star wars rip off (spoils mabye)

[TheAbominatrix]

The ways of the Jedi is copied from a religon, not Star Wars as a whole. Lightsabre combat employs the basic techniques of kendo, which is Japanese fencing. And lightsabres are very much like shinai's, which are kendo swords. Shape wise and all, shinai are made out of wood, usually bamboo. I dont know about the rest. Seems original to me. Original or not, they still rule.

[Wolhay]

I think that they are tributes rather than rip offs.

The name "Piet" that can be found in Final fantasy VIII is probably borrowed from one of the admirals/officers in Star Wars.

Rearrange the name "Nanaki" from Final Fantasy VII and you'll get "Anakin", it's possible that it's just a coincidence but I think that it would make sense because of the love of borrowing from Star Wars that the Final Fantasy makers have and Nanaki's growth to maturity is similar to that of Luke's but then again all the characters that join your group grow to be more mature during the game. I find this somehow disturbing nevertheless but I might even rename the character to Anakin the next time I play the game so that the scene in (SPOILER)Cosmo Canyon makes more sense.

[muchacho]

the panet in front of the death star is ebon.... or yevon i couldnt hear it that well, but it sound smiler.

[JeffTheGreat1138]

Well, as a Star Wars fan, here are all the ones that I've noticed:

In FF8: The character Nida. His name sounds similar to Captain Needa from The Empire Strikes Back

In FF4: The character Golbeze. He is very similar to Darth Vader, being a not-so-evil villian in dark armor who's related closely to the hero, is very powerful, and rises up against his master in the end.

In FF6, 7, 8: The characters Wedge and Biggs. They have the same names as two of the rebel pilots. Wedge was in all 3 movies, Biggs was shot down in the first.

In FF6: If Locke rescues Celes while wearing the soldier uniform, she will say "Aren't you a little sort for a soldier?" Princess Leia says something similar (replacing "soldier" with "stormtrooper") when Luke rescues her.

In FF9: The final boss, Necron, says "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Yoda says the exact same thing in The Phantom Menace.

In FF6, the evil and old Emperor Gestahl is thrown off the Floating Continent by his second-in-command, Kefka. In Star Wars, the evil and old Emperor Palpatine is thrown down a long shaft by his second-in-command, Darth Vader.

In FF8: The character Piett. He has the same name as Admiral Piett, who has the distinction of being the only Imperial officer to be in more then one movie, being in TESB and ROTJ.

In FF7: The character Nanaki. His name is an anagram of "Anakin," the young Jedi who became Darth Vader and was also the name of Han and Leia's youngest child in the Star Wars novels.

[Big D]

Well, as an EoFF fan, here's something I noticed:

Virtually all of your points have already been mentioned, it'd be a little better if you read through the thread before replying. Avoids unnecessary repetition, y'know.

[JeffTheGreat1138]

I realize that, but I felt it best to put all of them into one place for easy access. And I'm a psycopath, so it's excusable.

[Christmas]

Well, as a Star Wars fan, here are all the ones that I've noticed:

In FF8: The character Nida. His name sounds similar to Captain Needa from The Empire Strikes Back

In FF4: The character Golbeze. He is very similar to Darth Vader, being a not-so-evil villian in dark armor who's related closely to the hero, is very powerful, and rises up against his master in the end.

In FF6, 7, 8: The characters Wedge and Biggs. They have the same names as two of the rebel pilots. Wedge was in all 3 movies, Biggs was shot down in the first.

In FF6: If Locke rescues Celes while wearing the soldier uniform, she will say "Aren't you a little sort for a soldier?" Princess Leia says something similar (replacing "soldier" with "stormtrooper") when Luke rescues her.

In FF9: The final boss, Necron, says "Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering." Yoda says the exact same thing in The Phantom Menace.

In FF6, the evil and old Emperor Gestahl is thrown off the Floating Continent by his second-in-command, Kefka. In Star Wars, the evil and old Emperor Palpatine is thrown down a long shaft by his second-in-command, Darth Vader.

In FF8: The character Piett. He has the same name as Admiral Piett, who has the distinction of being the only Imperial officer to be in more then one movie, being in TESB and ROTJ.

In FF7: The character Nanaki. His name is an anagram of "Anakin," the young Jedi who became Darth Vader and was also the name of Han and Leia's youngest child in the Star Wars novels.

Give this man a beer!

The cheapest one though. I saving the expensive ones for my FF X Star Wars Birthday Party.