Mog (Final Fantasy VI party member)

Mog
モグ (Mogu?)
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Sprites
Gameplay details
Job class	Moogle
Unique abilities	Dance
Desperation Attack	Moogle Rush
Weapon	Some Daggers, Spears
Armor	Universal shields, Hats, Light armor
Ultimate weapon	Gungnir

Mog is a playable character in Final Fantasy VI. He is the only optional character in the World of Balance, and is recruitable with all other party members in the World of Ruin. He also briefly fights alongside the Ten Moogles at the start of the game.

Battle

Stats

Offensively Mog is a magically-inclined character, with above-average Magic and Speed and poor Strength and Stamina. Mog has some of the best defensive stats of any character other than Umaro, with the highest Magic Defense and second-highest Defense after Sabin. His Evasion and Magic Evasion are also above-average.

Name	Initial Stats
Strength	29
Speed	36
Stamina	26
Magic	35
Attack	16
Defense	52
Evasion	10%
Magic Defense	36
Magic Evasion	12%
Escape Success	5
HP Gain	39
MP Gain	16
Level Averaging	+5

Level	HP	MP	EXP	+
1	39	16	0
2	50	20	32
3	62	24	96
4	76	29	208
5	93	34	400
6	113	40	672
7	135	46	1056
8	159	53	1552
9	185	61	2184
10	212	69	2976
11	240	78	3936
12	270	87	5080
13	305	97	6432
14	344	107	7992
15	388	117	9784
16	438	127	11840
17	492	137	14152
18	549	148	16736
19	610	159	19616
20	675	170	22832
21	742	181	26360
22	811	192	30232
23	883	204	34456
24	959	216	39056
25	1038	228	44072
26	1120	240	49464
27	1206	252	55288
28	1296	265	61568
29	1391	278	68304
30	1490	291	75496
31	1590	304	83184
32	1691	317	91384
33	1793	331	100088
34	1895	345	109344
35	1998	359	119136
36	2102	373	129504
37	2208	387	140464
38	2315	402	152008
39	2423	417	164184
40	2533	432	176976
41	2644	447	190416
42	2757	462	204520
43	2871	478	219320
44	2987	494	234808
45	3104	510	251000
46	3223	526	267936
47	3343	542	285600
48	3465	559	304040
49	3590	576	323248
50	3718	593	343248
51	3848	609	364064
52	3979	624	385696
53	4112	638	408160
54	4246	651	431488
55	4382	663	455680
56	4519	674	480776
57	4658	684	506760
58	4800	693	533680
59	4944	701	561528
60	5089	708	590320
61	5236	714	620096
62	5384	719	650840
63	5534	724	682600
64	5686	730	715368
65	5839	736	749160
66	5994	743	784016
67	6150	750	819920
68	6308	757	856920
69	6468	765	895016
70	6630	773	934208
71	6790	781	974536
72	6945	789	1016000
73	7096	797	1058640
74	7241	804	1102456
75	7381	811	1147456
76	7517	818	1193648
77	7649	824	1241080
78	7775	830	1289744
79	7895	836	1339672
80	8012	842	1390872
81	8125	847	1443368
82	8235	852	1497160
83	8343	857	1552264
84	8448	862	1608712
85	8550	867	1666512
86	8650	872	1725688
87	8748	877	1786240
88	8843	883	1848184
89	8935	889	1911552
90	9025	895	1976352
91	9113	901	2042608
92	9200	907	2110320
93	9285	914	2179504
94	9368	922	2250192
95	9450	931	2322392
96	9530	941	2396128
97	9613	952	2471400
98	9699	964	2548224
99	9787	977	2637112

Equipment

Mog can equip spears, daggers, universal shields, hats, and light armor. At the start of the game during the battle to save Terra, Mog is equipped with a Mythril Spear and Mythril Shield, which can be removed from him for other party members to use. When he rejoins later in the World of Balance, he is equipped with a Mythril Spear, Golden Shield, Golden Helm, and Golden Armor.

Along with Gau and Umaro, Mog is one of three characters able to equip the Snow Scarf, the most powerful piece of defensive gear in the game. He has an exclusive relic, Molulu's Charm, which eliminates random encounters.

Mog's equipment draw gives him many options for armor that boosts his Magic, and the Snow Scarf makes him the hardiest mage in the game. With Molulu's Charm Mog is extremely useful throughout the World of Ruin—players can use the charm to avoid battles if the party is weak, to complete dungeons faster, and to explore late-game areas without fear of high-powered enemies. This also makes him invaluable in speedruns and low-level challenges.

Mog's weaponry is unremarkable save for his access to spears. As one of only two characters in the game able to equip spears other than the Impartisan, Mog can use the Dragoon Boots and Dragon Horn to fight as a Dragoon, using Jump attacks that can hit multiple times. With the exception of his ultimate weapon, the Gungnir, spears deal 3x damage when using Jump, letting Mog deal heavy damage. Coupled with his high magical aptitude, Mog can be a potent physical or magical attacker as needed.

