Chocobo: Difference between revisions

|variants=[[Black Chocobo]]<br>[[White Chocobo]]

|notable=[[Boco]]<br>[[Chocobo (character)|Chocobo]]<br>[[Fat Chocobo]]

'''ChocoboChocobos''' are a recurring species in the [[Final Fantasy (franchise)|''Final Fantasy'' franchise]]. They are a large, flightless, yellow, chicken-like bird that are often used as a steed. Chocobos made their first appearappearance in the [[Famicom]] game, ''[[Final Fantasy II]]''. ChocobosThey are considered to be one of the franchise's mascots along with [[Moogle]]s and [[Tonberry]]s. In the spinoff [[Chocobo (series)|''Chocobo'' series]], there is a character named [[Chocobo (character)|Chocobo]], who is the main and titular character and a notable member of his species. In the main ''[[Final Fantasy (series)|Final Fantasy]]'' series, a Chocobo are usually a source for transportation, and riding them gets rid of enemy encounters. The [[party]] cannot take a Chocobo into dungeons or towns.

Chocobos first appeared in ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' for the [[Famicom]]. They didn'tdid not play a major role in the game, and were basicallyessentially just for riding on top of to get to places quickly.

''[[Final Fantasy IV]]'' features various different types of Chocobo, each having different abilities. The standard yellow Chocobo were able to be ridden, much like they were before, and would runaway after the player dismounted them. The black[[Black Chocobo]] would fly them to forests[[Chocobo Forest]]s. [[White ChocobosChocobo]]s would fill the magic points of the entire party. Finally, the [[Fat Chocobo]] wouldcan store items, much like he did in ''Final Fantasy III''. [[Rydia]] can summon a Chocobo in battle which performs [[Chocobo Kick]].

In ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', Chocobos didn'tdid not play nearly as big of a role as they did in the previous outing. They could be ridden as before, though instead of finding them in hidden forests the player could rent one from hidden stables that were scattered across the game's world. Chocobos could once again be summoned, this time by the player character [[Setzer Gabbiani]]. There were multiple other references made to the species within the game, such as armor being named after them.