Well I can break up the agreement parade by saying Yuffie is the best Final Fantasy Female
Hell Yuna ain't even the best female in her own game that goes to Rikku.
I dunno Yuna never really resonated with me. I can step back and see why people like her, but to me she's kinda boring and a bit of a Mary Sue in some ways. Like yeah she's naive and shy/awkward at times but I don't seem to recall it ever being presented as a flaw or hurting her in the sense that "hey it was your fault for screwing that up." I also dislike that any sort of new or bold move she makes generally comes from inspiration from Tidus or Rikku or someone else. That's probably debatable to some since she's generally been getting praise in the write-up for how bold she is and stuff but that's how it always felt to me.
I also don't see why one would try to separate voice acting from characters, unless like, the VA's presentation totally doesn't fit the dialogue or something. Generally VAs are chosen for a reason and I would say they're a real part of the character. The only argument you could have otherwise would be if a character has an actor/VA in a book adaptation. FFX is no book, though, and I'm sure just as much care was taken in selecting the English VA as the Japanese one so yeah.
Though on that note I actually think Hedy Burress was an excellent choice for the VA for Yuna. Any awkward lines she has generally fit the character, I think.
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