Gil.

well in FF4-6 it was called GP, and that meant Gold Pieces, I dont think "Gil" came til FF7 and the FF4/FF1/FF2 remake on Playstation.

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Originally Posted by UltimateSpamGrover

well in FF4-6 it was called GP, and that meant Gold Pieces, I dont think "Gil" came til FF7 and the FF4/FF1/FF2 remake on Playstation.

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Right you are. A WINNER IS YOU!

It's gold. Probably derived from "gilt" or "gilded" (having to do with gold), but shortened to make their own groovie little word.

EDIT: And I just read that other forum, where "Giru" was mentioned. This is probably engrish for "Gilda", the term I was apparently on about (I somehow didn't know the root term), and that dude below me brought up. Or "Giru" could be japanese for "Gold". I don't speak the language.

Yes. It's from gilda, the Old English word for gold. Think of gilded, etc.

Kôichi Ishii - "So we've got the characters, monsters, and dungeons. I think that's everything"
Akitoshi Kawazu - "Wait, what about the money?"
KI - "Good point"
AK - "Yen?"
KI - "No, it's gotta be international"
AK - "...Multi-Yen?"
Yosihtaka Amano - "That's just lame guys"
KI - "Hey, get back to those sketches!"
AK - "Well I'm out of ideas"
Nasir Gebelli - "Hey guys, I just thought. Why don't we try a no-level system for the next game if this one's successful?"
KI - "Nasir, please, one problem at a time!"
NG - "But I figured we could call it : Grandoise Integer Language! or G.I.L. for short. What do you think?"
KI - "Hey Akit, you thinkin' what I'm thinking?"
AK - "Am I ever...Hyperpounds!"
KI - "You're an idiot"

now thats funny!!!

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Originally Posted by ForestOwl

What has always confused me is how monsters seem to be an abundant source of this currency (except FFVIII).

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ha yeah!
on http://www.newgrounds.com/collections/finalfantasy.html on Random battles it has a bit about that.

I have an answer. I theorize that if you could look closley at the money, you will see the picture of the person Japan loves most, the person they named their money in ff after, Gilford Godfree

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Originally Posted by DJZen

Clearly, the money is named after either an important ruler or the founder of the economic system. In this case, that person is obviously Gillian Anderson of X Files fame. If you need further proof, just consider that Gillian Anderson is teh hotness. I rest my case.

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This is the best theory because it's right.

But the Gs are pronounced differently. If it were named after anyone, it would be Gilligan.

Gilligan isn't the hottie that lives in my sci-fi themed dreams.

They're fish gills.

duchovney is obviously hotter.

He's a handsome man, of course, but c'mon.

Gil are little round gold things. :mad:

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Originally Posted by Maxx Power

Kôichi Ishii - "So we've got the characters, monsters, and dungeons. I think that's everything"
Akitoshi Kawazu - "Wait, what about the money?"
KI - "Good point"
AK - "Yen?"
KI - "No, it's gotta be international"
AK - "...Multi-Yen?"
Yosihtaka Amano - "That's just lame guys"
KI - "Hey, get back to those sketches!"
AK - "Well I'm out of ideas"
Nasir Gebelli - "Hey guys, I just thought. Why don't we try a no-level system for the next game if this one's successful?"
KI - "Nasir, please, one problem at a time!"
NG - "But I figured we could call it : Grandoise Integer Language! or G.I.L. for short. What do you think?"
KI - "Hey Akit, you thinkin' what I'm thinking?"
AK - "Am I ever...Hyperpounds!"
KI - "You're an idiot"

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