"Tie-dus" or "Tee-dus"?

Hello. My sister and I once got in a debate about how Tidus's name is pronounced. I had 2 bits of proof that it was "Teedus":

1. The preview that came with FF: SW said; "A young boy named Tidus (Tee-dus) ..."

2. In Kingdom Hearts, Waka (sp?) said; "Me an' Tidus (Tee-dus) ..."

My sister (And her group of friends) proof was: "In Final Fantasy X they said it that way!" They never told me when his name was muttered in FFX. :(

So, how is his name pronounced? I am making this a poll, too, so I can show my sister the numbers. :cool:

I've never played kingdom hearts, and I have never heard anyone named tea-dus, irl, but I have heard of tie-duses, so I choose that.

In the Japanese games, it's tee-da. In the American ones, it's tee-dus. Tie-dus is wrong either way.

well aussies(australians) pronounce it tie/dus while americans pronounce it tea/dus so we cant really figure it out can we?

Totally Tee-Dus.

When playing FFX I always thought it was Tie-dus but, after Wakka in Kingdom Hearts called him Tee-dus, I say it that way now.

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Originally Posted by obsessed_wif_yuna

well aussies(australians) pronounce it tie/dus while americans pronounce it tea/dus so we cant really figure it out can we?

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rubah's American, so your logic is flawed :P

And I pronounce it like Titus, with a D. Because romaji is stupid in our language. Though I don't think it was made to cater to english speakers anyway. I've had debates about this with my ex- and apparently, english is just a really stupid language for pronunciation (not that I could argue that one). I guess we're like the only language with silent E's? While Japanese (in regards to romaji anyway, I know they don't know what an E is) pronounce every single one they put forth. I keep saying we should have an english-catering romaji, where things are spelled in a manner that we would already know the proper pronunciation without having to be taught. If they spelled it "Teetus" we wouldn't have a problem. It'd be spoken correctly. Just not spelled in the typical romaji fashion (which isn't inherently wrong, romaji was made up for this very purpose, but obvioulsy for a different language)

yeah but--im just tlkin about english speakers coz i cant name every language that this game is made in

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Originally Posted by TurkSlayer

Totally Tee-Dus.

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Yep. And I like it that way too.

Tie-dus ftw!

It's pronounced tea-dus in Kingdom Hearts, but I call him tie-dus anyway.

I always pronounced his name as Tie-dus, never Tee-dus.

But I don't think they ever said his name in FFX, maybe only once but I wasn't paying attention.

its officially pronounced Ti-dus


not tie-dus, tight-ass or Tee-dious.

I say and will always say Tie-dus
Tee-dus makes me want to shiver *shivers*

i don't even like the guy,but i pronounce it tie-dus

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tight-ass

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Next playthrough thats his name.

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And I pronounce it like Titus, with a D.

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Yeah, same. Tee-dus sound so incredibly bad, I was cracked up for maybe 30 seconds when I first heard it.

I pronounce it Tie dus, but I guess since Teedus sounds like a whimpy, whinie name, that is probably it :D

good one sain cai

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Originally Posted by Flash

But I don't think they ever said his name in FFX, maybe only once but I wasn't paying attention.

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I've beaten the game three times, and no, they never say his name. Yuna reffers to him once as the "Star of the Zanarkand Abes", and that's the closest anyone got. I really wish they hadn't given the option of changing his name...

what about when seymour says "son of jecht"?

I think it is Tie dus.
Because It does sound more like Tidus. But,
I'm not sure though. lol!:D

Tie-dus for me. Always has been, always will be.

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Originally Posted by ffxfreak93

what about when seymour says "son of jecht"?

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True, that's another way they get around saying his name.

Auron calls him "New Guy"
I think Cid calls him Boy :D

there's a bunch of ways

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Originally Posted by TurkSlayer

Totally Tee-Dus.

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I say Tie-Dus since that's what I thought it was at first, but lots of sources say it's actually Tee-Dus

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Originally Posted by bbomber72000

It's pronounced tea-dus in Kingdom Hearts, but I call him tie-dus anyway.

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As was stated by Kishi, the Japanese pronunciation is Tee-da, thus the American one is Tee-dus, which is what I've called him ever since I learned which was correct.

Yep. Tee-dus is right, and that's what I call him.

Before I knew it was that, though, I pronounced it Tie-dus. Which may or may not be cooler.

Tie-dus sounds better but I mostly call him sexy.
Or cry baby depending on my mood.

It is pronounced the one that I pick I think.

i say tee-dus when i'm makin fun of him

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Originally Posted by Tsukasa

its officially pronounced Ti-dus


not tie-dus, tight-ass or Tee-dious.

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My mom calls him tight-ass. How wrong is that?

I read an interview with... I think maybe it was Nomura! It was some really important Japanese guy at square... o_O; (there goes my street cred) before FFX came out, and this was one of the questions they asked him. He laughed when they suggested it was "Tie-dus" as in tide, because we see him standing near the water on the cover art. He confirmed that it was definitely "Tee-dus" because the name was connected to the sun, not the water, due to Tidus' sunny personality.

