20+ Year Old Aerith Revival Easter Egg Finally Found

A rumor after the release of the game in 1997 left gamers for years wondering if there was a hidden way Aerith could be resurrected in Final Fantasy VII. Thanks to a email I recieved from Square Enix staffer Honto Janai and FFVII expert Pillar of So, I managed to uncover a hidden secret in Final Fantasy once thought to only be a myth.
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[@Saetzen]

Imagine having someone die then see them in a church and the first thing they say is "yo"

[@SpaceGhostMars94]

What else could you say after discovering the secret of life and death?

[@Saetzen]

All of you darned people with proving points

[@MemesToa]

*Reads comment, immediately thinks of Goku.*

[@user-dj2sz8qn1w]

Barrett constantly said yo

[@CastafioreOnYoutube]

Imagine being dead and getting revived and the first thing you decide to do is to prank your grandson

[@aetyfive4784]

“PILLAR OF SO” IS AN ANAGRAM OF “APRIL FOOLS”

[@Endergaming-js7ro]

Oh your right lol

[@Joshinken]

To be fair, it is also a realistic username

[@aetyfive4784]

Joshinken 2 yep it’s perfect

[@Phoenix2312]

OMFG! I never spotted that! LMAO!

[@gottabesandi]

That’s clever

[@daesong1378]

Got me good -_-; I can hear aerith saying "lets roll homie" after playing the remake though.

[@beastaish]

Yeah I could believe it too. Remake Aerith is cool as shit.

[@icestonevulpix3469]

@@beastaish even the VA for her is cool, she's a gamer

[@gram.]

@Koriander Yander pssht no u

[@The_Biscuit_From_Heaven]

I can only hear her say “shit”

[@keenansartain2854]

@@gram. down bad

[@mattball420]

Aerith: *dies* Cloud: "im really sorry but im gonna need these pheonix downs for the boss fight, GG"

[@CDodger24]

Phoenix Downs work on incapacitated characters not dead.

[@mr.battle20]

I think it's canon that phoenix downs only work on unconsious people or if they're on death's door. It won't work on the fully dead.

[@LilacMonarch]

@LTNetjak Sephiroth is the only one strong enough to break through the protagonists' plot armor

[@ssgss3kalijah846]

@@mr.battle20 so it sure work

[@guyincognito9484]

Aerith: "But, but what about Life2 or Angel Whisper???"

[@Claudiustheimmortal]

When a April fool prank is so good, it's being suggested as a video to watch and end up watching it weeks later. -_-

[@Hewatza]

Me too man. Ouch.

[@USAlien234]

@EuroFlight 38 yeah. Totally had me too. Not till I heard the odd dialog at the very end, did my brain slowly relize it smelt bs

[@nasonxian]

Over a month later and I fell for it... Up until Aerith's weird way of speaking. "Let's roll, homie!" is what made me check the date this was uploaded.

[@Claudiustheimmortal]

@@nasonxian Exactly the same quote that made me say "Excuse me wtf?".

[@KingOfRedPlays]

i got the exact same hee... much disappoint

[@xXFangRideXx]

"Let's roll, homie" -Aerith

[@rookiemajima2026]

Yeah let's roll homie

[@monojuice]

Aerith Gainsborough Aerith!!

[@strider6336]

My newest tattoo

[@rookiemajima2026]

@@strider6336 oh wow, lol

[@anonymousmatthew6452]

Let's roll, homie.

[@TheSuperNintenderps]

Wow. Watching this way later. Didn’t know it was a joke until she said “yo”. Really got me good.

[@grayson256]

Me too

[@legatelanius1465]

@@grayson256 i never played these games so i thought it was legit all the way thru....and even for a couple weeks till i came back to it and looked at the comments and turns out this was uploaded april 1st =_=

[@5mac866]

It’s false?? I was planning on doing this as soon as I reached that point (I’m on my first run of the game, mostly blind run)

[@razorbladelove101]

@@5mac866 its real ive done it on ps1

[@YuyuHakurei]

You can actually achieve the effect he's talking about using something called the Yuffie skip in the newer versions of the game. Since it loads all of the data in the game it leads to a more accessible cache glitch you can use to skip her death scene with her still in your party. She's in a lot of the cutscenes in the game that shouldn't have her in it, but you can't beat the game with her in your party.

