About
Poltergeist is my fifth character shrine and my first to a main character. Construction began in late August of 2007 and was uploaded the same year mid-October (the 12th to be exact). I created this shrine not only because Tidus is probably my favorite character in any game ever, but because I honestly feel like I can identify with aspects of his story and personality. If you visit my other shrines you'll notice this one has a lot more of a personal approach to it. I understand Tidus because he's a lot like me, and I've recently begun to understand myself.
I really would be cheating Aeryvae and Eileen if I didn't thank them here. They were actually excited I was doing this project and inspired and encouraged me to finish it. Aeryvae also deserves thanks for helping me name this thing. Poltergeist was actually one of her suggestions and completely rocked over my ideas, Opus and Reverie. In her words, "I've always thought of Tidus as an unruly ghost who causes massive chaos in a world not his own." The word Poltergeist fits the part of Tidus I wrote about on most of the shrine, and after thinking about it, no other name was good enough.
A little on the layout: This is the fifth layout I've made for Poltergeist, and although it looks simple, it's one of the more complex. I've been attempting new things in layouts recently, and you're looking at my very first layout with an animation and rollovers. The animation (Tidus fading in and out in the black box above) really fits Tidus and the title of this site. The design was created in Adobe Photoshop and ImageReady and coded in Notepad. Resources used are from discolore, Hybrid Genesis, and 77words.
Finally, while the Final Fantasy franchise would be awesome to own, I can't say I do. The geniuses known as Square-Enix created Tidus and Final Fantasy X, and both are property of them, not me. Poltergeist is my (Todd) creation, though, and is part of the Dragonzord collective.
Poltergeist was created and is maintained by me, Todd, and is part of the Dragonzord Network. This shrine was made for fun and is entirely non-profit. It is made up of my own personal opinions and perception. Sadly, I don't own Tidus or Final Fantasy X. They are both property of Square-Enix. Please don't sue me.