Yuna

A summoner who defied fate to find peace and search for lost love.

Yuna is a central figure from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series, introduced in 2001 as the female protagonist of Final Fantasy X. She serves as a summoner embarking on a journey to defeat Sin alongside her companions, including the male protagonist Tidus. Her name means "night" in Okinawan, contrasting with Tidus's name for "sun." Yuna reappeared in 2003's Final Fantasy X-2 as the main protagonist searching for the missing Tidus two years later. She has also been featured in fighting games like Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy and other Square Enix titles, maintaining a presence across various media formats.

Quick Facts

Series: Final Fantasy
First game: Final Fantasy X (2001)
Creator: Yoshinori Kitase
Designer: Tetsuya Nomura; Tetsu Tsukamoto (X-2)
Weapon: Staff (FFX); Guns (FFX-2)
Race: Half Al Bhed
Home: Besaid

Lore & Background

Yuna hails from Spira as the daughter of the late High Summoner Braska, who destroyed Sin ten years prior. She begins her quest with Guardians Lulu and Wakka to acquire Aeons from temples across the world. Her goal is to summon the Final Aeon in a battle that sacrifices both her and the summoner to destroy Sin. During this pilgrimage, she falls in love with Tidus after they discuss their pasts and their home of Zanarkand. Upon reaching the final temple, Tidus persuades the group to find another way, leading them inside Sin's body where he kills Braska's Aeon—his father Jecht. Sin is destroyed by the death of Yu Yevon, bringing an eternal Calm, but Tidus disappears as a product of the Fayth. In the international version, Yuna finds a blurry video of a man she believes to be Tidus and sets out to find him.

Reader's Guide

In Final Fantasy X, Yuna controls creatures known as Aeons using spirits called Fayths. She travels with Guardians including Lulu, Wakka, Auron, Kimahri, and Rikku to defeat Sin. Yuna must journey to temples across Spira and acquire the aeon from each. In Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011), she appears in her FFX form arranged for the game's cast, retaining memories from X while trying to recruit Tidus. She is killed by mannekins alongside other Cosmos soldiers but has an alternative design based on Yoshitaka Amano's illustration and a wedding dress from FFX. Her X-2 form was released as downloadable content. Outside the series, she appears in Kingdom Hearts II as a pixie who switches sides after being abandoned by Maleficent.

Did You Know?

Tetsuya Nomura based Yuna's design on hakama but added a furisode to give her outfit flow for the 'sending' dance.
Yonekichi Nakamura portrayed Yuna in the 2023 kabuki play adaptation of Final Fantasy X.
The HD Remastered version of FFX-2 includes an audio drama where Yuna breaks up with Tidus before declaring she will fight Sin again.