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The following is a list of allusions present in Final Fantasy XIV.

Contents 1 Final Fantasy series 1.1 Final Fantasy I 1.2 Final Fantasy II 1.3 Final Fantasy III 1.4 Final Fantasy IV 1.4.1 Final Fantasy IV: The After Years 1.5 Final Fantasy V 1.6 Final Fantasy VI 1.7 Final Fantasy VII 1.8 Final Fantasy VIII 1.9 Final Fantasy IX 1.10 Final Fantasy XI 1.11 Final Fantasy XII 1.12 Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers 1.13 Random Encounters 2 Other Square Enix Games 2.1 Xenogears 3 Non-Square Related 3.1 Games 3.1.1 Call of Duty 3.1.2 The Elder Scrolls V:Skyrim 3.2 Movies 3.2.1 Star-Wars 3.2.2 The Matrix 3.3 Books 3.3.1 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 3.4 Cartoons 3.4.1 My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic 3.5 Anime 3.5.1 Dragon Ball Z 3.6 Music 3.6.1 Modest Mouse 3.7 Series 3.7.1 Law & Order 3.8 Real World 3.8.1 Roman Empire

Final Fantasy seriesEdit

Final Fantasy IEdit

• The Garlean Empire's name is a reference to Garland.

Final Fantasy IIEdit

• The company responsible for the airship docks is named Highwind

Final Fantasy IIIEdit

• The upcoming Crystal Tower dungeon is directly inspired by the Final Fantasy III Crystal Tower.

Final Fantasy IVEdit

• Marlboros are called "Morbols", a reference to the original translation of Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy IV: The After YearsEdit

• The scenario of Dalamud's fall is similar to that of The After Years, in which a red moon, not the planet's main moon, threatens to crash to the planet.

Final Fantasy VEdit

• During Caravan Security, both "Boco" and "Koko" may appear as the chocobo names.

Final Fantasy VIEdit

• During the Halloween event, the trickster imps may randomly say "Life... Dreams... Imps... Where do they come from? And where do they go?", quoting Kefka's speech during the final battle.
• One of the isles used for Skirmish battles is named Locke's lie

Final Fantasy VIIEdit

• When the player undergoes his first Horn & Hand faction leve, a NPC will say the following: "Why, if it isn't Sephiroth! Or was it Sephiross? Setirophx? xXxSephirothxXx?" referencing Sephiroth and common variations used to name characters on MMOs (and by proxy, Final Fantasy XIV itself).
• One of the Cactuar enemies is called Sabotender Del Sol.
• The Materia crafting system is named after and inspired by Final Fantasy VII Materia.

Final Fantasy VIIIEdit

• One of the Garlean Empire's main infantry weapons is a variant of Gunblade.

Final Fantasy IXEdit

• One guildleve objective is to retrieve the cargo of an airship named Red Rose.

Final Fantasy XIEdit

• All of the playable races and most of the beast tribes are based on Final Fantasy XI's races.
• Several key npcs and weapons from the Grand Companies of Eorzea lore are direct references to important characters and weapons from Final Fantasy XI.

Final Fantasy XIIEdit

• The Imperial Legatus armor designs are based on the Archadian Judge's armor.
• A scene with Nael van Darnus followed by a few Garlean soldiers resembles the Archadian judges marching towards the screen during Final Fantasy XII's opening;

Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal BearersEdit

• One of the titles that can be earned is "Crystal Bearer".

Random EncountersEdit

• Before most storyline battles, the common "whoosh" effect of previous games' random encounters can be seen.

Other Square Enix GamesEdit

XenogearsEdit

• Gaius's helmet is extremely similar to Grahf's mask, down to the earrings used.

Non-Square RelatedEdit

GamesEdit

Call of DutyEdit

• One of the sidequests is called "Call of Booty"

The Elder Scrolls V:SkyrimEdit

• During the Bard questline, Jehantel mentions that many people believe his reason for leaving the Gods Quiver and becoming a bard was due to him having taken an arrow to the knee.

MoviesEdit

Star-WarsEdit

• During a quest in Gridania, a NPC will say that he "feels a great disturbance in the forest".

The MatrixEdit

• One Garlean soldier directly quotes Agent Smith

BooksEdit

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyEdit

• One of the mammets in Ul'dah says "The answer is...................42".

CartoonsEdit

My Little Pony: Friendship is MagicEdit

• Several instances refering to the chocobo mount system, such as newspaper articles posted on the lodestone, use the phrase "My little Chocobo".

AnimeEdit

Dragon Ball ZEdit

• During one of the Twin Adder quests, a NPC will mention that a large number of fiends are gathering. Then, she mentions that "some scouts say their number was over nine thousand".

MusicEdit

Modest MouseEdit

• There's a NPC called "Immodest Mouse", who may say "The ocean breathes saulty, and it be her briny whispers what give our salt ale its temper", referencing the Song "Ocean Breathes Salty".

SeriesEdit

Law & OrderEdit

• The third Thaumaturge Class Quest is called "Law and the Order"

Real WorldEdit

Roman EmpireEdit

• The ranking within the Garlean army is modeled after that of the Roman Empire.
• The Goblin Fraternity who created materia is called the Illuminati