References in Heavensward

[AlphaFox]

Found a new one from the Gaelicat. His attacks name is "Scratch Fever", perhaps reference to the song "Cat Scratch Fever".

[EdwinLi]

I heard Dark Knight is based on Guts from the Berserk manga.

(PS darn if only Berserk Manga can update decently again )

[myahele]

There's a quest called "The Ceaseless Gardener" which is pretty much like the movie "The Constant Gardener"

[HamHammy]

The tool-tip text for the fishing bait Red Balloon, "A bright red breed of balloon bug found floating at higher elevations than its duller cousins. Live bait for both skyfishing and cloudfishing. Up to 99 red balloons can be stacked together." references the old 80's classic 99 red (english version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPOAeDBH1_U) /luft (german version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LsU8fRvTeCI) balloons song by Nena.

If you got this you probably remember this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INROfoYYzCo

[Cakekizy]

There is a FATE called Olympus has Pollen, reference to movie Olympus has Fallen.

[Mysteltain]

The FATE chain in the Dravanian Hinterlands: "Metal Gears Rising" to "Metal Gears Revengeance" and culminates in "Metal Gears Reveangance 2" in which you fight a giant Vangob machine. It's a pretty obvious reference, heh.

The big FATE "We Fought a Dzu" is a reference to the Matt Damon movie, "We Bought a Zoo".

"Prey Online", the world FATE in Azys Lla is, I think, a reference to Sony's Play Online feature for the PS2.

[Noshpan]

Aside from the Baron Circlet, Baron Helm & the Kain Highwind minion being a reference to FF IV/ II, the final line in the letter that gives you the CE items is "May they take you back to a time when two was four and four was two." I thought that it was a nice touch for an additional reference to FF IV.

[Tayolynn]

When Cid Garlond said something like, "Fool of a Lalafel,... something something something... your stupidity will get you killed."

Reminded me of, "Fool of a Took, why don't you throw yourself in next time and rid us of your stupidity."

Once I saw that I was like omg whatever Gandalf.


Update: Just recently did the Lv.60 Astrologian Job quest, and it was titled "The Star of our Faults".

[Averax]

In the Churning mists, the moogle chief is named Moglin. A possible reference to FF Type-0 in which the moogle assigned to class zero is dubbed Moglin by Cinque.

[Starmorning]

I heard Dark Knight is based on Guts from the Berserk manga.

(PS darn if only Berserk Manga can update decently again )

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Dark_Knight

The dark knight class has been in the franchise since 2. The dark knight itself might be a callback to the black knight of Arthurian legend.