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Wakka Wakka
Wakka
Kana ワッカ
Romaji Wakka
Voice actor(s) Kazuya Nakai
Voice actor(s) John DiMaggio
Age 23 (Final Fantasy X)
25 (Final Fantasy X-2)
Height 1.88m (6' 2")
Eye color Brown
Hair color Red-orange
Laterality Right handed
Home Besaid
Weapon(s) Blitzball
Primary job class Ranger
Secondary job class Gambler
Overdrive Slots
"After this tournament... I'm retiring. Win or lose, I'll be leaving Blitzball for good. But since we're here, we might as well win!"
—Wakka


Wakka is a playable character, and one of Yuna's Guardians, in Final Fantasy X. His name means "water" in Ainu (a near extinct language from the northern Japanese island of Hokkaidō).

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[edit] Story

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

[edit] Final Fantasy X

A skilled Guardian, Fighter and Blitzball player. Wakka is 23 years old (in FFX) and grew up on Besaid Island along with Yuna, Lulu and his brother Chappu. He is characterized by a long reddish-orange quaff and a Besaid Island accent, the real-world equivalent of which would be a Polynesian accent. As such, he uses such speech-mannerisms as saying "brudda" for "brother" and finishing sentences with "ya?", which could be his way of saying "right" or "okay". He hates the Al Bhed and depends very much on the religion and guidance of Yevon for his decisions, making him appear fairly socially conservative. Even though he is old-fashioned, used to living on an island, he has a big heart and tries to cheer the party up, though it does not always work.

Wakka became like an adopted brother to Yuna, together with Lulu, and they grew up on Besaid. He lost his parents to Sin, and tried to be like a parent to his brother Chappu. Chappu and Lulu were in love, but Chappu was killed by Sin. It is because of Chappu's death, as well as the fact that he chose to fight with an Al Bhed Machina weapon, that Wakka's hatred for the Al Bhed was shifted from religious prejudice to a more personal grudge. When Yuna decides to become a Summoner, Wakka becomes one of her Guardians, together with Lulu and Kimahri.

He meets Tidus when Tidus first appears on Besaid, and due to Tidus looking a lot like Chappu, Wakka quickly bonds with him. He shows the confused Tidus the ropes of Spira. During his travels, he gets more and more resentful of the Al Bhed, and generally needs Lulu to cool him down. However, when he finds out that Yuna is part Al Bhed, he gets confused and doubts if his hatred towards Al Bhed is justified. He is horrified and disbelieving when they find out the truth about Yevon and Seymour's betrayal and begins doubting if the teachings are true. Just before the final battle he apologises to Cid about his hate towards Al Bhed.

After Sin is defeated and Yevon is disbanded, he settles down on Besaid with Lulu.

[edit] Final Fantasy X-2

" I'm gonna be a father soon, you know. Gotta pull it together, ya? "
—Wakka


Wakka is now Lulu's husband, and since she is about to have a baby, Wakka is more worried than ever. Since his parents died at an early age, he knows nothing of parenting. He seeks the aid of Yuna and the Gullwings to help him settle matters about his past. When the baby is born, he finally gets it together and becomes a father. He names his son Vidina, the Al Bhed word for future, perhaps as final sign of closure to the death of his brother and his changed opinion of the Al Bhed.

[edit] Wakka in Battle

Wakka's Blitzballs
Wakka's Blitzballs

Ever the sportsman, Wakka uses sports gear as his weapons and armor in battle. He uses various blitzballs as his weapons, and, as such, is the only character who can reliably hit aerial monsters with basic attacks for much of the game. For defending, Wakka relies on the armguard he wears on his left forearm.

[edit] Wakka's Sphere Grid

Wakka's Sphere Grid area runs near Lulu's, and Auron's. The unique abilities that are in Wakka's default position on the sphere grid include the following:

  • Aim: Improves the Accuracy of the party
  • Dark Attack: Deals damage, and carries a chance to inflict Darkness for 3 rounds.
  • Silence Attack: Deals damage, and carries a chance to inflict Silence for 3 rounds.
  • Sleep Attack: Deals damage, and carries a chance to inflict Sleep for 3 rounds.
  • Dark Buster: Deals damage, and automatically inflicts Darkness on any non-immune creature for 1 round.
  • Silence Buster: Deals damage, and automatically inflicts Silence on any non-immune creature for 1 round.
  • Sleep Buster: Deals damage, and automatically inflicts Sleep on any non-immune creature for 1 round.
  • Drain: Absorbs HP from the target.
  • Osmose: Drains MP from the target.
  • Zombie Attack: Inflicts damage and the chance to inflict the Zombie status.
  • Triple Foul: Deals damage, and automatically inflicts Sleep, Darkness, and Silence on any non-immune creature for 1 round.

