The game is a sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (2007), taking place a century later, a fact directly referenced in the game's prologue.
The Lokomo tribe members all have names that sound like train parts or concepts: Anjean (engine), Gage (gauge), Steem (steam), Carben (carbon), Ambrose (embers), Rael (rail) and Byrne (burn).
Byrne, Chancellor Cole's right-hand man, was renamed Staven in the European version.