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| | Party In The Usa lyrics |
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| | Songwriters: Cornish, Jessica; Gottwald, Lukasz; Kelly, Claude; |
| {{Character
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| |name=Wakka
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| |image=[[File:Wakka KHREC.png|350x400px]]
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| |katakana=ワッカ
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| |romaji=Wakka
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| |fr=Wakka
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| |de=Wakka
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| |type=Entelechy
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| |charworld1=Destiny Islands
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| |origin=Final Fantasy X
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| |company=Final Fantasy
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| |enva=Dee Bradley Baker
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| |java=Kazuya Nakai
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| |game1=Kingdom Hearts
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| |game2=Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
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| |game3=Kingdom Hearts coded
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| |journalKH=A boy who lived on the Destiny Islands. He looks out for Tidus and Selphie like a big brother. Nobody knows what happened to him after his island disappeared.<br><br>"Final Fantasy X"
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| |journalSS=A boy from Sora's islands.<br><br>Despite being the oldest, Wakka is modest and takes good care of his friends.
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| |journalCOD=A boy from the Destiny Islands, just like Sora. He's the oldest kid in the bunch, but doesn't throw his weight around; when his bruddas (or sista)<!--sic--> need something, he's there to make sure they're taken care of.
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| |journalUX=KINGDOM HEARTS (2002)<br>A boy from Destiny Islands who takes good care of his friends.
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| {{Q|Hey, what's happening, man?|Wakka to Sora}}
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| '''Wakka''' is a minor character in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series, originally from ''{{ff|Final Fantasy X}}''.
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| ==Development==
| | I hopped off the plane at LAX with a dream and my cardigan |
| Originally, Wakka was not intended to be in ''Kingdom Hearts''; his role was supposed to be filled by {{ff|Irvine Kinneas}} from ''{{ff|Final Fantasy VIII}}'', but was changed to Wakka due to Tetsuya Nomura not being able to draw an island-theme design for Irvine<ref>'''''[[Kingdom Hearts Ultimania]]''''', '''Tetsuya Nomura''': "I actually planned to have Irvine from FFVIII play this role, but no matter how many times I tried to draw him, I couldn’t make him fit the island theme, and ended up going with Wakka instead." [https://www.khinsider.com/news/A-Look-Back-KINGDOM-HEARTS-Ultimania-Gallery-Comments-Part-1-15519 Translation via Goldpanner]</ref>.
| | Welcome to the land of fame, excess, whoa am I gotta fit in? |
| | Jumped in the cab, here I am for the first time |
| | Look to my right, and I see the Hollywood sign |
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| ==Story==
| | This is all so crazy, everybody seems so famous |
| ===''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''===
| | My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick |
| Wakka is a resident of the [[Destiny Islands]] and a friend of [[Sora]], [[Kairi]], and [[Riku]]. He spends a lot of time with [[Tidus]] and [[Selphie]], and treats them just as a big brother would. He and Tidus expressed their curiosity over the Secret Place, and were thinking of exploring it.
| | Too much pressure and I'm nervous |
| | That's when the taxi man turned on the radio |
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| Like Selphie and Tidus, Wakka appears in Sora's Dive to the Heart on the Destiny Islands area. His question, "What do you want outta life?" also helps determine the leveling pace throughout the rest of the game. Sora can answer with either A) to see rare sights, B) to broaden my horizons, or C) to be strong. Later, he can be fought while on Destiny Islands; if he, Tidus, and Selphie are all defeated, Sora can duel all three of them at once.
| | And the Jay-Z song was on |
| | And the Jay-Z song was on |
| | And the Jay-Z song was on |
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| It is unknown what happens to him after Destiny Islands is destroyed, though he reappears when the worlds are restored after Sora defeats [[Ansem, Seeker of Darkness]].
| | So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song |
| | The butterflies fly away |
| | I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!" |
| | Movin' my hips like "Yeah!" |
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| ===''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''===
| | Got my hands up, they're playin' my song |
| A memory-based version of Wakka appears inside the Destiny Islands simulation in [[Castle Oblivion]]. Some time after [[Marluxia]]'s defeat, the real Wakka is shown playing with Selphie and Tidus on a beach while Kairi is facing the small island.
| | And now I'm gonna be okay |
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
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| ===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
| | Get to the club in my taxi cab |
| On their way home after school, Selphie mentions to Kairi that Wakka and Tidus are too "wrapped up in their ball game" to go with to the small island with her.
