1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her. Likewise if you dislike the character. I like Tidus a lot and always have. He's a good kid who gets caught up in a situation that's much too big for him at first, and then once he finally thinks he has a handle on things, the rug is pulled out from under him. TWICE. And yet he bears it all with such determination and good cheer that I can't help but love him. He would've had every right to disappear into a puddle of emo, but he never did -- he just carried on, if anything more maturely than before, and that's awesome.
2) Is he/she important to the general plot? Definitely. Yuna may be the "real" the main character of FFX, but it is Tidus's story, too (no matter how tired we may get of hearing him say it).
3) Can you relate to this character at all? Do they grip you emotionally? Totally. I've moved around enough that I've been that stranger in a strange place where everyone magically expects you to understand and fit in. So I can feel that part of his character, a lot. I can't relate quite as much to the sunny, perky, jock-boy aspects, but there's enough other facets to his character that I still find him quite sympathetic.
4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from? FFX is my favorite game of all time. And I consider FFX/X-2 my "home" fandom (although I realize most people consider FFX and FFX-2 to be separate fandoms, I can't separate them like that). I have my good days and my bad days, but in the end it's home and I still like it there.
5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by their relationship with any other character(s)? (romance-wise or platonic) And here we go with canon again... Tidus/Yuna is a great pairing, and I enjoy them together, although I have mixed feelings about him coming back at the end of FFX-2. But if you're talking during FFX canon, yes, I ship them lots. I see interesting possibilities with Tidus/Rikku and Tidus/Gippal (crack though it may be) as well.
6) Is there anything about the character you would change? (Personality wise, not anything pertaining to the plot.) Nope. I like him just as he is.
7) If you were in the fandom with this character, how do you see yourself interacting with him/her? (Would you get along well? Fall in love with? Dislike? Friendly rivalry? etc etc) Here's where we get into trouble with the jock thing, because it's not a type I've ever spent much time with IRL and I don't know how easily we'd get past it. If we ever broke past that superficial level? I think we'd get on just fine.
8) Does this character make the cut as one of your all time favorites (if you like) or most hated? Of all time? Probably not. He' fairly high up on my FFX list, although the problem with that list is that it's long -- I really like almost all the characters in FFX.
9) Would you hype up this character (if you like) or warn about (if you dislike) to someone who's new to the fandom? I would and I have. I've defended him with all the points mentioned above, and will happily continue to do so.
10) Is this character popular with the fanbase? He's pretty much love-him-or-hate-him. I think most people either adore him or think he's a whiny brat. (To which I say: imagine you're 17 and your home has been destroyed and you've been sucked 1000 years into the future and your father has turned into a giant sea monster who's terrorizing the world. How well adjusted are *you*?")
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1) What is your opinion of this character? If you like, explain why you like him/her. Likewise if you dislike the character.
I like Tidus a lot and always have. He's a good kid who gets caught up in a situation that's much too big for him at first, and then once he finally thinks he has a handle on things, the rug is pulled out from under him. TWICE. And yet he bears it all with such determination and good cheer that I can't help but love him. He would've had every right to disappear into a puddle of emo, but he never did -- he just carried on, if anything more maturely than before, and that's awesome.
2) Is he/she important to the general plot?
Definitely. Yuna may be the "real" the main character of FFX, but it is Tidus's story, too (no matter how tired we may get of hearing him say it).
3) Can you relate to this character at all? Do they grip you emotionally?
Totally. I've moved around enough that I've been that stranger in a strange place where everyone magically expects you to understand and fit in. So I can feel that part of his character, a lot. I can't relate quite as much to the sunny, perky, jock-boy aspects, but there's enough other facets to his character that I still find him quite sympathetic.
4) How much do you like the fandom that this character comes from?
FFX is my favorite game of all time. And I consider FFX/X-2 my "home" fandom (although I realize most people consider FFX and FFX-2 to be separate fandoms, I can't separate them like that). I have my good days and my bad days, but in the end it's home and I still like it there.
5) Do you ship this character with any other character? Or, are you particularly intrigued by their relationship with any other character(s)? (romance-wise or platonic)
And here we go with canon again... Tidus/Yuna is a great pairing, and I enjoy them together, although I have mixed feelings about him coming back at the end of FFX-2. But if you're talking during FFX canon, yes, I ship them lots. I see interesting possibilities with Tidus/Rikku and Tidus/Gippal (crack though it may be) as well.
6) Is there anything about the character you would change? (Personality wise, not anything pertaining to the plot.)
Nope. I like him just as he is.
7) If you were in the fandom with this character, how do you see yourself interacting with him/her? (Would you get along well? Fall in love with? Dislike? Friendly rivalry? etc etc)
Here's where we get into trouble with the jock thing, because it's not a type I've ever spent much time with IRL and I don't know how easily we'd get past it. If we ever broke past that superficial level? I think we'd get on just fine.
8) Does this character make the cut as one of your all time favorites (if you like) or most hated?
Of all time? Probably not. He' fairly high up on my FFX list, although the problem with that list is that it's long -- I really like almost all the characters in FFX.
9) Would you hype up this character (if you like) or warn about (if you dislike) to someone who's new to the fandom?
I would and I have. I've defended him with all the points mentioned above, and will happily continue to do so.
10) Is this character popular with the fanbase?
He's pretty much love-him-or-hate-him. I think most people either adore him or think he's a whiny brat. (To which I say: imagine you're 17 and your home has been destroyed and you've been sucked 1000 years into the future and your father has turned into a giant sea monster who's terrorizing the world. How well adjusted are *you*?")