History ShoutOut / FinalFantasy

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIIRemake'': One of the nightclubs in Wall Market is called "[[Film/BladeRunner Off-World]]".

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'': One of the rewards for completing "Episode Prompto" DLC, is Prompto's winter attire to "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} let the cold know it didn't bother you anyway]]".

* In general:

Games with its own pages:

** ''ShoutOut/FinalFantasyXIVAchievements''
** ''ShoutOut/FinalFantasyXIVQuests''
** ''[[ShoutOut/FinalFantasyXIVFATETitles Final Fantasy XIV FATE Titles]]''

** The "kings", five wizards with (horribly Anglicized) French names for the five colors of magic: Ruuj (red), Bliu (blue), Verre (green), Nware (black), and Blanch (white). While we're here, those are also the five colors in ''MagicTheGathering'', though they have different meanings there. (For starters, red magic in ''M:TG'' is what black magic is in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.)

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'': A recent update included a reference to [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]] of all things, as the Tarutaru for the limit break quest to get past level 90 says "Are you ready to sign a [[VerbalTic Contractaru]] with me and become a magical g--er, a mightier, more majestic adventurer?" and after you finish the quest, you get the key item "soul gem".

* The ''Dawn of Souls'' editions of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' feature several winking references to pop culture:
** An old man outside the Hellfire Chasm informs you that trespassers will be [[WebAnimation/HomestarRunner burninated]].
** A fairy in Whisperwind Cove wants you to listen to her about a staircase she found. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime Take one guess as to how she gets your attention.]]
** There is a headstone in Elfheim dedicated to Link (In the NES version, it is "Here lies [[VideoGame/DragonQuest Erdrick]]").
** One level of the Whisperwind Cove has you speaking to the restless souls of monsters you've killed. One of them is a Gargoyle, who uses the same speech patterns given to Gargoyles in the ''VideoGame/{{Ultima}}'' series.
* The NES original features a mermaid who grew legs and left to live on land. Her name? [[Film/{{Splash}} Daryl.]]

* Biggs and Wedge: Biggs and Wedge are intentional shout outs to ''Franchise/StarWars'', as they are Luke's wingmen in the first released movie. Their original appearance in North America had the names mistranslated as Vicks and Wedge in the SNES versions of Final Fantasy VI and ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'', but was corrected in their remakes, as well as in other games where the characters appear, such as Final Fantasy VII, VIII, and X.
* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Bartz's]] mom is named Stella. So, when she collapses in his flashback, what does his father yell? That's right -- [[Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire "STELLLLLLLLA!!!"]]

* One of Sabin's Blitzes in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' is a KamehameHadouken. This would be unremarkable if it weren't for the fact that the button combination is [[Franchise/StreetFighter down, down-forward, forward, A]].
** His first Blitz, Pummel/Bakuretsuken, is [[VideoGame/ArtOfFighting Ryo Sakazaki's]] Zanretsuken, with the same controller motion.
* In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'', a boy in the slums pretends to be a train operator, obliviously not realizing that he's in Midgar, and it's not as clean as he'd hoped; this is an obscure reference to Creator/AkiraKurosawa's film ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodesukaden Dodesukaden]]''.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX'' contains many shout outs to previous games in the series, most of which are described in MythologyGag.
** [[Franchise/StarTrek "Dammit Jim! I'm a doctor, not a miracle worker!"]]
** At one point early in the game, a Moogle states "I'm Kupo for Kupo Nuts!" and obvious reference to the Cocoa Puffs mascot Sunny's "I'm Coocoo for Cocoa Puffs!"

* One of the {{bonus boss}}es in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX2'' is called King VERMIN!. His name is a jab at this [[{{Narm}} over-the-top]] quip from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'':

* A recent update in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' included a reference to [[Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica Kyubey]] of all things, as the Tarutaru for the limit break quest to get past level 90 says "Are you ready to sign a [[VerbalTic Contractaru]] with me and become a magical g--er, a mightier, more majestic adventurer?" and after you finish the quest, you get the key item "soul gem".
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' really enjoys doing this. The most obvious ones come in the Gilgamesh fights. As you battle him, he pulls the swords of previous ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' characters out to attack you with, including [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII the Buster Sword]] (which has the kanji for "Replica" spray-painted on its side), [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Brotherhood]], and Odin's Zantetsuken. For a change of pace, he also breaks out [[VideoGame/DragonQuest Loto's Sword]].
** Just in case it wasn't clear from the Buster Sword, every one of these swords is a fake and has a pretty obvious tell that gives it away. The [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Revolver]] has the wrong symbol and no trigger, The [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Orichalcum]] is too long, etc.

