History FinalFantasyXIV / TropesMToO

* MightyGlacier: Gladiators use heavy armor and shields. Marauders fit the trope even better, with heavy armor and hard-hitting two-handed weapons.

* MythologyGag:
** Other than the obvious fact that the game's races are based on ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'''s, the Garlean Legatus look dangerously similar to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Judges.]] And they use [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Gunblade]]s and variants such as a Gunhalberd.
** Servers are named after towns and kingdoms from previous FF games, such as [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Figaro]], [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Wutai]] or [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Besaid]]. In previous beta phases, they were named after famous villains and bosses in the series. Taken a step further in patch 2.2 where a several [=NPCs=] seek refuge in Eorzea when their homeland was torn apart by war. That homeland just happens to be [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Doma]].
** The Echo's ability to dive into someone else's memory is markedly similar to [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Ellone's powers.]]
** The battle theme used on the battle against King Moggle Mog XII? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV The moogle theme]]. His strongest attack? [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Crystalline Flare]].
** One of the major changes planned for version 2.0 (see NothingIsTheSameAnymore) is a total revamp of the game map, which will be explained in game by a major catastrophe that will bring the "Seventh Umbral Era". This major catastrophe was basically [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Meteor]]. It then turned out to be [[spoiler:Bahamut]].
** Your reward for completing the main scenario is a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Magitek Armor]] mount. What's more, the trailer showing it off featured ''VI's'' opening music and three characters modeled after Biggs, Wedge, and Terra. Terra's theme plays while you're riding it.
** One Miqo'te says that she always imagined Cid Garlond would be "[[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV older, and shorter. Perhaps a bit less groomed... markedly gruffer... and somewhat more outspoken. Oh, and he would definitely have a pipe...]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII or maybe a cigar.]]"
** During a fight scene in the main plot in Ul'dah, a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyII certain piece of music plays]], complete with partial samples from the NES original.
** Arcanists resemble [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII Evokers]], and are also a stepping stone to the proper Summoner job class.
** Several of the Pugilist class quests have guildmaster Hamon 'Holyfist' that shares several parallels with Tellah the Sage from VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV in that both are crippled by their age and recover their memories. Hamon's story is a lot less of a TearJerker than [[HeroicSacrifice Tellah's ]][[SenselessSacrifice was.]]
** The 2014 Heavensturn seasonal event featured [=NPC=]s who referred to chocobos as "horsebirds", a translation which caused no small amount of controversy in 1.0. (See the LostInTranslation entry above.)
** When Thancred calls out Ungust for allying with the Amalj'aa to line his pockets, Ungust tells him to "blame yourselves or the gods," a nod to VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics' infamous GoodBadTranslation.
*** On the subject of ''Tactics'', the process of upgrading your relic weapon from Atma to Animus involves undergoing the trials of the Zodiac Braves. There's also a minor group of bandits called the Corpse Brigade.
** During the first phase of his fight, Gilgamesh will pull the exact same ISurrenderSuckers that he pulled in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyV'' by begging for mercy, buffing himself, then ambushing the tank with Jump. He even ''verbatim'' quotes his exact same lines from V as he does it. In fact, ''many'' of Gilgamesh's lines in this game are taken or paraphrased from his place of origin. Gilgamesh will also inflict Mini, Confusion, and Toad on the party, a nod to the standard debuffs used in the older ''Final Fantasy'' titles.
*** The second time you fight Gilgamesh and he initiates his iconic multi-arm form, he'll drop his famous "And now we fight like men! And ladies! And ladies who dress like men!" line. What makes the line even more hilarious is female player characters can wear certain gear that makes them look more fitting on a male, making Gilgamesh's taunt ring true.
** The random name generator for Hyur will suggest surnames of past ''Final Fantasy'' protagonists, such as [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Strife, Fair,]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Branford]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII Farron]].
** The entire Crystal Tower is one massive homage to ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIII''. The first half, Labyrinth of the Ancients, is based on the penultimate dungeon, the Ancients' Maze, and Phlegethon on its boss Titan[[note]]see the Trivia page's LostInTranslation entry for the whole mess around that[[/note]]. The second half is called Syrcus Tower, which was an alternate name for the Crystal Tower itself in ''III'', and nearly every enemy is a direct homage to the enemies and bosses found in that game. Several characters related to the events of the Crystal Tower in its original incarnation also make an appearance, adapted to fit the lore of ''XIV''.
