7 Secrets & Trivia In Final Fantasy IX You Might Not Know!

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Final Fantasy IX is a beloved game amongst the franchise and today, as we build up hype for the rumoured Final Fantasy 9 Remake, we're excited to share another selection of fun secrets and pieces of trivia! Enjoy :D
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[@MattX28025]

23 years....how time flies. IX is easily my favorite and most replayed FF title. One of the best story, music and settings. There will probably never be another FF like this. Well done, Square.

[@Narakuda]

Completely agree, FFIX will always be my favorite game and favorite comfort of all time.

[@rhynelinker7922]

IX is king. Wasn't my first FF game but it will always be my favorite. Reading and watching programs about how much love and care was put into IX really drives home just how much it sets apart from the rest of the franchise.

[@mweathers79]

FF9 will always be the “love letter” to the fans of the classic JRPG and specifically the 8 FF before but FF8 will always be my special one.

[@Mashangi]

Agreed, even the series creator and several of the top devs said it's the truest form of what they wanted from a Final Fantasy and is their favourite to.

[@ebfmusic7687]

It is by far the one FF game that holds a special place in my heart as it’s the very first Final Fantasy game I’ve ever played. I’ll always love it wholeheartedly.

[@ponyboy9765]

I think one of my favorite aspects of this game is how the narrative splits the party up at various times and forces you to use all of your party members in battle. It made each character feel integral to the story and not just that charter you acquire and never use.

[@deesmith8576]

enters freya soloing everything with jump

[@deesmith8576]

or vivi with reflect doing 9999 at lvl 30

[@kaylaroo710]

I love FFIX so much, it was my first FF game. It'll always have a special place in my heart

[@asuna07neros]

I'm not exaggerating when I say that Final Fantasy IX is not only my favorite FF game, but my all time favorite video game. Story, characters, music, gameplay, side quests and the emotional impact that this game have just makes this a masterpiece in my eyes

[@joshuaedwards4927]

So many memories. Zidane taught me how to be a positive and good person. To quote him " you don't need a reason to help people".

[@georgehouliaras7239]

I agree. Helping others is good. Except Chaos, f him.

[@SwampOctopus]

He did also grab Dagger's arse without permission and was really flippin creepy with his flirting throughout lol. To quote him "Ohh soft"

[@SirKupoNut]

I've always believed that Steiner and Beatrix are based on Benedict and Beatrice from Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. They fit the character's perfectly, especially during the love letter segment

[@Yuzoboy]

I'll never tire of listening to the trivia and secrets of Final Fantasy IX!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Thanks for the comment! I'm a huge Yuzo Koshiro fan, so have loved listening to your remixes over the years

[@DukeBasket18]

the last scene where Zidane reveals himself to Garnet never fails to make me tear up. Such good memories

[@REVOLVERE]

Final Fantasy 9 will always have a special place in my heart. I really hope the rumors of a FF9 remake are true. I would be so damn happy if they made it a reality.

[@dannywright1317]

Why? They ruined 7. Just replay 9

[@REVOLVERE]

@@dannywright1317 I love FF7R. Beat the game 3 times already. I'm also replaying FF9 for the 4th time right now. Personally, I like where they're going with the game I can understand if you don't like FF7R though.

[@paulsmith9192]

@Revolveré it was part Nividia leaks,everything on the leak was true.they probably waiting on the ff9 animted show closer to release. Plus,ff16 and rebirth

[@joshuaedwards4927]

@@paulsmith9192 I thought the same thing bruv. They will definitely piggyback off it

[@ValkyrionX2]

I am exposed to this game when I was a teenager but yeah I think back then I am just too young to fully understand the story? Now that I am older I can see the game's story from a better POV and yeah it was magnificent story. This story is definitely not for children consumption, it's a beautiful story but kind of heavy at the same time. Sad though modern game this days rarely have a good story like FF9 or 7.

