Here’s some trivia and fun facts about Breath of Fire III.

Street Fighter Character Cameos

Two Street Fighter (ストリートファイター) characters appear in Breath of Fire III as brief cameos in the audience just prior to Ryu squaring off against Garr in the Contest of Champions finale.

Chun-Li (Street Fighter II / Street Fighter Alpha)

Breath of Fire III (PS1) – Chun-Li in the audience. She previously made an appearance in the first Breath of Fire.

Sakura (Street Fighter Alpha)

Breath of Fire III (PS1) – Sakura in the audience

Resident Evil References

With Breath of Fire III launching a year and a half after the original Resident Evil (Biohazard / バイオハザード in Japan) and just weeks before Resident Evil: Director’s Cut / Biohazard: Director’s Cut, it makes sense to see some nods to Capcom’s flagship survival horror game.

You can also watch this video which covers some of the Resident Evil references in Breath of Fire!

Jill Valentine

One of the faeries that can be born and dwell in the Faerie Village side quest is named “Jill” / 「ジル」, likely named after Resident Evil / Biohazard heroine and master of unlocking, Jill Valentine.

Breath of Fire III (PS1) (Japan) – ジル (Jiiru) / Jill the Faerie

Breath of Fire III (PS1) (North America/Europe) – Jill the Faerie

Plant42

When you reach the final dungeon, Orbital Station Myria, in Breath of Fire III, you’ll come across a laboratory with large amounts of overgrowth and vegetation. This draws parallels to the secret laboratory Umbrella Corporation houses underneath Spencer Mansion and the Guard House adjacent to it in the original Resident Evil.¹

One of the plant monsters you can encounter in this area is named Plant42, which is an enormous plant-like boss that is fought in the Guard House in Resident Evil.²

Breath of Fire III (PS1) (Japan) – プラント４２ (puranto-yonjuuni) / Plant42 enemy

Breath of Fire III (PS1) (North America/Europe) – Plant42 enemy

Yawn

Another monster in the final dungeon of the game is named 「ヨーン」 (Yohn) / Yawn in the Japanese version. This shares the name of the giant snake boss in the original Resident Evil.³ In the English version, the monster was renamed to “FoulWeed” which resulted in the reference being lost.

Breath of Fire III (PS1) (Japan) – Yawn enemy

Breath of Fire III (PS1) – Yawn enemy was localized as “FoulWeed”

Sources