By the way, your sister is weird. Where did they say Tidus in FFX? They let you name him, for goodness' sakes, so they purposely avoid saying it. My cousins named him Bob Crap. (I have a very colorful family.) What would they do if you had a character named Bob Crap and they went and called him Tidus?

Either way, I don't think it's anything to get your knickers in a twist about.

Well...I pronounce it Tie-dus. BUT that is only because that's how I thought it was pronounced before i was proved wrong.
In Kingdom Hearts, Wakka DOES say Tee-dus. I don't remember the preview though.

TIDUS IS NEVER PRONOUNCED IN FFX OR FFX-2. It was so annoying!!! In ffx-2 they just use those stupid pronouns. "it is him?" "i think it's you-know-who!"

If you know someone who has KH then just borrow it real quick and start a new game, it's right at the beginning.

EDIT: OH MY GOD!! I MAY HAVE PROOF FOR YOU RIGHT HERE!!! Ok this is an interview with James Arnold Taylor, the guy that does the voice for Tidus. There's an audio version available for download (i can't download it so i can't say this will work) and if you read it, they say his name several times. I did a search for this and it seems to have perplexed many FF fans...

CLICKY HERE FOR THE ANSWER!!!

Tie-dus sounds way cooler than tee-dus...

every other person in history named tidus has had there name pronounced tie-dus so why should this guy be any different...

only reason the developers call it teedus is because in japanese it sounds more like that and they are really wierd...

call it tidus because it makes sense and japanese people dont...

Well it was made in Japan was it not? Like I said, I myself say Tie-dus but I believe Tee-dus is the correct way.
AND I AM NOT A GUY YOU STUPIDS!!!

They never say his name in Final Fantasy X or in X-2; they're quite clever about not saying it even when directly addressing him.

The thing about romaji is that for translating individual characters it is accurate, but when you put those characters together in English it often appears as though it should be pronounced differently. Tidus isn't even a literal romanisation of Tidus' Japanese name, though, so S-E have no excuse for giving him a name that looks like it should be pronounced Tie-dus.

they call tidus him

You sister did NOT hear it in FFX. Really, if I name him BillyBob JimJoe and they call him Tidus?
Yuna: I love you Tidus!
"Tidus": FOR THE LAST TIME, YOU RETARD, MY NAME IS BILLYBOB JIMJOE!!!

***possible spoiler***



Though there was no excuse for that in 10-2. If you look at the dialouge, I think it says Tidus (I don't remember) at the end, but they won't say it still.

Rikku: Is it him?
Yuna: I think it is!
Paine: Who the hell do you two keep talking about!!!

Definitely Tee-dus!!! listen to an interveiw with any of the voice actors!!! besides Tee-dus is much cooler!! :)

No it is not!! Tee-dus sounds really gay and it doesn't suit him!! I know that is how you say it but I always say Tie-dus anyway, it sounds much cooler!!

Please, listen to the interview in the link I posted in a previous post. They say Tidus several times and if James Arnold Taylor doesn't know, then who does?

tie-dus sounds much cooler and it sounds right.

Tie-dus is definately right because that is how you pronounce Tidus... all other people in history named Tidus have been pronounced Tie-dus... Tee-dus is just wierd and asian

Well, Japan is in Asia, no?

Yes I do think Tie makes more sense than Tee, and that's how I do pronounce it, but at least look at possible proof of what way it could be pronounced.
If there IS a square employee here that knows this please, please settle this.
Pretty please.
With a cherry on top?

even if a square employee calls him Tee-dus i wouldnt... that sounds ridiculous

Kumquats are rediculous...but they exist.

yep well doesnt mean i cant call it Tidus and still suggest that it sounds a lot better and would have been a wiser choice as the name of the main character rather than teedus which sounds lame

I pronunce it as Tee-dus. I dont mind how others say it.

tee-dus

Tee-dus is the correct, but I like tie-dus better, and due to the focus on water in FF10, I'd say it fits him more than tee-dus, I normally just alternate.

I dont see a water connection with tie-dus at all, cause whats water got to do with a tie? Tee dus is better suited to the water theory cause you need water in order to make tea.

because tidus pronounced Tie-dus was a roman god pertaining to the sea?

Becuase "tie-dus" sounds like "tide," but the Roman god thing works as well, even if it doesn't exist,I don't know, I don't know anything about Roman gods or anything.

I thought it was Tie-dus until i bought the game, cause on the special disc thingy the voice actor calls him Tee-dus.

oh the roman god thing was just wingin it... i actually have no idea... did it sound smart?

I'm sticking with my pronunciation of "Tide-us," even if Tee-dus is correct.

I heard the interview with his voice actor, he says Teed-us. Wakka says "Teed-us" in Kingdom Hearts. The trailor for FFX before dvd of "The Spirits Within" also says Teed-us...

But, I still stick with Tide-us. Sounds better to my ears :)

I dont care how SE says it is supposed to be pronounced it is Tie-dus. Every person witht he name Tidus pronounces it that way, you cant just say "no i dont like that i want to say it this way" you have to change the spelling to like Tedus then it would be okay. So to recap it is Tie-dus and SE cant spell end of debate.

agreed.

look amercan people=tie-dus

asian people=tee-dus

end of discussion... lol

Tee-dus sounds stupid, so I pronouce it Tie-dus

The reason Tee-dus is pronounced as such is becuase we don't have that "I" sound in our alphabet.

