Hiya folks, time to thrown down with some more Final Fantasy TCG card references, with my opinion on where their card abilities were originally referenced from. Off we go!

Dadaluma – 4-085H

This incredibly powerful Hero card from Opus 4 has the ability to deal damage to an opponent’s forward when it’s targeted or dealt damage from an ability or summon. This ability comes from his boss fight in Final Fantasy VI, where when Dadaluma is hit with the Fight command four times, he will counter by throwing either a Mythril Knife or a Dagger at a random party member, or if he is hit with Magic twice.

Shuyin – 6-112H

Shuyin from Opus 6 has the ability to control an opponent’s forward until the end of the turn. This is represented from his character in FFX-2, where unlike most unsent, Shuyin’s spirit can possess people, controlling those who are deep in malice. He can also possess fayth, using their aeons to help him. This possession ability is just like the “controlling” of your opponents forwards.

5-034C – Gesper

Gesper is a monster card from Opus V, that can easily force your opponent to discard cards, causing frustration when Forwards are outright removed from your hand before they get a chance to participate. This is much like his ability from Final Fantasy 8, degenerator, which can kill and eject one party member from the battle. A forward being ejected is much like a forward going from your hand straight to the break zone.

Master Monk – 5-092C

Master Monk has the ability to deal 2 forwards and himself 4000 damage a piece. This is much like their ability “Dark Fist” from FFTA2, that deals heavy damage to an enemy while sacrificing their own HP.

Orator – 5-144C

The Orator let’s you choose a monster you control, and return it to it’s owner’s hand. This is referencing the Orator’s abilities Beast Talk and Entice, that allows the Orator to control and manipulate monsters. They can control if the monster joins your party (putting it in your hand in the TCG) among other effects.

And that’ll do it for the card references in this article! Hope to see lots of you fine people at Gencon next week!

(Did you know? When people think about Final Fantasy 7, they usually think of one of FF’s most iconic songs, “One Winged Angel”. According to composer Nobuo Uematsu, it’s opening segment was inspired by the equally choppy intro to Jimi Hendrix’s psychedelic anthem Purple Haze.)