 Nojima felt that Tidus was the easiest character to draw in the first half of "Final Fantasy X", because character and player learn about the storyline together.Nojima created a brief description of Tidus for character designer Tetsuya Nomura, and Nomura created a sketch for input from Nojima and other staff members.Nomura was asked to design Tidus differently from the game's theme so he would stand out.