Therefore it doesn't sound silly.

if you dont have an I sound how do you pronounce vaprice?

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look amercan people=tie-dus

asian people=tee-dus

end of discussion... lol

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Im not Asian or American and I pronunce it as Tee-dus ...

Well Im not American or Asian and I say Tie-dus.

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*coughs*

In all seriousness...I pronounce it Tie-dus..

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well i looked into it but if you have ffthe sprits withn it has prewviews and it says tee dus

thank you captain obvious everyone already knows that the square guys call it tee-dus its been said like infintiy billion times... if you want to call it tee-dus go ahead... if you want tie-dus go ahead... i personally think tie-dus sounds cooler

Tee-dus according to this promotional video (I believe it is official)
http://downloads.gamezone.com/demos/d5235.htm

Yeah we all know that SE officially pronounces it as Tee-dus but what most of us are saying is that they pronounce it wrong. It was Tee-dus in Japanese but then when it went to be translated they made it Tidus which is actually supposed to be pronouced Tie-dus.

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Originally Posted by Omnislash07

I dont care how SE says it is supposed to be pronounced it is Tie-dus. Every person witht he name Tidus pronounces it that way, you cant just say "no i dont like that i want to say it this way" you have to change the spelling to like Tedus then it would be okay. So to recap it is Tie-dus and SE cant spell end of debate.

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Soo... you're saying it could be Ted-us?

It's Tee-dus. SE is NOT pronouncing it wrong. Why? The Japanese alphabet vowel sounds are identical to Spanish vowel sounds.
a- ah
e- eh
i- ee
o-oh
u- oo

So, the following things are true:
Kimahri- Kee-mah-ree
Rikku, Yuna, Lulu and Wakka are phonetical.
AND Tidus- Tee-dus

His name doesn't break any rules of English with this pronunciation. Consider the words 'Yahoo', 'Select' and 'Kiwi'. In the words, we find a consonant surrounded by two vowels. BUT, the first vowel does NOT use its long sound.

For the name to be pronounced 'Tie-dus', it would have to be spelled 'Tydus' or 'Taidus'. But 'Tidus' is clearly pronounced as if it were spelled 'Teedus'.

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Originally Posted by Lord Xehanort

It's Tee-dus. SE is NOT pronouncing it wrong. Why? The Japanese alphabet vowel sounds are identical to Spanish vowel sounds.
a- ah
e- eh
i- ee
o-oh
u- oo

So, the following things are true:
Kimahri- Kee-mah-ree
Rikku, Yuna, Lulu and Wakka are phonetical.
AND Tidus- Tee-dus

His name doesn't break any rules of English with this pronunciation. Consider the words 'Yahoo', 'Select' and 'Kiwi'. In the words, we find a consonant surrounded by two vowels. BUT, the first vowel does NOT use its long sound.

For the name to be pronounced 'Tie-dus', it would have to be spelled 'Tydus' or 'Taidus'. But 'Tidus' is clearly pronounced as if it were spelled 'Teedus'.

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Not to mention the Roman name Titus is also pronounced Tee-Tus.

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Originally Posted by Renmiri

Not to mention the Roman name Titus is also pronounced Tee-Tus.

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I didn't know that name existed...

But it's a good reference, Renmiri (REN-MEE-REE).

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Originally Posted by Lord Xehanort

It's Tee-dus. SE is NOT pronouncing it wrong. Why? The Japanese alphabet vowel sounds are identical to Spanish vowel sounds.
a- ah
e- eh
i- ee
o-oh
u- oo

So, the following things are true:
Kimahri- Kee-mah-ree
Rikku, Yuna, Lulu and Wakka are phonetical.
AND Tidus- Tee-dus

His name doesn't break any rules of English with this pronunciation. Consider the words 'Yahoo', 'Select' and 'Kiwi'. In the words, we find a consonant surrounded by two vowels. BUT, the first vowel does NOT use its long sound.

For the name to be pronounced 'Tie-dus', it would have to be spelled 'Tydus' or 'Taidus'. But 'Tidus' is clearly pronounced as if it were spelled 'Teedus'.

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hes right

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Originally Posted by Lord Xehanort

But it's a good reference, Renmiri (REN-MEE-REE).

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Bet you all can't remember where you heard REN-MEE-REE in Final Fantasy X!
:D

I thought it was said Tid-us:)

IT'S TIE-DUS, ALWAYS HAS BEEN ALWAYS WILL BE. I DON'T CARE IF TIDUS HIMSELF RUNS UP TO ME, PUTS THE POINT OF CALADBOLG IN BETWEEN MY EYES AND SCREAMS AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS "MY NAME IS PRONOUNCED TEE-DUS YOU JACKASS!!!" I WILL STILL PRONOUNCE IT TIE-DUS. THE END!!!

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Originally Posted by d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x

IT'S TIE-DUS, ALWAYS HAS BEEN ALWAYS WILL BE. I DON'T CARE IF TIDUS HIMSELF RUNS UP TO ME, PUTS THE POINT OF CALADBOLG IN BETWEEN MY EYES AND SCREAMS AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS "MY NAME IS PRONOUNCED TEE-DUS YOU JACKASS!!!" I WILL STILL PRONOUNCE IT TIE-DUS. THE END!!!

