Sector 5 Church
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Added by TenzaZangetsu- "They say you can't grow grass and flowers in Midgar. But for some reason, the flowers have no trouble blooming here. I love it here."
- —Aeris
Sector 5 Church (スラム教会, Suramu Kyōkai?), also commonly referred to as Aerith's Church, is a presumably deserted church in Final Fantasy VII located is in Sector 5 of Midgar's slums. Aerith Gainsborough has succeeded in growing flowers in the church, a remarkable feat considering the local Mako Reactors leave the soil barren. Flowers also grow near Aerith's house, so the church is not the only place in the Midgar slums which soil is fertile. It is unknown which religion the church is part of, though the architecture appears to be based on Christian churches.
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Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-Edit
- "You don't see a lot of flowers in Midgar."
"They only grow here. Although, I planted some outside my house, too." - —Zack and Aerith
Added by 694377iDNumbersZack Fair, SOLDIER First Class, falls from an unfinished section of the Sector 5 plate into the church. He awakens and meets Aerith and tells her he must repay her with one date for saving him. Zack continues to frequently visit the church in order to spend time with Aerith, up until he is sent on the mission to Nibelheim. One day, Zack and Aerith witness an Angeal Copy, a wolf-creature with wings, in the church defending the duo from Shinra battle robots. Deeming the creature not dangerous, Aerith and Zack let it rest in the church. It is implied the creature stayed around the church till the end of its life, as Aerith uses it to send her final letter to Zack.
Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-Edit
Added by NetherithIn Before Crisis -Final Fantasy VII-, informed by their Shinra Electric Power Company contact of the existence of a Cetra descendant named Aerith Gainsborough, AVALANCHE attempts to capture her to protect the location of the Promised Land.
Meanwhile, the Player Turk, having gotten lost in the Midgar slums, has found his/her way to Elmyra Gainsborough's house where they come across Aerith who runs away from them on sight. The arrival of AVALANCHE causes Aerith to return and she is protected by the Turk much to her surprise.
Hiding in the Sector 5 slums Aerith loses her White Materia, and as the Player Turk goes to retrieve it, Shears manages to locate them and dispose of the Player Turk, taking Aerith to the Sector 5 Church where Fuhito and Elfé await.
As they attempt to convince Aerith to tell them the location of the Promised Land, Aerith notes that an ancient voice coming from within Elfé is in pain. Elfé is confused by this revelation, and Fuhito becomes flustered and attempts to divert the subject. When Shears notices the Player Turk eavesdropping a fight breaks out in the church. Aerith prevents Shears and Fuhito from killing the Turk claiming that she is defending her flower bed from further harm. During the commotion something also seems to cause pain to Elfé, who is forced to withdraw along with the rest of AVALANCHE.
As the Player Turk and Aerith leave the church, Tseng, who has been assigned for some time to capture Aerith, arrives in another attempt to convince Aerith to work with Shinra. Misunderstanding, the Player Turk prevents Tseng from seeing Aerith as she runs back home.
Final Fantasy VIIEdit
Cloud, a member of AVALANCHE, falls from the Sector 5 Reactor down into the church below. He is found by Aeris, who remarks on Cloud's similarities with Zack. Later, when Reno, a member of the Turks leading a group of Shinra soldiers, attempts to kidnap Aeris, she requests Cloud to be her bodyguard. As they escape, Aeris joins the party as a playable character. During the fight with the Shinra soldiers, Cloud can push several barrels on top of the church, knocking the enemies down from above in order to reduce the number of enemy encounters Aeris must face. This affects Aeris's affection value with Cloud, a factor determining an outcome of an event later on in the game. Eventually, the pair exit through an opening in the roof, and onto the roofs of the Midgar slums.
Upon the player's return to Midgar following finding the Sector 5 Key at the Bone Village, the church can be explored again. Interestingly, a "ghost" of Aeris can be seen with several children, but disappears when the player comes near.
Final Fantasy VII: Advent ChildrenEdit
Added by Vincentvalentine98The church serves a pivotal role in curing the Geostigma disease. Even after Aerith's death, the flowers continue blooming thanks to the Lifestream flowing beneath it. Cloud lives in the church for a short period during his exile and search for forgiveness, and stores Materia in a chest in the church for some time before this. Tifa engages in a fight against Loz in the church when she and Marlene go looking for Cloud, and later Aerith's Limit Break, Great Gospel, is activated in the church during Cloud's battle with Kadaj, curing Cloud's Geostigma.
In the epilogue, Cloud demonstrates the healing powers of the water pooled in the church by curing Denzel of his Geostigma in a baptismal-like ceremony, after which several other children jump into the pool as well. He then looks up and sees Aerith crouching by some other children, similar to the aforementioned ghost. As she stands and walks to the doorway, she turns back to make sure Cloud will be all right, and then steps into a white light with Zack. Cloud nods and responds he will be fine, as he is not alone anymore.
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Added by JBedChurch RaftersEdit
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The music that plays in Final Fantasy VII is titled "Flowers Blooming in the Church" (教会に咲く花 Kyōkai ni Saku Hana), and is an arrangement of "Aerith's Theme".
Crisis Core has an entirely new arrangement, titled "The Burdened".
During the ending of Advent Children, which takes place in the church, the song "Cloud Smiles" plays.
GalleryEdit
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AVALANCHE commanders talk to Aerith in Before Crisis.
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The flower bed in Final Fantasy VII.
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The church stairway in Final Fantasy VII.
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The church rooftop in Final Fantasy VII.
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The church rooftop in Final Fantasy VII.
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The church in Final Fantasy VII.
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Concept art in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
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The church in Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children.
TriviaEdit
- In an optional dialogue sequence with Cid in Final Fantasy VII, he says, "That reminds me of a test rocket that landed in the Midgar Slums long ago. I remember how relieved I was when I heard it never blew up." The crashed rocket in the church is most likely the rocket that Cid was referring to.
- The entire fighting sequence in the church between Loz and Tifa in Advent Children has been duplicated in the music video for the Korean pop singer Ivy MV's "Temptation of Sonata", albeit with minor changes, such as small parts of the fighting choreography being altered due to the absence of Loz's Dual Hound, and Tifa's victory by snapping Loz's neck at the end. The music video was banned on TV and singer Ivy was sued by Square Enix.
