Yuna
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| Yuna | |
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| Japanese Name | ユウナ |
| Romaji | Yūna |
Voice actor(s) 
| Mayuko Aoki |
Voice actor(s) 
| Hedy Burress |
| Age | 17 (Final Fantasy X) 19 (Final Fantasy X-2) |
| Height | 1.60 m (5' 3") |
| Eye color | Left is blue, right is green |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Laterality | Right handed |
| Home | Bevelle, Besaid |
| Weapon(s) | Rods (Final Fantasy X) Dual Pistols (Final Fantasy X-2) |
| Overdrive | Grand Summon |
| Final Fantasy X Character | |
- "I fight for Spira. The people long for the Calm. I can give it to them. It's all I can give. Defeating Sin, ending pain... this I can do."
- —Yuna
Yuna is the female protagonist of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. She is the daughter of High Summoner Braska and an unnamed Al Bhed woman, who died when Sin attacked her ship at sea. The Al Bhed woman was the sister of Cid, who is the father of Rikku and Brother, meaning that they are Yuna's cousins. A unique trait of Yuna is her heterochromia, her eyes being two different colors. Her left eye is blue, while the right is a shade of green similar to the Al Bhed, though without the characteristic spiral, showing her half-Al Bhed heritage.
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[edit] Story
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
[edit] Final Fantasy X
Braska raised Yuna on his own in Bevelle. When Yuna was around the age of seven, Braska resolved to become a Summoner, and do his best to defeat Sin and ease Spira's suffering. He enlisted an exiled warrior-monk named Auron and Jecht, a man who suddenly appeared in Spira and claiming to come from a city that no longer exists, as his Guardians. Braska began his pilgrimage to the temples of Spira to obtain the Final Aeon. While on the island of Besaid, he asked Auron to take Yuna to Besaid so she may have a peaceful childhood.
However, when the pilgrimage ends, Auron is wounded by Yunalesca, he then literally crawls down Mt. Gagazet. Auron makes it as far as the outskirts of Bevelle before his strength abandons him. Before dying, he places his mission upon a Ronso named Kimahri.
Kimahri then travels to Bevelle, where he meets Yuna and takes her to Besaid; though Kimahri initially attempted to take his leave afterwards, Yuna pleaded with him to stay, and he complied. At Besaid, she becomes close friends with Lulu and Wakka - in fact, the relationship is referred to as Yuna being a younger sister to the pair. Eventually, she decides to become a summoner, and refuses to allow Lulu and Wakka to change her mind. After the enormous amount of spiritual preparation, she, Lulu and Kimahri travel through the Besaid Cloister of Trials. Once there, she begins praying to the fayth to allow her to become a summoner.
A day later, she leaves the fayth as a summoner, only to find Wakka and another man (named Tidus) in the room. Her training to become a summoner is completed after summoning the Aeon Valefor. She then begins a trip to Kilika with Wakka, Lulu, Kimahri and Tidus. Thanks to her own encounters with Jecht, she is the only person who believes right off the bat that Tidus actually comes from Zanarkand (other than Rikku and Auron, who was the one that brought Tidus from there). At this point, Yuna's only guardians are Wakka, Lulu, and Kimahri.
At Kilika, she performs her first sending, and she obtains the Aeon Ifrit. After that the group fights creatures called sin spawn. then The group leaves for Luca.
At Luca, Yuna hears a rumor that her father's guardian, Auron, is somewhere in Luca. She begins a search with Kimahri and Tidus just before the opening Blitzball match. Kimahri ends up in a fight with two other Ronso and during that time, Yuna is kidnapped by the Al Bhed in hopes of making the Besaid Aurochs lose to them. However, Tidus, Kimahri and Lulu manage to rescue Yuna, while the Besaid Aurochs win their first match in 10 years. At this city Auron becomes Yuna's guardian, along with Tidus.
While traveling towards Djose Temple, Yuna is caught up in Operation Mi'ihen, where she meets Maester Seymour Guado, and witnesses Sin kill most of the Crusaders. Upon reaching Djose Temple she meets the summoner Isaru and receives the aeon Ixion.
On the Moonflow, she is yet again kidnapped by the Al Bhed. This time, the machine is underwater, so Tidus and Wakka go down to rescue her. The group later realizes the pilot of the machine was really Rikku, who becomes Yuna's final guardian.
At Guadosalam, Seymour proposes to Yuna, and she decides to visit the Farplane before making her decision. Upon the group's return from the Farplane, it is discovered that Seymour has left for Macalania Temple, and so the group proceeds to follow him.
Upon crossing the Thunder Plains on the way to Macalania, Yuna observes the contents of a Sphere left to her by Seymour's father in the Farplane and discovers that Seymour killed his own father. She decides to play at marriage in order to get Seymour to talk. This backfires when her guardians intervene, and they end up killing Seymour and being chased out of the temple by the now blood-thirsty Guado, out to kill the ones who murdered their leader.
