Tidus: Difference between revisions

Tidus
	Kingdom Hearts
	A cheerful, self-confident boy who lived on the Destiny Islands. He considers himself a champ at everything. Nobody knows what happened to him after his island disappeared.; ; "Final Fantasy X"
	Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories
	A young boy from Sora's islands with a sunny personality and lots of energy.; ; Tidus has no shortage of confidence either, and considers himself a champ at everything.
	Kingdom Hearts Re:coded
	A confident, athletic boy who lives on the Destiny Islands like Sora. He's almost always in good spirits; trying to bring Tidus down is like trying to fall up.
	Kingdom Hearts Union χ
	KINGDOM HEARTS (2002); A confident, athletic boy who lives in Destiny Islands.

Tidus
Japanese	ティーダ
Rōmaji	Tīda
Voice actors	(Ja:) Masakazu Morita; (En:) Shaun Fleming;
Homeworld	Destiny Islands;
Origin	Final Fantasy X
Games	Kingdom Hearts; Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories; Kingdom Hearts coded

Latest revision as of 02:52, 28 May 2023

"I think you've gotten stronger, but odds are you're still no match for Riku."

—Tidus to Sora

Tidus is a minor character in the Kingdom Hearts series, originally from Final Fantasy X. He is one of the residents living in Destiny Islands and is part of a trio including Selphie and Wakka.

Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Tidus is a friend of Sora, Riku, and Kairi, and is a resident of the Destiny Islands, spending most of his time with Wakka and Selphie.

In Sora's Dive to the Heart, Tidus appears in the Destiny Islands area along with Wakka and Selphie. He asks Sora, "What are you so afraid of?" Later, Tidus will offer to duel Sora on the small island; if Sora defeats him, as well as Wakka and Selphie, he is able to duel all three of them at once.

Tidus's fate after the Destiny Islands's destruction is unknown, but he reappears on the island once Sora defeats Ansem and the worlds are restored.

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Tidus appears with Wakka and Selphie in both Sora's and Riku's stories as part of the memory-based Destiny Islands in Castle Oblivion. Some time after Sora goes to sleep, the real Tidus is seen playing with Wakka and Selphie 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 Tidus and Wakka are too "wrapped up in their ball game" to go with to the small island with her.

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

Tidus makes a third appearance, this time as a data version of himself in the data version of Destiny Islands, searching for the reason behind the blocks all over the island. He saw the black-coated man right near the waterfall, but does not divulge the man's whereabouts until being defeated by Data-Sora.

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Tidus's model is used for one type of generic non-playable character in Traverse Town.

Design[edit]

Tidus is thirteen years old at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories.

Tidus is a short, thin boy with tan skin, blue eyes, and sandy hair parted down the center. He wears a small, white-lined yellow shirt with short white sleeves and yellow hems; he wears his shirt open, exposing his chest. Tidus's unique, navy pants have uneven legs, with his right pant leg reaching just past his knee, and his left reaching to just about mid-thigh (this is reversed in Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories, with his left pant leg being longer). A zipper circles the longer pant leg at a point even with the hem of the shorter pant leg. The left leg has a diagonal zipper on it, presumably a pocket, and he wears a black fanny pack with the pouch facing forward, showing another diagonal zipper. He also wears yellow and black sandals, and carries a red wooden pole which he uses as a practice weapon.

Tidus has a small scar on his right cheek that was not present in his original game.

Personality[edit]

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Abilities[edit]

Main article: Game:Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka

On Destiny Islands, Tidus practices fighting skills with Sora using a wooden stick as a practice sword and fighting with swift movements and dodges. During this battle, he fights by stringing together combination attacks. If Sora manages to block one of his sword attacks, 2 Tech Points are earned per block. After defeating Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka as individuals, Sora is able to fight against them all at the same time.

Origin[edit]

Tidus is the initial protagonist of Final Fantasy X, released in 2001 and the first Final Fantasy game to be released on the PlayStation 2. In it, he is a skilled seventeen year old Blitzball player from Zanarkand, playing for the Zanarkand Abes. During a match, a mysterious friend of his named Auron appears at the same time as the arrival of a massive creature called Sin. Coming into contact with Sin transports Tidus seemingly 1000 years into the future to the world of Spira. He quickly finds himself embarking on a journey with the new Summoner, Yuna, whose duty as a Summoner is to rid the world of Sin and bring about the Calm. Throughout the game, Tidus finds himself coming to terms with his father, Jecht, dealing with his increasing love for Yuna, and learning the implications of her pilgrimage. Tidus is an exceptional fighter with superb athletic abilities and affinity for swimming both above and under water due to his expertise in the futuristic sport, Blitzball. Tidus uses longswords, and his attacks are one-handed and quick.

