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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.

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