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- "Listen to my story. This... May be our last chance."
- —Tidus
Tidus is the main protagonist of Final Fantasy X and a rising star blitzball player from Zanarkand. After the gargantuan monster known as Sin attacks his hometown, Tidus is transported to the world of Spira. Lost, confused, and seemingly out of place, Tidus meets a newly-fledged summoner, Yuna, and her guardians. Yuna is to set out on a pilgrimage in an attempt to put an end to Sin, and by joining Yuna on her pilgrimage, Tidus hopes he will find his way home.
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Appearance and Personality
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- "This is our story! Now let's see this thing through together!"
- —Tidus to Yuna
Tidus is a youthful teen with an upbeat and carefree attitude, and at first appears rather childish. He turns more serious when things get hectic, and despite his carefree ways, Tidus conceals a troubled past and a more mature and caring person. For his cheerful personality, Tidus is quite sensitive, thinking things through, and even when giving an emotional response to most of his arguments, he tends to give a rational idea, just as he explains to Yuna about his ideas about the Yevon faith, and even when the heroes face the truth about the Final Aeon, Tidus is capable of giving the party a reasonable doubt concerning their fate.
Having been picked on throughout his childhood by his blitzball-playing father, it motivated Tidus to become a star blitzball player himself. To Tidus's dismay, he still has a resemblance to his father, who tended to deny his position, take things easy, and never worry about the present situation, leaving things for the tomorrow, a trait Tidus despised about him. This is pointed out by Auron several times throughout the game, saying that Tidus is "the one running away". A lot of Tidus's personality is shaped by the comments he used to receive from his father, and how he grew up to resent him. However, despite having been verbally offensive, at heart, Jecht was proud of his son and his resolve. As the story develops, Tidus must confront his childhood and his relationship with his father.
Throughout the game, Tidus eventually matures, changing from a somewhat self-centered and outspoken athlete, to a selfless hero. This theme is also hinted in the flashbacks of when Jecht helped defeat Sin in his own adventure, as well as in a conversation between Yuna and Tidus, where Yuna states that defeating Sin and bringing happiness to Spira makes any price worthwhile and at the game's conclusion, Tidus has come around to her way of thinking.
Since he is never directly referred to by name in any audible dialogue, the pronunciation of his name among fans is sometimes unclear, although the expected Japanese pronunciation should be Tee-das/Tee-dusu. This was confirmed in dialogue from Kingdom Hearts, which features him in an unusual cameo, and was also confirmed in an interview with James Arnold Taylor, who did Tidus's English voice.
In Kingdom Hearts II, although he doesn't appear, Selphie mentions him, pronouncing his name as Tie-dus, confusing the issue further. Though ostensibly unrelated to either, the pronunciation of his name among fans may also be affected by its resemblance to the English word tide and the given name Titus. However, in the English release of Dissidia Final Fantasy, all characters in-game refer to him as Tee-dus.
Notably, since Tidus could not be referred to by name in spoken dialogue, Final Fantasy X succeeded in, with every instance of referring to the main protagonist, doing so entirely using impersonal pronouns (you, him, new guy, brudda).
StoryEdit
Final Fantasy XEdit
- "I thought about a lot of things, like...where I was, what I'd got myself into. I started to feel...light-headed, and then, sleepy. ...I think I had a dream - a dream of being alone. I wanted someone - anyone - beside me, so I didn't have to feel alone anymore."
- —Tidus's retrospective
The story begins as Tidus, a citizen of Zanarkand, is about to play blitzball in the Jecht Memorial Cup - a tournament in honor of his lost father. Ten years prior to the game's main events, Jecht mysteriously disappeared while on a blitzball training expedition out at sea. A successful blitzball player, people would talk about how his skills were unequaled, which left pressure on Tidus to match, if not surpass, his father's skill.
During the tournament, Zanarkand is attacked by Sin, an immense creature shrouded in water. The city is destroyed in its path, and Tidus manages to escape a similar fate before the blitzball stadium collapses. Tidus teams up with Auron, Jecht's old friend and Tidus's mentor. Auron and Tidus fight their way towards Sin and once there, Auron drags Tidus into the monster's depths, claiming this is the beginning of his story.