[@jackmrsich3178]

Cloud: “I... I... Thought you died.” Aerith: “My death was... greatly exaggerated.”

[@chriswho2569]

*looks at tifa* “so you’re the punk I’ve heard about”

[@jackmrsich3178]

@@chriswho2569 lol

[@BirdOfHermes83]

I see what you did there! 😉

[@michaelcho2095]

@@chriswho2569 Hahaha

[@veevendetta3448]

@@chriswho2569 "Bitch! You stuff your bra!"

[@SpJrD]

KZbin 101 rule: 1. Before you watch any video, make sure publication day is NOT April 1.

[@bombabombom3603]

Uhm, I think the "Thanks to a email I recieved from Square Enix staffer Honto Janai..." is telling enough.

[@redor6325]

@@bombabombom3603 welp, I dont understand any Japan language sooo

[@mynameisnothere9465]

Shit I almost texted my boyfriend freaking out that they finally figured this out. Dammit. Glad I checked the comments first.

[@cassietripper2552]

That's the problem. This video was uploaded on April 2 in my country.

[@77DC77]

KZbin video title: your adopted Me scrolling to see the date: 😅

[@maxiluca1703]

Not gonna lie, that key change in music and the screen darkening when she said “this IS hades” was a little creepy lol

[@TailsFan]

And the darkening when he said "No" was just "OMG". 😱

[@DemarcusCousins_III]

I was creeped out

[@someguy3496]

A LITTLE THAT WAS CREEPY AS HELL

[@CeHee123]

That was some DDLC shit!

[@ssgss3kalijah846]

Imagine her eyes

[@simochiothereal4382]

Me: “Oh wow. After 20 years, the myth was real! I can’t believe that it act-“ Comments section: *I’m gonna stop you right there.*

[@darshio8307]

Yeah, that was literally me xD

[@johncampbell9448]

@@darshio8307 me too.

[@adambombing5428]

Yup I thought the way they spoke was off

[@thomascharles7724]

Same here 😂 😂 I hit comments section to see if anyone has tried on the PS one Classic I remember when the game first came out I tried everything and read every PlayStation article,message boards and magazines I could find to see if it was tru

[@taiik5439]

Okay so I'm not alone.. Thank you.. I guess

[@takingthemick1396]

Gutted, I believed this for 3 YEARS and I've had my soul destroyed, I even showed this to my mum thinking it was real, and even she thought it was real. Thanks oddheader for giving me depression and trust issues with one video.

[@mikzano98]

ME TOO T. T

[@Aisubun]

this is why you check the upload date

[@demitrysualokin2796]

i just realized it right now 💀

[@pikapikadan]

oof…lol

[@christine8459]

I thought it was trueT^T

[@joeyclemenza7339]

Almost fell for it.... until the “lets roll, homie.”

[@georgebaynard4096]

Joey Clemenza the “Yo” didn’t immediately raise red flags?

[@DoomDuckGod]

@@georgebaynard4096 They say "Yo" in that game sometimes, right? I wouldn't put it past her to be cavalier about being a ghost.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

@@DoomDuckGod "Yo" would've been much more common than "let's roll, homie." I remember Barrett occasionally speaking in slang, but nothing that overt.

[@DoomDuckGod]

@@joeyclemenza7339 Yeah! It was the "let's roll, homie" that made me check the upload date.

[@garrenbrooks9703]

Sounds like you did fall for it then

[@ZachGatesHere]

I was fooled up until the "yo." And shout out to KZbin for suggesting this to me in late July.

[@Quasi_Terrible]

Yeah was soooo hyped..... god damn it.

[@stefankristoffersen9349]

Haha, YT recommended this to me today too.

[@ZachGatesHere]

@@stefankristoffersen9349 no joke I figured this was like some snippet of dialogue or an item that was discovered that would help explain things. As soon as we got into "actually bringing her back" I went aw fuck and checked the date.

[@amekokoyuki7945]

Lol same

[@theoriginalredbirdgamer3607]

why the heck would KZbin be suggesting this to me in August

[@win_ini]

Cloud: "Aerith? I thought you died?" Aerith: "yo"

[@besquareorbethere8093]

"I put the controller in the 2nd player slot." This man is a genius.

