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*Master Eraqus resembles and could possibly be based on the appearance of [[wikipedia:Hironobu Sakaguchi|Hironobu Sakaguchi]], the creator of the ''Final Fantasy'' series.
*Master Eraqus resembles and could possibly be based on the appearance of [[wikipedia:Hironobu Sakaguchi|Hironobu Sakaguchi]], the creator of the ''Final Fantasy'' series.
*In the English version of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Master Eraqus is voiced by Mark Hamill, who was specifically chosen by Tetsuya Nomura for his role as Luke Skywalker in ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''.<ref name="Dengeki">''[http://www.ff-reunion.net/kh/2010/06/25/khbbs_dengeki_nomura_interview KHBbS: Dengeki PS  - Nomura Interview, North American Edition Voice Actors and Added Elements]''</ref>
*In the English version of ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'', Master Eraqus is voiced by Mark Hamill, who was specifically chosen by Tetsuya Nomura for his role as Luke Skywalker in ''[[wikipedia:Star Wars|Star Wars]]''.<ref name="Dengeki">''[http://www.ff-reunion.net/kh/2010/06/25/khbbs_dengeki_nomura_interview KHBbS: Dengeki PS  - Nomura Interview, North American Edition Voice Actors and Added Elements]''</ref>
*His name is an anagram of "Square", a reference to Square Enix, the developers of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. Tetsuya Nomura stated in the ''Birth by Sleep Ultimania'' that it was a pure coincidence and he himself did not notice the similarity until a co-worker pointed it out to him.<ref name="Ultimania">''[http://www.khinsider.com/khinsider/ultimania-nomura-interview.html Tetusya Nomura, ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania]''</ref>
*His name is an anagram of "Square", a reference to Square Enix, the developers of the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series. Tetsuya Nomura stated in the ''Birth by Sleep Ultimania'' that he had actually forgotten the basis of the name, and that the producer had to remind him that it was an anagram.<ref name="Ultimania">''[http://www.khinsider.com/khinsider/ultimania-nomura-interview.html Tetusya Nomura, ''Kingdom Hearts Birth by Sleep'' Ultimania]''</ref>


==Notes and references==
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