[General Discussion] ...That was it?

At the risk of invoking the wrath of some forum members, I'd like to argue a case for that moment from Final Fantasy VII:

Spoiler:

Aerith's death.

Partly this was because they never really adequately explained how much of her killer was Sephiroth and how much was Jenova, so you were left with the feeling that she had died from slightly unexplained causes. But that wasn't the main problem I had with it. What really disturbs me about it is that afterwards she is relegated to a Tellah-style character, where subsequently no character actually mentions her beyond a few "oh yeah, so Aerith did contribute something to the plot" moments.

As a character death, it always sat as being slightly awkward (and if you've read about the development of the game, it only came in half way though making the game, and the exact point at which it happened was moved several times during development). Consequently, despite the obvious build up, it felt rather rushed when the exact moment came, and there were no real consequences to that character dying. It was just -zip-deathbossfightburialEndofDiskOne.

Jam it back in, in the dark.