Final Fantasy XII allusions

The following is a list of allusions to previous installments in the series present in Final Fantasy XII

Allusions

Final Fantasy

• The Esper Chaos, is based on the Final Boss of the original Final Fantasy, Chaos.
• The Resistance Flagship, the Garland, takes its name from the antagonist of the original Final Fantasy.
• The Mark Marilith is based on the Fiend of Fire.
• The Boss, Tiamat is based on the Fiend of Wind.

Final Fantasy II

• The Pit Fiend bestiary log states that "A myth counts this being as one of the warriors set to defend the Jade Passage to the Devil's Palace.". The Jade Passage is the only way into Pandaemonium, Palace of Hell, and the Pit Fiend is an enemy that can be found inside.
• The Esper Mateus is based on Emperor Palamecia.

Final Fantasy III

• The Esper Famfrit is a reference to the final boss of Final Fantasy III, the Cloud of Darkness.

Final Fantasy IV

• The Esper Zeromus is named after, and possesses a similiar disposition to, the Final Boss of Final Fantasy IV, Zeromus

Final Fantasy V

• The Airship Remora is based on the Final Fantasy V summon.
• The Elite Mark Gilgamesh and his partner Enkidu first appeared in Final Fantasy V. He bears faux weapons similar to those used by the protagonists of five other Square-Enix games.
• The Superboss Omega Mark XII is based on the superboss Omega.
• The Esper Exodus is directly based on Exdeath
• The Resistance Airships Galuf-Val and Xezat Surgate are based on the two Warriors of Dawn from Final Fantasy V.

Final Fantasy VI

• Orthros and Deathgaze are directly based on Ultros, a recurring boss, and Death Gaze, an optional boss found on the skies of the World of Ruin. In Final Fantasy XII, Deathgaze is fought on a ferry airship.
• Rasler Heios Nabradia is believed to be named after Prince Ralse, a character from The Dream Oath of Final Fantasy VI who was the prince of the eastern lands. Similarly, Nabradia is in eastern Ivalice.

Final Fantasy VII

• The second-to-last obtainable rank in Clan Centurio, "Knight of the Round", is a reference to the ultimate Summon Materia of Final Fantasy VII, Knights of the Round.

Final Fantasy VIII

• Elvoret is the second boss fought in Final Fantasy VIII.

Final Fantasy IX

• The Resistance Airship Queen Hilda is based on the character from Final Fantasy IX
• Gizamaluk is directly based on the boss from Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy X

• The Airship Valefarre is based on the Aeon Valefor.
• The Elite Mark Ixion is based on the Aeon of the same name.

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