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Wow calm down Mr angry does it really matter?:)

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Originally Posted by d£v!l'$ ph0£n!x

IT'S TIE-DUS, ALWAYS HAS BEEN ALWAYS WILL BE. I DON'T CARE IF TIDUS HIMSELF RUNS UP TO ME, PUTS THE POINT OF CALADBOLG IN BETWEEN MY EYES AND SCREAMS AT THE TOP OF HIS LUNGS "MY NAME IS PRONOUNCED TEE-DUS YOU JACKASS!!!" I WILL STILL PRONOUNCE IT TIE-DUS. THE END!!!

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Lol...I do the same, though I do know I'm pronouncing it incorrectly.
Just like I know ain't is slang for amn't which isn't used anymore but I say it anyway...

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Originally Posted by Renmiri

Bet you all can't remember where you heard REN-MEE-REE in Final Fantasy X!
:D

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It's in the Hymn of the Fayth.

I E YU I
NO BO ME NO
REN MI RI
YO JU YO RO

Not sure about lines 2 and 4, but 1 and 3 are right.

What great lyrics:rolleyes2

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Originally Posted by Lord Xehanort

It's Tee-dus. SE is NOT pronouncing it wrong. Why? The Japanese alphabet vowel sounds are identical to Spanish vowel sounds.
a- ah
e- eh
i- ee
o-oh
u- oo

So, the following things are true:
Kimahri- Kee-mah-ree
Rikku, Yuna, Lulu and Wakka are phonetical.
AND Tidus- Tee-dus

His name doesn't break any rules of English with this pronunciation. Consider the words 'Yahoo', 'Select' and 'Kiwi'. In the words, we find a consonant surrounded by two vowels. BUT, the first vowel does NOT use its long sound.

For the name to be pronounced 'Tie-dus', it would have to be spelled 'Tydus' or 'Taidus'. But 'Tidus' is clearly pronounced as if it were spelled 'Teedus'.

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we know how the japanses pronunciation for vowels is! besides there is no official way of saying it really because american pronunciation and japanese pronunciation is different.

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Originally Posted by Heero Yuy NWZC

we know how the japanses pronunciation for vowels is! besides there is no official way of saying it really because american pronunciation and japanese pronunciation is different.

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Japanese vowels.
Japanese-produced game.
Japanese pronunciation in the trailer.
Japanese pronunciation of the name.

SquareEnix can't pronounce the names of their own characters incorrectly. They created them, and created their names. Their pronounciation is correct. To say otherwise is pure arrogance.

I see a lot of people saying it's pronounced tee-dus by the Japanese. It's not. The Japanese pronounciation is tee-da. Okinawa and all. Tee-dus is Square's official pronounciation outside of Japan, though.

Yeah, it was 'Tida', or some variant of spelling like that.

I just apply Japanese pronunciation rules to all names in the FF games nowadays, because it seems to flow better...

I put "It's pronounced Teedus"
Cuz I'm pretty sure that's what it is.
But I still say Tie-dus cuz it sounds better!

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Originally Posted by Lord Xehanort

Japanese vowels.
Japanese-produced game.
Japanese pronunciation in the trailer.
Japanese pronunciation of the name.

SquareEnix can't pronounce the names of their own characters incorrectly. They created them, and created their names. Their pronounciation is correct. To say otherwise is pure arrogance.

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did i say they were wrong? No! stop dissing ppl and read! ppl say it as "tie-dus" because of american pronunciation and because it sounds better to them. don't try and make the name one pronunciation. let ppl say it as they please, they are paying for the game. besides, in my opinion, asians ROCK!

I'm from Sweden so we pronaunce it Tee-dus and it sounds best that way. I don't really like that they changed it though, why couldn't they just keep Tida if that's what he's called in Japanese!? Tidus might sound better than Tida..but still...it's his real name lol

in japanese it is. it doesn't really matter. u can say it either way.

i ALWAYS pronounce it tie-dus just out of spite for the way the americans say it and also it just doesnt sound right....;) :P

i hate it when ppl sat teedus agghh it does my head in AGHGGHHHH hes Tidus tydus like tht o;

nice one daniel kid! you tell 'em! we will never surrender to the americans stupid pronounciation! :)

SAY TYEDUS


not teedus ahhhhh

"Tee(Tea)-dus" because Square is weird with names and junk. But also, it is trust me. Japanese pronounce their i's like e's anyway. Tye-dus sounds better and more familiar though.

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Originally Posted by Shiny_Griever

"Tee(Tea)-dus" because Square is weird with names and junk. But also, it is trust me. Japanese pronounce their i's like e's anyway. Tye-dus sounds better and more familiar though.

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I vaguely recall pointing that out.

So, a recap.

TEE-DUS > TIE-DUS.

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Originally Posted by Lord Xehanort

I vaguely recall pointing that out.

So, a recap.

TEE-DUS > TIE-DUS.

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Actually it's tied.

