Final Fantasy Type-0 allusions

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The following is list of allusions in Final Fantasy Type-0.

Final Fantasy IV

 * The Kingdom of Concordia is predominantly ruled by women, much like the Kingdom of Troia.
 * Kain's Lance and Highwind are weapons for Nine, referencing Kain Highwind.
 * Rubicante, an Eidolon in the Ifrit Class, originates as one of the four Elemental Archfiends.

Final Fantasy V

 * Gilgamesh and Enkidu, who originated in Final Fantasy V as antagonists, appear in Final Fantasy Type-0 as the major representatives of the Lorican Alliance.
 * Celestia is known as Shinryu Celestia when she transforms into a dragon, as a nod to the original Shinryu.
 * Golem originates as a summon in Final Fantasy V.

Final Fantasy VI

 * In Chapter 3, Class Zero is given a mission to sneak into the Empire's Magitek laboratory, much like the Returners, but for a different objective.
 * At the start of said mission, the party must ride Magitek Armor through the snowy region where the Imperial Capital Ingram is located, like the opening sequence of Final Fantasy VI.
 * Trey's and Cinque's  are abilities that originated as Lore learned by Strago Magus.
 * Eight's Raging Fist and Phantom Rush abilities originated as Blitz techniques learned by Sabin Rene Figaro. Raging Fist is the first Blitz available to Sabin, while Phantom Rush is the last and most powerful Blitz he can learn.
 * The party's airship is named the Setzer, after Setzer Gabbiani, the pilot of the only two airships in his world. It is also implied that the writer of the airship's logbook was also named Setzer.
 * Three of Ace's weapons (Card, Reaper's Card, and Final Trump) originated as the three Card weapons in the Gamblers set exclusive to Setzer.
 * Reaper's Card is the original Japanese name for Doom Darts/Death Tarot.


 * Several plot points in Final Fantasy Type-0 reference those of Final Fantasy VI, namely the presence of an antagonistic empire and its influence over the world.
 * The Milites Empire, like the Gestahlian Empire, amasses great power in the form of advanced weapons and technology. This unrivaled power eventually leads the Empire into starting a war.
 * There is a short-lived ceasefire during which the party spends some time in the Imperial Capital. The ceasefire is revealed to be a farce, however, triggering a plot-critical event (the assassination of Queen Andoria; the creation of the Floating Continent).
 * The Empire and its leader (Cid Aulstyne; Emperor Gestahl) are established as the primary antagonists at first, until their defeat does not signal the end of the world's woes. Following the Empire's fall, an apocalyptic event occurs (Finis; End of the World), bringing about the destruction of the world and the sudden appearance of an otherworldly structure (Palace of All Magic; Kefka's Tower) that serves as the game's Final Dungeon.

Final Fantasy VII

 * Several of Cater's weapons originated as weapons for various Final Fantasy VII characters:
 * Riot was the original Japanese name for Lariat, a gun for Vincent Valentine.
 * Missing Score originates as the ultimate gun-arm for Barret Wallace.
 * Marvelous Cheer was the original Japanese name for Cait Sith's ultimate megaphone, the HP Shout.
 * Several of King's weapons also originated in Final Fantasy VII:
 * Outsider, Death Penalty, Peacemaker, and Quicksilver all originated as guns for Vincent. The Quicksilver is King's strongest weapon, but the default or most basic weapon for Vincent.
 * Hi-Blow ST was the original Japanese name for Vincent's Supershot ST.
 * Hard Breaker, the original Japanese name for Hardedge, originated as a broadsword for Cloud Strife.
 * Jack's Clear Tranquil ability is named after Yuffie's Limit Break.
 * Bullet, Impact , Piercing , and Cutting are attributes that are associated with physical attacks. Final Fantasy VII also features four attributes with the same functions, but different names. Respectively, they are Shoot , Hit , Punch , and Cut.
 * The Knights of the Round are summoned by Kurasame in the novel Final Fantasy Type-0: Change the World -The Penultimate Truth-, during which he became a l'Cie.
 * The Chocobo Breeding activity originates in Final Fantasy VII.