Yuna and the group then escape, only for them to be trapped under the ice. After being saved by Sin under Jecht's influence, Most of the party is taken to Bikanel Island and Rikku leads them to their home. However, the Guado are in the midst of an attack on the Al Bhed home, which is in the midst of being completely demolished. In an attempt to escape and locate Yuna, the guardians board an airship and escape. Yuna, having been left behind by Sin, was captured by the Guado and forced to marry Seymour. She would, however, use this opportunity to play at marriage just for a chance to send him once and for all, as it is a summoner's duty to lead the dead to where they belong. When her guardians show up in an attempt to rescue her from the forced marriage, she is stopped by Mika, who threatened to force the Warrior Monks to kill her friends if she continues on with the sending.
She finishes the marriage ceremony to save her friends, but, when Seymour decides to have Tidus, Auron, Kimahri, Wakka, Lulu, and Rikku killed anyway, Yuna threatens to commit suicide by jumping off the church unless he frees them; when Seymour tells her that the idea is foolish, she merely wipes his kiss off of her lips with great disgust, and then proceeds to jump anyway, saving herself by summoning the winged Valefore. She then escapes to Bevelle's Chamber of the Fayth, where she receives Bahamut. However, her guardians once again follow her, the group is caught, and she is tried for murder and treason. She manages to escape her execution into Macalania Woods with her guardians following.
Her faith in Yevon shaken, Yuna goes off to the spring to be alone with Kimahri in tow. Tidus goes after her, a mutual agreement between himself and the others, and, now knowing the truth behind the Final Summoning, apologizes for his eagerness to defeat Sin and filling her with hopes that they would be able to see his Zanarkand, believing that he had only stressed her out by doing so. However, Yuna assures him that he had in fact made her happy. Tidus attempts to convince her to quit her pilgrimage and stay with him, even toying with the idea of taking the whole group to his own Zanarkand. While Yuna considers it at first, her sense of duty to the rest of Spira is too great, and she resolves to go on; ultimately, the burdens that she has been hiding for so long rise to the surface, and she begins crying uncontrollably. Tidus comforts her, and they kiss and share a moonlit tryst in the spring, and Tidus assures her that he will always remain by her side no matter what.
Yuna then travels to Zanarkand, where she defies what the other summoners have done and kills Yunalesca, so as not to sacrifice one of her guardians to be the Final Aeon for her. Intrigued by Yunalesca's cryptic parting words, Yuna seeks out Grand Maester Mika in order to find out the truth about Sin. Having learned the truth of Sin's rebirth, the group then hatch a plan to engage Sin head-on and venture inside to defeat the monstrous summoner at its core, Yu Yevon. Yuna uses all the Aeons she has obtained and manages to break the cycle and defeat Sin once and for all, becoming the High Summoner of the Eternal Calm.
However, the destruction of Sin and Yu Yevon comes at a heavy price: the death of Tidus, a product of the Dream Zanarkand created by Yu Yevon. After a tearful farewell, Yuna tells Tidus that she loves him (but simply thanks him in the Japanese version) and, after embracing Yuna, Tidus jumps off the deck of the airship and enters the Farplane.
Though deeply saddened by Tidus's death, Yuna informs the rest of Spira that she will aid in the reconstruction of the planet now that Sin is no more. She gave in one last speech saying, "The people and the friends that we have lost... or the dreams that faded... never forget them."
[edit] Final Fantasy X-2
- "I gave in, I accepted, I believed. I allowed it to be true. I thought I'd be able to go through with it without ever doubting myself. But I...It hurt so much."
- —Yuna
Two years have passed since Yuna defeated Sin. Back on Besaid Island, her quiet life is shattered when she is contacted by Rikku, who has a gift from Kimahri - a sphere he found, which shows a man who bears a striking likeness to Tidus, her love who disappeared after the defeat of Sin.
Yuna joins the Gullwings, a group of sphere hunters made up of four Al Bhed (Brother, Buddy, Shinra and Rikku) and a girl named Paine. Together they search for spheres of the past.
Just before the events of Final Fantasy X-2, Yuna's Garment Grid is taken from her by a group called the LeBlanc Syndicate. Using her garment grid, the leader, LeBlanc, is pretending to be Yuna. Rikku and Paine enter the concert held by the fake Yuna in hopes to get Yuna's grid back. Yuna is left in Luca wearing the Mascot dressphere, where she pretends to not be "Lady" Yuna.
After getting her grid back, the group begins the search for spheres, which may contain more clues of the man in the sphere.
