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{{Short description|Fictional species of bird}}
{{About|the species from Final Fantasy|the game series starring the character Chocobo|Chocobo (series)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox fictional race
| name            = Chocobo
| image           = Chocobo.png
| caption         = Chocobo artwork by [[Tetsuya Nomura]] for ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]''
| series          = [[Final Fantasy]]
| first           = ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' (1988)
| creator         = [[Koichi Ishii]]
}}
The {{Nihongo|'''Chocobo'''|チョコボ|Chokobo|lead=yes}} is a fictional species created for the ''[[Final Fantasy]]'' franchise by [[Square Enix]] (originally [[Square (video game company)|Square]]). A [[Galliformes|galliform bird]] commonly having yellow feathers, they were first introduced in ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' (1988), and have since featured in some capacity in nearly every ''Final Fantasy'' title, usually as a means of transport. Chocobos or chocobo-themed characters have played story roles in multiple titles, notably in ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy XIII|XIII]]''. A recurring Chocobo also acts as protagonist of the ''[[Chocobo (series)|Chocobo]]'' spin-off series.

The chocobo was created by designer and artist [[Koichi Ishii]], inspired by childhood memories of raising a chick to adulthood. In ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' it was going to be part of a trio of mascot characters alongside the [[Moogle]], but the third planned mascot was scrapped. The chocobo has gone through multiple redesigns for each entry, with a notable contributing artist being Toshiyuki Itahana. In addition to ''Final Fantasy'', the character has made cameo appearances in other video games. The chocobo has remained an icon of the series, recognised and noted by journalists and fans.

==Creation and development==
The chocobo was created by [[Koichi Ishii]], an artist and game designer who worked on the original ''[[Final Fantasy (video game)|Final Fantasy]]'' (1987) and ''[[Final Fantasy II]]'' (1988).<ref name="GparaIshii"/><ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/> The origins of chocobos came from Ishii's childhood. When he was at elementary school, he bought a chick at a festival market and formed a strong bond with it.<ref name="GparaIshii"/> One day while he was away at school, his parents decided they could no longer care for it and gave it to a neighbour who kept chickens. Ishii was very upset when he found out, and kept the memory of the chick into his adult life.<ref name="GparaIshii"/><ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/> All through development of ''Final Fantasy'', Ishii wanted to create an animal companion character.<ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/> A challenge to himself was creating a character that could not speak but would still be capable of creating an empathic connection with the player.<ref name="4Gishii"/> The chocobo's design was inspired by the middle stage of his chick before it matured into a chicken.<ref name="GparaIshii"/> The name "Chocobo" was inspired by the Chocolate Ball, a popular confection in Japan created by [[Morinaga & Company]].<ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/><ref name="CubedInterview"/>

He created the first Chocobo designs in ten minutes during a lunch break, imagining chocobos as a near-constant companion players would connect with, similar to the horse Thunderbolt from ''[[Kōya no Shōnen Isamu]]''.<ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/> When Ishii presented the chocobo concept to series creator [[Hironobu Sakaguchi]], they were initially rejected, but Sakaguchi eventually included them in ''Final Fantasy II'' in the much-reduced role of temporary mounts. Ishii was annoyed by their reduced role both in ''Final Fantasy II'' and ''[[Final Fantasy III]]'' (1990).<ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/> This anger prompted him to include the chocobo in its intended companion role in the debut ''[[Mana (series)|Mana]]'' title ''[[Final Fantasy Adventure]]'' (1991), which was the first project where he had creative control.<ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/><ref name="4Gishii"/> He considered that version to be the original Chocobo, which appeared in other properties around that game.<ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/> Ishii originally envisioned the chocobo as a non-vocal character, communicating through its movements and thus being true to its feelings.<ref name="FFishii"/> Going forward, the chocobo sported a distinctive "Kweh" call.<ref name="GWIchocobo"/><ref name="Escape"/> The chocobo was going to be one of a trio of mascot characters alongside the [[Moogle]] and a third animal creation that ended up being scrapped.<ref name="UltiIshiiMoogle"/>

Though Ishii never intended the chocobo to recur within the series, positive fan reception caused it to become a fixture going forward.<ref name="UltiIshiiMoogle"/> It underwent multiple redesigns based on the setting of each game, such as ''[[Final Fantasy XV]]'' (2016) where it was designed to appear realistic while still having exotic flourishes.<ref name="FFWmonsters"/><ref name="PolyChocobo"/> They were initially left out of the world design of ''[[Final Fantasy XVI]]'' (2023), but staff protests prompted scenario writer Kazutoyo Maehiro to incorporate them.<ref name="FamInterviewNov"/> A notable narrative use of chocobos was in the opening section of ''[[Final Fantasy Type-0]]'', where a chocobo was gunned down and their owner was unable to save it, setting the game's darker tone.<ref name="TabataChocobo"/> A recurring element in games featuring the chocobo is a titular musical theme, created for ''Final Fantasy II'' by Nobuo Uematsu and remixed or redone in subsequent entries.<ref name="FFtracks"/><ref name="Uematsu"/> For the remixes he chose, Uematsu always selected a genre which had the same number of syllables as "chocobo".<ref name="Uematsu"/>