[@torichio]

I didn't grow up with Final Fantasy, I've only just gotten into the games over the past fifteen or so years, playing them off and on whenever I'm in the mood for a big RPG to completely immerse myself in. I enjoyed all of the ones that I played, but never really felt the intense emotions other people stir up when they talk about their favorite Final Fantasy until I finished IX this past year. I'm still completely awestruck by it. So calling it my favorite is a bit of an understatement!

[@mweathers79]

You should play 6 if you haven’t yet. It’s easily in the top 3.

[@fzzy2854]

6 and Tactics are the other big standouts you should make sure to play.

[@Davivd2]

I'm backing up the other comments that say to play 6. It was the first time when Square really understood characters and story on a top tier level.

[@StarfieldDisarray]

I would describe FF9's combat as anything BUT "fast-paced"

[@KooriMoonrise]

Back in 2017, I had the chance to speak a little with Nobuo Uematsu at the Distant World event. I brought FFIX with me, which is my favourite episode. When everybody had brought FFVII or FFVIII for the signing session, he was so pleased that somebody brought FFIX because it seems it was his favourite episode to work on. :D Now the game sits on my shelf, with the front signed by Amano, and the back by Uematsu. So many memories, even after 23 years.

[@ValkyrionX2]

Well many people said/felt that "Melodies of Life" is his magnum opus, I think he might felt the same that's why maybe it's his favourite episode. I don't know if he consider "Melodies of Life" is his magnum opus, but that song is really beautiful.

[@RogueSeraph]

FF9 has the best soundtrack of all FF's

[@Tsunamods]

With me currently scripting this entire game for our next Echo-S voice mod, I can certainly feel the NPC portion of this video. They actually have crazy amounts of details about their life's, characters and what they're doing. It's been interesting because I never noticed before during a regular playthrough.

[@Gumbocinno]

"fast paced" battle system

[@DarthJF]

FFIX has one of the most alive feeling worlds in FF history. All those NPCs with their unique little stories make it feel like life goes on outside of the main story as well. Seeing how people in Lindblum and Alexandria are affected by their cities being destroyed and then moving on with their lives as the towns get reconstructed is something I don't think exists in any other title in the series.

[@calvinmatthews1527]

I said it before and I'll say it again: what a massive game for the time. I'm drooling to find out how the Remake will turn out.

[@beeniecat9411]

I replayed this game late last year. It's a game that doesn't need nostalgia to be remembered as a good game. It's perfect as is and everyone should at least play it once if they ever want to get into video games.

[@nickedgeworth781]

I always found the letter scene with Steiner and Beatrix in Alexandria to be very Shakespearean - it really has the feel of one of his comedies with all the misundersandings

[@88gschannel39]

I remember thinking as a kid: 7 was a scifi-horror game in a fantasy setting, 8 was the "realistic" near future high school game, and 9 was a beautiful steam punk theme to FF's true roots in fantasy. I'd be a liar if I didn't admit that 9 was my number 2 to my 7. After that, spot number 3 is 6. And man 9 would fuel me to play Tactics and easily vice versa

[@jonnywalker3208]

Still by miles my favourite game of all time, it was perfection and even now i listen to the soundtrack whenever I'm feeling down. That game was my entire world.

[@Captain_Caveman1981]

The Final Fantasy series as a whole has definitely had an impact on me personally. Ever since the first one came out when I was eight years old. While FF9 is definitely one of my favorites, I can't ignore the ones before it, or even after for that matter because as a fan of the series since the beginning, each one holds a special place for me.

[@biancaarmstrong5097]

Final Fantasy IX will always hold a special place in my heart. Happy 23th Anniversary to FF9!

[@RogueSeraph]

FF9 is my favourite Final Fantasy after FF7. There's just something special about it, the setting, the story, the characters, the soundtrack which to me is the best soundtrack of all Final Fantasies. I hope they do a proper Remake of FF9.

[@Maker1]

Very good stuff, my friend. Cheers!

[@NmyLogan]

"Bring my dagger to me!", makes me well up every time is see it.

