History Trivia / FinalFantasyII

** This originally applied to the game until the UsefulNotes/PlayStation port. Official reasons for the original localization ("Dark Shadow Over Palakia") being canceled were given as ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' being released right around the corner, and NES development was drying up in the west.

* RemadeForTheExport: It saw a release outside of Japan on the ''Final Fantasy Origins'' disc on the UsefulNotes/PlayStation.

** In the unreleased English NES prototype of the game, Gordon and Ricard were named Gilbert and Edward respectively. Leila was also referred to as "Reila," but this was likely just a [[SpellMyNameWithAnS translation glitch]].

** Some of The Emperor's actions were later repeated by later ''Final Fantasy'' villains. For starters, his action of poisoning the water supply of the Dragoon fortress was later redone with Kefka, the latter of whom managed to take it to an even new low by poisoning a civilian kingdom (Doma), and most of Mateus' personality and traits (even his coming back from the dead) were reused with [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX Seymour Guado]]. In addition his using a flying fortress capable of generating a cyclone and then being killed in it (not to mention having the title Emperor) is later repeated with Vayne in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' and his use of the Sky Fortress Bahamut in the final battle before being killed, although unlike Mateus, Vayne ''doesn't'' come back from the dead.

* DevelopersForesight: Talking to Princess Hilda with different GuestStarPartyMember will make her says different things. Having Minwu in the party will make Hilda says that she trusts Minwu to guide Firion and friends, having Josef in the party will make her says that she is pleased to have Josef assisting the rebels in finding the Goddess' Bell, while having Gordon in the party before obtaining Sunfire will make her chew out Gordon for suddenly disappearing and blame him for [[spoiler:Josef's death]] in Snow Cavern.

* DevelopersForesight: Talking to Princess Hilda with different GuestStarPartyMember will make her says different things. Having Minwu in the party will make Hilda says that she trusts Minwu to guide Firion and friends, having Josef in the party will make her says that she is pleased to have Josef assisting the rebels in finding the Goddess' Bell, while having Gordon in the party before obtaining Sunfire will make her chews out Gordon for suddenly disappearing and blames him for [[spoiler:Josef's death]] in Snow Cavern.

* TheWikiRule: The [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Wiki Final Fantasy Wiki]].

* DevelopersForesight: Talking to Princess Hilda with different GuestStarPartyMember will makr her says different things. Having Minwu in the party will make Hilda says that she trusts Minwu to guide Firion and friends, having Josef in the party will make her says that she is pleased to have Josef assisting the rebels in finding the Goddess' Bell, while having Gordon in the party before obtaining Sunfire will make her chews out Gordon for suddenly disappearing and blames him for [[spoiler:Josef's death]] in Snow Cavern.

* DevelopersForesight: Talking to Princess Hilda with different GuestStarPartyMember will have her saying different things. Having Minwu in the party will make Hilda says that she trusts Minwu to guide Firion and friends, having Josef in the party will make her say that she is pleased to have Josef assisting the rebels in finding the Goddess' Bell, while having Gordon in the party before obtaining Sunfire will make her chew out Gordon for suddenly disappearing and blame him for [[spoiler:Josef's death]] in Snow Cavern.

** This game features the first Cid. Every ''Final Fantasy'' game after this[[note]]excluding some of the side games[[/note]] has a man named Cid who is usually older than the party (though he may join it temporarily or as a main member) and associated with airships. If he doesn't own, operate, or command an airship, then he's probably still an engineering genius of some sort. (The Cid who is mentioned in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' was {{retcon}}ned into the backstory of the UpdatedRerelease.)

* AscendedGlitch: The Ultima spell in the original version was bugged and wouldn't power up as it's supposed to. This left it doing a measly 500 damage. Director Hironobu Sakaguchi wanted it fixed, but a programmer insists on leaving the bug in, justifying it as Ultima being an outdated spell overshadowed by newer and improved ones, mirroring real life. Sakaguchi then tried to fix the problem himself, but the programmer [[EnforcedTrope ciphered the code's source]]. As such the bug remained. Fortunately Sakaguchi looks back at it more fondly these days.

* NamesTheSame:
** Leon has the same name as another [[spoiler: traitorous]] [[VideoGame/TalesOfDestiny JRPG knight.]] Subverted in the Japanese version of both, though - as their names were Leonhart and ''Lion'' respectively.
** Princess Hilda. [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkBetweenWorlds Enough said.]] Unintentional, but someone has to have laughed when they noticed. What makes it more hilarious, one is blonde, while the other is brunette, and depending on the version, dark-skinned.