Tidus: Agnostic Protagonist

Tidus is the main character who has been thrusted into a world and a set of circumstances that are completely alien to him. The world he is used to, the level of technology is much higher and the level of belief and religion was much lower then it is now. Often during his quest through the world of Spira, he comes across things that are peculiar to him about the world, such as religious traditions and customs, as well as the lack of technology.

When he asks questions about the things that confuses him, he is often told that it is the will of Yevon that things are like that. When he tries to pursue the matter, he is often given a "because Yevon says so" kind of answer.

Tidus doesn't believe in God, nor does he doubt his existence in anyway, which makes him Agnostic. His character traits and background are used to question the ideas and customs that religion introduces to our world, that many people take for granted.

Yuna: Female Juedo Christ Figure

The character of Yuna is interesting. At the start of the game, Yuna has just finished her Summoning test. and is now a full-fledged summoner (see the section below on Summoners as Christ Figures). She shares a fair amount of parallels with Jesus Christ. First, her father is Lord Braska, the last High Summoner, making it so that her father was a high and holy man (as summoners are considered followers of Yevon), while, on the Christian side, we have Jesus Christ, whose own father was God, a being most would consider as the holiest thing that could ever be.

The second parallel is the parentage of both characters birth. Yuna's father was a Yevon follower, while her mother was an Al-Bhed, a kind of atheist, making her half-Yevon and half-Al-Bhed (giving her one blue and one green eye), while, Christ's parentage lies with both humans and divine.

Thirdly, both characters goes on a pilgrimage. For Yuna, this is a pilgrimage to gain more power, so that she may defeat Sin and save her people, and see what she is fighting for. For Christ, his pilgrimage was to spread the word of his Father to the people, and to free man of his sin.

Rikku: Atheist

Rikku belongs to a group of people called the Al-Bhed, a group who have turned their backs on the word of Yevon and have devoted their lives to the revival of machina (or, Technology, as we call it), believing that the means of defeating Sin for good, lie within the tools of the past. She and her group’s ideology resemble those of atheists.

Atheists believe that there is no such being called god, and that science is the pure answer to all, and that the only relieve from suffering lies in technologies advances. Often, the idea of a religious scientist is considered an oxymoron.

Wakka: Religious Fundamentalist

Wakka is Blitzball player (a kind of under water sport, that looks a lot like Soccer), who is a devote follower of the ways of Yevon. Whenever Tidus asks the reasons behind the ways of Yevon, Wakka often tells him to keep his thoughts to himself, unless he wants to get into trouble. Also, when asked these same questions later, he gives no reasonable arguments, only that "Because Yevon says so."

Any kind of traditions, written down or otherwise, of the Yevon faith, he will follow to the 't'. Even when in a rush, he will find time to devote to his prayers and culture.

His unwavering fate only wavers in the prescience of the Meister's (the heads of the Church), who reveal their true plan. Even up to that point, even with the corruption and actions he has saw, he still held onto his belief that there was a reason, a purpose in what he saw, and that it will all be explained to him. In order to save his own fate, he discarded all logic and continue with his fate blindly, until the end of it.

The Force Destroying the World: Sin

Sin is the creature sent down from Yevon to punish mankind for their use of Machina, according to the Yevon scriptures. Its own name comes from the word used in Christianity to describe an act that is punishable with damnation, sin. This reflects that the use of technology would be an equivalent to performing a sin in our world, damning you in the eyes of Yevon, forcing mankind to suffer more.

The only way to destroy Sin, is to summon the Final Aeon, in which the summoner must also die, as the Aeon is so powerful, that its attack will defeat Sin and kill the summoner, as well. This act brings peace to the human populace for so many years, before the renewal of Sin. When we introduce Christ into this, we can see that Christ did for you "Sin", so that we can be purified. However, it's only so long until our Sin returns and haunts us.

Summoner's as Juedo Christ Figures

As eluded to in other sections of this page, the group Summoners and Christ has a lot of common ground with one another.

First, a Summoner is a person with the ability to summon Aeons (mythic creatures) to perform their bidding. Not everyone can become a summoner, and the life of one is very hard, as they grow up knowing how it is they want to die; defeating Sin. Anything else is worthless. The must go on a pilgrimage to find the power in reach they can use to defeat Sin.

The parallels that they share with the figure Jesus Christ are miracles. Summoners can perform "The Sending", which allow the souls of the dead to rest in peace, and not come back as violent fiends (monsters). Jesus performed various miracles during his travels, from raising the dead, to healing the sick and lame, to feeding the hungry. Both relieve people of their stress, as the dead's relations no longer have to fear an uneasy rest, when the Summoner performs the sending. Also, during the Sending, a Summoner can walk on water, in order to perform it, while Christ can just walk on water in general.

Second, both must travel. Summoners seek to increase their summoning to powers, to the level that is required to bring forth their Final Aeon and relieve the people of their suffering, while, on the Christian side, Christ pilgrimage to relieve suffering and help his fellow people, while spreading the words of his own Father.

Thirdly, they both have tests to determine their worth. For a Summoner, this test lies in defeating Sin, while, for Christ, it was denying the Devil of his offers of food and water in the desert, an easy life. Also, both groups foresee their own death, well before it comes, and choose to walk the path that leads them directly to their own demise (Christ saw his betrayal the day before it happened, and Summoners see how they will die the day they choose to train as Summoners).

Fourthly, and lastly, both will die, and they both die in defeating Sin. In the case of Summoners, it's a literal death and a literal Sin. In defeating Sin, protecting the people of Spira, they must also die, to end the suffering for some time. With Christ, he died for the people sins, according to the bible, and defeats his own version of sin that way.

Al-Bhed vs. Yevon, aka. Technology VS. Religion

There are two main factions found within the game of Final Fantasy X; the first are the Followers of Yevon, a religious group, who believe that Yevon will remove Sin from their world, and the second are the Al-Bhed, who have forsaken Yevon and have decided to embrace the forbidden the art of Machina, or machines. This arrangement is similar to the debate between technological advancement and the role of religion in a growing secular world.

The Yevon group has gone to the extreme and outlaw all except for very select pieces of Machina. The Al-Bhed, breaks the sacred law and embraces the use of Machina, and have been scorned by the first group. In the here and now world, the reverse has occurred, where we have learned to embrace technology, and now shun those extremist with their believes in the scriptures of various backgrounds.