1. In 1.0 the servers Istory and Karnak were named after towns from Final Fantasy V.
Istory
Karnak
2. Sastasha is a homage to the Pirates' Hideout, both are also the first dungeon of each game.
3. The Guardian Tree in Central Shroud (X 15.0 Y 25.2) is a reference to the Guardian Tree from Final Fantasy V.
4. In a Main Story Quest, the player fights Siren in the beaches of the Isles of Umbra, in a place called the Ship Graveyard. A similar event happens in Final Fantasy V, with the main party being ensnared by the Siren due to being shown people they care about, while Galuf, due to being amnesiac, not falling for the trick and saving the rest of the party.
The Siren is also the final boss in Pharos Sirius.
5. Krile Mayer Baldesion is the grandaughter of Galuf Baldesion and friend of Alphinaud. Krile is a character mentioned way back in A Realm Reborn, but who first appeared in Heavensward. She is a female conjurer Lalafell, and an associate of the Scions of the Seventh Dawn.
Krile is based on the character by the same name from Final Fantasy V, Krile Mayer Baldesion, grandaughter of Galuf Halm Baldesion, who takes his place in the party after the latter dies in a battle with Exdeath by using all his strength to repel the nefarious tree. FF XIV's Krile is part of the Students of Baldesion, who formerly resided in the isle of Bal, a reference to the fact that both Krile and Galuf lived in the Kingdom of Bal in FF V.
FF XIV's Krile also uses the outfit FF V's Krile has when she's in her White Mage Job, another nod to her actual class in XIV (As Conjurers are the classes that evolve to White Mages)
FF XIV's Krile
FF V's Krile, in her Dissidia Opera Omnia design
FF XIV's Galuf
FF V's Galuf, in his Dissidia Opera Omnia design
6. In the Eureka storyline it is revealed Galuf traveled with three more companions. Xezat, Kelger and Dorgann, all named after the Warriors of Dawn from Final Fantasy V, of which Galuf was a part of. There's also areas of Eureka named after them as well. Port Surgate, Klauser's Howe, The Val River Swale and Klauser's Peace.
7. The Great Gubal Library dungeon is based on the Library on the Ancients, and you fight enemies from that dungeon as well, like Page 64 and Byblos.
8. Omega and Shinryu are based on the superbosses from Final Fantasy V, Omega Weapon and Shinryu. Omega is an extraterrestrial being that was once thought to have been made by ancient Allag, capable of subduing Primals and Shinryu is a Primal, making them both rivals just like they were in Final Fantasy V.
9. The Sirensong Sea is based on the Ship Graveyard from Final Fantasy V.
10. In the First there was a civilization known as Ronka, and they left a bunch of ruins around the place. In Final Fantasy V there's a location known as the Ruins of Ronka as well.
11. The Night's Blessed original settlement of Fort Gohn is named after the town from Final Fantasy V, Gohn. And similarly to the original, it is located near the Ruins of Ronka.
12. Gilgamesh, our favourite warrior buffoon with a heart of gold from Final Fantasy V makes an appearance in this game in the A Realm Reborn Hildibrand Questline. Having grown lonely in his travels, he bought a rooster and painted it green in memory of his companion Enkidu from Final Fantasy V.
You fight Gilgamesh later on in the Battle on the Big Bridge and Battle in the Big Keep Trials, in which he quotes a lot of his phrases from Final Fantasy V almost verbatim and has some of the strategies from his boss fights from FF V (like faking surrender just to buff himself up and turning you into a toad or using Mini), in the latter fight he also summons Enkidu as a Primal, due to his own wish of seeing his old friend again.
Since this is a very special reference to me, I decided to record 2 videos of the trials regarding Gilgamesh so you can see the references there. Might do this with other references as well, enjoy them.
Battle on the Big Bridge
Battle in the Big Keep
The theme that plays in the fights with Gilgamesh is a rearrangement of Battle at the Big Bridge.
Battle at the Big Bridge (FF V)
Battle in the Big Bridge (FF XIV)
13. Catoblepas, the second boss of Halatali (Hard) is based on the optional boss and summon from Final Fantasy V.
14. Atomos, one of the bosses from the Labyrinth of the Ancients and the gosh darn asshole that gets you out of the map dungeons is based on the Atomos from Final Fantasy V.
