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*Among the many recurrent monster designs trademarked to the series is the Chocobo, a large, ratite-like bird that is often used as a mount in various ''Final Fantasy'' continuities. Square Enix uses it as a mascot for ''Final Fantasy'' as a whole, and has released a variety of more child-oriented ''Chocobo'' media based on it. There have been ''Chocobo''-themed entries of Chunsoft's ''Mystery Dungeon'' series of rogue-like games, and similar games were later made for {{uv|Pokémon}}. | *Among the many recurrent monster designs trademarked to the series is the Chocobo, a large, ratite-like bird that is often used as a mount in various ''Final Fantasy'' continuities. Square Enix uses it as a mascot for ''Final Fantasy'' as a whole, and has released a variety of more child-oriented ''Chocobo'' media based on it. There have been ''Chocobo''-themed entries of Chunsoft's ''Mystery Dungeon'' series of rogue-like games, and similar games were later made for {{uv|Pokémon}}. | ||
*{{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} is an action RPG series that was conceived as an unorthodox crossover between the general mechanics of ''Final Fantasy'' and the many universes of | *{{uv|Kingdom Hearts}} is an action RPG series that was conceived as an unorthodox crossover between the general mechanics of ''Final Fantasy'' and the many universes of [[Disney]] animated films, with several ''Final Fantasy'' characters appearing as guests and cameos. The crossover was originally pitched when producer Shinji Hashimoto found himself in a chance meeting with a Disney executive in an elevator, as the two companies operated in the same building in Japan at the time. Under the direction of {{iw|wikipedia|Tetsuya Nomura}} with music composed by {{iw|wikipedia|Yoko Shimomura}}, the ongoing series has become one of the most storied and complex video game intellectual properties in Square Enix's catalogue, featuring various Disney universes including, but not limited to, ''Aladdin'', ''The Little Mermaid'', ''Pirates of the Caribbean'', and ''Big Hero 6''. The latest game in the franchise, ''Kingdom Hearts III'', concludes what has been referred to as the "Dark Seeker Saga" which has been building up since the first game in 2002. | ||
In addition to his recurrent appearances in all of these works, Cloud Strife has made guest appearances in titles outside of ''Final Fantasy'', including a PlayStation arena fighter titled ''Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring'', ''Final Fantasy Tactics'', the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and a small sub-series of digital board games titled ''Itadaki Street''. To the surprise of many, Cloud was announced as a post-launch downloadable content fighter for the Nintendo crossover fighting game ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' (despite his minimal presence on Nintendo hardware up until that point), becoming a mainstay in the series ever since. | In addition to his recurrent appearances in all of these works, Cloud Strife has made guest appearances in titles outside of ''Final Fantasy'', including a PlayStation arena fighter titled ''Ehrgeiz: God Bless The Ring'', ''Final Fantasy Tactics'', the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series, and a small sub-series of digital board games titled ''Itadaki Street''. To the surprise of many, Cloud was announced as a post-launch downloadable content fighter for the Nintendo crossover fighting game ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'' (despite his minimal presence on Nintendo hardware up until that point), becoming a mainstay in the series ever since. | ||