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Which was probably music to the chocobo-breeders' ears. If mass transit has come to a screeching halt because there is no longer a place for trains to dock near Midgar, then the chocobo industry will suddenly be in high demand. When racing chocobos, the fastest speed the best chocobo can attain is 187kph (116.2 mph), almost as fast as [we presume] a high-grade racing bike can go. And with the various types of chocobos that can be bred (to cross water, mountains, etc), chocobos are actually a more versatile and widely useful mode of transport than a bike or a car, which would be confined to relatively flat-land-travel.<br><br> | Which was probably music to the chocobo-breeders' ears. If mass transit has come to a screeching halt because there is no longer a place for trains to dock near Midgar, then the chocobo industry will suddenly be in high demand. When racing chocobos, the fastest speed the best chocobo can attain is 187kph (116.2 mph), almost as fast as [we presume] a high-grade racing bike can go. And with the various types of chocobos that can be bred (to cross water, mountains, etc), chocobos are actually a more versatile and widely useful mode of transport than a bike or a car, which would be confined to relatively flat-land-travel.<br><br> | ||
| - | In the original game, the Chocobo Farm on the eastern continent was the only place where chocobos could be bred and kept. While normal yellow chocobos could be caught in the wild in several locations all across the landmasses, one could only get special types of chocobos by breeding them at the Chocobo Farm. So after the fall of Midgar, as the demand for chocobos would increase, it serves to reason that the farm would expand into sattelite franchises all over the continent to get people to and from what was once the largest most industrial city on the landmass. These | + | In the original game, the Chocobo Farm on the eastern continent was the only place where chocobos could be bred and kept. While normal yellow chocobos could be caught in the wild in several locations all across the landmasses, one could only get special types of chocobos by breeding them at the Chocobo Farm. So after the fall of Midgar, as the demand for chocobos would increase, it serves to reason that the farm would expand into sattelite franchises all over the continent to get people to and from what was once the largest most industrial city on the landmass. These satellite locations would not breed or keep chocobos on-hand at all times, but would rather serve as a place where chocobos could be sent and retrieved in a more convenient location.<br><br> |
For example, Tifa and Marlene plan to go to Aerith's church to look for Cloud. However, Edge goes around the outskirts of Midgar, and Aerith's church was in the slums of Sector Five, and the slums are literally in a giant crater that is littered with debris...going on foot would not only be unwise, but would actually take far longer than the canon timeline permits. Ergo, Tifa must have had some form of transportation. Cloud is away, so they couldn't have taken his bike, and we're given no indication that Tifa has one of her own, nor does she appear to have a car or a buggy at her disposal. So it seems logical that a chocobo would be the next best choice. Renting a chocobo come the time of Advent Children can probably be likened to renting a car here on Earth. You call the main reservation number and they connect you to a location close to you, where you will go and choose the car you want based on your specific needs (small/medium/large/SUV, as well as certain insurance options and distance policies). So Tifa would call the Chocobo Farm and explain that she needs a short-distance plain chocobo to get from Edge to old Midgar. The Chocobo Farm would then contact the sattelite location nearest Edge and inform them of the reservation. They would then send a courier to deliver the reserved chocobo to the satellite location. We assume that the average plain yellow chocobo can be likened to an ostrich and maintain an average speed of about 65kph (40mph), meaning it would take the rental chocobo about five hours to get from the Chocobo Farm to Edge based on how we scaled the planet. | For example, Tifa and Marlene plan to go to Aerith's church to look for Cloud. However, Edge goes around the outskirts of Midgar, and Aerith's church was in the slums of Sector Five, and the slums are literally in a giant crater that is littered with debris...going on foot would not only be unwise, but would actually take far longer than the canon timeline permits. Ergo, Tifa must have had some form of transportation. Cloud is away, so they couldn't have taken his bike, and we're given no indication that Tifa has one of her own, nor does she appear to have a car or a buggy at her disposal. So it seems logical that a chocobo would be the next best choice. Renting a chocobo come the time of Advent Children can probably be likened to renting a car here on Earth. You call the main reservation number and they connect you to a location close to you, where you will go and choose the car you want based on your specific needs (small/medium/large/SUV, as well as certain insurance options and distance policies). So Tifa would call the Chocobo Farm and explain that she needs a short-distance plain chocobo to get from Edge to old Midgar. The Chocobo Farm would then contact the sattelite location nearest Edge and inform them of the reservation. They would then send a courier to deliver the reserved chocobo to the satellite location. We assume that the average plain yellow chocobo can be likened to an ostrich and maintain an average speed of about 65kph (40mph), meaning it would take the rental chocobo about five hours to get from the Chocobo Farm to Edge based on how we scaled the planet. | ||
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As stated in the footnotes, it served to reason that after the fall of Midgar, public transport would be fewer and further between. The train systems of old Midgar would likely be damaged beyond fiscally reasonable repair and, with the president of the only major corporate power having fallen ill with geostigma, it's unlikely anyone had the means with which to recreate the mass transit systems Midgar once had at its disposal. This leaves the refugees and survivors of Meteor with few options for getting around. They would either have to have personal vehicles (such as motorcycles or small buggies) or use chocobos. There are a few car or van-type vehicles in Edge--we see them in the opening scenes of Advent Children--and Cloud has his Fenrir, however given the general state Edge seems to be in, it seems unlikely that very many people can afford personal vehicles.
Which was probably music to the chocobo-breeders' ears. If mass transit has come to a screeching halt because there is no longer a place for trains to dock near Midgar, then the chocobo industry will suddenly be in high demand. When racing chocobos, the fastest speed the best chocobo can attain is 187kph (116.2 mph), almost as fast as [we presume] a high-grade racing bike can go. And with the various types of chocobos that can be bred (to cross water, mountains, etc), chocobos are actually a more versatile and widely useful mode of transport than a bike or a car, which would be confined to relatively flat-land-travel.
In the original game, the Chocobo Farm on the eastern continent was the only place where chocobos could be bred and kept. While normal yellow chocobos could be caught in the wild in several locations all across the landmasses, one could only get special types of chocobos by breeding them at the Chocobo Farm. So after the fall of Midgar, as the demand for chocobos would increase, it serves to reason that the farm would expand into sattelite franchises all over the continent to get people to and from what was once the largest most industrial city on the landmass. These satellite locations would not breed or keep chocobos on-hand at all times, but would rather serve as a place where chocobos could be sent and retrieved in a more convenient location.