His battle stance and victory pose from the game are retained in Kingdom Hearts. His and Selphie's comments about a "ball game" in Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts II, respectively, are a reference to Blitzball.

Tidus's name is never spoken audibly in Final Fantasy X, so the correct pronunciation of his name in English has gone under debate among fans. Officially, according to Dissidia Final Fantasy and an interview with Tidus's voice actor James Arnold Taylor, his name is pronounced with a hard E sound (tee-dus),^[1] which is also used in the original Kingdom Hearts. However, in Kingdom Hearts II, it is pronounced with a hard I sound (tie-dus).

Notes and references[edit]

^ James Arnold Taylor interview

[1] James Arnold Taylor interview

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-'''Tidus''' is a minor character in the ''[[Kingdom Hearts (series)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' series, originally from ''[[finalfantasy:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]]''. He is one of the residents living in [[Destiny Islands]] and is part of a trio including [[Selphie]] and [[Wakka]]. He is thirteen years old during the events of ''[[Kingdom Hearts (game)|Kingdom Hearts]]'' and ''[[Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories]]'' and fourteen during ''[[Kingdom Hearts II]]''.
+{{Q|I think you've gotten stronger, but odds are you're still no match for Riku.|Tidus to Sora}}
+'''Tidus''' is a minor character in the ''{{c|Kingdom Hearts|series}}'' series, originally from ''{{ff|Final Fantasy X}}''. He is one of the residents living in [[Destiny Islands]] and is part of a trio including [[Selphie]] and [[Wakka]].
 ==Story==
 ===''Kingdom Hearts''===
-Tidus is a friend of [[Sora]], [[Riku]], and [[Kairi]], and is a resident of the [[Destiny Islands]], spending most of his time with [[Wakka]] and [[Selphie]].
+Tidus is a friend of [[Sora]], [[Riku]], and [[Kairi]], and is a resident of the Destiny Islands, spending most of his time with Wakka and Selphie.
-In Sora's [[Dive to the Heart]], Tidus appears in the Destiny Islands area along with Wakka and Selphie. His question, like the other two, determines Sora's leveling pace for the rest of the game.
+In Sora's [[Dive to the Heart]], Tidus appears in the Destiny Islands area along with Wakka and Selphie. He asks Sora, "What are you so afraid of?"<!--Sora can answer the question in three different ways. Either A) getting old, B) being different, or C) being indecisive.--> Later, Tidus will offer to duel Sora on the small island; if Sora defeats him, as well as Wakka and Selphie, he is able to duel all three of them at once.
-Q: "What are you so afraid of?"
+Tidus's fate after the Destiny Islands's destruction is unknown, but he reappears on the island once Sora defeats Ansem and the worlds are restored.
-Sora can answer the question in three different ways. Either A) getting old, B) being different, or C) being indecisive.
+===''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''===
+Tidus appears with Wakka and Selphie in both Sora's and Riku's stories as part of the memory-based Destiny Islands in [[Castle Oblivion]]. Some time after Sora goes to sleep, the real Tidus is seen playing with Wakka and Selphie on a beach while Kairi is facing the Small Island.
-Later, on Destiny Islands, if Sora talks to him, Tidus will offer to duel Sora. If Sora declines the fight Tidus will have multiple possible remarks; the most notable being that he and Wakka are working on some type of underwater ball game; which is a reference to [[finalfantasy:Blitzball|Blitzball]] from ''Final Fantasy X.''
+===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
+On their way home after school, Selphie mentions to Kairi that Tidus and Wakka are too "wrapped up in their ball game" to go with to the small island with her.
-If Sora loses a practice battle with Tidus on the second day in the Destiny Islands, Tidus performs his victory pose from ''Final Fantasy X'', namely, tossing his sword upward then catching it before swinging it to his side.
+===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'' ===
+Tidus makes a third appearance, this time as a data version of himself in the data version of Destiny Islands, searching for the reason behind the blocks all over the island. He saw the [[Jiminy's Journal|black-coated man]] right near the waterfall, but does not divulge the man's whereabouts until being defeated by Data-Sora.