Added by KeltainentoukokuuTidus awakens to find himself in the world of Spira, in the Baaj Temple area, where he runs into the eccentric salvager race, the Al Bhed. He befriends a young Al Bhed girl named Rikku, and tells her about his life in Zanarkand, as well as his career as the star player of the Zanarkand Abes. Rikku is reluctant to believe him, asking if he breathed in Sin's toxin, which is known to induce amnesia. After Tidus claims he was telling the truth, Rikku decides to take his word, but not before telling him that a thousand years have passed since Zanarkand's destruction. Rikku also tells Tidus that since Zanarkand is now a holy place, it would be wise not to tell any Yevonites about his life there. After being knocked off the ship by another Sin attack, Tidus awakens at the shores of Besaid Island.
Tidus meets Wakka, "coach and captain of the Besaid Aurochs, brudda", who is impressed by Tidus's talent in blitzball. Like Rikku, Wakka is unnerved to hear Tidus's claim to hail from Zanarkand. Tidus decides to stick with the story of being a victim of Sin's toxin, lest people think of him a heretic. The two arrive inside the Besaid Temple, where an apprentice summoner has not returned from the Cloister of Trials. Worried the summoner may be in danger, Tidus rushes in, despite the priest's warning about obeying the precepts of Yevon. Wakka finds Tidus near the entrance to the Chamber of the Fayth.
Added by KeltainentoukokuuWakka tells Tidus about the fayth and the temples: only summoners and guardians (such as Wakka) can go in and face the trials. Upon arriving, Tidus meets the summoner Yuna, who has just completed the trials; and her accompanying guardians, Lulu and Kimahri Ronso. Afterwards, Tidus gets the chance to talk with Yuna, who invites him to come along with her on her pilgrimage.
That night, Tidus awakens after a dream, where his father is putting him down, to hear Lulu berating Wakka. Lulu claims Wakka is only interested in Tidus because he reminded him of his younger brother, Chappu. Apparently, Chappu was a member of the Crusaders, a group determined to defeat Sin, but was killed the previous year. Despite this, Tidus still thinks of Wakka as a true friend. The next day, the two leave with Yuna, Lulu, and Kimahri on their journey to defeat Sin.
Added by KeltainentoukokuuAs they sail to Kilika, Tidus gets to know Yuna. She enjoys his company and believes he is truly from Zanarkand, because Jecht told her the same thing when she was younger. Tidus is disturbed by the knowledge his father had arrived in Spira, and Yuna tells him Jecht helped her father, High Summoner Braska, by becoming his guardian. When Tidus tells her Jecht disappeared from Zanarkand ten years ago, Yuna says it was the day that Jecht arrived in Spira since that was also when she first met him. The boat suddenly falls under attack from Sin. The group fights off Sin and its spawn, but initially unnoticed by the others, Tidus is washed overboard. Wakka dives after him and saves him. Everyone soon arrives at Kilika Port, and find it completely destroyed by Sin. Tidus then witnesses Yuna's first sending, a ceremony which sends the spirits of the dead to the Farplane. He narrates how the sending was "strange, and somehow...horrifying", and never wanted to see it again.
Added by TheMoonclawAfter acquiring Ifrit in the Kilika Temple, the party arrives at Luca and the annual Blitzball World Championship, with Tidus learning that his new team, the Besaid Aurochs, are the butt of the tournament, having a twenty-three year losing streak. Frustrated, Tidus attracts some attention by grabbing a megaphone, climbing on top of some crates and yelling at the favored-to-win Luca Goers, saying that "this year, us Aurochs are taking the cup!" This incident leaves the Aurochs in embarrassment, and all of Luca taking Tidus for the "Aurochs' comedian".
Shortly after this misfortune, Tidus meets Grand Maester Mika and the newest Maester, Seymour Guado, a man who is half-human and half-Guado. During the blitzball tournament, Tidus teaches Yuna how to whistle, and if she ever does so, he will come running. Later, Kimahri's old rivals, Biran and Yenke Ronso, pick a fight with him. When Tidus goes to help him, Yuna is kidnapped by the Al Bhed Psyches. Tidus and Kimahri chase after them, and with Lulu guiding them to the Al Bhed ship, they rescue her. It is revealed Yuna is half-Al Bhed on her mother's side, and before the group goes back to the tournament, Lulu warns Tidus not to tell Wakka about Yuna's lineage, as Wakka "never had much love for the Al Bhed". After the blitzball tournament, Tidus reunites with Auron, who offers his services to Yuna as a guardian. Before, however, Auron gives Tidus an unexpected revelation: "Sin is Jecht.".
