Yu Yevon
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- "He who crafts the souls of the dead into unholy armor. An armor called Sin. Clad in it, Yu Yevon is invincible."
- —Grand Maester Mika
Yu Yevon is the leader of Zanarkand, Lady Yunalesca's father, and the creator of Sin.
[edit] Story
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
One thousand years before the events of Final Fantasy X, Zanarkand was at war with Bevelle, a strong military power which used mechanical technology to build weapons (Zanarkand's machines were used solely to power the city). Unwilling to let Zanarkand die in defeat, Yu Yevon had all the surviving citizens turn themselves into Fayth and began a massive group summoning of the city, one that never slept. In order to protect himself, he gathered a multitude of pyreflies and transformed them into an armor which became the monster, Sin.
Yu Yevon gave this creature a set of very simple instructions: destroy any machina or settlement which grew larger than a small village in order to bring technical evolution to a halt, and retaliate to all hostility with extreme prejudice. However, the strain on summoning both Sin and maintaining his beloved Dream Zanarkand proved too much, even for his abilities. His humanity soon faded and Sin was left as a force relying solely on instinct and to comply with the instructions given to it upon creation. Sin's first act as such was to destroy the real Zanarkand. The armies of Bevelle saw this destruction and retreated, bringing the first news of the great monster. According to the fayth who continuously summon Dream Zanarkand, Yu Yevon is neither good nor evil. His existence only has one purpose; to summon his armor known as Sin, which is why he is drawn to the Final Aeon when his former armor has been destroyed, and to maintain Dream Zanarkand.
Shortly before creating Sin, Yu Yevon informed Yunalesca of his plan and gave her a means of calming the creature. Yunalesca passed this knowledge on to the leaders of Bevelle, thus beginning the teachings of Yevon and the endless spiral of death that surrounds Spira.
Every time a Summoner destroyed Sin, the Aeon used for the Final Summoning would be possessed by Yu Yevon and used to rebuild Sin. Yu Yevon continued to use this process to renew Sin time and time again. However, 1000 years after Sin was born, Tidus and his friends pierced Sin's armor and defeated Yu Yevon himself, thus banishing Sin for good.
[edit] Trivia
His appearance is somewhat of a mystery, as he is never shown in human form. He appears as a bizarre, floating creature with hooks and a glowing emblem of Yevon for a face. The nature of this form is never explained, but it is possible that transplanting his soul from each Sin to its successor may have diminished or destroyed his true physical form. He also appears shortly as a floating ball of light similar to a Pyrefly to signify his ethereal form.
[edit] Battle
- Main article: Yu Yevon (Boss)
Yu Yevon is the final boss of Final Fantasy X. He is accompanied by Yu Pagodas.
