Hey, so as part of a large project I am working on around Final Fantasy IX I'm making notes of all the references the game makes to previous instalments but also theatrical references (ie. Shakespeare, Addison, Ibsen, etc). I figured this could be a fun nostalgia trip to see how many we can get in one thread here.
So far:
Call Backs and FF References:
* The 'Hero's Journey' in Ramuh's trial is a recap of events from FFII
* Tetra Master is a call back to Triple Triad
* Many recognisable names of previous heroes and villains are used (Garland, Locke (some old dude NPC in Lindblum near the station, Cid (obviously), Gilgamesh (the four-armed man), et al)
* Reference to Cloud's buster sword in Lindblum's weapon shop
* Reference to Gogo (FFVI) as a legendary doll-maker in Daguerro
* Doga's Artefact and Une's Mirror (FFIV) are items available for auction in Treno
* BO(bby) CO(rwen) (Boko - FFV, FFVIII)
* During the chase at the beginning of the game in which Garnet and Zidane run through the Prima Vista Orchestra, they sound like they are playing Rufus Shinra's Welcome March from FFVII
* Theme of Mt. Gulug and The Crystal World are updated arrangements of Mount Gulug and Prelude from FFI
* Princess Garnet's real name is Sarah -- a call back to the name of the princess in FFI
* "No cloud nor squall shall hinder us" is a hat-tip to the protagonists of the previous two titles.
* The Invincible was the name of the big airship in FFIII.
Pop Culture:
* Yoda's 'Fear leads to Anger...' Speech preceding the Necron fight
* Star Trek reference in Lindblum: "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker!"
Theatrical References and Allusions:
* Lord Avon is Shakespeare (who was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon)
* King Leo is essentially King Lear in 'I Want to be Your Canary', and Cornelia is Cordelia.
* Amarant's aphorism "He who hesitates is lost" is a modern phrase that originates from a paraphrased line in the 1712 play Cato (Addison): "The women who deliberates is lost"
* Puck is an allusion to the character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
* Ipsen might be Ibsen (still looking into this one)
*Marcus and Cinna are two of the conspirators from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
* I Want to be Your Canary is an adaption of one of Romeo's lines in Romeo & Juliet. Originally: "I would I were thy bird"
I know there are some that I've forgotten, and probably plenty that I haven't spotted. Still getting over how weird it is that a game that is so heavy on referencing the previous titles doesn't have an iteration of Biggs and Wedge!
Anyway, what have you found? What's your favourite easter egg?
So far:
Call Backs and FF References:
* The 'Hero's Journey' in Ramuh's trial is a recap of events from FFII
* Tetra Master is a call back to Triple Triad
* Many recognisable names of previous heroes and villains are used (Garland, Locke (some old dude NPC in Lindblum near the station, Cid (obviously), Gilgamesh (the four-armed man), et al)
* Reference to Cloud's buster sword in Lindblum's weapon shop
* Reference to Gogo (FFVI) as a legendary doll-maker in Daguerro
* Doga's Artefact and Une's Mirror (FFIV) are items available for auction in Treno
* BO(bby) CO(rwen) (Boko - FFV, FFVIII)
* During the chase at the beginning of the game in which Garnet and Zidane run through the Prima Vista Orchestra, they sound like they are playing Rufus Shinra's Welcome March from FFVII
* Theme of Mt. Gulug and The Crystal World are updated arrangements of Mount Gulug and Prelude from FFI
* Princess Garnet's real name is Sarah -- a call back to the name of the princess in FFI
* "No cloud nor squall shall hinder us" is a hat-tip to the protagonists of the previous two titles.
* The Invincible was the name of the big airship in FFIII.
Pop Culture:
* Yoda's 'Fear leads to Anger...' Speech preceding the Necron fight
* Star Trek reference in Lindblum: "Dammit Jim, I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker!"
Theatrical References and Allusions:
* Lord Avon is Shakespeare (who was born in Stratford-Upon-Avon)
* King Leo is essentially King Lear in 'I Want to be Your Canary', and Cornelia is Cordelia.
* Amarant's aphorism "He who hesitates is lost" is a modern phrase that originates from a paraphrased line in the 1712 play Cato (Addison): "The women who deliberates is lost"
* Puck is an allusion to the character in A Midsummer Night's Dream
* Ipsen might be Ibsen (still looking into this one)
*Marcus and Cinna are two of the conspirators from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar.
* I Want to be Your Canary is an adaption of one of Romeo's lines in Romeo & Juliet. Originally: "I would I were thy bird"
I know there are some that I've forgotten, and probably plenty that I haven't spotted. Still getting over how weird it is that a game that is so heavy on referencing the previous titles doesn't have an iteration of Biggs and Wedge!
Anyway, what have you found? What's your favourite easter egg?
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