| | Everybody's lookin' at me now |
| | Like "Who's that chick that's rockin' kicks |
| | She's gotta be from out of town" |
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| ===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
| | So hard with my girls not around me |
| A data version of Wakka appears on the data version of Destiny Islands, alongside Data-Tidus and Data-Selphie. He appears on Destiny Islands talking to Data-Sora.
| | It's definitely not a Nashville party |
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| | 'Cause all I see are stilettos |
| | I guess I never got the memo |
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| ==Design==
| | My tummy's turnin' and I'm feelin' kinda homesick |
| Wakka is fifteen years old at the beginning of ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''.
| | Too much pressure and I'm nervous |
| | That's when the DJ dropped my favorite tune |
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| Wakka is one of the tallest children on Destiny Islands and has a strong build. His skin is tan, his eyes are brown, and his orange hair is spiked with an enormous coif. He wears a pale yellow tank top with black lining and white laces, tipped with green and yellow beads, and baggy yellow pants that close up halfway down his lower legs, each leg featuring a large, grey "X"-shaped strap with blue tips. He also wears green sandals, blue wristbands on each wrist, and small stud earrings. He often carries a white and blue ball, which he uses as a practice weapon.
| | And the Britney song was on |
| | And the Britney song was on |
| | And the Britney song was on |
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| A palette swap of Wakka's character model is used for a minor character that can be found in [[Agrabah]] after the [[Keyhole]] has been sealed, until Sora leaves the world.
| | So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song |
| | The butterflies fly away |
| | I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!" |
| | Movin' my hips like "Yeah!" |
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| ==Personality==
| | Got my hands up, they're playin' my song |
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| | And now I'm gonna be okay |
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
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| ==Abilities==
| | Feel like hoppin' on a flight, on a flight |
| [[File:Blitzball KH.png|thumb|100px|Wakka's Blitzball]]
| | Back to my hometown tonight, town tonight |
| {{main|Game:Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka}}
| | Something stops me every time, every time |
| On Destiny Islands, he practices fighting skills with Sora, using his ball as a thrown weapon. During this battle, if Sora can manage to block one of Wakka's attacks via hitting the ball back at him, it earns him one tech point. If Wakka jumps in the air and throws the ball at Sora and Sora successfully blocks it he gets two tech points. After defeating Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka as individuals, Sora is able to fight against them all at the same time.
| | The DJ plays my song and I feel alright |
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| Wakka is the only ''Final Fantasy'' character from Destiny Islands or Twilight Town to use the same weapon as his original incarnation, albeit with slight variations.
| | So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song |
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| | The butterflies fly away |
| | I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!" |
| | Movin' my hips like "Yeah!" |
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| ==Origin==
| | Got my hands up, they're playin' my song |
| [[File:Wakka FFX.png|150px|left]]
| | And now I'm gonna be okay |
| In ''{{ff|Final Fantasy X}}'', {{ff|Wakka}} is a major character and a twenty-three year old professional {{ff|Blitzball}} player. His is the first person to meet {{ff|Tidus}} after the young man washes ashore in the world of {{ff|Spira}}, and recruits him to his Blitzball team. Throughout the game, Wakka forms a close brotherly relationship with Tidus, helping him navigate the traditions and lore of this new world, believing him to be mentally ill following his contact with {{ff|Sin}}. Wakka uses blitzballs as his weapons in battle for long-ranged attacks, making him a useful combatant against flying enemies.
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
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| Wakka retains his battle stance in ''Kingdom Hearts'', and his attacks resemble his basic attack and his {{ff|Overdrive (Final Fantasy X)|Status Reels Overdrive}} from his original game. Selphie's comment on Wakka's and Tidus's ball game in ''Kingdom Hearts II'' is a reference to Blitzball.
| | So I put my hands up, they're playin' my song |
| | The butterflies fly away |
| | I'm noddin' my head like "Yeah!" |
| | Movin' my hips like "Yeah!" |
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| {{-}}
| | Got my hands up, they're playin' my song |
| | | And now I'm gonna be okay |
| ==Notes and references==
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
| {{reflist}}
| | Yeah! It's a party in the USA! |
| | | [[Category: Kingdom Hearts characters]] |
| {{KH1}}
| | [[Category:Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories characters]] |
| {{COM}}
| | [[Category:Kingdom Hearts coded characters]] |
| {{coded}}
| | [[Category: Destiny Islands]] |
| {{FFCharacters}}
| | [[Category: Final Fantasy characters]] |
| | [[Category:Supporting Characters]] |
| | [[Category:Somebody]] |
