History Trivia / OctopathTraveler

* IKnewIt: When the first two protagonists, Olberic and Primrose, were revealed, some people started speculating that the first letter of each protagonist's name would come together to spell out "Octopath". This theory started gaining widespread traction when Tressa and Alfyn were revealed, and was confirmed after the reveals of H'aanit, Therion, Cyrus, and Ophilia.

* TheWikiRule: [[http://octopathtraveler.wikia.com/wiki/Octopath_Traveler_Wiki The Octopath Traveler Wiki]].

* NowWhichOneWasThatVoice: With the exception of the main cast, the game doesn't specify who the other characters' voice actors are.

* RelationshipVoiceActor:
** [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Olberic]] and [[Creator/HoukoKuwashima Primrose]]'s Japanese voice actors were also previously party members together in ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia''; in the case of more recent video games it's a reunion for [[VideoGame/DragonBallFighterZ Captain Ginyu and Android 21]] as well.
** Whether you switch between [[Creator/AiKayano Japanese]] or [[Creator/CristinaValenzuela English]], Ophilia is basically [[LightNovel/KonoSuba Darkness]] that played the 'noble knight' archetype straight instead of lampooning it.
** The English voice actors for [[Creator/ChrisNiosi Therion]] and [[Creator/KiraBuckland Cordelia]] is a Newgrounds reunion.
** [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Olberic]], [[Creator/HoukoKuwashima Primrose]] and [[Creator/TomokazuSeki Alfyn]] are [[VideoGame/FistOfTheNorthStarKensRage Kenshiro, Yuria and Toki]].
** [[Creator/KatsuyukiKonishi Olberic]] and [[Creator/YoshitsuguMatsuoka Therion]] are [[Manga/AkameGaKill Bulat and Lubbock]].
** [[Creator/CristinaVee Ophilia]], [[Creator/PatrickSeitz Olberic]] and [[Creator/CindyRobinson H'aanit]] are [[Franchise/BlazBlue Noel, Ragna and Makoto]]. The last one sounds different than you'd expect, though. For bonus points, [[Creator/GregChun Alfyn]] is also [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle Carmine]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Primrose is one of the non-villainous roles Creator/LauraPost has done, albeit as a kind-hearted (to the innocent) but vicious (to the guilty) AntiHero. This role opened up the gates to more unambiguously heroic roles such as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Kasumi]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Primrose was the very first non-villainous role for Creator/LauraPost, albeit as a kind-hearted (to the innocent) but vicious (to the guilty) AntiHero. This role opened up the gates to more unambiguously heroic roles such as [[VideoGame/Persona5 Kasumi]].

* NamesTheSame: No, Miguel is not the same character as Miguel from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''. Incidentally, both games were developed by Creator/SquareEnix (or, in ''Chrono Cross''' case, Square, as it was developed before they merged with Enix), and both bosses have a reputation within their respective fandoms for [[ThatOneBoss being very difficult]].

* IKnewIt: When the first two protagonists, Olberic and Primrose, were revealed, some people started speculating that the first letter of each protagonist's name would come together to spell out Octopath. This theory started gaining widespread traction when Tressa and Alfyn were revealed, and was confirmed after the reveals of H'aanit, Therion, Cyrus, and Ophilia.

* NamesTheSame: No, Miguel is not the same character as Miguel from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross''. Incidentally, both games were developed by Creator/SquareEnix (or, in ''Chrono Cross'''s case, Square, as it was developed before they merged with Enix), and both bosses have a reputation within their respective fandoms for [[ThatOneBoss being very difficult]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Primrose was the very first non-villainous role for Creator/LauraPost, albeit as a kind-hearted (to the innocent) but vicious (to the guilty) AntiHero. This role opened up the gates to more unambiguously heroic roles such as Kasumi.

* FanNickname: While Square Enix is [[InsistentTerminology fairly insistent]] on the "HD-2D series" name, it's far more common for people to refer to HD-2D games as "Octopath"-style or "Octopath Traveler"-style due to ''Octopath'' being the first game to debut the visual style and almost immediately becoming iconic for it.

** [[Creator/CristinaVee Ophilia]], [[Creator/PatrickSeitz Olberic]] and [[Creator/CindyRobinson H'annit]] are [[Franchise/BlazBlue Noel, Ragna and Makoto]]. The last one sounds different than you'd expect, though. For bonus points, [[Creator/GregChun Alfyn]] is also [[VideoGame/BlazBlueCrossTagBattle Carmine]].

* PlayingAgainstType: Primrose was the very first non villainous role for Creator/LauraPost, albeit as a kind hearted (to the innocent) but vicious (to the guilty) AntiHero. This role opened up the gates to more unambiguously heroic roles such as Kasumi.

* PlayingAgainstType: Primrose was the very first non villainous role for [[Creator/LauraPost]], albeit as a kind hearted (to the innocent) but vicious (to the guilty) AntiHero. This role opened up the gates to more unambiguously heroic roles such as Kasumi.

* IKnewIt: When the first two protagonists, Olberic and Primrose, were revealed, some people started speculating that the first letter of each protagonist’s name would come together to spell out Octopath. This theory started gaining widespread traction when Tressa and Alfyn were revealed, and was confirmed after the reveals of H’aanit, Therion, Cyrus, and Ophilia.

** The English voice actors for [[Creator/ChrisNiosi Therion]] and [[Creator/KiraBuckland Cordelia]] is a Newgrounds
reunion.

** The English voice actors for [[Creator/ChrisNiosi Therion]] and [[Creator/KiraBuckland Cordelia]] is a Newgrounds reunion.

* PermanentPlaceholder: ''Project Octopath Traveler'' was the game's WorkingTitle. The game retained this working title status until a few months before its release. No one was surprised that ''Octopath Traveler'' ended up being the final name, considering that even the first demo had the title.

* SureLetsGoWithThat[=/=]WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, ''Octopath Traveler'' was never planned to be the game's final title, given that the title of the game during development was ''Project: Octopath Traveler''. But it stuck and became the game's final title anyway due to how unique and catchy it is.

** The English voice actors for [[ChrisNiosi Therion]] and [[KiraBuckland Cordelia]] is a Newgrounds reunion.

* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Apparently, ''Octopath Traveler'' was never planned to be the game's final title, given that the title of the game during development was ''Project: Octopath Traveler''. But it stuck and became the game's final title anyway due to how unique and catchy it is.