5 best animal companions in Final Fantasy history

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Final Fantasy has a wealth of adorable and helpful animals across the franchise, but some are simply more useful than others. Some sacrifice themselves to help the party in tight situations, while others provide the most powerful attacks through the course of a game.

Animals have been helping the Warriors of Light since Final Fantasy 2, when beavers aided the heroes in the acquisition of the Goddess Bell. While not every animal across the series does as much as these, they’re all certainly worth taking note of. Animal characters and companions are just as important as the humanoid members of a team.

Note: This article is subjective and reflects the writer's opinion.

For this list, an animal or group of animals that were in the game itself and assisted the party in some fashion will be considered. Humanoid races like the Ronso don’t quite make the cut, nor does Mog from FFVI, but the Moogles themselves as a whole can.

Quite a few animal companions and allies almost made the cut for a variety of reasons. For example, Interceptor from FFVI does lots of damage and protects Shadow from being attacked in a great many instances.

However, there’s nothing to Interceptor other than being a dog and showing up to parry for Shadow. Shadow also spends such a small portion of his time in the party, which also leads to him not making the cut.

Sazh’s Chickabo companion is another one worth mentioning. The Chickabo may not do anything to help the party, but it brings some light and warmth to an otherwise incredibly grim and dark Final Fantasy entry.

Bartz Klauder’s trusty friend and ally, Boko, is one of the most helpful and useful friends in Final Fantasy V. In the early bits of the game, he shows up to ferry Bartz and his party across a few