Who is the main protagonist of X?

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Is it Tidus, or Yuna?

I thought for sure it was Yuna. But at this point, I'm not so sure. The way I see it, Tidus was never really meant to lead the story. He was just a character there to narrate a bit using his own personality. He has some strong points, but they probably needed him there to play Blitzball. I think the story is actually about Yuna, and Tidus is just a confused... individual... who is wrapped up in it.
 
You make a good point with Yuna
But... I still say it was Tidus... I mean without him, Yuna wouldnt of done half the things she did...

Spoiler alert!!!
Like when she Defied Yevon, went against Seymore and lady yunalesca and everything else
Just saying without Tidus she would of done what all the other Summoners did before her...
 
I would say Yuna is really the main character since the main focus is obviously defeating Sin. As Tidus you eventually become one of Yuna's guardians. Story wise FFX is about going to all the temples so Yuna can pray to each of the fayth. Without Yuna you wouldnt really have a story and without Tidus you wouldnt know the story. But I would say since the main focus after half the game for Tidus is defeating Sin and protecting Yuna. Yuna is the main character and Tidus is a close second. But Tidus can be the main also as FFX is his story. Although he does not really have a name. Just my opinion because Yuna had a larger role in the story. Yuna needed so many guardians on her journey as a summoner. Sin is a huge part of the story so you need to have Tidus also.
 
Story is revolved around Yuna.......But from Tidus's point of view.
Normally in FF games the main character is the one who is in charge and in this game Tidus wasnt it was Yuna......whatever her decision was her gaurdians had to follow.

Tidus was just an outsider......But by being an outsider you were able to understand and know the story much better.
 
IMO, the story was about Tidus :hmmm: When the game first starts out, you're immediately introduced to him, his father, and the details of their strained relationship. Then, when Tidus is
sucked into Spira, he encounters an odd twist of fate: in the same way that his father figuratively terrorized him back home, his father is now literally terrorizing all of Spira in the form of Sin. It almost seems as though Tidus's own personal fears and concerns have been projected onto an entire world, via his father manifesting as a terrifying monster.
And because Yuna exists within that world, and is affected by that like everyone else, I can't really consider her to be as much of a main character as Tidus is, tbh :hmmm:

When Tidus and Yuna
do meet, travel together, and fall in love, it does make a huge impression on Tidus, of course, and it becomes a significant part of the story. However, the threat of Sin, and the idea that Tidus will have to eventually kill his own father, is clearly still lingering in his head throughout their journey. And the intermittent encounters with Sin or his work, such as during Operation Mi'ihen, drive the issue home even further.
And then, you have the ending, where Tidus learns
he is a "dream of the Fayth" and has to return home. It would seem like his sad parting scene with Yuna brings her to the forefront again at the climax of the story; however, to bring the story full circle, AFTER he says goodbye to Yuna and jumps off the ship, the last thing he does is give his father a "hooray, we won" handslap. Which at that point, brings the focus away from Yuna once more, and pulls it back to the original issue in the beginning involving Tidus's relationship with Jecht; they were once at odds, and now they're cool with each other.

So...yeah :wacky: Tl;dr, it did seem to me like Tidus was the main protagonist.
 
It could be argued that the spotlight is shared, but the key factor is that Tidus acts as the catalyst of change. As pointed out earlier, without Tidus, Yuna wouldn't have changed, and it would have been the generic summoner's pilgrimage scenario
or if Seymour had his way, the end of Spira.

It's for that reason, the fact that we see the story through his eyes and that he beguns to show signs of leadership numerous times throughout the story
(pretty much pointed out by Rikku in case the player hasn't taken the hint)
that I say Tidus is the leading protagonist.
 
This is an interesting case and on the surface, I can completely understand why Yuna would be considered the main protagonist of the game based on how heavily the overall plotline revolves around her when in Spira, I would say however, that Tidus perhaps exerts a slightly greater prominence than she does. The whole way that Tidus is written in is very noticeable - the fact that you can name him whatever you want, and that as Tidus discovers more about Spira, so does the player. In essence, Tidus is the player's window in which we are seeing more of Spira through what he sees. Tidus is the character that we are more likely to connect with, particularly when we hear his own narration - his own inner thoughts being externalised.

Of course, this doesn't mean this is his only purpose at all. As mentioned already, Tidus is also crucial in both the direction of the storyline (if he were never there, you can perhaps argue that Yuna's pilgrimage would have reached a much more different outcome as he is the one who does a great deal in lending Yuna her character development) and in covering one of the game's major themes - bringing things to a full circle. His own feud with his father, a man whose fate in ending up in Spira abruptly seems similar to Tidus's own experience. His
high five with Jecht in the end
is significant in the closing off of this full circle and a major point of imagery in the whole of FFX's story.
 
I think you're all reading too much into it. You control Tidus throughout the entire game, and the entire story is through his point of view, ergo, he is the main character. That may sound simple, but it is obvious.

Yuna is just of the main character group. Yes her story does escalate and become one with Tidus' story, but once again it's through his perception.
 
Yuna is definitely the main protagonist. The main character does not have to be the main protagonist (Tidus).
Some complex stories are somewhat vague about main antagonists/protagonists/characters, however.
In FF7, for example, the main antagonist is Hojo, although Jenova/Sephiroth is the one you largely deal with.
 