* Near the beginning of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', if you poke around a bit when you get control of Hope you can listen to a refugee saying "[[Franchise/{{Dune}} I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me]]."
* A sidequest in ''VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII'' involves Lightning [[Series/KitchenNightmares trying to save a failing restaurant]] with the assistance of famed chef [[Creator/GordonRamsay Gordon Gourmet]].

* The Redwings from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' is the shout out for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'''s Red Wings. The Redwings' leader Grissom is a Dark Knight, but his sprite and attacks are based on a Paladin. This is a shout out to the Red Wings' leader Cecil Harvey.
* Many of the quest names in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' are such (contrasting the first game's bland names) including "[[Franchise/StarWars It's a Trap]]", "[[Film/AFistfulOfDollars A Paw Full of Feathers]]", "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It's a Secret to Everybody]]", and "Lands of Loar" (''VideoGame/LandsOfLore'').
** The game also has the "kings", five wizards with (horribly Anglicized) French names for the five colors of magic: Ruuj (red), Bliu (blue), Verre (green), Nware (black), and Blanch (white). While we're here, those are also the five colors in ''MagicTheGathering'', though they have different meanings there. (For starters, red magic in ''M:TG'' is what black magic is in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.)
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is replete with shout outs, enough to have [[ShoutOut/FinalFantasyXIV its own page]].
* After completing the "Episode Prompto" DLC in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', one of the rewards is Prompto's winter attire to "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} let the cold know it didn't bother you anyway]]".
* A cross-series one is appears in the ability ''zeninage'', which is frequently translated as Gil Toss or Spare Change, in which the player sacrifices some of their money to cause damage to a foe, depicted as the money being thrown at the target. The fact that several games give this to the samurai class is a reference to fictional samurai detective Zenigata Heiji, whose stories take place [[JidaiGeki during the Edo period]] and whose signature attack was to incapacitate foes with thrown ''zeni'' coins (the smallest denomination at the time - think the shogunate equivalent of pennies). While ''Final Fantasy VI'' did not give the ability to Cyan, the Japanese name of the relic that gives the ability to Setzer is Heiji's Jitte, referencing Heiji's melee WeaponOfChoice and symbol of his authority.

* After completing the "Episode Prompto" DLC in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', one of the rewards is Prompto's winter attire to "[[Disney/{{Frozen}} let the cold know it didn't bother you anyway]]".

*** Oh, and take note of both his fight music, and that the first fight with him is a [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV battle on a big bridge]].

* After completing the "Episode Prompto" DLC in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXV'', one of the rewards is Prompto's winter attire to "let the cold know it didn't bother you anyway".

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is replete with shout outs, enough to have [[ShoutOut/FinalFantasyXIV its own page]].

** There is a headstone in Elfheim dedicated to Link (In the NES version, it is "Here lies [[Franchise/DragonQuest Erdrick]]").

* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyV Bartz's]] mom is named Stella. So, when she collapses in his flashback, what does his father yell? That's right -- [[AStreetcarNamedDesire "STELLLLLLLLA!!!"]]

* Many of the quest names in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' are such (contrasting the first game's bland names) including "[[Franchise/StarWars It's a Trap]]", "[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly A Paw Full of Feathers]]", "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It's a Secret to Everybody]]", and "Lands of Loar" (''VideoGame/LandsOfLore'').

* Many of the quest names in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' are such (contrasting the first game's bland names) including "[[Franchise/StarWars It's a Trap]]", "[[Film/TheGoodTheBadAndTheUgly A Paw Full of Feathers]]", "[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZelda It's a Secret to Everybody]]", and "Lands of Loar" (''LandsOfLore'').

** Don't forget that there is also a headstone in Elfheim dedicated to Link.

--> "Powerful strike that whenever hits an enemy, [[AttackItsWeakPoint attacks its weakpoint]] ForMassiveDamage."

** The game also has the "kings", five wizards with (horribly Anglicized) French names for the five colors of magic: Ruuj (red), Bliu (blue), Verre (green), Nware (black), and Blanch (white). While we're here, those are also the three colors in ''MagicTheGathering'', though they have different meanings there. (For starters, red magic in ''M:TG'' is what black magic is in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy''.)