This news comes very suddenly to Tidus, who refuses to believe it. Before the group continues on their journey, Yuna gladly and officially makes Tidus her guardian. She notices Tidus is depressed about something and tries to cheer him up by teaching him how to smile when he's feeling sad. She tells him to try laughing out loud, which he reluctantly does with her joining him. Yuna thanks Tidus for this moment, telling him she wants her journey "to be full of laughter". Later, Tidus asks Yuna why Sin always comes back, and she tells him Sin is "our punishment for our vanity", and will not go away unless they have atoned. Yuna also explains about the Final Aeon, the only weapon powerful enough to destroy Sin, which lays in wait in the Zanarkand ruins.
Along the way, Tidus and the group are blocked by the Crusaders planning for "Operation Mi'ihen", an operation where the Crusaders and the Al Bhed to join forces to lure Sin into a trap and destroy it with a machina cannon supposedly as powerful as the mighty aeons. The Crusaders let the group through under Maester Seymour's orders. Sin starts to attack and delivers a blast that reduces out almost all of the Crusaders to ashes. Horrified and enraged, Tidus chases after the monster, begins to have visions of his father and wakes up near the Djose Highroad, where Yuna is sending the fallen soldiers to the Farplane. Tidus wished Yuna would never have to perform the sending again, but knows it won't happen until Sin is gone. He meets up with Auron and is again told that Sin is Jecht, and is distraught when told that his father killed countless people only for a chance to see him. Auron tells Tidus that Jecht wanted to show him that so he would kill him. Then to Tidus's surprise, Kimarhi speaks to him for the first time after questioning Yuna's cheerful mood. They later travel to Djose Temple, where the surviving Crusaders are healing while a few of them pass away.
Added by TenzaZangetsuThe next day, the group travels to the Moonflow, riding on a shoopuf, where Wakka shows Tidus a sunken city and learns more about Spira's history and the machina war from 1000 years ago. Yuna is again kidnapped by the Al Bhed, and Tidus and Wakka swim after them. The two successfully defeat the underwater machina and save her. Tidus meets with Rikku again, relieved his first friend in Spira is still alive, despite being startled when he finds out she was the one controlling the machina. Rikku joins the group as Yuna's guardian, keeping her identity as an Al Bhed a secret from Wakka.
Maester Seymour's home of Guadosalam lies on the way of the pilgrimage, so the group briefly stops there and is welcomed by the Maester. Seymour has become noticeably fixated on Yuna, causing Tidus to dislike him further, in light of his own growing feelings towards her. To the surprise of all, Seymour proposes to Yuna, asking her to marry him for the good of all Spira. She is allowed time to decide and consult with the others, and they take this time to visit the Farplane, the gathering place for departed spirits. Within the Farplane, one will see images of their deceased loved ones, triggered by their memories (that is, according to an Al Bhed theory).
Yuna, unaware of Sin's identity, pointedly notes to Tidus that Jecht must still be alive, since he doesn't appear on the Farplane. She and Tidus talk a bit more about Jecht, and when his mother appears, he realizes what caused his resentment towards his father to increase, since he blames Jecht for her death and how she barely looked at him whenever Jecht was around. Upon leaving the Farplane, they witness the "ghost" of Jyscal Guado, who escapes the Farplane seemingly to give Yuna a message. After Yuna sends him, a sphere drops from Jyscal's clothing, which she takes.
Added by KeltainentoukokuuWhen the party reach the Thunder Plains, it is revealed Rikku suffers from astraphobia. She begs Auron to stop at Rin's Travel Agency. When they get there, Yuna immediately checks out a room. Tidus walks through the hall when he hears a man speaking in Yuna's room. As he tries to listen closely, the door opens and he falls into the room, catching Yuna looking at the sphere that shows Seymour's deceased father, Jyscal Guado. Yuna immediately turns it off and Tidus apologizes for coming in without permission. Yuna tells Tidus the sphere is Jyscal's will and says to "take care of my son." Yuna eventually decides to accept Seymour's proposal and they make ready to travel to Macalania, where Seymour awaits her answer.
