Final Fantasy XI allusions

This is a list of allusions Final Fantasy XI, its servers, and all of its expansions packs make to previous Final Fantasy titles.

Final Fantasy

 * There are two characters alluding to the kingdom of Cornelia from the original Final Fantasy:
 * Cornelia, the Mythril Musketeer.
 * Cornelia Karst, the daughter of the President of Bastok.
 * The Skeleton-type enemy Lich alludes to one of the original Four Fiends.

Final Fantasy II

 * Both the Notorious Monster Pandemonium Warden and the server Pandemonium reference the name of the final dungeon in Final Fantasy II.

Final Fantasy III

 * The test server Zande is named for Xande, the main antagonist of Final Fantasy III.

Final Fantasy IV

 * In Wings of the Goddess, Lady Lilith's name alludes to the enemy Lilith from Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy V

 * The server Gilgamesh is named for the villain of the same name.
 * The server Remora refers to a summon exclusive to Final Fantasy V.

Final Fantasy VI

 * The Avatar Diabolos is named for the esper of the same name.
 * The server Lakshmi is named after the esper exclusive to Final Fantasy VI.

Final Fantasy VII

 * In Wings of the Goddess, Cait Sith is based on the playable character of the same name from Final Fantasy VII.
 * The Weapon Skill Final Heaven alludes to Tifa's final Limit.

Final Fantasy VIII

 * In the Treasures of Aht Urhgan storyline, Raubahn's Blue Magic spell Eyes On Me is a reference to the recurring song of the same name, played at various times and in different variations throughout Final Fantasy VIII.

Final Fantasy IX

 * In the story of Shadow Lord's origin, Cornelia sacrifices herself to save Raogrimm from a fatal attack from Ulrich by letting herself be stabbed by his sword. In I Want to Be Your Canary, Princess Cornelia likewise sacrifices herself to save her father from being killed by Marcus.

Final Fantasy X

 * The server Valefor is named for the aeon from Final Fantasy X.

Allusions to the Number Eleven
Being the eleventh installment of the series, Final Fantasy XI makes references to the number itself. Although they are likely not necessarily deliberate allusions to the number 11 (whether they are or not is speculative), they are nonetheless present.


 * There are eleven hugely important non-player characters in Windurst: Ajido-Marujido, Apururu, Joker, Nanaa Mihgo, Rukususu, Sedal-Godjal, Semih Lafihna, Shantotto, Star Sibyl, Tosuka-Porika, and Zonpa-Zippa.
 * Eleven servers for the game have since been retired.

Television

 * Before parting from the player character at the end of the Wings of the Goddess storyline, Cait Sith says that he "had a gay old time." This is a reference to the end of the theme song of , which says, "We'll have a gay old time."