Word: tidus
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...Tidus, the protagonist, sounds like the lead singer of a suburban boy band. If there are four flavors of hero, Tidus is of the “irreverent teen” variety, though he’s more often chubby-cheeked crybaby than wise aleck. His native metropolis is commercialized and techno-cool, with five-story video screens broadcasting statistics of fictitious sports over glittering golden skywalks. Tidus matches: his caution-yellow clothing evokes some fantastical line of clubwear...
...Tidus has been plopped into a pre-made world, a quest already happening, a band already formed. All fantasy stories involve gangs of misfits, but you want to accrue your misfits gradually, not in a boxed set. Spira is assaulted by sin every ten years, so, every ten years, the summoners and their guardians tour the temples, learn to summon different things, and beat sin back into hiding. This is not an adventure. It’s an errand. Tidus just tags along. Of course, his pivotal importance becomes apparent; this isn’t your average decennial scavenger hunt...
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