** In the last wing of Crystal Tower, Cloud of Darkness' appearance is based on her original sprite, but all her particle beam variations are, right down to their names and appearance, based on her HP attacks from ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy''. The minion you can rarely get as loot for beating her also takes her appearance from ''Dissidia''.
** One of the Paladin's actions is named [[Anime/FinalFantasyTheSpiritsWithin "Spirits Within"]]
** The backstory of the Scholar job describes a war that the nation of Nym took part in, which would come to be known as the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI War of the Magi]].
** The Alchemists' Guild quest line centers around the guildmaster and his attempts to [[{{Necromantic}} bring his lost lover back to life]], not unlike [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI a certain treasure hunter]]. [[spoiler:And at the end, he ''does'' succeed in doing just that, just long enough to say goodbye.]]
** The Warriors of Light in the main story are described as faceless beings shrouded in light that saved Eorzra from destruction, but no one can remember who they were or even remember how they were saved. Eorzea wasn't the only one [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyI that also went through a similar experience]].
** 2.3 added class-unique idle animations when a character has their weapon out. For male Lancers and Dragoons, the idle animation is Kain Highwind's ever iconic pose from the title art of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV''.
** The fight against Ultros and Typhon takes place in the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Dragon's Neck]]. What's more, the scenario leading up to it involves Ultros working as a receptionist at the Coliseum, just as he did in ''VI''. The battle theme when fighting against them is also directly used from their respective game in its original form, and the Wind-up Ultros minion obtainable from the battle looks just like his overworld sprite.
** The legendary figure that the Black Mage soulstone is inherited from is named [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Shatotto]] and was said to be so powerful by herself that she could take on an entire army and win. Gerolt takes a few tries to get the name right, outright dropping Shantotto as one of them, and the achievement for completing the first level Stardust Rod is Shantotto's NoblewomansLaugh.
** [[spoiler:The Ultima Weapon]] is based on the series' recurring superboss, and shares many details with its predecessors.
** An Ahriman boss uses an attack called [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Eyes On Me]].
** A somewhat removed one, but a mythology gag nonetheless, as the games share a character designer, publisher, and overall style. One late game quest is called [[VideoGame/TacticsOgre Let Us Cling Together.]]
** Karasu's [[spoiler:or rather, Gekkai's]] squadron of Garlean ninja are known as Imperial Shadows, which was the name of an enemy in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyII'' (an [[DegradedBoss undead doppelganger of]] TheEmperor).
** When fighting [[spoiler:Nabriales]], he'll cast Double and Triple, followed up by another spell that hits twice and thrice respectively. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'' had a similar concept for its magic system as well.
** At the Chocobo Square, Joe, the infamous difficult opponent to race against in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', makes an appearance (though his name is changed to Joseph). Joe even has the same mannerisms as he did in his original appearance and has a feeling he had met you before, though he won't actually race you this time. To top it off, there's an NPC who is fuming that he can't beat Teioh in the races, which is also another nod to Joe being difficult to beat since it was his chocobo.
** The final Trial of the Heavensward Expansion [[spoiler: involves an elaborate endphase where the titular Heavens' Ward attack you in a manner very similar to the Knights of the Round summon of VII, culminating in the final attack of the phase 'Ultimate End'.]]
** The Golden Saucer not only shares its name with the FinalFantasyVII location, but also remixes its theme and includes activities such as Chocobo racing like the original. Although the Triple Triad cardgame is taken straight from FinalFantasyVIII and plays a remix of the match theme from that game as well.
** During the battle with Shiva, she will summon a group of Ice Soldiers to aid her. This is reminiscent of the fight with Shiva in FinalFantasyV.
** Ishgard's Hunt is overseen by [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Clan Centurio]].
** A part of the Heavensward storyline is a huge shoutout to FinalFantasyI, when you meet Y'shtola's former master, [[spoiler: Matoya. The music that plays in her cave is an instrumental performance of the music in the FFI version of Matoya's cave, and one of the background touches is an animated broom, several of which were in the FFI rendition's cave. The latter is a double shoutout, as talking to the broom gives you [[SouthPark "Evol gnipeews s'tel"]], which is a reference to a song from "Fun With Weapons" and the backwards talking the brooms did in FFI.]]

