I love finding stuff in games I didn't notice on the first few play-throughs.
So I wanna share some of them, in hopes they'll be interesting to at least a few people. "And then again," as Maechen would say, "maybe not. Who knows?"
Obviously, a lot of players will have found these. But some are pretty obscure, and many players won't!
Obscure Little Things #1: Lulu's Mentor
Remember Lady Ginnem? There's a couple scenes about her on the Farplane:
1. If you backtrack to Guadosalam before visiting the Cavern of the Stolen Fayth, you see Lulu looking for Lady Ginnem (although she doesn't admit that's what she's doing).
2. If you go to the Farplane after Yuna sends Ginnem, you see Lulu confiding in Ginnem as she doesn't seem to confide in anyone else. It's only one line, but very revealing: I get the impression that Lulu looked up to her first Summoner the way Yuna looks up to Lulu.
Obscure Little Things #2: Yuna's Stalker
Wait, who was this guy again, and why did Tidus ask him about running around?
That's because he was stalking Yuna starting all the way back in Kilika. Again and again he appears -- on the ferry, in Luca, in the Thunder Plains -- taking snapshots of Yuna. What possessed O'aka's little brother to become paparazzi? He seems like a nice enough chap!
-- If you go back to the Farplane just after leaving Guadosalam, you find Wantz there talking to one of the images of the dead -- his older sister. He tells his older sister about Yuna, says, "She looks a lot like you, sis," shows her the pictures, and reveals that his sister was a summoner who died on pilgrimage.
-- If you go back to Luca AFTER getting things sorted out with Lord Mika near the game's end, you find that O'aka has been released. For once, the guy actually gives some straight talk:
Obscure Little Things #3: Things to See on the Ferries
If you wander around on the SS Liki, you'll catch glimpses of dolphins playing around the ferry. Also, while Kimahri doesn't say anything, if you hit "X" enough times, Tidus pesters him enough to get shoved. (And then stamps his foot like a weenie. Dumb, Tidus.)
When you first embark on the SS Winno, the second ferry, the Luca Goers and Aurochs are both down in the hold. One of the Goers warns you that the women on his team are up to something. Keepa seems nervous. If you go back down after Bickson and Graav make fun of Tidus in front of Yuna, you'll find that Keepa's been abducted by the ladies. He's squeaking "help!" from somewhere in the back behind a curtain. Botta (ever helpful) is worried about what they're doing to him, but half wishing they'd kidnapped him instead.
Obscure Little Things #4: How to Piss Off Auron -- an Infinite Loop!
After killing Maester Seymour, Auron shouts "Run!" and everyone runs outside the temple. Once you step onto the icy path, a whole swarm of Guado chase you. But before that, there's a save sphere plus the ever-helpful O'aka with a sack full of potions to sell.
If you turn around and try to re-enter the temple at that point, Auron comes charging back and yells at Tidus. "Where are you going?" or "Hey! Hurry up!" or various other quotes. Then he runs away, and O'aka waves at him.
Every time you try to re-enter the temple, Auron comes back and yells at Tidus again.
I imagine him getting increasingly irritated, but I still haven't found the version where he loses his temper and beheads the boy.
So I wanna share some of them, in hopes they'll be interesting to at least a few people. "And then again," as Maechen would say, "maybe not. Who knows?"
Obviously, a lot of players will have found these. But some are pretty obscure, and many players won't!
Obscure Little Things #1: Lulu's Mentor
Remember Lady Ginnem? There's a couple scenes about her on the Farplane:
1. If you backtrack to Guadosalam before visiting the Cavern of the Stolen Fayth, you see Lulu looking for Lady Ginnem (although she doesn't admit that's what she's doing).
2. If you go to the Farplane after Yuna sends Ginnem, you see Lulu confiding in Ginnem as she doesn't seem to confide in anyone else. It's only one line, but very revealing: I get the impression that Lulu looked up to her first Summoner the way Yuna looks up to Lulu.
Obscure Little Things #2: Yuna's Stalker
Wait, who was this guy again, and why did Tidus ask him about running around?
That's because he was stalking Yuna starting all the way back in Kilika. Again and again he appears -- on the ferry, in Luca, in the Thunder Plains -- taking snapshots of Yuna. What possessed O'aka's little brother to become paparazzi? He seems like a nice enough chap!
-- If you go back to the Farplane just after leaving Guadosalam, you find Wantz there talking to one of the images of the dead -- his older sister. He tells his older sister about Yuna, says, "She looks a lot like you, sis," shows her the pictures, and reveals that his sister was a summoner who died on pilgrimage.
