10 Awesome Rewards From Killing NPCs

Final Fantasy VII doles out an especially cruel reward for showing abject disregard not for human life, but that of some animals minding their own damn business.

In Mt. Corel, you can climb up the wall alongside the railway track and find a bird's nest, which in addition to hosting two adorable chicks, also contains some unspecified treasure.

As the player, you're given the choice of either taking the treasure or leaving it, and if you decide to nab it, you'll suddenly be faced with the mama bird, the Cokatolis.

A battle will ensue against the angry bird, though she doesn't put up much of a fight, and most players should be able to cut her down in a matter of seconds.

And so back to the treasure, which is then revealed to be 10 Phoenix Downs. While you might've expected the treasure to be a little more fanciful and a bit less practical, you can never have enough life-restoring items in Final Fantasy, right?