I think you're all reading too much into it. You control Tidus throughout the entire game, and the entire story is through his point of view, ergo, he is the main character. That may sound simple, but it is obvious.
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You just said two different things here.......It's through his point of view,but he is not the main character.You control him but the focal point of the story isn't revolved around him but as the player which you control you are taking into account his view.
 
$$DarkShadow$$ said:
You just said two different things here.......It's through his point of view,but he is not the main character.You control him but the focal point of the story isn't revolved around him but as the player which you control you are taking into account his view.
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actually it is focused around him...
hes the one that will defeat sin for good... his dad is sin... he must kill his dad... he will vanish with the faith... he is a dream...that became real...
 
I think Yuna is technically the main character but without Tidus there would be no plot, love story or twist. Plus he has a cool narrative voice ;)

The Story is all about Yuna but she is not driving the plot.
 
Well, since you play as Tidus in the Maps, I would presume he is, Because without Tidus there would be no story actually, Yuna would have gone on and died, leaving nothing so yeah Tidus.
 
DarkPaladin said:
actually it is focused around him...
hes the one that will defeat sin for good... his dad is sin... he must kill his dad... he will vanish with the faith... he is a dream...that became real...
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Again I'll have to disagree :mokken:

The story is about defeating sin (well it's the main objective)......And Yuna is the person who has decided to take up the challenge by becoming a summoner......The other characters job (including Tidus) is to protect her!.......He has no influence over the main story,it's Yuna who is meant to be the hero at the end of the day not him,therefore Tidus is not the main protagonist.

And also
he didnt kill sin it was a team effort.....done by all 7 characters and the airship.Story twists such as hid dad is sin and he is a dream has nothing to do with him being the main protagonist.

:mokken:
 
No one thought it was Wakka?

But on a more serious note, despite the plot revolving around Yuna's pilgrimage, Tidus had greater character development from beginning to end. You could really view it in a way as Tidus having his own pilgrimage to conquer his own past with his father (this is literal and figurative). You also get to see a lot of how he handles some of the internal turmoils he faces during the journey (e.g., seeing Yuna's first sending, facing the Al Bhed race conflict, the pilgrimage itself, etc..), but Yuna only really grows towards the end of the story (when she decides to go against the tradition and live outside the shadow of her father).

So if we're keeping track, put me down for Tidus.
 
$$DarkShadow$$ said:
Again I'll have to disagree :mokken:

The story is about defeating sin (well it's the main objective)......And Yuna is the person who has decided to take up the challenge by becoming a summoner......The other characters job (including Tidus) is to protect her!.......He has no influence over the main story,it's Yuna who is meant to be the hero at the end of the day not him,therefore Tidus is not the main protagonist.

And also
he didnt kill sin it was a team effort.....done by all 7 characters and the airship.Story twists such as hid dad is sin and he is a dream has nothing to do with him being the main protagonist.

:mokken:
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Well, perhaps. But the point still stands that Yuna would never have dreamt of doing what she did regarding Yunalesca if Tidus wasn't there. Yuna would have done the pilgrimage the usual way, the same way that her father had. If it wasn't for Tidus, Rikku would never have joined the pilgrimage, she'd have wandered off back the the Al Bhed and carried on trying to round up Summoners. Auron would never have joined either
because there would have been no reason for him to stay tied to the living world
Yes, Yuna's the one who is going on the pilgrimage, but a lot of unusual things that happened would never have happened if Tidus wasn't around. Yuna would have had three guardians, not six. And they wouldn't have even considered straying from the path of Yevon.
 
The story imo is equally based around both Tidus and Yuna.
Tidus is the main protagonist for he is the one who was brought to Besaid with the destiny of defeating Sin for good (Who happened to be his father :O).
Yuna is as much the protagonist for the story follows her along the path of becoming a summoner.
So in my eyes there is two protagonists to FFX.
 
Jacqui said:
Well, perhaps. But the point still stands that Yuna would never have dreamt of doing what she did regarding Yunalesca if Tidus wasn't there. Yuna would have done the pilgrimage the usual way, the same way that her father had. If it wasn't for Tidus, Rikku would never have joined the pilgrimage, she'd have wandered off back the the Al Bhed and carried on trying to round up Summoners. Auron would never have joined either
because there would have been no reason for him to stay tied to the living world
Yes, Yuna's the one who is going on the pilgrimage, but a lot of unusual things that happened would never have happened if Tidus wasn't around. Yuna would have had three guardians, not six. And they wouldn't have even considered straying from the path of Yevon.
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I don't mean to be rude.......But everything you've said doesn't justify that Tidus is indeed the main protaganist. You are right in some cases though......I'll have to take my word back and say he did have a strong influence on the story. But his influence and playing the game through his perspective is ALL.....nothing makes him a protagonist,he isn't a leader,hero or the cheif person in charge. It's Yuna. :mokken:
 
Yeah, Tidus was the main protagonist, I forgot the full context of the story lol. But, I still stand by my last post as far the concept of main protagonist/main character. They do not have to be the same, and the main antagonist doesn't have to be the one doing all the damage.
 
Fear The Reaper said:
The story imo is equally based around both Tidus and Yuna.
Tidus is the main protagonist for he is the one who was brought to Besaid with the destiny of defeating Sin for good (Who happened to be his father :O).
Yuna is as much the protagonist for the story follows her along the path of becoming a summoner.
So in my eyes there is two protagonists to FFX.
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This is what I mostly believe as well.
In my eyes Tidus is the main protaganist with Yuna holding the rains at second.
Even though the story mostly revolves arround Yuna and her world I think the major parts are held by Tidus and things related to him hence him being the main in my view.
 
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