[@wingspan9851]

It’s a shame that this is fake cause it would have been one of the coolest Easter eggs ever.

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

Exactly sooo sad lol

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

@@Slender_neet Aerith ain't pick the thug life, The thug life picked Aerith

[@daver36]

and how can you tell its fake what gives it away? so she is speaking differently who cares thats not the issue so please tell why you think or seem to think this is fake

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

@@daver36 april fools, "let's roll, homie." If that's not enough, damn. just damn lol.

[@wingspan9851]

David Rief Look at the date it was posted on.

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

Fans: -Raise pitchforks oddheader: "It's just a prank bro!"

[@joshualeahy2162]

@@DrowSoldier33 Nah mate not gonna work he's got a phoenix down. 🙃

[@meymeyman3127]

@@joshualeahy2162 then just spam your most op move!

[@Dr.Sealanders]

I can just hear filthy Frank say it's a prank

[@cohandora]

*it's just a p-rank bro*

[@sansnom5269]

(GONE WRONG) (CALLED THE COPS) (+18)

[@hansean808]

well, I realized this was fake when he got an email from "Honto Janai", which in Japanese means "Not Real".

[@NightsN2dr3ams]

Lol 😂😂

[@tacomerchant]

fuck. should've looked at the day this was released.

[@swagathan5]

I thought this was real until literally today. I was like "I should look up that cool easter egg discovery of Oddheader's again" and then I read the comments and saw the release date...man he got me good

[@VishvaCollure]

You can tell I’m smart when I’m still falling for April fools jokes 23 days after April fools day.

[@Jodv-]

Facts me too

[@yoshidavis3022]

Same

[@joelcrafter43]

Well who would expect an april fools joke this late after april fools?

[@saraki4311]

29th here. XD

[@dajmnocoast1586]

me are smart much amount too

[@ThatWunDolphin]

Plot twist, this is real, but nobody has tried it because they think its an April Fools Joke.

[@SquidPaper]

ThatOneDolphin that’s what I thought because it looks real to me

[@birdyboyzcookie375]

Seems like something Square would pull, just for all the work it takes to find it. I like easier Easter eggs.

[@anthonycid8590]

Wait so is it real

[@nmalike9184]

Is it or is it not?

[@mattblood4201]

Well someone try it out

[@ktrinidaddy]

I hope Aerith says "Let's roll, homie.” in the new game.

[@vhsninjaccoon7705]

Let's roll, homie

[@champdoggaming]

"Keep on truckin'" is as close as it gets 🤣

[@Cuprite1024]

Literally my first thought when I saw the thumbnail for this video was "This has to be an old April Fool's joke." Lmao.

[@connormccarthy6741]

“Whenever there’s a video that sounds too good to be true, check the date” Me, who lives in Australia: but....but.....but it says April 2nd.

[@virtualanimegirl]

😭

[@shinyrayquaza9]

people need to start putting april fools in the title after the first

[@dougla517]

I thought the same thing my dude

[@grundlefoot]

"But... It says 2 years ago"

[@JarredAnims]

I'm Austraillian To And It Also Say April 2nd

[@rachelledavison]

"Let's roll, homie." 10/10 excellent video

[@linnen_elm]

I tot aerit was kira kira queen from fgo for a second.. "whassup homie"

[@uwuowo3998]

@@linnen_elm "whussup 🅱️"

[@Aksion]

Yeah. The exchange there gave it away

[@s0lgewds0lgewd16]

Yo and lets roll homie was what told me to look at the date. funny af but kinda sucks its fake lol

[@IntergalacticSpaceKitten]

I'm seriously impressed by Pillar of So's knowledge and dedication to FF. Wow. I know he said he's a fanatic, but still it's so impressive.

[@commanderuseless1685]

Bruh...

[@myway7367]

“Midjar”. I feel like that was a hint that shenanigans were afoot.

[@andraslukacsovits2349]

Not the jar on the left, not the jar on the right; midjar.

[@Triforce15Bearer]

"Honto janai" literally means "not true" in japanese. LOL

[@sublime_tv]

Yeah I was actually really suspicious when I saw that first XD

[@SpencerfromEarth]

Damn is that an easter egg

[@lepidoptery]

he pronounced it pretty terribly... maybe to throw people off....

[@ranger5839]

HA!