The most notable version features in the long-running ''[[Chocobo (series)|Chocobo]]'' spin-off series, which share a protagonist in the form of a male Chocobo.<ref name="PSBlogChocobo"/><ref name="TabataChocobo"/><ref name="RetroChoco"/> This incarnation of Chocobo was designed by Toshiyuki Itahana, who created a more cute design that would fit into a roguelike game design while also appealing to a wider market than the "sleek" designs of Chocobos from the main series.<ref name="PSBlogChocobo"/><ref name="PolyChocobo"/> His early attempts to make a more monster-like version did not work due to the planned tone, which focused on a light-hearted story.<ref name="PolyChocobo"/> He also created versions of Chocobo that had him wearing ''Final Fantasy'' [[Recurring elements in the Final Fantasy series#Classes|job outfits]].<ref name="PSBlogChocobo"/> Recurring artist [[Yoshitaka Amano]] created a concept for the Chocobo summon from ''Final Fantasy III'', though this design differed markedly from its usual appearance. The in-game sprite, while a typical chocobo design, reused colors from the Amano artwork.<ref name="UltimaniaAmano"/> Due to his workload at the time, he had no memory of his chocobo design.<ref name="EGMamano"/>

==Appearances==
Across the series, chocobos are portrayed as [[Galliformes|galliform bird]]s, often with yellow feathers but also coming in other colors such as black.<ref name="GTfinalXIII"/><ref name="IGN-Evo"/> Their primary role, particularly in earlier titles, was acting as transportation for the party across the world map.<ref name="GTfinalXIII"/><ref name="GFchocobo"/> From ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]'' onwards, Chocobos have appeared in more substantial roles within racing minigames, and as summoned monsters.<ref name="GTfinalXIII"/><ref name="IGN-Evo"/><ref name="GFchocobo"/> Other pieces of media within the series, including ''[[Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within]]'', have featured chocobo imagery in some way.<ref name="GTfinalX"/> Several spin-off titles including ''[[Final Fantasy Tactics]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy XIII-2]]'' have included chocobos as playable or support characters.<ref name="GWIchocobo"/><ref name="GFchocobo"/> In ''[[Final Fantasy XI]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy XIV|XIV]]'', chocobos were included in player-focused activities, featuring them as both pets and means of transport.<ref name="ChocoXI"/><ref name="ChocoXIV"/>

Some chocobos have acted as individual characters.<ref name="GFchocobo"/><ref name="GTfinalX"/> The first was Boco, a chocobo from ''[[Final Fantasy V]]'' who accompanied the protagonist Bartz.<ref name="GFchocobo"/><ref name="GemCharacters4"/> Ishii was pleased with this interpretation, feeling that the developers of ''V'' had understood his intentions with the Chocobo character.<ref name="UltiIshiiChoco"/> Boco was referenced through a Chocobo character within ''[[Final Fantasy IX]]'', which featured multiple callbacks to earlier ''Final Fantasy'' titles.<ref name="IXboco"/> Another notable Chocobo character is [[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Chocolina|Chocolina]] from ''Final Fantasy XIII'' and its sequels ''XIII-2'' and ''[[Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII|Lightning Returns]]''.<ref name="DengChocolina"/><ref name="LRchoco"/> Originally a chocobo chick bought as a pet by character [[Characters of the Final Fantasy XIII series#Sazh Katzroy|Sazh Katzroy]], she is granted the ability to take human shape by the Goddess Etro, and takes on the role of a merchant and quest giver.<ref name="LRchoco"/><ref name="UOintXIII2"/> The chick was originally going to play a role in combat in ''Final Fantasy XIII'', but this was scrapped.<ref name="DPXIII"/> The summoned monster Odin, who serves ''Final Fantasy XIII'' protagonist [[Lightning (Final Fantasy)|Lightning]], is put in the form of a chocobo during the events of ''Lightning Returns'', with Lightning able to ride him in one of the game's areas. The developers did this to allow players to see Lightning's emotional connection with Odin.<ref name="LRXIII_U2"/> Both Boco and Chocolina, alongside other chocobo-related characters, were featured in ''[[World of Final Fantasy]]''.<ref name="WoFFcharacters"/>

Chocobos also feature in a dedicated self-titled ''Chocobo'' subseries.<ref name="RetroChoco"/><ref name="GFchocobo"/> Beginning in 1997 with ''[[Chocobo's Mysterious Dungeon|Chocobo no Fushigi na Dungeon]]'', a spin-off of the ''[[Mystery Dungeon]]'' franchise, the series spans nearly twenty entries across game consoles and mobile platforms within multiple genres.<ref name="RetroChoco"/><ref name="RGchocobo"/><ref name="NGchocobo"/> While one of the most prolific ''Final Fantasy'' subseries in terms of games released, relatively few have been published outside Japan.<ref name="RGchocobo"/><ref name="GTfinalX"/> ''Final Fantasy XIV'' featured a chocobo character called Alpha in a questline surrounding a machine called Omega, with its design referencing Itahana's artwork and its inclusion being a homage to Chocobo's clashes with Omega within the ''Chocobo'' subseries.<ref name="PolyChocobo"/>

