History ShoutOut / Xenogears

* Fei gets frozen in [[StarWars carbonite]]. He gets better.

* The Gazel Ministry is an {{Expy}} of [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion SEELE]]. Like SEELE, they are TheOmniscientCouncilOfVagueness who speak in CrypticConversations, and they also are working on an [[spoiler: AssimilationPlot because they have AGodAmI delusions.]]

* The fact that the game is named after the Fei's final gear upgrade, the Xenogears, is probably a shoutout to the Franchise/{{Gundam}} series in general, where the title of each installment is almost always named after the main character's final mech.

* WordOfGod says Fei was based off of UsefulNotes/WongFeiHung. Or at least JetLi's version of the historical character.

* The Gazel Ministry's personality data is housed in a supercomputer called [[Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey SOL-9000]].

* The ancestors of Bartholomew Fatima [[spoiler:and Sigurd Harcourt]] are Roni Fatima and Rene Fatima. This is a Shout Out to royal ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' brothers Edgar '''Roni''' Figaro and Sabin '''Rene''' Figaro. As another Shout Out to ''FFVI'', Sigurd's surname Harcourt is shared by Duncan Harcourt, who was Sabin's martial arts mentor.

* There's a poster of [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Tifa]] on the wall in one of the second class district residences in Etrenank. And while we're on the topic, Solaris' foodstuffs are processed by a facility referred to as the [[SoylentGreen Soylent System]]. [[ItWasHisSled No prizes for guessing what the secret ingredient is...]]
** This wasn't so obvious for the Japanese audience, as ''SoylentGreen'' isn't an iconic movie in Japan.

-->-- '''Soraya Saga''', (Website/DeviantART, Jul 7, 2008)

** Which makes Krelian an {{Expy}} of Gendo Ikari. Like Gendo, Krelian [[spoiler: hijacks the evil groups plan for his own needs, stemming from the loss of a loved one years ago.]]
*** And that makes Ramsus a combination {{Expy}} of Shinji Ikari and Rei, combining the feelings of insecurity and DaddyIssues of Shinji with the whole [[spoiler: "powerful clone" thing]] of Rei. You could probably read a lot into Ramsus sleeping with Miang, too.

* In his first appearance, Id is apparently crushed under the [[CoolShip Yggdrasil]] with his Gear, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment only to stand back up,]] [[BadAss lift the ship over his head and throw it against Bart]]. Not the first time [[Anime/NeonGenesisEvangelion a giant red mecha lifts a warship with its bare hands and throws it a good 50 meters away...]]

* The Gazel Ministry's personality data is housed in a supercomputer called [[TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey SOL-9000]].

* [[Anime/SuperDimensionFortressMacross Super Dimension]] Gear [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jzrqfQ-wI&feature=related Yggdrasil IV]]. Also, GiantRobo's basic design and piloting method are used by Seibzehn.

* Seibzehn and Achtzehn, being the fusion of man and machine, are also a nod to [[DragonBallZ Number 17 and Number 18.]] It's also a BilingualBonus.

** [[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam Domon]] would also like to have a word regarding Weltall Mk. II and its System Id, as would [[Anime/MobileSuitGundam Ramba Ral]] regarding Brigandier/Andvari's weapons. And Aerods? More like [[ZetaGundam funnels]]. They're even housed in the skirt armor when not in use.

*** And that makes Ramsus and combination {{Expy}} of Shinji Ikari and Rei, combining the feelings of insecurity and DaddyIssues of Shinji with the whole [[spoiler: "powerful clone" thing]] of Rei. You could probably read a lot into Ramsus sleeping with Miang, too.

* [[MobileSuitGundam Amuro]] [[XCalledTheyWantTheirYBack called. He wants his Magnetic Coating back.]]
** [[GGundam Domon]] would also like to have a word regarding Weltall Mk. II and its System Id, as would [[MobileSuitGundam Ramba Ral]] regarding Brigandier/Andvari's weapons. And Aerods? More like [[ZetaGundam funnels]]. They're even housed in the skirt armor when not in use.
** [[GGundam Allenby's Gundam]] and her going berserk and having Domon give her a similar speech before defeating her are very reminiscent of Fei talking to and defeating a drugged up Elly in Vierge.

** OR-Weltall's posture is remarkably similar to the [[GGundam Master Gundam]]. Unsurprising, considering who pilots it. In battle, it also sports a few rather notable aesthetic similarities to [[GundamWing Deathscythe Hell Custom]].

** Kahran Ramsus [[ZetaGundam has an obsessive grudge against the protagonist and challenges him to battle at every opportunity, only to have his clock cleaned every time]].

* The fact that the game is named after the Fei's final gear upgrade, the Xenogears, is probably a shoutout to the {{Gundam}} series in general, where the title of each installment is almost always named after the main character's final mech.