** The fight against Ultros and Typhon takes place in the [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Dragon's Neck]]. What's more, the scenario leading up to it involves Ultros working as a receptionist at the Coliseum, just as he did in ''VI''. The battle theme when fighting against them is also directly used from their respective game in its original form.

** The legendary figure that the Black Mage soulstone is inherited from is named [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI Shatotto]] and was said to be so powerful by herself that she could take on an entire army and win. Gerolt takes a few tries to get the name right, outright dropping Shantotto as one of them, and the achievement for completing the first level Stardust Rod is Shantotto's NobleWomansLaugh.
** [[spoiler: The Ultimate Weapon]] resembles the recurring boss Ultima Weapon down to the smallest of details.

** The final Trial of the Heavensward Expansion [[spoiler: involves an elaborate endphase where the titular Heavens' Ward attack you in a manner very similar to the Knights of the Round summon of VII. Culminating in the final attack of the phase 'Ultimate End'.]]

** The Ishgardian Hunt is overseen by [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Clan Centurio]].

* MechaMooks: [[spoiler:Azys Lla]] is swarming with Allagan security robots.

* OneHitKill: Each primal has some sort of mechanic or condition during their battles that must be fulfilled to reduce their Astral Flow damage down to survivable numbers. Complete failure to do so means an unavoidable 9999 damage hit.

* The Ishgardian Hunt is overseen by [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII Clan Centurio]].

* NameOrderConfusion: An unusual in-setting example. All characters have a first and last name. For most peoples of Eorzea, this follows Western naming orders, where the first name is a personal name, and the last name is a clan or family name (in the case of Elezen and Roegadyn), a family name or business title (Hyur), or part of a personal name (in the case of Lalafell). The exception is Miqo'te Seekers of the Sun, who put their clan name at the very beginning of their first name before the apostrophe. For female Keepers of the Sun, the last name is an extreme version of a patronymic. (It's literally just their father's name, completely unmodified) For Keepers of the Moon, it's a standard familial surname, save that it's matrilineal instead of patrilineal.[[note]]Male Keepers of the Moon don't actually have their own names in the sense we'd consider it -- they share their mother's full name, with an apostrophe-separated suffix on the first name indicating what birth order of son they are -- first son uses ''''a''', second son uses ''''to''', and so on through different suffixes.[[/note]] For Seeker of the Sun males, however, the last name indicates whether the character is a Tia (non-breeding male) or Nuhn (breeding male), a status that can change multiple times over one's life and which does not reflect general leadership status. Seekers thus can find themselves being called [[TheyCallMeMrTibbs "Mr." Tia, although no Seeker [=NPC=]s make this mistake]].

* MechanicallyUnusualClass: The [=Pugilist/Monk=]. Whereas other melee DPS classes use Combo Actions to enhance the effects of certain weaponskills, Pugilists and Monks have a mechanic called "Greased Lightning": by completing a cycle of weaponskills that changes their stances from Raptor to Coeurl to Opo-Opo, they earn a stack of Greased Lightning that increases attack power and speed.
* MegatonPunch: Final Heaven, the level-3 LimitBreak for melee DPS classes, takes the form of an explosive punch.

* NothingIsTheSameAnymore: WordOfGod states that this will happen in the storyline to increase the sense of danger and excitement in the world. From a meta perspective, this is also happening to the game, which is and will continue to undergo massive changes to mechanics and gameplay to try and fix the numerous issues it had at launch. For ''A Realm Reborn'' the game has been redone from top to bottom, with all game systems revamped or changed completely and major graphical improvements.

* NonStandardGameOver: In the Steps of Faith and Limitless Blue trials. [[spoiler: Fail the former, and you watch as the boss destroys the gates to Ishgard, unable to stop him. Fail the latter, and the giant whale primal who had been whittling away at the island you were fighting it atop finally ''eats you''.

* TheOtherDarrin: ''Great googly moogly''. While casts in other languages remained consistent, ''Heavensward'' featured a huge amount of swapping-out of the voice cast in the English version. This was for major characters, too - Alphinaud, Cid, Urianger, Tataru, Raubahn, Ilberd, ''Hydaelyn Herself'', all of them have new voice actors. The only ones who didn't get changed out were existing Ishgardian characters from 2.4 and 2.5.

* OurDragonsAreDifferent: The Dravanian Horde, the ancient enemy of Ishgard, is composed of many different kinds of dragons, from western style dragons to giant turtles.
** Bahamut himself is the Elder Primal of an ancient dragon horde that existed alongside the Allagan Empire.

* OnlyOneName: Averted. Unusually, especially for an MMORPG, player characters have both fore ''and'' surnames. This makes Final Fantasy XIV one of the few MMO's wherein players can share a name besides Phantasy Star Online/Universe, although in those games, name-sharing was achieved by identifying characters by database ID rather than an input name.

* OrderReborn: The story line of the Legacy 1.0 "7th Umbral Era" revolved around this. With the Garlean Empire knocking on Eorzea's door, and building it's first fort in Mor Dhona, Castrum Novum (Latin for "The New Fortress"), Gridania, Limsa Lominsa, and Ul'Dah all decide to reform their individual Grand Companies. The three being the Twin Adders, Maelstrom, and Immortal Flames respectively. Which the players join, and help out. However, initially, they each refuse to work with each other, all trying to secure resources for themselves, or refusing to accept assistance. However, as the threat became more dire, the leaders of the Grand Companies, began to question their methods. Between the player's help (with a bit of a push from the Circle of Knowing) they become convinced to put aside their differences, and reform an even greater order, the Eorzean Alliance.

* MightyGlacier: Gladiators use heavy armor and shields.