Upon arriving to Macalania Temple, they find from Jyscal's sphere that Seymour had killed his father so he could gain the title of Maester. The group hurries to Yuna's side to deal with Seymour, who has already guessed Yuna wouldn't marry him, knowing what he did. They are forced into battle, and Seymour is killed. Before Yuna can perform a sending, his body is taken away by Tromell, who brands them all traitors for killing a Maester. Before the Guado can apprehend Tidus and the others, Sin whisks them away, and they are washed up in the endless deserts of Bikanel Island.
With Yuna missing, Rikku decides to guide her friends to Home, the Al Bhed's sanctuary, in the hopes of finding her there. At Home however, Yuna is not there and Tidus is finally told the truth about the pilgrimage: summoning the Final Aeon destroys Sin, but the aeon will kill the summoner as well. Learning of this, Tidus suffers an emotional meltdown and swears to find a way to keep Yuna alive. Rikku takes Tidus and the others to the airship, the Fahrenheit, where they meet Cid, leader of the Al Bhed, Rikku's father and Yuna's uncle. They proceed to Bevelle, where Yuna is being forced into marrying the now-unsent Seymour.
Added by Radioactive CactusTidus and the rest of the guardians crash the procession, but aren't able to stop it. After the ceremony, Seymour commands the Warrior Monks to finish them off, but Yuna protests and threatens to commit suicide by jumping off the balcony. Seymour tells the monks to cease fire and Yuna falls from the balcony, summons Valefor mid-air, escaping to the Chamber of the Fayth, where she receives the aeon Bahamut. The group are tried for killing Seymour and siding with the Al Bhed, and named traitor of Yevon, and are sentenced to the inescapable Via Purifico.
Tidus, along with Rikku and Wakka, manage to fight off underwater fiends and escape the chamber. When they are reunited at the front entrance, they confront Seymour and his guardians, with one of them carrying the now-dead Wen Kinoc. Seymour claims he has "saved him" from life and has "been granted sleep eternal." Seymour reveals his plans on using Yuna to become the next Sin, and destroying Spira, "saving" everyone from fear and suffering. This only confirms Tidus's suspicions that Seymour is "totally nuts!" The party fights and defeats Seymour and retreats to Macalania Woods, where Yuna, her faith shaken, departs to the forest spring. Tidus follows her and reveals he knows the truth behind the Final Summoning and apologizes for talking about life after defeating Sin.
Added by RomangeloTidus attempts to convince Yuna to abandon her pilgrimage and stay with him, even toying with the idea of showing her his own Zanarkand (though it is becoming clear he can never return); though Yuna considers it at first, she is ultimately unable to abandon her duty to Spira. Tidus comforts her, and they share a passionate kiss under a shining full moon. The next morning, Tidus, Yuna, and the others continue on their journey towards Zanarkand, and in the meantime, Tidus and Rikku desperately try to come up with a plan on how to keep Yuna alive, but to no avail.
As the party approaches Zanarkand, another disquieting fact is revealed: neither Tidus nor Jecht are actually real. They, and the Zanarkand they come from, are merely dreams of the fayth, ordered into existence after the real Zanarkand's destruction from the formation of Sin. The fayth want Tidus to defeat Sin permanently, so that they can finally rest. Unfortunately, if he complies, the dream will end and Tidus himself will disappear. However, all is not lost, as Tidus is left with these words, said by the fayth of Bevelle: "You have been touched by Sin...you're more than just dreams now."
The party sets up camp in the ruins' outskirts; setting the stage for the game's introduction screen, when Tidus starts recounting his tale to the player. He makes it all the way to the present without interruption, but is lost for anything to say after that.
Added by TenzaZangetsuWhen the party reaches Zanarkand, they are shown visions of the past through pyreflies, including Seymour's childhood, summoners and guardians in the past, and even the last chapters of Braska's pilgrimage. They are presented with yet another bizarre revelation by Lady Yunalesca, and the last questions are answered: Sin is Jecht because the Final Aeon is dead, and a guardian close to the summoner will have to sacrifice him or herself to become the fayth for a new one, as Jecht did. Unfortunately, the question of how to defeat Sin/Jecht becomes murkier: he's an aeon, and now has become Sin. Yunalesca leaves the group to decide which guardian will be sacrificed into becoming the new fayth for the Final Aeon; but, after witnessing another vision in which Jecht decides for Braska to use him as the fayth, Tidus decides to break the "spiral of death", as Yuna does not wish to sacrifice any of her friends.
