Link to the Original: Final Fantasy- p. 180 of the Dissidia Ultimania

Big thanks to hitoshura for providing translations for the “Link to the Original: Final Fantasy” section from the Dissidia Final Fantasy Ultimania. Enjoy!

Dissidia FF includes numerous scenes reminiscent of the many FF titles. Let’s start by looking at those related to FFI, the origin of the series.

– In FF1, the first boss you fight is Garland, and Chaos, the final boss, is actually Garland as well. And in Dissidia, in both Destiny Odyssey I-1 and I-5, Garland appears as a boss.

“You will all die here, and I will live for eternity!“-Garland
Garland’s line at the start of I-5 is the same as what he says before the final battle in FF1.

– Destiny Odyssey I-5 features a scene of Garland and Warrior of Light fighting, in which one of the poses the Warrior of Light makes is the same as the original NES game’s cover illustration by Yoshitaka Amano. Warrior of Light also makes this pose for his final attack in his EX-Burst.

– At the end of the story, Chaos sits on his throne waiting for the 10 heroes. His pose here is based on Amano’s illustration of Chaos in FF1.

– In Shade Impulse C3-4, Garland says to Chaos that, “You are me.” This is because Garland and Chaos are one and the same. In FF1, after almost being defeated by the warriors of light, he travels back in time 2000 years and became Chaos in that era.

– The scenery in final scene of the ending features a forested hill in the foreground, and the castle visible in the background. This composition is exactly the same from FF1’s opening.

– In the calendar help, Matoya saying, “I don’t need you lot any more!“, after finding the Crystal Eye is the same as what happens in FF1.

– “Nottub Trats“, which the Black Magician mentions in the help manual, is a parody of the ‘Esrever Word’ a broom tells you to show the map: “…TCELES B HSUP”

Battle Voice Pick Up

“I shall even conquer time!” — Garland: against Ultimecia

Garland, having already cross over 2000 years of time in FF1, is relaxed facing off against Ultimecia, a witch who controls time.

“You and I share the same fate…” — Garland: against Chaos

This line originates from the fact that, in FF1, Garland and Chaos are the same entity. And in Dissidia, Garland holds the key to the entire story.