The Complete Evolution of Moogles

[@DesignDoc]

Me starting FFXIV: "Oh man, these Moogles are so adorable!" Me after finishing both Heavensward and Stormblood: "Sidurgu was right..."

[@Beryllahawk]

Hahah, I started this video and joked to my brother, "I can hear Sidurgu screaming in rage already." And for the record: ARGH King Moggle Mog. Grr!

[@Qardo]

Wait until you get through the Dark Knight story line.

[@DesignDoc]

@@Qardo "Sidurgu was right..."

[@RAS_Squints]

All you need is love

[@RevanLockheart-]

Kill it with Napalm.

[@steakdriven]

Moogles do get a mention in Final Fantasy VIII: One of the incorrect answers you can give the Forest Owls is "but the moogles are still here", implying that they're around somewhere.

[@LuluBahamut]

Yes, and also in the card game there are MOG cards :)

[@jaykknight2248]

Proof yet again that FFV is an underrated influential icon

[@64power72]

Please do a evolution of chocobo next Please 🙏

[@senaia5847]

Has to be done, we need an in-depth WAAARK through the evolution of chocobos

[@NutInMyCrosshair]

I second this!

[@johnnyward2346]

Chocobos, cactuar and tonberry ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Captain_Caveman1981]

Kweeeh! 👍

[@davidliu2514]

KWEHHHH~~

[@WhimsicalCreature457]

I loved the Moogles in the Ivallice games because they just felt like their own distinctive race as opposed to being akin to just cute mascots. They had deep culture and lore, and they all looked distinct from each other. Also their designs are just cuter.

[@MrUktemplar]

Good King Moggle Mog Good King Mog Lord of all the land (Kupo!) Good King Moggle Mog Good King Mog Rules with iron hand Good King Moggle Mog Good King Mog Leads the brave and true! Good King Moggle Mog Good King Mog Now come along and meet his trusty crew! Kupo! Kupta Kapa will clip your tuft Split your hairs and ruffle your fluff Kupti Koop will throw you for a loop Brave a wall of whiskers to find his troupe Kupli Kipp is sly yet sweet He'll tickle your nose then tickle your feet Jolly Kogi's eye for fun is clear He'll put an arrow straight in your rear! Pukla Puki plays with fire Poms a-burning on her pyre Puksi Piko likes her buddies big To sing a little song and dance a little jig Pukna Pako shivers and shakes She'll stick you in the gut and give you bellyaches And who's behind them, standing tall? Why, the biggest moogle of them all! (Who!? Who!? Whoever could it be!?) Good King Moggle Mog Good King Mog Kind and noble lord (hear, hear!) Nod your noggle nog And mind your gob Or he'll put you to the sword! Good King Moggle Mog Good King Mog His judgment you will dread Good King Moggle Mog Good King Mog What do you decree? What do you decree? What do you decree? Off with their heads!

[@Neoansho]

That freaking Extreme.... Never had I been to murder a moogle than I had when I beat that Extreme

[@RAS_Squints]

'Oh Moogles are soooo cute!' Thornmarch: 'You came to the wrong neighborhood kupo'

[@Neoansho]

Thornmarch (Extreme): JUMP 'EM, KUPO!!!

[@TruMaverick]

This is an Amazing collection! But you missed one very important Moggle MOGGIE from FF7 Remake. He sells stuff from the MoogleEmporium buffing your parties abilities and... Brings Happiness to everyone!

[@sh1yo7]

I thought the moogle person is a girl

[@TruMaverick]

@@sh1yo7 Nah its a Moogle.

[@Exarchimedes]

They also skipped moogles found in Secret of Mana...

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

do they mention the Final Fantasy Adventure and Secret of Mana Moogles ??

[@soroxas1449]

He forgot the moogles from Kingdom Hearts

[@beeniecat9411]

Moogles, the Toads of the Final Fantasy world. Toughest guys you underestimated.

[@call2872]

In my opinion, FFXIII-2 has the cutest rendition of moogle. I do wish moogle can be a playable character again like what we saw in FFVI.

[@Toshinegawa]

I prefer and find FFIX's Moogles cuter, but to each its own

[@Hectictude]

Frankly, I woulda sooner said the ones from Mobius Final Fantasy than FFXIII-2.

