super late character survey
Body and Appearance
1. Describe the character's height and build. Is she heavyset, thin, short, rangy?
Aerith is about 5'3'' without wearing the brown boots. She has a petite figure and looks even skinnier than her FFVII counterpart.
2. How old is she?
It isn't said in KH how old the minor characters are, but a few sources have pointed out she's 23. I don't know where they got that age from because I believe she's either 18 or 19 years old. Until any real canon information is shown to me, then Aerith will stay at the age of 18 to compliment her CC double.
3. Describe her posture. Does she carry herself well or does she slouch?
She carries herself quite well. Always standing up straight unless she uses her lean forward technique on Cloud or any line face characters. She also tends to slouch a bit when she's on her thinking mode, but she quickly stands up straight again.
4. How is her health? Is she fit or out of shape? Any illnesses or conditions? Any physical disabilities?
Aerith is a really healthy young lady. She doesn't have any illnesses or physical disabilities either.
5. How does she move? Is she clumsy, graceful, tense, fluid?
Aerith walks in a fluid and somewhat graceful manner. She doesn't trip or fall to the ground.
6. How attractive is this character physically? How does she perceive herself in the mirror?
Well, she isn't the type to look at herself as "pretty" or "cute", but she does like to dress up and fix herself whenever she notices anything is out of place. Aerith isn't plain or ugly either. She's a cute girl with her long braided hair and beautiful smile on her lips.
7. Describe her complexion. Dark, light, clear, scarred?
She has light color skin. No scars or wrinkles anywhere on her body.
8. Describe her hair: color, texture, style.
Aerith has long, wavy, brown hair once her braid are undone. It's very soft hair and easy to run your fingers through. Her hair is in a long braid on her back and tied by a red ribbon. The bangs on the side of her head are styled in curls which helps frame her face.
She loves her hair and takes very good care of it especially Chansey. Her pink pokemon enjoys to brush her trainer's hair every night before going to bed.
9. What color are her eyes?
Green eyes. Almost like the color of healthy green grass or jade colored.
10. Does the character have any other noteworthy features?
Her green eyes are very pretty, imo. That and she wears all pink...wait, does that count as a feature? She also has a smile on her lips even in the darkest of times.
11. What are her chief tension centers?
Umm...give me a moment to google this. > >
Aerith is a pretty healthy girl who doesn't mind running up a cliff to wait for a good friend of hers to return. And I wouldn't be surprise she'll walk all the way from Merlin's house to the cliffs everyday either. She can run for long periods of time with her brown boots. When she does get tired, her legs start to hurt and she will feel tired just like any human being would.
12. What is the character's wardrobe like? Casual, dressy, utilitarian? Bright colors, pastels, neutrals? Is it varied, or does she have six of the same suit?
Aerith has two different types of outfits that were seen in the KH games which both were dressy like, but that's really her casual wear.
The first one is a pink dress with magenta lining and buttons going down the front, all of which are buttoned except for the last two. She also has a loose, lilac belt around her waist with black string tied into a bow and coiled wires on her left arm. She has a black string tied in the same fashion as the one on her belt around her neck like a necklace. Aerith also wears small brown loafer type boots.
Her second outfit (which she is wearing in Johto) is carmine pink and white top held up by a string that wraps around her neck. Underneath this top, Aerith wears a pink dress with a horizontal white stripe near the bottom. She wears yet another dress underneath the first one, this dress being white and slightly longer than the first. Her boots are light brown and are longer and slender than her old ones.
She wears the second dress to Johto more often than her second pair of clothes that "Mom" gave her.
13. Do her clothes fit well? Does she seem comfortable in them?
Of course! All of her clothes fit her well and show off her curve lines rather well. Especially the pink and white outfit she wears daily.
14. Does she dress the same on the job as she does in her free time? If not, what are the differences?
She dresses in her same outfit while she's out fighting against Heartless. I think that's a big hint if she wears the same dress most of the time. She does not sleep in her dress.
