The Tiny Bronco is a vehicle in Final Fantasy VII. It is a Tiny Bronco is a dual-propeller airplane built by the Shinra Electric Power Company owned by Cid Highwind, able to land and take off vertically. In Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Cid's passenger shuttle service with the Tiny Bronco is called Bronco Airlines.
The Tiny Bronco is one of the means of transportation on the world map. It can be used to cross shallow waters, and as such, provides the greatest range of transport before the Highwind is obtained.
History[]
The Tiny Bronco was developed by Shinra during wartime, and intended for combat on open water.[1]
In Final Fantasy VII, during "A Sleeping Village Dreaming of Outer Space", Rufus Shinra arrived to Rocket Town to ask to borrow the Tiny Bronco from Cid, to cross the ocean to chase Sephiroth. Cid profusely refused, leading to an argument, while Palmer attempted to steal it behind Cid's back. Shera let Cloud Strife and his party back through the house to take it before Shinra could, and they stopped Palmer from leaving it. While leaving, the Tiny Bronco was shot down by Shinra soldiers, losing its ability to flight, but remaining a means of marine transportation.[2]
In the Remake continuity, Cid runs a flight service with the Tiny Bronco, where his passengers can use smoke signals to call him. During "A Golden Key", the Tiny Bronco malfunctions when taking the party from the Nibel area back to the Gold Saucer. The plane crashes, falling on the sea. Cid modifies the plane and removes its wings to be used as a sea vessel. At the end of Rebirth, Cid and the party fully repair the Tiny Bronco, allowing it to fly again so they can follow Sephiroth in the northern continent.
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The Tiny Bronco aircraft is built around combat over open water. The aircraft's propellers are attached to wings extending from the fuselage.[1] It was Cid's most prized possession,[2] He affectionally calls the plane a "she".
Gameplay[]
Final Fantasy VII[]
World map model.
The Tiny Bronco is first seen in the battle with Palmer in "A Sleeping Village Dreaming of Outer Space".
After "A Sleeping Village Dreaming of Outer Space", the Tiny Bronco can be used around the world map to travel over shallow water. The aircraft is pointed toward Wutai Area, leading to the sidequest "Homecoming of a Miserable Daughter". It can also be used to reach the previously unreachable island on the southern continent where "Within the Temple of the Ancients" takes place.
After "That Which Waits in the Northernmost Reaches", the Tiny Bronco (and the buggy) disappear from the world map.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth[]
Cloud and his party can use Cid's flight service to traverse between regions, by paying a small fee.
After being turned into a makeshift boat in chapter 12, the player can explore the high seas on the Tiny Bronco and hunt down the legendary Pirate King's Treasure.
Other appearances[]
The Tiny Bronco appears in Pictlogica Final Fantasy and Final Fantasy Airborne Brigade.
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Other media[]
During the quests "The Company You Keep (Immortal Flames)", "The Company You Keep (Maelstrom)" and "The Company You Keep (Twin Adder)" in Final Fantasy XIV, both magitek engineers, Biggs and Wedge, are found at the crash site of an airship called the Tiny Bronco.
Behind the scenes[]
Concept art.
In the early concept artwork of the plane, it is named "Sister Ray". Sister Ray was the name assigned to Shinra's Mako cannon.[1]
On Square's old North American website squaresoft.com, a page about vehicles contained an image referring to the vehicle as "tiny broncho". The vehicle was referred to correctly in the page's text.
Gallery[]
Etymology[]
Bronco means "untrained horse". The term comes from the Spanish language word bronco, meaning "rough", which in Mexican usage also describes a horse.
The Tiny Bronco is most likely named in reference to the real-life OV-10 Bronco, an American twin prop reconnaissance aircraft with a similar twin-boom design.