aeris Planetprotector.jpg|Planet Protector.
FFVII Limit Break Aeris Greatgospel.jpg|Great Gospel.
===Materia===
Due to Aeris's naturally high Magic stat, and weapons that have many Materia slots and high boosts to her Magic, equipping her with Magic and Summon Materia is ideal. When she first joins the party, she is best off equipping an offensive Magic Materia in her only slot because her offensive potential is generally low, meaning a Magic Materia is ideal to compensate, and also because her Limits provide her with healing anyway.
As the game progresses, Aeris is still ideal for equipping offensive Magic and Summon Materia, though equipping healing Materia can also be useful on her to heal party members when her Limits are not active. She can take advantage of many Support Materia on linked slots, especially All to allow her magic to target multiple enemies or allies. Because she equips so many Materia, HP Plus is a useful Independent Materia on her unlinked slots. In general, most Command Materia is wasted on her, though the Enemy Skill Materia can be useful to take advantage of her high Magic stat when casting enemy skills.
==Quests==
Aeris joins the party member in "The Woman at the Church". She remains in the party until the end of "Prevent the Fall of the Plate", and then rejoins at the end of "Storming the Shinra Building". In "The Nightmare Beginning Anew", she temporarily leads the party in a battle against Hundred Gunner and Heli Gunner. From this point onwards, Aeris is a permanent member of the party until after the Temple of the Ancients. Aeris is a required member of the party at the end of the "Secret Date" chapter in the Gold Saucer before heading to the Temple of the Ancients in "Within the Temple of the Ancients", and remains in the party until its completion.
Aeris-ffvii-basket.png|Aeris's "flower girl" model.
Aeris-ffvii-dress.png|Aeris in her Wall Market dress.
Aeris-ffvii-ygreen.png|A young Aeris.
Aeris-ffvii-ypink.png|A young Aeris.
==Interactions==
===Flower girl===
Aeris is first encountered as the flower girl during "No. 1 Reactor Bombing", found in Sector 8 after Cloud destroys the bombing. Aeris will sell a flower to Cloud for 1 gil if he answers correctly, by choosing the following inputs:
Dialog 	Required response 	Required response
Dialog 	PS 	PC/PS4
Flower Girl: "What happened?" 	"Nothing...hey, listen..." 	"Nothing...hey..."
Cloud: "............" 	"Don't see many flowers around here"	"Don't see many flowers around here"
Flower Girl: "Oh, these? Do you like them? They're only 1 gil."	Buy one 	Buy one
If Cloud buys a flower, it can be used to affect date mechanics with Tifa or Barret.
===Date mechanics===
thumb|Aeris on a date with Cloud.
The party member who takes Cloud Strife on a date during the party's second plot-related visit to Gold Saucer is decided by a hidden value in the game determined by the player's dialogue and party member choices. Depending on the player's choices, Cloud may go on a date with Aeris, Tifa, Yuffie, or even Barret.
How each character is chosen is based upon a hidden value in the game's code, which cannot be viewed without hacking. Aeris starts with the highest value, at 50, and is thus considered the default date option.
===Unique scenes===
If the party Cloud chooses when exiting Midgar features Barret and Red XIII, Aeris and Tifa will comment on the combination.
If Aeris is in the party in the Mythril Mine scene wit the Turks during "Going After Sephiroth", she has an additional back and forth with Tseng.
Those not in the party Cloud picks in Costa del Sol during "Dangerous Voyage" will each make a comment and run off. Aeris's response is more substantial, saying she is thinking about going tanning and asking Cloud what he thinks about the tanned look. If Tifa and Aeris are both not in the party then Aeris will agree with Tifa's idea to go swimming, and then comment on Cloud's reaction to this.
When Cloud goes to the beach, Tifa and Aeris will be standing there if they are not in the party (if they are, they will join back up with Cloud). Two guys to the left are looking to pick up girls, and if both are not in the party they will discuss which of the two they want. If one or both is in the party then they will comment about making do with a girl in the active party, and the guy with them not being a problem.
When talking to the parents in Zack's Home in Gongaga during "Gongaga, the Village of Sadness ", if Aeris is in the party, they will ask her if she was the girlfriend their son wrote to them about. She will deny it, leave, and then be found in town for an additional scene.
If Aeris, Cloud, or Tifa are in the party during the Wutai stolen Materia sidequest, Corneo will react to their second meeting, otherwise he will be unsure of his pursuer's identities. When Corneo threatens to drops his captives, if Aeris or Tifa are in the party he will ask them to be handed over.
==Citations==
Category:Party member gameplay in Final Fantasy VII