[@Xaiborg]

@@lepidoptery Kinda like Midgar pronounced "Mid-jurr' lol

[@teaminfinity9022]

When Aerith said “This IS Hades”nit scared the shit out of me

[@gavinwilson3707]

Yeah same

[@rllys1mple681]

Same dafuq

[@JackMihoff6969]

That part is not fake though but it’s found in a different part on the game

[@kawanbruh]

It scared me too

[@Nyerguds]

@@JackMihoff6969 Wouldn't it be awesome though, if they actually hid something like this in the game by making it use only dialogue from other parts of the game? No one would suspect the scene is there at all.

[@DFPSprite]

I remember hearing this rumor back when the game came out. There have always been rumors that you can revive her, right down to the dark picture of her. Except the rumor I heard back then was that you had to get the key from the excavation site, go back to the church and there was something else I forgot you had to do but it wasn’t the three items to the guy in kalm. It was something else, but my old mind forget the middle step. Needless to say, I tried it and it wasn’t correct. There were so many rumors back then as to ways to bring her back. She’s my favorite character so I was bummed she died.

[@loeaglelo]

That moment when Midgar is pronounced as "Mydjar". *dies inside

[@lorsVII]

Wow I exactly wanted to comment „MydJar? Seriously?“

[@DerIrreLeWand]

My ears fell off when I heard that

[@mikemiken1963]

@@lorsVII woosh

[@counter18591]

"Honto Janai" gotta say, that's a clever one

[@frydsaman6857]

i dont get it

[@Pewners]

@@frydsaman6857 "not really"

[@counter18591]

@@frydsaman6857 In Japanese this means something like "Really not"

[@demimk624]

@@counter18591 or you know... "not really"

[@counter18591]

@@demimk624 Yes, i know. I'm still a beginner and i translated from left to right.

[@ZCyberFawkes]

"Honto Janai" is Japanese for "Not really". Clever. EDIT: As pointed out by K.C. Rigney in another comment, "Pillar of So" is an anagram for "April Fools". The cleverness goes many layers deep.

[@ReggieRed91]

A more direct translation is "not true"

[@triande4213]

*Cries internally*

[@lonewolffang]

Didn't know that. Good to know.

[@SgvSth]

So, does L1 R1 O mean anything? Lirio would be a possibility if each 1 became an I, but then you have the L/R problem.

[@deathmorphosis]

Or "Not true".

[@SameytheHedgie]

wow, sure love getting gotten by _year old april fools videos._

[@flaetsbnort]

wow, sure love getting gotten by _two years old april fools videos._

[@thatguyknownaswill8180]

To get Aerith back you need to collect all 120 stars and then go back to the L is real sign and she will be there!

[@steegosaurus]

Not true! You have to successfully do the backwards long jump 5 times THEN collect all 120 stars THEN kill all of the boos at the L is Real fountain then tilt the cartridge then do the L1 R1 O combination, then do the Konami code on the 2nd controller input. Only then Aerith will be there

[@gigastrike2]

I found that if you run through all of this, then breed a bunch if chocobo, eventually one will lay a colored egg. Then if you get 6 of these and insert a Banjo-Kazooie cartridge into the PS1 without turning it off, it'll unlock Devil Aerith mode.

[@Sanktier]

Don't forget you have to fight gaster

[@mithaangelia61]

@@Sanktierand dont hug goat mom

[@TheMadLadyMia]

not many will get this inside joke with suikoden and gremio revive

[@vibe_sauce]

Tbh “yo” and “let’s roll homie” is still sorta in character for Aerith, at least in terms of the remake.

[@NerdsterStein]

I still thought it was real XD

[@thetronwarriors4817]

I agree those lines of dialogue sounds like stuff that aerith from the remake would say

[@DragonFlames701219]

GOD DAMMIT, I didn’t realize this was posted on April first because I’m watching it in October

[@KiwiPaws76]

ITSA SPOOKY MONTH

[@KiwiPaws76]

Not spooky moth no more

[@plooper12]

I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE THIS WAS FAJE UNTIL NOW IVE WATCHED THIS 20 + TIMES I WAS GONNA TRY IT IN THE REMAKE

[@TheXxManoloxX]

same, literally only realised after the video ended

[@Mike.j.jordan]

Same

[@ScrumpletGaming]

This is like...one of the greatest executed April fool’s jokes. So convincing and so believable right up to the end!

