Tidus

Tidus is a minor character in the Kingdom Hearts series, originally from Final Fantasy X. The offical Kingdom Hearts website states that he is 13 years old at the beginning of Kingdom Hearts and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories and 14 during the events of Kingdom Hearts II.

Kingdom Hearts
''A cheerful, self-confident boy who lived on the Destiny Islands. He considers himself a champ at everything. Nobody knows what happened to him after his island disappeared.''

"Final Fantasy X"

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
A young boy from Sora's islands with a sunny personality and lots of energy.

Tidus has no shortage of confidence either, and considers himself a champ at everything.

Kingdom Hearts
Tidus is a friend of Sora, Riku, and Kairi, and is a resident of the Destiny Islands, spending most of his time with Wakka and Selphie.

In Sora's 'Dive to the Heart,' Tidus appears in the Destiny Islands area along with Wakka and Selphie. His question, like the other two, determines Sora's leveling pace for the rest of the game.

Q: "What are you so afraid of?"

Sora can answer the question in three different ways. Either A) getting old, B) being different, or C) being indecisive.

If Sora loses a practice battle with Tidus on the second day in the Destiny Islands, Tidus performs his victory pose from Final Fantasy X, namely, tossing his sword upward then catching it before swinging it to his side.

It is unknown where Tidus disappeared to after Destiny Islands was destroyed, but there is a boy in Traverse Town who looks a lot like him.

Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories
In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, Tidus appears with Wakka and Selphie in both Sora and Riku's stories as part of the memory-based Destiny Islands in Castle Oblivion. During the ending credits of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, the real Tidus is seen playing with Wakka and Selphie on a beach while Kairi is facing the Small Island.

Kingdom Hearts II
He does not appear in Kingdom Hearts II, but Selphie mentions that he and Wakka are "All wrapped up in their ball game," which anyone who has played Final Fantasy X should recognize as blitzball.

Unlike the original Kingdom Hearts, which pronounced his name with a hard E sound (tee-dus), when Selphie mentions him in Kingdom Hearts II, she says his name with a hard I sound instead (tie-dus). It should be noted, however, that the katakana of his name, though romanized as Tidus even in the Japanese versions of Tidus' appearances, is read as (tii-da) (ティーダ Tīda), and is derived from the Okinawan word for "sun". As the Japanese "ィ" is pronounced like the English "E," it would suggest that the Kingdom Hearts I pronunciation (tee-dus) would be closer to the Japanese equivalent. Additionally, Dissidia Final Fantasy and interviews with Tidus's voice actor confirm it as "Tee-dus," indicating that Selphie was mistaken.

Kingdom Hearts coded
Tidus makes a third appearance, this time as a data version of himself, alongside Wakka and Selphie. He appears on the data version of Destiny Islands, collected from memory of before it was destroyed by the Heartless. He was searching for the reason behind the blocks all over the island. He saw the Black Coated man right near the waterfall, but doesn't tell Sora of the man's whereabouts until Sora defeats Tidus.

Battle Skills
Like in Final Fantasy X, Tidus fights with swift movements and much dodging. His trademark Brotherhood sword, given to him by Wakka in the original game, however, is replaced with a wooden stick.

On Destiny Islands, he practices fighting skills with Sora as a way for the player to improve his level. During this battle, he fights by stringing together combination attacks. If Sora manages to block one of his sword attacks, 2 Tech Points are earned per block. After defeating Tidus, Selphie and Wakka as individuals, Sora is able to fight against them all at the same time.

Battle Quotes

 * "Stop running away!"
 * "You're going down!"
 * "Bring it on!"
 * "You think you can beat me?"
 * "Guys, I think we overdid it."
 * "No contest."
 * "Just not your day, I guess."
 * "Oh man, I'm really off today!"
 * "Aw, man, what's up?"
 * "Man, you're unreal."

Trivia

 * After Destiny Islands is destroyed in Kingdom Hearts, a boy found in Traverse Town looks very similar to Tidus.
 * When "Another Side, Another Story" was first seen, Roxas (also known as Blonde-Haired Kid) was speculated to be Tidus.
 * For reasons unknown, this Tidus has a scar on his right cheek, similar to Zack Fair from the Final Fantasy VII universe, probably as a reference to his father Jecht's scar-ridden body.
 * His trademark Zanarkand Abes emblem from Final Fantasy X is not present.