History Trivia / FinalFantasyXV

** Gladiolus is voiced by KentaMiyake. ([[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog Vector the Crocodile]], [[Anime/FullMetalAlchemistBrotherhood Scar]])

* EarlyBirdCameo: The game's main theme, ''Somnus'', was added to ''TheatrhythmFinalFantasy'' as a DLC stage in 2012. Interestingly enough, this is around the same time the game was internally renamed to ''XV''.

* {{Vaporware}}: Began development as ''Versus XIII'' in 2005, and it was publicly announced as "coming soon" in 2006, alongside ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', about a ''decade'' before the game's final release target. The game disappeared off the radar for long stretches of time during this, the last being over 2 years long with absolutely no new media to speak of.
** SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The game was developed by a small team for a good portion of its development cycle whilst the main-line titles such as ''XIII'' were developed, but the decision to change it from ''Versus XIII'' to ''XV'' changed that.
** According to [[WordOfGod Director]] Creator/TetsuyaNomura, ''XV'' came from a discarded concept for ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII.''

* {{Vaporware}}: Began development as ''Versus XIII'' in 2005, and it was publicly announced as "coming soon" in 2006, alongside ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', about a ''decade'' before the game's final release target.
** SavedFromDevelopmentHell: The game was developed by a small team for a good portion of its development cycle whilst the main-line titles such as ''XIII'' were developed, but the decision to change it from ''Versus XIII' to ''XV'' changed that.

** The game was originally planned to be released soon after the 2009/2010 ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' as ''Final Fantasy Versus XIII''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen:

** Noctis - Storm [[labelnote:Explanation]]{{Mondegreen}} from TitleThemeTune combined with ThemeNaming based on [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Squall]].[[/labelnote]]

** Gladiolus is voiced by HirokiYasumoto. ([[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chad]], [[Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia Germany]])

** According to [[WordOfGod Director]] Creator/TetsuyaNomura, ''XV'' came from a discarded concept for ''FinalFantasyVII.''

* {{Vaporware}}: Began development as ''Versus XIII'' in 2005, and it was publicly announced as "coming soon" in 2006, alongside ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', about a ''decade'' before the game's final release target. Technically it was never actually vaporware, just stuck in long-running discussions about it becoming a true main-line ''FF'' title, but with this came several long-standing public absences which had convinced many that the game was cancelled.

** Noctis - Storm [[labelnote:Explanation]]{{Mondegreen}} from TitleTheme combined with ThemeNaming based on [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII Cloud]] and [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII Squall]].[[/labelnote]]

** Noctis was commonly named "Storm" before his official name was revealed, thanks in part to {{Mondegreen}}s from the aforementioned "Somnus" and also because naming main characters [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI after]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII meteorological]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII or]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyX geographical]] [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII phenomena]] is a recurring theme of the ''FF'' series.
** His buddies also got the not-always-flattering nicknames of "[[{{Bishonen}} Blond Faggot-kun]]," "[[TestosteronePoisoning Manly Bearded Dude]]," and "[[VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes Glasses Touchdown]]."
** They also got nicknames according to their traits; [[ShotgunsAreJustBetter Shotgun]], [[{{Megane}} Glasses]] and [[GoodScarsEvilScars Scar]].
** King Caelum has been nicknamed [[Film/DieHard Hans Gruber]].

** MamoruMiyano ([[Manga/DeathNote Light Yagami]], [[Franchise/KingdomHearts Riku]]) as Ignis.
** TatsuhisaSuzuki ([[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Jun/Barry]], [[Anime/DancougarNova Sakuya Kamon]]) as Noctis.
** TetsuyaKakihara ([[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Jin Kisaragi]]) as Prompto.
** HirokiYasumoto ([[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chad]], [[Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia Germany]]) as Gladiolus.

* IKnewIt: Fans had been speculating ''Final Fantasy Versus XIII'' was going to become ''Final Fantasy XV'' since 2010.

* {{Vaporware}}: Began development as ''Versus XIII'' in 2005, and it was publicly announced as "coming soon" in 2006, alongside ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', about a ''decade'' before the game actually came out.

** The game was originally planned to be released soon after the 2009/2010 ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' as ''Final Fantasy Versus XIII''.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: According to [[WordOfGod Nomura]] himself, this game was borne of one of many previously-tabled concepts for ''FinalFantasyVII.''

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[Creator/SquareEnix They gave]] ''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]]'' a shotgun. OhCrap.
* NamesToKnowInAnime:

