This article pertains to Xenogears: the sub-database of Xenosaga Wiki. |
“ | "Don't say anything more. I already know..."
- Yui, to Citan |
” |
Yui Uzuki (ユイ・ウヅキ, yui udzuki) is the granddaughter of Shevat Sage Gaspar Uzuki, wife of Citan Uzuki, and mother of Midori Uzuki.
Yui is kind and generous to Fei in his visits to the Uzuki household, as well as a talented cook. Like her husband, she knows more than she lets on, and is a skilled martial artist, having been taught by her grandfather, the Shevat Sage Gasper Uzuki.
Biography[]
Yui's early life is mostly unknown, except that she studied under her grandfather, learning the same martial arts he used. Perfect Works notes that her skills are her grandfather's pride and joy.
9992 was when Yui met Citan Uzuki, then known as Hyuga Ricdeau[1]. Hyuga, who had taken on the task of directing the strategy for Solaris's third invasion of Shevat, had a showdown with Gaspar, which ended in a draw between the two skilled warriors. It was at this time Hyuga met Yui, falling deeply in love with her.
When the invasion turned out to be in Shevat's favor, Hyuga ordered the Solaris military forces to retreat. While this may have been due to a strategic decision on his part, his feelings for Yui was just as likely part of his motivation.
It was through the escape route that Hyuga previously used that he and Yui met again in secret. The two had their trysts, though Gaspar would debate his granddaughter's lover on many issues. It was during these visits that Hyuga, questioning the motives of using his swordsmanship for killing, entrusted Yui with his grandfather's sword, as he chose to learn the martial arts she and Gaspar used instead.
In 9994, Yui and Hyuga marry, and later have a daughter, named Midori[1]. Their time as a family was interrupted two years later, however, as Hyuga was secretly entrusted by Emperor Cain with an important task. Taking on the name Citan Uzuki, he was to watch over the recovered Contact Fei Fong Wong, on the surface.[2]
Yui did not see her husband until two years later, when he came to collect her and Midori. Reunited with her husband, Yui and Midori moved down to the surface to live in a quaint house near Lahan Village. Knowing the reason for Citan's need to live in Lahan, as well as his origin, Yui remains as a pillar of support for Citan, raising their young daughter in the guise of a wife of a country doctor.
Xenogears[]
After Lahan is destroyed by Id, Yui brought the survivors with her when she moved back to Shevat. Fei is surprised to find Yui in Shevat, and that she has a full understanding of the events in Lahan. Yui tells Fei that the destruction of Lahan wasn't his fault, and that the villagers "couldn't blame only [him] for that incident because Solaris was behind it".
Before Citan goes to join Fei and the others to infiltrate Solaris, he has a tender meeting with Yui, and together, they recognize that Citan's decided path may lead to people being hurt, including Citan himself. Yui gives Citan the sword he had entrusted to her years ago, and demands he come back alive.
While Midori is seen again in Disc 2, Yui is absent. However, if the player receives Midori's ring at Citan's house and gives it back to Midori in Disc 2, Fei tells her to "listen to your mother, Yui", suggesting that she is still alive.
Trivia[]
- Due to a translation error, the game implies that Yui Uzuki defeated Citan in a sword duel, and they fell in love when he was recovering from the fight. This isn't true, according to Perfect Works.
- While it would seem notable to a Western audience, in Japan, there is a custom of a husband taking his spouse's surname in certain situations.
- Perfect Works implies Yui is not infused with the same nanotechnology as her grandfather Gaspar. In Gaspar's section, it says he was 560 years old when his eldest son (Yui's father) was born.