Article by: OmegaMe
Pictured from: Final Fantasy X
Created by: Squaresoft
First appearance: 2001
Bio
Final Fantasy X is a groundbreaking RPG in that it represents the first fully 3D Final Fantasy, with all in-game dialogue spoken by voice actors. While the game is focused on and narrated by Tidus throughout the main characters' journey, Yuna is the central character in terms of their journey's purpose. All of Yuna's fellow travelers come along solely to guard her on her quest to bring back a period of peace to her world. Yuna's name means, in different regions of Japan, both "night" and "blossom" and also refers to a hibiscus flower that blooms at night; this is symbolic of Yuna freeing the world of Spira from a time of pain.
The daughter of High Summoner Braska, Yuna's journey follows her father's footsteps in trying to rid Spira from the death surrounding the seemingly eternal monstrosity known as Sin. Ten years prior to the story of the game, her father defeated Sin, but Spira accepts that every ten years Sin returns after being defeated. In order to defeat Sin and bring those ten years of calm back to Spira, Yuna must go on a pilgrimage to visit every temple in Spira and gain new Aeons: powerful creatures born of the spirits of certain deceased people. She meets Tidus when he washes up on the shore of her home island, and she asks him to become her guardian on her pilgrimage.
At the end of Final Fantasy X, Tidus disappears after the heroes defeat Sin. This popular game was followed by the first direct sequel to a Final Fantasy game, Final Fantasy X-2. In this game the main character is Yuna, who searches for Tidus throughout the game. While less popularly acclaimed than its predecessor, FFX-2 also sold millions of copies worldwide and became a PS2 Greatest Hit.
Quote
"As I bear the darkness into battle, my suffering becomes my strength."
Selected game appearances
PlayStation 2
- Final Fantasy X (2001)
- Final Fantasy X-2 (2003)
References
- Wikipedia - "Yuna (Final Fantasy)"
- Final Fantasy Insider - "Final Fantasy 10 Index"
- Final Fantasy Online - "Final Fantasy X"
- Final Fantasy X instruction manual