15. You knew it was coming: Boxers, briefs or commando?
Ummm...she wears her pajamas to sleep. I'm pretty sure she bought something similar to the night gown she wears back....no it isn't a sexy night gown or anything. She wears a pair of shorts under the gown just in case of emergencies
Speech
1. What does this character's voice sound like? High-pitched, deep, hoarse?
I will be using Aerith's japanese VA for this because I hate her American dub. No offense to the Mena fans if she has any. Aerith talks in a soft spoken voice. It isn't a high-pitched voice at all. It's sweet and easy to listen to. She normally doesn't talk loudly, but she does talk clear and loud enough to hear her. Only once do we hear Aerith yelling and that was for Sora to look behind him. xD
2. How does she normally speak? Loud, soft, fast, evenly? Does she talk easily, or does she hesitate?
Like I explained before, she speaks in a soft and clear voice. Never once does she hesitate to talk because she has enough confidence to know she can speak her mind without any problem. It's only when she's confused or speechless, then she does hesitate a bit. That and she does pause in her speech from time to time too.
3. Does the character have a distinct accent or dialect? Any individual quirks of pronunciation? Any, like, you know, verbal tics?
No. None that I can think of.
4. What language/s does she speak, and with how much fluency?
I'm using her Japanese VA, so I guess she knows japanese fluently.
5. Does she switch languages or dialects in certain situations?
No, she doesn't.
6. Is she a good impromptu speaker, or does she have to think about her words?
It's a mix of both and depending on the situation too. She usually doesn't need to think twice what she has to say unless she's giving someone advice or thinking about the best way to approach someone over a certain matter. The best explanation would be the talk she had with KH Cloud in KHII.
7. Is she eloquent or inarticulate? Under what circumstances might this change?
Again. Let me google this.
Okay! Aerith speaks loud and clear, so she speaks eloquently. Not sure if I can imagine Aerith speaking inarticulately, but I can see it if she is flustered or angry enough.
Mental and Emotional
1. How intelligent is this character? Is she book-smart or street-smart?
I'll have to say a little bit of both. Aerith is the only who capable of translating Ansem the Wise's reports for the others. She knows more about the Heartless, Princess of Hearts, and Keyblade from the reports to the point she has them memorized in her mind. She was the one who was able to explain to Leon and the others about the reports. Aerith quickly learns new types of magic (either dark or white spells) and has very good memorization skills. Her street-smart skills comes from cleverly knowing what places to avoid, so she won't be ambushed by the Heartless. Most of the time it works, but luckily Cloud is always around to save the day. Okay and maybe Leon or Yuffie help her a lot too. But Cloud doesn't exactly help.
2. Does she think on her feet, or does she need time to deliberate?
Oh, she thinks on her feet especially in the toughest times. The biggest example would be when Leon was trying to break the MCP's control of the computer and got frustrated, but Aerith was able to figure out a way to stop it by putting the deleting program into the computer.
3. Describe the character's thought process. Is she more logical, or more intuitive? Idealistic or practical?
Hahaha! Aerith is such a balanced character, isn't she? She is both logical and intuitive. There are times she uses her brain to figure a few things out, but most of the time she uses her intuition. Putting the deletion program into the computer in KHII was the biggest example of her using intuition because she didn't know if she was a good idea or not to just put the program into the computer. Her computer skills are pretty basic unlike Sora's skills. And I would say Aerith is pretty practical more than idealistic. The only philosophy she follows is Ansem the Wise's, but she doesn't really follow most of it.
4. What kind of education has the character had?
Before the Heartless took over Radiant Gardens, she was going to school like any ordinary kid, but she didn't finish her education. There was never any time for schooling. Merlin taught her the basics of reading, writing, math, and so on. I guess you could say she was home-schooled along with Leon and Yuffie.
5. What are her areas of expertise? What, if anything, is she interested in learning more about?
Aerith is an expert in using both black and white magic, but she is mostly a healer than anything else. She is interested in learning more about the Heartless and Keyblades. Also, she wants to relearn her abilities to defend herself especially hand to hand fighting. She is terrified that Leon will pop one day and find out she fails at fist fighting.
6. Is she an introvert or an extrovert?
Definitely an extrovert!
7. Describe the character's temperament. Is she even-tempered or does she have mood swings? Cheerful or melancholy? Laid-back or driven?
Aerith is usually a really cheerful young girl who is extremely optimistic. She is pretty even-tempered because it is rare to upset her unless you are a person like Squall who runs away or someone like Vanitas who hurts other people for no apparent reason. She is a hard worker in everything she does. Once she sets a goal for herself, then nothing in the world will stop her from accomplishing it. In other words, Aerith is a cheerful, even-tempered, and driven young women.
8. How does she respond to new people or situations? Is she suspicious, relaxed, timid, enthusiastic?
Definitely relaxed and enthusiastic in meeting others unless the person is clearly evil. Vanitas.
