A Crystalline Connection Between Final Fantasy VII and Street Fighter III
One anime explains two scenes involving frozen women and subterranean lakes.
Does Final Fantasy Tactics Have Two Characters Named After Beowulf?
How the etymology of Ramza Beoulve’s last name underscores one of the game’s main themes.
How a 1991 JRPG Foreshadowed 2026’s New Weird Tiktok Trend
For veterans of Final Fantasy, the new online awareness of Agartha just might ring a bell.
In Defense of Final Fantasy VI Calling Terra’s Mom ‘Madonna’
Pop star associations aside, there’s a reason it’s actually better than ‘Madeline.’
How Did Final Fantasy Turn Shiva Into a Literal Ice Queen?
Why Hindu gods in video games might read differently than Greek, Norse or Egyptian ones.
Esper, Eidolon, Eikon, Aeon: The Evolution of Final Fantasy’s Summoned Monsters
The reason why we keep renaming them may be bigger than video games.
How Kolchak: The Night Stalker Influenced Final Fantasy
The cult TV series lives on in many ways, including a certain monster character.
Is Final Fantasy IV’s Barbariccia Named After… a Certain Organ?
There may be a deeper meaning to the Elemental Fiends’ Dante connection.
A Speculative Origin for Final Fantasy’s Tonberry
King Arthur, kappa and champagne figure into this weird combo of monastic and monstrous.
The Chocobo Was Not Inspired by Nausicaä, Apparently?
Instead, Final Fantasy’s iconic bird shares a sweet connection with WarioWare’s Pyoro.
Does Aerith Make a Stealth Cameo in Final Fantasy V?
And also why do the Final Fantasy games think ribbons are so powerful?
Final Fantasy vs. Dungeons & Dragons
And why has the Mindflayer endured when many “borrowed” monsters have not?
Why on Earth Was This Final Fantasy Monster Named ‘Veteran’?
The mystery of a baffling localization choice for the recurring Ahriman enemy.
How Final Fantasy Taught Me the Word ‘Jihad’
From censorship to sensitivity, there’s a lot to unpack in the story behind FFVI’s Crusader summon.
Bahamut and Behemoth: One and the Same?
Final Fantasy’s king of dragons has a special link to one of the game’s recurring enemies.
Sea Hag or Sagahin? A Quick History of an RPG Water Monster
Final Fantasy’s resident mermen come from D&D but draw on a richer and weirder variety of sources.
Cliffs Notes for Dante: Final Fantasy IV’s Elemental Fiends
Why and how the four fiends allude to The Inferno, but Golbez does not.