Y'know, I never really thought of Yuna as a "kick-butt" kind of character, even in FFX-2. Sure, she was free & felt the light-hearted taste of freedom...away from the strain of being a summoner. But I think deep down, she's still sweet & kind & gentle. I feel that most of her "kick-butt"-ness in FFX-2 was really becos she didn't want to be seen as letting the group down. I mean Rikku & Paine are like that. So Yuna has to be like that too; just so that she won't be seen as letting the group down or to just blend in as one of them.

I think a lot of her demureness in FFX is not just becos she was forced to put on a brave front in front of her people but also because her basic nature is to be nice. I think Kimari, Lulu & Wakka just did a good job of raising her to be respectful of others.

But people think she was weak in FFX but I think in fact, she was incredibly strong. I mean she didn't give way to Kimari's tribe when they didn't let her through. And it takes a brave soul to go through life & prepare for the final summoning knowing very well that you have to sacrifice your life. Yuna was like a quiet samurai who was ready to face death if it meant helping her people. I don't think she was that strong in FFX-2. I think she was stronger in FFX. Strong as in "internal" strength. A quiet mental strength. In reality, kick-butt, loud-mouthed characters ( like the type you see in FFX2) are easier to take down then the quiet characters. To me, Yuna in FFX reminded me of Aikido instructors. They look quiet & gentle but when provoked, they can break your bones with a gentle & elegant ease.

Y'know what they say; Be careful of the quiet ones...still waters run deep.



As for Tidus, I don't find him wimpy at all. Perhaps because my initial impression of him was when I saw the 8hr DVD of FFX. It was in the original Japanese voice acting (with English subtitles). The 'Japanese' Tidus was actually very gung-ho & had a "never-say-die" attitude. The 'English' Tidus in the game however had this whiny, "surfer-dude" way of talking & that may have given people a negative impression of him. I think most people here formed their impression of FFX characters based on the English version. I guess voice-acting really does play a part in how one perceives the characters in FFX.