[@jakemuller1677]

How cool will it be if Aerith actually say, "Yo, let's roll homie" somewhere in the second part of the remake? The video was really well made by the way.

[@johnsanderson6460]

Not cool at all. NOT AT ALL.

[@AsimSiddiqui007]

Watched this on May 9. Had no slightest clue this would a joke. You broke my heart.... 😭😭😭😭

[@launchpad_alpha]

Asim Siddiqui SAME

[@calvinoberly5325]

May 12, but yeah. I was ready to go break out my game and try it out. Oh, how I hate Emerald Weapon, but for this? I would've done it. Even if it seemed weird having Aerith refer to "Hades" and calling Cloud "Homie".

[@Slade1135]

Right? I mean the whole time I kept thinking "Aerith talked nothing like this in the version I played at the turn of the century..." But yet there was just enough for suspension of disbelief to not completely crumble. It was still shaky enough for me to want to check the comments though. Glad I did.

[@livetoserve966]

it's may 23 for me and same

[@marhawkman303]

@@livetoserve966 heh, yeah I didn't see it when it was new.

[@doug.newton]

As someone who is watching when it's not April first, this is heartbreaking that it's not true 😭🤣

[@Sasuke--]

Doug Newton You and I both man...

[@ShockInazuma]

Yep. And i have never played FFVII

[@harleyjk6031]

same i got really excited then i saw the coments

[@dirtysanchez9793]

This was FAKE NOOOOOOO

[@devon6306]

@@ShockInazuma yeah, this was way too believable. I've been duped and crushed. This sounded like some shit from ready player 1.

[@natt_tenshi2707]

The second she said "yo" it occurred to me that I should check what day this video was uploaded

[@nin64]

"Let's roll, homie." -Aerith Gainsborough

[@frostycane5134]

I love that even now people are still getting recommend this video

[@WobblesandBean]

The algorithm is a funny, funny thing.

[@cedricjakob6235]

lol im in 2020 and still fell for it XD

[@lol-gv7ox]

Yeah, got recommended it today and was baffled until seeing the April 1st thing

[@aquaticchaos1717]

I hate that I was fooled momentarily

[@sabata2]

STILL HAPPENING

[@themateriaman]

"Hey guys, lets make a video that will crush someones soul."

[@Nyerguds]

Remember, patreons paid to bring this video into existence.

[@diegoleao]

Haha yes let's, and then, and then, we NEVER put April fools in the title so it hurt people FOREVER. THIS IS HADES AFTER ALL... HAHAHAHAaHAAaa

[@collinbabcock2514]

Gonna be honest, you almost got me. Even a year late, you almost had me.

[@Gexps]

getting recommended this on june, 2 years later and not looking at the date of the video. Bamboozled

[@MrHoppybunny]

That fake scene actually kinda scared me

[@masonlee5866]

Budd S yea it was a little disturbing especially a sweet person like Aeris

[@reagame8700]

Same. I was getting Doki Doki vibes.

[@frankfleming958]

ikr

[@JVolpe-qg4en]

@Bound Underrealm 1st april

[@vinceunknown1935]

@@masonlee5866 Its always the sweet ones who are the most scariest

[@demontamerbf18]

So, revived Aerith talks like CJ from GTA, seems legit

[@27Bayleefs]

After 20 years on the east cost it was time to come home

[@ClementTodd]

I guess after her experience with death, she decided that life is too short to remain demure haha :P

[@nohat1375]

27Bayleefs hahaha

[@nexusgiga]

It’s canon now she had to suplex the train

[@elegantcat1496]

I have to admit, the idea of Aerith reuniting with the party with a "Let's roll homie" had me chuckle thinking of her and Cloud busting a cap on Seph's ass at the sound of "Where the hood at"

[@offchristianamr]

i've never played ff7 but i knew people had been looking for this for so long, so it made me so happy when this video out. i came here to watch it again because i thought the whole sequence of events was the coolest thing ever and only now checked the upload date for the first time. i've wholeheartedly believed this was real for almost three years bro what 😭

[@igotthegoodstuff2692]

"Never believe everything you see on the Internet" - Abraham Lincoln

[@fuisharu]

I thought Edison say it first

[@shironookami414]

@@fuisharu No wait, I thought that was Plato...

