well I kind of already explained it. Voiced by a black man and his voice can be interpreted as one and without the ashes he could pass off as a light skinned black man.
Am I saying that he is officially black? No.
Am I saying you're wrong for not seeing what I see? No
lol darth vader is voiced by black guy but hes white. i'm just saying that in animated things the voice doesnt mean much of anything in terms of his ethnicity
of course which is why I don't criticize people who disagree or try to make them agree. Just using my imagination. Like I said, I'm not saying that he is officially black. Not much evidence to support it, so its just my imagination.
If Aerith never died...hmm that is an interesting question. If Aerith never died FF7 would not have such an impact on many gamers and RPGs would not shine like they did, but who knows.
Now storywise if she didn't die Cloud would have not been so Emoish during Advent Children and Holy would have probably been unable to hold back meteor since Aerith's will ain't in the lifestream, but then again I am just guessing. Also if she was alive I think we would have seen a catfight between Tifa and her.
FFX-2 was fun...I admit, but the way they handled the story was poor. Not to mention that it ruined one of the finest and most emotional endings in Video Gaming history.