FINAL FANTASY IV
CHOCOBO (YELLOW) PROJECT #574 CREATED: 2017 Chocobos are a staple of the Final Fantasy series—some of them functioning like horses and others a little more like a safe deposit box. The yellow incarnation, as it appears in Final Fantasy IV, is the most common variety, and occasionally proves handy as a means of quick transportation across the plains of a given continent. They were most often found sequestered within hidden forests; after finding a Chocobo nesting ground, it was simply a matter of taming one and hopping on its back. Using them was entirely optional, but they allowed Cecil and his friends to bypass monster encounters altogether (which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how much they needed the experience points and/or gold that they earned from such encounters). Rydia also learned to summon a Chocobo to lend its services during battle, able to strike quickly despite not being a particularly powerful attack. Chocobos look a lot like ostriches, and I was able to find three of the Fisher-Price "Little People" ostrich toys so I figured they were as good a starting point as any. I modified the beak and added new feathers to the head and tail, using Sculpey modeling compound, to make it a little more accurate. Chocobos have appeared in almost every single Final Fantasy game, but I based the look and color scheme of this project on the sprites as they appear in Final Fantasy IV. |
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