* {{Vaporware}}: '''Nine years''' in development, assuming they can make their launch window in 2014. Development began on ''Versus'' in 2005, and it was publicly announced in 2006 alongside ''XIII'' itself. Since then, its only presence for years were pre-rendered CG trailers with no voice acting, and occasional interviews with Nomura. Gameplay footage was finally shown in early 2011 (which was heavily implied to still be at a very early stage), at which point the game disappeared from view and no-showed two years' worth of major gaming conventions. In the time since its announcement, ''Final Fantasies'' ''XIII'', ''XIII-2'', ''[[ObviousBeta XIV]]'', ''XIV: A Realm Reborn'' and ''Type-0'' have all seen release and a [[VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII second sequel to]] ''XIII'', ''Lightning Returns'', has been announced. The only confirmation that the game even still exists has been a sketch of Noctis from a ''Final Fantasy'' 25th Anniversary event, and a tweet from Square Enix's CEO. Said tweet was ultimately elicited after a rumor about ''Versus'' having been long-since cancelled and disappeared by the Square Enix brass hit the gaming journalism sphere. As of May 2013 the most up-to-date info on the state of ''Versus XIII'' is tantamount to "yeah, we're still working on it."
** This game's arrested development is affecting more than the ''Final Fantasy'' brand, unfortunately. The ''Versus'' team is made up of several key members of the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' team, and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' is on hold until ''Versus'' is done. In the meantime, its leadup game, ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance Dream Drop Distance]]'' still managed to make release before ''Versus''.
** As of June 10, 2013, '''[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT HELL]]'''. ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''''FINAL FANTASY XV''''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' announcing it is also in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light of day [[TemptingFate soon]]... ''for the [[PlayStation4 PS4]]'' (and the XboxOne).

* MythologyGag: The lead character is at an event and meets [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII the heroine in a white dress]]... Hmm...

** His buddies also got the not-always-flattering nicknames of "[[{{Bishonen}} Blond Faggot-kun]]," "[[TestosteronePoisoning Manly Bearded Dude]]," and "[[NoMoreHeroes Glasses Touchdown]]."

* HeyItsThatVoice: [[SquareEnix They gave]] ''[[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]]'' a shotgun. OhCrap.

** TatsuhisaSuzuki ([[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Jun/Barry]], [[DancougarNova Sakuya Kamon]]) as Noctis.
** TetsuyaKakihara ([[TengenToppaGurrenLagann Simon]], [[VideoGame/BlazBlue Jin Kisaragi]]) as Prompto.
** HirokiYasumoto ([[Manga/{{Bleach}} Chad]], [[Manga/AxisPowersHetalia Germany]]) as Gladiolus.

** This game's arrested development is affecting more than the ''Final Fantasy'' brand, unfortunately. The ''Versus'' team is made up of several key members of the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' team, and ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' is on hold until ''Versus'' is done. In the meantime, its leadup game, ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' still managed to make release before ''Versus''.
** As of June 10, 2013, '''[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT HELL]]'''. ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''''FINAL FANTASY XV''''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' announcing it is also in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light of day [[TemptingFate soon]]... ''for the {{PS4}}''.

** As of June 10, 2013, '''[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT HELL]]'''. ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''''FINAL FANTASY XV''''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' announcing it is also in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light [[TemptingFate soon]]... ''for the PS4''.

** As of June 10, 2013, '''[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT HELL]]'''. ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''FINAL FANTASY XV''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for ''Kingdom Hearts III'' announcing it is in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light [[TemptingFate soon]]... ''for the PS4''.

* {{Vaporware}}: '''Seven years''' in development, as of November 2012. Development began on ''Versus'' in 2005, and it was publicly announced in 2006 alongside ''XIII'' itself. Since then, its only presence for years were pre-rendered CG trailers with no voice acting, and occasional interviews with Nomura. Gameplay footage was finally shown in early 2011 (which was heavily implied to still be at a very early stage), at which point the game disappeared from view and no-showed two years' worth of major gaming conventions. In the time since its announcement, ''Final Fantasies'' ''XIII'', ''XIII-2'', ''[[ObviousBeta XIV]]'', ''XIV: A Realm Reborn'' and ''Type-0'' have all seen release and a [[VideoGame/LightningReturnsFinalFantasyXIII second sequel to]] ''XIII'', ''Lightning Returns'', has been announced. The only confirmation that the game even still exists has been a sketch of Noctis from a ''Final Fantasy'' 25th Anniversary event, and a tweet from Square Enix's CEO. Said tweet was ultimately elicited after a rumor about ''Versus'' having been long-since cancelled and disappeared by the Square Enix brass hit the gaming journalism sphere. As of May 2013 the most up-to-date info on the state of ''Versus XIII'' is tantamount to "yeah, we're still working on it."

** This game's arrested development is affecting more than the ''Final Fantasy'' brand, unfortunately. The ''Versus'' team is made up of several key members of the ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' team, and ''Kingdom Hearts III'' is on hold until ''Versus'' is done. In the meantime, its leadup game, ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' still managed to make release before ''Versus''.
** As of June 10, 2013, '''[[SavedFromDevelopmentHell SAVED FROM DEVELOPMENT HELL]]'''. ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''FINAL FANTASY XV''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for Kingdom Hearts 3 announcing it is in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light [[TemptingFate within the following year]]... ''for the PS4''.

** As of June 10, 2013, '''[[AvertedTrope AVERTED TROPE]]'''. ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''FINAL FANTASY XV''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for Kingdom Hearts 3 announcing it is in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light [[TemptingFate within the following year]]... ''for the PS4''.

** As of June 10, 2013, ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''FINAL FANTASY XV''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for Kingdom Hearts 3 announcing it is in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light within the following year... ''for the PS4''.

** As of June 10, 2013, ''Versus XIII'' is no more, instead called '''FINAL FANTASY XV''', and following its shiny new trailer was one for Kingdom Hearts 3 announcing it is in development. Looks like this game is going to see the light within the following year.