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* There's actually a rather strong possibility the writers of Utawarerumono may have been at least a little influenced by ''IV''--Utawarerumono originally came out as a visual novel series in 2002, and ''IV'' was released in Japan in 2000.
== ''IV'' could be in the same universe as ''[[
Let's review the similarities: [[Evil Empire]] in the west who wants to destroy the protagonist, [[Last of His Kind]] [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Crystal Dragon Buddha]] sealed away for hundreds of years, set in a [[Fantasy Counterpart Culture]] version of the Japan/China/Korea general area, and a bunch of chosen ones who are linked to specific elements who end up helping out the Crystal Dragon Buddha.
* Of course those two bits of Wild Mass Guessing above only really work if you consider ''IV'' an [[Alternate Universe]], though.
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*** In other words, the official policy of Capcom is not only to deny that ''Dragon Quarter'' ever happened but to deny that the ''[[Breath of Fire]]'' franchise as a whole happened, at least outside of Japan.
*** However, there has been a ''lot'' of promotion of its immediate predecessor ''[[Breath of Fire]] '''IV''''' in Japan (and more recently, in France and China), especially since 2007 (when both three separate Japanese smartphone games--two of which can be considered a [[Non-Linear Sequel]] to ''IV'' itself--and the [[Comic Book Adaptation]] of ''IV'' were released); this has led to [[Wild Mass Guessing]] on its own that Capcom is probing interest in a [[Breath of Fire]] VI that is either a sequel or prequel to ''IV''.
*** At least some media reports have indicated that developers at ''Capcom'' have a real interest in reviving the franchise (which has actually been backed up by the jettisoned ''[[Marvel vs. Capcom]]'' plans) but that the main issue--per the CEO of Capcom at the time--was funding. (The CEO who gave the statement resigned from Capcom effective November 2010, which has in and of itself revived rumours that the series may finally exit its seven years of [[Development Hell]]--the popular perception has been that the CEO (who was responsible for the [[Mega Man (
*** One bit of circumstantial evidence that does give some credence to the "former CEO put the kibosh on any new [[Breath of Fire]]" idea--said CEO was also the primary developer behind the [[
* At least one rumour posits that a major developer for the franchise has either died or left Capcom. No reason why it wouldn't stop development, though...
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