History ShoutOut / FinalFantasyXIVQuests

* One of the quests in Azim Steppe is "[[Film/JiroDreamsOfSushi Ibakha Dreams of Birds]]."

!!!Even Further Adventures of Hildibrand]]

* The main quest to go into [[VideoGame/NierAutomata the Puppet's Bunker]] is called [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Everything You Know Is Wrong]]; a fitting name considering this is the quest where you find out [[spoiler: 2P - who you've been aiding so far - is in fact an enemy]].

* The main quest to go into [[VideoGame/NierAutomata the Puppet's Bunker]] is called [[Music/WeirdAlYankovic Everything You Know Is Wrong]]; a fitting name considering this is the quest where you find out [[spoiler: 2P - who you've been aiding so far - is in fact an enemy]].

* [[Series/30Rock How Do You Do, Fellow Dwarves]]

* One main scenario quest during the lead-up to the initial Titan trial is titled [[Literature/TheHobbit There and Back Again.]] Interestingly, it's given to you in Southern Thanalan, one of two zones in the game where you can find firedrakes, which is what Smaug is sometimes classified as.

* [[Film/{{Titanic}} My Heart Will (Not) Go On/Near, Far, Wherever You Are]]

* [[WesternAnimation/SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarves Whistle While You Shirk]]

* The level 80 Gunbreaker job quest is titled "[[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4GunsOfThePatriots Gunblades of the Patriots]]".

* 70. [[Film/TeenageMutantNinjaTurlesIITheSecretOfTheOoze The Secret of the Ooze]]

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* Two of the sidequest titles around Twine in western Amh Araeng are cute shout-outs to other game franchises: [[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes "Gnome Ore Heroes"]] and [[VideoGame/TheHouseOfTheDead "The Piping of the Dead"]].

* In Stormblood, there is a quest in The Peaks called ''VideoGame/RadiataStories'' and it's in a settlement called Radiata.

* There's even a shout out to Wiki/ThisVeryWiki! One of the quests is called "EnemyMine" and it involves someone in the South Shroud asking the Coeurlclaw Poachers and Redbelly Wasps to look out for [[TheEmpire Garleans]].

* The quest to unlock [[BigBoosHaunt Haukke Manor Hard Mode]] is titled "[[VideoGame/ManiacMansion Maniac Manor]]".
* The quest to unlock Hard Mode for Tam-Tara Deepcroft is called [[WesternAnimation/CorpseBride Corpse Groom]].

* 38. [[Film/BurnAfterReading]]

* A quest late in ''Heavensward'' is called "[[Music/{{Nirvana}} Smells Like Team Spirit]]".

* One of the sidequests in the Dravanian Forelands has you accompanying a new hunter on her first hunt. The quest's name? [[VideoGame/IWannaBeTheGuy I Wanna Be The Hunter]]. (Just be glad you don't have to deal with any upwards-falling fruit!)
* In Abalathia's Spine, one of the quests to help out the Zundu tribe of the Vanu Vanu, is called [[Series/AmericasGotTalent Ok'Zundu's Got Talent]]
* A quest to slay adamantite claws is titled "[[ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} Snikt]]".
* A sidequest in The Churning Mists is "[[Literature/WaitingToExhale Waiting to Inhale]]."
* A sidequest in the Coerthas Western Highlands is called "Film/DancesWithWolves"
* There's a sidequest in the Dravanian Hinterlands named "[[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Saro Roggo's Common Life]]"

* One of the quests in the Sea of Clouds is "[[Film/ForYourEyesOnly For Your Spies Only]]."

* One of the repeatable Vath quests is titled "[[Literature/FiftyShadesOfGrey Fifty Shades of Yellow]]".

* There is a quest in Ul'dah is entitled "Tougher than Leather", the name of two albums by Music/RunDMC and Music/WillieNelson, as well as lyrics from the song "Unknown from M.E." from ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure''.
* Of course, there's always the quest given in Coerthas called [[Series/TorchwoodMiracleDay Dead is Dead]].
* A quest in Central Shroud bears the name "[[VideoGame/ParasiteEve Parasite Cleave]]".

* Part 3 of the 2.4 Hildibrand questline is "[[Recap/StarTrekS2E15TheTroubleWithTribbles The Trouble with Truffles]]."
* Accessing the hard mode of The Sunken Temple of Qarn requires completing the quest "[[Film/StarTrekIITheWrathOfKhan The Wrath of Qarn]]".

* A quest you can get in Buscarron's Druthers is titled [[Film/TheHillsHaveEyes1977 The Trees Have Eyes]].

* One of the Level 50 Machinist quests is "[[Music/RageAgainstTheMachine Rage Against the Machinists]]."

* The level 60 Warrior quest is titled "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings And My Axe]]".
* Speaking of Lord of the Ring references, the Level 52 Black Mage quest is titled [[Film/TheHobbitAnUnexpectedJourney An Unexpected Journey]].

* A quest in Central Thanalan is titled "[[Music/InTheCourtOfTheCrimsonKing In the Court of the Rat King]]".

** Similarly, one of the quests leading up to Doma Castle is "The Room Where it Happened". And confirming that the entire Doma plotline is basically one giant Hamilton shout-out, immediately following Doma Castle is "The World Turned Upside Down".

* The quest that unlocks the Dueling feature is called "[[Manga/YuGiOh It's Time to Duel]]"

* One main scenario quest during the lead-up to the initial Titan trial is titled [[Literature/TheHobbit There and Back Again.]] Interestingly, it's given to you in Southern Thanalan, one of two zones in the game where you can find firedrakes, which is what Smaug is sometimes classified as.
* One beginning quest in Limsa Lominsa is named "[[Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic Edelweiss, Edelweiss]]".

* A story quest focused around repairing a Magitek Armor is titled "[[Music/ThePolice Every Little Thing She Does Is Magitek]]".

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!!Disciples of War

!!Disciples of Magic

* The Level 45 Fisher quest is "[[Music/RKelly I Believe Fish Can Fly]]."
* The level 60 Leatherworker quest is titled "[[Literature/WintersTale A Winter's Sale]]."

* 50. [[Music/RageAgainstTheMachnine Rage Against the Machinists]]

* The Level 25 Arcanist class quest is called "[[VideoGame/GrimFandango Grimoire Fandango]]."
* The level 35 Scholar quest is "VideoGame/{{The Last Remnant}}s".

* The Level 50 Black Mage job quest is [[Film/{{Passenger 57}} "Always Bet on Black"]].

* The Level 54 Warrior job quest is "[[WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}} The Bear Necessity]]."
* The Level 56 Warrior job quest is "[[WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon How to Train Your Warrior]]."
* The Level 60 Warrior job quest is "[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings And My Axe]]."
* The Level 68 Warrior job quest is "[[Music/{{CAKE}} Going the Distance]]."

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* The Level 20 Marauder class quest is called "[[Literature/ASongofIceandFire The Mountain That Strides]]."

* The Level 45 Dragoon job quest is called "[[VideoGame/DoubleDragon Double Dragoon]]."

* The Level 56 Paladin job quest is "[[Music/{{Train}} Hey Soul Crystal]]."

!Main Story

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