Final Fantasy XI allusions

List of references 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 Fantasy 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 alludes to the enemy [[Lilith (Final Fantasy IV)]|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 alludes to the Esper (Final Fantasy VI) 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.

Final Fantasy VIII

 * Raubahn's Blue Magic (Final Fantasy XI) spell Eyes On Me is a reference to the recurring song of the 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 VIII makes a reference to the number itself. Although it is likely not necessarily a deliberate allusion to the number 11 (whether it is or is not is speculative), it is nonetheless present.


 * 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."