[@fuisharu]

@@shironookami414 nah man, he said "everything you saw on TV, it must be real" I guess

[@shironookami414]

@@fuisharu Oh yeah, my bad, the Internet wasn't still a thing back then when Plato was alive... They used to watch TV all day everyday, those cavemen...

[@fuisharu]

@@shironookami414 lol

[@jerkface7977]

You know what the best part about April fool's videos are? Watching them waaay past April 1st and not realizing it's an April fool's vid until the punchline. Well played

[@roboticsgame21]

Is this even an April fools

[@bakkyarou]

​ Sadly, and very obviously, yes.

[@FisforFenton]

damn dude I just saw this video it took me until the end to look at the date it was posted

[@DanNguyen-pu5fk]

4:35 is where you are looking for

[@Nsix4]

Me: sees her say "homie" Me: alright time to check the date and see which April fools this came out on

[@Callyn9x]

^ This exactly

[@FilthyCasualty]

Nexus You didn’t get fooled when Aerith said “Yo.”?

[@Nsix4]

Nope. that was the exact moment I was sure it was fake

[@Aerodeth]

I was fooled up until I seen how low the party's levels were... despite this apparently being an end-game secret!

[@toxicradiant9858]

Sammme

[@Iamjudgemagister]

"Let's roll, homie." Good Lord 😂 A+ April Fool's prank.

[@Alianger]

It's actually not that strange considering she dated Barret before dying, it's a subtle burn towards Cloud.

[@LeviathanRX]

Let's biggedy bounce

[@SuperHaoken]

4:57 Me: This madness Aerith: THIS IS HADEEEES

[@RatOfTheWoods]

Can't believe this was in my recommend pretty much over a year later, I'm pissed at how good this is lmao

[@Aidan-tc2kg]

This is the best April fools video I've seen on KZbin

[@Omnishredder]

Not for me, ouija bros made s good one and said that it is, they used the KZbin problem to make it seem credible and everything, this is just using something that had been done by hundreds of people

[@danielfinley-pesti6661]

same

[@Aidan-tc2kg]

@@Omnishredder yeah but it's genuinely convincing throughout and there are little hints that make sense from the beginning that you understand after the video is done. It makes you believe in something that is obviously fake.

[@SilverxScars]

I knew something was up when he mentioned "Honto Janai". ほんとじゃない translates from Japanese into English as "it's not true".

[@handlehandle12322]

And the way he completely obliterated the pronunciation...argh my ears. 😨

[@Xukir]

@@handlehandle12322 He pronounces じゃない like Forrest Gump's "Jenn-ay"

[@robot4258]

You lying im reporting you

[@BNK2442]

This actually helped my japanese, thanks. ^^

[@ismailtopa3671]

I'm a weeb enough to know that yet did realize it.

[@NectazzUniverse]

this video never appeared in my subscriptions so here I am watching it for the first time... a whole year later

[@stephenkyburz6529]

03:01 did he just called Midgar "Mijer" ? Com'on bro...

[@thecrimsonvirtuoso2928]

Jesus, this was a really well made April Fool's joke. Though, I still wish that this was true. Also: "Let's roll, homie"

[@rookiemajima2026]

Yeah, let's roll homie

[@Chubby_Lemon]

@@rookiemajima2026 i'm in, lets roll homie.

[@surge78]

Aerith got that street cred! Before the "Yo" she says, i wanted to request if this be true, fight with her against sephiroth.

[@sansnom5269]

*"YOU PICKED THE WRONG CHURCH FOOL!"* - Aerith

[@GrumpyCat97]

hey hey hey big smoke... i mean Aerith, it's me, Cloud, chill, chill!

[@187Streak]

Let's roll homie.

[@sansnom5269]

CLOUD? OOOOOOoOoOooOh

[@sockron]

@@sansnom5269 oof beat me to it

[@Alianger]

Ain't no gettin' outta this church we in... fool.

[@faiaflrt]

Clicked for the "Sike!", was not disappointed.

[@resurgamviridisnitor7734]

I love how jenova appears when the screen gets dark and aeris starts getting pissed

[@sleevedapper9502]

Im banking on it being April Fools. "Let's Roll, Homie" is what solidified that for me.

[@deltasine3787]

Really now?