I wasn't talking about the amount of votes...

i pronounce it Ti-Dus ("Ti" as in Timber)

Tee-duh
tee-dus

wow...big difference there...

teedus, tydus, whatever! Square makes weird names because they're japanese. Their names are diferent then ours. Doesn't matter how u say it because Square only said how it is said in japanese, not american or any other language! just say it how u want!

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Originally Posted by bbomber72000

Next playthrough thats his name.

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LOL...maybe that's from the way he runs....:D


Originally Posted by omegaweapon2005:
nice one daniel kid! you tell 'em! we will never surrender to the americans stupid pronounciation!



hey...don't go slamming Americans...I say it like Tydus aswell....

I'm american so I say tie-dus. But like people have been saying, just call him what you want to.

thnk u for the backup!:D

well as im english i would say Tie-dus and that is how i have heard everyone say his name. however the voice actor James Arnold taylor who does his voice calls him tee-dus

to prove this an interview with James Arnold taylor

http://www.square-enix-usa.com/games...tg/taylor.html

however this would not stop me from calling him tie-dus i think that where your from counts for different pronucations, and Tee-dus is the american way.

That's because he heard how it is in japanese and stuck with it.

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Originally Posted by TurkSlayer

Totally Tee-Dus.

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i say tie-dus. my friends and i sniggered when we said tee-dus as a joke.
and also this might sound a little obbsessed but the 1st fmv with the blitzball. i swear i can hear some1 yell "i love u "tie-dus". but i do think that they should'nt have let us change it coz i got 1 friend (who only got the game coz we all had it and hates it) call him humpy. i give her deathstares and yell at her. it's quite entertaining really.

i say tie-dus, cause thats how my brother told me it was pronounced, but then we asked microsoft sam, and he said other wsie, but screw him, tie-dus is the way to go, cause tee-dus sounds girly.

I say Tie-dus (long I sound), I DO NOT SAY Tee-dus (short I sound/long e sound).

Back in 2000 I saw the preview of the game, and it said that Tidus' name is pronouced Tee-dus. And it was official since the magazine claimed it from Squaresoft(was they were known back then hehe) so IT IS Tee-dus.

In spanish it's easy. Tidus sounds just like Tee-dus.:D

It's pronounced...

>_>

<_<

>_>

<_<

Tidus!

*runs*

(sorry if that joke's been done. I didn't read the whole thread.)

It's Tie-dus.Tidus.See

Its tie-dus end of discussion

If I were a mod or whatever, I'd close it right after that post :p

Its pronounced Tea-Dus. Not tie-dus.

Look for information it says so.

It could be just pronunciation. Because there is a name Titus(Tie-tus) which is Greek. But in Japan there pronunciation is limited, in comparison to Romatic languages, so they say Tee-da...which you notice in many jap-eng anime/manga whatever translations. But I let my friends kid brother borrow FFX and I never said (Tie-tus) to him and he automatically said (Tee-Tus) so I really don't think there is an "official" name. I do, however, believe if anything it would have to be (Tie-Tus) because that is the actaully pronunciation for Titus as a name.

I don't want to post again, but Shiny_Griever....TIE-DUS...is winning...so your math is set up wrong :) it is Tie-dus > Tee-dus

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Originally Posted by Lord Xehanort

I vaguely recall pointing that out.

So, a recap.

TEE-DUS > TIE-DUS.

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I'm re-pointing it out. :D Teee-dus.

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Originally Posted by ff7+ff10 gurl 100

I say and will always say Tie-dus
Tee-dus makes me want to shiver *shivers*

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it does aye?
its so annoying aswell I can't even say it properly without throwing a temper!

nah,i think it's tee-dus.
tie-dus is kinda wierd..............it kinda sounds like "Die-us" when you say it fast so i dont' like it.

TEE-dus? Hmm...I coulda sworn it was TIE-dus. Sounds better in my head. And wasn't it the name of a greek God or something?

Oh well, however you say his name, he's gorgeous enough to pull it off :D

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Originally Posted by Tanith

Oh well, however you say his name, he's gorgeous enough to pull it off :D

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If you're into chicks....

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Originally Posted by roto13

If you're into chicks....

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hehe, good one.

Anyways. I always said Tie-dus, until that unfathomable Kingdom Hearts said it. Now, I am forever stuck with Tee-dus. I still the the first one sounds better, but I cant get Tee-dus out of my head.

I think it is Tid~dus eneway it sounds better

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Originally Posted by Auron Rules

I think it is Tid~dus eneway it sounds better

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you mean like Tiddus? That makes it sound like tits....which is actually appropriate.

In kingdom Hearts Wakka pronounces it Tea-dus so tea-dus is correct.

because that is the japanese pronunciation. the american pronunciation makes the name sound different so it doesn't matter how you say it, geez

Tee-dus is the American pronounciation, not the Japanese one. The Japanes pronounciation is tee-da.

I love repeating myself.

no, in american pronunciation it is Tie-dus. we are weird like that. if i took a poll on all the FFX ppl i know(and its more than 50 so shut up), almost all of them would say Tie-dus. it is how we roll here in the US. japanese pronunciation is different. there i mkes the ee sound.

I'm referring to the official American pronounciation. You're referring to a colloquial, incorrect one.

it is correct since this pronunciation is used in a lot of american words. and no, the official pronunciation would make it sound like tidus with the i having the sound like in the word 'pin'

Grammatical conventions are irrelevant. Tee-dus is the official American pronounciation and hence the only correct one.