Yunalesca becomes dismayed at the party's unwillingness to follow the rites of the pilgrimage, and offers to end their suffering through death. The party sees a vision of Auron from the past confronting Yunalesca, grief-stricken over Braska's death and Jecht's transformation. Yunalesca kills Auron, making him presently an unsent. As the present Auron rallies his team to fight Yunalesca, Tidus tells Yuna to see their story through together. A fierce battle ensues, and Yunalesca is defeated. Without Yunalesca, the Final Aeon cannot be attained, and summoners will never be able to temporarily defeat Sin again. Auron decides to tell Tidus he was an unsent all along, his spirit unable to rest because of the promises he made to Jecht and Braska. The party leaves Zanarkand without the Final Aeon, but still determined there is another way to defeat Sin.
The storyline unfolds further to reveal exactly how Jecht became Sin. Sin is actually the protective "unholy armor" for an entity named Yu Yevon, the ruler of what was once Zanarkand, whose skill in summoning was so great he could actually possess the aeons he called forth. Every time a new Final Aeon defeats Sin, Yu Yevon possesses the Final Aeon, corrupting it, and makes it into a new Sin.
Added by KeltainentoukokuuThe team boards the airship and plans the next move: if Yuna can defeat the current Final Aeon, Yu Yevon will be left spiritually and ecumenically vulnerable, which is when the party can destroy him. To do this, they must invade the gigantic hulk of Sin's body and destroy Yu Yevon from the inside. Seymour, determined to become the new Sin no matter what, attempts to stop them, but the party successfully defeats him, leaving him weak enough for Yuna to finally send. As they travel further inside Sin, they finally encounter Jecht, Tidus's father and Braska's Final Aeon.
Jecht speaks to Tidus the way only a father could, saying he is proud of Tidus for becoming the man he is now, and though it's difficult for Jecht to say, Tidus can tell his father loves him. After the fight, he urges Yuna to summon her remaining aeons and defeat Yu Yevon once and for all. Yu Yevon possesses each of the aeons in turn, and the group defeats each one until Yu Yevon has nowhere left to hide. At this point, Tidus reveals that he will vanish if they defeat Yu Yevon, his last words before the battle being, "I know it's selfish, but this is my story!"
Added by BlueHighwindThe fayth depart, relieved and thankful, but being a dream of the fayth, Tidus must also meet the same fate. As he starts to fade, he apologizes to Yuna for not being able to show her his Zanarkand and bids a tearful farewell to his friends. As Tidus walks away, Yuna rushes up to him in an attempt to stop him, but simply passes right through him. Though distraught, Tidus accepts his fate, and sheds tears before Yuna tells Tidus she loves him. Embracing Yuna one last time, Tidus takes a running jump off the Fahrenheit's deck and enters the Farplane, where he is reunited with the spirits of Auron, Braska and Jecht. Tidus gives his father a jovial high-five, proof that the two are finally at peace.
After the end credits, Tidus is shown being revived by the fayth and waking up in the depths of an ocean. Then he swims towards the surface with a smile on his face.
Final Fantasy X-2Edit
- "Perhaps not the young man shown in the sphere that Kimahri discovered on Mt. Gagazet..."
- —Dossier description
Added by KeltainentoukokuuTidus is featured in the plot of Final Fantasy X-2, in which Yuna sees a sphere recording showing a young man with the exact likeness of Tidus, trapped in a cage and demanding to be freed to let him see "the summoner." The sphere compels Yuna to join the Gullwings, a sphere hunting group, and travel all around Spira in the hope she could discover what really happened to the man she loves. The story of Final Fantasy X-2 seems to suggest that Tidus's likeness and abilities are the fayth's way of recreating Shuyin, who was a blitzball ace in his own right during Zanarkand's golden age.
