Aeris Gainsborough
Job: Flower Merchant
Age: 22
Weapon: Staff
Height: 5' 3"
Birthday: February 7th
Birthplace: Unknown
Hometown: Midgar
Blood Type: O
First Appearance: Midgar Sector 8
Worthy Party Member? Most definitely
Aeris was raised in the Midgar Sector 5 Slums, and grows flowers to sell on the street, which is how she met Cloud. Soon after this, she decided to join him. When she was only a child, her biological mother died, and she was raised by a woman who had found her wandering about. She is a member of an ancient race, and therefore is able to forsee her own destiny and listen to the voice of the planet. She is aggressive, very courageous, and a bit adversarial. Aeris is perhaps one of the most important characters to keep in your party. She has low HP, but her MP is high, and her Limit Breaks are VERY useful.
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| Weapon | Where To Get | Materia | Special | Stats | Buy/Sell |
| Guard Rod | Aeris begins the game with this weapon. | (O) | Raises vitality and spirit levels. | Attack12, Vitality1, Magic2, Spirit4, Hit99 | --/70 |
| Mythril Rod | Buy: Wall Market | (O=O) | --- | Attack16, Magic3, Hit100, | 370/185 |
| Striking Staff | Buy: Junon, Gongaga; Steal: Eligor, Chimera | (O=O) (O) (O) | Raises odds of getting a critical hit. | Attack32, Magic7, Hit100, Critical2 | 1300/650 |
| Full Metal Staff | Buy: Kalm, Junon (post meteor) | (O=O) (O)X2 | --- | Attack22, Magic4, Hit100 | 800/400 |
| Wizard Staff | Buy: Junon (post meteor); Find: Corel Mtn. | (O) (O) (O)X2 | Double Materia-raising power | Attack28, Magic6, Hit100 | 1800/900 |
| Umbrella | Win: Gold Saucer Shooting Coaster | None | Raises odds of getting a critical hit considerably, also raises vitality. | Attack58, Vitality20, Magic10, Hit118, Critical5 | ---/2100 |
| Fairy Tale | Buy: Junon (post meteor); Boss: Reno | (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) (O) | --- | Attack37, Magic8, Hit103 | 2500/1250 |
| Prism Staff | Buy: Cosmo Canyon | (O=O) (O=O) | --- | Attack40, Magic10, Hit105 | 2600/1300 |
| Wiser Staff | Buy: Junon (post meteor); Boss: Gi Nanataku | (O) (O) (O) (O)X2 | Double Materia-raising power | Attack33, Magic7, Hit100 | 3200/1600 |
| Aurora Rod | Buy: Wutai | (O=O) (O=O) (O) | --- | Attack51, Magic14, Hit110 | 5800/2900 |
| Princess Guard | Find: Temple | (O=O) (O=O) (O=O) (O=O) (O=O) (O=O) (O) | Attack power doubles/triples when one/both party members fall unconscious. | Attack52, Vitality12, Magic22, Spirit20, Hit111 | ---/3750 |
| Limit Break | Level | How To Get | What It Does |
| Healing Wind | 1 | Aeris begins the game with this limit break | Aeris summons a healing breeze that recovers one half of each character's HP Max worth of health. |
| Seal Evil | 1 | Aeris must use Healing Wind eight times to gain this limit break | A dazzling light seals away enemy movement and spell casting abilities, effectively casting stop and silence on all enemies. |
| Breath of the Earth | 2 | Aeris must kill 80 enemies to gain this limit break. | Every abnormal status condition, including time conditions and positive conditions like "Regen" and "Hyper, " are dispelled. |
| Fury Brand | 2 | Aeris must use Breath of the Earth eight times to gain this limit break | A wave of electrical energy completely fills up the limit gauges of all members (except for Aeris, of course). |
| Planet Protector | 3 | Aeris must kill an additional 80 enemies to gain this limit break. | All party members become completely invulnerable to all enemy attacks for a limited time. |
| Pulse of Life | 3 | Aeris must use Planet Protector eight times to gain this limit break | Aeris completely refills the HP and MP of all characters, even "disabled" (dead) ones. |
| Great Gospel | 4 | Aeris must use the item "Great Gospel" (see below) after mastering all six previous limit breaks | A beam from Heaven refills everyone's HP and MP, and also makes your party completely invincible for a limited time. |
Great Gospel
Find: Gongaga Area Blacksmith's House
Once you have the buggy (and a bit of patience), you can get Aeris' level 4 limit break. First, you have to drive it into Costa Del Sol (don't bother getting out) and go to Junon.. You'll need the buggy when you get there. Once you get into Junon, take the free chopper to the outside of town, and you're back in Junon area, with your buggy! Head north to the river, and cruise around until you see the shallows that the buggy can cross. The old man's cave should be just ahead.
The old man is usually asleep, but even in his sleep he'll tell you, among other things, how many battles you've fought (If he doesn't tell you this, simply go out and come in again). He wakes up only when the last two numbers of the total number of battles you've fought are the same (ie. 255, 266, etc.). When he does wake up, he'll give you either a Lightning Ring, or the key item Mythril (if you wake him up again, or wake him up during discs 2 or 3, he'll only give you a Lightning Ring accessory). If you get the ring, wait until the next time your numbers match up, and then go back for the Mythril.
Now take that Mythril and head back to the Gongaga area. Talk to the blacksmith in the house south of Gongaga , if he's home, and give him the Mythril. He'll let you open either the big box or the little box... The big box contains the Gold Armor (whoopee), and the little one contains... Aeris' level 4 limit break! Remember, she has to know all six of her level 1-3 limit breaks to be able to use it.
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Weapon and Limit Break info is from the Final Fantasy VII Ultimate Guide
By Versus Books.
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