10 Video Game Characters Fans OBSESSED Over

There are momentous occasions that no gamer should ever forget. You will always remember the first game you completed. You will always remember the first secret you stumbled upon. You will always remember the first game that made you cry.

And millions of gamers teared up for the first time when they saw Sephiroth murder Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII. Because her death was so unexpected, cruel, and unjust, players dropped their controllers and their jaws when the beloved flower merchant drew her last breath. After this moment, many gamers weren't playing just to win the game but to avenge their fallen comrade.

But after defeating Sephiroth, fans were still torn up by what happened to Aerith. Before long, there was threads circulating the web suggesting there was a method to save her or have her resurrected.

Although these rumours turned out to be false, it didn't stop legions of fans trying every technique possible in a vain attempt to keep Aerith alive.

Even though other Final Fantasy VII characters like Cloud, Tifa, and Sephiroth also took the world by storm, nobody in the game (or the franchise for that matter) left such an emotional gut-punch as Aerith.