Tidus

Tidus
Final Fantasy character
An illustration of a fictional character. He is a blond teenager wearing a uniform consisting of black gloves, black pants and yellow shoes, as well as a right yellow shoulder and a blue one on the left. He also wields a light blue long sword with his right hand.
Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura of Tidus and his sword, Brotherhood
First appearanceFinal Fantasy X (2001)
Created byKazushige Nojima
Designed byTetsuya Nomura
Voiced by
Motion captureMasakazu Morita[3]
Portrayed byKikunosuke Onoe V
In-universe information
WeaponLongsword
HomeZanarkand

Tidus (Japanese: ティーダ, Hepburn: Tīda) is a character in Square Enix's Final Fantasy series and the main protagonist of the 2001 role-playing video game Final Fantasy X. Tidus is a 17-year-old from the city of Zanarkand who is transported to the world of Spira following an attack by the creature Sin. Shortly after his arrival he meets and joins Yuna, a summoner and her guardians in a pilgrimage to kill Sin, after learning the massive creature is his missing father Jecht. He has appeared in other video games, including the Final Fantasy X sequel X-2 where his belonging remains unknown but can be recruited as a playable character in the international version. He is also present as a child in the Kingdom Hearts series, and several Square Enix crossover games as alternate takes.

Tidus was designed by Tetsuya Nomura with a cheerful appearance, in contrast to previous Final Fantasy protagonists. Scenario writer Kazushige Nojima wanted to expand the relationship between player and character with monologues describing the game's setting. While the narrative was initially focused on the romance between Tidus and Yuna, Square provided a major focus on his misrelationship with Jecht in order to provide a major impact in the setting. Tidus is voiced primarily by Masakazu Morita in Japanese and James Arnold Taylor in English. Both actors enjoyed voicing the character, and Morita also performed his motion capture.

He has been generally well received by video-game critics. Tidus' cheerful personality and heroic traits make him an appealing protagonist, contrasting with previous male characters in the franchise and comparable to messiah figures or other famous heroes in fiction. His character development and romantic relationship with Yuna are considered among the best in video games, although reviewers and fans were divided on Taylor's voicing. Tidus has been popular with fans, often ranking as one of the best Final Fantasy characters in polls. Action figures and Tidus-related jewelry have been produced, and he is a popular cosplay character.

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