Lilies on the grave... (HW-spoiler ahead!)

[Ayuhra]

Haurche is gonna be the new Aerith, rumours on how to revive him for the next ten years ;(

COME BACK.

I think what gets people about perma-death in Final Fantasies is that it is tragic, yes, dramatic, yes but also puzzling in worlds that have any number of ways to potentially resurrect someone (Phoenix Down being only one of them).

[TheRogueX]

I think what gets people about perma-death in Final Fantasies is that it is tragic, yes, dramatic, yes but also puzzling in worlds that have any number of ways to potentially resurrect someone (Phoenix Down being only one of them).

This. All we need is for the game to explain why, in particular, he is unable to be brought back. It did no such thing. His death scene wasn't saddening to me, it made me angry at the writers for exploiting the death of a good, well-liked character as some sort of emotional impact and hook, but without explaining WHY he was dying when the Warrior of Light was right there (especially if they were a White Mage, or as was in my case, had a Phoenix Down in their inventory). People have tried to claim that characters aren't actually dead, just unconscious, and that spells like Raise just revive them... but the spell descriptions themselves negate that argument when they use the word 'resurrect.'

Does resurrection only work on those Adventurers who possess the echo? Is it impossible to resurrect everyone else? Just give answers and deaths like this would become actually tragic.

You bring up this game's resurrections spells, but as far as I remember, the info box says it revives knocked out players, not dead ones.

Incorrect. The spell says 'Resurrect.' You don't resurrect someone from unconsciousness.