-- If you go back to Luca AFTER getting things sorted out with Lord Mika near the game's end, you find that O'aka has been released. For once, the guy actually gives some straight talk:
Obscure Little Things #3: Things to See on the Ferries
If you wander around on the SS Liki, you'll catch glimpses of dolphins playing around the ferry. Also, while Kimahri doesn't say anything, if you hit "X" enough times, Tidus pesters him enough to get shoved. (And then stamps his foot like a weenie. Dumb, Tidus.)
When you first embark on the SS Winno, the second ferry, the Luca Goers and Aurochs are both down in the hold. One of the Goers warns you that the women on his team are up to something. Keepa seems nervous. If you go back down after Bickson and Graav make fun of Tidus in front of Yuna, you'll find that Keepa's been abducted by the ladies. He's squeaking "help!" from somewhere in the back behind a curtain. Botta (ever helpful) is worried about what they're doing to him, but half wishing they'd kidnapped him instead.
Obscure Little Things #4: How to Piss Off Auron -- an Infinite Loop!
After killing Maester Seymour, Auron shouts "Run!" and everyone runs outside the temple. Once you step onto the icy path, a whole swarm of Guado chase you. But before that, there's a save sphere plus the ever-helpful O'aka with a sack full of potions to sell.
If you turn around and try to re-enter the temple at that point, Auron comes charging back and yells at Tidus. "Where are you going?" or "Hey! Hurry up!" or various other quotes. Then he runs away, and O'aka waves at him.
Every time you try to re-enter the temple, Auron comes back and yells at Tidus again.
I imagine him getting increasingly irritated, but I still haven't found the version where he loses his temper and beheads the boy.
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Gramps. The garrulous elder of the village, he will instruct Tidus patiently. Nice old coot, but he's a little set in his ways:
She nags Tidus every time he comes back. ("What have you done to Lady Yuna?!" and so on.)
The fisherman. His house is the first on the right. He constantly frets about Sin, torn between the need to provide for his family and his fear of not coming back. 
Vilucha. The fisherman's wife. A rather conservative woman who chooses to pray in private, not the temple, obviously cares a great deal about what's going on, and starts questioning the temple elders towards the end (after you get the airship). 
The fisherman and Vilucha's son. Half the time he wants to be a blitzer, the other half the time an Auroch. 
Yuna's little friend. Possibly an orphan. She makes a lot of comments that make you go "ouch," like "when Yuna finishes her pilgrimage, then we can do such-and-such!" and "I wanna be a summoner like Yuna!"
Motherly Lady and fabric merchant. She just lost a shipment of wares to Sin, but seems to be too busy playing Mom to the whole village to worry about it. She's usually found babysitting the kids on the beach, scolding the Crusaders for being stupid, or otherwise spewing maternal good sense. 
The Sad Woman. She just arrived in Besaid after losing her home to Sin. She drifts around in a shellshocked way, saying gloomy things. Towards the end of the game she finally decides to start a new life in Besaid.
The Old Weaver, another village curmudgeon, who usually sticks to his loom and spouts truisms. Legendary for staying at his loom even when Sin was attacking. Leaves his work to say goodbye to Lady Yuna, though.
The Young Weaver. Seems to find a lot of excuses to wander around not doing his work. I seem to recall him saying he was born when the village was last attacked by Sin -- evidently when Wakka's and Lulu's parents were killed-- and that it was burned to the ground.
The Opportunist. He's always lurking around the weavers speculating about starting a fabric business, but never gets around to it. 
The Shopkeeper. At one point she takes the two youngest kids on a trip (apparently) to Luca, teaching them. Great tattoos.
The Shopkeeper's little sister. Very friendly. Owner of the doggie which gives you something slobbery that turns out to be very useful if you go back to the vilage. 
The Handyman. Usually found hanging around the Crusaders Lodge, trying to find ways to help since he's too much of a chicken to fight fiends. (At one point, quoting a rather obscure Beatles song, he says he's "fixing a hole where the rain gets in.") Seems to have a crush on Yuna.
The Temple Lurker. I suspect she's another temple-raised orphan like Yuna; she never leaves the temple except to watch Yuna summon Valefor. She seems to have a great deal of respect for Lulu.
Crusader who's lost his memory to Sin's toxin.
Only other boy in the village. He was born at the beginning of Braska's Calm, I think I recall him saying.
The Priestess. Spouts pieties, but even she has a spark of personality:
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