As a Moments subpage, all spoilers are unmarked as per policy. You Have Been Warned.
Fridge Brilliance
- During the endgame at Pandæmonium, Machina gets his ass handed to him by Rem, and only survives because his mask comes off before she can land the coup de grâce. When you remember that Machina got his focus from Qun'mi, a Secundus l'Cie, and Rem is filling in for Zhuyu, a Primus l'Cie, the Squishy Wizard beating the Mighty Glacier in a swordfight makes a little more sense.
- Cater's Elementillery has three settings based on the direction of your analog stick; Flame Shot, Voltaic Shot, and Frost Shot. Flame and Voltaic Shots have a pause before the next shot, but Frost Shots have no such penalty. Of course, ice doesn't threaten to overheat your weapon, so she can fire off with impunity.
- The placement of l'Cie brands on some of the Classmates Zero have interesting connotations:
- Ace: His brand manifests over his right hand, in which he holds his cards. Of course, a gambler can't give away his game hand.
- Deuce: Her brand manifests on her back. The way she walks when playing her flute brings to mind a marching band, which usually have big-ass flags attached to their backs.
- Queen: Her brand manifests over her left arm, and she hold her sword in her right hand. The size and pattern of the brand are reminiscent of a shield.
- At the start of the game, Ace is equipped with Blizzard BOM. Which doesn't make sense, because he just roasted a bunch of Militesi soldiers with what looked like Firaga RF. Come the secret ending, he's dating Mutsuki.
- A subtle one, but Machina has green eyes and Rem has red eyes. Later in the game, they become a White Tiger l'Cie and Vermilion Bird l'Cie, respectively.
- After Machina becomes a l'Cie, notice that the front part of Machina's cape is still red, while the rest of his outfit turns white upon his putting on Qun'mi's mask. It goes to show that the real Machina is still in there somewhere.
- Major background spoilers: Joker is always disguised - he's a Militesi soldier during Machina's Struggle, and he's an Akademeia legionary in a Camouflage Cloak when he appears as Support Personnel. Of course, a joker is a wild card - which, in a lot of card games, can sub in for anything.
- During the opening fight with Qun'mi, Machina spends the whole fight trying to land a hit with his Bolt Rapiers, while Rem uses a combination of magic and her daggers. Machina is not allowed to use magic as a White Tiger, but nothing about the dominion stops anyone from using swords as well as spells.
- During the escape from the Imperial Capital, Machina and Rem are playable from the beginning, despite reporting the sensation of a crystal jammer not moments before the mission starts; contrast with the Battle of Big Bridge, where Rem is unavailable until the jammer is destroyed. Well, the Rubicus reports that the crystal jammer targets the opposing crystal, rather than just nullifying all crystal links. Since the whole reason they need to flee is the death of Queen Andoria, most likely the jammer was targeting the Azure Dragon Crystal, leaving Vermillion Birds to cast freely.
- Trey's Character Filibusters go off-topic right quick, right? WRONG. Pay attention to where he starts going with those:
- When he and Deuce are talking to Ace about his dream on the bench, Ace mentions he can't remember what he was dreaming about. Trey starts describing the scientific explanation for human dreaming - most likely, he's trying to explain why Ace can't remember what he was dreaming about.
- When he's talking to Cater about her déjà vu at the Abandoned House in Old Lorica, she's trying to figure out why she's having this inexplicable sense of familiarity. Trey believes that by explaining the cause of déjà vu, she'll be able to determine whether it's actually déjà vu or something more... Fantasian.
Fridge Horror
- No, you don't want to fight Supersoldier Akkad - at least, the first time you see him. But given where he ends up, odds are good that you'll narrowly dodge at least ONE of his attacks. When you fight Gilgamesh at Big Bridge, the fighting style might seem familiar, but it doesn't really click until you go to Ultima Ground Zero for Ryid's request. Then you see The Lost. And you read the Rubicus entry on Milites' capture of the Black Tortoise Crystal. Akkad is a Lorican paladin. Militesi 'freaks' are Lorican survivors. Can you say Moral Event Horizon?
- Why is a day considered only twelve hours long in-game? If Akademeia is anything like other boarding schools, that's because students like Class Zero are bound by a curfew and expected to be in bed by a certain time. That goes double for a military academy like Akademeia, especially in times of war.
