O'aka XXIII

O'aka XXIII is a non-player character in Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2. He is a traveling merchant who sells items and equipment to the player. He is Yuna's devout supporter and has a brother called Wantz. According to the Final Fantasy X Ultimania Omega he is 30 years old during Final Fantasy X.
==Profile==
===Appearance===
O'aka has floppy red hair with a small black hat secured with string under his chin. He wears a short brown waistcoat that reveals his stomach under a blue shirt, baggy beige trousers, open sandals and gloves. He wears a pack of wares. Unlike most Spirans, O'aka speaks with a Cockney accent, like Wantz.
===Personality===
O'aka is at first pompous and rude, commenting on Tidus's clothes and income, but he proves himself a valuable asset later, being there when they need him and providing occasional discounts. O'aka can be sneaky, slipping past guards and security, but his motives to help Yuna and the party are close to his heart. Despite the disagreements they get into, O'aka does care for his brother Wantz. O'aka learned many of his skills, like silver-tongued negotiations and disguises, from his forebears.
==Story==
===Final Fantasy X===
O'aka first appears in Besaid village, though Tidus does not officially make his acquaintance until sailing on either the S.S. Liki or S.S. Winno, depending on if he goes below the decks on the way to Kilika or not. When Tidus first encounters O'aka, he comments on Tidus's clothes and says he looks poor. O'aka introduces himself as a merchant and appears in many locations afterward, including Luca and Mushroom Rock Road during Operation Mi'ihen, where he snuck past the guards.
O'aka finds his way to the Moonflow, and later to Lake Macalania. He uses a sphere before escaping from guards after the party kills Seymour Guado and his accomplice guards. He is again seen in Bevelle before the party fights Seymour for the second time. When the party runs into his brother, Wantz, on Mt. Gagazet, he reveals O'aka has been captured by Yevon for conspiracy—namely for supplying goods to Yuna and her party with knowledge of Maester Seymour's recent death.
O'aka escapes and returns to Luca (only if the player spoke with Wantz on Mt. Gagazet), pledging to leave the merchant life. When the player runs into him at the theater entrance, O'aka mentions his sister dying during her duties as summoner. It is in this conversation where he reveals his motivation in helping Yuna, whom he feels looks a lot like his sister.
===Final Fantasy X-2===
After Yuna and her guardians felled Sin, O'aka bought the Lake Macalania travel agency from Rin. When the temple sank to the bottom of the lake, O'aka found himself with few customers to sell to and in debt to the Al Bhed. Helping O'aka by stowing him away aboard the Celsius, the Gullwings buy his merchandise so he can pay his debts. Once solvent, O'aka returns to the agency and finds his debt collectors killed off by the fiends stirring from the sunken Macalania Temple. Adamant to honor the debt collectors, as he would never be able to pay them, O'aka remains in the travel agency and offers accessories for affordable prices to travelers. O'aka later reconciles with Wantz and takes him in as his assistant.
If the Gullwings turn O'aka in to the Al Bhed, he will work his debt off at the Southern Expanse in the Bikanel Desert. The Gullwings can otherwise bring him to their airship. Yuna can talk to O'aka on the CommSphere, and spot him in the hot springs area in Mt. Gagazet in a CommSphere event. In a Fiend Tale scenario, O'aka encounters an Elder Zurvan whom his great-grandfather stole a treasure sphere from and outwits the Imp as his grandfather and father had done in similar confrontations.
===Final Fantasy X-2: Last Mission===
O'aka is mentioned to have started a new business with Cid at Mt. Gagazet's hot springs, though it is not a successful venture for either.
==Shops==
===Final Fantasy X===
At O'aka's first four locations, the player has the opportunity to donate him gil to start up his business.
The amount of money the player gives O'aka determines the prices at his shops at the Mushroom Rock Road, in the following manner:
*0 - 100 gil → all items/weapons will get 100% increase in prices.
*101 - 1000 gil → all items/weapons will get 50% increase in prices.
*1001 - 10000 → all items/weapons will get 20% increase in prices.
*10001+ → items/weapons will get 30% discount on all prices.
The last chance for the player to give money to O'aka is in the Mi'ihen Oldroad. Once the player enters the Mushroom Rock Road, they will no longer be able to give more money to O'aka.
The player can also affect O'aka's prices at Macalania Woods, Lake Macalania, and Macalania Temple (the latter two depending on what was said in Macalania Woods), see these shops below:
====S.S. Liki====
The player can't buy anything, but they can give O'aka money.
