Allusions
* In Destiny Odyssey IV-5, when Cecil sends a surge of darkness out of his sword, he assumes the same pose he does while performing Darkness in the original Final Fantasy IV. He assumes the same pose when performing Darkness during his Soul Shift EX Burst and Dark Cannon, one of his brave attacks.
* His EX mode "Job Augment" is a reference to the Augment System introduced in Final Fantasy IV DS.
* Cecil's line when fighting against himself is the same as the line he speaks at Mount Ordeals before he does battle with his Dark Knight self: "This is a fight for me and me alone.".
* Cecil's victory quote, "All that matters is what's inside." is a reference to a line spoken by Rydia during the ending of Final Fantasy IV; "All that matters is whats inside us. Isnt that right, Cecil?".
* Cecil's defeat quote, "I'm a coward." is a reference to a scene early in Final Fantasy IV, in which he tells Rosa Joanna Farrell, "I'm a coward. A coward who cannot even defy orders he knows he ought not follow.".
* Cecil's exclusive weapons are all from Final Fantasy IV. The Dark Sword is Cecil's initially equipped weapon as a Dark Knight and the Mythgraven Blade is the weapon Cecil is equipped with after becoming a Paladin. The Light Sword can be obtained from the Sealed Cave, and the Lightbringer is Cecil's strongest weapon in the Advance edition. The Sable Sword is Golbez's initially equipped weapon in Final Fantasy IV: The After Years.
* Cecil's moveset contains several references to his friend and rival, Kain Highwind. Saint's Fall, otherwise known as Saint Dive is one of Kain's Band Abilities in Final Fantasy IV the After, performed by combining his Jump command with Rosa's White Magic, and the "Dark Fall" attack heavily resembles the classic Dragoon Jump attack. It is also worth noting that until Golbez was included, Kain was originally considered to appear in Dissidia as the villain opposing Cecil.
* During EX Mode, Cecil's weapon switches between Deathbringer and the Mythgraven blade when he changes jobs. This is the same as in Final Fantasy IV, where the Deathbringer was changed into (or replaced by) the Mythgraven Blade when Cecil became a Paladin.
* Cecil's finishing pose for his Double Phase EX Burst is the same as his pose at the end of the intro for the Nintendo DS version of Final Fantasy IV, when he thrusts his sword at Golbez.
Trivia
* When Cecil goes back to his world, a moon appears and cycles through an entire sequence of phases as he vanishes.
* When confronting Onion Knight in a story battle, Cecil will comment on how they have similar powers (job changing).
* Unlike Final Fantasy IV, where Cecil only forgives Golbez at the very end of the story, he seems not only to have completely forgiven his brother by the start of Dissidia, but also shows a great concern over him, often asking him to join Cosmos' side and even protects him from Exdeath. Cecil calls Golbez "brother" (Nii-san in the Japanese version which is a respectful way to say "older brother") nearly every time he talks or refers to him throughout the game, an indication of their closer relationship.
* Cecil is the fifth to obtain his crystal according to Destiny Odyssey 78.
* Cecil has the most number of different Brave attacks, as well as the most number of exclusive weapons in the game, having a total of five, whereas the other characters have only three. This is due to his two different forms.
* Cecil is the only Warrior of Cosmos to have a plain, unchanging face in his Dark Knight form (like Garland, Golbez, and Exdeath).
* It appears that not all Warriors of Cosmos are aware of Cecil's relationship with Golbez. The only confirmed characters that know this are Tidus, Warrior of Light and Firion (who Cecil actually informs).
* There is a glitch in Cecil's HP attack "Paladin Force" that allows the player to chain it from Searchlight. If the player uses Searchlight, and the attack connects, the player can instantly use Paladin Force, even if the opponent would normally be outside Paladin Force's range. This also works with Paladin Arts, which chains to Searchlight, letting the player use Paladin Arts as a Dark Knight and immediately change to Paladin to use Paladin Force. The reason for this glitch is unknown.
* Both Cecil and Squall are the only heroes to have no chainable HP attacks.
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