At the end of Chapter 1, Yuna goes to Kilika Island, where the group stole a sphere, and obtain a sphere. The sphere details events which the Gullwings wish they didn't have. However, they see 'him' in the sphere, who talks about a songstress called Lenne. The group decides to either give the sphere to the Youth League or New Yevon. The player makes this choice, which affects the Gullwings' interactions with the two groups for the rest of the game.
Towards the end of Chapter 2, Yuna, Rikku, Paine, Leblanc, Logos, and Ormi enter Bevelle, and manage to get down through where the old fayth used to be, into an underground section where the original sphere was found. Towards the end of the dungeon, the group must fight Baralai; the leader of New Yevon, regardless of whether or not the player gave the sphere to him. However, they beat him and enter the Vegnagun chamber, only to find Vegnagun gone, and a twisted Bahamut in its place. This is the first of the Dark Aeons.
At the end of Chapter 3, the group has visited Besaid Temple to rid them of Valefor and Kilika to beat Ifrit. They then go to Djose Temple, where they defeat Ixion. When they enter the chamber of the fayth, Ixion walks in, and explodes, knocking Yuna into the Farplane, where she sees 'him', who turns out to be Shuyin. Although it wasn't Tidus, Yuna was able to see him when she was trapped alone in the Farplane and heard his whistle. Upon seeing him, she tried to catch up to him. Thanks to Tidus, Yuna was able to find herself back in Spira.
In Chapter 4, Yuna starts a concert on the Thunder Plains, where she wears the Songstress dressphere. As part of the concert, Shinra creates a sphere-screen so that people at the back can see. However, the songstress dressphere has an effect on the sphere, and people end up seeing images of Lenne and Shuyin in front of Vegnagun. Shinra then reveals that the person trapped inside the songstress dressphere is actually Lenne.
In Chapter 5, the group travels into the depths of the Farplane, where they encounter Vegnagun. They defeat it, only for them to be attacked by Shuyin. They trick him into thinking that Yuna is Lenne, but then his vision clears and he sees Yuna instead of Lenne. They beat him, and Lenne encourages him to return to the Farplane.
While then crossing the Farplane, Yuna is encountered by the little boy who was the fayth of Bahamut. He asks Yuna if she wants another moment with "him", to which Yuna agrees and the fayth find Tidus' pyreflies and restore him to life. Achieving the Good or Perfect Ending in the game results in Tidus' return being permanent as long as Yuna loves him and the fayth can maintain his existence.
Three months after the events of Final Fantasy X-2, the Gullwings are called back together, to Yadonoki Tower. Here, they travel to the top of the tower, where they find a broken Machina. Paine reveals she was the one who brought them back together, to show them that even though they are now apart, they shall always be together.
[edit] Personality
Yuna undergoes some radical changes in character and behavior over the course of the games, but at her core she is a very kind-hearted, loyal, honest and polite young woman who strives to see the best in others and has a very strong conviction to complete whatever task she feels is her duty to perform. As a summoner, she is thankful for her guardians' help.
At the beginning of the game she was a firm follower of Yevon's teachings and often came across as quite naive, believing that her duty to Spira's people and responsibility as a summoner was to defeat Sin. Described by Auron as serious to a fault, she would often hide her own feelings of fear, sadness, and desperation while encouraging others to express themselves in her place. She often seemed quite willing to carry others' burdens to ease their own pain, and was willing to sacrifice her own life to destroy Sin and give up chances for her own happiness if it meant it could help others. However, her contact with - and ever growing love for - Tidus caused her to begin questioning some of Yevon's teachings and became increasingly more direct and open.
When she learned of the hypocrisy in Yevon's upper levels, her Yevonite faith was profoundly shaken, but she resolved to continue her pilgrimage despite Tidus and Rikku's protests. When finally confronted with the truth of the Final Summoning and the "spiral of death" the summoner's pilgrimage ensured, her trust in Yevon was finally shattered. She refused to sacrifice one of her guardians to Yunalesca, and resolved to destroy Sin permanently without the "false hope" of the Final Aeon. After the painful sacrifice of her Aeons to destroy Yu Yevon and bring about an Eternal Calm, she was deeply saddened by Tidus' departure, and proclaimed her love for him before he disappeared.
In the sequel, Yuna had undergone a complete makeover with a more revealing dress style and a new lease of life, being now freed from her former responsibilities as a summoner. Though still unflinchingly polite, soft spoken and driven, she was more worldly-wise, quite playful, and had learned to think and desire for herself. During her time with the Gullwings, Rikku served as a sort-of role model for her, as Yuna displays some of Rikku's eccentric behaviors and even uses some of Rikku's expressions, such as "Disasteriffic" and "Oh, poopie!"; in fact, when she says the latter when Leblanc breaks into their airship, Rikku orders her not to talk like that, and Yuna objects, "I'm just copying you!" Though her friends would occasionally tease her as a pushover due to her inability to refuse a call for help, she could be quite stern and even intimidating if actually angered. She had also developed a strong dislike of sacrifice in the name of victory, a trait Tidus had instilled in her. Her love for Tidus served as her primary motivation, and following the game's conclusion she was happily reunited with him.