[edit] Wakka's Blitzballs

See: Final Fantasy X Weapons#Wakka's Blitzballs

[edit] Wakka's Armguards

One of Wakka's Armguards
One of Wakka's Armguards

See: Final Fantasy X Armor#Wakka's Armguards

[edit] Battle Quotes

"Say your prayers!"
—Entering battle
"Here we go!"
—Entering battle
"No problem!"
—Entering battle
"The only way to go is forward."
—Entering battle
"Out of my way!"
—Entering battle
"Back on the field!"
—Entering battle
"Bring it on!"
—Entering battle
"You called?"
—Entering battle
"Wakka's back on the field!"
—Entering battle
"Sit back and watch!"
—Entering battle
"My turn!"
—Entering battle
"Piece of cake!"
—Entering battle
"This one is mine!"
—Entering battle
"Everyone: Go! Go! Go!"
—Using Aim
"Be quiet!"
—Using Silence Attack


"Ah, piece and quiet."
—Using Silence Buster
"Sweet dreams!"
—Using Sleep Attack
"And stay down!"
—Using Delay Attack
"Its gonna hurt!"
—Using Triple Foul
"Go, Blitzball! Go!"
—Using Attack Reels
"Now I'm mad."
—Using Attack Reels
"Yo, eat this, ya?"
—Using Auroch Reels
"Okay, who did that?"
—Revived
"I'm not done yet, c'mon!"
—Revived
"...I'm back."
—Revived
"I'm good, ya?"
—Battle won
"I'm on a roll!"
—Battle won

[edit] Wakka as a Blitzball player

From left to right: Tidus, Botta, Wakka, Jassu, and Letty
From left to right: Tidus, Botta, Wakka, Jassu, and Letty

In addition to being one of Summoner Yuna's guardians and childhood friends, Wakka is also a professional blitzball player and captain of the Besaid Aurochs, a team that — as of the beginning of Final Fantasy X — went 10 years without winning a single game. Wakka's goal as captain is to have the team do their best, without it mattering whether they win or lose. It isn't until Tidus arrives that the Aurochs begin to focus on achieving victory.

Wakka retires from Blitzball after the tournament in Luca so he can focus on being a guardian. Despite this, he can be recruited back onto the Aurochs later in the game. Wakka may have officially come out of retirement after the events of Final Fantasy X, as is somewhat implied by Yuna wondering aloud if "Wakka and the gang" were at the opening of Blitzball season in Final Fantasy X-2. He is on the hidden Besaid Aurochs team, but Beclem is as well, so the hidden team may not be the official lineup.

Wakka also has a unique Blitzball technique called Aurochs' Spirit which adds the sum of the SH of all the original Aurochs currently on the team to Wakka's own SH.

[edit] Blitzball Stats

Location
Airship - Bridge
Key Techniques
Wither Shot
Drain Tackle
Tackle Slip

[edit] Stats

LV 1 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 60 70 80 90 99
HP 150 210 383 589 825 1095 1396 1729 2094 2491 2920 3874 4956 6166 7504 8817
SP 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60
EN 11 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 40 47 54 62 70 78
AT 3 3 4 5 5 6 7 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 15 16
PA 3 4 6 7 9 11 12 14 16 17 19 22 26 29 32 35
BL 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 8 9 10 11 11
SH 13 14 17 21 24 28 32 35 39 42 46 53 60 67 74 80
CA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 15 17 19 20

[edit] Non-Final Fantasy Appearances

[edit] Kingdom Hearts

Wakka in Kingdom Hearts

Together with Sora, Riku, Kairi, Tidus and Selphie, he spends all day playing on the Destiny Islands. He is very skilled with a ball, and together with Tidus, he is inventing an "underwater ball sport".

His design has undergone some minor changes, like the other Kingdom Hearts cameos; he no longer has his Armguard or shoulderpad, and his characteristic Blitzball differs in design from the typical Blitzball in Final Fantasy X.

[edit] Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories

He reprises this role in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories.

[edit] Kingdom Hearts II

He is only briefly mentioned in Kingdom Hearts II by Selphie, commenting that "Tidus and Wakka are both wrapped up in their ball game", also a reference to Blitzball.

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