-Tidus's fate after the Destiny Islands' destruction is unknown, but he reappears on the island just as he left it once Sora defeats Ansem and the worlds are restored.
+==Other appearances==
+===''Kingdom Hearts''===
-===''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories''===
+Tidus's model is used for one type of generic non-playable character in [[Traverse Town]].
-Tidus appears with Wakka and Selphie in both Sora and Riku's stories as part of the memory-based Destiny Islands in [[Castle Oblivion]]. Some time after Sora goes to sleep, the real Tidus is seen playing with Wakka and Selphie on a beach while Kairi is facing the Small Island.
-===''Kingdom Hearts II''===
-He does not appear in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', but Selphie mentions that he and Wakka are "All wrapped up in their ball game," which furthers the blitzball reference from the first game.
-Unlike the original ''Kingdom Hearts'', which pronounced his name with a hard E sound (tee-dus), when Selphie mentions him in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', she says his name with a hard I sound instead (tie-dus). It should be noted, however, that the katakana of his name, though romanized as Tidus even in the Japanese versions of Tidus's appearances, is read as (tii-da) (ティーダ ''Tīda''), and is derived from the Okinawan word for "sun". As the Japanese "ィ" is pronounced like the English "E", it would suggest that the ''Kingdom Hearts'' pronunciation (tee-dus) would be closer to the Japanese equivalent. Additionally, ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and interviews with Tidus's voice actor confirm it as "Tee-dus", indicating that this may have been an error.
+==Design==
+Tidus is thirteen years old at the beginning of ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories''.
-===''[[Kingdom Hearts coded]]'' ===
+Tidus is a short, thin boy with tan skin, blue eyes, and sandy hair parted down the center. He wears a small, white-lined yellow shirt with short white sleeves and yellow hems; he wears his shirt open, exposing his chest. Tidus's unique, navy pants have uneven legs, with his right pant leg reaching just past his knee, and his left reaching to just about mid-thigh (this is reversed in ''Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories'', with his left pant leg being longer). A zipper circles the longer pant leg at a point even with the hem of the shorter pant leg. The left leg has a diagonal zipper on it, presumably a pocket, and he wears a black fanny pack with the pouch facing forward, showing another diagonal zipper. He also wears yellow and black sandals, and carries a red wooden pole which he uses as a practice weapon.
-Tidus makes a third appearance, this time as a data version of himself, alongside Wakka and Selphie. He appears on the data version of Destiny Islands, collected from memory of before it was destroyed by the Heartless. He was searching for the reason behind the blocks all over the island. He saw the [[Jiminy's Journal|Black Coated man]] right near the waterfall, but doesn't tell Sora of the man's whereabouts until Sora defeats Tidus.
-==Appearance==
+Tidus has a small scar on his right cheek that was not present in his original game.
-Tidus in ''Kingdom Hearts'' looks like a much younger version of his ''Final Fantasy X'' appearance, albeit with a simpler outfit. He wears a small, short-sleeved shirt with white sleeves, yellow hems yellow center, and white lining around the center. This shirt is open just like it is in ''Final Fantasy X'', exposing Tidus's chest. His hair is sandy blond, worn in the same style as his original incarnation, and his eyes are blue. For an unknown reason, Tidus has a small scar on his right cheek that was not present in his original game. Tidus's unique, navy pants have uneven legs, with his right pant leg reaching just past his knee, and his left reaching to just about mid-thigh.
-His sprite in ''Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories'' reverses this. The left leg has a diagonal zipper on it, presumably a pocket, and he wears a black fanny pack with the pouch facing forward, showing another diagonal zipper. Tidus wears sandals with a coloration vaguely reminiscent of his original boots; yellow and black, with the addition of pale green. His Zanarkand Abes necklace is not present, nor is any reference to the symbol on his clothing. Tidus carried a wooden stick in lieu of his famous [[finalfantasy:Brotherhood|Brotherhood sword]], though he has the same battle stance and victory pose using the stick as he did with his sword.
+==Personality==
