Final Fantasy XIV Reference & Lore Archive: References to Final Fantasy I, Dissidia: Final Fantasy & FF Origin: Stranger of Paradise

Since Dissidia and Stranger of Paradise happen in the same world as/are connected to Final Fantasy 1 I decided to mix them all together instead of giving them a page for the only few references they have.

REFERENCES TO FINAL FANTASY I

1. The helmet and armor of the original design for the Warrior of Light can be obtained by purchasing the Collector's Edition and as loot from the Labyrinth of the Ancients respectively.

The design is based on the Yoshitaka Amano artwork for the Warrior class in Final Fantasy I. He's also the canonical representation of Final Fantasy I, as shown by Dissidia.

2. The Minion of Light minions are based on the Warrior, Black Mage and White Mage classes from the original Final Fantasy I for the NES. When left idle, they'll raise and lower their arms imitating the classic Final Fantasy victory pose.

3. The Wind-up Warrior of Light minion is also a reference to the Yoshitaka Amano design of the Warrior shown above.

4. Piscodemons were random enemy encounters in Final Fantasy I, they appear here as a boss in Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Galvanth the Dominator) and as an enemy in Tam-Tara Deepcroft (Hard)

5. Kraken's first appearence in the series was as one of the Four Fiends from Final Fantasy I, which were the beings that brought Garland 2000 years into the past for him to become Chaos, and are the reason why the time loop exists.

Final Fantasy XIV's version of Kraken, which is just a sea monster, is located in Hullbreaker Isle.

6. Matoya's Cave is a location in Final Fantasy I where Matoya the Witch resides. She's part of a sidequest in the game in which you have to give her her Crystal Eye. Her broomsticks speak in backwards and give you the cryptic hint to TCELES B HSUP, pusing B and Select reveals the map of Final Fantasy I.

Matoya is a minor character who debuted in Heavensward. The theme that plays in her cave is an arrangement of Matoya's Cave from Final Fantasy I and she also has broomsticks who speak in backwards. This is one of my favourite references.

You also use her Crystal Eye in HW to seek the lost Scions of the Seventh Dawn.

The theme that plays in Matoya's Cave in FF XIV is a rearrangemente of Matoya's Cave from FF I, named the Mushroomery.

Matoya's Cave (Final Fantasy I, PSX)

The Mushroomery (Final Fantasy XIV)

7. Chaos, the final boss of Final Fantasy I can be fought in Alphascape V1. His design seems to be a mix between his FF I and Dissidia Final Fantasy designs, since they recicled Sephirot's skeleton and he has four arms, yet his golden colour is retained. His attacks also have the 4 elements of Water, Fire, Earth and Wind, referencing both the 4 Crystals of Light and The 4 Fiends.

The map in which you fight him in FF XIV is also a reference to the Chaos Shrine from Final Fantasy I.

Chaos Final Fantasy I

Chaos Dissidia Final Fantasy

Chaos Final Fantasy XIV

Chaos Shrine (FFI)
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Chaos Shrine (FF XIV)
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P.S. One of his abilities is called "Knock Down" which is a reference to a quote from Garland that became kind of a meme in the Final Fantasy community due to being a case of a bad translation being funny.

The battle theme that plays here is a rearrangement of the Final Fantasy I Battle Theme

Battle Theme (FF I, NES)

FF I Battle Theme Rearrangement (FF XIV)

8. The Dwarves in the First have a special greeting, called "Lali-ho!" this greeting is the greeting all Dwarves from the Final Fantasy series have (sometimes translated as Rally-ho!), which started in Final Fantasy I, this was translated as "Hurray!" in the NES version but was fixed in the PSX/GBA remakes.

To prove my point I also added images of many other FF games with this greeting.

Final Fantasy I

Final Fantasy III

Final Fantasy IV

Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy XIV

9. Two minions you can get are the Wind-Up Cursor and the Wind-Up Airship

They're both based on sprite models of the Final Fantasy cursor and the Airship sprites.

10. Two of the servers in 1.0 were named after Cornelia and Melmond, a kingdom and a town village respectively in Final Fantasy I.

Cornelia

Melmond

11. Mt. Gulg in Shadowbringers is based on Mt. Gulg from Final Fantasy I, though mostly in name only. Mt. Gulg's design in Shadowbringers may also be a reference to Balamb Garden (FF VIII), but the design similarities may also be coincidental.

12. The Seat of Sacrifice, the last Trial in the 5.3 update is a massive Final Fantasy I and Dissidia Final Fantasy reference, since you fight the original Warrior of Light (actually Elidibus in his form) in his Dissidia Final Fantasy armor, and using many attacks from Dissidia.

Elidibus, as the original Warrior of Light

Dissidia render of the Warrior of Light

13. In the 5.4 dungeon Matoya's Relict, you can find lamps that have the 8-bit sprites of the 6 Final Fantasy I classes above them (Warrior, Black Mage, White Mage, Red Mage, Thief and Monk) in the last boss area

14. The Automated Death Machines in Garlemald are modeled after the enemy with the same name from FF 1

15. In the Shadowbringers quest In the Name of the Light, an illustration of the first Warrior of Light the First ever had is shown. This Warrior of Light is styled after the Yoshitaka Amano illustration of the Warrior of Light in Final Fantasy I

16. In the Heroes' Gauntlet, the first group of enemies has the classic party composition of a Paladin (Knight), Monk, White Mage and Black Mage.

17. The Hobgoblin enemies in Kholusia are modeled after the Goblins from Final Fantasy I

18. The Mount Duergar in the region of Kholusia in the First is named after Mount Duergar from Final Fantasy I, where a dwarven blacksmithing town hides inside.

REFERENCES TO DISSIDIA: FINAL FANTASY

1. In the Kefka minion's description, it'll mention that Y'shtola finds the doll "eerily familiar", this is a reference to the fact that she was the representative of Final Fantasy XIV in Dissidia NT, and thus met Kefka in person.