[edit] Yuna in Battle
As the Summoner and White Mage of the story, Yuna uses various Rods to cast her magic and is protected by the Rings she wears on her left hand. As expected, her Strength and Defense are quite low, but she has very high Magic, Magic Defense, and Evasion. Yuna's Overdrive is Grand Summon.
[edit] Scan
"She was taken to Besaid after losing her father ten years ago. There she grew up with Wakka and Lulu, choosing to follow in her father's footsteps and become a summoner. Being very honest and open, she can't keep a secret for long."
[edit] Yuna's Sphere Grid
Yuna's Sphere Grid area runs near Rikku's, and Tidus's, and her Sphere Grid color is white. The unique abilities that are in Yuna's default position on the sphere grid include the following:
- Pray: Restores a small amount of HP to all allies.
- Cure: Restores HP.
- Cura: Restores greater amount of HP.
- Curaga: Restores even more HP.
- Esuna: Removes status ailments.
- Life: Revives KO'd allies.
- Full-Life: Revives KO'd allies to full HP.
- NulBlaze: Protects all allies from fire-elemental attacks for 1 round.
- NulShock: Protects all allies from lightning-elemental attacks for 1 round.
- NulTide: Protects all allies from water-elemental attacks for 1 round.
- NulFrost: Protects all allies from ice-elemental attacks for 1 round.
- Shell: Lowers damage from magic attacks.
- Protect: Lowers damage from physical attacks.
- Reflect: Bounces magic attacks back to the caster.
- Dispel: Removes positive status effects from enemies.
- Regen: Gradually restores HP each round.
- Holy: Deals holy magic damage.
[edit] Yuna's Rods
See: Yuna's Rods
[edit] Yuna's Rings
See: Yuna's Rings
[edit] Dresspheres
| Gunner | Thief | Warrior | Gun Mage |
| Alchemist | Samurai | Dark Knight | Berserker |
| Songstress | Black Mage | White Mage | Lady Luck |
| Trainer | Mascot | Festival-Goer | Psychic |
| Floral Fallal | Filler for IE | Filler for IE | Filler for IE |
[edit] Blitzball Stats
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Due to their babysitting Wakka and Lulu's baby, Vidina, the Besaid Aurochs allow the Gullwings to take their place in the tournament. Blitzball is available to play in Luca during Chapter 5 of the game. Elect to play the game as soon as you land, or drop in at the booth at Luca Stadium Entrance any time you feel like a blitzball match. |
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[edit] Etymology
Yuna's name in Okinawan means moon. It's also been said to mean "bringer of peace", since in the game she tries to defeat Sin forever to bring peace. [1].
In the English localization of Final Fantasy X, Yuna is pronounced [ˈjuː.nə].
[edit] Musical Themes
Though the actual songs are different, Yuna's themes in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 are simply called Yuna's Theme. Her theme in Final Fantasy X is a variant of the theme of her romance with Tidus, Suteki Da Ne, while in Final Fantasy X-2, her theme is an upbeat pop tune.
[edit] Non-Final Fantasy Appearances
[edit] Kingdom Hearts II
For more information, see Kingdom Hearts Wiki:Gullwings
Yuna appears in Kingdom Hearts II along with Paine and Rikku wearing her costume from Final Fantasy X-2. The Gullwings are all diminutive in stature and depicted as pixies. They originally are allied with Maleficent and spy on Sora, but don't seem particularly keen on being loyal to her; Rikku calls her "pret-ty lame", and the Gullwings as a whole seem out of the loop and never seem to know where Maleficent is. After Donald mentions Leon has treasure, the Gullwings agree to change sides and help Leon defend Hollow Bastion. They later confront Sora, Donald, and Goofy in their lie, but having been told of his battle with Organization XIII, they let it slide and give him the Gullwings keychain.
[edit] Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy in Itadaki Street Special
Yuna appears in a chibi version, alongside Tidus and Auron. They are the only three Final Fantasy X characters featured, not counting her Final Fantasy X-2 version, joined by Rikku and Paine.
[edit] Trivia
- Tidus and Yuna won 1st place in Game Informers best couple of the year.
- Since Yuna's name means "moon" in Okinawa, there's a contrast between her and Tidus, whose name means "sun". The contrast is also shown in-game as the sun and moons items represented to get and power up Tidus and Yuna's most powerful weapons: Caladbolg and Nirvana.
[edit] Gallery
 Yuna (Final Fantasy X-2) |
 Yuna (Final Fantasy X) |
 Yuna (Final Fantasy X) |
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