Moogles have long been a staple of the Final Fantasy series. The cute little creatures have helped many a wayward protagonist over the years, and that tradition will be continuing in Final Fantasy XV. Well, kind of.

In the upcoming role-playing release, Moogles aren't actually... alive. Instead, they're essentially big dolls that you can toss at enemies during combat, distracting your foes. As the tagline of this article says, they've basically gone from being recognisable mascots to being punching bags.

What did they ever do to deserve this? Aside from that incredibly annoying voice Square Enix game them from Final Fantasy XIII-2 onwards, we mean. We remember a time when Moogles were cool, man. We remember the glory days of Stiltzkin, kupo.

Anyway, you can watch the gameplay trailer above to see one of these Moogle dolls get a good kicking. What do you make of this fall from grace? Campaign for Moogle rights in the comments section below.