Moogle

Moogles are small white creatures that appear throughout the Final Fantasy and Seiken Densetsu game series. They first appeared in Final Fantasy III. They usually provide save points, shops, or, in some games, join your team. Good-natured creatures, moogles are usually white or tan, and their most notable feature is a white antenna sticking out of their head with a small red ball (called a 'bonbon') at the end of it. They have small red or purple wings, and their ears are shaped like those of a cat or rabbit. They tend to stick the word (or possibly sound?) "kupo" into their sentences, commonly at the end. Moogles, along with Chocobos, are the mascots of the Final Fantasy series.

Moogles are called "Moguri" or "Mogli" in Japan. A combination of the words "mogura" and "koumori", (mole and bat, respectively). Fitting as moogles tend to have small eyes and red/purple wings.

Some of the games moogles appear in:

• Final Fantasy III - The first appearance of Moogles in an early form; they act as bodyguards for an old wizard.
• Final Fantasy Adventure - They appear in a very simple form in this game, based on the Final Fantasy III version.
• Secret Of Mana - A moogle village is in this game. Moogles also gain their signature physical appearance in this game, as well as their "kupo" language. In addition, a status effect can temporarily change the player's characters into Moogles.
• Final Fantasy V - Introduces the Moogle Forest. A Moogle is also kept as a pet and companion by one of the characters.
• Final Fantasy VI - Another moogle village (this time in a cave, rather than a normal village) appears. The first playable moogle, Mog, appears for the first time, and a few other moogles are playable in one scene. A moogle suit, which changes the physical appearance of a character to a moogle, can be worn by a few characters.
• Final Fantasy VII - The giant moogle doll appears in this game, one of which is ridden by the playable character Cait Sith. In most cases when the Choco/Mog summon materia is used, a small moogle appears, riding a chocobo who attacks the enemies. A few other normal moogles appear in a mini-game. For some reason, in this game, moogles are referred to as mogs.
• Final Fantasy VIII - The sole moogle in the game, MiniMog, is a summon that is accessible only from the game's PocketStation mini-game, not released in North America.
• Final Fantasy IX - Moogles in this game are given many different names, and are used to deliver mail and are used as save points in this game. A minor character appears wearing a moogle costume. The character Eiko lives alone with several moogles and carries around a small, female one named Mog. Mog later reveals herself as the eidolon Madeen (sometimes thought to be the same as Maduin). Whether Mog actually IS Madeen or not is debatable.
• Final Fantasy X - Oftentimes, the dolls that the character Lulu uses as weapons are moogles. They seem to have the ability to walk and attack enemies (according to Lulu's scan information, this is probably her doing, not innate to the dolls).
• Final Fantasy X-2 - As a Mascot, Yuna wears a moogle costume (also used to distribute balloons in one scene). She also has a Moogle design on her Festive dress and encounters one in Luca.
• Final Fantasy XI - Moogles give out fireworks, prizes, and rare equipment during holidays and special events.
• Final Fantasy XII - Moogles have a superior intellect and nimble fingers for tinkering. While some are mechanics, others serve as knights or mages. With their own capital, Moogles are highly respected for bulding the first airships. They also manufacture war machines.
• Final Fantasy Unlimited - A Moogle was involved as Kaze's partner. He introduced himself as the "charming harmless mascot who everyone loves".
• Kingdom Hearts - Moogles are found throughout Traverse Town. They also run the synthesis shop.
• Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories - Moogles are found when you use a Moogle Shop card. You can sell/buy attack/magic/item cards from them.
• Shinyaku Seiken Densetsu (also known as Sword of Mana) - A magic spell allows the main character to turn himself/herself into a moogle.
• Final Fantasy Tactics - Moogle is a Summoner job class spell that heals all party members within a small area. Real Moogles are extinct but once inhabited Sweegy Woods and possibly other places, as noted in the area's description.
• Final Fantasy Tactics Advance - The main character of this game, Marche, is taught the basics of living in Ivalice by a moogle named Montblanc. Also, many moogles appear throughout the game acting as shopkeepers, traveling merchants, and clan members.
• Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles - Moogles deliver mail to caravans from home. A network of moogles all over the world give players stamps which can be used to unlock various minigames. In single-player mode, a Moogle carries the chalice that repels the poisonous miasma that covers the world. The player can also paint the Moogle different colors in order to produce different effects on the Game Boy Advance screen. Moogles are immune to miasma's noxious effects.

The most well recognized moogle is Mog, the talking moogle that appears in Final Fantasy VI, who was able to attack using various dances. The character Cait Sith from Final Fantasy VII, also a very well known character, rides on top of a giant moogle doll, also named Mog. Moogles have also appeared as characters in some web comics, such as Ralph from Exploitation Now and Ren from Mac Hall.

External links

• Moghouse.net (http://www.moghouse.net)