O'aka XXIII



O'aka XXIII (23代目オオアカ屋) is a non-player character in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. He is a traveling merchant, who frequently appears around Spira to sell items to the player. He is Yuna's devout supporter and has a brother called Wantz.

Unlike most people in Spira, O'aka speaks with a notable Cockney accent. A few other known characters that speak with a certain accents are Wakka, Wantz, Rin, and Seymour Guado, though their accents are native to the world of Spira.

Appearance and Personality
O'aka has floppy red hair with a small black hat perched atop it, secured with string under his chin. He wears a short brown waistcoat that reveals his stomach under a blue shirt, with baggy beige trousers, open sandals and gloves. He also wears his pack of wares upon his back.

O'aka at first appears to be rather rude, commenting on Tidus's clothes and income, but he proves himself to be a valuable asset to the party, being there when they need him.

Final Fantasy X
O'aka first appears in Besaid village, though the player does not officially make his acquaintance until sailing on either the S.S. Liki or S.S. Winno depending on if the player goes below the decks on the way to Kilika or not. When the player first encounters O'aka he comments on Tidus's clothes and mocks him by saying he looks like he has not got much money. After this, he introduces himself as a merchant. O'aka appears in a multitude of locations afterward, including Luca and Mushroom Rock during Operation Mi'ihen where he seems to have been able to sneak past the guards.

Surviving the battle, he finds his way to the Moonflow, and later to Macalania. He is also seen using a sphere before running away from guards after the player kills Seymour Guado and his accomplice guards. He is once again seen in Bevelle before the party fights Seymour for the second time. O'aka's brother, Wantz reveals somewhat later in the game he has been captured by Yevon for conspiracy - namely for supplying goods to Yuna and her party with full knowledge of Maester Seymour's recent death. O'aka later escapes and returns to Luca where he spends the remainder of the game after pledging to leave the merchant life.

Among several of his conversations, O'aka also mentions his sister had tragically died during her duties as summoner.

Final Fantasy X-2
O'aka returns in Final Fantasy X-2. At the beginning of the Eternal Calm he bought the Macalania Travel Agency from Rin, but when Macalania Temple sank to the bottom of the lake, O'aka found himself with few customers to sell to, and no money to pay the Al Bhed for the agency.

The Gullwings can offer to help O'aka by stowing him away on the Celsius and buying all his merchandise so he can pay his debts. Once the debt has been paid, O'aka returns to the agency and offers some nice accessories for an affordable price. On the other hand, if O'aka is turned in to the Al Bhed, he will later be found working his debt off in the Bikanel Desert.

The player can talk to O'aka numerous times on the CommSphere and can help him in the mission to save the travel agency from monsters. If the player follows through with this, O'aka reconciles with his brother Wantz and they start manning the shop together. O'aka can also appear in the hot springs area in Mt. Gagazet in a CommSphere event.

Final Fantasy X
At O'aka's first four locations, the player has the opportunity to give him gil to start up his business.

The amount of money the player gives O'aka determines the prizes in his shops in the following manner:
 * 0 - 100 gil -> all items/weapons will get 100% increase in prices.
 * 101 - 1000 gil -> all items/weapons will get 50% increase in prices.
 * 1001 - 10000 -> all items/weapons will get 20% increase in prices.
 * 10001+ -> items/weapons will get 30% discount on all prices.

The player can also affect O'aka's prices at the Macalania Woods - Lake Road location, where if the player enters and then immediately leaves the buying menu without purchasing anything, O'aka asks the player to judge his pricing level. Replying that they are too expensive drops prices by 25%.

S.S. Liki
The player can't buy anything, but they can give O'aka money.

Mi'ihen Highroad
O'aka is found on the Old Road.

Mushroom Rock Road
''NB: at this point, O'aka's pricing depends on how much gil the player donated to him earlier in the game. The tables below indicate his prices at 100%''

Moonflow
O'aka can be found in both north and south banks of the river. He only sells equipment on the south bank.

Macalania Woods
After entering and exiting his shop, O'aka will ask what the player thinks of his prices. If the player says they are too high, he will lower his prices by 25%.

Final Fantasy X-2
O'aka's debt changes based on the game mode. If playing New Game, his debt will be 100,000 gil. In New Game Plus, however, it has been reduced to 1,000 gil. He will remain on the airship until Chapter 3, even if his debt has been paid off. His prices will be greatly reduced to the point where the player can buy cheap items from him and sell them to Barkeep for a profit.

Travel Agency
This shop is only available after an obtaining an Episode Complete at the Travel Agency during Chapter 5.

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