I know I'm kind of necro-threading but I think I might have figured out the James Bond reference.
I think it is alluding to Balthier from XII.
Why?
Just look at Balthier. He reeks of James Bond-ness. He's suave, intelligent, cocky, a charmer/lech, and a bit of ham with a pension for humorous, one-liners and delusions that he's the "leading man". In addition, not only is his signature weapons guns, he fires them one-handed, similar to how a certain spy hold their PP7. He even speaks with a British accent in the English dub.