Final Fantasy XII Fun Facts

1) Final Fantasy XII is also part of the Ivalice Alliance series. These are Square games originally created by Akitoshi Kawazu which takes place in the fantasy world of Ivalice.

2) More notable games from Ivalice Alliance series includes Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift.

3) Did you know that the Ivalice Alliance games are not only limited to Final Fantasy titles? One of which is Vagrant Story from Playstation console. It is not an official Final Fantasy game but it borrows some elements from the series such as names of items, weapons, places, abilities, monsters and spells.

4) A direct sequel of the game called Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings was released for Nintendo DS on 2006.

5) The events in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings takes place a year after the events in Final Fantasy XII.

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6) Did you know that there is another race in Ivalice that was never mentioned in Final Fantasy XII? It is called the Aegyl. Members of this race resembles that of humes but have wings on their back. They are first seen in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings.

7) The first game to feature the world of Ivalice is not Final Fantasy XII but Final Fantasy Tactics.

8) Unlike its predecessors, Final Fantasy XII has neither one nor two main protagonists, but six! The developers, on the other hand, asserted that the game has no main character at all. Since, the story evolves not only to one person but various characters.

9) The head of the Bangaa headhunters, Ba'Gamnan, is also a playable character in Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. Although he is just temporarily playable in the game.

10) One of the Espers in the game is called Ophiuchus. Although, it is not counted as a Zodiac symbol, yet it is one of the 88 constellations in the night sky.

11) In astronomy, Ophiuchus is formerly known as Serpentius which symbolizes the "serpent-bearer". It is traditionally represented as a man holding a snake.