Added by KeltainentoukokuuOnce a certain percentage of the game is completed, as well as fulfilling other conditions, the player will be rewarded with an extra scene in the ending, which shows Tidus being revived by the fayth. He makes his entrance to Spira in the similar fashion as in Final Fantasy X, appearing in the sea just off the coast of Besaid Island, to be greeted by Yuna and a crowd of people on the beach, including Wakka and Lulu. If the player achieves a perfect completion score of 100%, this is followed by a post-end credits scene at Zanarkand bringing the story full-circle to its final conclusion. Tidus tells Yuna about his theory of the fayth gathering his thoughts and putting them back together, but asks if he is still just a dream. Upon hearing this, Yuna asks him if he will disappear again, but Tidus says that should just cherish each other. Yuna embraces Tidus and asks if the fayth told him that, but he jokes about making it up himself. As they both laugh, Yuna playfully pushes Tidus off the rock and into the water below. Tidus tells Yuna off for not cherishing him, but she tells him that he didn't disappear.
Yuna makes numerous tributes to Tidus during the story, the most notable of which is the Zanarkand Abes symbol on her chest while donning the Gunner Dressphere. Her hair has been cut into a similar style to his (excluding her long ponytail), and her battle stance while using the Warrior Dressphere is the same as Tidus's battle stance, and she also mimics his Victory Pose and uses his battle quotes. Furthermore, while using the Warrior Dressphere, Yuna wields Tidus's Brotherhood sword, and with the Dark Knight, she wields the Caladbolg, Tidus's Celestial Weapon.
International + Last MissionEdit
Should one obtain the Good or Perfect Ending, Yuna will mention living with him in Besaid.
In BattleEdit
- "Star player of the Zanarkand Abes. His attacks lack some power due to his inexperience with the sword. Speed is his greatest asset."
- —Scan description
Added by KeltainentoukokuuTidus is a classical Warrior character and uses basic swords and shields during battle. He can be considered part Time Mage because he can cast spells like Haste and Slow. His stats are normal for an all-rounder; he lags behind Auron in terms of strength and defense but makes up for it with high agility, evasion and accuracy growth, allowing him to dispatch the speedier fiends. Tidus begins the game with no special commands, but will quickly learn Cheer, Flee, and Delay Attack, which are helpful in the early battles. Tidus's Overdrive is Swordplay. When counter-attacking a fiend on the ground he performs a regular attack, when counter-attacking a fiend in the air, he lifts his sword high and swings to the right. When countering underwater Tidus simply reverse-swing his sword as if attacking a flying fiend, and performs a regular attack when attacking a faster fiend e.g. Maelspike.
In Final Fantasy X-2: International + Last Mission, Tidus can be recruited as a party member through the Creature Capture system. In order to recruit Tidus, the player must defeat him in the Farplane Cup in the Coliseum and must win the cup after. Tidus retains some of his Swordplay skills from Final Fantasy X and can use any of the common dresspheres. Like all monster allies, Tidus is controlled by the game's AI.
Equipment and StatsEdit
- Main article: List of Final Fantasy X Weapons#Tidus's Swords
- Main article: List of Final Fantasy X Armor#Tidus's Shields
Tidus can equip swords and shields. He starts with 520 HP, 32 MP, 15 points in Strength, 10 points in Defense, 5 points in Magic and Magic Defense, 18 points in Luck, and 10 points in Agility, Evasion, and Accuracy.
AbilitiesEdit
Tidus's Sphere Grid path runs near Yuna's and Auron's, and his representing color is aqua. The unique abilities that are in Tidus's default position on the Sphere Grid include the following:
| Ability | Description | Ability | Description |
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| Delay Attack | Delays target's next turn. | Delay Buster | Greatly delay target's next turn. |
| Quick Hit | Strike quickly with reduced recovery time. | Cheer | Raises party's strength and defense. |
| Flee | Aid party's escape from battle. | Provoke | Draw an enemy's attack toward the character. |
| Haste | Speed up the actions of one ally. | Hastega | Speed up the actions of all allies. |
| Slow | Slow down the actions of one enemy. | Slowga | Slow down the actions of all enemies. |
ColiseumEdit
- Main article: Tidus (Boss)
Tidus can be fought during the Farplane Cup in the Coliseum in Final Fantasy X-2: International + Last Mission as a boss.
Battle QuotesEdit
- Main article: Tidus/Quotes
MinigamesEdit
Blitzball StatsEdit
Final Fantasy XEdit
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With his high SH and EN, Tidus is best in a forward position. His PA, initially low, increases to a decent figure by later levels. Tidus is the best offensive player in the game due to Jecht Shot; however, he struggles defensively.
- Techniques:
He has the "Sphere Shot" from the beginning, and his Jecht Shot, learned on the S.S. Winno, is unique to only him.
