Compilation of Final Fantasy VII allusions

Throughout the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII here have been numerous allusions, especially to the number seven.

Final Fantasy

 * The Huge Materia in Final Fantasy VII resemble those of elemental Crystals, a recurring theme in Final Fantasy since the first game. There are four elemental crystals, as there are four Huge Materia, and their colors correspond to the traditional elemental crystals as well.

Final Fantasy IV

 * Demons Gate is a reference to Demon Wall in Final Fantasy IV.

Final Fantasy V

 * The monsters fought in Gelnika, named "Unknown", are a reference to the enemies found in the Great Sea Trench in Final Fantasy V, also called Unknown. Both locations are located underwater.

Final Fantasy VI

 * Biggs and Wedge debuted in Final Fantasy VI as soldiers for the Gestahlian Empire.
 * All of the moogles in Final Fantasy VII are referred to as Mogs. Cait Sith's Moogle Dance Limit Break in Final Fantasy VII may also be a reference to Mog, whose special command was Dance in Final Fantasy VI.
 * There is a billboard in Midgar depicting "Mt. Kolts" in Final Fantasy VII. It also appears in Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- as the name of a bar in Midgar's Sector 8 Fountain.

Final Fantasy VII

 * AVALANCHE resides in Sector 7 of Midgar.
 * When entering Midgar from the world map the door has a giant number "7" painted on it, even if it is the door to Sector 5.
 * Tifa's bar is called 7th Heaven.
 * Shinra Headquarters has 70 floors.
 * The books in the Shinra Mansion library shelves form the letters "VII".
 * The red plane in Costa Del Sol harbor has "VII" painted on the side.
 * Gold Saucer has seven areas of attractions.
 * It's been seven years since Cloud left Nibelheim to join SOLDIER.
 * Tifa spends seven days unconscious before waking up after the Weapons awake.
 * Cloud levels up to level 7 in the first battle.
 * If a unit's HP hits 7,777 during battle they enter All Lucky 7s status.
 * Most characters have seven different Limit Breaks. The exceptions are Cait Sith, who has two but with various different outcomes, and, Vincent who has four, but each form has two special attacks.
 * There are seven mandatory playable characters.

Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII-

 * The game spans seven years.
 * There is a sidequest in Nibelheim called "Seven Wonders of Nibelheim".
 * The door to the final area of the game is opened by placing seven Goddess Materia on a console.
 * Each one of Angeal Penance's attacks is named after one of the (pride, greed, gluttony, lust, envy, sloth, and wrath).
 * When the Digital Mind Wave spins to 7-7-7 during modulating phase, Zack levels up. When it spins to 7-7-7 outside of modulating phase it grants temporary invincibility. If the Digital Mind Wave spins a 7 in any of the slots outside of modulating phase, some positive effect will trigger.
 * Zack has seven different special attacks he can perform from the Digital Mind Wave. He also has seven different outcomes from the Chocobo Mode.

Music

 * During the scene when Sector 7 is destroyed, President Shinra is shown observing the events from his office and the music he is listening to is Joseph﻿ Haydn's "The Creation".
 * The play LOVELESS that has posters all over Midgar is the name of an album by My Bloody Valentine. The text "My Bloody Valentine" is found on the posters in Final Fantasy VII.

Mythology and religion

 * Midgar's name is likely derived from Midgard, one of the nine plains, or worlds, in old Norse mythology.
 * Sephiroth is named for the סְפִירוֹת Səphīrōth (medieval Hebrew form of Sephirot). Sephiroth is a plural noun in Hebrew; the singular is Sephirah (also spelled Sefira). The Sephiroth are described in the Kabbalah as the manifestations of God that allow Him to manifest in the physical and metaphysical universes, referring to Sephiroth's simultaneous existence in the Lifestream and the Planet, and his manifestations through Jenova.

Real world locations

 * Costa Del Sol is a real location in Spain.
 * The sign above in Tifa's bar, and a neon sign inside the bar, say "Texas".
 * There is a map of Japan hung on the wall in one of the residences in North Corel.

Miscellaneous

 * The mayor of Midgar is called Domino, and his deputy Hart's original name in the Japanese version is Hut. Domino and Hut are references to pizza chains Domino's Pizza and Pizza Hut. This is because the upper plate of Midgar is at times referred to as a pizza.