Aerith Gainsborough/Dissidia

Aerith Gainborough is the bonus fourth representative for Final Fantasy VII in Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy. She appears as an Assist-only character and a tutor for those who purchase Dissidia Duodecim Prologus Final Fantasy. In Prologus, she gives advice on how to play and signs off by announcing her inclusion in the game as an Assist-only character.

Aerith was added to the game when it was decided there would be an Assist-only bonus character, and discussion began on who it should be. Aerith was chosen from her high ranking in a Square Enix member character survey and because her status as an Assist-only character meant her lack of combat abilities could be overlooked.

Appearance
Aerith's default costume is identical to her original Final Fantasy VII appearance; a shin-length pink summers dress that buttons up front with a red lining and a red bolero jacket. In addition to brown boots she wears metal bracers on her wrists as well as leaving the lower portion of the dress unbuttoned to allow for easier movement.

Her first alternate outfit is based on Yoshitaka Amano's original drawings of her, wearing a pink bandeau dress with silver linings and a frontal split. In addition to donning a cropped, shoulder-less jacket with puffed sleeves she also possesses her metal wrist bracers and a pair of pink and silver pointed high-heeled boots.

Aerith’s second alternate outfit is based on her summers dress in Crisis Core, a blue and white thigh-length dress over a red camisole and white wedge sandals with pink straps. The dress is adorned by blue lace bows at the breast and waist as well as possessing a small corsage of flowers lining the left shoulder string. In all outfits her hair is drawn back in a thick plait with a large pink ribbon tied around it, the colour and shape of the ribbon is slightly different on her Amano outfit to match the original Amano image.

Battle
As an Assist-only character, Aerith is able to perform her Limit Breaks from Final Fantasy VII when called; including Seal Evil and Planet Protector, along with Cure and the ultimate white magic spell, Holy.

Trivia

 * Interestingly, Aerith’s last name in this title is spelled "Gainborough", dropping the S. The reason behind this is unknown, and could be due to a lack of space in the section that holds names, or just a simple mistake.
 * Since Prologus is a paid demo, the developers gave Aerith's attacks unique properties that other characters’ attacks do not have; such as paralyzing the opponent or granting the player invincibility, to make buying Prologus a worthwhile purchase.