Final Fantasy VIII

 * The protagonists are cadets at a military academy, like cadets who train at Gardens to become SeeDs. Both groups are also affected by a specific form of memory loss due to the presence of magic.
 * Like the SeeD Field Exam, players are rewarded accordingly depending on their performance during a mission.
 * Class Zero and the Card Club both share a theme naming after playing cards for its members.
 * Diabolos originates as a Guardian Force for SeeDs.
 * During Class Zero's infiltration of the Magitek laboratory, they must access three computer terminals to weaken the weapon they are going to destroy, which is similar to Selphie Tilmitt's party infiltrating the terminals in the Galbadian Missile Base to divert missiles from Balamb Garden.

Final Fantasy IX

 * The summoning of Alexander is a critical moment in the plot, and thus, the Holy summon is non-playable.
 * "Letter to Nazna" is an item needed to obtain Yuu's Pyroxene in the town of Aqvi. Nazna is a Moogle who is part of the Mognet sidequest.
 * During the last leg of the Final Dungeon, Class Zero is reduced to walking slowly on the path to the Final Boss due to their current wounds and injuries. Zidane Tribal moves similarly during the series of fixed battles in Pandemonium.

Final Fantasy X

 * In Chapter 4, Class Zero is forced to escape from the Milites Empire after being framed for the assassination of Queen Andoria, and they find refuge in an abandoned house in the woods of Lorican territory. Similarly, Yuna and her guardians had to flee Macalania after the death of Seymour Guado. Following the later defeat of Seymour Natus, Yuna's party also escaped from Bevelle−arguably the prestigious capital of Spira−and took refuge in Macalania Woods.

Final Fantasy X-2

 * The Iron Duke originated in Final Fantasy X-2, where it was regarded as the game's best accessory.

Final Fantasy XII

 * Final Fantasy Type-0 and Final Fantasy XII share the distinction of featuring the character Cid as antagonists. Cidolfus Demen Bunansa is the first character depicted as an antagonist, while Cid Aulstyne is the first depiction of a main antagonist.
 * The Setzer is found in an abandoned shipyard, and subsequently falls under the ownership of the party. Balthier stole the Strahl when it was originally slated for scrapping.
 * Enemy drops are manifested as Phantoma, which must be collected manually in order to obtain items and extra MP. This is similar to the obtaining of Loot.
 * Machina Kunagiri and Vaan lose their elder brothers during war at the beginning of their games, and when they are misled into believing their comrades were responsible for those deaths, they grow resentful of them.
 * Both games feature the playable characters sheathing and unsheathing their weapons during battles, although Class Zero's weapons appear and disappear in a burst of light and are not seen anywhere on them outside of combat.

Final Fantasy XIII
Final Fantasy Type-0 was the second title in Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy to be released, so it references several concepts that were already established in Final Fantasy XIII.
 * L'Cie, Foci, and Crystal Stasis are present in Orience, though l'Cie of Orience bear different characteristics to their Cocoon and Gran Pulse counterparts.
 * During the first mission, Odin is summoned as a special Eidolon for a tutorial on summoning. Odin is the Eidolon who belongs to Lightning.
 * Brynhildr, the name of Seven's strongest weapon, is also the name of Sazh Katzroy's Eidolon.
 * Tezcatlipoca, the name of Sice's strongest weapon, is also a weapon belonging to Hope Estheim.
 * The Crystarium is the name of the library at Akademia.


 * The theme of defying one's fate and creating a new legacy for one's self is prevalent in Final Fantasy Type-0 as it was in Final Fantasy XIII. When the time of Finis comes and all of their superiors are no longer present, Class Zero are simply told by Arecia to make an important choice for themselves, forcing them to think independently.
 * Like the situation that destroyed Cocoon, the source of conflict in Orience is revealed to be a "divine experiment" by the deities Pulse and Lindzei. Both deities seek a way to open Etro's Gate through different means. Lindzei's method was through the sacrifice of many lives (Finis; Day of Ragnarok), while Pulse's method was for a select group of souls with strong power (Class Zero; Lightning's party) to be sacrificed.
 * Both endings feature a similar sequence of events: the protagonists who became l'Cie (Machina and Rem; Lightning, Snow, Sazh, and Hope) are freed from crystal stasis, by the pardoning of a deity (Arecia, who represents Pulse; Etro). One of their first discoveries upon awakening is that several of their comrades have performed a great sacrifice to ensure the peace of the world (Class Zero's deaths; Vanille and Fang forming Cocoon's crystal pillar).

