Editing Chocobo (section)

==Reception==
The Chocobo has been referred to or considered to be a series mascot by fans and journalists since its introduction, becoming synonymous with the series's visual identity.<ref name="UltiIshiiMoogle"/><ref name="IGN-Evo"/><ref name="PSMchoco"/><ref name="HyperChoco"/> In a feature on the series for ''[[Retro Gamer]]'', Samuel Roberts referred to the Chocobo as an iconic creature since its introduction in ''Final Fantasy II''.<ref name="RGchocoboStatus"/> Anthony John Agnello, writing for ''[[The Escapist (magazine)|The Escapist]]'', praised the Chocobo as an adorable mainstay within both the main series and its spin-off series and media.<ref name="Escape"/> In a feature for ''[[The Guardian]]'', the Chocobo was 9th in a list of 18 video game animal characters.<ref name="GuardianChoco"/>

In 2008, Boco was voted by ''[[Joystiq]]'' as the 20th most desired character to be placed in the ''Final Fantasy'' fighting game ''[[Dissidia: Final Fantasy]]''.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/28/top-20-final-fantasy-characters-that-should-be-in-dissidia/ | title=Top 20 Final Fantasy characters that should be in Dissidia | author=Athab, Majed | date=2008-03-28 | access-date=2008-03-31 | url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018230928/http://www.joystiq.com/2008/03/28/top-20-final-fantasy-characters-that-should-be-in-dissidia/ | archive-date=2012-10-18}}</ref> In 2007, the Chocobo was listed by ''[[IGN]]'' as one of the most likely Square Enix characters that could appear in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, comparing them to the [[Slime (Dragon Quest)|Slime]] from ''[[Dragon Quest]]'' and saying that "the Chocobo could be an excellent enemy for Yoshi".<ref name="Smash">{{cite web |url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2007/11/10/smash-it-up-its-hip-to-be-square |title=Smash It Up! - It's Hip to be Square |author=Lucas M. Thomas |date=2007-11-09 |work=IGN |access-date=2011-04-06 |archive-date=11 March 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240311233141/https://www.ign.com/articles/2007/11/10/smash-it-up-its-hip-to-be-square |url-status=live }}</ref> For ''Final Fantasy VII'', the site [[Anime News Network]] regarded the caring for chocobos as an appealing sidequest due to the benefits that come from it and thus wanted the remake to have it.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2019-05-18/.146702|title=Put These 8 Moments in the FFVII Remake, You Cowards|work=Anime News Network|access-date=May 19, 2019|archive-date=18 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190518230022/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/the-list/2019-05-18/.146702|url-status=live}}</ref>