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* [[Hey, ItsIt's That Voice!]]: In the DS version, your team includes [[Yuri Lowenthal|Sasuke Uchiha from ''Naruto'']], [[Karen Strassman|Kallen Stadtfeld from ''Code Geass'']], [[Liam O 'Brien|Gaara from ''Naruto'']], [[Sam Riegel|Viral from ''Gurren Lagann'']], Hunter Mackenzie Austin AKAa.k.a. [[RODR.O.D the TV|Michelle from ''Read Or Die the TV'']], [[Dan Woren|Byakuya Kuchiki from ''Bleach'']], Taliesin Jaffe AKAa.k.a. [[Street Fighter IV (Video Game)|Blanka and Adon from ''Street Fighter IV'']], and John Snyder AKAa.k.a. [[Stand Alone Complex|Gohda from ''Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex'']], among others.
** Interestingly, Megan Harvey ([[Cross -Dressing Voices|Palom]]) also played one of a set of [[Half -Identical Twins]] in ''[[Gun X Sword]]'', though in that, she was the female half.
** In Japanese, when hearing Golbez's voice, you're listening to none other than [[Iron Chef|Takeshi "Chairman" Kaga]] himself!
*** The Japanese version also includes [[Rie Kugimiya]] as Palom and Porum and [[Koichi Yamadera]] as Kain.
* [[Urban Legend of Zelda]]: It was rumored that in the original (i.e. non-EasyType) version of the game, it was possible for Cecil to de-petrify {{spoiler|Palom and Porom}} himself. You can't. That is because, upon walking up to their petrified forms and attempting to talk to them, an item menu comes up. In every other instance of this menu in the game, you are expected to select a [[Plot Coupon]] from your inventory, usually a key to unlock a door. In their case, however, there is no such item. In the original Japanese, however, attempting to use a Gold Needle (removes petrification), gave [[The Dev Team Thinks of Everything|a message saying that it doesn't work]].
* [[Shout Out]]: See [[Meaningful Name]].
* [[What Could Have Been]]: As was mentioned, the SNES version had roughly ''25%'' of the intended script. The remakes (Especiallyespecially the DS in 2008) went on to expand the script.▼
** First, look and Rubicante [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20060323013547/finalfantasy/images/b/b5/Rubicant_battle_sprite.gif\]. Then, look at this bad guy from ''[[Neo Human Casshern (Anime)|Neo Human Casshern]]'' [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2W05xJ76o&t=0m47s\]. They have the same [[Yoshitaka Amano|designer]], after all.
** Kain's father's name is Richard, which is similar to Ricard Highwind from ''[[Final Fantasy II (Video Game)|Final Fantasy II]]'' (and in fact, his name ''is'' Richard in Japan - his name is shortened overseas due to space limitations). And in remakes, FFII returns the favor, by having Ricard adopt a boy named Kain.
** Plenty of other Highwinds occur throughout the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' series, the most famous being Cid of ''[[Final Fantasy VII (Video Game)|Final Fantasy VII]].''
** During the party's first fight with Rubicante, the fiend of fire states that [[Divine Comedy|"the frozen winds of hell's 9th circle"]] couldn't penetrate his cloak.
** [http://spoonybard.org/fanlisting/dawn/barbariccia.jpg Barbariccia's] appearance seems like an intentional shout out to [http://catherinebray.files.wordpress.com/2009/06/barbarella2.jpg Barbarella].
** DS-version Scarmiglione's quote to the party before attempting to murder them for the last time is [[Lord of the Rings|"I'll smite your ruin upon the mountainside!"]]
** [[The Hobbit|Lali-Ho]]
*** Or, depending on which town you're in, [[Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs (Disney)|Hi-Ho!]]
** Long before the Biggs and Wedge cameos, this was the beginning of Square's love affair with [[Star Wars]].
*** The beginning was actually II, but here is where it starts being more noticeable.
*** Cecil must overcome his dark side and become a Paladin if he hopes to defeat Golbez.
*** Golbez is [[The Dragon|a giant in black armor]] turned to the Dark Side by the robed [[Big Bad]]. He [[Luke I Am Your Father|turns out to be family to the hero]], and at one point suffers a severed hand. Golbez also gets the Emperor's Force Lightning routine since the game's [[Big Bad]] [[Giant Space Flea From Nowhere|doesn't get to do much]].
*** They didn't name the [[Star Trek (Franchise)|Enterprise]]'s companion airship the Falcon for nothing.
** [[The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Film)|The Adventures of Baron Munchausen]] came out in Japan two years before the game, titled simply "Baron." If you can't tell where they got the name for the starting kingdom, consider the trip to the moon, the volcanic underworld, and getting attacked by a giant sea monster.
*** The film may have also influenced the graphics for the death spells. They become grim reapers from this installment onwards.
** The [[Updated Rerelease|GBA-Version]]-Cid give's us this line: "So how are my airships? I'll bet you and your ''goons'' wrecked them up ''[[Something Awful|something awful]]''!" [[Sarcasm Mode|Probably accidental.]]
** The "Pig" spell is a reference to Circe in ''[[The Odyssey (Literature)|The Odyssey]]''.
*** Possibly also ''[[Willow]]''.
** Barnabas-Z. ''[[Mazinger Z (Anime)|Its name sounds awfully similar]]'' to another [[Humongous Mecha]] built by a [[Mad Scientist]] and whose cockpit is located on the head.
▲* [[What Could Have Been]]: As was mentioned, the SNES version had roughly ''25%'' of the intended script. The remakes (Especially the DS in 2008) went on to expand the script.
 
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