Weapons

See also: Final Fantasy VI weapons

Daggers	Spears	Universal
Dagger Mythril Knife Gladius	Mythril Spear Trident Heavy Lance Golden Spear Partisan Holy Lance Radiant Lance Gungnir	Impartisan Unarmed

Armor

See also: Final Fantasy VI armor

Shields	Helmets	Body Armor
Buckler Mythril Shield Golden Shield Flame Shield Ice Shield Thunder Shield Aegis Shield Force Shield Genji Shield Cursed Shield Paladin's Shield Tortoise Shield	Leather Cap Plumed Hat Magus Hat Twist Headband Green Beret Priest's Miter Golden Helm Circlet Red Cap Black Cowl Thornlet Genji Helm Saucer	Leather Armor Silk Robe Mythril Vest Mirage Vest Gaia Gear Golden Armor Diamond Vest Snow Scarf Reed Cloak

Abilities

See also: Dance (Final Fantasy VI)

Mog's ability is Dance, a mixture of the Animals and Gaia battle commands from Final Fantasy V. There are eight Dances, associated with eight different types of terrain. When Mog completes a battle in one of those areas, he will learn the Dance associated with it. When Mog Dances, there is a 50% chance he will stumble and do nothing, but once completed successfully, the battle background changes to the one associated with the Dance. If the battle background is already a kind associated with the Dance selected, Mog will not stumble.

When Dancing, Mog enters a berserk-like state where he will act automatically each turn until KO'd or petrified. Each Dance has four attacks with the chances of using them divided into a 7/16 chance, a 6/16 chance, a 2/16 chance, and a 1/16 chance. Some Dances share attacks, but the odds of that attack occurring may differ. All of Mog's Dance attacks rely on his magic, and are mostly offensive attacks but include some status and support attacks. They also allow Mog access to earth, wind, and water-elemental attacks, uncommon elements for the party.

Mog's Dance attacks are powerful in the World of Balance and can be very effective when used properly. He can wipe out enemy parties, fully heal the party, or instantly kill enemies with no drawback or MP cost. Their utility declines in the World of Ruin, as late-game magic spells are much stronger than Mog's Dances and his unpredictable nature makes them undesirable to use in difficult battles.

Mog's Desperation Attack is Moogle Rush. It deals magical damage to one enemy.

Quests

Recruitment

Mog can be recruited after completing the Magitek Research Facility and returning to Narshe. Lone Wolf the Pickpocket is stealing from a treasure house on the east side of town, and if the party finds him and pursues him to the Narshe Cliffs, they will find Lone Wolf holding Mog hostage. After approaching him and then holding still for a period of time, Mog will fight back and he and Lone Wolf will be thrown to opposite sides of the cliff. If the player approaches Lone Wolf, they will take a Gold Hairpin from him, while saving Mog recruits Mog to the party.

Mog in the World of Ruin.

In the World of Ruin, Mog appears in the Narshe Mines in the moogles' lair. Speaking to him will prompt him to join the party. This can be done even if Mog was not recruited in the World of Balance, either by skipping him entirely or by not saving him from Lone Wolf. The spot where he is standing in the cave contains Molulu's Charm.

If Mog is not recruited in the World of Balance, his only way of learning the Water Harmony Dance is through the battle with Leviathan, exclusive to the Game Boy Advance and later versions. In versions of the game without Leviathan, Mog cannot learn Water Harmony if it is not learned in the World of Balance.

Recruiting Mog in the World of Ruin in the mobile/Steam version earns the "Fast Friends, Kupo!" achievement.

Story role

At the start of the game, Mog fights alongside the Ten Moogles in the Battle to Protect Terra. He leads the second party equipped with a Mythril Spear and Mythril Shield. Because Mog joins the party later in the game, he is the only moogle able to have his equipment removed, granting two powerful items early in the game.

Mog is the character the player controls when choosing which of the Three Scenarios to play. This is a different version of Mog that has no ability and cannot have his equipment changed.

Mog must be in the party to recruit Umaro after defeating him in the Yeti's Cave. If Mog is not in the party when Umaro is defeated, Umaro will remain collapsed in his lair until the party returns with Mog.

Gallery

Sprite sheet of Mog (SNES/PS/GBA).

Sprite sheet of Mog (Mobile/PC).

Animated sprite of Mog casting a spell (SNES/PS/GBA).

Animated sprite of Mog casting a spell (Mobile/PC).

Animated sprite of Mog casting a spell (Pixel Remaster).

Animated sprite of Mog's victory pose (SNES/PS/GBA).

Animated sprite of Mog's victory pose (Mobile/PC).

Animated sprite of Mog's victory pose (Pixel Remaster).

Moogle Rush.