Sneaky references to FF in real life

[Cloudane]

Went to a Chinese restaurant in town today, only the local one, little old-fashioned town.

Looking through the menu, what do I spot...

"Kupo Chicken"! :D

So there I am eating my moogle meat, gentle piano music on in the background, and a piano rendition of "Melodies of Life" from FF9 comes on :eek:

I guess there's an FF9 fan working in there somewhere XD


Have you ever / often spotted such random unexpected FF references in real life?

[Chris]

Sure it didn't say "Kong pao chicken?"

[yuffiesblaze]

:cry: :mog: ::cry: poor little imagionary moogle. Sue them little moogle!Sue!-----------------------About the music though, its happened to me at a chinese buffet.

[Cloudane]

Yer, this was a buffet too :) I know, poor ickle moogle! Tasted like chicken ;)

And no it wasn't Kong Pao and I wasn't hallucinating, I stared at it for like 2 minutes :p

[yuffiesblaze]

TRAITOR! Eating a poor little moogle:mog: .:p Im starting to think its a conspiracy. Chicken:rolleyes2 :tongue:

[Rye]

That's cool. :) I never heard any FF music in a restaurant or store.

[yuffiesblaze]

I know I was surprised too.:choc2:

[Azure Chrysanthemum]

Best I've had is hearing "Hikari" in an asian restaurant. Of course it was a Hikaru Utada CD playing, so it didn't really surprise me.

[~SapphireStar~]

I saw a cloud in the sky ... there we go!

[Rengori]

That's cool. :) I never heard any FF music in a restaurant or store.
I heard Aeris's theme at a Gamestop once.

[Such Great Heights]

Aww, that kind of makes me with I wasn't a vegetarian!

A fair percentage of my school's band is obsessed with Final Fantasy. I remember we were mulling around before a concert once, and someone tripped over a tuba case. Someone else immediately burst out in the victory fanfare. It was pretty much the greatest thing ever!

[Hikaro Takayama]

Well, a local college has a summer camp for kids called, I crappeth thou not, SEEDs

When I saw the sign for it, I thought to myself, "And just exactly WHAT are they teaching those kids in that summer camp?!?"

[vampirepiggyhunter7]

:cool:
Aww, that kind of makes me with I wasn't a vegetarian!

A fair percentage of my school's band is obsessed with Final Fantasy. I remember we were mulling around before a concert once, and someone tripped over a tuba case. Someone else immediately burst out in the victory fanfare. It was pretty much the greatest thing ever!
I know how to play Victory Fanfare on my trumpet! It's a Bb Trumpet, a starter, and I can use a note over the highest the trumpet's supposed to go to play it! I can play it normal too, but heyI feel so proud! :cool: But barely anybody else in my school likes FF:cry: so I'm embarrased to play it.

[Zeromus_X]

One of the clerks at a game store was wearing a Vivi T-shirt...but, it was a game store.:choc2:

[JackNapier]

I bought an ostrich and painted him yellow and tortured him 'till he said "kweh". I don't think that counts.

[Rengori]

Well, a local college has a summer camp for kids called, I crappeth thou not, SEEDs

When I saw the sign for it, I thought to myself, "And just exactly WHAT are they teaching those kids in that summer camp?!?"
Crappeth thou not? This isn't Dragon Quest dammit!

I want to go to that summer camp. If I brought a gun blade I wonder what they would think.

[yuffiesblaze]

I am not in band but Ive heard stories:tongue: .Though none involving a gunblade, :choc2: though that would be freaking awesome!

[Giga Guess]

Aww, that kind of makes me with I wasn't a vegetarian!

A fair percentage of my school's band is obsessed with Final Fantasy. I remember we were mulling around before a concert once, and someone tripped over a tuba case. Someone else immediately burst out in the victory fanfare. It was pretty much the greatest thing ever!


*L* *O* *L*

[Lynx]

i heard the final fantasy 7 world map music playing in a japanese stoor once

[Cloudane]

I saw a cloud in the sky ... there we go!

