Here's my little companion piece to the Final Fantasy X novelization intro ([link]) you brave souls who chose to read slogged through. I wasn't too keen on just putting that up, so I figured I'd throw a bone out there for those who would rather not read that much.

So yep, even though he's only slightly featured in the story, here's Jecht, candidate for Father of the Year. Though he was a bit of a jerk, Jecht was always one of my favorite elements of the story, in how he was this massive sports star and hero to fans everywhere, who happened to be completely incapable of relating to his own son.

Now on to the piece, I suppose. Though he's a little rough here and there, he's still one that I like quite a bit. In the game, he often had that 'rubbing at his neck' mannerism when he was uncomfortable, so that was a natural thing to put into the piece.

And, for those who haven't played the game, the scene is one of Braska's sphere recordings (this one taken at the Moonflow) during his pilgrimage to battle Sin, hence the blue hue and bubbles. It was during these scenes where Jecht's inner character came out, and where it became clear how he really felt about his son, Tidus.

Thanks for checking him out, and extra kudos for those who trudged through all 14 pages of the companion story.

The excellent stock background fit perfectly, and was taken by . Here's the link to the original picture: [link]

The bubbles are also stock, this time from . Here's the link to the original: [link]

Oh, and Auron in the background is just a shot of the 13" ArtFx figure Square put out a few years back. I had no part in making that figure, to be clear. Just took a picture of his back and manipped him into the picture.

Super Sculpey & acrylic paints (28th out of 78)

Jecht, Braska, Auron & Final Fantasy X are (c) Square-Enix