Its tidus as in TEE not tie. My sisters boyfriend fliped out at me when i said Tiedus so i say teedus.

ppl say teedus because that is the pronunciation of it in japanese, but there is tiedus also which is the american pronunciation for it. you can say it either way. it doesn't matter.

Kawaii, how can that be the official one if thousand or possibly even millions of ppl say tiedus? u have no basis for teedus being the american pronunciation while i do since our pronunciation follows many rules that change the sound of a letter for a particular reason.

I know that the American voice actors all say Tee-dus, but hearing that name is worse than nails on a black board.

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Originally Posted by Heero Yuy NWZC

ppl say teedus because that is the pronunciation of it in japanese,

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Again (again), the Japanese pronounciation is tee-da.

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Kawaii, how can that be the official one if thousand or possibly even millions of ppl say tiedus? u have no basis for teedus being the american pronunciation while i do since our pronunciation follows many rules that change the sound of a letter for a particular reason.

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All right, I see where you're coming from now. You don't understand what official means. The official pronounciation is whatever Square Enix says it is, not what a bunch of people think it is. And Square Enix has made it abundantly clear that the official American pronounciation is tee-dus--in Kingdom Hearts as well as in the FFX trailer included on the Spirits Within DVD. The English voice actors have also pronounced it tee-dus in interviews, and where do you suppose they learned that? From their bosses at Square Enix, man.

no, Kawaii. it isn't. if that was the official way of saying it then ppl wouldn't be saying it any other way. u just don't see it. and u say their bosses from Square Enix make them say tee-dus when u also say that the japanese pronunciation is tee-da. u are contradicting urself.

They're the English-language voice actors. They hence use Square Enix's official English-language pronounciation, which, as I continue to laboriously attempt to explain to you, is tee-dus.

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if that was the official way of saying it then ppl wouldn't be saying it any other way.

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This is entirely false. People have always been ignoring official pronounciations in favor of pronounciations that, however incorrect, are more intuitive to them. What's official is a matter of edict, not of public opinion or preference.

This Internet argument is dedicated to Ashley Mugley Jones.

u know, obviously u have no intention of ending this so i will be the better man here(j/k) and walk away from this completely hopeless arguement.

*leaves*

I say Tee-dus, becuase it sounds better in my oppinion!

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This Internet argument is dedicated to Ashley Mugley Jones.

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Holy Christ I love you Kishi.

Anyway, I will add to the rhetoric and say Tee-dus, despite the fact that it'll be ignored by those with their fingers in their ears (or in this case, in their eyes) will still insisted on it being Tie-dus, despite Square-Enix saying differently.

I originally pronounced it Tie-dus, and I figured it had something to do with a watery game theme (Tide), but Kingdom Hearts came along and dashed that little theory.

Though I will gladly add, for Heero's sake, that I can pronounce my name as Moog-ley as a THOUSAND other people do when they call my house, but that's not how the name is correctly pronounced. Even if everyone else in the world pronounces it as such, it's Mug-ley, because that's how the creator of the monstorous surname intended it to be said.

Yep.

Tie-dus sounds better, so I don't care that it's "Teedus". It'll always be Tie-dus for me.

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Originally Posted by nik0tine

Tie-dus sounds better, so I don't care that it's "Teedus". It'll always be Tie-dus for me.

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You're fine, so long as you arent trying to insist that Tie-dus is correct.

And trust me baby, you're fine. *wink*

*comes back briefly to add something*

i didn't say that tie-dus was the absolutely one way of saying it. if you see all my posts in this thread i say multiple times that it doesn't matter and you can say it which ever way you want.

*leaves again*

Tea-Dus is absolutely queer.

Tie-Dus is more manly...and Tidus really needs it.

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Tea-Dus is absolutely queer.

Tie-Dus is more manly...and Tidus really needs it.

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Tee-dus sounds better, tiedus sounds dumb

and Vicent's the one who needs more manly-ism in him, just look at his girly long hair and those shoes:grumble: ;)

It really doesn't matter, people say it differently. I just want to know where people got tee-dus from? It isn't the true pronunciation of the name first of all, it doesn't sound right, and there is no such name. Tidus is an actual name; and tie-dus is the true pronunciation.

LIKE I SAID THOUGH...I really don't care I just want to know why people started saying that. I mean I also stated before, I say Tie-Dus and then I gave the game to my friends' kid brother and asked him if he knew about the ending he said "Probably Tee-dus and Yuna hook up" (besides laughing at him because he didn't know, I was curious at why he said it that way)

As everyone has said over and over, Tee-dus comes from Kingdom Hearts. Given that's an official pronuncition, that is the TRUE pronunciation.

Like I said before, I originally said Tie-dus as well, as it makes sense. However, when the makers of the game say it one way, then that is the correct way, that's the way it's intended to be said.

I've never heard of anyone actually named Tie-dus, and I'm pretty sure it isnt a real name at all, though I cant be sure.

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I've never heard of anyone actually named Tie-dus, and I'm pretty sure it isnt a real name at all, though I cant be sure.

