 Action figures and Tidus-related jewelry have been produced, and he is a popular cosplay character.Before the development of "Final Fantasy X", game scenario writer Kazushige Nojima was concerned about the relationship between the player and the main character in a "Final Fantasy" title and wanted to try to make the story easier to follow.Since the player and the main character find themselves in a new world, Nojima wanted Tidus' understanding of that world to track the player's progress in the game.