Allusions
* While performing Zidane's EX Burst, two planets, one red and one blue, are seen merging with each other, a nod to the merging of Terra and Gaia in Final Fantasy IX. In further reference of his "siding" with Gaia, the blue planet is the dominant one and overtakes the red planet during the merge.
* In his talk with Firion, Zidane mentions a princess, referencing Princess Garnet.
* In Shade Impulse, the scene after Kuja's defeat is similar to the final scene in Final Fantasy IX, even showing Zidane reaching his hand towards a distressed Kuja.
* Ozma's Fragment, Zidane's strongest weapon, is named after the optional superboss in Final Fantasy IX. The Sargatanas and The Tower are also weapons for Zidane in Final Fantasy IX.
* In the ending, Zidane returns to Gaia in a similar fashion to how he and the party returns to Gaia via the Invincible after escaping from Terra at the end of Disc 3, toward the sun.
* Zidane's ability to merge the Mage Mashers into the Ogre may be an allusion to the Synthesis feature in Final Fantasy IX.
* When Squall asks Zidane why he attacked Garland for him, Zidane replies with, "Do you need a reason to help people?", a reference to his motto from Final Fantasy IX. He also mentions this line upon defeating Kuja in Shade Impulse when the latter utters his own reference to their final conversation together.
* When Zidane uses his EX Burst the screen breaks away in rectangles similar to a Tetra Master board.
* Zidane speaks the line he used to defy Necron before the final battle in Shade Impulse C4-1: As long as there is someone who remembers us, those memories and lives will go on forever thats living right?
* Zidane's line towards Shantotto when battling her, If I win, how about a date? may be a reference to the deal he made with Garnet before the Festival of the Hunt: "If I win, you have to go on a date with me!"
* When battling Garland, Zidane declares This place is going to be your grave!", the same line he tells Garland's Final Fantasy IX namesake. The line was retranslated in English as "I am the new angel of death! Yours!"
* If Zidane is defeated, he protests But Ive got someone to return to referring to the recurring theme song of Final Fantasy IX, "The Place Ill Return To Someday." A line of his from Destiny Odyssey IX, Lets go, back to the place Ill return to someday, also recalls this.
* Zidane and Bartz's friendship maybe an allusion to his friendship with Vivi, in that they have a friendly competetive relationship. One example would be that if Vivi was the victor in the Festival of the Hunt he could date Princess Garnet, this is similar to Zidane and Bartz's competetion on who could find their crystal first.
* Despite being an inveterate womanizer, Zidane doesn't flirt with fellow heroine Terra, or even interact with her in the storyline (with the exception of one scene in Shade Impulse). Interestingly, he has only flirted once in the storyline other than the aforemetnioned scene, but indirectly, with Ultimecia, when he tackles Garland down when Squall is cornered by the two villains.
* In the English release, Destiny Odyssey IX is subtitled "Melodies of Life", the name of the main theme of Final Fantasy IX.
* After being kidnapped by Kuja, Cosmos appears to Zidane in Pandemonium and convinces him to keep fighting. This mirrors the events of Final Fantasy IX, when Zidane wakes up alone in Pandemonium after his confrontation with Garland, and fights his way past Garland's servants.
Trivia
* Zidane's appearance in the game, like all of the other characters, is drawn by Tetsuya Nomura, and based on his appearance as drawn by Yoshitaka Amano, but he also resembles a variation of Toshiyuki Itahana's art, as well as retaining certain attributes from his more cartoon-like in-game appearance. A result of this is that while he is of nearly the same age as Squall, Tidus, and Terra, he is only slightly taller than the prepubescent Onion Knight.
* Excluding Shantotto and Gabranth, Zidane and Kuja are the only two characters in the game that were originally designed neither by Amano nor Nomura. Nomura was in charge of all character designs, but were drawn to look the same as Amano's designs.
* Despite Zidane's story starting earlier than Bartz's, they both receive their crystals at the same time, taking 6th place.
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