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Final Fantasy’s Briana White says video games are still evolving when it comes to female representation

Briana White is thankful that the women in the Final Fantasy franchise have risen above the stereotypes found in other video games

Sephiroth in Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth — Image credit: Square Enix

News by Joshua Lapin-Bertone, Contributing writer

Published on Mon Aug 18 2025

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It’s hard enough to fight enemies and bosses in video games. You shouldn’t have to fight gender stereotypes too.

Briana White, who voices Aerith Gainsborough in the Final Fantasy video game franchise, is thankful that her character doesn’t have to fight these battles. In fact, one of White’s favorite parts of the Final Fantasy VII Remake is the friendships between the female characters.

“I was scared at first that we were going to be pitted against each other like catty females because to a certain degree, video games have evolved, but sometimes not,” White says during a panel at Florida Supercon.

“Stereotypes still exist. Tropes still exist, and there’s nothing wrong with that, but I think it is a great joy to be able to portray something a little bit different, new, modern, wholesome, and realistic. I mean, these girls are saving the world together. They are not thinking of jealousy or hitting each other. They’re a team. They’re working together. I would think that’s realistic.”

After all, gaming is always more fun when you have friends by your side.

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Joshua Lapin-Bertone: Joshua is a pop culture writer specializing in comic book media. His work has appeared on the official DC Comics website, the DC Universe subscription service, HBO Max promotional videos, the Batman Universe fansite, and more. In between traveling around the country to cover various comic conventions, Joshua resides in Florida where he binges superhero television and reads obscure comics from yesteryear.