Yuna (Final Fantasy)

Yuna (ユウナ, Yūna) is a character from Square Enix's Final Fantasy series. She was introduced as the female protagonist and one of the main playable characters of the role-playing video game Final Fantasy X (2001). She appears as a summoner embarking on a journey to defeat the world-threatening monster, Sin, alongside her companions, including the male protagonist, Tidus. Yuna reappears in Final Fantasy X-2 (2003), where she becomes the protagonist, searching for Tidus two years after his disappearance. Yuna has also appeared in other Square Enix games, including the fighting game Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy (2011).

Tetsuya Nomura based Yuna's overall design on hakama, but also wanted to give her outfit something that would flow and so gave her a furisode. Nomura said that her name means "night" in the Okinawan language, which contrasts with Tidus's name, which is Okinawan for "sun". For X-2, the game's staff wanted Tetsu Tsukamoto to redesign her costume to reflect her personality and the game's atmosphere.

Yuna has been well received by media critics and fans, with praise for her story in the first game, her relationship with Tidus, and her characterization. However, there was a mixed reception for her role in X-2 due to her redesigned appearance and aesthetics involving her changed personality.