OMFG!!!!11111!!11!one!

I saw that too!

Oh yeah, I once saw a topless/porno pic of someone who looked exactly like Yuna but I'm not going to mention that.....
.... whoops :D

As for Other Cool Stuff I've heard Ayumi Hamasaki playing in a few places.

[~SapphireStar~]

OMFG!!!!11111!!11!one!
I saw that too!
...

[blackmage_nuke]

OMG the english language stole the word Fayth and put an I instead of a Y and made faith, damn those linguistical theives :p

[Neco Arc]

I saw a copy of Final Fantasy XI at a gamestore...

[YTDN]

I saw an advert for FFX-2 in a teenage girls mag. the review went something like this 'the girls are back in Final Fantasy X-2 and a new villian is on the loose. This is a perfect girl power game. Must buy'.

[DMKA]

A fair percentage of my school's band is obsessed with Final Fantasy. I remember we were mulling around before a concert once, and someone tripped over a tuba case. Someone else immediately burst out in the victory fanfare. It was pretty much the greatest thing ever!
That sounds like the greatest thing ever.

[Vincentsinnerdemon]

i heard the highwind theme from FFVII over the school speakers once but only me and probobly 1 or 2 others understood it.:cry:

[vampirepiggyhunter7]

i heard the final fantasy 7 world map music playing in a japanese stoor once
Oh another thing in band: Part of our 7th Grade (I'm not in 7th) song, it sounds a LOT like it. The song is called Knights of the Realm. It seems a smidge suspicious... But I doubt there's anything intentional... But still!!!

[YTDN]

I once thought I heard the pianist in our choir playing the prelude...

[six underground]

They play the FF7 and FF8 battle themes over TV in the huge college basketball league here in the Philippines. I don't know if most people know it's the themes, but the Sound Guy is probably proud of his inside joke. :)

[Lost Number]

The school band keep playing FF tunes in practice. Ive heard To Zanarkand, battle themes, the lot. I once heard the choir singing Simple and Clean.

[Cruise Control]

Liberai Fatali and something else was played during the olympics once.

[Cloudane]

... and returned there again today for my b/day

Exactly the same! Kupo chicken on and Melodies of Life... and I think I recognised some tunes from Chrono Trigger but I'm not sure

Someone is definitely a big fan there. Still haven't worked out who lol

[Darth Cid]

Zidane: Melodies of Life...:cry: ...at a restuarant, :cry: , it's so beautiful, I gotta find this restuarant and take my wife off to it.

[lionhearted]

During Open Days at my high school, I took parents around the school. Every time I went into the music department, my friend started to play a piece from FF: Aeris' Theme, Julia, The Winner, Ami, Suteki Da Ne and Eyes On Me..to name a few.

[DarkLadyNyara]

This is a perfect girl power game. Must buy'.

*twitch* *twitch*


"Kupo Chicken"!
Moogle. The other white meat. :D


A fair percentage of my school's band is obsessed with Final Fantasy. I remember we were mulling around before a concert once, and someone tripped over a tuba case. Someone else immediately burst out in the victory fanfare. It was pretty much the greatest thing ever!

Ha! Brilliant!!! :D

[DudeSon2004]

This isn't really a sneaky reference, but when I bought Advent Children (21st April) my sister said ''More Final Fantasy?'' & I responded ''yeah sure, why not?''. The person behind the counter agreed & had a smile on his face.
I could tell he liked the series, for Final Fantasy less certainly isn't more.

[Rengori]

Moogle. The other white meat. :D
I thought it Chocobos were the other white meat.

[Fynn]

He... Too bad I live in Poland... a country so retarded if it comes to Final Fantasy...

[DarkLadyNyara]

I thought it Chocobos were the other white meat.

That to...

Someone in my friends class was giving a speach on smoking, and he pronounced "athsma attacks" as Ozma attacks. :D

[Cloudane]

Did my bit towards this kind of thing unintentionally a couple of days ago!

