Wakka: Difference between revisions

Wakka
	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.
	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
	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) need something, he's there to make sure they're taken care of.
	Kingdom Hearts Union χ
	KINGDOM HEARTS (2002); A boy from Destiny Islands who takes good care of his friends.

Wakka
Japanese	ワッカ
Rōmaji	Wakka
Voice actors	(Ja:) Kazuya Nakai; (En:) Dee Bradley Baker;
Homeworld	Destiny Islands;
Origin	Final Fantasy X
Games	Kingdom Hearts; Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories; Kingdom Hearts coded

Latest revision as of 18:15, 16 December 2023

"Hey, what's happening, man?"

—Wakka to Sora

Wakka is a minor character in the Kingdom Hearts series, originally from Final Fantasy X.

Development[edit]

Originally, Wakka was not intended to be in Kingdom Hearts; his role was supposed to be filled by Irvine Kinneas from Final Fantasy VIII, but was changed to Wakka due to Tetsuya Nomura not being able to draw an island-theme design for Irvine^[1].

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

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.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

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[edit]

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.

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

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[edit]

Wakka is fifteen years old at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories.

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.

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.

Personality[edit]

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Abilities[edit]

Wakka's Blitzball

Main article: 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.

Origin[edit]

In Final Fantasy X, Wakka is a major character and a twenty-three year old professional Blitzball player. His is the first person to meet Tidus after the young man washes ashore in the world of 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 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 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.

Notes and references[edit]

^ 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." Translation via Goldpanner

[1] 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." Translation via Goldpanner

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+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>.
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-''"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.''
-===''Kingdom Hearts Re:coded''===
-''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) need something, he's there to make sure they're taken care of.''
 ==Story==
-===''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]''===
+===''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|game}}''===
 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.
+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.
-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.
+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]].
-After Destiny Islands is destroyed, it is unknown what happened to him.
+===''[[Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories]]''===
+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: Chain of Memories]]''===
-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]]'', the real Wakka is shown playing with Selphie and Tidus on a beach while Kairi is facing the Small Island.
 ===''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''===
-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 ''Final Fantasy X''.)
+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.
 ===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]''===
-Wakka makes his third appearance in ''Kingdom Hearts coded'', this time as a data version of himself, appearing on the data version of Destiny Islands, alongside Tidus and Selphie. He appears on Destiny Islands talking to Sora.
+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.
+{{sec-stub}}
-==Appearance==
+==Design==
-Wakka in ''Kingdom Hearts'' resembles his ''Final Fantasy X'' incarnation, but is younger and sports a simpler outfit. Wakka retains his orange hair and enormous coif, as well as his baggy yellow pants that close up halfway down his lower legs. Each leg of these pants has a large, grey, "X"-shaped strap with blue tips, possibly referencing Wakka's game of origin. In ''Final Fantasy X'', these "X"s were located on Wakka's jacket, while his pant legs sported three straps on each leg shaped like thinner "X"s. Wakka wears a tank top resembling his original jacket, though the jacket was mostly orange and black, as opposed to this tank top's pale yellow color with black lining. Like in his original game, he wears sandals, though this Wakka's sandals are green. He wears blue wristbands on each wrist, has brown eyes, and has small stud earrings not present in his original design. Wakka lacks the fish necklace he wore in ''Final Fantasy X'', and wields a simpler version of his Blitzball as a weapon.
+Wakka is fifteen years old at the beginning of ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''.
+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.
+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.
+==Personality==
+{{sec-stub}}
 ==Abilities==
-[[File:Blitzball.png|thumb|Wakka's Blitzball]]
+[[File:Blitzball KH.png|thumb|100px|Wakka's Blitzball]]
-{{main|Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka (Bosses)}}
+{{main|Game:Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka}}
-Like in ''Final Fantasy X'', Wakka fights by throwing his Blitzball.
+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.
-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 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 Selphie and Tidus, Wakka's battle stance and basic attack are based off his ''Final Fantasy X'' appearance. Also, his attack where he yells "Take this!" is based off one of his [[finalfantasy:Overdrive (Final Fantasy X)|Overdrives]], Status Reels.
 ==Origin==
-[[File:Wakka FFX.jpg|150px|left]]
+[[File:Wakka FFX.png|150px|left]]
-In ''Final Fantasy X'', Wakka is a major character and a twenty-three year old professional blitzball player. His name means "water" in Ainu, a near-extinct Japanese dialect. In addition to being one of [[Gullwings|Yuna's]] guardians and childhood friends, he is captain of the Besaid Aurochs, a blitzball team that, as of the beginning of ''Final Fantasy X'', went twenty-three years without winning a single game. He uses blitzballs as his weapons in battle, making him the only character who can reliably hit flying enemies, as well as making him and Lulu the only characters who can attack physically at range.
+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 seems somewhat socially conservative, dependent on others and on the rules (such as Yevon's teachings) for his decisions. He lost his younger brother Chappu to Sin, an event he never fully recovered from. He forms a close brotherly relationship with Tidus, partially fueled by his resemblance to Chappu, though Lulu constantly has to remind him that Tidus isn't Chappu. Nevertheless, Wakka gives Tidus his signature weapon which he previously gave Chappu.
+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.
-Six months after the events of ''Final Fantasy X'', he marries Lulu. In ''Final Fantasy X-2'', he becomes a father to her baby, Vidina, a name thought up by Wakka. "Vidina" translates as "future" in the Al Bhed language, and is Wakka's declaration that he has let go of Yevon's teachings, which were biased against Al Bhed, and even part Al Bhed such as Yuna.
 {{-}}
-==Trivia==
+==Notes and references==
-*Originally, Wakka was not intended to be in ''Kingdom Hearts''; his role was supposed to be filled by [[w:c:finalfantasy:Irvine Kinneas|Irvine Kinneas]] from ''[[w:c:finalfantasy:Final Fantasy VIII|Final Fantasy VIII]]''.{{fact}}
+{{reflist}}
-*Wakka's character model is reused and with a new palette for a minor character. This character can only be seen in Agrabah after you have cleared the story as one of the many non-playable character managing the shops, but doesn't reappear again in subsequent visits as the Heartless reappear once the player leaves and comes back.
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Development[edit]

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

Design[edit]

Personality[edit]

Abilities[edit]

Origin[edit]

Notes and references[edit]

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