History Trivia / FinalFantasyIV

* ShoutOut: See MeaningfulName.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: 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 (which, it turns out, is largely to the benefit of fleshing out Golbez, which is why he serves as the remake's logo.)

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: 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.

** 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 ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2W05xJ76o&t=0m47s]]. They have the same [[Creator/YoshitakaAmano designer]], after all.

*** The Japanese version also includes RieKugimiya as Palom and Porum and KoichiYamadera as Kain.

** Plenty of other Highwinds occur throughout the ''FinalFantasy'' series, the most famous being Cid of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII.''

** Square's love affair with StarWars may have began with FinalFantasyII, but this installment found other ways to make its story an homage.

** The [[UpdatedRerelease GBA-Version]]-Cid give's us this line: "So how are my airships? I'll bet you and your ''goons'' wrecked them up ''[[SomethingAwful something awful]]''!" [[SarcasmMode Probably accidental.]]

** [[TheHobbit Lali-Ho]]

*** Possibly also ''{{Willow}}''.

** 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 ''Anime/NeoHumanCasshern'' [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2W05xJ76o&t=0m47s]]. They have the same [[YoshitakaAmano designer]], after all.

** The Giant of Babil is based on the on another [[ApocalypseHow planet-scorching]] [[HumanoidAbomination humanoid weapon]], the [[NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind Giant Soldier]]. Made hard to tell by the [[SpecialEffectFailure lack of laser effects]], later incarnations as Alexander would show the delayed stream of explosions better, and even lumber on its arms for extra similarity. Sadly, the DS version would [[ArtShift ditch the original design]] and change it to multiple lasers from its hands.

** Long before the Biggs and Wedge cameos, this was the beginning of Square's love affair with StarWars.
*** The beginning was actually II, but here is where it starts being more noticeable.

** 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 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2W05xJ76o&t=0m47s]]. They have the same [[YoshitakaAmano designer]], after all.

*** They didn't name the [[StarTrek Enterprise]]'s companion airship the Falcon for nothing.

*** Cecil must overcome his dark side and become a [[strike:Jedi]] Paladin if he hopes to defeat [[strike:Vader]] Golbez.

** The TheAdventuresOfBaronMunchausen 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.

*** Or, depending on which town you're in, [[SnowWhiteAndTheSevenDwarfs Hi-Ho!]]

** Kain's father's name is Richard, which is similar to Ricard Highwind from ''FinalFantasyII'' (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 ''FinalFantasy'' series, the most famous being Cid of ''FinalFantasy VII.''

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: In the DS version, your team includes [[YuriLowenthal Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto]], [[KarenStrassman Kallen Stadtfeld from Code Geass]], [[LiamOBrien Gaara from Naruto]], [[SamRiegel Viral from Gurren Lagann]], Hunter Mackenzie Austin AKA [[RODTheTV Michelle from Read Or Die the TV]], [[DanWoren Byakuya Kuchiki from Bleach]], Taliesin Jaffe AKA [[VideoGame/StreetFighterIV Blanka and Adon from Street Fighter IV]], and John Snyder AKA [[StandAloneComplex Gohda from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]], among others.

** The "Pig" spell is a reference to Circe in ''Literature/TheOdyssey''.

* [=~Hey, It's That Voice!~=]: In the DS version, your team includes [[YuriLowenthal Sasuke Uchiha from Naruto]], [[KarenStrassman Kallen Stadtfeld from Code Geass]], [[LiamOBrien Gaara from Naruto]], [[SamRiegel Viral from Gurren Lagann]], Hunter Mackenzie Austin AKA [[RODTheTV Michelle from Read Or Die the TV]], [[DanWoren Byakuya Kuchiki from Bleach]], Taliesin Jaffe AKA [[StreetFighterIV Blanka and Adon from Street Fighter IV]], and John Snyder AKA [[StandAloneComplex Gohda from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex]], among others.

** The "Pig" spell is a reference to Circe in ''TheOdyssey''.

** 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 [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2W05xJ76o&t=0m47s]].

** Kain's father's name is Richard, which is similar to Ricard Highwind from ''FinalFantasyII'' (and in fact, his name ''is'' Richard in Japan - his name is shortened overseas due to space limitations); this may not be a coincidence, as Ricard found a boy named Kain.

** 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-humman Casshern [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2W05xJ76o&t=0m47s]].