Final Fantasy XIII-2
In Japan, Final Fantasy XIII-2 was released just two months after Final Fantasy Type-0, thus referencing several features in the third Fabula Nova Crystallis title.
 * Both titles introduced a Moogle named Mog as a supporting guide for the party and who was voiced by Sumire Morohoshi in Japanese.
 * There is an accessory called 「オーパーツ」(Ōpātsu), which is the Japanese name for Artefacts.
 * In the first cutscene of the ending, Nine throws Mog at Eight out of frustration, like the Moogle Throw feature.
 * The English name of Rubrum's Magic Academy, Akademia, was previously used as Academia, a new capital city run by the Academy in the future.

Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII

 * The Soulsong is a ritual that will cause the living to forget the existence of the souls of the dead, while in Orience, the Crystals already remove memories of those who pass on.

Fabula Nova Crystallis: Final Fantasy

 * All deities except for Bhunivelze have an accessory named after them.
 * Ignis, an Ifrit Class Eidolon in Final Fantasy Type-0, is a name also seen in the other Fabula Nova Crystallis titles. Ignis is an ability for Bahamut in Final Fantasy XIII and Chaos Bahamut in Final Fantasy XIII-2, and is an upcoming character in Final Fantasy XV.

Dissidia Final Fantasy

 * The Dissidia Final Fantasy arrangement of "Battle at the Big Bridge" is used in Final Fantasy Type-0 for battles against Gilgamesh.


 * Like the cycles of war created in Dissidia, the world of Orience has been destroyed and recreated several times over, with its characters reborn without their previous memories. The respective follow-up titles, Final Fantasy Agito and Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy, feature storylines or "cycles" set prior to the events of their original games.

Allusions to the Number Zero
Although initially titled Final Fantasy Agito XIII, Final Fantasy Type-0 was renamed in January 2011, less than a year before its release. The reason stated was that the game started to feel less associated with Final Fantasy XIII, and instead contains several references to the numeral zero and the term "Type-0" itself.
 * The playable characters are part of Class Zero.
 * The game's theme song is "Zero" by BUMP OF CHICKEN.
 * The track that plays during the ending credits is titled "Type-0".
 * The Eidolon Arecia summons to intervene in the Battle of Judecca is Bahamut-0.
 * King's Trinity Attack is named Zero Distance Shot.
 * Cater's ultimate weapon is named Type-0 Magic Gun.
 * Several characters have multiple variations of the Cancel Magic ability, which are labeled as "Type-1", "Type-2" , and "Type-3" . Only Rem has the variation "Type-0" , which allows her to trigger Cancel Magic in the quickest way possible.
 * Tiz represents the number 10 of Class Zero, while Joker represents the "joker" card, known otherwise as a special card, and hence, the number 0.
 * Rem's name, or 「レム」 (Remu), is derived from the term 「零無」 (reimu), which literally means "not zero."


 * Due to the divine experiment, the outcome of the war in Orience will always result in Finis. Finis, which is regarded as the end of the world, is essentially the reducing of the world to zero.
 * Over the course of six hundred million cycles, Class Zero perishes in their battle if they become l'Cie. Arecia then revives Class Zero as the world of Orience is created anew, or "starting from zero", for the cycle to begin again.

Chinese Mythology

 * The four nations of Orience and their Crystals are inspired and represented by the Four Symbols, which are literally translated in the English localization. The Azure Dragon is known as "Sōryu", compared to the more common name "Seiryū", and the connection between both names is explained in the Kingdom of Concordia's history.

Sumerian Mythology

 * All previous Genbu l'Cie are named after characters from the Epic of Gilgamesh, as a direct homage to Gilgamesh and Enkidu.
 * Uruk, the surname of Enkidu and his grandson Ryid, is the name of Gilgamesh's kingdom.

Christianity

 * The last lines of the prophecy regarding Agito share similarities with the unveiling of the Four Horsemen in Revelation 6:1.

Literature

 * The setting of Judecca during a mission in Chapter 5 references the ninth circle of Hell in the  by Dante. In the ninth circle is the icy lake Cocytus, where those who committed acts of betrayal are punished by being frozen in the lake. There are four rounds corresponding to the most serious of betrayals, and Judecca is the name of the fourth round, reserved for those who betrayed their liege lords and are completely frozen, unable to speak.