Shinra ( Final Fantasy X - 2 ) Shinra is a young Al Bhed boy who serves aboard the " Celsius " in " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . A technical prodigy , he designed the Garment Grid system and the CommSphere communicators , helps decode the various spheres the Gullwings locate and designs a display sphere for Yuna ' s concert in Chapter 4 . Shinra rewards the Garment Grid The End for completing the optional activity of recording visual data of the applicable monsters in the game in their Oversoul states for Shinra ' s Bestiary . Once enemies have been encountered in Oversoul state they are listed in red . Profile . Appearance . Like many character models in " Final Fantasy X - 2 " , Shinra is recycled from an unrelated non - playable character from " Final Fantasy X . " He wears a mask with an ochre visor , and a brown full - body suit with lime green mittens . His suit has a blue collar . Personality . Although Shinra is intelligent and knows it , he is still very much a child and is often heard singing the Gullwings ' theme song . When faced with a conundrum the others expect him to solve , he retorts with : " " I ' m just a kid ! " " Shinra cuddles up to Yuna before she departs for the Farplane , like a child saying goodbye to his mother or elder sister . Story . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Shinra works on board the " Celsius " as the Gullwings ' technical adviser for the Garment Grid and playing sphere videos on request . When Yuna and the party watch the Awesome Sphere stolen from Kilika Shinra identifies Vegnagun as a weapon . Shinra builds the CommSphere communicator and plants them wherever the Gullwings visit as a test . For Yuna ' s Thunder Plains concert Shinra builds a sphere display to broadcast the concert to the crowds , and tests his ChocoPorter invention on a chocobo . Following life on Spira from the CommSpheres Shinra is disappointed to find many of them have become broken for various reasons . After helping discover the ways into the Farplane , Shinra examines energy readings and speculates it could be harnessed for Spira ' s benefit although it would take generations . Prior to YRP ' s final battle with Shuyin , hugging Yuna while telling her to be careful , Shinra admits the mission to save Spira is his last mission with the Gullwings . " Final Fantasy X - 2 . 5 ~ Eien no Daishō ~ " . After landing in Besaid for Tidus and Yuna ' s reunion , the " Celsius " malfunctions and is unable to fly and even Shinra is stumped on how to repair it . The Gullwings stay in the village , and later a man named Briar points Shinra out as a " Bedore " and tries to attack him . The Gullwings subdue him and tie him up at the Besaid Temple . Shinra is curious and asks Briar what a Bedore is and learns it is the ancient name for Al Bhed . Briar tricks Shinra into releasing him by promising to fix the " Celsius " , but as Shinra unties him Briar knocks him down and escapes . Rikku comments that Shinra is now helping Rin on his machina projects . As revealed in " Final Fantasy X - 2 Ultimania " , Shinra received financial support from Rin for his personal project to modify Vegnagun to confirm his theory of harnessing the Farplane ' s energy . In the Fiend Tale storyline , while he was still a member of the Gullwings , Shinra is studying the fiends . The reasons for this are a mystery to even the fiends themselves , as they have grown to respect Shinra for helping them cope with their current conditions . Shinra momentarily becomes a fiend himself while learning of the origins of the fiends that existed before life on Spira did and resided in the Fiend World . Gameplay . In the International and HD Remaster version of " Final Fantasy X - 2 " , Shinra ' s research on Ultima Weapon and then Omega Weapon caused him to be consumed in the fiend ' s pyreflies and is transformed into the Almighty Shinra . The story behind it is that Shinra tried to manufacture the dark energy in the Farplane , and was possessed by Omega Weapon . When defeated , Shinra apparently returns to normal . Creation and development . Both " Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega " and the " Final Fantasy X - 2 Ultimania , " suggest that Shinra of " Final Fantasy X - 2 " has a connection to the company of the same name in " Final Fantasy VII " . From " Final Fantasy VII Ultimania Omega " : In the " Final Fantasy X - 2 Ultimania " Kazushige Nojima said the following : Voice . Shinra is voiced by Akeno Watanabe in the Japanese version and Pamela Adlon in the English versions . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Shinra appears with an Earth - elemental card . Etymology . Shinra ' s name is an allusion to the Shinra Electric Power Company from " Final Fantasy VII " .