[@3plecheeseburger]

I've grown to the Military Operation, Organization, Gukdance, Logistics, Experts in Type-0, specially the combat operator from Class 0

[@JDHutchison]

I’m surprised we didn’t mention their inclusion in Secret of Mana. That game was actually my first experience with them, as I played it prior to Final Fantasy III (VI). That aside, great video! Love this sort of content.

[@saganaki0]

I was thinking the same thing, especially considering (if I'm not mistaken) that SoM was the first North American appearance of moogles

[@ChrisSaturn]

I think they were also in Final Fantasy Adventure, which would make that their first western appearance. Either way, the Mana franchise would be responsible for the first western appearance and the localization of moogles.

[@stevenglowacki8576]

I'm not surprised that they weren't mentioned, given this is a Final Fantasy channel, but I was hoping SoM's moogles would be covered as well. Have there been other games where you can get turned into a Moogle?

[@BygonesBeingBygones]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed this oversight

[@DolFunDolhpinVtuber]

I keep a save point on FF VI with the moogle part, I like using Mog and the others for that short time.

[@izzyalistair]

Choco/Mog materia plus added effect is a super slept on combo

[@Forever_Zero]

I love FFVIII's Mini-Mog, probably my favorite because it looks like a very fluffy cat. Also it's funny how FFVII has like 3 canonical versions of Moogles and I've never noticed until now

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

do they mention the Secret of Mana moogles? You can be moogled and miniaturized in secret of mana, which is where we first saw mini moogles I think !

[@Toshinegawa]

"I'm Sharpening My Knife, Kupo!"

[@Captain_Caveman1981]

Played through nine recently and only recently discovered that. 😆

[@bamboebahr2470]

These evolution videos are probably my favourite piece of content from this channel ^^ can't wait for the chocobo, tonberry and cactuar ones :p

[@ty_sylicus]

Moogles are absolutely essential to Final Fantasy.

[@venabre]

Interesting that Kingdom Hearts gets only passing mentions. I would argue that that series has had an impact in the development of moogles because it popularized the role of the moogle as a shopkeeper, which is a role that has since been often attributed to them, specially in the mobile games.

[@anathemasoul8393]

Yea, I'm actually a little annoyed kingdom hearts gets excluded from things like this because it's "not final fantasy"

[@Keithjustkeithwastaken]

@@anathemasoul8393 will I'm made they left out uncharted because "it's not final fantasy" like bruh I just want to know what happens in uncharted so I pressed a final fantasy video and somehow I'm the idiot?

[@kd9-3.77]

@@anathemasoul8393 You will get over it

[@NoctLightCloud]

I never realized moogles are meant to resemble Koala bears and NOT cats! That's quite an eye-opener. Also, I guess I don't even have to explicitly ask, but could you do The Evolution of Chocobos next? It's also interesting how moogles appear in Kingdom Hearts games but Chocobos don't.

[@Gloomdrake]

Does Metal Chocobo count?

[@arinwendeeriadorskaya6917]

Well, the original moogles did say nya, so there definitely is some cat DNA in them.

[@StrangeVizion]

Your voice and background music are so relaxing. I’m a big fan, thanks for all your content!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

You’re most welcome David!

[@Aldebaran65]

In FFXIV, moogle also serve as Eternal Bonding ceremony master. We also get moogle minion after attending the Eternal Bonding. (Demon Box & Bridesmoogle). In trial against King Moogle, we also saw Pu prefix on some of the moogle; Pukla Puki, Pukna Pako, and Puksi Piko.

[@Nehfarius]

There's even a chain of quests that gets the Twelveswood Moogles(who tend to have names that begin with Pu or something similar, as well as double names) and the Moghome Moogles(who have single names that always begin with Mog) into contact with eachother, so you can see the diffrences between them!

[@ayanhart]

Moogles that begin with P are female and those that start with K are male.

[@eliotwildermann]

Man I love these evolution vids it's nice to see how things change over time

[@anavaeru]

Sometimes when I’m home alone I like to glue cotton balls to my body and slide around on the floor pretending I’m Great King Moggle Mog.

[@din6675]

There was an actual moogle in X-2 that Yuna had to follow around Luca for a quest.

[@johnrox3554]

I have been waiting for this, kupo!

