Rikku Doesn’t Fit the Game

[mdesaleah]

Is it just me or does Rikku really stand out as an annoying and out of place character in 10? The rest of the characters are all pretty grounded and fit well together. But then there’s Rikku, who acts and sounds like she belongs in a completely different game. She’s too “high pitched anime girl” to fit a game that starts so quietly

[NBOX21]

I kind of felt that way about Selphie in FF8 as well, but at least that game had the benefit of being text only, allowing me to imagine the character and her voice however I want.

[Hinnyuu]

The spunky girl archetype has become a FF tradition, Rikku isn't exactly out of the ordinary in that respect.

[mdesaleah]

Originally posted by Hinnyuu:

The spunky girl archetype has become a FF tradition, Rikku isn't exactly out of the ordinary in that respect.

I Th ink she made a lot more sense in the beginning where you didn’t know much. Having her be more of an outlaw character would have fit the rest of the story better than an anime archetype. The outlaw story is practically already there with the rest of her people, so the only real issue is her personality

[Casurin]

Originally posted by mdesaleah:

Having her be more of an outlaw character would have fit the rest of the story better than an anime archetype. The outlaw story is practically already there with the rest of her people, so the only real issue is her personality

But she isn't an outlaw, not even close.

And imo Rikku fits in nicely. She shows that in the thunder-plains where you see that she is using the cheerfulness similar to Yuna uses her smile - to hide unpleasant emotions.

[ᴛᴀʟᴜ 🐦]

I like Rikku more than Tidus and his dumb laugh

[mdesaleah]

Originally posted by Talu:

I like Rikku more than Tidus and his dumb laugh

You know that laugh was intentionally forced right?

[ᴛᴀʟᴜ 🐦]

and Tidus is always crying and whining like a cringy kid

[Serafie1999AD]

Originally posted by mdesaleah:

Is it just me or does Tidus really stand out as an annoying and out of place character in 10? The rest of the characters are all pretty grounded and fit well together. But then there’s Tidus, who acts and sounds like he belongs in a completely different game. He’s too “high pitched whiny kid” to fit a game that starts so quietly

Fixed that for you. xD Rikku has a major role in the storyline. She's one of the race that is hated by the religious bigots, and since she's not a follower of that religion, she's a part of making the characters open their eyes and think with their own mind, rather than blindly follow the teachings.

[mdesaleah]

Originally posted by Talu:

and Tidus is always crying and whining like a cringy kid

That’s because he IS a spoiled kid star xD

[Nezkeys]

Everyone in FFX has a place within the lore...vaan though?????

[Casurin]

Originally posted by Nezkeys:

Everyone in FFX has a place within the lore...vaan though?????

The observer - the person seeing it all unfold (for once not the main character of the story).

[Nezkeys]

Also if you dont like her in FF10 for the reasons your saying, good luck liking her in 10-2 because they sort of amped up things like this in general.

[mdesaleah]

Originally posted by Nezkeys:

Also if you dont like her in FF10 for the reasons your saying, good luck liking her in 10-2 because they sort of amped up things like this in general.

And she's a main character there. Will probably skip 10 2 since it also looks very tedious to 100%

[Nezkeys]

Originally posted by mdesaleah:

Originally posted by Nezkeys:

Also if you dont like her in FF10 for the reasons your saying, good luck liking her in 10-2 because they sort of amped up things like this in general.

And she's a main character there. Will probably skip 10 2 since it also looks very tedious to 100%

Im not really playing it for 100% but i plan to play it twice and it doesnt look that bad to get 100% or over. The game has a charm to me that no other FF has. The closest game to this is FF13 Lightning Returns

[CallaWolf]

I think that Rikku fits in fine. Her "high pitched anime girl" routine is just that, a routine. Honestly, I feel that she was pretty much putting on a facade, not only because she tends to have a soft spot for people (such as being the only person that was willing to help Tidus towards the beginning), but also to help cheer up Yuna, considering that they're family and she's just looking out for her cousin when she joins the party. Of course she doesn't wanna totally freak out and cause Yuna to freak out by extension. Though, she was a bit of a crybaby in the Thunder Plains, I think that was just general phobia sinking in.

I always found Kimahri more out of place, not initially, but as time went on it felt like he was just there. I like him early on, I liked the whole silent bodyguard type of thing, but as the game progresses, it feels like he isn't given enough time for us to really care much. I know about the whole self imposed exile thing, maybe that's the whole point though, since he doesn't talk much about his past, he's purposefully focusing on the present.