Save the Moogle!

[Konachibi]

Moogle

Moogles (モーグリ Mōguri?) are small creatures that appear throughout several Square Enix game series, including the Final Fantasy series, the Seiken Densetsu series, the Chocobo series, and the Kingdom Hearts series. The Japanese name is a portmanteau of the Japanese words mogura (mole) and kōmori (bat).

Moogles have small, black eyes (often closed) and red, pink, black, or purple bat-like wings. A single black antenna sticks up from their heads, with a small colorful ball (usually red, yellow or pink) at the end called a "pompom". Their ears are usually shaped like a cat's and their fur is white or light pink. However, in Crystal Chronicles they have a different body shape, lacking a distinct head and torso, while in Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy XII they have longer, rabbit-like ears and beige to gray fur. When they first appeared, in Final Fantasy III, Moogles generally ended their sentences with the word "nya", the Japanese equivalent of a cat's "meow". In the later games, they use the word "kupo" instead; some games briefly mention a Moogle language formed out of various permutations of "kupo". In the Final Fantasy III Nintendo DS remake, the word "nya" was replaced with "kupo".

Moogles run an in-game message delivery service in Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. In the Final Fantasy III remake, the Moogles' message delivery service allows to send real e-mails to other players' games using the Nintendo DS Wi-Fi function. In Final Fantasy XI, a Moogle is assigned to each player to take care of their house and change their jobs (hence it is called a Mog House), and "Festive" Moogles run the holiday events in the game. In Final Fantasy XII, the Moogles are known to be skillful in mechanics and engineering; they were the first pioneers of airship construction.

Several Moogle characters of the Final Fantasy series are named Mog, including a playable character in Final Fantasy VI, a character from an arcade game in Final Fantasy VII, a form of the Eidolon Madeen in Final Fantasy IX, and the single player's companion in Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles. In the spin-offs Chocobo no Fushigina Dungeon, Chocobo's Dungeon 2, and Chocobo Racing, a Moogle named Mog is friends with the main character Chocobo. Moogles appear as summoned creatures in Final Fantasy VII where a Moogle appears riding a Chocobo, in Final Fantasy VIII with a young Moogle called MiniMog, and in Final Fantasy Tactics. Eiko in Final Fantasy IX had a Moogle guardian named Mog; she later became the Summon Madeen or Guardian Mog in the English version. Other notable Moogles include Stiltzkin from Final Fantasy IX and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, and Montblanc from Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy Tactics A2: Grimoire of the Rift and Final Fantasy XII.

In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance and Final Fantasy Tactics A2, the Moogles have a variety of different jobs to master in the clan. Some of the "Base Jobs" include Thief, Animist and Black Mage. After you master a certain amount of abilities, new jobs are available for the Moogles. Other Moogle Jobs include Juggler, Tinker, Time Mage, Fusilier, Flintlock, Chocobo Knight, and Moogle Knight. There is one special Moogle Job in Final Fantasy Tactics Advanced 2 called Bard. The Bard is named Hurdy. Hurdy is able to use a series of different instruments to give buffs and debuffs to allies or foes, heal health, or make himself invisible.

Moogles first appear in the Final Fantasy series in Final Fantasy III and are present in all subsequent numbered installments except Final Fantasy IV, in addition to Final Fantasy Tactics, Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, and Final Fantasy: Unlimited. They were used as Save Points in Final Fantasy IX. Moogles appear only as stuffed dolls in Final Fantasy VII Advent Children,Dirge of Cerberus, Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2, in addition to Yuna's version of the Mascot dressphere being a moogle in Final Fantasy X-2. Moogles make an appearance in the Seiken Densetsu series as a race and/or as a status condition (commonly referred to as being "moogled") in Final Fantasy Adventure, Secret of Mana and Seiken Densetsu 3, and are mentioned in Sword of Mana. They make an appearance in the Chocobo series inChocobo no Fushigina Dungeon, Chocobo's Dungeon 2, Chocobo Racing, and Chocobo Land: A Game of Dice. They also appear in all four games of the Kingdom Hearts series, which includes Moogles named after many famous characters from the series. Moogles also appear as shop clerks in Dissidia Final Fantasy and the sequel, Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy which they created their own network called the Mognet to communicate with the players with gifts of different items to use in the games. Finally, a Moogle appears in Egg Monster Heroes, while one is an unlockable character in Mario Hoops 3-on-3. Later,other Moogle can be unlocked in Mario Sports Mix for the Wii.


I WANT TO BE MOOGLED!

[CTSwiftheal]

Woot, who do we battle next? Moogle all the way!

[Konachibi]

Would be hilarious if it came down to a one-on-one of chocobo vs. moogle.

[AdvancedWind]

Would be hilarious if it came down to a one-on-one of chocobo vs. moogle.

Well...even if they do win all votes they would battle each other at the "Elite Eight"

[Konachibi]

*twists baseball cap backwards*

"Chocobo! I choose you!"

*poof!*

"Wark Wark!"

[Azurymber]

*twists baseball cap backwards*

"Chocobo! I choose you!"

*poof!*

"Wark Wark!"

sorry but moogle would "bring it" with some gangster crumping and breakdancing, stun the chcocobo and be all like "KUPO! YOU GOTZ SERVED"

i seriously miss playing as mog and dancing ;x most epic epic epic thing in any ff game ever

[Konachibi]

*adjusts glasses*

"Moogle! I choose you!"

*poof!*

"Booyah, I'll pop a cap in your kupo!"

[CTSwiftheal]

Go Go /bump

[miqokini]

sorry but moogle would "bring it" with some gangster crumping and breakdancing, stun the chcocobo and be all like "KUPO! YOU GOTZ SERVED"

i seriously miss playing as mog and dancing ;x most epic epic epic thing in any ff game ever

What FF game allowed you to play as mog and dance?

MUST
HAVE

[Konachibi]

What FF game allowed you to play as mog and dance?

MUST
HAVE

There was a small section of FF3/6 that let you play as a small team of moogles, even got to do battle sequences with them.