[@gjtrue]

By the time the setting of Final Fantasy Tactics (and later Vagrant Story I guess...), it's a shame a lot of Races that once inhabited the world of Ivalice went extinct due to whatever the devastating Cataclysm was. Not just Moogles, but also seemingly the, Seeq, Gria, Bangaa, and even the Viera too.

[@fearanger1]

Awww what!? That sucks! Not to mention boring as hell!

[@slwrabbits]

My headcanon is that they didn't go extinct but are hiding from the humes/humans.

[@GregoryMcLaughlin95]

I'm shocked no mention of the Moog status from the Gameboy game Final Fantasy Adventure. I know its not an actual Final Fantasy game but it was my introduction to both Moogles and Chocobos

[@SpringStargazer]

Moogles!!!!!!!!!!! My favorite!!!! Wonderful video. Thank you so much for shining a light on my favorite little characters in the games!

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

do they mention the Final Fantasy Adventure and Secret of Mana Moogles ??

[@MB-gl2bl]

My favorite! I LOVE Moogles 🥰 I really enjoyed this, so thank you for this bit of eye and ear candy 🤤🙌🏻❤️!

[@wendigo4hire310]

An evolution of vehicles (airships, SPACEships, chocobos technically) would either be very boring and repetitive or very interesting as it would also show how the world map evolves.

[@4-kathryn]

I went San Diego Comic-Con (2011) & my best pal couldn't go... her one wish was for me to buy her a Moogle plush from the Square Enix booth. Overwhelmed... I called her asking for a better description of the design she wanted. I had zero idea the vast assortment of Moogle designs! I ended up buying the one from FF9 I believe. After that I become more of an Final Fantasy fan because I was curious about the role Moogles had. 5 is my favorite number so I might have to play FF5 one of these days.

[@morethanpichusgaming]

In Final Fantasy VII, moogles can be seen during the snowboarding mini-game.

[@gorimbaud]

Dr. Mog did also eventually become a playable character in FFRK, as some of the footage you used demonstrated. Also, all the footage you had from DFFOO was of Mog from VI, rather than the NPC Mog, who looks more like the ones in other Dissidia games.

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

FF9's moogles are the gold standard for me.

[@raymondluna3187]

Ff 9 is the gold standard for me

[@ToHoldNothing]

Man, I know a friend who would LOVE a coverage of Tonberry. Probably would know trivia too, though not sure of her participation in FF overall

[@WinchesterxNL]

Fun fact. Ariel Winter has also voiced Marlene in Advent Children Complete. I really liked this video, and didn't even know that the Moogle were changed up so much. For me, the "canon" look is the one represented in Kingdom Hearts. That's the Moogle "form" that I know the most.

[@liamtaylor5741]

Don't forget the kid dressed as a Moogle in Remake that you can get special items from also the Moogle currency

[@theniteowl7007]

the Type-0 Moogs will always have a special place in my heart.

[@SigmaTheWhiteFlame]

The thing about Moogles, for each new game while there are similarities Moogles' designs really change, almost like the summons. So that leads to favorite designs. Like Ifrit FFVIII is my favorite moogle iteration they're so cute.

[@austins.2495]

This channel is amazing, you are a true Scholar.

[@Wargoat1332]

Excited to see the evolution of the Tonberrys!

[@veghesther3204]

Those are annoying in every game so in FF5 Odin can kill them instantly in FF7 Knights of the round can be used in FF8 I already made disc 1 Lionheart though Tonberries first show up in FF8 on disc 2. Then in FF9 they only show up in 1 area Ipsen's castle on disc 3 but since its counters in FF9 first depend on how many TONBERRIES you killed EG won't do 9999 damage when you first fight them. In FF7 and FF8 its EG counters are based on total enemies killed so a party member like Cloud and Squall respectively will likely always take the full 9999 damage from it party members that you rarely use in both will barely lose even 300 HP. In FFX the Don Tonberry pretty much kills anybody no matter what their stats are so even at 99,999 HP Don Tonberry can still do 99,999 per turn But ONLY hits you once so with Auto Phoenix set on the entire party those can't off the entire party as long as you have ENOUGH Phoenix downs to burn before killing it.

