Moogles

Moogles are a recurring race in the Final Fantasy series. They have appeared in most games since Final Fantasy III. They are small cute creatures that are generally helpful. They usually have white fur and red wings, and a red "pom-pom" sticking out of their head. Many can speak English, however, most can only speak cries of "Kupo!"

Final Fantasy III
Moogles make their debut in this game, as bodyguards for a wizard. A notable Moogle was named Mog.

Final Fantasy V
There was a Moogle Villiage in World 2, and Bartz, Reina, Galuf, and Faris rescue a stray Moogle and follow it there. Krile also owns a Moogle, and can use it to communicate across long distances. Krile's Moogle is the only one that can speak English.

Final Fantasy VI
Moogles play a major role in this game. Mog is the first playable Moogle in the series, and there are ten others who join temporarily. Mog and the Moogles live in the mines in Narshe and help Locke rescue Terra. Only Mog can speak English, and Moogles have been known to dance quite a lot. This game also marks the first time characters, namely Strago and Relm, can dress up as Moogles by equipping the Moogle Suit.

Final Fantasy VII
Moogles are called "Mogs" in this game, and only appear in the arcade game Mog House. A Moogle is also visible in the Choco/Mog summon. Cait Sith is also riding a giant fat toy Moogle which he brought to life using magic.

Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children
One of the orphans with Geostigma is a little girl who carries a moogle doll.

Final Fantasy VIII
Moogles do not appear in the North American localization except on the MiniMog card and are referenced by Watts in Timber. However, in the Japanese version, the MiniMog was a "pseudo-Guardian Force."

Final Fantasy IX
Moogles play a major role in this game. They are known as Save Moogles, and act as Save Points throughout the world. Each Moogle has a name, and most can speak English. They communicate to each other through a service known as Mognet, and the player can help deliver letters. Eiko, the last surviving Summoner, lives alone in a villiage of Moogles. Notable Moogles include Stiltzkin, a traveling Moogle who sells merchandise to Zidane, Artemecion, the head of Mognet, and Mog, a female Moogle who hangs out with Eiko.

See also: List of Final Fantasy IX Moogles.

Final Fantasy X
Moogles did not appear in this game as creatures. However, they appeared as dolls which Lulu used as weapons.

Final Fantasy X-2
Yuna was dressed in a moogle suit in Luca while LeBlanc held her concert. She can be played in Chapter 1. A moogle also appears in Chapter 5 in Luca that only Yuna can see. It helps her remember the memories of her, Tidus and the others.

Final Fantasy XI
Moogles serve two purposes in Final Fantasy XI. The most useful of these is that each character has a Mog that sits in his house and presumably watches over his things while he is out questing on Vana'diel. He takes care of the gardening as well, if the player has started a garden in his house. Secondly, there are many festivals in Final Fantasy XI that roughly correlate with many real or seasonal holidays that exist in reality (IE: Springfest, Christmas, Easter, Halloween, and Vallentoines Day). Moogles tend to administrate over these events.

Final Fantasy XII
Moogles are a very common sight in Final Fantasy XII. Since they are one of the major races they appear in every city as background characters. They also run the Chocobo stables and Montblanc is the head of clan Centurio, the clan Vaan joins in order to hunt marks.

Despite being so prevalent, no moogles join the player's party. In Rabanastre they operate a transportation system that allows the player's characters to teleport to other parts of the city.

Final Fantasy Tactics
In Final Fantasy Tactics, a Moogle serves as one of the Summon Spells available in the game. It provides healing, but not as much as Fairy.

Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
In Final Fantasy Tactics Advance, Moogles are playable characters, most prominently represented in that game by Montblanc. Their Totema is Famfrit.

Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles
In "Final Fantasy: Cryastal Chronicles", Moogles live along with humans and in various "dungeons", where they will place "stamps" on a special card that will enable you to play a "Super Mario Cart"-esque minigame called "Blazing Caravans". If you are playing a single player game, "Mog", a flying, armless Moogle, will carry your "Crystal Chalice" allowing you to move around in the "dungeons." Because they count as monsters (not being affected by "Miasma"), another Moogle also delivers mail to you once you collect a drop of "Myrrh".

Other Appearances
Moogles have appeared in other Square-Enix games, most notably the Seiken Densetsu ("Mana") series and Kingdom Hearts series.

Secret of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 2)
There is an entire village of Moogles in the Upperland. There is also a status ailment named Moogle.

Kingdom Hearts
Moogles can be seen wandering around Traverse Town, and own a synthesis shop there.

Kingdom Hearts II
In Kingdom Hearts II, the moogles run synthesis shops have names that are related to FF moogles. (e.g. "Stiltzkin's Synthesis Shop")

Mario Hoops 3-on-3
Moogle is available as an unlockable character in the Square Enix designed Nintendo DS game Mario Hoops 3-on-3.