+{{sec-stub}}
 ==Abilities==
 {{Main|Game:Tidus, Selphie, and Wakka}}
-Like in ''Final Fantasy X'', Tidus fights with swift movements and much dodging. His trademark Brotherhood sword, given to him by Wakka in the original game, however, is replaced with a wooden stick.
+On Destiny Islands, Tidus practices fighting skills with Sora using a wooden stick as a practice sword and fighting with swift movements and dodges. During this battle, he fights by stringing together combination attacks. If Sora manages to block one of his sword attacks, 2 Tech Points are earned per block. 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, he fights by stringing together combination attacks. If Sora manages to block one of his sword attacks, 2 Tech Points are earned per block. After defeating Tidus, Selphie and Wakka as individuals, Sora is able to fight against them all at the same time.
 ==Origin==
 [[File:Tidus FFX.png|125px|left]]
-Tidus is the initial protagonist of ''[[finalfantasy:Final Fantasy X|Final Fantasy X]]'', released in 2001 and the first ''Final Fantasy'' game to be released on the PlayStation 2. He was a skilled seventeen year old Blitzball player from [[finalfantasy:Zanarkand|Zanarkand]], playing on the Zanarkand Abes. Soon though, a mysterious man named [[Auron]] appears and Tidus washes up on the shores of a world called "[[finalfantasy:Spira|Spira]]", 1000 years in the future, after being attacked by [[finalfantasy:Sin|Sin]] during a Blitzball game. He quickly finds himself embarking on a journey with the new Summoner, [[Yuna]], whose duty as a Summoner is to rid the world of Sin and bring about the Calm. Throughout the game, Tidus finds himself coming to terms with his father, Jecht, dealing with his increasing love for Yuna, and the implications of her pilgrimage. Tidus is an exceptional fighter with superb athletic abilities and affinity for swimming both above and under water due to his expertise on the playing field during the futuristic sport, Blitzball. Tidus uses longswords, and his attacks are one-handed and quick.
+Tidus is the initial protagonist of ''Final Fantasy X'', released in 2001 and the first ''Final Fantasy'' game to be released on the PlayStation 2. In it, he is a skilled seventeen year old {{ff|Blitzball}} player from {{ff|Zanarkand}}, playing for the Zanarkand Abes. During a match, a mysterious friend of his named {{ff|Auron}} appears at the same time as the arrival of a massive creature called {{ff|Sin}}. Coming into contact with Sin transports Tidus seemingly 1000 years into the future to the world of {{ff|Spira}}. He quickly finds himself embarking on a journey with the new Summoner, {{ff|Yuna}}, whose duty as a Summoner is to rid the world of Sin and bring about the Calm. Throughout the game, Tidus finds himself coming to terms with his father, Jecht, dealing with his increasing love for Yuna, and learning the implications of her pilgrimage. Tidus is an exceptional fighter with superb athletic abilities and affinity for swimming both above and under water due to his expertise in the futuristic sport, Blitzball. Tidus uses longswords, and his attacks are one-handed and quick.
+His battle stance and victory pose from the game are retained in ''Kingdom Hearts''. His and Selphie's comments about a "ball game" in ''Kingdom Hearts'' and ''Kingdom Hearts II'', respectively, are a reference to Blitzball.
+Tidus's name is never spoken audibly in ''Final Fantasy X'', so the correct pronunciation of his name in English has gone under debate among fans. Officially, according to ''Dissidia Final Fantasy'' and an interview with Tidus's voice actor James Arnold Taylor, his name is pronounced with a hard E sound (tee-dus),<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyV5UrwROvU&feature=youtu.be&t=3m50s '''''James Arnold Taylor interview''''']</ref> which is also used in the original ''Kingdom Hearts''. However, in ''Kingdom Hearts II'', it is pronounced with a hard I sound (tie-dus).
 {{-}}
-==Trivia==
+==Notes and references==
-*Tidus's model is used for one type of generic non-playable character in ''Kingdom Hearts''.
+{{reflist}}
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Tidus: Difference between revisions

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Story[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Kingdom Hearts Chain of Memories[edit]

Kingdom Hearts II[edit]

Kingdom Hearts coded[edit]

Other appearances[edit]

Kingdom Hearts[edit]

Design[edit]

Personality[edit]

Abilities[edit]

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