Additional queer elements include flamboyant characters like Bermotti with romantic teasing toward men, side stories with closeted blackmail and queer love triangles, and implied gay relationships among bosses and NPCs like Melchior and Dantès. The game's setting in the multicultural Republic of Calvard incorporates themes of ethnic tensions, racism, anti-immigration extremism (e.g., Jacobin NPC preaching against immigrants), and prejudice against ethnic minorities, with heroes facing discrimination and combating forces stoking racial divides for capitalist gain.

These appear in original Japanese content, with localization debates over phrasing like 'white supremacists' and pronoun emphasis, but no evidence of DEI consultancy, Sweet Baby Inc. involvement, or developer activism. Elements influence character designs, party composition, and subplots amid geopolitical unrest but do not form the core premise of spriggan underground jobs or drive primary emotional arcs. Reception remains strongly positive with Metacritic critic/user scores aligned at ~84/7.8, minor forum/X backlash on localization without review bombing or sales impact.