Editing Final Fantasy Adventure allusions

This is a list of allusions from ''Final Fantasy Adventure''.

==''Seiken Densetsu: the Emergence of Excalibur''==
[[File:Elise Fuji comparison artwork.png|thumb|150px|Elise & Fuji]]
''Final Fantasy Adventure'' was built on the cancelled 1987 game and therefore recycles multiple concepts from it.
*The plot of the cancelled game and ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' are relatively similar: both games have a young male protagonist setting out on a journey to find the holy sword Excalibur to defeat an evil overlord.
*The legendary sword Excalibur is reused as an important plot item from both games.
*The use of [[Candy|candies]] as an item.
*The ''Hinomaru Man'' seems somewhat similar to [[Shadow Zero (Adventures of Mana)|Shadow Zero]].
*[[Sumo]]’s appearance may have been influenced by the hero from this game.
*Likewise, [[Fuji]]’s design greatly resembles Elise’s, from the dress to the hair color.
*Mr. Lee from Kett Manor is an obvious nod to the Vampire from the cancelled game.
*The [[Hydra (Adventures of Mana)|Hydra]] boss is also recycled from this game, albeit with a different recolor.
*The [[Mummy (Adventures of Mana)|Mummy]] enemy may have been a reused idea from the Mummy Man.

==''[[Trials of Mana]]''==
*In ''Adventures of Mana'', Sumo's easter egg skin obtainable through password is a reference to [[Duran]]'s [[Paladin (Trials of Mana)|Paladin]] class.

==''Final Fantasy'' series==
Given that ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' was originally thought as a spinoff of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, a plethora of references and ideas from the first three Final Fantasy games made at the time are present.
===''Final Fantasy I''===
[[File:Sumo Warrior job comparison artwork.png|thumb|150px|Sumo & Warrior]]
*[[Sumo]]’s overall design resembles the [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Warrior_(Final_Fantasy) warrior] class from the first ''Final Fantasy''.
*The Mysterious Man’s appearance has been confirmed to be inspired by the [https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Red_Mage red mage] class from ''Final Fantasy I''.
*[[Watts]] appears a cave-dwelling dwarf in both “Final Fantasy I” and “Final Fantasy Adventure”.
*Three of the Four Fiends of Chaos ([[Lich (Adventures of Mana)|Lich]], [[Marilith (Adventures of Mana)|Marilith]], & [[Kraken (Adventures of Mana)|Kraken]]) from the first installment appear as bosses in “Final Fantasy Adventure”.
*The [[Mind Flayer (Adventures of Mana)|Mindflayer]] enemy appear as [[Davias]]’s boss form.
*NPCs bearing a striking resemblance to White Mages appear in [[Kett Manor]] and [[Wendel (Adventures of Mana)|Wendel]].
*The [[Magician (Adventures of Mana)|Magician]] enemies are visually identical to the Black Mage class in “Final Fantasy I”.
*The [[Excalibur]] sword appearing in both installments are both end-game weapons obtained towards the end of the story.
*Many gears whose name and/or effects are shared in both game, namely the Bronze, Iron, Mythril, Fire, Ice, Diamond, & Dragon equipment, the Werebuster, etc.
*Many magic abilities such as [[Flare]] are used in both games.
*Numerous items from ''Final Fantasy I'' make an appearance in ''Final Fantasy Adventure'', such as [[Potion|potions]] (Cure), [[Hi-Potion|hi-potions]] (X-Cure), [[Antidote|antidotes]], [[Gold Needle|gold needles]], [[Eye Drop|eye drops]], etc.
*Many enemies are reused from “Final Fantasy”.
*Both [[Goblin (Adventures of Mana)|Goblins]] appearing in each games are one of the weakest enemies encountered during the first areas.
*Both installment use gold pieces or GP as currency (the original Japanese script uses [[Lucre]]).
*The [[Training regimen]] seen in ''Adventures of Mana'' uses icons & names of the Warrior, Monk, & Black Mage.

===''Final Fantasy II''===
*Maria’s story bears similar plot elements with [[Amanda]]. Both are close friends of the protagonist who wield ranged weapons and are in search of their brother at some point.
*The [[Dark Lord]] bears a strong resemblance to Leon as a Dark Knight.
*A ''[[Chocobo (Adventures of Mana)|Chocobo]]'' appears in a forest and can be ridden across the map while avoiding enemies, just like in ''Final Fantasy II & III''. Its signature tune plays while riding.
*The [[Moogle (status)|Moogle]] status transforms the hero into the creature first appearing in ''Final Fantasy II''.
*The [[Blood Sword]] appears in both games and functions in a similar fashion.
*The [[Samurai Helmet]] and [[Samurai Armor]] are the strongest ranked armor in their respected categories, and they are found in the later areas.
*[[Airship (Adventures of Mana)|Airships]] belonging to the evil empire appear as dungeons in both games (Glaive’s Airship in ''FFA'' and Dreadnought in ''FFII''). 
*Introduced in ''Final Fantasy II'', [[Bacchus's Wine]], [[Unicorn Horn|unicorn horns]], [[Ether|ethers]] & [[Elixir|elixirs]] are brought in ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' and have roughly the same effects.
*[[Chunk of Mythril|Mythril]], localized as ''Silver'' in ''Final Fantasy Adventure'', is an elusive ore used to make weapons.
*Magic spells are learned by tomes in both installments.

===''Final Fantasy III''===
[[File:Training regiment AOM screenshot.png|thumb|250px|Training regimen]]
*[[Ifrit (Adventures of Mana)|Ifrit]] appears as a boss in “Final Fantasy Adventure”. Just like its ''Final Fantasy'' counterpart, both a fire-elemental demons.
*[[Garuda (Adventures of Mana)|Garuda]] serves similar roles in both games, as they appear as winged, bird-like servants of a manipulated ruler that are ultimately fought as a boss.
*The [[Training regimen]] seen in ''Adventures of Mana'' uses icons & names of the Sage job class.
*Both games have a dungeon named ''[[Sealed Cave (Adventures of Mana)|Sealed Cave]]'' hosting undead enemies.
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==Real World==
===Anime & Manga===
*The [[Lambsy's Pillow|pillow]] item, originally named ラムジィ (Lambsy), may be a reference to ラムヂーちゃん (ramujīchan, "Lambsy-chan") a Japanese localized version of Hana Barbera’s ''It’s the Wolf'' cartoons.

===Film===
*[[Count Lee|Mr. Lee]]'s name may have been taken from real-world actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Lee Christopher Lee] who played Dracula in many movies.
*The Japanese name for Kett’s House, Vinquette, may be a mistranslation of the American actor [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Price Vincent Price], who played in numerious horror movies.

===Literature===
*Mythril comes form J.R.R. Tolkien’s writings and was already widely in use in the ''Final Fantasy'' series at the time.
*Many monsters appearing in ''Final Fantasy Adventure'' taken from the ''Final Fantasy'' repertoire originate from the “Dungeons & Dragons” tabletop game series.
* The ''Adventures of Mana'' [[Silence (ability)|Silence]] magic spell icon and the japanese name for its corresponding attack item may reference the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_wise_monkeys Monkey who speaks no evil] or the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarubobo Sarubobo].

===Other===
*The Japanese name of the “[[Rust-B-Gone]]” item (サビトレール (sabi torēru)) may have been inspired from various cleaning products name also using the torēru part.

==References==
*[https://finalfantasy.fandom.com/wiki/Final_Fantasy_Adventure Final Fantasy Wiki]
*[https://legendsoflocalization.com/final-fantasy-adventure/ Legends of Localization]

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