9. Is she more likely to act, or to react?
It depends on the situation actually. Aerith isn't impulsive and won't react to every little thing unless she saw something really terrible. But she mostly acts than reacts normally.
10. Which is her default: fight or flight?
Fight. She isn't afraid to defend herself in a sticky situation even if her opponent is bigger and stronger than her.
11. Describe the character's sense of humor. Does she appreciate jokes? Puns? Gallows humor? Bathroom humor? Pranks?
Aerith goes with the flow in most situations especially when it comes to humor. She enjoys all types of jokes. The only thing she doesn't really appreciate is bathroom humor, out of hand pranks, and jokes with double meaning.
12. Does the character have any diagnosable mental disorders? If yes, how does she deal with them?
No, she doesn't have any mental issues.
13. What moments in this character's life have defined her as a person?
Hmmm. I don't know how to answer this question exactly. She doesn't have a moment in KH where she is defined as a person. The only thing I can think of was the scene where she talks to Cloud in KHII. I believe it proved that Aerith isn't a clingy character like fandom loves to believe. She was able to figure out what was wrong with Cloud and understood his personal struggle. I felt like the scene proved that Aerith might have gone through the same struggle as Cloud. It also showed how much confidence and faith she has in her friends especially Cloud. She believes in him and even tells him. The ending credits also shows her faith in Cloud because you see her smiling while sitting on top of the area where Cloud was last seen.
14. What does she fear?
Losing her friends without being able to help them.
15. What are her hopes or aspirations?
To be able to bring peace to Radiant Gardens without the Heartless or Nobodies around.
16. What is something she doesn't want anyone to find out about her?
Hmmmm. Right now, I can't think of anything except she doesn't want anyone in Johto to find out that she feels completely alone right now.
Relationships
1. Describe this character's relationship with her parents.
Her parents are deceased. Merlin and Cid are the only parental figures she has. She is close to both men because Merlin educated her in everything while Cid saved her life during the Heartless invasion. Not only that, but Cid has raised her ever since. So she is very grateful to both of them.
2. Does the character have any siblings? What is/was their relationship like?
She doesn't have any siblings, but Yuffie is like a little sister to her. Aerith has been taking care of Yuffie ever since they began to live together in Traverse Town. Yuffie protects Aerith from other Heartless while Aerith heals her whenever she's in trouble. That and she helps Yuffie with homework and gives her advise. Leon is like an older brother to her, but most of the time, she looks at Leon like her best friend more than anything. Their relationship is very close just like her relationship with Yuffie. She helps Leon investigate all sorts of new clues or research. She also follows him around whenever they have a job to do together which is more common than usual. Also, Aerith supports Leon in battle by helping him fight against the Heartless using her magic while healing him from time to time.
3. Are there other blood relatives to whom she is close? Are there ones she can't stand?
She has no blood relatives and there isn't anyone she can't stand in Radiant Gardens. In route, however, she can't stand Zack and Vanitas. (The Zack thing might change over time.)
4. Are there other, unrelated people whom she considers part of her family? What are her relationships with them?
I've all ready explained her relationship with Merlin, Cid, Yuffie, and Leon. She is very close to them and considers them part of her family. She loves them very much.
5. Who is/was the character's best friend? How did they meet?
Cloud, Leon, and Yuffie are her best friends. She met Cloud before the Heartless took over Radiant Gardens. And she met Leon and Yuffie while they were running away from the Heartless, so Aerith bumped into them.
6. Does she have other close friends?
At route, she has a handful of close friends like Squall, Roxas, her own double, Minnie, and a handful of other people and pokemon.
7. Does she make friends easily, or does she have trouble getting along with people?
Aerith makes friend easily by giving them a smile and trying to be her usual helpful self.
8. Which does she consider more important: family or friends?
Her friends are part of her family and always will be. She loves them both equally and considers them to be the same thing. So she really can't choose between the two because of how she views family and friendship.
9. Is the character single, married, divorced, widowed? Has she been married more than once?
She's singled and have never been married. She's never been in a romantic relationship before, sooo....
10. Is she currently in a romantic relationship with someone other than a spouse?
No.
11. Who was her first crush? Who is her latest?
It's a close tie between Cloud and Leon, but I think her first crush was really Leon. She was really young when she met Cloud. And her latest crush? Ummm...I cannot say! ;D Isn't even sure if she has any feelings for anyone. Muse is blushing a lot, but denying everything.
