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Novella details are very sparse and vague at this point in time. There is no sure source where we can derive full, plausible content from yet.
From what's gathered in japanese reviews of the novella and loose fan translations as well, Yuna does somehow resurrect Tidus, and that plays into his weakened state exemplified in the audio drama.

Some believe that Tidus is in a permanent zombie-like status, or others believe more like a weakened unsent.

More details will come with time, though. Feel free to talk or speculate amongst anybody else who wanders by.

I apologize for the volatility of the information, but there's some new preliminary translations that are a bit more controversial.


Apparently, according to the novella and this http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=95361433&postcount=968 new information, Tidus was resurrected by Yuna with the use of pyreflies, rendering his existence futile if he realizes he is the product of such.
This is presumed to be the reason Yuna is more standoffish to him throughout both the audio drama and the novella, as the Japanese reviews weigh shockingly taken aback of Yuna's unprecedented coldheartedness towards Tidus after the happiness of FFX-2's ending.

So now, Yuna is in full control of Tidus because he is made of pyreflies. Nobody knew why that was or how she did it, though.
However, recent details reveal Yuna did this by making him a fayth (questionable).


Information reported states to make a fayth, you must have sex with the intended fayth (unconfirmed).
Since Tidus's death is assumed sudden, as his head was blown up by a bomb, this leads to the conclusion of necrophiliac acts to bring him back (speculatory).


This leads to numerous conclusions:
- Tidus's death must have been relatively surprising and sudden in-world
- Yuna must have made him a fayth in order to control him (a la the aeons) POSSIBLE EXPLANATION
- The sex must have been postmortem POSSIBLE INCLUSION
- Tidus currently does not know why he is alive
- Tidus's fayth must be constantly being summoned by Yuna in order for Tidus to stay alive consistently VALID IF FORMER IS PROVEN TRUE

This also reveals the canonical evidence that fayth are created by the use of sex (unconfirmed for all fayth).
Whether or not the sex must be postmortem is arguable, however facts point towards it being a requirement as all past fayth were dead and Tidus is able to become a fayth through sex after death (speculatory).



Things are getting very warped, but we'll provide the best information we still can.

Its disappointing how there is not a single japanese person who can confirm this

Yes, I'm sorry for the volatility of these reports.

However, take with the greatest trust that we only post what we know to be true, and all speculatory items are labeled as such to not arouse confusion and misunderstanding. We personally have made contact with a number of people who speak Japanese and English, and although their reports are not official they are helpful and are as close as possible at this time to the actual subject matter.


Once again, I apologize, but rest assured we post with only the best intentions. Over time, we will add sources once they become reliable enough, and hopefully we'll get some more people at the forum to help with confirmation and to keep the threads populated.  Please stay with us for more information as time goes on, and feel free to speculate amongst yourself or others if they come along.

Yes, things were very hectic earlier! I apologize for the uncertainty of former points.

We know for sure that sex is involved in one way to create a fayth, but that it was not incorporated into Tidus's and Yuna's events on the island. It's in the B-plot, a backstory set a millennium ago in Zanarkand concerning a female summoner, her beloved and a male summoner.

So no Yuna/Tidus sex as of yet, and certainly no necrophilia between them. However, we can't deny the existence of the general sexual nature between Tidus and Yuna on the island, and how intense it's gotten.


Preliminary reporting suggests that 55 pages or so into the novella, Yuna shied away from a kiss from Tidus. It's very plausible that the upsetedness over the sexual scenes in the Japanese reviews stem from Yuna's standoffishness towards Tidus's attempts to be more affectionate.

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Preliminary reporting suggests that 55 pages or so into the novella, Yuna shied away from a kiss from Tidus.

Did this happen after Tidus head got blown off? :O

Haha, no, that would be before Tidus presumed a blitzball for a bomb and blew his head off. Or, I would hope so.

It's understandable if Yuna shied away from a kiss from a decapitated head.


Unfortunately, there are very few page scans out there. It's hard to discern the location of events in the context of the novella's pages, although within the context of the story we know the narrative alternates between the A-PLOT of Yuna and Tidus on the summoner refuge island and the B-PLOT of the summoners and guardian at Zanarkand a millennium prior.
They are said to merge at some point late in the novella, as the B-PLOT follows the unsent male up to the point where he presumably encounters Yuna in her story.

That leaves ample time in between for the events at the island and the events of the summoners at Zanarkand a thousand years ago to be described separate of each other.

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It's understandable if Yuna shied away from a kiss from a decapitated head.

Derp. Why did I even ask that 

Haha, that's quite alright. I'm overjoyed someone else is just posting at this point.

I want this to be a place of speculation and general talk about the game as well as a symposium of trusted information, and you're doing a great job of exemplifying that. I greatly appreciate your input, and encourage you to do so whenever you feel like it.

Also, just to clarify, this Price of Eternity novel took place after the events of X-2 and before the events of the audio drama?

Please correct me if I am wrong.