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{{Character
|name=Wakka
|name=Wakka
|image=[[File:Wakka KHREC.png|350x400px]]
|image=[[Image:Wakka2.jpg|300px]]
|katakana=ワッカ
|game=[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]], [[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]
|romaji=Wakka
|kana=ワッカ (''Wakka'')
|fr=Wakka
|world=[[Destiny Islands]]
|de=Wakka
|role=Ally (Friend) , Optional [[Boss]]
|type=Entelechy
|first=''[[finalfantasy:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]]''
|charworld1=Destiny Islands
|voice=Dee Bradley Baker (English)<br>Kazuya Nakai (Japanese)}}
|origin=Final Fantasy X
'''Wakka''' is a minor character in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, originally from ''[[finalfantasy:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]]''.
|company=Final Fantasy
|enva=Dee Bradley Baker
|java=Kazuya Nakai
|game1=Kingdom Hearts
|game2=Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
|game3=Kingdom Hearts coded
|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"
|journalSS=A boy from Sora's islands.<br><br>Despite being the oldest, Wakka is modest and takes good care of his friends.
|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.
|journalUX=KINGDOM HEARTS (2002)<br>A boy from Destiny Islands who takes good care of his friends.
}}
{{Q|Hey, what's happening, man?|Wakka to Sora}}
'''Wakka''' is a minor character in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series, originally from ''{{ff|Final Fantasy X}}''.


==Development==
==Journal Entries==
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>.
===''Kingdom Hearts''===
''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.''
 
''"Final Fantasy X"''
 
===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''===
''A boy from Sora's islands.''
 
''Despite being the oldest, Wakka is modest and takes good care of his friends.''


==Story==
==Story==
===''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''===
===''Kingdom Hearts''===  
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.
[[Image:Kh-wakka.jpg|165px|left]]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.  


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.


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]].
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.  


===''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''===
He can be fought while on Destiny Islands. He uses his Blitzball to attack as he did in Final Fantasy X (thus requiring the player to deflect Wakka's Blitzball back at him), but this one lacking the bumps and Spiran script for the word "blitzball" of the original Blitzball. Nevertheless, this makes him, out of all the Destiny Islands and Twilight Town Final Fantasy characters, the only one to use the exact same weapon as his original incarnation.
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.


===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''===
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.
[[Image:KHCoM-Wakka.gif|left]]


===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
A memory-based version of Wakka appears in ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' inside the Destiny Islands simulation in [[Castle Oblivion]]. In the ending credits of ''[[Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]'', Wakka is shown playing with Selphie and Tidus on a beach facing the Small Island.
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.
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==Design==
===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
Wakka is fifteen years old at the beginning of ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''.
Wakka makes no appearance in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', just as Tidus doesn't. The two are only briefly mentioned by Selphie when she is talking to Kairi early on in the game, described as being "wrapped up in their ball game." (a reference to [[finalfantasy:Blitzball|Blitzball]] from [[finalfantasy:Final fantasy x|Final Fantasy X]])


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.
==Battle Skills==
Like in ''Final Fantasy X'', Wakka fights by throwing blitzball.


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.
On Destiny Islands, he practices fighting skills with Sora as a way for the player to improve his level. 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 to two tech points. On the second day, Sora is able to fight against Wakka, Tidus and Selphie at the same time.


==Personality==
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==Abilities==
==Trivia==
[[File:Blitzball KH.png|thumb|100px|Wakka's Blitzball]]
{{main|Game:Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka}}
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.


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.
* Like in Final Fantasy X, Wakka has a very strong accent.
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==Origin==
* Originally, Wakka was not intended to be in Kingdom Hearts, his role was supposed to be filled by Irvine Kinneas of ''Final Fantasy VIII'', who would strangely be more out of place in the Destiny Islands than Wakka, but probably because of his relationship with Selphie.
[[File:Wakka FFX.png|150px|left]]
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.  


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.
* Wakka's age was presented in the Kingdom Hearts guidebook as 15.


{{-}}
* The X shaped straps on Wakka's pants may be a reference to the game he originated from, FFX.


==Notes and references==
* Out of he, Selphie, and Tidus, Wakka is the easiest of the trio to gain EXP from, because of the fact that you gain 1 Tech point for each reflected blitzball he throws at you, and since this is his main strategy of attack he will throw a lot of balls per match (if you refrain from defeating him too swiftly). While in mid-air, each deflected blitzball will grant Sora 2 Tech points.
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