Brother Brother is a non - player character in " Final Fantasy X " who is featured in a more prominent role in " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . He is an Al Bhed , and is Cid ' s son and Rikku ' s brother , Braska ' s nephew , and Yuna ' s cousin . He is a blitzball player who can be recruited for the Besaid Aurochs in " Final Fantasy X " and starts as a blitzball player for the Gullwings in " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . His name is actually Brother , as stated in blitzball matches he participates , and in Al Bhed Home - Living quarters , there ' s a treasure chest that can be opened if the player answers questions in Al Bhed language : the last question asks what Cid ' s son name is , and the correct answer is " Brother " . According to the " Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega " Brother is 18 years old during " Final Fantasy X " . Profile . Appearance . Brother has green eyes with the trademark spiral pupil of the Al Bhed , blond Iroquois and ears adorned with multiple earrings . He wears long , gray pants held by blue - and - red suspenders , and black gloves with iron buttons and red - and - black cuffs . His chest and arms are heavily tattooed . Personality . Brother is lively and wild with a taste for action . He loves Yuna , being somewhat obsessive about her as whenever he hears any trouble around her , he is ready to protect her . He may have developed his over - protectiveness for Yuna after his father , Cid . Brother often acts without thinking and is ready for anything , even going so far as to jump off ship when he thinks Yuna is in danger . In keeping with the traditional Japanese perception of cousins , Brother ' s crush on Yuna is not halted by his blood relation to her . He cares for his younger sister Rikku and tells Tidus to take care of her before they fight Sin , although in " Final Fantasy X - 2 " his attention is mostly focused on Yuna . He tells Rikku to use proper grammar , but fails to mention that to Yuna when she picks up Rikku ' s speech patterns . Having only recently perfected speaking another language , Brother slips back into Al Bhed when emotion overcomes him . Story . " Final Fantasy X " . When Brother was a child he attempted to chase off a fiend that attacked a young Rikku at the beach with a Thunder spell , but missed and hit Rikku instead . This traumatizes Rikku and leaves her with . Brother is placed in charge of an Al Bhed Salvage Ship tasked to recover a sunken airship and attempts to tell the captive Tidus through gestures that he would be working with them . Even after Tidus helps Rikku in the salvage operation what would later result in the " Fahrenheit " , Brother remains cold to the captive . He later leads an attack on Yuna ' s group when her pilgrimage reaches Lake Macalania , employing an anti - magic machina . After the weapon is destroyed , Brother threatens to tell Rikku on their father and washes his hands of the situation when she explains she will protect Yuna as her guardian . When the Al Bhed Home is being invaded by the Guado , Brother pilots the now - operational airship to safety . He opposes Cid ' s plan to destroy Home but is forced to comply , and leads the surviving Al Bhed in a prayer for their former sanctuary and sobbing once the deed is done . Brother remains the " Fahrenheit ' s " pilot and , prior to the final battle with Sin , musters to speak the main Spira n language to ask Tidus to keep Rikku safe . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Sometime after the start of the Eternal Calm , having had a falling out with Cid , Brother and his friend Buddy traveled to Spira ' s north where they discovered the " Celsius " after being led to it by a gull . Freezing and without food , Buddy and Brother ate the gull to survive , and named their sphere hunter group the Gullwings in its honor . Though the leader , having perfected his bilingual skills to better communicate with Yuna , Brother acts more like the group ' s comedy relief as he gets hit whenever he comments on Yuna . Eventually , Brother reveals the depth of his affection to Barkeep : having watched Yuna grow as a person during the time they ' d shared , he has come to love Yuna with her back to him , " looking ahead into the distance " . When Cid comes aboard the " Celsius " and attempts to make peace with his " wayward " children it escalates into an argument , after which Cid , Brother and Rikku contemplate their futures . " 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 . Thus the Gullwings stay in the village . When Buddy , Brother and Shinra are talking among themselves in Al Bhed , a man named Briar points Shinra out as a " Bedore " and tries to attack him . Paine and the other Gullwings subdue him and tie him up at the Besaid Temple . Gameplay . " Final Fantasy X " . Brother is the best " free - agent " Blitzball player available for the player to hire in the early and mid - game . He boasts good starting PA , SH , and BL stats , and is one of the fastest swimmers in Spira . His stats allow him to dominate the sphere pool until blitzball reaches its later stages ; as such , he is a handy addition to the Besaid Aurochs , especially early on . Brother ' s best position is MF , as it allows him to take advantage of all of his stats . At level 99 , Brother is tied with Nedus for the best SP stat in the game . < br > " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . Creature Creator . Brother can be recruited as a party member through the Creature Creator system . He is obtained automatically whenever the player has no creatures in their roster and is available upon starting the game . Brother attacks with his hips in battle and has access to three abilities : Stormin ' , Partyin ' ; and Machismo . He can use any of the common dressphere s . Like all monster allies , Brother is controlled by the game ' s AI . Fiend Arena . Brother can be fought in the Youth League Tournament in the Fiend Arena as a boss . During the battle he is paired up with Buddy . Creation and development . Voice . Brother ' s Japanese voice actor is while his English voice actor is David Rasner . Yamaguchi also provides voices for Clasko and Wantz in " Final Fantasy X " and " Final Fantasy X - 2 " , while Rasner voices Al - Cid Margrace from " Final Fantasy XII " . Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Trading Card Game " . Brother from " Final Fantasy X - 2 " appears with a wind - elemental card . Etymology . Brother ' s name in the Japanese version is . In Japanese language , is a honorable term for an older brother or a superior .