>>3811895
His name in Japanese is more like "Totto".
Possibly inspired by The Wizard of Oz.

Garnet has ruby shoes, like Dorothy Gale.
Steiner is the tin man
Zidane is the lion.
Vivi is the scarecrow.

Freya, and the Burmecians are mice people. They're not in the Wizard of Oz movies, but they lived under the Poppy fields.

Armarant would be a Quadling.
Quina is a "China" doll.
Eiko would be a munchkin.

Of course FF8 had its own influences of Wizard of Oz. With it's Wicked Witch of the West. Rinoa, and her little dog too.