So I just discovered what this was:

http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/Moomba

And I think we need one in FFXIV. Since they have a history as slave laborers, we can always say they were working tirelessly inside the Allagan technology when their masters left them and they weren't sure of what to do, so they follow the adventurer on their adventures.

Whatever the back story, we need these

What other minions from FF games would you like to see?