[@crimsonmaelstrom573]

Easy: an enemy featured in every game designed to be impossible to beat and kills your entire party way too easily. Due to them being programmed to get stronger with every enemy you kill during gameplay

[@linadraughn9970]

Final Fantasy 12, best moogles ever

[@AkaiAzul]

24:37 FFRK Global ended yesterday, I came here because I love moogles, and being remembered about it, hurt. It will be missed.

[@Rasr08]

I was searching for this video last week thinking it had already been made. So glad to see it now!

[@RevanLockheart-]

Moogle in chocobo racing is basically a meowth.

[@fearanger1]

Goooood, FFXIV did the Ivalice moogles dirty. I love the moogle design in XIV, but did they really have to retcon the stellar rabbit-like designs?

[@neoshadowdukeofgames8223]

I’m so glad to see how the moogle has evolved! Thank you for this video!!!!

[@mageyplss]

the moogle is easily my favourite videogame mascot. I love them sooooo much

[@eckitronix]

Interesting how 3's Moogles made nyaaa~ noises and people tend to compare their recent visions to that of a cat. I myself like to believe Mog has the voice he has in the "III" advert, almost like he's just some 40 year old guy in a Moogle suit, something I find unique and funny. I do wonder why Cait Sith's riding moogle is as beastly as it is in its depiction, but I do at least appreciate their more prominent resurgence in recent titles. Thanks for this video!

[@MogsterKupo]

This is ludicrous, this channel deserves way more subscribers.

[@GOKILisEVERYWHERE]

I really thought you're gonna atleast mention the 'kid moogle' in Sector 5 slums in FF7Remake

[@bardinblue9830]

There are a few pieces of Moogle history that got omitted here... The lead character of Final Fantasy Adventure on Game Boy could sometimes be turned into a Moogle by enemies. In the sequel, Secret of Mana on the SNES, the Moogle status not only made a return, but there was also a Moogle Village in that game. In Dirge of Cerberus, there were children who carried Moogle dolls. Moogles also play a role in the Kingdom Hearts series, usually running Synthesis Shops.

[@auraguard0212]

KUPO! I must say, with Ivalice (FFTA) being my first exposure to Moogles, seeing how they normally are was very shocking. They're a very cute race, though!

[@BlinkCastBoom]

I love this. I'm a hard-core moogle fan

[@sillymarthinigaming2275]

MOOGLES!!!

[@morrowblood3]

Mog from FFVI will always be my favorite moogle, kupo! I have two plush moogles in my room and I love them so much!

[@LuluBahamut]

I'm obsessed with moogles, lol, you had me at the title! XD

[@arecord86]

Loving the content FFU. Great job!

[@FinalFantasyUnion]

Thank you Tony

[@GCJACK83]

Moogle Kupo gave his soul for Kaze's final Magun shot. Then again, so did Kaze himself.

[@Snzn_7]

Moogles having different iteration in Dissidia OO isn't really confusing, especially when you can see in the story how characters from the different series try to compare their own Cid and Discuss people sharing the same name from eavh of their own universes. Or how Summoners differs or bare similarity to each other. Its actually more interesting than confusing.

[@1Dropboys]

You make me wanna play exvius and record keeper again!

[@bryanmorris3545]

What about the moogles from Secret of Mana?

[@andrewscherman6165]

Or the Moogle status effect/enemies from Final Fantasy Adventure/Seiken Densetsu? Pretty sure it predates FF5/6.

[@dmadhatter_]

29:23 there's an npc named moggie in one of the missions called "The Mysterious Moogle Merchant" moggie is wearing the Moogle suit selling items to the player in exchange for Moogle medals

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

do they mention the Final Fantasy Adventure and Secret of Mana Moogles ??

[@IXArcanine]

Dude I love Moogles. Final Fantasy IX is what I mostly remember them from. I do slightly like the Chocobo more. I've considered a Chocobo/Moogle tattoo but haven't come up with the right design yet.

[@Keithjustkeithwastaken]

That's smart you will be really unique with a tattoo of video games no one has ever done that

[@psychosoma5049]

22:01 love that mog’s name 😂

[@AzureIV]

Great video kupo! I'd like to see a video on the evolution of airships.

[@gabrieljean906]

There was also a Moogle village in Secret of Mana

[@billcox8870]

Kupo.

[@tony_cgivfx]

Haven't started the video yet, but I will say FF9 is peak moogle.