[@Davivd2]

Dude. Truth.

[@Arksimon2k]

Still my favourite game. I played it again recently with Moguri Mod and had so much fun. I'd love to see a remake announced.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Fact: Earth Guardian is the only boss that can be eaten to learn the Blue Magic called Earth Shake for Quina Quen.

[@pasqualembisceglia1989]

Fact: Ragtime Mouse's quizzes in Final Fantasy IX (2000) is a quiz game show like Grunty's Furnace Fun in Banjo-Kazooie (1998), Keaton's Quiz when Young Link wears a Keaton Mask in The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask (2000), Tower of Tragedy in Banjo-Tooie (2000), Chuck Quizmo's quizzes and the 64th Trivia Quiz-Off in Paper Mario (2001) and TEC'S quizzes after Chapter 4, 65th Super Fun Quirk Quiz and 66th Annual Quirk Quiz in Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2004).

[@rctw89]

My first and after multiple playthroughs, still my favorite Final Fantasy.

[@nicholasharris4306]

Love IX. It wasn't my first FF, but is my favourite. The art style, the mechanics, and the story are all superb.

[@BCOG1691]

exactly!!!

[@rashef]

One piece of Trivia for every good Final Fantasy before IX. Poetic.

[@dorping_Wolf]

"fast pace battle system" ... wow , im actually laughing real right now.... not just a nose exhale.... this statement broke me...

[@Vicioussama]

"Fast paced battle system" is not what I've heard people say :P most I see say they hate how slow it can be, mostly the loading into the battles lol

[@jettblade]

This is my favorite FF game and an absolute masterpiece. Freya and Beatrix are my #1 and #2 favorite FF characters respectively with Vivi as my #5 favorite but second favorite mage.

[@mhiggs8001]

Hell yeah, I know what I’ll be watching later! Thanks for all the videos guys, they’re great! Lol I listen/watch these while I’m brushing and flossing my teeth at night, it’s part of my routine, thank you. 😊

[@CronosVids]

These were some great facts that I didn’t know about my favourite game of all time. Thank you for enriching my life with this great video.

[@MattsFTRTheMisanthropist]

FF9 is one of, if not, the best game ever made. I have beaten this masterpiece over 40 times in the last 20 years and i STILL tear up at the ending when Zidane and Garnet hug.. even watching it through this video made me tear up. No other game has ever done that.

[@Breadfan14]

damnnn.. this video made me completely nostalgic of FFIX 🥺 I might have to play it again sometime soon

[@Kenmori00]

FFIX is a masterpiece and is my most played FF to date. FFIX was one of Nobuo Uematsu's favorite soundtracks to make iirc. Every aspect of this title was given much care and attention, and it stood the test of time imo.

[@ChrisGeo43]

I kind of wonder now knowing the issue with thunder slash for Steiner, is if it isn't a bug at all. Possibly there might be a lore reason and it being that Steiner was always slightly behind Beatrix in skill and actually looked up to her but could never match to her standards.

[@jkfaulsev]

FF9 was my first final fantasy game and it holds a special place in my childhood days.

[@chuckj8774]

One of the first games I ever owned and played was the original on NES and from that point on I was hooked up until around 10 when the series started to move away from staples of the series starting with the open world map. That being said IX was by far my favorite of the series to that point. It perfected the original identity of the series i fell in love so long ago, I would love to see an exact recreation of IX with modern graphics but please don't change anything about it otherwise.

[@BoxofMemorias]

This game is so deep in my affective memory that I feel like crying everytime I see someone sharing the same feeling or nostalgia for the title. God

[@lospollinos1978]

IX is perfect, it’s what Final Fantasy should be. The main story, the personal storylines, the music, the overarching theme, the twist. Honestly, I could go on for hours. 10/10. Gave me depression.

[@_faultee_]

Love 9 and remembering as a kid how I was hoping that some of the npcs like Blank or Jack, or Beatrice would join the party permanently since the cast is so small relative to the FFs that came previously, especially with how much some of them stand out in compared to the npcs in 7 and 8.

