Nooj Nooj is a non - playable character in " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . He is the meyvn of the Youth League and an ex - member of the Crusaders and the Crimson Squad , from which he is known as the " deathseeker " who joined the squad to seek a warrior ' s death . His left arm and leg were destroyed in a battle with Sin prior to his joining of the squad , and are replaced with machina prosthetics . He is Leblanc ' s love interest , although it is unknown if he returns her feelings . Nooj was first mentioned in " " . Profile . Appearance . Nooj has long brown hair kept in two loops and a ponytail tied with a red band and has blue eyes with blue glasses . He wears red long johns with multiple red and black belts used to keep his prosthetic arm and leg on . Over his right shoulder is a purple sleeve with fur at the top . He wears purple boots and carries a silver cane . Story . At the time of Operation Mi ' ihen , Nooj , Gippal , and Baralai , along with their mission recorder , Paine , entered the Den of Woe as their final test to become members of the Crimson Squad . The operation was overseen by Maester Wen Kinoc to investigate rumors of people seeing visions of a colossal machina within the den . While in the cave , Shuyin ' s spirit that dwelt there took Nooj as a host , using his eagerness to die to control him . After escaping the cave and the Yevon Warrior Monk s ordered to kill them to cover up Kinoc ' s failed operation , the team disbanded at Mi ' ihen Highroad . Shuyin forced Nooj to shoot his teammates in the back , but they survived . Nooj dedicated his life to discovering the secrets hidden by Yevon after having seen a vision of Vegnagun in the den , though he was unaware of Shuyin ' s presence in his body . A year after the onset of the Eternal Calm , Nooj founded the Youth League who made the Mushroom Rock Road their headquarters , and began rebuilding Kilika Port . After the fall of Yevon Spira was left with a power vacuum and different factions vie to steer Spira to a path they deem right , Youth League among them . One of Youth League ' s missions is to collect ancient sphere recordings and release them to the public to reveal Spira ' s true history that Yevon had so long tried to conceal . Unknown to him , Nooj ' s pursuit of the ancient spheres is fueled by Shuyin ' s latent spirit within him guiding him to discover the location of Vegnagun . Two years later , the Gullwings encounter Nooj at the new Kilika Port where he and the Youth League are demanding a certain sphere should be released to the public . Due to the current mission and the ensuing chaos , the Gullwings have no time to meet Nooj face to face . The Gullwings snatch the controversial sphere recording for themselves and after viewing it decide to relinquish it to one of the factions fighting over it . If the Gullwings side with the Youth League they are given an honorable welcome . Paine is now a member of the Gullwings , but pretends to not know Nooj who also avoids bringing up the past , merely discussing the sphere ' s contents : images of Vegnagun , a massive machina weapon Shuyin has been manipulating Nooj to find . The Gullwings can later meet Nooj outside the Den of Woe , which is now sealed , and he gives Paine a Crimson Sphere . Thanks to cooperation with Leblanc , Vegnagun ' s location is revealed to be under Bevelle , and Nooj heads there to find it . Before he can do anything Vegnagun flees to the Farplane , roused by Nooj ' s hatred . He meets up with Baralai and Gippal in Vegnagun ' s former lair to discuss the issue , but because of Nooj ' s " betrayal " two years ago , Baralai threatens to kill him . This in turn triggers Gippal ' s frustration and he threatens Baralai . The stream of negative emotions fully reawakens Shuyin , who takes Baralai as his new host . Shuyin , now fully in control of Baralai , jumps into the pit where Vegnagun used to be that leads to the Farplane , and Nooj and Gippal pursue . When Yuna falls into the hole left in the wake of the disappeared fayth after defeating Ixion in Djose Temple , she awakes at Farplane Glen . Nooj and Gippal find her and hand her spheres for Paine before heading deeper into the abyss , asking Yuna to " take care of things topside . " Yuna escapes the Farplane and quells the rising tension in Spira risen due to the disappearance of the faction leaders — Nooj , Baralai and Gippal — by hosting a concert on the Thunder Plains . Afterward YRP ventures into the Farplane to stop Shuyin from controlling Vegnagun , and catch up with Nooj and Gippal . Nooj hatches a plan to injure Baralai so Shuyin will abandon him and take him over instead , and then kill himself . Yuna rejects this plan and they work together to dismantle Vegnagun and free Baralai . Vegnagun is deactivated and Shuyin ' s spirit abandons Baralai , manifesting a corporeal body , but he is defeated by YRP . After Shuyin ' s spirit returns in peace to the Farplane , Nooj , Gippal , and Baralai settle their differences and decide to lead Spira toward a brighter future together . They host a conference at the Luca stadium to address the populace , but Yuna and her friends cannot attend as they are heading home to Besaid . Gameplay . Party Member . Nooj can be recruited as a party member in " Final Fantasy X - 2 International " and the " HD Remaster " versions through the Creature Creator system . To recruit Nooj , the player must defeat him in the Den of Woe and must set up a Special Monster Pod in Mushroom Rock . Skipping the cutscenes in the Den will prevent the player from obtaining him . He retains many of his moves from his boss battle and can use any of the common dressphere s . Like all monster allies , Nooj is controlled by the game ' s AI . Creature Creator . Rippling Chroma and Greedy Aura are similar moves . The main difference is that Greedy Aura damages both HP and MP whereas Rippling Chroma deals a hefty amount of damage to HP . Lightfall can be learned by getting hit by Nooj ' s Lightfall , which deals approximately 5000 damage regardless of Defense or Magic Defense while playing as Nooj , and surviving it . The player must be at a high enough in level . Boss . In Chapter 5 , if the player obtains all the Crimson Spheres and heads to the Den of Woe they can enter a series of battles . A pyrefly illusion of Nooj is the last boss encountered in the den . Nooj uses a gun in battle and has two special gun skills and a special attack . The first skill creates a glyph under the player and explodes , causing damage . The second skill is named Greedy Aura , and it creates the same glyph under all allies , but causes less damage and also MP loss . His most powerful attack is Lightfall , where ( when low on HP ) he levitates into the air and creates a giant ball of light and hurls it down upon all allies , always causing 5 , 000 points of HP damage . Nooj can also be fought in the Fiend Arena in the International and " HD Remaster " versions . Voice . Nooj is voiced by in the Japanese version and George Newbern in the English version . He shares the same English voice actor as Sephiroth . It was Newbern ' s performance as Nooj that got him the role of Sephiroth after positive reactions from fans . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Nooj appears in " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " .