I saw an article on Facebook titled "15 Things About The Final Fantasy Universe Square Keeps Secret." One of those 15 things is titled: "8. The Decline Of Celes’ Mental State (FFVI)" and can be found at this link: http://www.thegamer.com/disturbing-things-final-fantasy-universe-they-dont-want-you-know/3/
What that one says, is:
"The entire story of Celes is extremely tragic, and one of the highlights of Final Fantasy VI — especially when you are initially introduced to the World Of Ruin. She was forced into enduring experiments and became a Magitek Knight against her will. However, Celes still managed to retain her honorable nature after enduring this behaviour, but in the World Of Ruin, there’s a certain event that can truly throw her off the deep end.
Cid had treated Celes like her own daughter before the events of the game, and when you gain control of her after the world changes you find yourself in the care of your foster father. At one point, you have to catch a fish to feed a bedridden Cid. Choose the wrong one… and Cid ends up dying. Celes’ reaction to this? Freaking suicide."
Now, this confuses me. I have only played FFVI on the SNES cartridge (titled Final Fantasy III). In my experience, nothing happens to Celes after Cid dies. He leaves a note telling her about the raft.
Is this some kind of censoring they did for the SNES version? In the original Japanese version, does Celes commit suicide if Cid dies? Was this ported to American versions of the game?
It would actually make sense, as on the SNES cartridge, there is no incentive to keep Cid alive. When alive, he tells her about the raft. When dead, he leaves a note about the raft. That's it. The game continues on.