[@alexhall9681]

First final fantasy I ever completed as a child, my brother used to work away from home and hated me going in to his room to whilst he was away so he put a lock on the door but didn’t know I knew he hid the key on the top of the door frame because I was too short to get at it, used to grab the step ladder to get at it, raid his top draw and spend hours and hours playing this game barely able to comprehend the words on the screen. Good times!

[@PerceptionVsReality333]

FF9 is my all time favorite game in the FF series. IMO FF9 has the best OST & 905 like.

[@Captain_Caveman1981]

I loved the soundtrack for 9 myself. One of my favorites.

[@jonylee1419]

My first PS1 game, and also my first Final Fantasy, this game will always be my chuldhood

[@MurseMan]

Thanks for sharing guys:)

[@ggt47]

Trivia 8:it's the best final fantasy game.

[@K.G444]

Hard agree

[@Felipe-sw8wp]

TPR's arrangements as background music, very nice.

[@jamescarter2212]

4th grade me was obsessed with this story.

[@GrandCorsair]

Hearing that they made many NPCs explains why the world feels more like an actual living breathing place. Maybe that's why I felt more invested in the world.

[@redguywins4802]

8:18 Darkness Devil spotted!

[@jeffx9149]

Melodies of life paint pictures.

[@James-gj8rn]

Final Fantasy IX has overtaken Final Fantasy VII as my favourite in the series since i finished it with the Switch version (love the game to pieces)

[@leoryff979]

Here's a trivia fact: Thanks to my poor quality TV back in the day, I used to think that Freya's nose was her chin and the rest of her head was tucked int oher hat. Somehow.

[@ariannaroncato5361]

23 years... I wasn't even BORN. Thanks for this video, i wonder if you will ever do Garnett's origins story

[@pierrelewis6819]

I will love to see one out of the two, Number one,an HD remake , if not that, just the straight up reboot .

[@michaelkoerli3815]

Have you seen the x remastered? Let’s hope they don’t do that to IX…

[@Lucky-00799]

As a fan of rpgs who had yet to play a single Final Fantasy game, I decided to play through all the PS1 FFs. And while FF7 and FF8 didn't really leave the same impression on me as they seem they have done for gamers back in the 90s, I can safely say that FF9 met my expectations after I finishing it just a few days ago. During a point in my life where I'm struggling to find my purpose, FFIX comforted me with its colorful cast, inspirational music, and mature themes.

[@nicholasharris4306]

Did you do any of the ones before FF7? There's definitely an interesting trend of those who played 7 or 8 first have that as their favourite, but tend to dislike the other. Not, necessarily, hate. But, more... It just didn't work for them. 9 is much more of a throwback to the much older games. The themes, scale, style. Might be worth trying a few of the older ones. If you can find the time, and feel so inclined.

[@Lucky-00799]

@@nicholasharris4306 I actually wanted to play the older games for a while, but I was still waiting for the pixel remasters to come out on consoles. I’ll make sure to check them out when I can, but for now I probably need a break from Final Fantasy. Playing 3 FFs back to back in the span of 4 months probably wasn’t the best idea, but I’m still glad I did it.

[@roundninja]

I was trying to avoid too many spoilers and as I result I was unable to find most of the chocobo content.. one of the biggest regrets of my life

[@PunkFiddler]

If only Vivi were able to see Zidane and Garnet at the very end.

[@BCOG1691]

No wonder Thunder Slash was sort of useless everytime i use it. I really thought i cud utilize it but deym.

[@James.Gatsby]

a real masterpiece indeed and my top favorite final fantasy.

[@harkavianbalvis6623]

I secretly worry about the day that FFU runs out of obscure facts about Final Fantasy games.

[@paulsmith9192]

I still remember the cloud reference when u see the buster sword

[@Snzn18]

So that's why every time I use thunder slash, it misses.