Sphere BreakEdit
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| Coin No. | 64 | Coin Value | 9 | |||
| Trait | Quota x5 | |||||
| Location | Win from the Bevelle Core Sphere player in the Luca Stadium. | |||||
Creation and DevelopmentEdit
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Added by IxbranEarly in the game's development, Tidus was envisioned having black hair; a black-haired Tidus is shown in a beta video shown at the Square Millennium Event in 2000, running around in full 3D. Tidus's hair color was later changed, possibly to bring his appearance closer to the idea of the "sun", a recurring theme for his character; Tidus's name comes from the word Tida, which means "sun" in Okinawan, and establishes a contrast between him and Yuna, whose name means "moon" in Okinawan. This contrast is represented by in-game items named for the sun and moon that empower Tidus's and Yuna's most powerful weapons. An apparent prototype of Tidus can also be seen in early concept art for Final Fantasy X.
In the original plot draft for Final Fantasy X, Tidus was a plumber with the attitude of a young, angry Japanese gang member. This was changed because Yoshinori Kitase felt it would have made for a "weak main character". Nojima also considered having Tidus be an undead, but this was changed due to the release of the film The Sixth Sense, which had a similar plot twist. Since Auron is not the main character, this plot point was transferred to him instead.[1]
Tidus's thoughts and feelings are narrated to the player throughout most of the game by his monologue where Tidus recites the game's events. This feature was included because Nojima was initially concerned with establishing a connection between the player and main character; the story was thus designed in such a way the player's progress through the world and growing knowledge about it is reflected in Tidus's narration.[2]
In the "Beyond Final Fantasy" feature included in the International and PAL versions of Final Fantasy X, Tidus's voice actor, James Arnold Taylor, describes Tidus as an aggressive, excited young man who always wants to be right and be a hero. When preparing for his role as Tidus's English voice actor, Taylor drew from his personal life, as he says he can relate to the way Tidus reacts to things.
Musical ThemesEdit
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In Final Fantasy X, Tidus's theme has a low tempo and mellow tune. Two notable times the theme can be heard are when Tidus is heading for Dream Zanarkand's blitzball stadium at the beginning of the game, and when he is remembering Jecht showing him the Jecht Shot while the party is on the ferry to Luca. It also plays for the final time after the party has destroyed Yu Yevon and the villagers of Besaid Island are rejoicing over Sin's defeat. "Tidus's Theme" is included on the Piano Collections: Final Fantasy X album as a piano arrangement.
A vocal song associated with Tidus is "Go Dream" on the album, Feel/Go Dream: Yuna & Tidus, and it is sung by Masakazu Morita.
Other AppearancesEdit
Dissidia Final FantasyEdit
- Main article: Tidus/Dissidia
Chaos has summoned a combined force of Final Fantasy's ultimate masters of evil and Cosmos has summoned warriors to thwart their plans. Tidus is one of these warriors and stands as the hero representing Final Fantasy X, opposing Jecht.
Though seen as cheerful and energetic by his companions, Tidus's weak point is Jecht, to the point even the mention of his name makes him angry. Though he confuses his friends in doing so, Tidus claims to hate Jecht and feel no sympathy for him in spite of their relationship. However, when Tidus is finally given the chance to battle his father, he hesitates and questions his motivations. Jecht, likewise, defies orders from the Emperor about Tidus, and father and son meet to do battle on their own terms.
Tidus's alternate outfit is a palette swap based on his Final Fantasy X appearance.
Dissidia 012 Final FantasyEdit
Tidus returns in the prequel to Dissidia, summoned for the first time to the war as a Warrior of Chaos. Bearing no memories of his home except for his hatred for Jecht, Tidus wishes to find and defeat him. Yuna tries to make him remember her and that he and his father resolved their differences, but The Emperor appears and attacks her. Tidus intercepts the attack to protect Yuna, and while Yuna fights the Emperor, Jecht saves Tidus's life by transferring his power to him, making Tidus into a Warrior of Cosmos and leaving Jecht an empty shell to eventually become a Warrior of Chaos.
Tidus's alternate outfit is redesigned to fully resemble his original Final Fantasy X appearance, while his third outfit leaves him shirtless as in Yoshitaka Amano's concept art of him.
Theatrhythm Final FantasyEdit
Tidus is a playable character in the Theatrhythm Final Fantasy.