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No, it is. It is in almost any baby name book and they also made a sitcom where the main character was named Tidus(tie-dus).

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No, it is. It is in almost any baby name book and they also made a sitcom where the main character was named Tidus(tie-dus).

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It was probably Titus. Like the Roman guy (I think he was Roman)

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It was probably Titus. Like the Roman guy (I think he was Roman)

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You're most likely right. I just looked at tons of online baby name sites and a few baby name books laying around here, and I found no Tidus, but Titus is of course in there.

His name is pronounced tee-dus,as awkward as it is to say.

The name you're all refering to is spelled Titus with 2 t's.
The sitcom was also called Titus,after the main character Christopher Titus,who just released a 1 hour stand up-comedy special on comedy central.
Very funny man.

I pronounce it the way that dont suck.:cool:

I've always pronounced it "tie-dus". Even it was officially "tee-dus", I'd still go with mine. Not really trying to be stubborn, it's just that it's the way I've always said it.

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As everyone has said over and over, Tee-dus comes from Kingdom Hearts. Given that's an official pronuncition, that is the TRUE pronunciation.

Like I said before, I originally said Tie-dus as well, as it makes sense. However, when the makers of the game say it one way, then that is the correct way, that's the way it's intended to be said.

I've never heard of anyone actually named Tie-dus, and I'm pretty sure it isnt a real name at all, though I cant be sure.

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Perhaps whoever the hell played Wakka in Kingdom Hearts made a mistake in his diction?

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Perhaps whoever the hell played Wakka in Kingdom Hearts made a mistake in his diction?

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That isnt the only place it's said though. Refer back to one of Kawaii Ryukishi's post, I believe he said it was in one of the demo disks that they use Tidus as well.

Regardless of this, however, they wouldnt just sluff it off and let it slide if Wakka's voice actor said it wrong. He would have had to redo it, they dont just let voice actors mispronounce things and then put it in the game that way.

Just call him what you wan't to.:mad2:

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His name is pronounced tee-dus,as awkward as it is to say.

The name you're all refering to is spelled Titus with 2 t's.
The sitcom was also called Titus,after the main character Christopher Titus,who just released a 1 hour stand up-comedy special on comedy central.
Very funny man.

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to english speaking people it sounds awkward, latin speaking people such as french, spanish, portuguese, and italian find it easy and most asian people find it easy as well.:choc2:

teedus!

Yc oui lyh caa, "Dea-tic" ec fehhehk!

As you can see, "Tie-dus" is winning!

Nasaspan, Fyggy ryc cusa geht uv ylcahd, cu ra fuimt bnuhuhla ed tevvanyhdmo.

Remember, Wakka has some kind of acsent, so he would prononce it differantly.

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Nasaspan, Fyggy ryc cusa geht uv ylcahd, cu ra fuimt bnuhuhla ed tevvanyhdmo.

Remember, Wakka has some kind of acsent, so he would prononce it differantly.

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Not that differently, no. And, please note that it has been said in other places, including a demo by Square, and not said by Wakka.

Wakka's accent is not so strong that it distorts anyone else's name, so that isnt a good reason at all.

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Tie-dus ftw!

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Shauna knows the score!

Everybody else I've ever talked to IRL about Final Fantasy (although I can say, that isn't a lot of people) say it Tie-dus too! :cool:

Never played KH, and I pronunce it Tee-dus. :)

ITS TEE-DIS!!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Tidus

This should help this debate a little hopefully. Scroll down to His Name.

I thought it was Tie(tye)dus but when I heard Tidus voice actor say it as Teedus on a bonus DVD with the game, i was a bit shocked. o well. I just pronounce it whichever way it comes out you know. It maybe 'Teedus' but whichever way you look at it, it doesnt really bother me that much. Its like this shop called 'Primark' but different people pronounce it different ways. I prefer 'Pryemark' not 'Preemark'. lol

"Tee-dus" makes him sound gayer than he already is. :p

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Originally Posted by Social Moon Firesky

"Tee-dus" makes him sound gayer than he already is. :p

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Not more than your icon:twak:

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look amercan people=tie-dus

asian people=tee-dus

end of discussion... lol

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I'm asian and american and australian and latina.

So do i pronounce it as TEIEEEIII-BOB-ESTAS?

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Originally Posted by Tanith

So do i pronounce it as TEIEEEIII-BOB-ESTAS?

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haha:)

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Not more than your icon:twak:

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Frankly, I am appalled at that shameful outburst. Pistols at ten paces, you cad! *Slaps you around the face with a laced, white gauntlet* :choc2:

In Japanese, his name is written as 'Tee-dus', and the few times his name is spoken, it's pronounced that way as well. I just happen to think 'Tie-dus' sounds a lot better. And it doesn't make me so goddamn thirsty either.

Ok peeps lets not have war over this. The writers 'prefered' it to be 'Teedus' but most fans prefer it to be 'Tiedus'. Simple as.

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Ok peeps lets not have war over this.

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Lol, I'm only joking about that whole 'pistols at ten paces' thing...I'm a pacifist. :greenie:

lol i know. its just that half of the peeps on here are really getting into this lol :)

I've always thought of it as teedus. And since it was pronounced that way on KH, I would assume it was meant to be teedus. They wouldn't use the track if the name was said wrong.