[@mangomango6988]

69th :)

[@pex_the_unalivedrunk6785]

This guy are sick...

[@appleorchardkai5428]

"Yo" was the tipping point for me

[@timothyvonvarella6371]

Ya the script is more like Barret. In his younger low life years before meeting Tifa and turning his life around.

[@Gunslingerwashere]

1. I keep forgetting it's April Fools 2. I have never even played a Final Fantasy game so why am I here anyway

[@sirsygnus]

Its sad that you didint play any Final fantasy.

[@mney14-melancolicotodoslos32]

Me too

[@DisguisedAsHuman]

I’ve never played any either and everyone constantly going on about them totally put me off ever playing them. But I’m here because I was curious about the Aeris/Aerith nonsense. It dawned on me this was posted yesterday towards the end.

[@neppyneppynepu]

Same

[@cliffgreene1675]

This is me.

[@neph_8583]

Damn got me good. Great video. Hook line and sinker. Dialogue and all. Til I checked the description to see how old this was. I owe you a beer sir.

[@WanupDeShroom]

June of 2020 AND I FELL FOR THIS, GREAT CONTENT MAN

[@sime7343]

I watched this after April first so I genuinely believed it until scrolling to the comment section

[@CLSeitler]

Same. Just watched it. Always read the comments with this kind of stuff. LoL Well played to the makers.

[@Gaminboi2864]

Me too!

[@inuloveskago]

DAMMIT, I fell for it ):

[@XShawnOfTheDeadX]

I was so confused. Glad to see I'm not the only one.

[@shadowstorm79mc]

Yup

[@258thHiGuy]

Pillar of So is an anagram of April Fools I see your game, header

[@piersonlawrence3467]

Omfg, god level hints and i still didn't get it until the end

[@TheDeathOfLucifer]

.....God damnit

[@ValensBellator]

I totally believed him lol

[@andrejors9501]

and Honto = Serious Janai = Not so his name also a prank lol

[@AncientHydraGaming]

It's acronym is PoS. Which also can mean "Pile of (Bull)Shit"

[@ThatWeirdDude40]

Sad that neither Cloud, nor the rest of the team had any phoenix downs on them, to use on Aerith......oh wait, I had like over 30 of them.

[@moxienerd4714]

literally even after the 'lets roll homie' i believed this and then i looked at the date where the video came out and was like WAIT,

[@PlanetYokoshima]

Honto Janai is not a name. It's Japanese and it means: It's not true/real.

[@Hinatachan360]

I'm half Japanese and I laughed so hard at this. 😆😆😆

[@talltroll7092]

@@Hinatachan360 I know *just* enough Japanese to recognise "honto" as the word for "truth" (more or less. Like a lot of JPN > ENG translations, I am aware that there is a lot of other subtext to it, but don't know nearly enough Japanese to know what the subtext is), and I did wonder wtf "Mr Truth" was all about. Not enough "poi" 8/10 - IGN

[@PaladinOfAlchemy]

honto is closer to "really" than truth

[@AnGelus04]

Why was this suggested to me now? I knew this had to be a trick. Then I saw honto janai. Then the pillar of so anagram. Nice and just wrong!

[@mimmikibilly]

well if you use it as a name you will do as Ulysses did. you know? when he says his name is nobody to the cyclop?

[@theaveragestabilizer6415]

When you watch a video that looks legit and you see the description. *Ah shit, here we go again*

[@ux249]

Hm

[@dazigolding5814]

I believe it's legit, if only... horrifying. No one would believe there was a way to bring aeris back... but what if this is true? What if he posted it on April 1st and put in all the "it's not true" BS to throw us off? I wan't to test this, but I can't for many reasons.

[@dazigolding5814]

Besides, why would someone wait 20 years to play a prank with people's emotions with aeris, when they could have done it when it was fresh in every players heads?

[@setsers1]

🤣

[@wikeymilin8215]

It took me so long to realize this was uploaded on April 1st

[@aurealite]

To all those people that are new to this video, this video was posted ON April Fools (a.k.a april 1st) and that the name Pillar of So is also a anagram that can be put together into the name “April Fools”. also thanks to Ali EL-T

[@lordaaronspcplayground6284]

I can't believe I fell for this I was shocked at first until I realize what day it is well played.

