Final Fantasy IX content

[Enkidoh]

Really, FFXIV itself is just like FFIX in that both were specifically developed to be fond call-backs to the rest of the FF series, which is ironically probably why there are much fewer actual FFIX references in FFXIV - the game is already drawing on the same shared history as IX did.

As for a FFIX reference no one has mentioned yet, the Zaghnol that Zidane faced during the Festival of the Hunt in FFIX shows up as a possible Wanted target during Temple Battlecraft levequests in Coerthas Western Highlands as well.

I'm still hoping for Garnet's princess gown as glamour in the future though.

[Espritduo]

Zodiark is basically Necron, from what we've seen of his statues, so that would be a FFIX reference too. (although Necron himself was based off the Necrophobe boss from FFV).

Also, the entire HW Hildebrand storylne featuring Gigi is basically a retelling of Vivi's story in the FFXIV world, complete with characters named after Quan and Quale.

The main theme to Weeping City is actually a low key version of the FFIX battle theme as well.

Oh, and Alexander's angel wings are a reference to his appearance in FFIX too.

[MsQi]

Yeah IX is one of the best. Wouldn’t mind a crossover but they only seem to do for that for currentish games.

[Crushnight]

Also we have music in the Dnc questline that is from FFIX.

Surprisingly FFIX has more representation than both FFIV and FFX (I say this due to popularity and sales figures)in this game at this point of posting.

5.4 spoiler you are warned

Though with newest MSQ looking to be a few FFIV re-releases entities showing up in name, making FFII as the least represented numbered final fantasy in FFXIV having only 1 outfit and a password used in ARR msq.

[Enkidoh]

5.4 spoiler you are warned

Though with newest MSQ looking to be a few FFIV re-releases entities showing up in name, making FFII as the least represented numbered final fantasy in FFXIV having only 1 outfit and a password used in ARR msq.

And FFII's normal battle theme Battle I by Nobuo Uematsu remixed (called 'Battle 1.X' by Masayoshi Soken on the FFXIV ARR OST album) that shows up during numerous times throughout the game.

I like to think of the Garlean Empire's Agrius-class airships as references to the Dreadnought as well (especially as the Agrius and it's ilk like the Gration are called 'dreadnoughts'), and thus another FFII reference.

[GrizzlyTank]

Story spoilers?

The main theme of Shb so far have been about memories, which was also the concluding theme of FFIX

[Jandroid]

If Final Fantasy XIV will be getting Final Fantasy IX content in a similar scale to the Final Fantasy XII content then it would be great to have its writer join in as a guest creator.

Since Yasumi Matsuno joined as the guest scenario writer for "Return to Ivalice" and Yoko Taro joined as the guest scenario writer for "YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse" then it'd be amazing if Yoshi-P can somehow get Hironobu Sakaguchi as the guest scenario writer for a Final Fantasy IX collaboration.

Hironobu Sakaguchi was the creator of the Final Fantasy series and Final Fantasy IX was the closest to his ideal view of what Final Fantasy should be, as well as his swan song Final Fantasy game before passing the torch to the next generation. It would be interesting to see how a Final Fantasy IX collab would be with Sakaguchi involved.

[Kyuuen]

There's also a few locales that could be considered as references to areas in IX. Snowcloak could be considered a loose reference to the Ice Caves at the beginning of IX.

Spoiler:

The beginning area to Matoya's Relict; the first chamber you load into, can also be a reference to Daguerreo, the library type city late into the game.

[Seraphor]

The Mhachi raid series has quite a lot from IX.
Firstly the whole weaponising an army of black mages is an allusion to the black mage army in IX, with several parallels between Mhach and Terra.
The whole airship/sky-pirate thing, although similar to XII, is actually more closely related to Tantalus.
Void Ark's design is quite similar to Pandemonium on Terra.
The Mhachi's teleport pads are similar to the Terran teleports.

The theme for Weeping City includes part of the IX battle theme.
The 'Weeping City' itself being an allusion to Burmecia.
You fight Ozma near the end.
And then the Nullstone that the raid is based around with you obtaining it inadvertently for Diablos, is similar in concept to the Gulug Stone that Kuja tasks you with finding in Oeilvert. Both magically sealed away by the former civilisation.

Dun Scaith features Deathgaze which featured in IX and the 3rd to last boss.
Again, an airship assault in the same style as the airships from IX.
The city of Dun Scaith itself draws some design parallels with Kuja's desert palace.

None of it is too direct, but it's kinda similar to the Eden raids and VIII, with how Fatebreaker is a parallel to Griever, with the theme of Gaia losing her memories, etc.

[MsMisato]

Is there any word of 14 getting or having content tied to this game? An old favorite of mine from the PS1 days and I wish it got a little more love.

Edit: The only thing I know of is the Tantalus garb but is there anything beyond this?

I want to say during the 1st year of ARR they had Shantotto (sp) pop a visit in an event. That was a fun event. Too bad they didn't bring that one back this year but I suspect they did not because they made the reward available on mog station.

But they also did have the maiden of rhapsody event again this past summer as well which brought Iroha from FFXI as well. I like that one because they had the battle music from FFXI.