Oh also. Anyone who says Chocobos are the only mounts the FF series has had or needs....

In FFV, you had Hiryu, Lenna's Wind Drake/Wyvern AND Krile's unnamed Wyvern.

In VI, there were the Magitek armors.

In X, you had the Shoopuffs, which really only ferried you across a lake, but still.

And in XIII you had the Eidolons double in function during battle.

There have been other things the characters rode. Chocobos are just the staple. However, if I can tame and ride a Mandragora or Deadly Nightshade, then I'm all for it.