Gullwings

The Gullwings, written Gull Wings during blitzball, is a neutral sphere hunting group that Yuna, Rikku, and Paine. The Gullwings hunt for spheres to assist in the uncovering of Spira's forgotten history. The group ends up providing a variety of additional services, mostly because of Yuna's innate compulsion to help people in need and her inability to say "no."

Yuna Age: 19 Sex: Female Height: 5 feet 4 inches Hair color: Brown Eye color: Heterochromia - Blue (left), Green (right) Background: Yuna is a former Summoner like her father before her, and embarks on a pilgrimage to expel Sin, a monstrous creature that terrorizes the world of Spira. She meets Tidus who teaches her there is more to life than sacrifice. After helping bring about the Eternal Calm, Yuna has become a sphere hunter on a personal quest to uncover the mystery behind a movie sphere and becomes involved in rising political tensions and an ancient force that threaten to end Spira's Eternal Calm. Appearance: Yuna has shoulder-length brunette hair. She wears a blue-beaded earring on her right ear, hidden by a lock of her hair, woven into blue beads with gold rings around the larger, middle bead. She wears a silver necklace of a hibiscus flower along with a matching ring on the pinky of her right hand. She also wears a silver ring on the middle finger of her left hand and two bracelets, one beaded and one silver, on her right wrist. Yuna has heterochromia: her left eye is blue, while the right is green to represent her half-Al Bhed heritage, though without the characteristic spiral. Yuna wears a new revealing dress style and a more adventurous personality. Yuna retains her beaded earring and silver hibiscus necklace, but her hair is cropped shorter, resembling Tidus's hairstyle, with a red braid hanging down to her ankles. Personality: Yuna is a kind, loyal, honest, polite and passionate humanitarian who strives to see the best in others and has a strong conviction to complete whatever task she feels is her duty. She is naive, always believing in the best of people, and places the needs of others above her own, becoming apologetic when she feels she has let someone down. Like most summoners, Yuna is a devout follower of Yevon's teachings. She hides her feelings of fear and sadness while encouraging her friends to express themselves in her place. She is willing to carry others' burdens and sacrifice everything she has to destroy Sin, giving up chances for her own happiness if it means helping others. Her interactions with Tidus make her question Yevon's teachings, and she becomes more direct and open. When her faith in Yevon is shaken, Yuna must find her own path in life and pursue her goals without the backing of faith. Yuna has a new lease on life. Though still unflinchingly polite, soft-spoken, and driven, she is now athletic, cosmopolitan, outspoken, and playful. Yuna has not only learned to think and desire for herself, but has developed a go-getter attitude, willing to jump headfirst into danger. She considers resolving issues through creative thinking, only considering violence as a last resort. From her time as a summoner, Yuna is determined to never again let anyone use her as a means to an end. During her time with the Gullwings, Rikku serves as a role model for Yuna, as she mimics some of Rikku's eccentric behaviors and uses some of her expressions, though others reprehend her for this. Yuna has gotten in touch with her Al Bhed heritage by learning the language. Though Yuna's friends tease her for always getting dragged into trouble and being a pushover as she's unable to refuse a call for help, she can be stern and intimidating if angered. Yuna has developed a distaste for sacrifice in the name of victory and peace, a trait Tidus instilled in her.

Rikku Age: 17 Sex: Female Height: 5 feet 3 inches Hair color: Blonde Eye color: Al Bhed Green Background: Rikku's mother died in an incident involving a faulty machina. Her father is Cid, the leader of the Al Bhed faction, and she has an older sibling named Brother. Cid's sister (Rikku's aunt) married Summoner Braska, Yuna's father, thus making him Rikku's uncle. Rikku and Brother are Yuna's maternal first cousins. Rikku is an energetic, happy-go-lucky character who attempts to maintain a positive outlook. She is close to and protective of Yuna, whom she often refers to as "Yunie." Appearance: Rikku is a slender and athletic teenage girl who wears her now longer hair loose and braided, tied atop her head, adorned with colorful beads, and held by a blue bandana. Personality: Rikku is kind-hearted, free-spirited, happy-go-lucky, and energetic, which sometimes clashes with the more stoic group members. She looks up to Lulu as a role model, impressed with her calm, levelheaded nature. Rikku tries to maintain a positive outlook, but there is a stark contrast when she is upset; despite her happy exterior, she carries some insecurities, particularly when it comes to her future and what she wants to be. Rikku is bilingual and skilled in chemistry and alchemy. She has astraphobia (fear of lightning) after a mishap involving Brother and a stray Thunder spell in her youth, but overcame her fear by camping out in the Thunder Plains for a week. Rikku continues to care about Yuna's welfare while encouraging her to have more fun in life. She has become Yuna's role model who copies her erratic behavior and unique expressions, though Rikku sometimes scolds Yuna for using foul language. Rikku remains the ever upbeat and somewhat reckless individual, occasionally causing trouble for her friends. Rikku can't help herself when it comes to caring too much about other people, whether or not it's her business. She envies Yuna for having a significant other and being able to settle down. She is unsure about her future, and when others think of it as strange for her to worry, she gets defensive as they make it sound as though she doesn't think about anything important.

Paine Age: 18 Sex: Female Height: 5 feet 5 inches Hair color: Silver Eye color: Red Background: Paine is a new sphere hunter who joined the Gullwings for personal reasons, but prefers to keep those reasons to herself. The events of her past are a mystery to Yuna and Rikku at the start of their sphere-hunting journey. Appearance: Paine is an 18-year-old young woman with red eyes and short, silver hair. She most commonly wears a black leather ensemble complete with high-heeled boots, elbow-length gloves, and a folded top. She wears a silver pendant threaded with a barbed wire chain. Paine's swords have a skull-motif at the base of the blade that also appears on the belt buckle of her Warrior ensemble. Personality: Paine is cynical, moody, and reveals information only when she needs to. She is quiet and keeps to herself. Despite being a year younger than Yuna and a year older than Rikku, Paine acts the most mature of the three. Paine is tough and loves a good fight, but she is sensible enough to smell trouble a mile away. If she feels her fellow Gullwings are getting overenthusiastic, Paine uses sardonic quips to jolt them to their senses. Despite Rikku's constant prying, Paine refuses to divulge information about herself, except for always wanting to fly on an airship and hunt for spheres containing records of Spira's past. Despite her dry wit and demeanor, Paine values her friendship with Yuna and Rikku, but it is only after spending three months traveling around Spira by herself that she can express these feelings. Her physical mannerisms are boyish, perhaps a side effect from her past adventures with Nooj, Gippal, and Baralai.