6 things you may not have known about FFVI

[Wolf Kanno]

You can rename GFs, but you can't rename actual party members.

As for Vincent's limit break, I'm not counting it cause its a special mode. Gau doesn't have the actual Fight command on his menu screen when his turn comes up, whereas Vincent does normally.

223. FFVI is the last console FF that allows you to have weapons placed in either hand normally. Later installments either don't have normal equipment set-ups, don't specify which hand the weapon is used on, or everyone is right handed by default.

224. Kefka's "God of Magic" form is the first final boss form of a villain that was ever featured in a full CGI, in the Anthology edition.

225. If you look closely at the opening and ending FMVs of the Anthology game, Terra rides a different model of Magitek Armor than Biggs and Wedge.
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226. VI is the only FF from the 16-bit era that doesn't have a sequel.

227. Despite wielding a staff in game, Banon's official artwork has him using a sword.
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[Wolf Kanno]

W~POST!!!

228. Did you know that Duncan and Vargas actually have a last name? It's Harcourt

229. VI is the first FF where Behemoths are shown to be bi-pedal and can stand erect on their hind legs.

230. VI is the only FF where some enemies can be killed simply by depleting their MP.

231. The Ultima Weapon (the sword) of VI, is the only version of the weapon in the series to actually have a backstory in its game.

232. VI is the first FF where the Masemune is not an ultimate weapon or considered one of the best weapons in the game. Its also the first FF where its possible to acquire several of them, although most will obtain it from beating Cyan's dream world.

233. Sabin is the first monk in the FF series who doesn't have the unarmed trick from the NES titles. He is also the first Monk who actually needs weapons.

234. The Imp/Kappa armor set is similar to FFIII's Onion Knights in the sense they are both the weakest and strongest armor in the game, depending on whether you activate the trick to get the good stats.

235. VI is the first FF that lets equipment teach abilities to characters. An idea that will be the main basis of FFIX and the Tactics Advance series.

236. Despite being female, Relm cannot equip the Minerva armor, which is exclusive to Terra and Celes.

237. To correlate that she's a "General, not some Opera Floozy" Celes can only equip one type of robe equipment, the Silk Robe. Terra is also unable to equip the best robes, only having access to the Cotton and Silk robes herself.

238. Despite Terra and Celes being powerful magic casters, neither of them can equip rods without the Merit award.

239. VI is the first FF to featured a named resistance group, the Returners (Despite what some say, FFII's rebels never had a name) and would basically kick off a series of more silly and obscure names for resistance fighters in future installments

240. Banon's Pray is the only specialty command the party cannot obtain in some form later in the game. The Yojimbo Rage allows Gau to use Leo's Shock command.

241. Though its hardly the last FF to have the Mime ability. VI is the last numbered FF to have the Mime Class.

242. Bard and Chemist are the only two recurring major FF jobs that are not represented in some form in FFVI. It should be noted that until recently Dark Knight class was exclusive to IV and Mystic Knights have mostly been merged with Knight class depending on the title.

243. VI is the first FF to have a spell that cost over triple digit MP. Phoenix summon at 110mp.

244. Zidane Tribal of IX shares many similarities with Locke Cole:
- Both are very sympathetic and over protective of women.
- Both of them hide a darker more somber side of their personalities with a carefree attitude.
- Both are Thief characters who also have secondary occupation that in real history have been considered synonymous with Thievery. Locke is a treasure hunter which some cultures feel robs cultures of their heritage, Zidane is part of an acting troupe which in Medieval Europe use to be a cover for thieves who pick-pocketed crowds while they watched their comrades perform.
- Both of them have access to exclusive thief weapons like Boomerangs (Locke) and swallows (Zidane)
- Both are the Thief class but have the ability to equip the Ultima Weapon in their games.
- Both of them are in star crossed romances.

[Depression Moon]

There's an Ultima Weapon in VI? I thought the Ultimate weapon was Ragnarok.

[Wolf Kanno]

The Ultima Weapon debuted in VI actually, though it was mistranslated as the Atma Weapon. Though Ragnarok and Lightbringer are statistically better weapons since they boost all stats, Ultima Weapon is accessible rather early in the game and doesn't require making difficult choices. Depending on your set-up, it is debatably the best weapon in the game.

In terms of attack power, the Ultima Weapon, Ragnarok and Lightbringer are the same with 255.

Ultima does damage based on the difference between current HP and max HP as well as level and the amount of HP you have (i.e. higher levels and more HP means more damage) and the Ultima Weapon ignores defense and the damage modifiers for the Offering/Master's Scroll making it the best weapon to use with that relic.

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[KainHighwind]

236. Despite being female, the Minerva armor is exclusive to Terra and Celes.

I don't understand why this is notable.

[Darth Cid]

236. Despite being female, the Minerva armor is exclusive to Terra and Celes.

I don't understand why this is notable.

Me neither, Minerva armor has always been female exclusive and Terra and Celes are female. Relm is female too but might not be able to fit in the armor.

[Wolf Kanno]

Its my bad, I didn't finish it. I was suppose to add that Relm can't equip it, despite being female and despite age not really being a factor in other FF games where the armor is available.

[Hollycat]

232: WRONG YOU CAN OBTAIN MULTIPLES IN THE FROG GAME IN FF2
Sorry bout the caps lock, was accident

235: ff V?

[blackmage_nuke]

232: WRONG YOU CAN OBTAIN MULTIPLES IN THE FROG GAME IN FF2
Sorry bout the caps lock, was accident

235: ff V?

Specifically?

and learn to use backspace.

[Wolf Kanno]

232: WRONG YOU CAN OBTAIN MULTIPLES IN THE FROG GAME IN FF2
Sorry bout the caps lock, was accident

Which is only available in all of the remakes except the Wonderswan version. You couldn't do it in the original FFII so VI is still the first

235: ff V?

There are no items that teach abilities unless you are referring to the crystal shards themselves. You can't learn skill in V from equipment. There are items that allow you to use skills from other classes but you can't learn the abilities permanently from equipping an item.

[Hollycat]

ok, you win

[Wolf Kanno]

245. VI is the first FF game where summons can only be summoned once per battle.

246. There are only four weapons in the game that perform the Offering/Master's Scroll glitch: Dice, Fixed Dice, Ultima Weapon, and the Valiant Knife.

247. This one is amusing... despite being one of the buggiest games in the franchise, VI is the only SNES era FF that doesn't have an item duplication glitch. Though it does get the Sketch bug...

248. There is a glitch with the Cursed Shield, where if a character equips it mid-battle, the shield will inexplicably grant immunity to most of the status effects it usually auto places on a character. The only exception is the condemned status.

249. An amusing difference between the sprites and official artwork of VI has an issue with capes. Both Terra and Cyan have capes in the Amano artwork but lack them as sprites, whereas Celes and Relm don't have capes at all in their official artwork but have one in their sprites.

[Mirage]

FF6 is not the last numbered FF to have "dual wield". It exists in FF11 as a ninja, dancer, thief and blue mage job trait

[Hollycat]

it is neither the only nor the first ff where a npc talks to the player, 5 is the first

[Wolf Kanno]

FF6 is not the last numbered FF to have "dual wield". It exists in FF11 as a ninja, dancer, thief and blue mage job trait

Fixed.

it is neither the only nor the first ff where a npc talks to the player, 5 is the first

What'chu talking about HC?

Are you talking about the fourth wall breaking stuff? Jog my memory when V does it.

And for ease of fixing issues, if anyone finds a discrepancy, please mention what number it is cause its past 230 in entries so mentioning that the problem is at 133 would be helpful so I don't have to re-read the list to find where the discrepancy is.