====S.S. Winno====
Item 	Price
Potion 	50
Phoenix Down	100
Antidote 	50
====Luca====
The weapons available have Slowtouch for Tidus, Poisontouch for Wakka, and Lightningstrike for Kimahri. The armor pieces have MP +5% for Yuna and Lulu and Fire Ward for Kimahri.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
====Mi'ihen Highroad====
O'aka is found on the Oldroad.
Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
====Mushroom Rock Road - Entrance====
O'aka's pricing depends on how much gil the player donated to him earlier. The tables below indicate his prices at 100%. The weapon for Tidus has Icestrike and the shield for him has HP +5% and Defense +3%. The weapon for Yuna has Magic +3% and Sensor. The ring for Yuna and the bangle for Lulu slightly boost HP and MP with HP +5% and MP +5%. Wakka's armor piece gives HP +5% and SOS NulFrost and Auron's bracer has Slow Ward and one empty slot.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
Soft 	50 gil
====Mushroom Rock Road - Ridge (at Operation Mi'ihen HQ)====
O'aka's pricing depends on how much gil the player donated to him earlier. The tables below indicate his prices at 100%.
The weapon for Tidus has Counterattack, the one for Wakka has Stonetouch, and the one for Auron has Initiative. For the armor pieces, Yuna has one for Magic Defense +3% and another for Fire Ward and SOS NulTide with one empty slot, Kimahri has one for Ice Ward and one for Sleep Ward, Lulu's has Magic Defense +3% and Water Ward and Wakka's has Magic Defense +3% and Confuse Ward.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
Soft 	50 gil
====Mushroom Rock Road - Aftermath====
O'aka's pricing depends on how much gil the player donated to him earlier. The tables below indicate his prices at 100%.
Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
Soft 	50 gil
====Moonflow - South Wharf====
The weapon for Tidus has both Firestike and Icestrike. The weapon for Wakka has Strength +3% and Strength +5%. The weapon for Kimahri has Magic +5% and Poisontouch. For the armor pieces, Yuna's and Lulu's give Defense and Magic Defense at 5%, and the bracer for Auron gives Poison Ward and SOS NulShock.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
Soft 	50 gil
====Moonflow - North Wharf====
Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
Soft 	50 gil
====Guadosalam====
The weapon for Tidus has Waterstrike and Lightningstrike. The weapon for Yuna hasMagic +5% and Poisontouch. The weapon for Wakka has Darktouch and an empty slot. The weapon for Lulu has Magic +5% and Deathtouch. Auron's has Strength +5 and an empty slot. The armor pieces have Lightning Ward with an empty slot.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
Soft 	50 gil
====Macalania Woods====
O'aka's prices can be altered if the player views his wares, regardless if they buy anything. O'aka will ask Tidus's opinion of his prices and choosing 'Too pricey' will reduce the price of both equipment and items by 25%. If the player chooses 'Just right', the prices remain the same. If the player chooses 'Too cheap', O'aka will increase the price of both equipment and items by 25%.
The weapon for Tidus has First Strike, the one for Yuna has Magic +5% and Darktouch, the one for Wakka has Strength +5% and Icestrike, the one for Auron has Strength +5% and an empty slot, and the one for Rikku has Strength and Magic +5%. The bangle for Lulu has Ice Ward and HP +5% and the armlet for Kimahri has Water Ward and HP +5%.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	100 → 75 gil
Hi-Potion 	1,000 → 750 gil
Phoenix Down	200 → 150 gil
Antidote 	100 → 75 gil
Eye Drops 	100 → 75 gil
Echo Screen 	100 → 75 gil
Soft 	100 → 75 gil
====Lake Macalania====
The answer the player gave O'aka in Macalania Woods affects these prices. If the player chose 'Too pricey', O'aka will reduce the price of both equipment and items by 25%. If the player chose 'Just right', the prices remain the same. If the player chose 'Too cheap' or not talked with him, O'aka will increase the price of both equipment and items by 25%.
The weapon for Tidus has First Strike and Strength +3%. The weapon for Kimahri has Magic +5% and Magic +3%. The weapon for Rikku has Strength +5% and Strength +3%. For the armor pieces, Yuna's has HP +10% and Poison Ward. Lulu's has Silence Ward instead, and the armlet for Kimahri has just Silence Ward and an empty slot. Auron's bracer has Stone Ward and the targe for Rikku has HP +10% and HP +5%.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	100 → 75 gil
Hi-Potion 	1,000 → 750 gil
Phoenix Down	200 → 150 gil
Antidote 	100 → 75 gil
Eye Drops 	100 → 75 gil
Echo Screen 	100 → 75 gil
Soft 	100 → 75 gil
====Macalania Temple - Hall====
Appears after viewing Jyscal's Sphere in the Nuns' Chamber.
