Most often they can be caught in the wild and ridden without fear of random encounters, escaping after the player dismounts. In this role they tend to be capable of crossing shallow water and are noted for their high speeds. While timid in the wild and vicious if threatened, they tame rather easily and act as vehicles, as well as quick and effective cavalry. Most chocobos dwell in forests (although those from Final Fantasy VII live in grasslands and snowfields). Chocobos are typically portrayed with yellow feathers, but there are rare Chocobo breeds that are capable of giving birth to different-colored chicks.Īppearances Final Fantasy series In turn, Miyazaki's Horseclaws were inspired by the extinct Gastornis species. Another likely inspiration was Hayao Miyazaki's Horseclaws, which appear in the manga Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and the anime film of the same name, which Final Fantasy creator Hironobu Sakaguchi once cited as an influence on his series.
Morinaga has also released a tie-in product, Chocobo no Chocoball ( チョコボのチョコボール, lit. Hiromichi Tanaka has speculated that the chocobo concept may have come from Kyorochan, a character in television advertisements for Morinaga & Company's chocolate candy, which is also a bird with the call of "kweh". The chocobo appears remarkably similar to and was likely inspired by the prehistoric bird Gastornis. The chocobo was created and designed by Koichi Ishii, a video game director who worked on various Final Fantasy titles.
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