One big consideration for FFX was that the world has an “Asian” vibe to it, so I tried to be conscious of that style while at the same time, making sure the main characters weren’t too familiar looking. Tidus was the one character where the rest of the team asked me to make him stand somewhat apart from the overall world, so his design is very distinct from the Asia aesthetic.
In FF7 you have Cloud, in FF8 Squall (which means rain)… so what does Tiida (Tidus in US) mean?
Nomura: Sun. After FF8 we talked about wanting our next main character to have a brighter and more cheerful personality. Nojima gave him the name Tiida, and I think he had that “bright” motif in mind since Tiida is an Okinawan word that means sun.
Nomura: Yeah. The PS2 is capable of showing lots of little details of the clothing and accessories, so in turn I went super deep and detailed in my designs. Lulu, in particular, I went kind of crazy on. I even mapped out the exact way and order that those belts attached to her skirt. I explained the ordering to her character model designer and had him reproduce it to my exact specifications.
Nomura: I’ll do Yuna first. In the concept art CG, there was a scene where Yuna is performing The Sending against the backdrop of a sunset. The color I imagine for her is that subtle red, the red of the sunset. Also, speaking of red, there’s Auron. Unlike Yuna in his case I imagine a deeper, stronger red, the color of blood.
^ الأحمر = يونا.. لما عملوا كونسيبت للسي جي لمشهدها المشهور.. يقول حاول ان اللون بهذا المشهد يميل للأحمرار بسبب غروب الشمس.. برضو فيه آرون لكن هنا عكس يونا لونه يميل للقوة و الدم.
The way Auron’s hand pokes out of his sleeve left an impression on me. Was that a detail you wanted to include from the beginning?
Nomura: Ah yeah, that… when I was creating his design, I thought I’d try drawing him that way and presenting him to the rest of the team. Since the PS2 allowed for more expressive designs, rather than having normal sleeves,
I thought it would look more striking to have one of his arms tucked away like that. I actually bought a doll of Toshiro Mifune and studied it a bunch. (laughs) I tried a lot of different things… I tried removing the kimono sleeves, putting them back on, until finally I came to the pose I liked.
^ يقول من البداية صممته وهو حاط يده بالداخل و قلت راح اعرضه للتيم كذا.. يقول انه اشترى دمية Toshiro Mifune و جلس يدرسها.. و حاول يتلاعب معها و يحرك اللبس لحد ما وصل لوضعية حبها ثم صمم
One big consideration for FFX was that the world has an “Asian” vibe to it, so I tried to be conscious of that style while at the same time, making sure the main characters weren’t too familiar looking. Tidus was the one character where the rest of the team asked me to make him stand somewhat apart from the overall world, so his design is very distinct from the Asia aesthetic.