12. What does she look for in a romantic partner?
Ahhh! Well, the only thing she really asks for in a romantic partner is for the person to have a good heart. She doesn't really have a list of traits she asks in a partner. As long as he's a good guy, then she can't ask for anything else.
13. Does the character have children? Grandchildren? If yes, how does she relate to them? If no, does she want any?
Nope. She's too young to have children or grandchildren.
14. Does she have any rivals or enemies?
None that I can think of.
15. What is the character's sexual orientation? Where does she fall on the Kinsey scale?
0.
16. How does she feel about sex? How important is it to her?
Uhhh...for the sake of the minds of children, I will not answer this question.
17. What are her turn-ons? Turn-offs? Weird bedroom habits?
Uhhh...for the sake of the minds of children, I will not answer this question.
Beliefs
1. Do you know your character's astrological (zodiac of choice) sign? How well does she fit type?
I do not know what year KHII takes place and Aerith doesn't have a canon birthday. I use her VII counterparts birthday for her, but it might not even be hers. I will skip this part. Thank you.
2. Is this character religious, spiritual, both, or neither? How important are these elements in her life?
I don't believe if the KH world has a religion or spirit stuff going on. Aerith would definitely be a spiritual being because she is able to sense where, what, how, why Cloud was in the Colosseum during the events of the first KH game without anyone telling her. (The scene is found in Final Mix). But we don't know how she knew, so I will skip this question too.
3. Does this character have a personal code of morals or ethics? If so, how did that begin? What would it take to compromise it?
Most likely her personal code of morals is the golden rule - Treat others the way you want to be treated. I bet she learned this code from her parents. If someone treats her unfairly, she won't treat them the same way except she will stay patient with them. The only way she can treat anyone badly if the person has literally killed one of her friends and family members.
4. How does she regard beliefs that differ from hers? Is she tolerant, intolerant, curious, indifferent?
She is tolerant and will feel curious about it especially if it's really different rules than the ones from home.
5. What prejudices does she hold? Are they irrational or does she have a good reason for them?
Prejudices? Aerith? Why can't I see Aerith having any prejudices? Ummm...she is against violence and death? But even so, she isn't the type of character to hold any resented feelings. I mean, she doesn't hate Maleficient and she's the one who destroyed Radiant Gardens and the cause of her family's death.
Daily Life
1. What is the character's financial situation? Is she rich, poor, comfortable, in debt?
She's in a comfortable situation both in route and Radiant Gardens. Aerith is neither rich or poor and she isn't in debt with anyone right now.
2. What is her social status? Has this changed over time, and if so, how has the change affected her?
She's part of an organization called Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee. It's unknown if her status has changed after Radiant Gardens was restored.
3. Where does she live? House, apartment, trailer? Is her home her castle or just a place to crash? What condition is it in? Does she share it with others?
She lives in a house, but it isn't hers'. Aerith lives in Merlin's house with Cid, Leon, Yuffie, and occasionally Cloud.
4. Besides the basic necessities, what does she spend her money on?
Books, Sea Salt Ice Cream, clothes, or even on equipment.
5. What does she do for a living? Is she good at it? Does she enjoy it, or would she rather be doing something else?
She's part of the Hollow Bastion Restoration Committee. Her job is to protect the citizens of Radiant Gardens from the Heartless. That and she is also in charge of healing those who are injured and as a support for her friends. She is pretty good at her job and loves it more than anything else. Aerith loves to protect to everything that means the world to her and that includes her homeworld.
6. What are her interests or hobbies? How does she spend her free time?
In her free time, Aerith gardens or she reads books to entertain herself with. Most likely she used to enjoy to cook, but....let's just say Leon, Yuffie, and Cid have begged her to never go near the kitchen again. xD
7. What are her eating habits? Does she skip meals, eat out, drink alcohol, avoid certain foods?
Aerith has a healthy eating habit. I doubt she skips meals, eat out, or even drinks alcohol.
Associations
Which of the following do you associate with the character, or which is her favorite:
1. Color? Pink.
2. Smell? Lily or Tulips.
3. Time of day? Early Morning.
4. Season? Spring.
5. Book? Ummm...not sure. D:
6. Music? Ummm...not sure either. Anything with a sweet melody and beautiful voice?
7. Place? Radiant Gardens
8. Substance? Ummm...I can't think of anything. Ribbons, maybe?
9. Plant? A lily.
10. Animal? Rabbit.
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