Maechen Maechen is a non - player character and scholar in " Final Fantasy X " and " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . He has a vast knowledge of the history and origins of all things related to Spira as well as its many cultures , and is infamous for his long - winded expositions , but much of Spira ' s history can only be learned from him . If the party speaks with him at various locations , he will tell stories about Spira ' s history or describe some of Spira ' s inhabitants , such as the Hypello . The " Ultimania " guides to " Final Fantasy X " question the veracity of Maechen ' s information , saying that he knows a lot that even the priests don ' t , but whether it is all true is unknown . This implies that the information Maechen has gathered is subject to possible historical inaccuracies , and the player is meant to draw their own conclusions . Story . " Final Fantasy X " . Yuna and her guardians first meet Maechen on the Mi ' ihen Highroad where he tells the tale of Lord Mi ' ihen , the Crusaders , and the history of the Highroad . Thereafter he appears in many other locations , each time with a new story to tell . On the Moonflow , Maechen explains about shoopuf s and the Hypello . In Guadosalam , he tells about the Farplane and the pyreflies . On the Thunder Plains , Maechen tells the party about the plains and how the lightning towers were built . At the travel agency at Macalania , Maechen tells the lake is frozen due to the fayth in the nearby temple . In the Calm Lands , Maechen explains the plains have been used by summoners as a battleground when fighting Sin and that ' s how the plains acquired their name . He eventually resides in Mt . Gagazet , where he reveals much of the lesser discussed history of Yevon . After Yuna and her guardians fell Sin , Maechen in among the Besaid Village gathering around the bonfire with the Besaid Aurochs and Crusaders . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Maechen divulges many details regarding Zanarkand , Vegnagun , Shuyin , and Lenne . The Gullwings first meet him in Youth League Headquarters in Mushroom Rock Road where Maechen talks about the events that went on since he last met Yuna , telling of the formations of the different factions around Spira . If Yuna listens all the way to the end , Maechen wants to shake her hand , but appears confused by it . Later , Maechen appears in Chateau Leblanc after the Gullwings receive an old sphere that shows Shuyin . Maechen notes the man in the sphere looks like Tidus , and hints there may be a way for Yuna to see him again . Maechen is met again in the " Celsius " after the Thunder Plains concert where he tells the story of Shuyin and Lenne . In the final conversation with him in Zanarkand , Maechen is revealed to be an unsent . His actual age at death is unknown , but he was alive since before the destruction of Zanarkand in the Machina War with Bevelle , one thousand years ago . The " Final Fantasy X - 2 Ultimania Omega " states that he had been a fan of Lenne ' s in his younger days . It is , in fact , Maechen ' s voice Yuna and company hear on the sphere salvaged from atop the Floating Ruins . Maechen had forgotten he was an unsent , but upon shaking Yuna ' s hand he recalled shaking hands with Lenne , and realized how long he had actually been around . Maechen seems to have sent himself , having accepted death and disperses into pyreflies . Rikku , however , seems to believe Maechen is still walking the world , and that he ' ll be back with more stories . Creation and development . Voice . Maechen is voiced by Dwight Schultz in the English version and Takuma Suzuki in the Japanese version .