Every Final Fantasy 4 Reference in Final Fantasy 14's Endwalker Expansion
Players have been flocking to Square Enix's hit MMORPG Final Fantasy 14 since the release of its latest expansion, Endwalker. The expansion was met with praise for its narrative and the way it concluded a story that began in 2013 with A Realm Reborn. Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker had plenty of surprises in store for fans of the franchise's previous installments, and Final Fantasy 4 players should be especially pleased with the number of callbacks to its characters, songs, locations, and themes.
Before the expansion's release, players were bombarded with a variety of Final Fantasy 4 minions and mounts. Players who pre-ordered the Endwalker collector's edition received a Palom and Porom minion, based on the lovable twin mages that accompanied Final Fantasy 4's protagonist Cecil. The lunar whale that carried Cecil and his companions to the moon for the game's finale was Final Fantasy 14's first mount that could hold eight players rather than the standard two, made available on the Final Fantasy 14 online store prior to the release of Endwalker. Rydia, Rosa, and Edge minions also went up for sale in the months preceding Endwalker.
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The first two dungeons players encounter in Endwalker are named after locations in Final Fantasy 4:the Tower of Zot and the Tower of Babil. The Tower of Zot is protected by the magus sisters, Minduruva, Sanduruva, and Cinduruva, who Final Fantasy 4 (and Final Fantasy 10) fans will recognize as Mindy, Sandy, and Cindy. The trio will use their signature delta attack in which Minduruva and Sanduruva will reflect their spells off of Cinduruva.
In the level 83 dungeon, the Tower of Babil, players will
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