Propaganda under the cut! Please be aware that some may contain spoilers.
Austin Powers:
Here's a quote from mike myers: "Austin Powers is everything I watched (on TV in the late sixties). My parents were from Liverpool, and there's no one more English than an Englishman who no longer lives there. Every molecule of British culture that came across the Atlantic was tasted and worshipped." austin's "bad teeth" were a reference to the bad british teeth stereotype, and apparantly the dental tech who made them (gary archer) got his inspiration by visiting and taking photos of expats who frequented a british style pub in california. hes an encapsulation of the groovy swinging 60s of 'Cool Britannia', and a tribute to the most stupid tropes of franchises like james bond. better than james bond really though.
Jade:
Jade is a badass through and through. She, as a child, was willing to traverse rainy woods with the baby protagonist to save him from certain doom. In present day, she uses kick-boxing, spears, and/or claws to fight monsters alongside the protagonist and his friends. She is willing to abandon her life as a princess until she finds out what darkness rules the world and is readily willing to face her trauma with kindness to keep others safe.
Similar to another woman made by Square decades earlier. She's an awesome martial artist, really sweet and protective and sticks by the Luminary as much as she can.