Maybe there are other names IRL that are said Tiedus/Tydus but I guess it's a different name? :greenie:

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lol i know. its just that half of the peeps on here are really getting into this lol :)

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xD

This is one of those 'tomato/tomatoe' arguments, huh? Probably best to just call him 'Bob' and leave it at that. That's what I do.

[QUOTE=Social Moon Firesky]xD
Probably best to just call him 'Bob' and leave it at that.QUOTE]

That was what i was just about to say lol :p

I called him Tie-dus at the start until i was corrected... i think it was corrected until now anyway:confused:

I called him Tie-dus at the start, after I finished the game once I looked at the interview on bonus disc and the person playing him said Tee-dus. Still Tee-dus is a lame name so i just continued called him Tie-dus ^^

And yea that part in KHs too proves it.

This is all new to me. This whole time I've been referring to him as Tie-Dus. I suppose I'll correct myself. ;x

I pronounce it tIE dus
i think thats ho wakka says it.
But i dunno...

Tee-dus? Sounds....not right. But still, this is new to me. At least I'll know how to pronounce his next time I play FFX.

Teedus! dammit!

since I bought the game(same day it came out by the way) I pronounced it TEEDUS!:choc2:

the reason the Japs pronounce it Teeda is because Japanese is a fixed language and as such A is pronounced ah as in father, E is pronounced like a in may but without the final y, I is pronounced like e in the word keep but short and crisp, O is pronounced like the o in go but cut off sharply and U is pronounced like the u in put but spoken with a rounding of the lips sort of like oo. so that is why it has a tee instead of a ty oh and one more thing... UP THE TYDUS!!!!!

for me now and it always will be tie-dus! I just go of how it looks 'Tidus'

I just saw an interview with the actor playing Tidus...he called him "Tee-dus"...


But I think "Ty-dus" sounds better.

I always said "Tie-dus"

how can you call him tie-dus?? i mean, **obsessed_wif_yuna** said Aussies call him that....well, excuse me, but i am TRUE-BLUE full-blooded as-aussie-as-you-can-be, and i call him TEE-dus.....its a total cas of pronunciation and letter enphasis, and in Kingdom Hearts Wakka says TEE-DUS.
My adopted sis says its TIDE-us.....as in, like, the tide, the watery thingy....but come on, how can most of you think almost exactly the same thing!?:confused: it makes no sense!!!!!
My family and i (except for Ms. Adopted ) all say Tee-dus....it sounds cooler....so :p :p :p :p :shoot: :p
yeah.....
so there :kaofight:
:kaocheer: :kaocheer: GO ME!!!! WOOT!!! :kaocheer: :kaocheer:

I called him TEE-dis even before I knew that it was correct. It just sounded better. However, there are some FF names (CEE-sil and TIH-fuh to name a few) that I knowingly mispronounce, just because I like the sound of them better than CEH-sil and TEE-fuh.

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how can you call him tie-dus?? i mean, **obsessed_wif_yuna** said Aussies call him that....well, excuse me, but i am TRUE-BLUE full-blooded as-aussie-as-you-can-be, and i call him TEE-dus.....its a total cas of pronunciation and letter enphasis, and in Kingdom Hearts Wakka says TEE-DUS.
My adopted sis says its TIDE-us.....as in, like, the tide, the watery thingy....but come on, how can most of you think almost exactly the same thing!?:confused: it makes no sense!!!!!
My family and i (except for Ms. Adopted ) all say Tee-dus....it sounds cooler....so :p :p :p :p :shoot: :p
yeah.....
so there :kaofight:
:kaocheer: :kaocheer: GO ME!!!! WOOT!!! :kaocheer: :kaocheer:

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Heh:upsidedow :up:

It's really Tee-dus...but I like Tie-dus!

I know its "Teedus" but I always prounounce it wrong. Bad habit. Anyway, the other way sounds better....it's reminiscent of a tide, and the whole game revolves around water, so it make more symbolic sense as well.

TEE-DuS in kingdom hearts :)

I used to say 'Tie-dus', but now I just say 'Tida', correct name and what-not. (See 'Tina', 'Aerith', etc.) It got weird getting used to switching usage though. :cat:

But why'd they pick 'Tidus' anyway? Too many other characters with four letter names? :p

I once found out that it's officially pronounced Tee-dus (well, officially, originally, in Japan).

But i always called him Tie-dus.....it just sounded more natural and better to me:D much better!

Tidus's Japanese name is pronounced "Tii-da" so chances are it is Tee-duss.

But in Kingdom Hearts 2, Selphie referred to him as "Tie-dus" to further culminate the confusion.

i say "tee-dus", following kingdom hearts cause it was kinda made by the same ppl.

it was said once, but one of the aurochs said in the text when repairing kilika, but that just depends on how you name tidus

My sister and I have always said "Tee-dus" and it's so ingrained into our heads that we can't ever pronounce it any other way. And it's difficult to know which one is right cuz as other people have previously said, in KH1 Wakka pronounces it as "Tee-dus" and then in KH2 Selphie pronounces it as "Tie-dus" so I really don't know...:mad: I personally think that "Tee-dus" sounds WAY better. :D