[@scarecrowwilee4575]

0:34 it actally says "The most important thing is to live up to the expectations about characters and drama from fans as Final Fantasy." If anyone wondered.

[@shootingstarmolly]

01:04 The moment I realised that this video is an april fools joke... *"Hey! You said Honto Janai wron- Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh..."*

[@alexvignolo7798]

That boxing minigame trickery was savage lol

[@EtterWolf15]

It truly amazes me that ff7 had such a profound impact in gaming that, 20+ years later, people still talk about Aerith's death and the characters and story. Amazes in a good way.

[@tenshii_92]

Most painful April fools joke ever. Damn good work. You had me excited as I could be

[@thisaintitchief36]

I got recommended this and thought this was actually real until I heard Aerith say “This IS Hades.”

[@Nyerguds]

Really? That text was already known to be in the game's debug rooms, though. I'd find it believable if that was actually from a hidden scene. www.thegamer.com/aeirth-in-hades-final-fantasy-7-developer-debug-room-easter-egg/

[@thisaintitchief36]

I don’t have the steam version, and I don’t know how to get to the secret room. So yeah.

[@Nyerguds]

@@thisaintitchief36 It's been mentioned in oddheader's previous videos.

[@chilly_philly9569]

i realized it was a prank at the "lets roll homie"

[@carlcarlington7317]

Me: *living in June* KZbin: "ApRiL fOOlS"

[@ManusiaKagakRusuh]

Me: Living in February 2020 KZbin: April Fools 2019

[@STE-EFC]

I had a dream when I was about 12 that I brought Aeris back to life but a load of chinese henchmen came into my bedroom and took my PS1 & said "you weren't meant to figure this out" I'm pretty sure that actually happened and they wiped my memory :D

[@mangomango6988]

But your ps1.....did you have it the next day???

[@STE-EFC]

​@@mangomango6988 I think so but I had about 50 save files. All you've got to do is get to a certain level and when he forgets something at Junon harbour so long as you've agreed with aeris on everything and never tifa, and as long as you have never ran away from or lost a fight you're all good :D At least that was my dream

[@STE-EFC]

Sorry you go back to the church after coud forgets something at Junon harbour

[@BadBoyBobby85]

Why Chinese?

[@STE-EFC]

@@BadBoyBobby85 They were the only henchmen the Japanese creators could afford. I knew they were Chinese because they were all under 4ft

[@lastlast2078]

Thanks KZbin for suggesting this a year and just over a month later. Never viewed this channel before, you had me for a second but then I thought of Apr 1 videos.

[@KelpTheGreat]

As far as April Fool's jokes go, this is entirely too well done.

[@MopSpadowski]

Pillar of So... April Fools decoded.

[@NoobyN00B]

he and P rank

[@aquawoelfly]

Anagram

[@mayangel5315]

*This Church's atmosphere hit HARDER than my grades. But when she said "let's roll homie" I wheezed*

[@samuriecooper1005]

I bet she is ‘Die-ing’ to prank cloud an ‘living’ up to her prank Bring up *“This is Hades”*

[@sebastianmoran5966]

OMG, I'm literally crying rn, and also laugh.... Let's roll homie - Aerith Gainsborough -

[@Boothenson]

Cloud, "Alright everyone, Lets Mosey" Aeris, "Lets roll homie"

[@sethbrady448]

-uploaded on April 1st -Aerith is talking uncharacteristically -Honto Janai means "not true/real" You absolute madman. THAT was a prank

[@janetmerai]

It's actually hontou because it's conjugated as two Kanji characters janai is slang for dewa ja arimasen / ではじゃありません

[@sethbrady448]

@@janetmerai Yes, all of this is true (and I forgot the extended o at the end of hontou), but that doesn't mean that's not the joke the creator was still going for, misspelled or not

[@alster724]

-Pillar of So is an anagaram of *APRIL FOOLS*

[@opao7284]

@@janetmerai you know that it doesn't really matter unless you're writing using the Japanese writing scripts, right? 本当じゃない means "Not true" I could write it Ronto Gianai if I wanted to.

[@Ultradragon16]

I'm scrolling through a comments section of Myths and Urban Legends on Gameranx and I think you really got people with this one OddHeader

[@corvusdove874]

Came for the title, stayed for the upload date, was not disappointed XD