Final Fantasy V allusions

The following is list of allusions in Final Fantasy XIII.

Final Fantasy II

 * Bartz's Mystic Knight costume is an allusion to Minwu.

Final Fantasy III

 * Krile's White Mage costume is an allusion to the Devout job.

Final Fantasy IV

 * Bartz's Dragoon armor is an allusion to Kain.
 * Hide is a level 1 Bard ability. It is an allusion to Edward, the bard who has the same ability.

Historical Figures

 * Gilgamesh seems to take a large amount of inspiration from, a famous Japanese warrior monk. Benkei is said to have posted himself at Gōjō Bridge in Kyoto, where he disarmed every passing swordsman, eventually collecting 999 swords. On his 1000th duel, however, Benkei was defeated by . Gilgamesh also is a name of the king of an ancient Sumerian region called Uruk

Real World locations

 * The Big Bridge is inspired by Gojō Bridge in Kyoto, Japan.
 * A statue can be found on the sea floor in the Merged World. However, this statue serving no purpose in the game.

Televisions

 * The turtle sage Ghido says to Exdeath: "You think I sat around seven centuries munching on pizza?". This is an allusion to the, the American comic and cartoon series.