[@layerp]

Nah, the Ivalician moogles were smarter and far more relevant

[@AruKadohoho]

I may have skip it during the video, but speaking of moogles, you can't forget that you can play as a moogle BEFORE FF VI... Yeah. In Seiken Densetsu 1 & 2 :P

[@natecunha2795]

I'm a little disappointed you didn't mention the "moogles" who appeared in Secret of Mana, even if they were different from the FF ones, as they were North Americans first introduction to the name and concept. (In my young mind, they overlapped with the FF6 ones who appeared a year later)

[@travelerluke5748]

haha.. hurling mog in 13 2 was very satisfying lol

[@layerp]

I hope they become as relevant as they were in Ivalice before the cataclysm again. Those little guys deserve it

[@highlycaffeinated998]

Good King Moogle Mog XII was only memorable because the terrors it caused. Getting the extreme trial in a mentor roulettes still causes nightmares to would be assistants everywhere to this day. And now I cant get that song out of my head.

[@cheffdonty]

Just mark them with numbers brah

[@twelfthknight]

I'm just sitting here thinking "oh, so that's the deal with the beavers".

[@redcloud16]

in ff14 there are also moogle crafting quests, and a moogle suit players can wear

[@SirRavix]

I am pretty excited for Mascot Evolutions! Can't wait for the next

[@WithScienceAsMySheperd]

do they mention the Final Fantasy Adventure and Secret of Mana Moogles ??

[@Jun-zh9np]

I was expecting kingdom hearts to be featured because of the moogle shop 😅

[@Edrobot7]

Update: There is at least one moogle in Final Fantasy 16.

[@dylanmorgan2023]

You guys should do evolution of tonberry and cactuar!

[@lefterismplanas4977]

This video is so silt and fun xD The battle.music for king moogle mog the xii is amazing btw

[@otherprisma7354]

Ivalice Moogles are still my favorite designs of the moogles.

[@4-kathryn]

In the FF14 segment, you forget to mention that Moogle is featured during the Marriage Ceremony (if players opt to participate in that).

[@illiteratethug3305]

Great video, kupo

[@jessicascott2260]

I have been waiting for this!!!

[@Hauteclaire1243]

Finally some QUALITY CONTENT

[@disturbedrebirth]

I thought they were called Kupos at first.

[@nobodyspecial115]

I always figured the beavers were just a rough lost in translation moogle that hadn't received their trademark wings an pink poof yet.

[@johnnynightmare22]

I would love to see stiltzkin return. Could say after he saw the world he started traveling dimensions.

[@luxeno_]

the moogle from ffix w the backpack 🥺

[@olixpatdo8181]

This is very nice, kupo... Let's wait for Chocobos next, kweeeH!

[@whitemage34]

Moogle was added to the Mobile Game Dragon Quest:Tactics it's a support Monster with Mog Barrier-Cure-Holy with 3 slots free to teach what ever skills u want

[@Boyzby]

Does anyone else call them Kupos instead of Moogles? I don't do it much now, but I used to do it all the time since they say "kupo" so much.

[@PreviouslyDelicious]

You missed the moogle attire in FFXIV! If you go to the Eorzea Collection and search Mogadyn, you'll find a bunch of glamors!

[@Bayleaf6399]

Is Evolution of Cait Sith going to be a thing? Ive always been confused about what this character is

[@arinwendeeriadorskaya6917]

FF7's Cait Sith is a small feline looking robot made of nuts, bolts, chips and fake fur, with an internet connection, which Reeve Tuesti (the only sane man in Shin-Ra's Board of Directors) controls and occasionally speaks through. FF6's Cait Sith is an Esper. In some other FF games Cait Sith is a Coeurl type monster.

[@bobsteel1981]

In FFVIIR - there's also the child vendor that is wearing a moogle suit.

[@johngratton2301]

Do the evolution of that one guy who is always just sitting in a chair drinking I bet he has a crazy story. Think about all that guy has seen living in that world!!

[@Fauntleroy.]

Great video! But I rather liked how they were presented in Secret of Mana. (Especially the babies.)

[@EternalSaber]

I'm trying to look for the Robot Chicken sketch where the moogle is featured but I can't find it anywhere.

[@Gregoroth_Durai]

Fantastic vid. Thank you so much!

[@KyberKyle]

There is also Yuffie’s mog cloak again in FF7RI