Name/word/thing | Some games used in |
Brief descripction of word/name/thing |
Abel | Xenogears |
second son of Adam and Eve, he often offered calves and sheep to God which made his brother jealous and kill him. |
aegis | Some Final Fantasy games |
Greek myth- Zeus' breastplate or shield. |
Andvari | Xenogears |
Norse myth- a dwarf who Loki forced to give up his gold and magic ring that could create it so that he(Loki) could pay a ransom. |
arcane | Xenogears |
hidden or secret;understood by only a few;esoteric. |
Babel Tower | Battle Clash, Metal Combat, Xenogears |
tower that humans were building that would be able to reach heaven, it made God angry so he made everyone building it speak a different language. |
baron | Battle Clash |
a member of the lowest rank of the British hereditary peerage. |
bishop | Chess |
a clergyman of high rank. |
brigand | Xenogears |
a lawless fellow who lives by plunder;bandit. |
Cain | Megaman X1, 2, 3, 4, Xenogears |
first born son of Adam and Eve who killed his brother Abel out of jealousy. God punished him by forcing him to wander the earth, also God marked his face so that nobody could kill him out of mercy. |
cardinal | Final Fantasy Tactics |
the highest rank next to the Pope, in the Catholic Church. |
carbuncle | Final Fantasy Tactics |
formerly, any of certain deep-red gems. |
chronos | Chrono Trigger(way too obvious, huh?) |
Greek for "time". |
Deus | Xenogears |
Latin for "God". |
diamond | Final Fantasy 7 |
one of the crystal-line forms of carbon and the hardest substance known. |
emerald | Final Fantasy 7 |
precious stone of beryl species,transparent and bright green in color. |
epoch | Chrono Trigger |
a period of time considered in terms of noteworthy event, characteristics, etc. |
Fenris(Fenrir) | Xenogears, Final Fantasy 6 |
Norse myth- a great wolf,son of Loki and Angerbode, who was bound by the gods with a magic chain. |
Gaea | Megaman X5 |
Greek myth- the Goddess of the earth. |
Gunnar | Not sure, just like the name |
Norse myth- king whom Sigurd swore brotherhood with. Gunnar was the brother of Sigurd's wife,Gudrun, and married Brynhild who Sigurd had to get for him. |
Heimdall | Xenogears |
Norse myth- the watchman of Asgard,home of the gods and slain heros. |
Hyperion | Final Fantasy 8 |
Greek myth- a Titan,son of Uranus and Gaea,and father of the sun god Helios. |
Iris | Megaman X4, 5 |
Greek myth- the Goddess of the rainbow and messenger of the gods. |
Janus | Chrono Trigger |
Roman myth- two faced(literally) God of gates and doors. |
Juno | Megaman Legends |
Roman myth- the Goddess of marriage and women. Known as Hera in Greek mythology. |
Kaiser | Xenogears, Final Fantasy 6 |
derived from Latin Caesar and given to the emperors of the Old Holy Roman Empire, and the rulers of the German Empire. |
leviathan | Final Fantasy 7, 8 |
a sea monster thought as a reptile or whale; something of huge size. |
necrosis | Parasite Eve 2 |
the death or decay of tissue in a particular part of the body, as from loss of blood supply, burning, etc. |
Nemesis | Resident Evil 3: Nemesis |
Greek myth- the Goddess of vengeance. |
onyx | Pokémon |
a variety of agate with alternate colored layers,used as a semi-precious stone. |
opal | Final Fantasy |
a mineral with varying hues of green,yellow,and red. |
pearl | Final Fantasy 6 |
something very precious;a small size of printing type, a creamy grey. |
phoenix | Final Fantasy 6, 7, 8 |
Egyptian myth- beautiful lone bird that lived in the Arabian desert for 500 or 600 years and then consumed itself in fire where it rose from its ashes and began another long life. |
piccolo | Dragonball Z games |
a small instrument in the flute family an octave in pitch above an ordinary flute. |
Quetzalcatl | Final Fantasy 8 |
the principal god of the Aztecs which is symbolized by a feathered serpent. |
Ragnarok | Final Fantasy 6, 7, 8 |
Norse myth- "the day of doom" when heaven and earth will be destroyed. |
ruby | Final Fantasy 7 |
a red variety of corundum valued as a gem;purple-tinged red color. |
Sigurd | Xenogears |
Norse myth- son of Sigmund, the brave hero that was able to pass through the flames Odin had placed around Brynhild and wake her. |
siren | Final Fantasy 5, 6, 8 |
Greek & Roman myth- sea nymphs, usually represented as part bird part woman, who lured sailors to their death with seductive singing. |
shoat | Final Fantasy 5, 6 |
a young pig. |
squall | Final Fantasy 8 |
to scream or cry out violently; a sudden gust of wind. |
Thanatos | Battle Clash |
Greek myth- Death itself, known as Orcus to the Romans. |
ultima | Final Fantasy 6, 7, 8 |
from Latin "ultimus" meaning end, last; the last syllable of a word. |
vendetta | Xenogears |
any bitter feud;blood feud,in which it was the duty of the relative of murdered man to avenge his death by killing murderer or relative of murderer. |
viscount | Metal Combat |
a degree or title of nobility below earl in rank and above baron. |
vivify | Dragon Warrior 3 |
to give life to; animate. |
vulpine | Pokémon |
having to do with foxes; cunning; crafty. |
xenos | Xenogears (too obvious?) |
Greek for "strange". |
wyvern | Xenogears, Dragon Warrior |
dragon, serpent; dragon with two legs, wings, and a barbed tailed. |
Yggdrasil | Xenogears, Breath of Fire 3 |
Norse myth- the ash tree which supports the universe and held the world. |
zephyr | Metal Combat, Final Fantasy 6 |
Greek myth- the god of the west wind; soft wool fabric. |