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Chocobos have long been a staple of the ''Final Fantasy'' series from their debut in ''Final Fantasy II'' and continuing into the present day. Along with the moogle, chocobos were conceived by Kōichi Ishii alongside numerous other creatures. The birds are most commonly used as rapid transport, though in the ''Mana'' series, they have largely been replaced by [[cannon travel]] for the same purpose. Very rarely, however, the chocobo is cast as a hostile creature. | Chocobos have long been a staple of the ''Final Fantasy'' series from their debut in ''Final Fantasy II'' and continuing into the present day. Along with the moogle, chocobos were conceived by Kōichi Ishii alongside numerous other creatures. The birds are most commonly used as rapid transport, though in the ''Mana'' series, they have largely been replaced by [[cannon travel]] for the same purpose. Very rarely, however, the chocobo is cast as a hostile creature. | ||
Around the time of its creation, | Around the time of its creation, a snack food company in Japan marketed a malted-milk confection dubbed ChocoBall, The mascot for the treat was a small yellow bird, Kyoro-chan, who utters the call, "''Kue''". This was likely the inspiration for chocobos and their customary cry of "kweh!". | ||
''Kue'' is a blunt way of saying "eat" in Japanese. As an imperative, it can be translated as "Let's scarf 'em down!" | ''Kue'' is a blunt way of saying "eat" in Japanese. As an imperative, it can be translated as "Let's scarf 'em down!" | ||
