Chocolina



Chocolina (チョコリーナ), also known as Choco-boco-lina, is a merchant from Final Fantasy XIII-2. True to her name, Chocolina is known for being dressed in clothes that make her resemble a chocobo. She appears throughout the different time periods, however it is unknown whether she has the ability to travel through time and uses the Historia Crux system to do so.

In the Japanese version, she is voiced by Seiko Ueda, while the English voice is provided by Julie Nathanson.

She sells five categories of goods: items, weapons, accessories, monster training items, and bargains, or "Special". She is also one of the only sources for purchasing Gysahl Greens, use of which allows the player to ride chocobos. Most chocobos are friendly, but there is a troublemaking red chocobo. The player can make him go away by throwing gysahl greens, but Famitsu hints this chocobo may have a side story.

It is also hinted in the Fragment "Chocochick Down", that Chocolina may be Dajh's Chicobo

Datalog
''Chocolina is a time-traveling merchant who can be found all over the world. There are reports of this mysterious trader appearing in almost every age in history. Some rumors say that she is a certain creature that took on human form...''

''Aside from offering an assortment of wares, Chocolina is also an expert craftsperson, able to synthesize special weapons and items from raw materials. She will, however, always insist on collecting a fee.''

Chocolina derives great joy from offering her services to needy time travelers, and seems to know much about Serah and Noel.

Chocolina's Shop
'' Chocolina is a mysterious traveling merchant who appears all along the timeline. She offers a variety of items to aid travelers.''

With the right components and a crafter's fee, Chocolina can even create special weapons and equipment.

When browsing the shop menu for items, be sure you have the required components as well as a sufficient amount of gil!

Creation and Development
Yoshinori Kitase has stated that Chocolina was created as a waitress in Serendipity originally, but the game's director, Motomu Toriyama, really liked her design and wanted to make sure that she was featured more prominently. This led to her becoming a shop clerk, and even having her own dialogue and background history.

Trivia

 * Chocolina's nickname, Choco-boco-lina, alludes to the common chocobo, Boco.
 * She shares her English voice actress, Julie Nathanson, with Prishe from Dissidia 012 Final Fantasy.