4. Aeris Wasn't Originally Supposed To Die (Final Fantasy VII)
Perhaps this is more wishful thinking than anything, but wouldn't it be awesome if Aeris didn't die mid-way through Final Fantasy VII? There were countless rumours going around shortly after release that Aeris could be saved by performing various actions during the dating scenario early on, but they all proved to be complete bunk; short of using a cheat disc to modify the game, there was no way to legitimately save Aeris, though it hasn't stopped fans theorising that Aeris wasn't supposed to die originally. The fact that Aeris has unused dialogue residing within the game's code past the point of her death suggests that perhaps her demise was scheduled to arrive a little later, but most compelling are the references to her character later on that leave plenty of room for her to appear - an image on the game manual shows Aeris standing by the Highwind, even though we don't gain access to it until after she is felled by Sephiroth. Reaching a tad, perhaps? Well, what about the cliff edge you pass just before fighting Sephiroth? There's an indentation for each of the major characters, but one is left empty - perhaps this was initially supposed to be for Aeris?