** At one point we have main hero and his rival use their [[HumongousMecha Gears]] to push away a massive falling object. [[CharsCounterattack Seems slightly familiar, no?]]
*** Perhaps they would've [[CatchAndReturn fared better]] had the Doc been there with [[{{Xabungle}} Heimdall]] to assist them.

* [[Anime/MacrossSuperDimensionFortressMacross Super Dimension]] Gear [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jzrqfQ-wI&feature=related Yggdrasil IV]]. Also, GiantRobo's basic design and piloting method are used by Seibzehn.

* [[{{Macross}} Super Dimension]] Gear [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O2jzrqfQ-wI&feature=related Yggdrasil IV]]. Also, GiantRobo's basic design and piloting method are used by Seibzehn.

* The fact that the game is named after the Fei's final gear upgrade, the Xenogears, is probably a shoutout to the {{Gundam}} series in general, where the title of which installment is almost always named after the main character's final mech.

*** And that makes Ramsus and combination {{Expy}} of Shinji Ikari and Rei, combining the feelings of insecurity and DaddyIssues of Shinji with the whole [[spoiler: "powerful clone" thing]] of Rei. You could probably read a lot into Ramsus sleeping with Miang, too.

-->''"I'm of an older generation who grew up with classic giant robot anime by Nippon Sunrise (e.g. Raideen, Gundam, and Votoms). Besides the guy who enthusiastically created gear/AMWS/AGWS/ES mecha is more Takahashi than me. (His room is filled with vintage Chogokin Toys.) ;) ''"
-->-- '''Soraya Saga''', (deviantART, Jul 7, 2008)

* In his first appearance, Id is apparently crushed under the [[CoolShip Yggdrasil]] with his Gear, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment only to stand back up,]] [[BadAss lift the ship over his head and throw it against Bart]]. Not the first time [[TheEndOfEvangelion a giant red mecha lifts a warship with its bare hands and throws it a good 50 meters away...]]

* A nearly-dead figurehead Emperor being kept alive for thousands of years on life support? [[TabletopGame/WarHammer40000 Where have we seen that before?]]

* A [[StarTrekTheNextGeneration Positronic Cybernetic Brain...]] That's bound to get us into trouble with the makers of Star Trech!

* In his first appearance, Id is apparently crushed under the [[CoolShip Yggdrasil]] with his Gear, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment only to stand back up,]] [[BadAss lift the ship over his head and throw it against Bart]]. Not the first time [[TheEndOfEvangelion a giant red mecha lifts a warship with its bare hands and throws it a good 50 meters away...]]

* WordOfGod says Fei was based off of Wong Fei Hong. Or at least JetLi's version of the historical character.

** Kahran Ramsus [[ZetaGundam has an obsessive grudge against the protagonist and challenges him to battle at every opportunity, only to have his clock cleaned every time]].

* That's bound to get us into trouble with the makers of Star Trech!

* [[MobileSuitGundam Amuro]] called. He wants Magnetic Coating back.

** At one point we have main hero and his rival use theit [[HumongousMecha Gears]] to push away a massive falling object. [[CharsCounterattack Seems slightly familiar, no?]]

** The meager efforts of you land dwellers are insignificant to the true and only power.
** That's bound to get us into trouble with the makers of Star Trech!
** Shevat contains a few references to [[VideoGame/ChronoTrigger Zeal]]. A floating city where one can find a Sage's hidden room, strange talking creatures (Chu-chus to ''Chrono Trigger''[='=]s Nus), and Queen '''Z'''ephyr (though she doesn't gain immortality by her own choice, and she's not quite as [[LaughingMad batshit]] [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity insane]]). And speaking of ''Chrono Trigger'', be sure to say "hi" to Lucca before you head out from [[DoomedHometown Lahan]]...
** Fei gets frozen in [[StarWars carbonite]]. He gets better.
** The Gazel Ministry's personality data is housed in a supercomputer called [[TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey SOL-9000]].
*** The Zohar is also a reference to the Monolith from ''2001''. Its technical name in ''Perfect Works'' (Magnetic Abnormal Matter - MAM) also mirrors the Monolith's technical name from the ''2001'' novels (Tycho Magnetic Anomaly - TMA).
** Gaspar, Balthasar, and Melchior are in the game as shout-outs to both [[Literature/TheBible biblical]] {{Fanon}} and VideoGame/ChronoTrigger.
** The planet orbiting floating city/space station Solaris is a shout out to the novel ''Literature/{{Solaris}}'' by Stanislav Lem.
** WordOfGod says Fei was based off of Wong Fei Hong. Or at least JetLi's version of the historical character.
** In his first appearance, Id is apparently crushed under the [[CoolShip Yggdrasil]] with his Gear, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment only to stand back up,]] [[BadAss lift the ship over his head and throw it against Bart]]. Not the first time [[TheEndOfEvangelion a giant red mecha lifts a warship with its bare hands and throws it a good 50 meters away...]]