We were out at the pub watching England play in the World Cup. First goal to our side - just a couple of seconds later - my phone rings. FF victory fanfare - well timed :D

Sadly, nobody could hear it over all the cheering :(

[MageLuingil]

I was going to an assembly at my school once, and I swear I heard ... I think it was Creep from FFX ... playing as everyone was sitting down.

[Hayabusa]

I bought an ostrich and painted him yellow and tortured him 'till he said "kweh". I don't think that counts.

You too, eh?

[rubah]

I thought it Chocobos were the other white meat.

That to...

Someone in my friends class was giving a speach on smoking, and he pronounced "athsma attacks" as Ozma attacks. :D
That could've been a reference to Ozma of the Wizard of Oz~

[blackmage_nuke]

I once hear to zanarkand being played at my school assembly (not very well though) and they should be killed for saying it was from Final "Destination". I just hung my head in shame

[DarkLadyNyara]

I once hear to zanarkand being played at my school assembly (not very well though) and they should be killed for saying it was from Final "Destination". I just hung my head in shame

Urge...to kill... rising...

[Marluxiaswife]

people at my school say sometimes "don't cry" before the FFVII AC movie came out and when i had to watch the movie with my sister
*she made me :( * And when the three scary people showed up and one of them said "don't cry yazoo" and then yazoo said to loz "don't cry loz" *they are scary! mostly kadaj is*

I was like oh no i thought of school when they said that.

And people at my school called me Yuna from FFX-2 after i cut my hair

And one time in class, the music we were listening to was One Winged Angel from AC, I was like Ahh!! :(

[Velocity Eleven]

I once added an FF6 related question onto a quiz at school and only my group got it and I pissed everyone else off :D

[Yuffie514]

those ugly ostriches wish they were chocobos...

[DarkLadyNyara]

There were some FF references in Academic Decasthlon in high school. :D

[Twilight Edge]

I have a friend named Vincent.

[Greaver]

I bought an ostrich and painted him yellow and tortured him 'till he said "kweh". I don't think that counts.

You too, eh?


WHAT!!! .................everyones doing it! I painted mine blue, tried to ride it over a river and the bloody thing drownd!!

Costa del sol in final fantasy VII, isn't there a costa del sol in spain, i think so...

[Hambone]

:cool:
Aww, that kind of makes me with I wasn't a vegetarian!

A fair percentage of my school's band is obsessed with Final Fantasy. I remember we were mulling around before a concert once, and someone tripped over a tuba case. Someone else immediately burst out in the victory fanfare. It was pretty much the greatest thing ever!
I know how to play Victory Fanfare on my trumpet! It's a Bb Trumpet, a starter, and I can use a note over the highest the trumpet's supposed to go to play it! I can play it normal too, but heyI feel so proud! :cool: But barely anybody else in my school likes FF:cry: so I'm embarrased to play it.
I can play it on cello. It's insanely easy. Unfortunately, no, I haven't seen or heard any FF references.

[Vivisteiner]

I was watching cricket on Sky Sports and a similar tune from Macalania woods was playing in the background. The only difference was the instrument-a guitar.

[Cloudane]

Hey, this thread seems to have done well :) Made it all the way to July, nice.

I just recently remembered one :D I was sat outside a pub in Dalton-in-Furness a few months ago (shortly after FF:AC was released here in the UK) and there was a puppy running around, the people had obviously just got him as their friends were all like "coo, how cute". And then one of the parents said "Reno, come here" and I was all "WTF!!!" *double-take action* :XD

I'm quite shy in real life so I didn't have the guts to ask where Rude was.

Other than that I'm the main instigator of that kind of thing around here. I'll frequently play Overclocked remixes of FF tunes loudly in the car on the way home (it's also a rebellion against the headbanging stuff people keep thumping past with), and my ringtone has been Loz's victory fanfare for most of the year.

[Fire_Emblem776]

That's cool. :) I never heard any FF music in a restaurant or store.
I heard Aeris's theme at a Gamestop once.

I heard Zanarkand at a Guitar Center.