Chocobo gender

[Nekodar]

When I fetched my chocobo from the stables today, I was shocked to see that it was referred to as a male...
While I never checked my feathery friend when I got... him... I was certain it was female... until now...

I'm wondering if there is any lore reasons for why our chocobos are male... Will we be able to get female chocobos?

[Dagger_32]

Hahahaha, I named my Chocobo "Scout" after my sister so this is perfect!!

Edit: My sister and I have a love/hate relationship. So when we play games we always try to name random characters after eachother. Take pics and tag eachother. Rinoa's Dog, Many useless Pokemon, etc have all been named Scout. So the ONE time I give an awesome character my sister's name, it turns out to be a male! HAHAHA, YES!

[Sonofbaldo]

IF they decide to do Chocobo breeding like they did in XI then you'll have males and females...If breeding still isnt in the game. I dont even know. Raising a chocobo and breeding chocobos in XI was pretty bland and boring so I havent even bothered on XIV.

[MicahZerrshia]

Well since gender is a cultural thing, and sex the physical, you can dress your choco as any gender you'd like. Perhaps its saddle is a boys but your choco is a girl as you believe so the choco keeper was just confused lol

[Felis]

Chocobos to Pace the Wilds of Eorzea Once More

Owing to its ideal natural environment, the Holy See of Ishgard has long been Eorzea’s foremost producer of fine chocobos. Decades ago, however, the city-state began imposing harsh restrictions on exports, quoting a dwindling chocobo population. This led to a steep decline in the number of the birds across the continent, which was said to have plunged to as low as one to every fifty-score folk, giving rise to the fear that chocobos would vanish from the face of Eorzea entirely.

Avian lovers now have reason to rejoice, however, for some days ago it was announced that Ishgard will once more supply the other city-states with mounts. The move has raised many a smile upon the faces of rental stable operators, but much more is at stake than the prosperity of local businesses. The resumption of imports was made possible only through the joint effort of the Grand Companies of Eorzea, who impressed upon the Ishgardians the vital nature of fleet-footed reconnaissance units in dealing with the Garlean threat. So it was that the isolated mountain nation relented and agreed to provide all three Grand Companies with birds—but not without conditions. Reluctant to relinquish their monopoly on chocobo breeding, the Holy See will permit naught but male birds to leave its domain. In response, the other nations have raised their voices in objection, and are seeking to overturn what they deem a profit-driven decision in the midst of wartime.

Not waiting to see how the protest will unfold, the three Grand Companies have proceeded to make provision ahead of the gathering storm. At home, no sooner had word arrived of the return of chocobos than the Maelstrom commissioned Naldiq & Vymelli's with the mass production of reinforced barding in a bid to strengthen its military capacity on land. Jests can now be heard among sailors that the thalassocracy will finally have a cavalry to call its own.

To end on a personal note, the thought of majestic steeds in tight formation, arrayed in gleaming suits of armor, is enough to set this reporter’s heart aflutter. Indeed, it was the very imagining thereof that put me in mind of my childhood—of my little chocobo that was not quite a chocobo, but whom I adored nonetheless.

Petyr Winsome

http://lodestone.finalfantasyxiv.com...ews/num03.html

[Dagger_32]

Wow, impressive find!

[SeraviEdalborez]

Suddenly the Grid starting questlines involving the theft of a (female chocobo's egg? not perfect memory) make a lot more sense.

[MicahZerrshia]

Suddenly the Grid starting questlines involving the theft of a (female chocobo's egg? not perfect memory) make a lot more sense.

that choco keeper I believe smuggled his favorite bird out or was granted permission or something of that sort, its was at launch I did that quest tho so my memory may be hazy

[Urthdigger]

Not only are they male, they're geldings (as can be seen in the mount guide) which is horse speak for balls cut off. Or however you neuter a bird.

[Ephany]

But... I called mine Xena :/