13 Greatest Dying Words From Video Game Characters

10. Aeris (Final Fantasy VII)

The line: "I'll be going now, I'll come back when it's all over" It's weird when you look back on Aeris' death (or Aerith if we're being fancy) as chances are you remember their being far more dialogue than their actually was. That is to say, any dialogue, being that back then the characters weren't voiced at all, so her final lines come just before you meet up again in the City of the Ancients. Instead it's in one last dream sequence where Cloud talks to her for the last time inside the Sleeping Forest, where she seems to have convinced herself of her purpose in stopping Sephiroth from destroying the Earth with his Meteor spell. These days graphics-lovers might be put off by the incredibly blocky in-game visuals that accompany Cloud holding Aeris just after she's been stabbed, but the scene straight after where the team lay her to rest is still incredibly moving, with one of the most emotional and fitting pieces of music every composed for a game.
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