Final Fantasy X allusions

The following is list of allusions in Final Fantasy XIII.

Final Fantasy

 * The weapon Matoya's Blade is an allusion to the witch Matoya.
 * To Yuna, Wakka, Lulu, and Kimahri, main protagonist Tidus seemed to arrive on Besaid Island out of nowhere, just as the original Warriors of Light seemed to do outside of Cornelia Castle in the original Final Fantasy.

Final Fantasy II

 * Seymour was a corrupted ruler who died, but returned to life as a corrupted soul. The same thing is true of the Emperor.

Final Fantasy III

 * Lulu's ultimate weapon, the Onion Knight, is named and modeled after the original Onion Knight from Final Fantasy III.

Final Fantasy IV

 * The Aeons the Magus Sisters were named and modeled after the trio of bosses from Final Fantasy IV.
 * Kimahri's Kain's Lance is a reference to Kain Highwind.

Final Fantasy V

 * Among Lulu's sets of dolls are Moogles. They are modeled after the race introduced in Final Fantasy V.
 * Kimahri's Lancet ability helps him learn fiends' attacks, thus making him a variation of the Blue Mage class, which originated in Final Fantasy V.

Final Fantasy VI

 * Lulu's Cait Sith dolls are based on the Esper first seen in Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy VII

 * Rikku's Godhand previously appeared as a weapon of Tifa's called the God's Hand.

Final Fantasy VIII

 * Lulu's Moomba dolls allude to the race first encountered in Final Fantasy VIII.
 * Lulu's PuPu dolls allude to the aliens of the same name.

Final Fantasy IX

 * Yuna is a Summoner/White Mage hybrid, just as Garnet and Eiko, the only two other characters to possess such a mix of abilities.

Allusions to the Number Ten
Being the tenth installment of the series, Final Fantasy X makes some references to the number itself. Although many of these are not necessarily deliberate allusions to the number 10 (whether they are or not is speculative), they are nonetheless present.


 * Assuming one counts the Magus Sisters as three separate aeons, there are ten obtainable aeons in the game.
 * Prior the Eternal Calm, every prior Calm had always lasted ten years.
 * Auron stayed in Dream Zanarkand with Tidus for ten years.
 * Braska departed on his pilgrimage with Auron and Jecht ten years before Yuna embarked on her own pilgrimage with her guardians.
 * Kimahri left Mount Gagazet after losing his horn to Biran ten years prior to the start of Yuna's pilgrimage.
 * Yuna grew up in Besaid for ten years with Kimahri protecting her. She also met Jecht ten years before meeting Tidus.

The Bible

 * The FMV that sees Yuna walk on the water while performing a sending in Kilika is a reference to Jesus Christ walking on the Red Sea.