In Defense of Final Fantasy X’s “Useless” Character

Final Fantasy X is a classic JRPG filled with many unique characters. Kimahri is not one of them... or is he? In this video essay, we take a deep dive into FFX's Sphere Grid to see how this blue cat's story is reflected by his character stats.

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Game Discussed: Final Fantasy X

Platforms: Playstation 2 (PS2), Playstation 3 (PS3), Playstation 4 (PS4), Windows PC (Steam, etc.), Nintendo Switch, XBox One

Studio: Square, Squaresoft, Square-Enix

Key Staff: Yoshinori Kitase, Tetsuya Nomura, Nobuo Uematsu

Genre: Role-Playing Game, RPG, JRPG, Story-heavy, Turn-based, Retro

Topics Discussed: Kimahri, The Sphere Grid, Lore, Backstory, Spira, Titus, Decision-making, Yuna, Wakka, Auron, Lulu, Rikku, Battle mechanics, story breakdown, narrative, leveling system, Super Smash Bros., Laughing scene, battle theme, discussion, review, video game review, Final FantasyVII, Final Fantasy 10, cat, 2000s, nostalgia