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Non-Final Fantasy AppearancesEdit
Kingdom Hearts seriesEdit
For more information, see The Keyhole:Tidus
A younger version of Tidus appears in the Square-Disney collaboration game project: Kingdom Hearts, as childhood friends with Selphie Tilmitt of Final Fantasy VIII, Wakka and the three main protagonists of the series, Sora, Riku and Kairi. He is an energetic boy who is confident in his athletic ability and likes to spar with the main characters using a wooden training sword known as a bokken. Here, he employs a variation of his original battle stance. Once Sora, Riku and Kairi are swept off the island Tidus, along with Selphie and Wakka, are left behind.
In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories Tidus appears in the memory version of Destiny Islands along with Selphie and Wakka. However in Kingdom Hearts II, he does not actually appear within the storyline, but is mentioned by Selphie, who is says he is too busy with his ball game (which, of course, refers to blitzball) to go with her to Destiny Islands. Another data version of Tidus appears in the Japanese mobile game Kingdom Hearts coded and its Nintendo DS remake Kingdom Hearts Re:coded, where his appearance is identical to the first Kingdom Hearts.
Tidus's Kingdom Hearts design features a scar on his cheek that was not present in the original Final Fantasy X. Its origins remain unknown, though it was likely included for aesthetic reasons.
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Appearance in Kingdom Hearts.
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Appearance in Chain Of Memories.
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Appearance in Chain Of Memories.
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Appearance in Kingdom Hearts Mobile.
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Appearance in Re:coded.
Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street SpecialEdit
Along with Auron, Yuna, Rikku and Paine, Tidus appears as a playable character in Itadaki Street Special.
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Artwork.
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In-game model.
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 Promotional artwork of Tidus
 Artwork by Tetsuya Nomura.
 Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
 Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano (2).
 Sketch of Tidus by Yoshitaka Amano (3).
_Tidus_by_Yoshitaka_Amano.jpg){kind=small} Artwork by Yoshitaka of Tidus without a shirt on, and with even hemmed shorts.
 Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
 Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
 Artwork by Yoshitaka Amano.
 Tidus in Besaid.
 Tidus talking to the crowds in Luca.
 Tidus and Yuna on the Mi'ihen Highroad.
 Tidus swims in the pond in Macalania.
 Young Tidus with his mother.
 Tidus in Final Fantasy X-2.
 Tidus reunites with Yuna (2).
 FMV render from Dissidia.
 Tidus' Final Fantasy X appearance render from Dissidia 012.
.png){kind=small} Tidus shirtless alternate appearance by Yoshitaka Amano's render from Dissidia 012.
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TriviaEdit
- Tidus's name is never actually spoken in Final Fantasy X due to the fact the player has the possibility to rename him in the beginning. Incidentally, in Final Fantasy X-2, Tidus is referred to as merely he, him, or you-know-who. Following this. After a long debate between fans on how to pronounce Tidus's name it has been confirmed in Kingdom Hearts and Dissidia that it is pronounced "Tee-Dus". Later games and remakes have removed the feature to (re)name characters to make way for Voice Acting.
- Tidus and Yuna won 1st place in Game Informer Magazine February 2009 issue's "Best Couple of the Year" feature.
- Tidus's elemental theme is water, represented by many factors in the game, such as his sword the Brotherhood, his swimming abilities, and his Sphere Grid color.
- Although it is made clear that Yuna and Tidus become romantically involved, other small romantic scenes can occur in Final Fantasy X. In a dream sequence early in the game, Tidus is confronted by Yuna and Rikku, arguing over which will go to Zanarkand with him. Later, in Guadosalam, if the player talks to Rikku for a third time when waiting for Yuna, and chooses the option "I'd rather have you, Rikku", Rikku will giggle, playfully hit Tidus, and say, in Al Bhed, "Maybe someday!" A similar option is available with Lulu, with Lulu replying, "Interesting. I suppose I could add you to my list. I wish you good luck, little boy, you're going to need it".
- In the game's English ending, Yuna tells Tidus she loves him. In the Japanese version she doesn't say this, but instead only thanks him. This change was likely made to compensate for cultural differences.
- In Final Fantasy XIV, there is a reference to Tidus in the Miner L30 quest "Little Saboteurs". The twin Lalafell miners mistakenly call the player Tidus before they remember the player's name.
