Final Fantasy V Fun Facts

1) A sequel of Final Fantasy V is released as an official video animation (OVA) in 1994. It is called Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals.

2) Did you know that Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals has a VHS release in 1997 for North American fans? Unfortunately, it was never been in DVD format.

3) The events in Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals takes place 250 years after Final Fantasy V.

4) One of the four heroes in Final Fantasy: Legend of the Crystals is actually a descendant of Bartz.

5) Some fans of Final Fantasy V are not quite happy to the English translation of the game. There are names that were changed such as "Barts" and "Gill", which are originally translated by fans as "Buts" and "Guido" respectively.

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6) Did you know that a Gameboy Advance version of the game was released in 2006 but bears a slightly different name? It is called Final Fantasy V Advance.

7) In Final Fantasy V Advance, there are four new Jobs added in the game, namely: Cannoneer, Gladiator, Necromancer and Oracle.

8) A new dungeon called the "Sealed Temple" and a boss named "Enou" were added in Final Fantasy V Advance. The boss was created by no other than the original monster designer of the game, Tetsuya Nomura.

9) It is interesting to note that the official soundtrack (OST) of Final Fantasy V contains 56 tracks. Another 11 tracks were included from the album that was released with the game. Thus, having a total of 67 tracks in all.

10) For those who have played Final Fantasy games aside from Final Fantasy V, the term "Fenix Down" is indeed an odd translation. It is more accurately spelled as Phoenix Down as commonly used in the series.

11) The word "Phoenix" is a reference to a legendary bird that dies every 500 years and then resurrected shortly after. This explains why the item Phoenix Down is used to revive knocked-out allies.

12) The only protagonist in Final Fantasy V who has a soundtrack named after her is Lenna. The song is called "Lenna's Theme" or "Reina's Theme."

13) Lenna is a diminutive of a Hebrew name "Lena," which means "illustrious."

14) Lenna's name in Japanese version is "Reina". It is the Spanish word for "queen."

15) One of the level 4 Call Magic is Garnet. The name is obviously a reference to a gemstone, but it is also the name of the female protagonist in Final Fantasy IX.

16) Surprisingly, the female protagonists in Final Fantasy V outnumbered the males.