[@Davivd2]

Thanks for reminding me that I need to play FF9 again.

[@kylesmith8383]

Playing ff9 right now on ps4. On disk 3. This game aged so well

[@Gregoroth_Durai]

Expectation: FFIX?! I'll know 100% of these. Reality: 0% Good stuff. Loved it. Thanks!

[@mikostubborn]

best FF,period

[@emerelle3535]

That was the first FF Title I ever played but I never could finish it since Console and Game just were borrowed and my friend needed it back when I was on disc 3 of 4 or something. ;_;

[@nickjanecke6688]

God I LOVE this game. Thanks for the fun facts!

[@husseinten]

I played all ff games till 13 But soundtrack of ff 8 the only one I feel young and happy whenever I hear it

[@pillarsoflight2607]

FFIX was also an omage to Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal.

[@karlmueller1980]

Hopefully a in the Final Fantasy nine remake may be coming out I won’t believe until I see a trailer. Maybe will see the spirit guardians that were cut out in the original version maybe be restored and put in the remake. Final Fantasy nine was the very first Final Fantasy game that I bought with my own money and finished. So it’s got a very special place in my heart.

[@TheTigerfan99]

On a hunt to play and 100% all Final Fantasy games, I just recently played 9 for the first time. At first I was nervous I wouldn't like it, because 8 (yeah, 8) is one of my favorites, and I didn't like the shift in graphic design. However, after playing 9, I have to say it's easily one of my top three Final Fantasy games, if not my favorite one. I got an opportunity to play it for the first time because of all these re-releases. I didn't play it when I was 5 years old, but I did now.

[@eastbluedrew1664]

GOD I LOVE THIS GAME THIS VIDEO WAS SO GOOD

[@djlamar2]

This is interesting. I love ff9. My first game of the series I actually beat

[@mooglechao]

The only one I knew was 5! But I'm glad it didn't happen because that water guardian fight would not have been a good time.

[@Daniel.Miranda]

Haven't played 14 and 15 but IDGAF 9 is still the best!

[@jamesbotha5360]

IX is still the best. None of them after could capture the true magic that this one manages too

[@Ushiwakamaru_BAU_BAU]

23 years already? Damn bought the game on 2001 if I'm not wrong and it's easily my favorite Final Fantasy.

[@ViRrOorR]

Excited for the remake

[@Morgil27]

The only one of the PS1 trilogy that I actually like.

[@georgehouliaras7239]

You know who else has secrets? Chaos. He is always scheming. His dark intentions are so thick that I can taste them.

[@Force-Multiplier]

this might be a lot to ask and its ok if you cant :) but can you make a XVI lore and story *only* XVI video with everything we know? (I would also be ok if you wait until we get to see whatever they want to show of the world and exploration next month) thanks in advance regardless of if you do it or not

[@Lastkoss]

Cool video.

[@getbn6547]

I still read the channel name as "Final Fantasy Onion"

[@deatho0ne587]

The Steiner thunder slash glicth I did not know that, but maybe it is why I never liked him as a character since he seemed so not electrifing. Roughly at 8:02 watch, Eiko be odd for almost 10 seconds.

[@allen8959]

Everyone raves about FF7, but this game imo is the best of the Playstation Pantheon.

[@MrAkiAku]

Still one of my top games of all time

[@davidruckle7064]

I remember when this first came out.

[@crimsonmaelstrom573]

Here’s a piece of trivia: what is the actual name of the song that Garnet sings on several occasions throughout the game?

[@seankinnicutt5092]

Vivi is the goat. Thank you for lessening to my TedTalk

[@eijutretze6463]

Still the Best ff series after VI

[@thedude7319]

can we just take a moment to mourn the loss of those releases of the 00'

[@dalejennings2677]

I'm sorry...what fast paced battle system are you referring to?

[@courtgame]

I'm stuck at the village of mages

[@michaelseabrooks9286]

"Its been over 23 years" Me:... 🥴