The moment we’ve been dreading… <\/p>
*Spoilers for the Original FF7, 2020\u2019s Remake and this year\u2019s Rebirth ahead!*<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n It\u2019s hard to think of a sadder moment in gaming. There might have been more poignant moments since, but not for those of us who played the original Final Fantasy 7<\/a> back in the \u201990s.<\/p>\n The falling blade, the flying ball of materia, and the piano leitmotif as it hits the ground.<\/p>\n The narrative merges with the gameplay as Aerith (Aeris to Brits thanks to a translation error) leaves both story and party, and the protagonists and player mournfully carry on without her.<\/p>\n And now that the story is being retold in the Remake trilogy, we\u2019ll have to suffer it all over again. In modern graphics.<\/p>\n Love gaming? Listen to our podcast, One More Life!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n Or will we?<\/p>\n We learned in 2020\u2019s Remake that these games aren\u2019t remakes in the traditional sense, but more like sequels.<\/p>\n Cloud and the rest of Avalanche are going through the same motions of the original, but the appearance of mysterious creatures called Whispers (or arbiters of fate) reveal that they\u2019re in a different timeline.<\/p>\n So they\u2019re not necessarily chained to the \u201cfate\u201d of the original game.<\/p>\n Does this mean Aerith won\u2019t die this time?<\/p>\n Speculation about the fate of Aerith in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/a> has been intense since the twist in Remake.<\/p>\n So, what happens at the game\u2019s climax<\/a>?<\/p>\n We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Aerith technically still dies in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n We used the word technically for a reason, because things aren\u2019t quite as they were in the original. Let\u2019s take a closer look at what happens.<\/p>\nDoes Aerith die in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth?<\/strong><\/h2>\n