X-MAS Poll! - Which FF death were you the most affected by/care the most about?

I voted for Aerith's, but thinking about it now I could have gone with Shadow. He essentially committed suicide, and that was pretty shitty as a kid watching him do that since he was/is my favorite character, even though it doesn't exactly show it of course. But it was so shitty I tried many hours to see his 7th dream which was a rumor in order to save him.

But yeah Aerith's was rough because of the sad music, and how she was so innocent. Her life was a sad story, always being chased around by Shinra. So it was just extra sad for her to die after joining the team, and becoming a bit more than friends with Cloud, especially if she was the date at the Gold Saucer. Of course the ending helped to make up for the sadness.

I remember when I first saw it though, I was watching my buddy play it actually cause he got the game before I did by a week or so, and afterwords, while we were way too manly to cry in front of each other lol, we were like daaamn... that really sucked... Afterwords, going through the snow place it left a lasting impact on us, as we continued on without her. =(