Within Square Enix's library, chocobos also saw playable cameo appearances in ''[[Tobal 2]]'',<ref name="Locked"/> ''[[Legend of Mana]]'',<ref name="LegendChocobo"/> and ''[[Dragon Quest X]]''.<ref name="ChocoboDQX"/> It also cameoed beyond the company in ''[[Everybody's Golf (2017 video game)|Everybody's Golf]]'',<ref name="ChocoboGolf"/> and ''[[Assassin's Creed Origins]]'' as part of a crossover with ''Final Fantasy XV''.<ref name="ChocoboCreed"/> Chocobo merchandise has been released, including a [[rubber duck]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/347724/final-fantasys-chocobo-goes-rubbery-ducky |publisher=Kotaku |title=Final Fantasy's Chocobo Goes Rubbery, Ducky |author=McWhertor, Michael |date=2008-01-22 |access-date=2008-04-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080123223320/http://kotaku.com/347724/final-fantasys-chocobo-goes-rubbery-ducky |archive-date=January 23, 2008}}</ref> a plush baby Chocobo,<ref>"''PlayStation: The Official Magazine'' Holiday Gift Guide '08", ''PlayStation: The Official Magazine'' 13 (Holiday 2008): 37.</ref> and coffee [[mug]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/261023/chocobo-coffee-mugs |title=Chocobo Coffee Mugs |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2007-05-16 |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=2009-02-17 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090426055716/http://kotaku.com/261023/chocobo-coffee-mugs |archive-date=April 26, 2009}}</ref> Square Enix designed a chocobo [[mascot|character costume]] for the release of ''[[Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales|Chocobo Tales]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kotaku.com/221766/chocobos-in-the-wild |title=Chocobos In The Wild |last=Fahey |first=Mike |date=2006-12-14 |publisher=Kotaku |access-date=2009-02-18 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012084423/http://kotaku.com/221766/chocobos-in-the-wild |archive-date=October 12, 2012}}</ref>

==Reception==
The Chocobo has been referred to or considered to be a series mascot by fans and journalists since its introduction, becoming synonymous with the series's visual identity.<ref name="UltiIshiiMoogle"/><ref name="IGN-Evo"/><ref name="PSMchoco"/><ref name="HyperChoco"/> In a feature on the series for ''[[Retro Gamer]]'', Samuel Roberts referred to the Chocobo as an iconic creature since its introduction in ''Final Fantasy II''.<ref name="RGchocoboStatus"/> Anthony John Agnello, writing for ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'', praised the Chocobo as an adorable mainstay within both the main series and its spin-off series and media.<ref name="Escape"/> In a feature for ''[[The Guardian]]'', the Chocobo was 9th in a list of 18 video game animal characters.<ref name="GuardianChoco"/>

In 2008, Boco was voted by ''[[Joystiq]]'' as the 20th most desired character to be placed in the ''Final Fantasy'' fighting game ''[[Dissidia: Final Fantasy]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/28/top-20-final-fantasy-characters-that-should-be-in-dissidia/ | title=Top 20 Final Fantasy characters that should be in Dissidia | author=Athab, Majed | date=2008-03-28 | access-date=2008-03-31 | url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018230928/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/28/top-20-final-fantasy-characters-that-should-be-in-dissidia/ | archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref> In 2007, the Chocobo was listed by ''[[IGN]]'' as one of the most likely Square Enix characters that could appear in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, comparing them to the [[Slime (Dragon Quest)|Slime]] from ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' and saying that "the Chocobo could be an excellent enemy for Yoshi".<ref name="Smash">{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2007/11/10/smash-it-up-its-hip-to-be-square |title=Smash It Up! - It's Hip to be Square |author=Lucas M. Thomas |date=2007-11-09 |work=IGN |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311233141/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/10/smash-it-up-its-hip-to-be-square |url-status=live }}</ref> For ''Final Fantasy VII'', the site [[Anime News Network]] regarded the caring for chocobos as an appealing sidequest due to the benefits that come from it and thus wanted the remake to have it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2019-05-18/.146702|title=Put These 8 Moments in the FFVII Remake, You Cowards|work=Anime News Network|access-date=May 19, 2019|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518230022/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2019-05-18/.146702|url-status=live}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Music of the Chocobo series]]
* [[Cactuar]]
* [[Moogle]]

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==External links==
* [http://www.chocobo.com/ Official ''Chocobo'' game series website for Japan] {{in lang|ja}}

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