The answer the player gave O'aka in Macalania Woods affects these prices. If the player chose 'Too pricey', O'aka will reduce the price of both equipment and items by 25%. If the player chose 'Just right', the prices remain the same. If the player chose 'Too cheap' or not talked with him, O'aka will increase the price of both equipment and items by 25%. The equipment is the same as the previous time he was encountered.
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Item 	Cost
Potion 	100 → 75 gil
Hi-Potion 	1,000 → 750 gil
Phoenix Down	200 → 150 gil
Antidote 	100 → 75 gil
Eye Drops 	100 → 75 gil
Echo Screen 	100 → 75 gil
Soft 	100 → 75 gil
====Macalania Temple - Road====
The answer the player gave O'aka in Macalania Woods affects these prices. If the player chose 'Too pricey', O'aka will reduce the price of both equipment and items by 25%. If the player chose 'Just right', the prices remain the same. If the player chose 'Too cheap' or not talked with him, O'aka will increase the price of both equipment and items by 25%.
Item 	Cost
Potion 	100 → 75 gil
Hi-Potion 	1,000 → 750 gil
Phoenix Down	200 → 150 gil
Antidote 	100 → 75 gil
Eye Drops 	100 → 75 gil
Echo Screen 	100 → 75 gil
Soft 	100 → 75 gil
====Bevelle====
Item 	Cost
Potion 	50 gil
Hi-Potion 	500 gil
Phoenix Down 	100 gil
Antidote 	50 gil
Eye Drops 	50 gil
Echo Screen 	50 gil
Soft 	50 gil
Power Distiller 	100 gil
Mana Distiller 	100 gil
Speed Distiller 	100 gil
Ability Distiller	100 gil
===Final Fantasy X-2===
O'aka's debt changes based on the game mode. If playing New Game, his debt will be 100,000 gil. In New Game Plus, his debt will be 1,000 gil plus whatever the player did not pay off during the previous playthrough (if the player paid off his debt, it will be 1,000 gil; if they did not pay any of it off, it will be 101,000 gil). He will remain on the airship until Chapter 3, even if his debt has been paid off. His prices will be greatly reduced to the point where the player can buy cheap items from him and sell them to Barkeep for a profit. Paying off his debts will unlock the "Millionaire" trophy/achievement in Final Fantasy X-2 HD Remaster.
====Celsius====
Item 	Cost (In Debt)	Cost (Debt Paid)
Potion 	49 gil 	5 gil
Hi-Potion 	490 gil 	50 gil
Phoenix Down	98 gil 	10 gil
Antidote 	49 gil 	5 gil
Eye Drops 	49 gil 	5 gil
Echo Screen 	49 gil 	5 gil
Soft 	49 gil 	5 gil
Holy Water 	294 gil 	30 gil
====Macalania Travel Agency====
This shop is only available after obtaining an Episode Complete at the Macalania Travel Agency during Chapter 5.
Item 	Cost
Faerie Earrings	10,000 gil
Kinesis Badge 	10,000 gil
Safety Bit 	10,000 gil
Sword Lore 	50,000 gil
Bushido Lore 	50,000 gil
Arcane Lore 	50,000 gil
Nature's Lore 	50,000 gil
Black Lore 	50,000 gil
White Lore 	50,000 gil
Crimson Ring 	10,000 gil
Snow Ring 	10,000 gil
Ochre Ring 	10,000 gil
Cerulean Ring 	10,000 gil
==Other appearances==
===Mobius Final Fantasy===
==Behind the scenes==
===Voice===
O'aka is voiced by Dwight Schultz in the English version. 
In the Japanese version, he is voiced by , who is known as the Japanese voice actor of Goro Majima from Yakuza/Ryū ga gotoku series. 
==Gallery==
O'aka on the highbridge.jpg|O'aka on the Highbridge in Final Fantasy X.
CommSphere Lake Macalania.png|O'aka in a CommSphere event.
Oaka in ffx-2.jpg|O'aka in Final Fantasy X-2.
==Allusion==
In Final Fantasy Type-0 the phantomist Akane has a boyfriend, called O'yah, who is initially cursed and turned into a toad. After he is healed after visiting the Valley of Monsters, he will accompany her to every location she can be met. In Bethnel Caverns, he will say "Y'know, getting turned into an amphibian helped me realize what I really want in life: marry my girl, have a kid, and run our business—as a family! It'll be like one of those little mom-and-pop shops. I'm O'yah, and she's Akane, so maybe we could call it 'O'yah and Akane's'! ...No? Maybe something with a little more zing, like 'O'aka's'! ...Still no?"
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