Shelinda Shelinda is a non - player character in " Final Fantasy X " and " Final Fantasy X - 2 " , who is a devout but naive follower of Yevon . According to the " Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega " , Shelinda is 19 years old during " Final Fantasy X " . Profile . Appearance . Shelinda has brown hair with green hat adorned with white cones at each side with gold spheres and white - and - light blue strings . She wears a white blouse with yellow - and - red cuffs , and a green outfit with dark blue - and - orange belt - like material around her waist ; the dark blue part is adorned with yellow ornaments . A white - and - back strip with varied designs overhangs from her breasts and she wears brown shoes . Personality . When Yuna first encounters Shelinda , she is a young acolyte devoted to Yevon and its teachings . Like the religion she professes , she is against usage of mechanical weapons . She sees herself as a weak and unnoticeable person , but the words she hears from the young summoner change her attitude and she decides to help the Crusaders despite their actions going against Yevon ' s teachings . When Yevon begins to tear itself apart , Shelinda sees herself as the " rock that stands against the swirling tides " , but later on decides to find her own path in life . She can be seen as a parallel of Yuna as in the beginning : she is devoted to Yevon , but as time passes , notices it only limited her . Story . " Final Fantasy X " . When the party first meets Shelinda on the Mi ' ihen Highroad , she is trying to convince the Crusaders to stop their operation to defeat Sin , but nobody listens to her . Yuna encourages her to continue for the benefit of the people of Yevon . The party meets her again in Rin ' s Travel Agency and the Newroad North area . If Tidus enters this last site without riding a chocobo , he will watch Shelinda get knocked off her chocobo . Later , Shelinda appears on the Mushroom Rock Road feeling crestfallen for not stopping the operation , but offers to heal the party and use what little White Magic skills she has to help the troops . After the Operation Mi ' ihen , she is aiding soldiers and is relieved to find the party is safe , but writes off the Crusaders ' deaths , claiming it ' s what they get for disobeying Yevon . Shelinda appears in Guadosalam , where she informs the party that Maester Seymour has left for the Macalania Temple . Just after Guadosalam on the Thunder Plains , she says she has heard rumors that Yuna and Seymour are to be married . Shelinda makes it to the Macalania Temple , and responds to the rumors of the supposed betrothal , but appears to have left by the time the party confronts Seymour . After the party defeats Yunalesca , Yuna and her guardians find Shelinda was promoted to captain of the guard in Bevelle as Yevon has fallen into disarray . Kept in the dark about Mika being an unsent , and tricked into thinking the party had not met him , Shelinda agrees to help them spread the word to people to sing the " Hymn of the Fayth " to deal with Sin . After Sin ' s defeat , Shelinda rejoices with the rest of Spira . " Final Fantasy X - 2 " . After the defeat of Sin and the coming of the Eternal Calm , Shelinda tried to help the temples , but being constantly ordered around led her to quit . She came to Luca , becoming a reporter for a local Sphere broadcast station . She interviews Yuna and the Gullwings while announcing the upcoming Sphere Break tournament , later telling her story to YRP with Rikku and Paine pointing out the irony that Shelinda took another job where she is still ordered around . In Chapter 4 , she can be seen on the CommSphere in Luca interviewing various citizens .