If Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth proved anything, it’s that the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy is not afraid to take some major liberties when it comes to the way the original Final Fantasy 7 played as well as the story it told. In a way, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth still tells the original game’s story, but it alters a few key moments significantly, and that is not more clearly seen than in the way it handles Aerith’s arc. In the original Final Fantasy 7, Aerith is killed by Sephiroth while praying at the Forgotten Capital. Her death is one of the most iconic and emotional moments in video game history, and while Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth was expected to simply copy and paste that moment into its own story, it opted to do something different.
