Charlie’s Gullwings

Yuna’s now part of a group of sphere hunters known as the Gullwings. She’s accompanied by two partners, one of them being the bubbly Rikku from the first game, and a new gothic filling entry known as Paine.

It's bikini time!

It's leather time!

All three female lead characters appear at the game’s start, which is quite a different in tone compared to FFX. Final Fantasy X-2 opens with a great looking CG movie, with Rikku appearing first, looking slightly wilder than what we’re used to. A massive crowd has gathered in the stadium, but it’s not for a Blitzball game – it’s for a concert! Yuna then appears as we remember her, but then the music starts and she transforms into pop-star Yuna complete with alluring looks, song, and dance. Surprise #1. Rikku and Paine take out the security guards and rush the stage to attack Yuna. Surprise #2. It’s not the real Yuna. Surprise #3.

Eyes on me

What nice guns you have

The fake runs away; Rikku and Paine give chase. After catching up to the impostor, the real Yuna in all her short shorts glory leaps through the air rapidly firing her guns akimbo. The Gullwings trio is reunited and strikes a pose unmistakably Charlie Angelic. This is definitely going to be a very different Final Fantasy.

I surrender!

Feel the Paine!