15. The Ice Soldiers that Shiva summons in her Trial may be a reference to the Ice Commanders from Final Fantasy V.
16. Karlabos, the first boss of Sastasha (Hard) is based on Karlabos from Final Fantasy V. His signature attack, Tail Screw, reduces the target's HP to critical levels, like in said game.
17. Calofisteri, the final boss of the Weeping City of Mhach is based on the boss Calofisteri from Final Fantasy V.
18. The Gaelicats from the Sea of Clouds are based on the Gaelicats from Final Fantasy V, there's also a minion based on them called the Gaelikitten obtained from Sohm Al. If you /beckon them they'll perch themselves on your shoulder :)
19. Bandersnatches in the Dravanian Forelands are based on the Bandersnatches from Final Fantasy V.
20. The Enchanted Fans from Sohr Khai are based on their Final Fantasy V incarnation.
21. The Liquid Flame (Great Gubal Library (Hard)) and Living Liquid (Alexander - The Arm of the Father) bosses have three forms: Human form, Hand form and Tornado form, in reference to the Liquid Flame boss from Final Fantasy V (whom Liquid Flame references directly).
22. The Interdimensional Rift in the Omega Raids is based on the Interdimensional Rift from Final Fantasy V.
The Interdimensional Rift is the Final Fantasy multiverse, and the reason why Gilgamesh can appear in so many of the games is because Exdeath, the villain from Final Fantasy V, banished him there.
The Interdimensional Rift is the final dungeon of Final Fantasy V
The theme that plays in the Interdimensional Rift is a rearrangement of Prelude to the Void from Final Fantasy V
Interdimensional Rift (FF XIV)
Prelude to the Void (FF V)
23. The Deltascape Raids all have bosses from Final Fantasy V, the first one being Alte Roite in his Jura Aevis form.
Alte Roite (FF XIV)
Alte Roite (FF V)
The second being Chatastrophe
Chatastrophe (FF XIV)
Chatastrophe (FF V)
The third one being Halicarnassus
Halicarnassus (FF XIV)
And the last one being the villain of FF V, Exdeath
Exdeath (FF XIV)
Exdeath himself also transforms into Neo Exdeath in Deltascape V4 Savage. Neo Exdeath is the Final Boss of Final Fantasy V
The Deltascape Raids have rearrangements of music from Final Fantasy V as well.
The V1-V3 bosses have a rearrangement of the FF V boss theme
Deltascape V1-V3 Boss Theme
Final Fantasy V Boss Theme
The V4 boss has a rearrangement of Decisive Battle
Deltascape V4 Theme
Decisive Battle (FF V)
V4S has a rearrangement of The Last Battle
Neo Exdeath Theme (FF XIV)
The Last Battle (FF V)
24. Azulmagia, from the Masked Carnivale, is based on the Azulmagia boss from Final Fantasy V. Azulmagia is also a Blue Mage and will learn attacks you do in Final Fantasy V.
25. The last boss of the Twinning, Tycoon, is a palette-swap of Alexander, and it's named as such after both Castle Tycoon and Alexander Highwind Tycoon from Final Fantasy V.
26. In a Dravanian quest called Let Bygones Be Bygones you have to find a plant named Wyvern Tails to heal an injured dragon. Something similar happens in Final Fantasy V, where you have to go to Drakenvale to get some dragon grass to heal a Wind Drake.
27. There's a Moai face under the Salt Lake in the Lochs (X20.0 Y16.7) that possibly references another underwater Moai from Final Fantasy V
28. The Blue Mage Artifact gear is based on the Blue Mage outfit from Final Fantasy V.
29. The Blue Mage casting animation is a 3D transition of the Final Fantasy V Blue Mage casting animation.
30. The Special FATE boss Archaeotania from The Tempest is based off the original Twintania from Final Fantasy V.
31. The Spectral Necromancer seems to be taking cues from Lenna's Necromancer outfit as she has a skull shaped crown, a leotard, and has pink hair.
32. The Ghido minion obtainable from Sirensong Sea is based on the Turtle Sage Ghido from Final Fantasy V. If put next to the Wind-Up Exdeath they'll both fight it out.
33. Whenever you're inside the Baldesion Annex, its main hall or the Andron inn room inside Old Sharlayan, a rearrangement of The Day Will Come will play.
The Day Will Come (FF V)
The Day Will Come (FF XIV)
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